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2 0 1 5 adrs co n f e r e n c e | brisba n e
By Joanna Musson (Queensland State Representative)
The 2015 ADRS National The Queensland branch FRANZ LISZT Weimar and
Competition and Conference looks forward to welcoming within a short time he built
will be held in Brisbane interstate visitors to this up a successful class. Since
for the very first time from exciting event. Full details 2001, he has taught bassoon
September 26th to 27th. available soon. and chamber music at the
Hochschule fr Musik Kln
The Conference will be
(Cologne) and he also gives
preceded by a magnificent Gala
Georg Kltsch born in 1951 master classes internationally.
Concert at the Queensland
Conservatorium on the in Dren, Germany studied More than 50 of Georgs
evening of September 25th. musicology and educational students have obtained
theory at Johannes Gutenberg positions in orchestras around
The Concert will feature Universitt in Mainz and the world including Berlin
legendary French oboist
bassoon with Prof. Helman Philharmonic, Bamberger
Maurice Bourgue and the
Jung at Nordwestdeutsche Symphoniker, Dsseldorfer
Munich Philharmonics
Musikakademie in Detmold. Sinfonikern, Grzenich-
Principal bassoonist Lyndon
For many years he held a Orchester Kln, Malaysian
Watts, accompanied by the
position as Section Principal Symphony Orchestra and
Camerata of St Johns.
Bassoon with the Bamberger Queensland Symphony
The Competition and Orchestra (Australia).
Symphoniker and with the
Conference will take place at
Sabine Meyer Woodwind Georg first came to Australia
the stunning new Performing
Ensemble. in 1997 for an Australian
Arts Centre at St Peters
National Academy of Music
Lutheran College, with special Kltschs love for teaching
Double Reed Program and is
guests including Georg and genuine interest in
very excited to be invited back
Klutsch, Professor of Bassoon young musicians kept him
for the ADRS Conference in
at the Musikhochschule occupied as a professor at
Brisbane, September 2015. n
Cologne. the Hochschule fr Musik
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The Pedagogy march 2015 / Volume 18 / Issue No. 1
The two weeks of AYOs were Eve Osborn, Hannah music and other ensemble
Music Camp were intense: Woolley, Harley Milano, Jenna concerts added, was stunning.
packed with practice, Schijf, Daniel Handsworth, We were all impressed
rehearsals, chamber music, Samuel Lambert, Niamh Dell, with the professionalism
culminating in several Jordy Meulenbroeks, Tiger and wonderfully happy
stunning concerts, two of Chou, Madison Hallworth and and supportive attitudes
which were broadcast live Matthew Ventura. demonstrated in this tiring
and all recorded plenty of but energising fortnight.
Between them they played
pressure! These are clearly all future
a serious number of
professional musicians.
Double reed players will notes, under professional
recognise the challenges conditions, conducted by Tutors were Jackie Hansen
of the difficult repertoire Music Director James Judd and I, alongside our other
that was selected: Berlioz and Douglas Boyd, very superb wind colleagues
Symphony Fantastique, distinguished former oboist Andrew Nicholson and
Prokofiev 5, Sibelius 2, La himself, Principal of Chamber Dean Newcomb. As well as
Valse, Haydn 96, Mozart Orchestra of Europe and concentrating on specific
Idomeneo, Barber Summer soloist. If anyone was going playing issues intonation,
Music, to name just a few. to understand our specific
issues, he would!
The 11 talented double reed pictured above: bassoon players at
players who successfully The level of achievement, music camp 2015 with their tutor
auditioned for these roles especially with chamber jackie hansen (centre front row).
