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Music By The Sea Est. 1997 Music By The Sea believes that ART is essential for the wellbeing of the community Music By The Sea acknowledges the traditional owners and first people of Brisbane; Turrbal and Jagera/Yuggera. We extend our respect to elders past and present and to all Indigenous Australians |
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Music By The Sea Concert Series
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Make a gift of music this year with TWO
choices of Concert Packages. 3 Classical Concert Package - Details below |
1 May 2021 - TRIO ARGENTI - Monika Koerner (flute), Trish O’Brien (cello), Alex Raineri (piano). Trio Argenti brings together three powerhouse Brisbane based musicians in a trio of flute, cello and piano. Program Composers: Weber, Poulenc, Martinů & Kapustin
3 July 2021 - UMBERTO CLERICI (cello) & DANIEL de BORAH (piano). Umberto has played as soloist & with renowned orchestras at some of the most important concert halls in the world. He was appointed as Principal Cello of SSO in 2014. DANIEL DE BORAH is firmly est'd as one of Australia’s foremost musicians, consistently praised for grace, finesse & imaginative intelligence of his performances. Program: Mendelssohn, Chopin
6 November 2021 - SPINA-BENIGNETTI PIANO DUO (Italy) - Four hands performance
Eleonora & Michele were awarded the prestigious “Diplôme Supéri eur d’Exécution” at Ecole Normale De Musique “Alfred Cortot” in June 2014 in Paris. Program: music of Schubert
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Multi-genre Package
3 Concert Package - Details below |
4 September 2021 - RILEY LEE - began playing the shakuhachi (bamboo flute) in Japan in 1971, studying with Chikuho Sakai until 1980 & was given the rank of Dai Shihan (grand master) in 1980. He has been instrumental in creating a professional presence of traditional Japanese music in Australia.
Riley will perform with Takako Nishibori on Koto
2 October 2021 - EISHAN ENSEMBLE - Middle-Eastern jazz ensemble. Led by acclaimed Persian-Australian tar player & composer, Hamed Sadeghi, Eishan Ensemble draws on contemporary & classical music traditions of both East & West. Their concert at The Music By The Sea will be part of their 2020 national tour before they head to Portugal & Spain for their European tour.
4 December 2021 - LLOYD SPIEGEL - acoustic blues guitarist, singer/song writer. Australian blues musician Lloyd Spiegel celebrated his 30th year on tour in 2019. Somewhere between songwriter, social worker & truth-seeker sits Lloyd, guitar in hand & a song at the ready. Don’t miss this incredible talent & charismatic personality!
Riley will perform with Takako Nishibori on Koto
2 October 2021 - EISHAN ENSEMBLE - Middle-Eastern jazz ensemble. Led by acclaimed Persian-Australian tar player & composer, Hamed Sadeghi, Eishan Ensemble draws on contemporary & classical music traditions of both East & West. Their concert at The Music By The Sea will be part of their 2020 national tour before they head to Portugal & Spain for their European tour.
4 December 2021 - LLOYD SPIEGEL - acoustic blues guitarist, singer/song writer. Australian blues musician Lloyd Spiegel celebrated his 30th year on tour in 2019. Somewhere between songwriter, social worker & truth-seeker sits Lloyd, guitar in hand & a song at the ready. Don’t miss this incredible talent & charismatic personality!
6 March 2021, 7:30pm, Sandgate Town Hall
A DOUBLE BILL!
Beier • Griffin • Pollak Trio & East of West
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Beier • Griffin • Pollak Trio - Tunji Beier (percussion), Philip Griffin (strings), Linsey Pollak (winds)
The recently formed (Sept 2020) Beier • Griffin • Pollak Trio brings together three multi-talented musicians who have over many years played together in various combinations. Some of their previous groups are Ross Daly’s Australian Labyrinth, Dva, dididumdum, Makedonski Bop and the still active Balkanics.
Tunji Beier at the age of ten was studying Yoruba drumming in Nigeria. Six years later he travelled to Bangalore in South India to study percussion for three years at the Karnakata College of Percussion under the mentorship of Mr TAS Mani. This intense period of study enables Tunji to bring his mastery of the mridangam, kanjira, ghattam and morsing to the instrumentation of the B•G•P Trio.
Philip Griffin's extraordinary talents defy categorisation as they cross so many areas of musical activity. In his own words, “Since the 1980s I have been playing music in a wide variety of styles, photographing all kinds of things (but particularly birds and reptiles), making videos, teaching, music directing and quite a few other activities besides” – that’s an understatement. In this trio he plays oud, electric bass, rabab, guitar, balalaika and ukulele.
