Organization

Australian Festival of Chamber Music

Singer

Soprano

Rachelle Durkin

Conductor

Thomas Carroll

Jack Liebeck

Violin

Emily Sun

Timothy Ridout

Viola

Charlotte Miles

Cello

Kees Boersma

Double bass

Prudence Davis

Flute

Ramón Ortega Quero

Oboe

Matthew Hunt

clarinet

Nicole Tait

Bassoon

Katy Woolley

French horn

James Crabb

Classical Accordion

Katya Apekisheva

Piano

Joseph Havlat

Claire Edwardes

Percussion

Ian Brunskill

Evening Concert - Castigated Classics

Townsville

Australia

Townsville Civic Theatre

Public

Concert

Approved

How amazing that all three incredible works in this program received negative responses from audiences and critics on their first performance. Such is the nature of artistic endeavour and creativity! Bizet’s opera Carmen caused a huge scandal on its first performance in March 1875, the story being way too risque for the audiences of the time. This deeply affected the composer who died shortly after, aged 36, never knowing its future success. Similarly, Mahler’s 4th Symphony received a negative response initially, the work supposedly had confusing intentions and a perceived inferiority to the more well-received Second Symphony. When Sally Beamish was asked if she had ever had a sketchy review of one of her works, one piece came to mind, her oratorio Knotgrass Elegy from back in 2000. Her wind quintet was conceived of the same material and will be proudly performed here!



* This event is included in Gold and Gold Plus Subscriptions and shuttle transport is included.

English

Evening Concert - Castigated Classics by Various, From (2023/2023), Conductor Thomas Carroll, Townsville Civic Theatre, Townsville, Australia

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Cast

Program, About & Synopsis

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