February 2009 Concert by "Continuo +"

Here is the Program for the forthcoming RVMS Concert.

As usual it will be held at the
Robertson Christian Education Centre, (beside St John's Anglican Church),
Meryla St, Robertson.

Wednesday 25 February 2009
at 2:00pm

'Continuo +'
presents

Baroque Vignettes


Belinda Manwaring Baroque cello
Trish Mc Meekin Baroque cello
Valmai Coggins Baroque Violin, Viola
Chris Berensen Harpsichord


Canon for 2 Cellos by D. Gabrielli

Sonata for cello and BC in A minor by G.B. Bononcini
Andante, Allegro, Minuetto 1&2

Sonata for viola and BC in B flat by G. Telemann

Suite Quatrième pour le Clavecin by Johann Mattheson.
Allemande, Courante, Courante à la Françoise, Sarabande, Gique (sic), Menuet

Sonata No. 6 for Violin, cello and BC by J.B Boismortier
Largo, Allegro, Larghetto, Allegro

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Interval

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Sonata in C major for 2 cellos by L. Boccherini
Allegro, Largo, Allegro

Divertimento in A major for viola and 2 cellos by L. Hoffmann
Adagio, Allegro moderato, Minuet

'Vignettes'

Duo Op. 7 No.2 ... J.G.C Schetky
Theme ... J.M Raoul
Rondo ... J.B Breval
Air ... J.S Bach
Lesson 35 ... F.Cupis


'Aria' 'Mein glaubiges Herze'
from Cantata BWV 68
arranged for violin, solo cello and BC by J.S Bach

Performers:

Belinda Manwaring studied at the Sydney Conservatorium with distinguished cellist Lois Simpson and in 1982 was awarded a Queen Elizabeth 11, Silver Jubilee Award to study with Radu Aldulescu and Pierre Fournier in Switzerland. She also participated in master classes having lessons with Jacqueline Du Pre and William Pleeth, among others. She joined Camerata Lysy, and working with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra has shared the stage with the legendary superstars, Pavarotti, Dame Joan, Sir Charles Mackerras and Yehudi Menuhin.

This is a composite image - a study of Belinda's technique.
It is from her previous performance in Robertson in September with the Gabriella Ensemble.Patricia McMeekin studied cello at the Sydney Conservatorium with John Painter, and at the Adelaide Conservatorium with James Whitehead. She then spent 7 years as co-principal 'cello with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and 'cellist with the Brisbane String Quartet.
In 1982 she returned to Sydney, where she played with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, the Sydney Symphony orchestra and the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra. Patricia subsequently spent 15 years in England, undertaking further study with Joan Dickson, playing in the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestras and performing as a freelance player with numerous regional orchestras including the English National Ballet and the Sinfonia of London.
As a teacher Patricia headed the String Department at Bryanston School in Dorset until returning to Australia in 1998. She continues to teach at Sydney Grammar School, Blue Mountains Grammar and the Central Coast Conservatorium, and playing in the Omni String Quartet, Concertante Ensemble and regular session work.
Patricia is exploring a passion for Baroque music, studying and performing the music of this period on original instruments. She has given a number of performances and plays regularly in a Duo with Belinda Manwaring. She is currently the resident cellist for the Sydneian Choir Bach Cantata project.

Valmai Coggins will be familiar to members of the RVMS from her performance here previously, as a Member of the Ironwood Chamber Ensemble.

Valmai studied at the Sydney Conservatorium and has performed with all the major Sydney orchestras as well as the Tasmanian and West Australian Symphony Orchestras. She was a permanent member of the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra from 1989 to 1994 but now combines freelance work with a successful private teaching studio. She performs and records regularly with the AOBO, Sinfonia Australis, Orchestra of the Antipodes, Pinchgut opera, Sydney Philharmonia, as well as taking part in many film and tv recordings. Recent chamber concerts include Salut Baroque, Ironwood, the Sydney Consort, the Michelangeli Ensemble and Charisma.

Here is Valmai, performing in a contemplative mood, at her previous visit to the RVMS with the "Ironwood Chamber Ensemble".
Chris Berensen is a freelance performer of early keyboard instruments and has recently completed a Masters degree at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music under the supervision of Dr. Alan Maddox and Philip Swanton. Notable ensembles he has performed with include the Australian Chamber Orchestra, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Salut! Baroque, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, and the New Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra of Cologne. His teachers include Dr. Neal Peres da Costa, and the composers Damien Ricketson and Simone East. He has also participated in masterclasses with such celebrated early music personalities as Jordi Savall, Lars Ulrik Mortensen, Wieland Kuijken, Eduardo Eguez, and Genevieve Lacey. Chris is also a composer, and was commissioned in 2008 by the Australian Viola da Gamba Society. Other highlights in the area of composition include performing his own harpsichord concerto as part of his Bachelor of Music (Hons. I), and winning a Musica Viva competition at age 15. Chris also has a keen interest in jazz and contemporary popular music, and plays the electric bass with his newly formed trio Lucid3, and the vibrant music ministry of St. Barnabas Anglican Church in Sydney.
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