Linsey Pollak discovered a bamboo grove when he was 19 and has been making and designing wind instruments ever since. While making instruments in London in the 1970s, he travelled to Macedonia to study the gaida (Macedonian bagpipes) for eight months; an experience that changed his life. Since then he has created dozens of varied music projects and toured his solo shows all over the world. In this trio he plays his self-made instruments - cylisax, hybrid duduk, clarinis, gaidanet, Crow and Donna.
The music played by the B•G•P Trio is mostly original compositions by Linsey. These are strongly influenced by Macedonian traditional music with a focus on rhythmic variation and non-Western modes. However, each of the three players brings a diverse array of sounds, skills, styles, and emotional content to the music that develops and extends each of the compositions. The real strength of the trio lies with the journeys that these pieces are taken by way of the improvisations and solos of all three players and also by the ease with which they all play and improvise together. The sound of the B•G•P Trio is fresh, but listeners can also hear the maturity and depth that long-term musical partnerships can bestow.
East of West - Goran Gajić (double bass), Philip Griffin (oud) and Malindi Morris (hand percussion)In the fertile borderlands between genres, East of West explores the edges: Mediterranean, jazz and Balkan influences interweave through intricate compositions and improvisations. Far from known shores, the trio’s oud, percussion and double bass map new musical territories, inviting the listener to venture into a profoundly curious and enjoyable realm. With experience in jazz and Middle Eastern classical music forms, the band’s compositional focus is on creating beautiful story-telling melodies spun over rich traditional rhythms, allowing space for open solos and improvisation. All three are active in Australian music scenes (world, jazz, folk, baroque, to name a few). Goran Gajić plays with and composes for the Queensland Music Award winning band Mzaza; Philip Griffin collaborates with internationally renowned musicians such as Linsey Pollak, Tunji Beier, Frankie Armstrong and Ross Daly; Malindi Morris has worked with internationally known guitarists ‘Duo Aritmija’ in Slovenia, composing for and directing the project ‘Lastovka’ and was one of the founding band leaders of the Australian Balkan brass band ‘The Transbalkan Express’.
The recently formed (Sept 2020) Beier • Griffin • Pollak Trio brings together three multi-talented musicians who have over many years played together in various combinations. Some of their previous groups are Ross Daly’s Australian Labyrinth, Dva, dididumdum, Makedonski Bop and the still active Balkanics.
Tunji Beier at the age of ten was studying Yoruba drumming in Nigeria. Six years later he travelled to Bangalore in South India to study percussion for three years at the Karnakata College of Percussion under the mentorship of Mr TAS Mani. This intense period of study enables Tunji to bring his mastery of the mridangam, kanjira, ghattam and morsing to the instrumentation of the B•G•P Trio.
Philip Griffin's extraordinary talents defy categorisation as they cross so many areas of musical activity. In his own words, “Since the 1980s I have been playing music in a wide variety of styles, photographing all kinds of things (but particularly birds and reptiles), making videos, teaching, music directing and quite a few other activities besides” – that’s an understatement. In this trio he plays oud, electric bass, rabab, guitar, balalaika and ukulele.
Linsey Pollak discovered a bamboo grove when he was 19 and has been making and designing wind instruments ever since. While making instruments in London in the 1970s, he travelled to Macedonia to study the gaida (Macedonian bagpipes) for eight months; an experience that changed his life. Since then he has created dozens of varied music projects and toured his solo shows all over the world. In this trio he plays his self-made instruments - cylisax, hybrid duduk, clarinis, gaidanet, Crow and Donna.
The music played by the B•G•P Trio is mostly original compositions by Linsey. These are strongly influenced by Macedonian traditional music with a focus on rhythmic variation and non-Western modes. However, each of the three players brings a diverse array of sounds, skills, styles, and emotional content to the music that develops and extends each of the compositions. The real strength of the trio lies with the journeys that these pieces are taken by way of the improvisations and solos of all three players and also by the ease with which they all play and improvise together. The sound of the B•G•P Trio is fresh, but listeners can also hear the maturity and depth that long-term musical partnerships can bestow.
East of West - Goran Gajić (double bass), Philip Griffin (oud) and Malindi Morris (hand percussion)In the fertile borderlands between genres, East of West explores the edges: Mediterranean, jazz and Balkan influences interweave through intricate compositions and improvisations. Far from known shores, the trio’s oud, percussion and double bass map new musical territories, inviting the listener to venture into a profoundly curious and enjoyable realm. With experience in jazz and Middle Eastern classical music forms, the band’s compositional focus is on creating beautiful story-telling melodies spun over rich traditional rhythms, allowing space for open solos and improvisation. All three are active in Australian music scenes (world, jazz, folk, baroque, to name a few). Goran Gajić plays with and composes for the Queensland Music Award winning band Mzaza; Philip Griffin collaborates with internationally renowned musicians such as Linsey Pollak, Tunji Beier, Frankie Armstrong and Ross Daly; Malindi Morris has worked with internationally known guitarists ‘Duo Aritmija’ in Slovenia, composing for and directing the project ‘Lastovka’ and was one of the founding band leaders of the Australian Balkan brass band ‘The Transbalkan Express’.
