Ironwood with Developing Artists Orchestra presents Hornsignal

Ironwood presents
Hornsignal
Ironwood Developing Artists Orchestra
Directed by Neal Peres Da Costa, fortepiano
With Darryl Poulsen, natural horn

Sydney: Carriageworks, 7.30pm Saturday 15 October
Newcastle: Christ Church Anglican Cathedral, 2.30pm Sunday 16 October

Experience the magic and musicianship of the next generation of Australia’s hip musicians (that’s historically informed performance), in a concert of some of Mozart and Haydn’s most energetic and sparkling works; the restless energy of Mozart’s G minor Symphony 25, the crystalline clarity of fortepiano and orchestra in Mozart’s Piano Concerto K451, with Neal Peres Da Costa, soloist and director, and the blazing brilliance of the natural horn in Haydn’s Hornsignal Symphony.

Program
Mozart Piano Concerto No 16 K451 in D major
Haydn Symphony No 31 in D Major ‘Hornsignal’
Mozart Symphony No 25 K183 in G minor

Sydney
When: 7.30pm Saturday 15 October
Where: Carriageworks, 245 Wilson Street, Eveleigh
Suggested Donation at the door $20. Bookings: Anna on 02 9389 8117

Newcastle
When: 2.30pm Sunday 16 October 2011
Where: Christ Church Anglican Cathedral, Church Street, Newcastle,
Tickets: $35 adults; $20 Under 30/Consession
Bookings: Anna ph: 02 9389 8117 or e: cenika.anna@gmail.com

Ironwood officially launch their Developing Artists Program, following successful seasons in 2010 & 2011 of performances for the Biennale of Sydney, Melbourne Recital Centre, St James King St, Sydney and a residency at Bundanon, NSW. This seasonal orchestra gives young career-cusp musicians interested in Historically Informed Performance (HIP) an opportunity to perform with professionals in both urban and regional venues. The program provides Australia and the Pacific region with a pre-professional link orchestra on early instruments in the tradition of the European Union Baroque Orchestra, and other programs run by Tafelmusik, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Monteverdi Choir & Orchestra. Ironwood gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the Bundanon Trust, rehearsal residency for this project, Carriageworks and the JUMP Mentorship Scheme, Australia Council for the Arts – Anthony Albrecht, (cello mentee) and Daniel Yeadon (cello mentor).

More details: www.ironwoodchamberensemble.com

Ironwood presents HORIZONS

Concert 1. Melbourne: 7.30pm Friday 16 September, Richmond (private gallery)
Concert 2. Mornington Peninsula: 6pm Sunday 18 September, Main Ridge Estate, Red Hill

Join Ironwood in string quartet guise for an evening of visionary horizons. The program features Haydn’s Opus 20 - developing the equality of the voices in the classical string quartet in a new way for the 1770’s; Beethoven’s groundbreaking Op 18, as well as Melbourne composer Katy Abbott's “Vertical Horizon” for string quartet. The concert will be performed in the intimate surrounds of a private Richmond gallery and on the Mornington Peninsula’s Main Ridge Estate. Please join us for some wine, music and to discover new horizons of string quartet writing in the 18th, 19th & 21st centuries.

Haydn String Quartet Op 20 No 2 C major
Katy Abbott Vertical Horizon
Beethoven String Quartet Op 18 No 4 C minor

IRONWOOD are:
Rachael Beesley, violin
Julia Fredersdorff, violin
Nicole Forsyth, viola
Daniel Yeadon, cello

Ironwood is committed to exploring music of the baroque, classical and romantic periods on early string and keyboard instruments. Its members are some of Australia’s most respected early and contemporary chamber musicians. Ironwood complements their historically informed performances with new compositions and has produced recordings for ABC Classics and Vexations840. Ironwood are 2007 - 2011 artists in residence at the Bundanon Trust, NSW, and run a Developing Artists program for early music in Victoria and NSW.

HORIZONS

Concert 1: 7.30pm Friday 16 September
Venue: A private and interesting resident gallery in Richmond. Address provided at time of booking (or call Anna for any questions)
Tickets: $40 adults; $25 concession includes wine and nibbles.

