Black Angels & Red Death | Ensemble Q
Featured performer for Ensemble Q:
Program
Maurice Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin arr Paul Dean
George Crumb Black Angels
André Caplet Conte Fantastique (after “The Masque of Red Death”)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No 6 “Adagio Lamentoso” arr Trish Dean
Black Angels and Red Death presents a captivating collection of works that explore themes of remembrance, conflict, fantasy, and deep introspection. Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin pays tribute to the elegance of Baroque music while mourning friends lost in World War I, reimagined here with Paul Dean’s arrangement that highlights its delicate charm. George Crumb’s Black Angels plunges us into a haunting soundscape filled with eerie,
amplified strings and unconventional techniques, reflecting the turmoil of the Vietnam War era. Caplet’s Conte Fantastique, inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s The Masque of the Red Death, evokes a chilling narrative of
inevitability through its lush, atmospheric writing for harp and strings. The program culminates with Tchaikovsky’s heart-wrenching Adagio Lamentoso
from his final symphony, presented in Trish Dean’s intimate arrangement that captures the movement’s profound melancholy and farewell to life.
Each piece offers a unique window into the composers’ worlds, filled with emotion, reflection, and storytelling.
Led by the esteemed guest violinist, Zöe Black and featuring Ensemble Q’s Emily Granger on harp.
50th Anniverary Gala | Sydney Chamber Choir
Featured performer for Sydney Chamber Choir:
Celebrate the beauty and the thrill of new music in this gala concert, as we give the world premiere performances of five pieces specially commissioned by Sydney Chamber Choir from five of the most exciting compositional talents in the country, each exploring a different facet of what love can mean.
And then experience the emotional power of Paul Stanhope’s groundbreaking and award-winning re-imagining of the Requiem mass, its ancient texts enriched with contemporary insights on love, loss, life and hope from poets including Emily Dickinson and Oodgeroo Noonuccal.
Commissioning music has been at the heart of our music making since our earliest years, and we are proud to be creating and sharing new masterpieces – a gift to you on our 50th birthday!
Program
Luke Byrne
Song (World premiere)Anne Cawrse
The Greatest of These (World premiere)Meta Cohen
Meteora (World premiere)Nardi Simpson
New work (World premiere)Paul Stanhope
We might be fifty (World premiere)Paul Stanhope
Requiem
My Fatherland | Soloist with Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra
Featured soloist with Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra:
MY FATHERLAND
Metro Series Concert #2Ma Vlast (My Fatherland) and Sibelius’s Second Symphony come together as a celebration of far-off lands.
Opening with the harpsong of the mythic bard Lumír, Prague’s castle, Vysehrad, looks down on the river Vltava (or Moldau) in Smetana’s ode to his native land of Bohemia. Soloist Emily Granger then takes centre stage for the elegant and refined Morceau de Concert by Saint-Saens, in which the harp luxuriates in true French style.
Sibelius’s achingly beautiful Symphony No. 2 is, in his own words, a “confession of the soul”. The work opens with a simple three-note motif, and ends with a power and majesty that has grown from the roots of what came before.SUNDAY 6 JULY, 3PM
OLD MUSEUM CONCERT HALL, BOWEN HILLSConductor: Steven Moore
Harp Soloist: Emily GrangerPROGRAM:
Bedrich Smetana | Vysehrad and Moldau from Ma Vlast
Camille Saint-Saens | Morceau de Concert
Jean Sibelius | Symphony No. 2 in D Major
Harping On | Ensemble Q Whiskey Bar Series
Featured concert for Ensemble Q’s Whiskey Bar Series:
Australia's newest darling of the harp, Emily Granger
presents a stunning program of ethereal harpiness,
entertainingly delivered and joined by our oboist
Huw Jones and flautist Alison Mitchell for a
few very special duos.
Requiem | Ensemble Q & The Australian Voices
Performing with Ensemble Q:
Proudly presented by the exciting collaboration of Ensemble Q and The Australian Voices, this heartfelt performance brings internationally acclaimed composer Paul Stanhope's 'Requiem' to Brisbane audiences for one night only.
