Category: Woodwind

Join us at the Orange Regional Conservatorium for a special western tour from the Sydney Conservatorium. The Tour will include 5 undergraduate musicians including David Miller AM.

Wednesday 4th May – 7pm

Tickets – $15/adult, $10/concession.

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REPERTOIRE

JAZZ TRIO

The trio will play a number of jazz standards, original compositions and music by contemporary American and European jazz musicians.

CHAMBER MUSIC

Francis Poulenc: Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano FP.43

Heitor Villa Lobos: Duet for Oboe and Bassoon W.535

André Jolivet: Duet for Oboe and Bassoon

Trios from the Baroque Period

OBOE

Bernhard Molique: Oboe Concertino in G Minor

Antal Dorati: Five Pieces for Solo Oboe

Ludwig Lebrun: Oboe Concerto No.2 in G minor

W.A.Mozart: Oboe Concerto in C Major K.314

Georg Telemann: Fantasie No. 11 for Solo Oboe

BASSOON

W.A.Mozart: Bassoon Concerto in B-Flat Major K.191

Marcel Bitsch: Concertino for Bassoon and Piano

Our programs for the tour will be chosen from the above repertoire list with perhaps some extras.

Musicians

Alexander Inman-Hislop (drums) was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka; Alexander immigrated to Sydney at 7 years of age. Initially a clarinettist, he moved to alto saxophone late in primary school. In high school, directors of the music program and his class teacher noticed his talent for drumming, urging him to pursue the instrument and receive tuition. Today as a scholarship recipient of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Alexander continues his exploration as a professional musician; negotiating regional and international tours, gigs and recording sessions between University commitments. Alex is currently studying with Simon Barker, having previously studied with James Waples and Andrew Dickeson.

Felix Bornholdt (piano) is a Sydney-based pianist from New Zealand. Growing up in Wellington, Felix moved to Sydney in 2014 to study Jazz Piano at the Conservatorium. Prior to moving he received awards for most outstanding pianist and the Judges Special Commendation award at the Manawatu Jazz Festival and Wellington International Jazz Festival. He also performed a two-hour solo set on the Michael Parakowhai piano, New Zealand’s entry in the 2012 Venice Biennale. In Sydney Felix is an active member of the live music scene, performing regularly in various ensembles and with ska band Project Collective Ska. Felix is influenced heavily by the music published by German record label ECM, particularly pianists Keith Jarrett, Paul Bley and Marcin Wasilewski.

Jacques Emery (bass) is currently undertaking a BMus in jazz double bass at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, where he is the recipient of the Michael Bannigan scholarship. He is a current member of the Australian Youth Orchestra and will tour with the ensemble to the Netherlands, Germany and China later in 2016. His compositions have been performed by amateur and professional ensembles from Sydney including The Emerald City Viols, the ERS percussion trio and the Sydney Youth Orchestra percussion ensemble. His teachers have included Karl Dunnicliff, Abel Cross, Dave Campbell and Philip South and currently studies with Craig Scott.

Madison Hallworth (oboe) has been playing the oboe for ten years. She has enjoyed music from a young age and studied the piano and voice before settling on the oboe. When she was twelve she successfully auditioned for the Sydney Youth Orchestras and remained a member of the orchestra for seven years. At the age of fourteen she joined the Rising Stars Program at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music where she studied under Ngaire de Korte. She now studies with Alexandre Oguey, Principal Cor Anglais of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Madison has participated in various music programs and camps, including the Sydney Youth Orchestra, SBS Youth Symphony Orchestra, Australian International Symphonic Orchestra Institute and Australian Youth Orchestra. She most recently participated in the Australian Youth Orchestra’s 2016 February Season in which she played principal oboe. In July she will travel with AYO on an international tour to Amsterdam, Germany, Beijing, Shanghai, Melbourne and Sydney. She also enjoys teaching the oboe and has been privately teaching since 2013. Madison also loves chamber music and has thoroughly enjoyed being a member of a woodwind trio, quartet and quintet whilst studying at the Conservatorium. In addition she has played a wider range of chamber music including the Beethoven octet, the Mozart octet, the Strauss Serenade for 13 winds and the Poulenc sextet. Madison is scheduled to complete her Bachelor of Music (Performance) at the Sydney Conservatorium this year. After graduation she hopes to complete her Masters in Europe and is currently in the process of planning a trip to Paris, Amsterdam, Germany, Salzburg and the UK to meet teachers.

David Miller AM (piano) is widely recognized as one of Australia’s leading pianists, chamber musicians and vocal accompanists. He has been appointed as a member of the Order of Australia for his service to music. His distinguished career has included partnerships with many internationally renowned singers and instrumentalists. His performing schedule has taken him to the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Indonesia, Japan, China, Saudi Arabia, New Caledonia, Korea, Vanuatu, Thailand and Vietnam, as well as through most parts of Australia. He has toured and recorded regularly for the ABC and 2MBS-FM and served for several years on the Artistic Review Panel for Musica Viva Australia. Mr Miller has been on the staff of Sydney Conservatorium of Music since 1980 and in 1995 was appointed the first chair of the Ensemble Studies Unit, with responsibility for Chamber Music/Accompaniment tuition and administration throughout the institution.  He introduced an innovative and comprehensive program of study for students at both graduate and under-graduate levels and actively promoted a wide variety of performance opportunities for student ensembles in concerts, broadcasts and tours. He has also conducted master classes and lectures for universities, conservatoriums, music organizations and music conferences in many parts of Australia and Asia.   David Miller’s studio has produced many of Australia’s finest young piano

accompanists. He has been instrumental in setting up the Geoffrey Parsons Australian Scholarship and other awards to assist all young accompanists and repetiteurs in the development of their careers.  He is currently the President of the Accompanists’ Guild of NSW and very active in the promotion of piano accompaniment as an independent art form worthy of professional recognition and academic research

Rebecca Allen (bassoon) started her musical education at 3 years of age when attending Australian Music Schools. This early introduction of both piano and voice instigated a passion for music, which lead her to begin her studies on the flute. She successfully auditioned for Newtown High School of the Performing Arts, where she was then invited too take up the Bassoon. Here she studied with Roger Brooke, Associate Principal Bassoon of Sydney Symphony Orchestra. While at high school Rebecca participated in many of the NSW Performing Arts Unit ensembles, taking part on the international Europe tour in 2011 as principal Bassoon. Rebecca now studies Bassoon with Andrew Barnes at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. She also has occasional lessons with Matthew Wilke – Sydney Symphony Orchestra, and both Douglas Eyre and Matthew Ockenden- Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra. She is currently undertaking an internship with the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra.

Rebecca has been largely involved in ensemble playing at the Conservatorium, ranging from the Symphony Orchestra, Symphonic Wind Ensemble and an assortment of chamber ensembles. Some of the programs and camps she has externally participated in include the Sydney Youth Orchestra, SBS Youth Symphony Orchestra, Australian International Symphonic Orchestra Institute and Australian Youth Orchestra. Rebecca privately teaches both Bassoon and Flute at multiple schools in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs. She is particularly dedicated to teaching the Fagottino (a mini Bassoon) to younger students.

Rebecca is due to graduate with a Bachelor of Music (Performance) this year. She is then travelling to London, Germany, Amsterdam, Austria and France in July to seek potential teachers and further education for a Masters degree in Europe.

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