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The Profession
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hush cd project
By Diana Doherty
I first met Dr Cathy Crock in different. It wasnt until 2009 in for the occasion from all
2004 at the IDRS conference that the right combination over Australia meant a day
in Melbourne. of factors aligned with Paul crammed with last-minute
Grabovsky and the Goldner rehearsals and not a lot of
When she introduced herself
string quartet, and our backstage space. But that gave
as a doctor and fellow oboist, I
recording was made featuring us the perfect opportunity to
was immediately struck by her
brand new music written catch up with old friends over
overwhelming goodness and
specially for Hush. the amazing array of food
open warm regard. When she
that Hush provided for us
asked whether I was interested I really loved the opportunity
throughout the day, as well as
to play on a Hush CD there to work with such incredible
peek in at rehearsals and catch
was no hesitation, but over musicians, and was sad when
other artists in action.
the next year or so it proved the project finished. So great,
difficult to pin down the right then, to have the chance to An extraordinary lineup of
repertoire. play some of the repertoire people performed, in all kinds
again at the Hush concert last of combinations. The vibe
As the Hush brief is quite backstage was infectiously
December as part of their big
specific, i.e. to help create a festive, and really underpinned
celebration concert at Robert
calm and non-threatening the essential motivation for the
Blackwood Hall.
atmosphere in hospital Hush cause, namely to bring
treatment rooms, it meant that It was a fantastic day. If there good through music.
a lot of beautiful oboe solos is one thing Cathy knows
were too melancholic. What we how to do, it is how to look
needed was something quite after people! Musicians flying continued over page
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Playing with Paul Grabovsky, his trio and the In a hundred words or so ...
Goldners again was an absolute treat, but so
was the opportunity to be part of other Hush The cor anglais solo in
ensembles where an oboe was needed, such Maurice Ravels piano
as Wind in the Willows with Marc Isaacs and concerto in
the Magic Island orchestral works, playing G Major
next to Ben Opie on oboe and cor. Throughout
by Alexandre Oguey
the happy chaos of the day, Cathy, Lucy and
the Hush team floated around producing The voice of the cor anglais comes like the
logistic miracles with characteristic calm and humming voice of the soloist as he or she
irrepressible smiles. nostalgically remembers it.
We all left tired but buoyed by such an uplifting It is a simple 3/4 melody in E Major
occasion. To contribute our skills collectively (played in B Major by the cor anglais in
in such a way and for such a good cause F) that the piano caresses with a gentle
accompaniment in 6/8 (left hand) and 9/16
was incredibly rewarding and I for one felt
(the right hand).
honoured to be part of it. n
The theme is beautiful; it is romantic at
www.hush.org.au
heart, yet the double waltz of the piano
Photos by Daniel Tokarev
gives it its magic sensual flavour.
The difficulty is to dose the breathing
while producing a big yet effortless sound.
I imagine sliding in slow motion playing
it; it helps me smooth the edges in my
playing.
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The Community
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f o r b e s d o ub l e r e e d e v e n t
By Justin Screen
On November 22, 2014, musicians, two oboists and was particularly pleasing to
a very hot Saturday two bassoonists to play hear how well the two young
afternoon (40c and then a quartets for a few hours! bassoonists blended tone and
thunderstorm), the Forbes matched pitch together. Well
Justin Screen (bandmaster
Town and District Band done boys!
FTDB, music teacher and
(FTDB) held a double reed oboist) lead Liz Macraild Id like to thank the FTDB
workshop as part of their (oboe, from Cookamidgera), committee for allowing me
Country Area Support Gordon (Ginger Bear or to use part of their CASP
Program (CASP) funded Geebs) Richter (bassoon, from grant money to run a double
chamber music workshop Parkes) and William (Chunks) reed event. Thanks too to
series. Harper (bassoon, from ArtsOutWest for the CASP
The FTDB received funding to Orange). grant. n
run five weekend workshops We played and listened to our
with specialist teachers to glorious combined double reed Justin Screen is the Bandmaster
coach Forbes and surrounding sounds, a huge rarity in these for FTDB, as well as a woodwind
regional musicians to perform remote areas. We fiddled with teacher. To contact Justin email:
in small chamber music jjscreen@tpg.com.au
our reeds and stopped several
groups. times to enjoy heaps of freshly
Of the few and far between made chocolate slice!
