2012
27–29 July
The players:
Sophie Rowell (violin), Caroline Henbest (viola), Eric de Wit (cello), Louise King (cello), Rob Davidson (bass), Rachel Smith (violin), Irit Silver (clarinet), Lauren Manuel (horn), Evan Lewis (bassoon), Liam Viney (piano), Anna Grinberg (piano), Patrick Nolan (flute), Sean Foran (piano), John Parker (drums), Patrick Marchisella (bass), Ben Marks (trombone), Michael Sterzinger (tuba), Michael Rogers (trumpet), Mark Bremner (trumpet), David Deacon (viola)
Concert 1
An Exuberant Welcome
Point Lookout Community Hall (newly refurbished)
Rob Davidson: Stradbroke for string quintet (commissioned for the festival’s fifth anniversary)
(Sophie Rowell, Rachel Smith, Caroline Henbest, Eric de Wit, Rob Davidson)
Ravel: Sonata for violin and cello
(Eric de Wit, Rachel Smith)
Beethoven: Septet in E-flat major, Op. 20, for strings and winds
(Rachel Smith, Caroline Henbest, Louise King, Rob Davidson, Irit Silver, Lauren Manuel, Evan Lewis)
Concert 2
Puppets and Pranks
Amity Point Community Hall
Strauss arr. Hasenohrl: Till Eulenspiegel: Einmal Anders! quintet for strings and winds
(Sophie Rowell, Irit Silver, Lauren Manuel, Evan Lewis, Rob Davidson)
Stravinsky: Petrushka for piano, four hands
(Liam Viney, Anna Grinberg)
Concert 3
Trichotomy
Point Lookout Surf Life Saving Club
Trichotomy (formerly Misinterprotato) + string quartet
(Sean Foran, John Parker, Patrick Marchisella, Rachel Smith, Sophie Rowell, Caroline Henbest, Louise King)
Concert 4
A Whale, a Guardian Angel and a Russian Requiem
Point Lookout Community Hall
Biber: Passacaglia for unaccompanied violin
(Rachel Smith)
Crumb: Vox Balaenae for amplified cello, flute and piano
(Louise King, Liam Viney, Patrick Nolan)
Shostakovich: String quartet no. 15
(Sophie Rowell, Rachel Smith, Caroline Henbest, Eric de Wit)
Concert 5
Brassed Out
Little Ship Club, Dunwich
An outdoor family concert with a varied program including brass quintet frolics and cello duo
(Louise King, Eric de Wit, Michael Rogers, Lauren Manuel, Michael Sterzinger, Mark Bremner, Ben Marks)
Concert 6
An Exhilarating Coda
St Peter Chanel Church, Point Lookout
Faure: Piano trio in D minor, Op. 120
(Anna Grinberg, Rachel Smith, Eric de Wit)
Mendelssohn: String quintet no. 2 in B-flat major
(Sophie Rowell, Rachel Smith, Caroline Henbest, David Deacon, Louise King)