Kegelstatt Ensemble Presents NEW SOUNDS FOR A NEW WORLD 10/23

Kegelstatt Ensemble is pleased to present the second and final concert in its 2016 series.
Sunday October 23, 4:30pm, Pilgrim Church, Flinders Street, Adelaide
(please note the later than usual time of 4.30pm)

With Leigh Harrold, piano, Jenny Khafagi, violin, Anna Webb, viola, Kim Worley, cello, and Stephanie Wake-Dyster, clarinet.

Tickets: trybooking.com/201674 or at the door
$25 Adult,$18 Concession and special prices for students, $12(tertiary) and $7 (school).

The first white settlers in North America sought to break free of European traditions. In the realm of art music, this hot-bed of experimentation reached its apex in the twentieth-century, as composers drew inspiration from jazz clubs, indigenous culture, religious freedom, the vast landscapes, and the existential realm of hopes and dreams.

BRESNICK: *** (Three Stars) (see Leigh Harrold's note below!)
IVES: Largo for clarinet, violin and piano
COPLAND: Sonata for violin and piano
MUCZYNSKI: Fantasy Trio for clarinet, cello and piano
COPLAND: Piano Quartet

The '***' is the actual title of the piece by Bresnick, pronounced 'three stars'. To paraphrase the composer, he says that the title has been used before him (Schumann and Kurtag are two examples) where a piece is about a subject that is special to the composer, but a subject that is so intimate and personal that the composer wishes the specific inspiration of the piece to remain a secret. It's an allusion to the less-specific realm of inner thoughts and dreams - while the composer has a specific (but unwritten) idea of what the piece is about, it's up to each individual listener to decide how the piece speaks to them personally.

As this is Leigh's final concert with Kegelstatt, concluding with Martin Bresnick's '***' has special significance. The enigmatic title alludes to thoughts and feelings which are so personal and special that they cannot be verbalised. For Kegelstatt, this is what chamber music is all about - an unspoken communication which provides a special connection between performers and audiences in a way that mere words never could. More importantly though, is that Leigh is able to conclude his final concert by being on-stage with his fellow Kegelstatt co-founders, Anna and Steph - the team that started it all back in 2006.

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