The Johnian Duo

Howard Munro organ and Ana Stevenson on recorder at the UQ Art Museum.
All that is left of the old Mayne Hall only built in our time at UQ in the 1970s is the organ and a small space at one end. I remember Robert Boughen played organ at Jim's graduation there before it became an Art Museum.
I think we went with Emily at lunch time and it was a good concert.

The Armed Man

A Mass for Peace. Music by Sir Karl Jenkins.
At Fairholme College Assembly Hall.

I really enjoyed learning this music but we went to Japan with Lee in September and only arrived home that morning so I was too tired to go. Also it is a good way to pass on any infection one might return with.

Toowoomba Choral Soc choir did it with Tba Cncert Orchestra and we went to one of their rehearsals at USQ. It was nice to be recognised by several players from Eileen's string concert at Greenmount in August when Dick got up and played.

ACO Collective

This was held in the Armitage Centre with unallocated seating. We were a little later getting there after they had let people in as we had an extended call re our Nepal trip before leaving. It was nice to find Barbara and then a yoga colleague waving us to seats in front of her, just along from Barbara. So we ended up with perfect seating only a few rows back in the centre. It was an energetic performance with their Finnish leader, and players rotating roles as they are trainees.
I noticed Andrew and Stephen in the major donors in the program so I texted them thanks for their support. It turned out that they were at ACO in Sydney and thought we were also there. A nice coincidence.

West Side Story

A production by Qld Conservatorium students at the Con Theatre at Southbank. We went to the 2.30 pm matinee on Saturday by train from Park Road. Em had complimentary tickets from Griffith University and we really enjoyed the production. A big cast and orchestra and lots of good dancing as well as the singing.

Shostakovich 5

conservatorium Symphony Orchestra
conductor Natalia Raspopova
Kelly Lee Dvorak Cello Concerto Op 104
Shostakovitch Symphony No 5

Evita

TCS production
I probably went by myself, possibly on the last matinee.

Chamber Philharmonia Cologne

I think this was at St Lukes. A group visitiing Australia and perhaps we went at short notice. The program does not indicate a date. not before 2015
they played Vivaldi 4 Seasons
after interval Tchaikovsky Pezzo capriccioso
Mozart Divertimento KV138
Bach Suite for Flute and Strings and basso continuo BWV 1967

La Traviata

Opera Queensland
conductor Johannes Frisch
Opera Qld Chorus
Qld Symphony Orchestra

Seraphim Trio at Elder Hall Adelaide

Elder Conservatorium of Music Lunchtimes at Elder Hall
Seraphim Trio - violin, cello and piano
Schubert Notturno D 897
Beethoven Piano Trio Op 70 no. 1 Ghost

We were staying with the Coventrys and walked to the concert. Dave and Marg also went separately.

Journey through Cosmos

We were lucky to have a free live simulcast of Journey through Cosmos from Brisbane on Saturday night. It was held in the new theatre space at the Empire and was sold out. It was an interesting combination of information on space exploration, visual imagery of the planets and space exploration vehicles, and two pieces of interesting music with QSO including very good vision of the orchestra and individual players.

One Chance

A movie night fundraiser for Toowoomba Choral Society. Very few members supported it but, despite not being keen on modern movie theatres, we enjoyed this movie about Welsh tenor Paul Potts on the big screen. There was some lovely vision of Wales and the coastline around Bridgend, and also Venice, and the music was good.

Toby Wren Trio

Another Jazz concert in the Twilight Series at USQ. Toby Wren Trio from Brisbane - guitar, double bass and drums - failed to organise a program of music and it just went on too long. They were probably quite competent individual musicians but it did not come together.

Movies Musicals and More

Toowoomba Choral Society at St Ursula's College Chapel
Emily came with us?

Winter Warmers concert

Toowoomba Municipal Band at USQ Concert Hall
B grade Band followed by C Grade band after interval

Brahms' Requiem

Qld University Musical Society concert at GHD Auditorium at St Lucia. Emily was in it so we went down for the concert which included some pieces they had sung at the eisteddfod at Easter. I enjoyed it but was conscious that I enjoy singing perhaps more than being in the audience.

Collusion at Twilight

USQ Twilight Series chamber music
clarinet/sax, violin/viola, cello, piano

I Cantati chamber group at St Lukes

Benjamin Brittens Ceremony of Carols Nancy Webb piano Rosalie Nevel

and excerpts from JS Bach's Magnificat in D Jon Maskell

a chamber group from Toowoomba Philharmonic Soc. and ensemble strings and oboe
Andrew Doecke organ/piano
Egbert Guichard director/conductor

Elijah

Mendelssohn's Elijah with Philo, TCS and Ars Cantorum
conductor Andrew Doecke, organist Pamela Duane
 also violin, viola cello and flute
Robert Williams bass baritone.

2 performances at St Lukes then a week later on Sunday 25 at St Mark's Warwick.
We went down by bus from Philo.

I started practising early with some at St James as I was not enjoying the TCS choral work with a male teacher from Grammar.
It was also good rehearsing at Philo with them.

Don Giovanni

This production of Don Giovanni was by Oz Opera, the touring branch of Australian Opera at the Empire Theatre. It was sung in English but included a chamber orchestra and we really enjoyed it.

Sounds of Notre Dame

Last night we went to St Luke's for an organ concert with Olivier Latry from Notre Dame Paris and the Camerata of St John's chamber orchestra from Brisbane. There was a good audience and it was a very good concert.