NEW ALBUM by extraordinary flautist, Sally Walker:
Boccherini: Chamber works for Flute (AVIE Records, UK)
Due for release on Friday 16 August, 2024 on avie-records.com
Pre-order/ stream/ download the album here
Internationally acclaimed Australian flautist and educator Dr Sally Walker, will premiere her new album with selected works to be performed at the Sydney Opera House, North Adelaide Baroque Concert Hall and Wesley Uniting Church Canberra this September, 2024.
Music Fit for a King presents stunning music by Mozart and Boccherini, two of the most celebrated composers from the ‘Golden Age’ of Classical music; friends who both counted King Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia as their patron.
While Mozart’s enduring fame overshadows that of his Italian colleague, Boccherini reveals himself a master of descriptive and vividly evocative music through his Flute chamber works. Moments of explosive drama and surprising harmonies await, yet all contained within Boccherini’s infinitely elegant, virtuosic and beautifully refined style. The surprisingly diverse moods and melodies of these utterly inspired works fit perfectly around the heart of the program, Mozart’s Flute Quartet in D K.285, one of the best-loved chamber treasures for winds and strings. Adelaide audiences will also be treated to a special performance of Mozart’s Oboe Quartet in F Major K.370, Boccherini’s Sextet Op.38 and Boccherini’s (attrib.) Quintet in C, G. 443.
Celebrating the release of Dr Sally Walker and Friends’ new album, Boccherini: Chamber Works for Flute (AVIE), we welcome you to experience the heart-quickening pleasures of this exciting music in the masterful hands of extraordinary flautist, Sally Walker – most recently earning acclaim in the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s national Mahler: Song of the Earth tour – and an all-star ensemble drawn from Adelaide’s finest classical musicians.
Recorded in the opulent North Adelaide Baroque Hall, the double disc album – and concert tour – features the brilliant playing of violinists Dr Elizabeth Layton (Head of Classical Performance, Elder Conservatorium SA) and Alison Rayner (Adelaide Baroque); violist Stephen King (formerly ASQ, ACO), cellist Thomas Marlin (Alma Moodie Quartet), bassist Robert Nairn (Elder Conservatorium), oboist Celia Craig (Creative Arts Fellow – National Library of Australia, Honorary Associate of Royal Academy of Music), Mark Gaydon (ASO Principal Bassoon) and Sarah Barrett (ASO Assoc. Principal Horn), together with Sally Walker.
Read the Media Release with links: here.
Concert tour: ‘Music Fit for a King: Mozart and Boccherini’
CANBERRA
Featuring Sally Walker, Elizabeth Layton, Alison Rayner, Stephen King, Thomas Marlin
Date / Time Saturday 7 September 2024, 7pm
Venue Wesley Uniting Church, National Circuit, Forrest, Canberra (ACT)
Bookings trybooking.com/CTJMS
SYDNEY
Featuring Sally Walker, Elizabeth Layton, Alison Rayner, Stephen King, Thomas Marlin
Date / Time Sunday 8 September 2024, 3pm
Venue Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point, Sydney (NSW)
Bookings 02 9250 7777 or sydneyoperahouse.com/classical-music/music-fit-king-mozart-and-boccherini
ADELAIDE
Featuring full ensemble
Date / Time Thursday 26 September 2024, 7pm
Venue North Adelaide Baroque Concert Hall, Tynte St, North Adelaide (SA)
Bookings trybooking.com/CTJTB
Tickets are limited, so book early to not miss out!
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