In City Symphony, QMF and award-winning composer, mezzo-soprano, and sound artist Eve Klein (Textile Audio) invites people to immerse themselves in bespoke locations and ‘hear’ Brisbane City through music and local stories.
SignWaves, a collective of flautists from The University of Queensland, will present Synchronous Vibrations. This concert embraces a diverse range of repertoire of varying ensemble strengths from solo flute to flute choir. Synchronous Vibrations will feature works by our own Monash Lal, a specialist in flute ensemble composition.
The Pulse Chamber Orchestra is an ensemble of selected School of Music string students directed by Associate Professor Adam Chalabi and Patrick Murphy.
Nonsemble are an Australian indie-chamber group that merges pop and classical traditions. They will present a their favourite pieces from across their critically acclaimed catalogue of two EPs and two albums.
Performing the dark and alluring Piano Trio in C minor (1897) is musicologist/pianist Dr Simon Perry, Julliard-trained violinist Courtenay Cleary and Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Rob Manley on cello.
Patrice Connelly will present on her thesis, exploring the Title pages and paratextual matter of music editions of the Elizabethan and early Jacobean eras and their interconnections with society
The UQ School of Music throughout the year promotes excellence in performance and composition by inviting students to participate in a range of competitions.
A large ensemble of improvisers will invent music in real time, responding to each other's visual and audible cues, creating melodies, rhythms, riffs, grooves, textures and soundscapes that constantly shift and develop.
This program focuses on music from the 20th and 21st centuries composed by women. Many different styles appear, and composers from Australia are juxtaposed with those from Russia, France, the UK, Germany and the USA.
Patrick Nolan (flute), Lucy Reeves (harp) and Rob Manley (cello and piano) present Mozart’s elegant classicism and the exotic impressionist landscapes and sparkling brilliance of undercelebrated Belgian composer Joseph Jongen.
William Barton will perform alongside the UQ Symphony Orchestra (UQSO) as the 2022 Kinnane Distinguished Musician-in-Residence as part of the 2022 Vice-Chancellor's Concert Series. William will revisit his collaboration with former Head of the UQ School of Music Professor Philip Bračanin while also playing alongside violinist Véronique Serret and his mother Aunty Delmae Barton.
Dr Mary Broughton will join Jacob Enoka and Angus Wilson to present an afternoon of percussion music. The concert will also feature UQ students Ella Kay-Butterworth and William Elvin, who has arranged Histoire du Tango (1986) for flute and percussion. There will be an opportunity to contribute to UQ research at this concert.
Robert Davidson will present a collection of piano pieces in the form of a personal journal. Works will include portraits of loved ones, reflections and contemplations, and storytelling.
Dots+Loops collaborates with Adelaidian artist David Moran for a riotous performance of contemporary works for cello. The program features Alexa, Write Me Some Music by Dots+Loops’ 2020-21 Composition Fellow Oliver Brown.
The Viney-Grinberg Duo will present a program of four-hands piano music that will feature first-year UQ Bachelor of Music (Honours) student Jeremy Sun.
Two of Australia’s leading artists of their generation, Courtenay Cleary and Alex Raineri present a thrilling program that offers virtuosity and poetry in equal measure. Sonatas by Bartók and Beethoven feature in this not-to-be-missed performance.