Scored for chamber choir, two vocal soloists, harp, clarinet, oboe, bassoon and horn, Stanhope's Requiem is a uniquely Australian work and a stunningly beautiful and complex addition to the choral repertoire. Composed in 2020 and premiered at City Recital Hall in Sydney in March 2021, 'Requiem' is dedicated to the memory of the great Australian musician and music educator, Richard Gill.
Stanhope expertly weaves together the old and the new in this work, expanding the traditional Requiem form with texts by poets Neela Nath Das, Mary Elizabeth Frye, Emily Dickinson and Oodgeroo Noonuccal.
The program begins with the exquisite 'Lament' for cello and choir by celebrated composer Joe Twist, featuring cellist Trish Dean.
Ensemble Q is delighted to partner with The Australian Voices in this very special performance at Sacred Heart Church, Rosalie.
Our Classical Favourites | QSO
Performing as Principal Harp and guest soloists for Queensland Symphony Orchestra:
In February, we invite you to indulge in a feel-good concert guaranteed to lift your spirits. Celebrating timeless beauty and energy, this is a favourites concert not to be missed.
Koehne gives you Forty Reasons to be Cheerful, while Mozart’s Concerto for Flute and Harp is music to warm the soul. Hold on to your hat as 2024 Young Instrumentalist winner Eric Kim takes centre stage as the soloist in Sarasate’s dazzling Zigeunerweisen, a showpiece for violin and orchestra.Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story features all of your favourite moments from the smash-hit musical. The week ahead can wait. Treat yourself to a little slice of musical joy.
Our Classical Favourites | QSO
Performing as Principal Harp and guest soloists for Queensland Symphony Orchestra:
In February, we invite you to indulge in a feel-good concert guaranteed to lift your spirits. Celebrating timeless beauty and energy, this is a favourites concert not to be missed.
Koehne gives you Forty Reasons to be Cheerful, while Mozart’s Concerto for Flute and Harp is music to warm the soul. Hold on to your hat as 2024 Young Instrumentalist winner Eric Kim takes centre stage as the soloist in Sarasate’s dazzling Zigeunerweisen, a showpiece for violin and orchestra.Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story features all of your favourite moments from the smash-hit musical. The week ahead can wait. Treat yourself to a little slice of musical joy.
Frankenstein!! & The Goose's Mum | Ensemble Q
Performing as Featured Artist for Ensemble Q:
HK Gruber’s Frankenstein!! is an absolute delight for all the family.
Ensemble Q will put on party hats, blow whistles and kazoos and run
round the stage impersonating Superman in this fantastic and virtuosic
work for voice and chamber ensemble. Frankenstein!! is complemented
by Ravel’s exquisitely beautiful tribute to fairy tales, the Mother Goose
Suite, along with the bone clicking Danse Macabre and William Bolcome’s
jazzy Poltergeist for String Quartet.CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS Danse Macabre arr Cicely Parnas
WILLIAM BOLCOME Poltergeist
MAURICE RAVEL Mother Goose Suite
HK GRUBER Frankenstein!!
Emily Granger & Orava Quartet | Tyalgum Music Festival
I look forward to joining the stage with Orava Quartet again thanks to Tyalgum Music Festival…
The Queensland Symphony Orchestra's newly appointed Harpist brings the festival to a close with Ravel’s mesmerising Introduction and Allegro and Debussy’s Trio for Flute, Viola and Harp.
