Grand Touch Of Glass

Newcastle Herald

Thursday May 25, 2006

KIM SUTHERLAND

NEWCASTLE Conservatorium will present a piano recital by Andrew Chubb on Friday June 2, 8pm at Newcastle Conservatorium Concert Hall.

The recital will feature music by Philip Glass, including excerpts from the acclaimed musical score for the film The Hours.

The score received Golden Globe, Grammy and Academy Award nominations, along with winning the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award for film music.

Philip Glass has gathered a cult following through his evolving music style. Initially classified somewhat controversially as a minimalist, Glass has created his own distinctive style.

He is also credited with revitalising opera back in the mid-1970s, and his compositions now span the worlds of grand opera, dance and film.

Andrew Chubb's recital draws from this eclectic collection spanning 25 years and will also include the Opening from Glassworks, Mad Rush, Act III Conclusion from Satyagraha, the second movement of Trilogy Sonata, Modern Love Waltz and Wichita Vortex Sutra.

Andrew's interpretation promises an intimate musical experience in accord with the Glass tradition and follows on from his very popular Glass recital in 2003.

Tickets are $15 adults, $12 concession, $9 children, available at the door or by calling 4921 8905.

? ORCHESTRA Nova will present Celestial Classics at Newcastle City Hall on Sunday June 4, 2pm. The concert will feature Orchestra Nova and Woollahra Symphony playing Wagner's Orchestral Interludes from The Ring of the Nibelungen and Holst's The Planets.

Tickets are $15 adults, $10 concession, $5 children and $35 family, available at the door or by phoning 0438 662 484.

? NEWCASTLE Conservatorium will present a Twilight Concert on Monday May 29, 7pm at Newcastle Conservatorium Concert Hall.

The Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra will perform music by Schubert, including the Rosamunde Overture, excerpts from the Rosamunde Ballet and the wonderful Unfinished Symphony.

The orchestra is directed by John Kellaway with guest conductor David Banney.

Tickets are $12 adults, $8 concession and $5 children, available by phoning 4921 8905.

? TODAY'S lunchtime concert at Newcastle Conservatorium will feature the coloratura soprano Angela Black, a Masters student at the Conservatorium.

Angela will perform music by Handel, Vivaldi, Richard Strauss, Rodrigo and Mozart, including the Queen of the Night aria from The Magic Flute. Other artists in the concert will be Helen Smith, piano and Rosalind Halton, harpsichord.

The concert starts at 1pm at the Conservatorium Concert Hall. Tickets are $7 adults, $6 concession, $5 children.

? THE Sound of Dreams, a concert featuring The Woods Academy Singers, will be held at Newcastle Civic Theatre on Saturday night at 7.30. An initiative of The Woods Academy of Professional Voice, the concert will highlight the talents of singers from across the Hunter Valley Muswellbrook, Singleton and Newcastle with special appearances by Patricia Woods, soprano, and pianists Lois Allanson and Philip Sketchley.

Tickets are $30 adults, $23.90 concession and $18.90 under 16. Phone Civic Ticketek, 4929 1977.

Kim Sutherland can be contacted at kimsutherland@ozemail.com.au or by fax on 4961 3240.

© 2006 Newcastle Herald

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