AUSTA SA CELLO FESTIVAL

SUNDAY 6- 12 MAY

 

SUNDAY MAY 6^TH1.00-2.00               MAKING PRACTICE MORE FUN

 WITH THERESE O’BRIEN

40 Clifton St. Camden Park 

As a teacher, parent or student, had you ever just wished practice could be more fun? Well this session is for you. Come along to be inspired to inspire and put the joy back into daily practice! Discover piles of fun repetition games, practice competition plans, incentives and approaches for setting, keeping and pursing long and short term goals for students. All through games and activities that will keep children delighted and engaged. With the smallest amount of effort, and a stack of games, students will be begging to do more practice! While focused on cello technique etc, these ideas can be translated to the learning of any musical instruments so other instrumentalists are very welcome.

What to bring: Your cello (students and teachers), a notebook to jot down all the ideas and willingness to take part in games and have a bit of fun.  This workshop will be held for a minimum of 6 participants/max 20. Cost $20 per person.

RSVP  therese.m.obrien@gmail.com by Fri May 4^th

Please join us for afternoon tea and then our next cello festival event:

SUNDAY MAY 6TH 2.45-3.45                                                                              CREATIVE COMPOSITION FOR CELLO WITH ALLYE SINCLAIR .

40 CLIFTON ST, CAMDEN PARK    

Allye Sinclair will be presenting a workshop on melody writing for strings from a folk perspective. If you dabble in song writing, improvising and/or composition this session will give you some ideas and some food for thought. If you don’t but are curious, do come along and listen and/or play anyway. This is an interactive workshop, so bring along your violin/viola/cello/bass to participate. You will get to keep the written resources. This workshop will be held for a minimum of 6 participants/max 20. Donations of $15 – $20 accepted.

RSVP allye.sinclair@internode.on.net by Friday 4th May

 

 

MONDAY 7^THMAY 7.30 -9.00                                                                    CELLO SUITES: THEIR FASCINATING HISTORY BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        AN ILLUSTRATED TALK BY DR MARK SMITH.

10 Darling St. Medindie

Bach’s Cello Suites are much loved today, and beautifully played by many cellists. However, their true historical background is poorly known, 

even by leading scholars and cellists.Bach was probably the original cellist for all except the first suite. The other five suites were all composed 

for Prince Leopold of Köthen (Anhalt), and Nos II, III, IV and V all have hidden messages for the Prince, which refer to dramatic events in their shared lives.

Suite II quotes Couperin’s “La Sultane”, of which Leopold apparently obtained a copy from Couperin in 1712, during a visit to Paris.

Suites I to V were played on a half-sized cello (originally held horizontally as a ‘da Spalla”), while Suite VI was for Bach’s tiny Violoncello Piccolo of 5 Strings, 

near in size to a large viola.

Musical-illustrations from Suites I to V will be played by Smith on a late -17^thC. cello in original condition, and from Suite VI by Agnes Weinstein on 

a copy of an instrument made for Bach. There will also be visual displays and many handouts.

Maximum participants 20. Admission $10

RSVP by 4^th to May Mark Smith    marksmith@adam.com.au     or phone   83676466

 

 

TUESDAY 8^THMAY  5.00 PM                                             EXPLORING FREEFORM SONG-WRITING AND COMPOSING ON THE CELLO WITH DELIA OLAM

 7 Oak Crt. Mt Barker 

A non-cellist, who nonetheless wrote, composed and performed an album’s worth of songs on the instrument and took them, as a hit show combining singing and storytelling with cello accompaniment, to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2016. 

Minimum participants 2 Maximum 10  Fee per person $25.

RSVP  By Sat 5^thMay    deliaolam@gmail.com    By Sat 5^thMay

Please bring a poem or piece of writing/prose or a prayer that you would like to set to music. Please bring you cellos (obviously?) and a willingness to play around with singing and laying simultaneously.

You WILL walk away with your own song!

 

 

WEDNESDAY 9^THMAY   7.30PM.                                                                          “ZEN IN THE ART OF CELLO” with TOM MARLIN

5A Macquarie Avenue, Hillcrest, 5086.

An exploration into how Zen and Yoga philosophies can not only assist in one’s cellistic and musical development, but how they can become pillars for every instrumentalist to develop their own original technique and musicality. Elements to be covered include listening, sound production, freedom of movement, intuition and musical decision-making.

Minimum participants: 4   Maximum participants: 10

Register by Saturday 5^th May: twmarlin@gmail.com or  0499803466.

Cost $10. The proceeds will be usedoffset a free workshop at a school that lacks a string program.

 

FRIDAY 11^TH   CONCERT BY INKLING.     7 FOR 7:30PM START

3 Hakea Walk, Aldinga Eco-Village

Presenting original music for cello, violin, double bass and percussion. A mix of intelligent folk, contemporary classical with a jazz twist, this music is inspired by dance traditions as well as Australian landscape. Inkling  comprises some of Adelaide’s BEST musicians! Julian Ferraretto on violin, Sandy Klose on double bass, Fabian Hevia on percussion and Allye Sinclair on cello. Have a listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxWmYyW4bCk

 RSVP ryderyan@chariot.net.au

Please note: You will need to allow time to walk (from your park. BYO drinks, nibbles provided. Donations of $15 – $25 accepted. 

 

 

SATURDAY 12^TH   CONCERT BY INKLING.  1.30FOR 2.00PM START

2 Dunsford Ave, Craigburn Farm.

Presenting original music for cello, violin, double bass and percussion. A mix of intelligent folk, contemporary classical with a jazz twist, this music is inspired by dance traditions as well as Australian landscape. Inkling  comprises some of Adelaide’s BEST musicians! Julian Ferraretto on violin, Sandy Klose on double bass, Fabian Hevia on percussion and Allye Sinclair on cello. Have a listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxWmYyW4bCk

Unfinished Landscape by Allye Sinclair www.youtube.com Live, unfinished and original music inspired by the ever changing landscape of the Flinders Ranges.

 

 RSVP   janellelhill74@gmail.com

Please note: You will need to allow time to walk (from your park. BYO drinks, nibbles provided. Donations of $15 – $25 accepted.