2024
19–21 July
The players:
Stephen Emmerson (piano), Sonya Lifschitz (piano), Hed Yaron Meyerson (violin), Rachel Smith (violin), Rebecca Seymour (violin), Sally Boud (viola), Charlotte Burbrook de Vere (viola), Dan Curro (cello), Eric de Wit (cello), Emily Granger (harp), Maximiliano Martín (clarinet), Tim Munro (flute), Black Square String Quartet (Camille Barry, violin; Mike Patterson, violin; Charlotte Burbrook de Vere, viola; Dan Curro, cello)
Concert 1
Friday 19 July, 7.30 pm, Point Lookout Community Hall
French Connections
Maurice Ravel: Introduction et Allegro for harp, flute, clarinet and string quartet
Leo Smit: Sonata for flute and piano
Henriëtte Bosmans: String quartet
Francis Poulenc: Sonata for clarinet and piano, FP 184
Gabriël Fauré: String quartet in E minor, Opus 121
(Emily Granger, harp; Maximiliano Martín, clarinet; Hed Yaron Meyerson, Rachel Smith and Rebecca Seymour, violins; Sally Boud, viola; Eric de Wit and Dan Curro, cellos; Stephen Emmerson and Sonya Lifschitz, piano; Tim Munro, flute)
Concert 2
Saturday 20 July, 8 am, Point Lookout Community Hall
A Quintet for Stadler
W. A. Mozart: Sonata in C major for violin and basso continuo, K 46d
Claude Debussy: Sonata for flute, viola and harp
W. A. Mozart: Clarinet quintet in A major, K 581
(Hed Yaron Meyerson and Rachel Smith, violins; Eric de Wit, cello; Emily Granger, harp; Tim Munro, flute; Sally Boud, viola; Maximiliano Martín, clarinet)
Concert 3
Saturday 20 July, 1.30 pm, Point Lookout Community Hall
Quartet for the End of Time
Olivier Messiaen, Quatuor pour la fin du temps
(Maximiliano Martín, clarinet; Hed Yaron Meyerson, violin; Eric de Wit, cello; Stephen Emmerson, piano)
Concert 4
Saturday 20 July, 7.00 pm, Point Lookout Community Hall
Dances and Metamorphoses
Surprise item! Pauline Oliveros: Sonic Meditation
John Adams: John’s Book of Alleged Dances for string quartet and backing track
Surprise item! Tom Johnson: Four Counting Duets
Philip Glass: Metamorphosis I–V for solo piano
(Tim Munro, surprise item leader; Sonya Lifschitz, piano; Black Square Quartet – Camille Barry and Mike Patterson, violins; Charlotte Burbrook de Vere, viola; Dan Curro, cello)
Concert 5
Sunday 21 July, 10 am, Point Lookout Community Hall
The King’s Alchemist
Camille Saint-Saëns: Tarentelle in A minor for flute, clarinet and piano, Opus 6
Kate Moore: E is for Elijah for solo violin
Tristan Coelho: Rustic Dances for flute, harp and string sextet
Claude Debussy: Première rhapsodie for clarinet and piano
Guillaume Connesson: Disco Toccata for clarinet and cello
Sally Beamish: The King’s Alchemist for string trio
Camille Saint-Saëns: Fantaisie in A major for violin and harp, Opus 124
(Emily Granger, harp; Maximiliano Martín, clarinet; Hed Yaron Meyerson, Rachel Smith and Rebecca Seymour, violins; Sally Boud and Charlotte Burbrook de Vere, violas; Eric de Wit and Dan Curro, cellos; Stephen Emmerson and Sonya Lifschitz, piano; Tim Munro, flute)
Concert 6
Sunday 21 July, 2 pm, Point Lookout Community Hall
A Spring Quintet
Joseph Haydn: Piano trio in F-sharp minor, Hob. XV:26
Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke for clarinet and piano, Opus 73
Johannes Brahms: String quintet in F major, Opus 88
(Maximiliano Martín, clarinet; Hed Yaron Meyerson, Rachel Smith and Rebecca Seymour, violins; Sally Boud and Charlotte Burbrook de Vere, violas; Eric de Wit, cello; Stephen Emmerson and Sonya Lifschitz, piano)