Concert 2: 6pm Sunday 18 September
Venue: Main Ridge Estate, 80 William Rd, Red Hill
Tickets: $60 including nibbles. Main Ridge Wines will be on sale

Bookings: Anna Cerneaz on ph: 02 9389 8117 / 0412 093 063 or email: cenika.anna@gmail.com

Ironwood's April and May Concerts

We hope you had a very enjoyable Easter. Following Ironwood’s wonderful performance of St Matthew Passion last week at the Melbourne Recital Centre, we are now preparing a special program with St James’ Choir in Sydney. We do hope you can come.

A ROYAL OCCASION I
The Choir of St James’ & Ironwood Chamber Orchestra (with Developing Artists)
Everyone loves a celebration, particularly British royalty - be it a coronation, wedding or birthday. In the first of two programs which showcase the milestones of composition for royal occasions past and present, The Choir of St James’ and Ironwood don their finery to mark the wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton.
Saturday 30 April, 5pm and Thursday 5 May, 7pm
St James, King Street, Sydney
HANDEL Coronation Anthems (selected) and music by WALTON, PARRY and PURCELL
Director: Warren Trevelyan-Jones
More information HERE; Tickets & booking details: www.cityrecitalhall.com

Special Offer:- St James’ is offering a discount to their first two concerts in the St James’ concert series - for “Royal Occasion 1” (with Ironwood) and “Royal Occasion 2” (with the Sydney Youth Orchestra in June/July). If you book both concerts, then you will receive $10 off the 2 tickets ($5 off each concert). You must book via this link: http://www.cityrecitalhall.com/book/id/1080 or tickets can be purchased over the phone on (02) 8256 2222 or 1300 797 118. Or at the counter at City Recital Hall Angel Place Box Office. To view the Music @ St James’ 2011 brochure, click HERE


UTZON MUSIC SERIES
Ironwood have a special affinity for music from the classical period so their interpretation of Mozart’s String Quartet K428, the third of his set dedicated to Haydn, is most exciting. A quartet by the ‘Spanish Mozart’, Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga is not to be missed. A new piece by Australian composer Kevin March displays perfectly the breadth and accomplishment of the ensemble. Sunday 15 May, 5pm at the Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House
ARRIAGA Quartet No. 3 in E-flat Major (1st movement only)
KEVIN MARCH Water Dreamers
MOZART Quartet in E-flat major, K428
Book Online Now: www.sydneyoperahouse.com


See you soon, Rachael, Julia, Nicole, Danny, Neal, Alice & Anna

Ironwood on ABC Classic FM today

Tune in to ABC Classic FM at around 13.45 to hear Ironwood performing Mozart's sublime Clarinet Quintet with guest artist Nicola Boud. Program also includes Mozart's "Hunt Quartet" and Kats-Chernin's "Eliza Aria" arranged for String Quartet, as well as Paul Stanhope's Morning Star, and was recorded in January at this year's Peninsula Summer Music Festival on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria.
This concert will follow the Bach 'cello suites performed by our wonderful Danny Yeadon, so tune in to Christopher Lawrence at 1pm for two sublime concerts!

Recording sessions completed with Fiona Campbell and David Walker

We finished the sessions on Sunday evening, and everyone has gone their separate ways. The sessions finished very well and the CD promises to be very beautiful. The release date is October at this stage. If you would like to be kept up to date about the release please join the Baroque duets facebook group.
In the meantime you can keep up to date with Fiona Campbell's movements on her website here, and David Walker's on his website here.

Recording with Fiona Campbell and David Walker for new label 'Vexations'

Ironwood are currently in the process of recording a new album for a brand new label called Vexations. The CD will include some gorgeous duets and arias by Handel, Monteverdi, Steffani, and Cavilli, including many excerpts from l'Ormindo which Fiona and David and many members of Ironwood performed last year with Pinchgut Opera.
Yesterday was our first day of recording and the project got off to a beautiful start much to the delight of our fabulous producer Lyle Chan. Fiona Campbell and David Walker are in fine voice, and yesterdays Ormindo duets sounded amazing. Today we are on to something completely different! Handel arias! to be continued......

Water dreamers at Cockatoo Island

Don't miss this exciting and eclectic program featuring the new work 'Water Dreamers' by Kevin March as well as the wonderful 'Sea Chronicles' of Paul Stanhope, for which the Quartet is joined by Jane Sheldon. These works are interspersed with Australian and English folk tunes creating a wonderful Juxtaposition of the old and the new just as the Sydney Biennale does in the historic atmosphere of Cockatoo Island.
Details can be found here. Please come and have a drink with us afterwards at the venue bar!