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Gala candlelight concert for two new musical ensembles

Music lovers, who have put off buying their tickets for Friday's gala candlelight concert at the Bendigo City Hall, could be very disappointed.

This is the view of concert organisers, who reported at the end of last week, that three-quarters of all tickets had already been sold.

It appears likely that artists from Bendigo's two exciting new musical ensembles will be playing their first public concert to a capacity audience of about 450.

Organisers and musicians alike are delighted at the interest and response shown by the public to a concert, which has been claimed by some to be Bendigo's musical event of the decade.

What promises to be a unique and memorable evening, should be made exciting by the size of the audience.

The concert will start with a divertimento by Mozart, played by the Victorian Wind Quintet of Bendigo - Jennifer Gogolin (flute), Anne Marshall (oboe), Catherine Wright (horn), dare Morton (bassoon) and Stephen Kenyon (clarinet).

This spirited piece, written originally to be played in the open air, was seen by Mozart as music for the people - light hearted, uncomplicated in its design, with an energy reminiscent of popular folk music.

In marked contrast is the Shostakovich string quartet which follows the divertimento.

This profound and moving work will be performed by the Victorian String Quartet of Bendigo - Deborah Fox (violin), Jacob Lakirovich (violin), Philip Taylor (violin) arid William Howard (cello).

Philip Taylor has described this work as a lament against war, a piece which brilliantly Illustrates the tensions and discords, and the natures of human suffering at the hands of war.

Following the interval, the quartet will perform another contrasting work, the String Quartet No 2, by Borodin.

This happy, tuneful piece, which the musicians feel echoes something of the joy and delight, which the gala evening should provide for the anticipated capacity audience.

The remainder of Friday evening's program comprises three relatively unfamiliar work played by the wind quintet. The first is the Wind Quintet in B Flat Major, by Franz Danzi, a contemporary of Mozart.

This will be followed by a Scherzo written by the modern French composer, Eugene Bozza. This piece allows each of the musicians to show off their virtuoso capabilities.

The gala concert will end with the Seventeen Variations, Opus 22, by another modern French composer, Jean Michel Demase. Like the Borodin quintet, this work alms to capture some of the joyfulness and elegance of this unique occasion.

A champagne supper follows the concert, when the audience will have the opportunity of meeting and talking with the nine musicians of the wind quartet and the string quintet.

Music lovers, who have hesitated in making reservations, should take action immediately.

A limited number of tickets are still available at Collins Booksellers, Bendigo, and at the Castlemaine Bookshop.

BENDIGO ADVERTISER
June 13, 1984