Season 2016
THE STRONG, THE FAIR
THE ANCIENT FUTURE
THE HEART OF THE MATTER
SUNDAY 13 MARCH / 2:30 PM
75 Reid Street, North Fitzroy
Trewartha - Memories for a Stranger
(world premiere)
Pearson - Song Of Us
(premiere)
In the week of International Women’s Day Ensemble Goldentree will celebrate the contributions made to chamber music by women, and explore the stories of these composers, their works and performers.
Traversing generations and continents this passionate all-female ensemble will present the world premiere of two new works by Melbournian composers Louisa Trewartha and Natasha Pearson alongside influential female composers throughout history.
Complimentary afternoon tea served during the performance.
Adult $20 / Concession $15
Show your support for International Women's Day (March 8th) by wearing purple and using the hashtag #PledgeForParity
POSTPONED
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St Andrew's Anglican Church, Brighton
A selection of works for brass trio and soprano
Ensemble Goldentree are joined by additional members of the brass family to explore the history and development of the relationship between brass and vocal music from the Renaissance to the twenty-first century.
The ensemble will present works for brass trio (trumpet, horn, trombone) and soprano, sharing the history of the instruments and their development in an interactive concert format that will educate and inspire.
Complimentary afternoon tea served following the performance.
Adult $20 / Concession $15
SUNDAY 25 SEPTEMBER / 2:30 PM
St Stephen's Aglican Church, Richmond
Britten - The Heart of the Matter
Kroeger - Psalms I & XXII from Tres Psalmi Davidis
Melbourne based tenor, Michael Petruccelli, joins Ensemble Goldentree for the performance of Benjamin Britten’s rarely heard work “The Heart of the Matter”.
This deeply moving composition, including recitations from the poetry of Edith Sitwell, draws heavily from the poet's experience of the London Blitz and brings together the unsual combination of tenor, horn, piano and reader. Join us for this special occassion with one of Australia's leading young singers.
Complimentary afternoon tea served following the performance.
Adult $20 / Concession $15
Special Projects 2015
Australian Festival of Camber Music - Advanced Winterschool
31 July - 8 August 2015
Cooke - Nocturnes
Masterclasses, coachings & world class chamber music.
You can read about Ensemble Goldentree's time in Townsville on our AFCM 2015 Blog
Fundraising Concert for Asante Adventures
6 September 2015
Cooke - Nocturnes
All money raised went to Mission In Action (Kenya), Suluhisho (Kenya) & Amari Community Development (Uganda).
In Setpember-October 2015 Jacob climed to Everest Basecamp to raise further funds towards the cause.
3MBS The Talent - Series 3
LIVE on 3MBS 103.5FM
24 November 2015
Cooke - Nocturnes
Alison, Tim and Jacob performed live on radio as part of The Talent, an on air masterclass program run by 3MBS. Recordings will be uploaded to the Ensemble Goldentree website when available.
Season 2015
OF ROMANTICS, DISTANCE & WATER
SUNDAY MAY 3 2015 / 2 PM
St Stephen's Anglican Church, Richmond
Schubert - Auf dem Strom
Lachner - Selections
Berlioz - Le jeune Patre Breton
Ensemble Goldentree's 2015 season opener brings one of the most well know works for horn, voice and piano to life alongside its contemporaries.
SEASONS & THE CITY
SUNDAY JULY 5 2015 / 2PM
St Stephen's Anglican Church, Richmond
Gillie - To The Seasons
Winteregg - Three City Songs
Plog - Animal Ditties III
Adult $20 / Concession $15
Alison, Tim and Jacob are joined by horn player Melanie Simpson to present the Australian premieres of modern American compositions. Sweet lyricism and colourful characters abound in Gina Gillie's To the Seasons, contrasted with the humour and jazz influences of Winteregg's City Songs and Plog's Animal Ditties. Join Ensemble Goldentree for an exciting afternoon of entertainment.
COLLABORATION
SUNDAY 25 OCTOBER 2015 / 5PM
Hammond Gallery
Victorian Artists Society
430 Albert Street, East Melbourne
Adult $20 / Concession $15
Cooke - Nocturnes
Lenthall - Winter (world premiere)
Tim and Alison are joined by pianist, Megan Steller, and violinist, Katriona Tsyrlin, for the world premiere of a new work written for Ensemble Goldentree by Melbournian composer, Warren Lenthall.
This concert will include a performance of Arnold Cooke's Nocturnes, which the ensemble recently performed at the Australian Festival of Chamber Music.
2013 - People's Chamber Music
Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition
Ensemble Goldentree originally formed in 2013 at Monash Univeristy, whilst it's original member's were taking chamber music studies together. Tim Hannah (horn), Alison McIntosh-Deszcz (soprano) and Jacob Davey (piano) named the group Trio Archipelago and performed works by Franz Lachner, Hector Berlioz and Charles Gounod. A number of these works would later be used in Ensemble Goldentree's debut concert, 'Of Romantics, Distance & Water' in 2015.
In this original guise the ensemble participated in the People's Chamber Music concert at the Melbourne Recital Centre. This event, run by the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition, brought together community and university ensembles and gave them the opportunity to perform in a world class venue for an enthusiastic crowd. Tim, Alison and Jacob performed a selection of works by Franz Lacher in this, their first public performance as an ensemble.