Boots & All | Ensemble Q
Performing as Featured Artist for Ensemble Q:
The folk influence in classical music has stretched across centuries
of writing and many nations, and continues to do so. Featuring guest
artist UK mezzo soprano Lotte Betts-Dean in the highly popular
folksong travelogue by Italian composer Luciano Berio, Ensemble Q
presents a boots-and-all style exploration of the earthy influence of
music from countries including Ireland, America, Japan, Italy, Sardinia,
Azerbaijan, Czechoslovakia, Norway, and more.STUART MACRAE Chaidh mo Dhonnachadh ‘na bheinn
CARL NIELSEN Serenata in vano
JAMES LEDGER Rashomon Confessions
LUCIANO BERIO Folksongs
MELODY EÖTVÖS About the Ash Lad
ANTONIN DVOŘÁK Bagatelles arr for Septet by Trish Dean
OSVALDO GOLIJOV Lullaby & Doina
Rush Hour Concert | Chicago Harp Quartet
Rush Hour Concert for Classical Music Chicago:
Alexander Borodin; arr. Maerz - Introduction and Dance of the Maidens
Harriet Adie - Sun, Moon and Stars
Margaret Bonds, arr. Mallory McHenry - Benediction from Montgomery Variations
Nicholas Davies - selections from Five Portraits
Aram Khachaturian; arr. Harriet Adie - Waltz & Mazurka from Masquerade Suite
Gavin Greenaway - Suite for Harp QuartetEmily Granger, Eleanor Kirk, Catherine Litaker and Julie Spring, harps
Guest Artist | Midwest Harp Festival
Chicago Harp Quartet at Midwest Harp Festival:
Concert: 7:30pm, Thursday, June 13th, 2024
Chicago Harp Quartet:
Emily Granger
Eleanor Kirk
Catherine Litaker
Julie Spring
“The quartet that put harp quartets on the map” – Harp Column Magazine
Founded in 2012, the Chicago Harp Quartet has established itself as the leading harp ensemble in the United States. The Quartet brings its signature mix of original transcriptions of Baroque, Classical and Romantic repertoire and new works by the world’s leading composers. The Quartet is dedicated to presenting innovative and charismatic programs to stages and audiences of all sorts. Every CHQ performance is a unique experience, bringing together the four members’ extensive and diverse solo careers and their combined dedication to sharing the excitement of the harp quartet literature.
The Chicago Harp Quartet has performed at major concert venues across the US and abroad including Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Ravinia Festival, Curtis Institute of Music and the National Theater in Havana, Cuba. The Quartet has collaborated with artists including Third Coast Percussion, the International Chamber Ensemble, Duo Scorpio, Mozawa, and Ho Etsu Taiko.
The Quartet is devoted to educating its audiences and reaching students of all disciplines. CHQ is sought after for masterclasses and educational residencies (recently at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, New York University, Vanderbilt University and Play On Philly!) and continues to inspire young harpists through their work with the Chicago Harp Ensemble.
CHQ is featured frequently on WFMT Chicago (98.7FM) and has performed for the Lyon & Healy 150th Anniversary Festival and 2015 Summer Concert Series, 41st National Conference of the American Harp Society in New Orleans, Norton Building Series, Dame Myra Hess Concert Series at the Chicago Cultural Center and Ear Taxi Festival.
Among ongoing commissioning projects, the Quartet has premiered works by Bernard Andres, Nicholas Davies, Alfredo Rolando Ortiz, Carolyn O’Brien, and Hilary Purrington. In 2014, the Quartet released their highly successful debut CD, Soirées d’été and in 2018 their second disc, Dance Sketches.
Symphony Fantastic | QSO
Performing as Principal Harp for Queensland Symphony Orchestra:
Death has never sounded more alive than in Saint-Saëns’ Danse Macabre, where a violin charms skeletons from their graves so they can dance until the break of dawn. Then, allow yourself to be lured to the depths of a crazed composer’s mind in Symphonie Fantastique. Our Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici will energise the orchestra with Berlioz’s evocative cocktail of opium and desire and actor Eugene Gilfedder will set a nightmarish scene. Between these killer works you’ll hear Ravel’s Tzigane, rapsodie de concert, as Hungarian violinist József Lendvay will hold you in the clutches of this spellbinding solo infused with a gypsy spirit.
