The final Flowers of War concert for 2016 – entitled Three Treasures – will explore the unknown stories and beautiful music of Claude Duboscq (1897-1938) – French soldier and later translator for the English Army, Botho Sigwart zu Eulenburg (1884-1915) – one of Germany’s finest young composers, dead at 31, and Frederick Septimus Kelly (1881-1916) Australia’s greatest cultural loss in the Great War.
The performers are Louise Page, soprano; Christina Wilson, mezzo-soprano, Tamara-Anna Cislowska & Alan Hicks, piano, Christopher Latham, violin & director.
The concert will include the launch of the ABC Classics double CD of the music of FS Kelly.
CANBERRA:
Where? High Court of Australia
When? Friday 21st October, 7.30pm
SYDNEY
Where? St James Church, King Street.
When? Sunday 23rd October, 3pm
Regular tickets are $45 adults; $35 concession. To obtain tickets discounted to $30, those connected with Alliance Française should:
A preview concert at Bermagui Four Winds Pavilion received high praise in an audience survey, including:
“A wonderful and moving production and introduction to beautiful new music”
“The event was unbelievable fantastic. Particularly loved Tamara Anna, but everyone was excellent, such amazing violin, brilliant!”
“Incredibly powerful & moving”