October 2017  - Friday Music Concerts
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6 October
Peter Leung (saxophone)

Atonal Sonata - Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877 - 1933)
1. Allegro con moto
2. Scherzo demoniaco
3. Larghetto malinconico
4. Toccata - Finale

New Composition - Unnamed - Peter Leung

Ithaca - Ronald Moelker (1956 - )
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From Nowhere to Nowhere - Michael McGlynn (1964 - )

Peter Leung began saxophone at age seven and has since had varied and extensive performance career, spanning several countries and musical styles. Peter currently performs as a solo and chamber artist, as well as regularly performing with the Sydney Saxophone Collective and teaching in various capacities in Sydney. In 2011 Peter completed a Masters of Music at Fontys Conservatorium (NED), under Ties Mellema and Niels Bijl. During this time Peter performed a number of solo recitals as well as performing with F.C. Jongebloed in their 2010 concert series. In 2014 Peter, as part of the Sydney Conservatorium Estivo Summer School, travelled to Italy to perform and work under saxophonists Mario Marzi and Lars Mlekusch. In 2015 Peter performed at the World Saxophone Congress as part of both the Australian Saxophone Orchestra and International Saxophone Collective. Peter recently completed his Doctor of Musical Arts at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

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13 October
​The Sirius Chamber Ensemble
Ian Sykes (clarinet)
Michael Wray (french horn)
Steve Meyer (cello)
Josh Hill (percussion)
Angela Cassar (violin)
Claire Howard Race (piano)

​Quartet for Clarinet, French Horn, Violoncello and Snare Drum - Bohuslav Martinů (1890 - 1959)
i. Allegro Moderato
ii. Poco Andante
iii. Allegretto

Prelude for solo clarinet - Krzysztof Penderecki (1933 - )

Piano Trio, Op. 39 in G major ("Gypsy") - Joseph Haydn (1732 – 1809)
i. Andante
ii. Poco Adagio, Cantabile
iii. Rondo a L'Ongarese - Presto

Sirius Chamber EnsembleFormed in 2011, Sirius Chamber Ensemble is a mixed ensemble of winds, strings and piano. Our passion is to perform music from the classic to contemporary periods, in a friendly and accessible atmosphere. We are committed to collaborating regularly with local composers and presenting new music alongside the classics. We relish the opportunity to perform the larger works for winds, strings and piano, as well as music for smaller groups of instrumentalists. Our repertoire is diverse and often features unusual combinations of instruments. The name 'Sirius' resonates with the history of Sydney, borrowing the name of the flagship of the First Fleet, the H.M.S Sirius.
More information about our group and upcoming performances can be found at our pages:
siriuschamberensemble.com
facebook.com/siriuschamberensemble

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20 October
Julie Paik (soprano)
Lewis Barber (baritone)
Cowley Fu (pianoforte)

1. Julie: Shéhérazade 1. Asie - Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)
2. Lewis: Donne mie la fate a tanti (Cosi fan tutte) - Wolfgang A. Mozart (1756 - 1791)
3. Julie: Se il Padre perdei (Idomeneo) - Wolfgang A. Mozart (1756 - 1791)
4. Lewis: Loveliest trees (A Shropshire Lad) - George Butterworth (1885 - 1916)
5. Lewis: Come Paride vezzoso (L'elisir d'amore) - Donizetti (1797 - 1848)
6. Julie: Allerseelen - Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949)
7. Julie: Love went a riding - Frank Bridge (1879 - 1941)
8. Julie & Lewis: Là ci darem la mano (Don Giovanni) - Wolfgang A. Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Julie Paik is a Bachelor of Music Performance student at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, studying with Stephen Yalouris. She debuted as a soloist in 2014 under the baton of Heetae Seo. In 2016 she was soloist for Handel's Israel in Egypt with the Conservatorium Early Music Ensemble and premiered the role of Nightingale in Rowen Fox's Chang'E and the Moon. She attended the 2016 ESTIVO Summer School in Verona, and has placed first in the Intermediate Championship at the Australian National Eisteddfod.


Lewis Barber (baritone) completed his Bachelor of Music (Performance) at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in 2016. He is currently under the tutelage of Stephen Yalouris. In July 2016, he was selected to represent the Conservatorium's Vocal Department at Estivo (European chamber music summer school) in Verona, Italy; he participated in master classes with renowned European teachers and coaches and performed in several concerts over two weeks. In 2017 he performed in concerts and operas in Prague and Salzburg with the Prague Summer Nights music festival. He also featured in the Rockdale Opera's Gala Concert, and as a soloist for the Sydney Schubert Society.

Australian pianist, Cowley Fu, is a pupil of renowned pianist Stephanie McCallum and is currently completing a Bachelor degree at the Sydney Conservatorium under full scholarship.
​Cowley is a regular performer in Sydney, having performed in venues such as City Recital Hall, Sydney Opera House, and Government House. International appearances include performances in Hungary, England, Italy, and Finland, and playing for luminaries such as Freddy Kempf, Stephen Savage, Steven Osborne, and Roy Howat.

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27 October
Hans U. Hielscher [Germany] (organ)

Rhapsody on "King's Lynn" - Henry Coleman (1888–1965)
Adagio in E-Dur - Frank Bridge (1879–1941)
Bach's Strathspey - John C. MacLagan (1904–1927)
In a Chinese Temple Garden - Albert W. Ketèlbey (1875–1959)
Scottish Rhapsody - Hans U. Hielscher (1945–)

Hans U. Hielscher has been organist at the Marktkirche in Wiesbaden (Lutheran Cathedral of Nassau), Germany, since 1979. His studies were at the Detmold State Academy of Music and in Paris/Rouen, France. He also studied carillon at The Nederlandse Beiaardschool in Amersfoort, The Netherlands. Hans has presented more than 3.500 organ recitals around the globe, his concert tours have taken him to all European countries, the United States (64 U.S. tours), Bahamas, Israel, Iceland, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Bangkok. He has been featured on radio and TV broadcasts, 22 CD recordings on the Motette, Wergo, IFO, Lade labels and is the author of the books "Alexandre Guilmant - Life and Work", "Famous Organs in the U.S.A.", "The Organ of Wiesbaden Marktkirche". He is a published composer of some 50 works for organ. Hans has been honored by the French government in Paris for his worldwide engagement in French organ music and nominated "Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres" in 1985.