MUSIC AT NOLAN ON LOVEL
2012 SEASON
A musical evening, served with a glass of wine , is held in the gallery each month, a visually stimulating way to enjoy an evening of music in a relaxed and warm environment.
Due to the popularity of the musical evenings we now advise booking to avoid disappointment
GALLERY CONCERTS MARCH to JULY 2012
Sat March 24 2012 'Bach in the Dark I'
Rachel Scott - Cello
David Pereira - Cello
7.30pm - 8.30pm $20
Sat April 14 2012 'Hot Toddy'
Alan Healy, Jim Moginie, Evelyn Finnerty, Peter Mackie
5.30pm - 7.30pm $20
Sat April 28 2012
Bronwyn Kirkpatrick - Shakuhachi Master
5.30pm - 6.30pm $20
Sat May 12th 2012 'Ensemble Astor'
Inge Courtney-Haentjes - Violin
Daniel Bangert - Violin
Michelle Urquhart - Viola
Steve Meyer - Cello
5.30pm - 7.30pm $20
Sat May 26th 2012
Simon Watts - Fiddle
Glen Skarrat - Guitar
5.30pm - 7.30pm $20
Sat June 9th 'Paganini Duo'
Gypsy and Latin Music with Georg Mertens and Gustaw Szelski
5.30pm - 7.30pm $20
Sat June 23rd 'Bach in the Dark II'
Rachel Scott - Cello
Genevieve Lang - Harp
Jane Sheldon - Soprano
7.30 - 8.30pm $20
BACH IN THE DARK
Nolan on Lovel gallery is delighted to once again have Rachel Scott bring her 'Bach in the Dark' series to the gallery in 2012.
Concert Dates - Bookings open 1 month ahead and are essential for this series
Rachel Scott(cello) David Pereira (cello) March 24, 2012
Rachel Scott(cello) Genevieve Lang(harp) Jane Sheldon(soprano) June 23, 2012
Rachel Scott(cello) Anthony Schulz (accordion) August 12, 2012
Rachel Scott(cello) Ben Sibson (percussion) November 10, 2012
7.30pm-8.30pm
Rachel Scott
David Pereira
Rachel writes... “In July 2008, I went to visit a school in western NSW as part of a music programme I run for the Australian Children’s Music Foundation. On one very chilly morning I went into the year four class and asked the twenty-two children there if they had ever seen a cello before. There was silence. These ten year old kids could drive, and shoot – but no-one had seen or heard a cello before. I had brought mine with me, so I got the children to lie on the floor of the demountable classroom (to feel the cello’s vibrations), and began to play. Like most cellists, I love Bach – so I started to play a prelude from a suite.
And there was silence. When I stopped, a little freckle-faced boy sighed and said “That was the most beautiful thing I’ve ever heard”. I kept playing – and those children lay there and just listened for six more movements.
It got me thinking. How many times have I played these suites, but not really listened to them? How many times have I played them in a concert, but people haven’t really stopped to be in the moment? And how could I create a concert where people could stop – and just listen?”
In 2009, Rachel began the series at St James Church. A small audience would join her in the crypt, and sit with a glass of wine, in the dark – so that nothing would distract them – and both performer and listener would travel together for an hour. And she played Bach – for the children who showed her how to listen again.
In 2012 she is delighted to return to 'nolan on lovel' gallery with four quite different and equally fabulous programmes. On March 24 she's joined by cellist (and former teacher) David Pereira. On June 23 she's joined by soprano Jane Sheldon and harpist Genevieve Lang. On August 12 she's joined by accordion player Anthony Schulz (for possibly the first ever programme in Australia for cello and accordion!). And on November 10 she's joined by percussionist Ben Sibson (you will never have experienced Bach like this before!).
She hopes that you can join her for as many concerts as you can. It will be a wonderful year of music and friends – and she’s looking forward to it tremendously!