Symphony Fantastic | QSO
Performing as Principal Harp for Queensland Symphony Orchestra:
Death has never sounded more alive than in Saint-Saëns’ Danse Macabre, where a violin charms skeletons from their graves so they can dance until the break of dawn. Then, allow yourself to be lured to the depths of a crazed composer’s mind in Symphonie Fantastique. Our Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici will energise the orchestra with Berlioz’s evocative cocktail of opium and desire and actor Eugene Gilfedder will set a nightmarish scene. Between these killer works you’ll hear Ravel’s Tzigane, rapsodie de concert, as Hungarian violinist József Lendvay will hold you in the clutches of this spellbinding solo infused with a gypsy spirit.
Lucia di Lammermoor | QSO with Opera Queensland
Performing as Principal Harp for Queensland Symphony Orchestra with Opera Queensland:
Superstar soprano, Jessica Pratt, brings her internationally renowned performance of Lucia to Brisbane audiences for the first time. Joined by her long-time collaborator and master of bel canto repertoire Richard Mills conducting the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and the Opera Queensland Chorus.
Lucia di Lammermoor | QSO with Opera Queensland
Performing as Principal Harp for Queensland Symphony Orchestra with Opera Queensland:
Superstar soprano, Jessica Pratt, brings her internationally renowned performance of Lucia to Brisbane audiences for the first time. Joined by her long-time collaborator and master of bel canto repertoire Richard Mills conducting the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and the Opera Queensland Chorus.
Gala Concert | Orange Chamber Music Festival
I look forward to returning to Orange Chamber Music Festival and performing Ravel’s Introduction and Allegro alongside Orava Quartet for this Gala Concert.
Emily Granger & Peter Jenkin | Oberon Chamber Music Festival
I’m excited to be a part of the Oberon Chamber Music Festival and will be joining with Peter Jenkin (clarinet), Tobias Breider (viola) and Rachel Siu (cello). I hope you can make it (and be sure to say hi if you’re there).
Brisbane Music Festival
Celestial Worlds
With Claire Edwardes, Marimba
Tickets and more info
Birds of Tokyo & Queensland Symphony Orchestra present Birdsongs | Concert Hall, QPAC
Performing as Principal Harp for Queensland Symphony Orchestra:
One of Australia’s most beloved bands is teaming up with Queensland Symphony Orchestra for an electrifying concert experience called “Birdsongs”.
Enjoy the soaring melodies and raw energy of classic anthems like "Plans", "Lanterns", “Good Lord” and "Anchor", alongside some new works, all reimagined with stunning orchestral arrangements.
Birds of Tokyo have cemented their place as Australia’s most successful contemporary rock band. They have captured the hearts of music fans with three chart-topping albums and multiple appearances on iconic events like the AFL Grand Final while also winning APRA’s ‘Rock Work of the Year’ an extraordinary seven times. But it's their concerts that truly set them apart - from explosive energy to spine-tingling moments of intimacy, Birds of Tokyo are captivating live performers whose sweeping and dynamic songs are ideally suited to orchestral interpretations.
Don't miss your chance to witness this incredible collaboration.
Birds of Tokyo & Queensland Symphony Orchestra present Birdsongs | Concert Hall, QPAC
Performing as Principal Harp for Queensland Symphony Orchestra:
One of Australia’s most beloved bands is teaming up with Queensland Symphony Orchestra for an electrifying concert experience called “Birdsongs”.
Enjoy the soaring melodies and raw energy of classic anthems like "Plans", "Lanterns", “Good Lord” and "Anchor", alongside some new works, all reimagined with stunning orchestral arrangements.
Birds of Tokyo have cemented their place as Australia’s most successful contemporary rock band. They have captured the hearts of music fans with three chart-topping albums and multiple appearances on iconic events like the AFL Grand Final while also winning APRA’s ‘Rock Work of the Year’ an extraordinary seven times. But it's their concerts that truly set them apart - from explosive energy to spine-tingling moments of intimacy, Birds of Tokyo are captivating live performers whose sweeping and dynamic songs are ideally suited to orchestral interpretations.
Don't miss your chance to witness this incredible collaboration.
