Newcastle Music Festival: Beyond Time
16 August @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm AEST
Tickets: $35 (Adult), $25 (Concession), $80 (Family
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PERFORMERS
Omega Ensemble:
- Véronique Serret (violin)
- David Rowden (clarinet)
- Paul Stender (clarinet)
- Maria Raspopova (piano)
Composed in 1941 while Messiaen was in a prisoner-of-war camp, the Quartet for the End of Time is a musical expression of hope and mysticism. Evocative music of JS Bach and David Banney set the mood in this concert by Festival Artists-in-Residence, the highly acclaimed Omega Ensemble.
PROGRAM
- JS BACH – Suite in d minor for solo cello
- David BANNEY – Meditation (version for clarinet and piano)
- JS BACH – Contrapunctus VIII from Art of Fugue, BWV1080
- MESSIAEN – Quartet for the End of Time
This concert is sponsored by Lexus of Newcastle
