BHFMS UPDATE
We do hope you are all coping with this new order of life we are all experiencing at the moment and keeping safe & well.
We recognise the importance of music for well being and for social connection as you have seen by many social media posts.
Here’s some links that will help you stay connected with music that will lift your heart
It is fortunate that we haven’t planned a concert for April & now we have decided to postpone the May concert with Jacinta Dennett & her harp.
Avi & Peter who were scheduled for June will also be postponed and the June guitarist Colin Devin who was planning a tour Down under has had to cancel his plans. We hope that we will be able to continue to bring you a selection of Gilbert & Sullivan with the Savoy Opera in August – keep watching the website
Avi & Peter who were scheduled for June will also be postponed and the June guitarist Colin Devin who was planning a tour Down under has had to cancel his plans. We hope that we will be able to continue to bring you a selection of Gilbert & Sullivan with the Savoy Opera in August – keep watching the website
The Barwon Heads Chorale was due to sing at the Anglican Church at the Good Friday service, and of course this cannot happen – however you may like to listen to what was going to be performed Drop, Drop Slow tears & Power of the Cross
REPORT ON MARCH CONCERT
Our March concert really was one of our very special concerts as we had a return visit from the guitar duo,Johannes Moller (from Sweden) & Laura Fraticelli (from Argentina) who are married with a young son, Dario, & live in The Hague. Laura was wearing a gorgeous long red dress which really suited her performance!
They began their recital with three pieces from Johann Kaspar Mertz (born in Hungary in 1806 & died in Vienna in 1856.) He composed in the Romantic time of the Classical era & was influenced by Schumann, Schubert & Chopin! They chose 3 of his beautiful duets & performed them so superbly & intimately. They were titled “I think of you”, “No Rest”, & “Evening Serenade”.
Laura continued as soloist with a Tango from Buenos Aires by Amandos Roberto, saying if you move away from Argentina, you miss the music so much!
The Duo then performed a Costo Merangos Tango from 1920 which was the beginning of the tango style & only for the guitar. The second Tango was “Only for You!” & very lively!
Johannes then performed “A Star in the Sky” & reminisced about gazing in awe at the stars when he was a boy in Sweden; they were all so clear & bright! An amazing memory to have. Johannes’ final work was his own composition of variations based on “O Shanandore” which became the “Shanandore Fantasy”!
They dedicated the concert to 7-year-old Dario who has travelled with them for 4 months to 20 countries. Luckily, he loves to travel & speak 4 languages!
We wish you all a happy & Safe Easter holiday
Laura continued as soloist with a Tango from Buenos Aires by Amandos Roberto, saying if you move away from Argentina, you miss the music so much!
The Duo then performed a Costo Merangos Tango from 1920 which was the beginning of the tango style & only for the guitar. The second Tango was “Only for You!” & very lively!
Johannes then performed “A Star in the Sky” & reminisced about gazing in awe at the stars when he was a boy in Sweden; they were all so clear & bright! An amazing memory to have. Johannes’ final work was his own composition of variations based on “O Shanandore” which became the “Shanandore Fantasy”!
They dedicated the concert to 7-year-old Dario who has travelled with them for 4 months to 20 countries. Luckily, he loves to travel & speak 4 languages!
We wish you all a happy & Safe Easter holiday
