Team of Pianists
...Artists in residence at 'Glenfern'
for the National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
Autumn Piano Weekend
Autumn Piano Weekend 2013 was held at Glenfern on March 23 & 24...
Around 22 pianists participated in a packed program of piano study in the historic surrounds of National Trust property Glenfern, in East St Kilda, Melbourne. Guest teaching staff included Betty Vergara-Pink, formerly Professor of Piano and Piano Pedagogy, Musikhochschule Freiburg and Dr Sandra Nash, Director of Studies, Dalcroze Australia. Team of Pianists staff were Prof Max Cooke, Darryl Coote and Robert Chamberlain, who devised and directed the event.
Themes for weekend included:
- Practice and Learning (Saturday morning)
- Movement and Musicianship (Saturday afternoon)
- Developing technique for Adults and for University students (Sunday morning)
- The Mystery of Memorisation (Sunday afternoon)
For further information download a summary with photos and schedule.
Upcoming Events
2021 Rigg Bequest Classic Music at Glenfern - Concert 2
Where the Wild Sings Are! Songs of Animals and Beasts
Icon Trio - Justine Anderson (soprano), Vivien Hamilton (mezzo-soprano), Jeannie Marsh (alto) - with Robert Chamberlain (piano) in a concert of music inspired by the world of animals. Unaccompanied madrigals, Australian rounds, comedic songs by Tom Lehrer, Flanders and Swann, delightful songs by Poulenc, Chabrier, Barber, Stravinsky, Richard Rodney Bennet, plus some animal-inspired keyboard solos from the French Baroque. Icon Trio will also live-premiere a new work by Becky Lewellyn, In the Dark Times, composed during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown. Be part of a small socially-distanced in-venue audience at the 3.00pm or the 6.30pm performance. Alternatively, for only $25, enjoy the 6.30pm performance as a live-streamed recital from the comfort of your own home! Download the flyer or read more here...
Date and Time
Sunday April 18, 2021
3.00pm or 6.30pm (for audience in-venue attendance)
Glenfern, 417 Inkerman St, East St Kilda, VIC
or
6.30pm (for the Live-Stream via YouTube)
2021 Rigg Bequest Classic Music at Glenfern - Concert 3
The Sorrows of Young Werther
Elizabeth Sellars (violin), Caroline Henbest (viola), Molly Kadarauch (cello), Rohan Murray (piano) in a program with the Piano Quartet in B flat major Op 69 by Mélanie Bonis and the Piano Quartet in in C minor Op 60 by Brahms. With one performance of this program at 3.00pm and another at 6.30pm, you can choose to be part of a small socially-distanced in-venue audience at either performance, or enjoy the 6.30pm performance as a live-streamed recital from the comfort of your own home!
Date and Time
Sunday May 16, 2021
3.00pm or 6.30pm (for audience in-venue attendance)
Glenfern, 417 Inkerman St, East St Kilda, VIC
or
6.30pm (for the Live-Stream via YouTube)