double reed players in the It was a light hearted and
Central West of NSW, we enjoyable afternoon of
managed to assemble four chamber music making and it
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Publications march 2015 / Volume 18 / Issue No. 1
C o n c e rt R e vi e w :
Centenary Concert at Dorking County School The flute and trumpet Sonatas
(later to become Dorking were written for two of his
Grammar School) and began children, the violin sonata
Derek Moore Morgan is best
29 years of highly productive for George Ermolenko who
remembered by Australians
work establishing a choir of was the Concert Master of the
as a music reviewer for the
extremely high standard. The West Australian Symphony
West Australian, examiner and
interest he had previously in Orchestra at the time and the
festival adjudicator for the
composition was maintained bassoon sonata for George
Australian Music Examinations
as he wrote numerous works Zukerman, then musician-in
Board.
for voice producing carols, residence at the University of
anthems and songs for Western Australia. (The flute
performance by the choir. Sonata was later transcribed
by Derek for bassoon).
Derek and his wife Barbara
(a novelist and short story George Zukermans skills as a
bassoonist appealed to Derek
writer who also worked as
and so he wrote the sonata
a music critic on the West
with these specific skills in
Australian) immigrated to
mind. It was performed in
Australia in 1974, settling in
Perth by the two musicians
Perth. He died in 2007 after
and again in Albany with
suffering Alzheimers disease
Michael Cole as accompanist.
for nearly 20 years. The Sonata
derek moore morgan George has performed it on
for Bassoon and Piano is one
several occasions overseas
of four pieces he composed for
Born in 1915 near Newcastle- since.
specific performers.
on-Tyne, UK, Derek knew very The Sonata is in two
early that he was a musician. movements an Andante
He studied at Kings College, and Vivo. The composers
Newcastle, University of markings are meticulous as
Durham, earning two B.Mus. to articulation, dynamics and
degrees from Durham and tempo changes. Every meter
Trinity College Durham - and a change has been notated
Doctorate from Trinity College. with an equivalence (e.g.
During the War Derek served =). Cautionary accidentals
as a radio officer in the British have been applied liberally
Merchant Navy. At the wars because of the frequent
end he took up a position occurrence of different
barbara morgan accidentals on the same
as Director of School Music
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N ew Releases O n NAXOS
Here are the latest double
reed offerings from the
NAXOS Music Library which
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range of labels. GORTON, D.: Orfordness
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We welcome all reviews and/or Fosdyke Wash / Cello Sonata
submissions of new recordings No. 2 (Heyde, Kanga,
that you would like included UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH Mermikides, Redgate,
in future issues of Reeding FLORIDA WIND ENSEMBLE: Kreutzer
Live at Carnegie Hall and more Label: Metier
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Catalogue No.: 51371-MCD
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introduction
Diana Doherty and the oboe See this wonderful show
featuring Sarah Willis in
PDQ Bach Sonata the kitchen with Albrecht
www.youtube.com/
Abassoonata East Michigan Mayer the Oboe Pope alias
watch?v=YiA1JQfOKJo
University principal oboe of the Berlin
A concise and vivacious Philharmonic cooking up
www.youtube.com/ Lamb a la Mayer.
introduction to the oboe watch?v=YnsyxQ3I8JU
with Diana talking about her
musical start, the oboe family Ligeti Six Bagatelles
This player is all class and
and the challenges of learning Danish Wind Quintet
makes it seem quite convincing
and playing this has to be the facial grimaces lend
the best description of an oboe weight to the veracity of the www.youtube.com/
embouchure Ive ever heard! situation (late accompanist!) watch?v=txMWXvD8kL4
and her piano playing is
PDQ Bach Octoot performed much better than some other A stunning piece of music/ art
at Ravinia by MYA students versions. What a balancing performance in a theatrical
act. Check out the left pinkie setting. Superb playing,
www.youtube.com/ technique 11 minutes in. interpretation, choreography
watch?v=Yt5MQ8QgYXs You definitely need to wear and insight into the music
trousers when performing through both music and
This octet appears to be this one! A delightful sense of movement. Wow! n
quite young but they really humour and beautifully done!
A Miscellany of Wisdom
the capacity to make use of
a collection of writings on
various subjectS
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