10 April 2021, 7:30pm, Sandgate Town Hall
Barleyshakes manage to hold hands with the tradition of Irish music while infusing it with a fresh and contemporary spirit is remarkable. Intense energy, beautiful harmony, and irresistible dance rhythms are responsible for their longevity, performing since their inception in Dublin in 1995 and two members contributing to Fellowship of the Rings award winning soundtrack. Their new and 8th album “Irishtown” is being hailed as their best yet.
1 May 2021, 7:30pm, Sandgate Town Hall
Trio Argenti - Monika Koerner (flute), Trish O’Brien (cello), Alex Raineri (piano)
TICKETS
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1 May 2021, 7:30pm, Sandgate Town Hall
Trio Argenti - Monika Koerner (flute), Trish O’Brien (cello), Alex Raineri (piano)
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Formed in 2019, Trio Argenti brings together three powerhouse Brisbane based musicians in a trio of flute, cello and piano. Austrian flutist Monika Koerner is Artistic Director of Ensemble Trivium, appears regularly as principal flute with Camerata - Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra, and as guest artist with Ensemble Q, Southern Cross Soloists and QSO Chamber Players. Former Sydney Symphony principal cellist Trish O’Brien is co-Artistic Director of Ensemble Q and the Queensland International Chamber Music Competition, and leads an active performing career as soloist and chamber musician nationally and internationally. Brisbane pianist Alex Raineri is a member of Southern Cross Soloists, Artistic Director of the Brisbane Music Festival, and in high demand as soloist and chamber musician.
Program
Weber - G minor Op 63
Kaija Saariaho - Cendres
Interval
Martinů - Trio H.300
Kapustin - Trio Op 86
Program
Weber - G minor Op 63
Kaija Saariaho - Cendres
Interval
Martinů - Trio H.300
Kapustin - Trio Op 86
3 July 2021, 7:30pm, Sandgate Town Hall
Umberto Clerici (cello) and Daniel de Borah (piano)
performing works by Mendelssohn and Chopin
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3 July 2021, 7:30pm, Sandgate Town Hall
Umberto Clerici (cello) and Daniel de Borah (piano)
performing works by Mendelssohn and Chopin
TICKETS
Before you purchase tickets, you might like to consider the '3 Concert Classical Package'
See top of page for concert details or Click here for CLASSICAL PACKAGE
See top of page for concert details or Click here for CLASSICAL PACKAGE
Umberto Clerici started studying the cello with the Suzuki method at the age of five. Umberto received several international prizes: at the Rostropovich in Paris and, in 2011, at the Čajkovskij in Moscow. Performed with Petersburg Philharmonic, Philharmonia Wien, Russian State Orchestra of Moscow. Umberto has performed as soloist at the Carnegie Hall in New York, the Musik Verein in Vienna, the great Shostakovich Hall of St Petersburg and Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome. In 2014 he was appointed as Principal Cello of the Sydney Symphony after he had been principal cello at the Royal Opera House in Turin for four years. He recorded several CDs with concertos, solo and chamber music and, in 2017, he realized two new solo recordings for ABC Classic.
Umberto plays a 1722 Matteo Goffriller from Venice and a 1758 Carlo Antonio Testore from Milan. |
Daniel de Borah is firmly established as one of Australia’s foremost musicians, consistently praised for the grace, finesse and imaginative intelligence of his performances. His busy performance schedule finds him equally at home as concerto soloist, recitalist and chamber musician. Since his prize-winning appearances at the 2004 Sydney International Piano Competition, Daniel has given recitals on four continents and toured extensively throughout the United Kingdom and Australia. As a concerto soloist he has appeared with the English Chamber Orchestra, London Mozart Players, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Australian Chamber Orchestra and the Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Auckland Symphony Orchestras.
Born in Melbourne in 1981, Daniel studied at the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, the St. Petersburg State Conservatory and the Royal Academy of Music, London. |
Mendelssohn: Song without words op. 109 in D Major
Chopin: Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65
Chopin: Songs without words n. 8 in D Major and n. 9 in G Major from op.74
Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata No. 2 in D Major, op. 5
Chopin: Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65
Chopin: Songs without words n. 8 in D Major and n. 9 in G Major from op.74
Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata No. 2 in D Major, op. 5
4 September 2021, 7:30pm, Sandgate Town Hall
RILEY LEE - began playing the shakuhachi (bamboo flute) in Japan in 1971, studying with Chikuho Sakai until 1980 & was given the rank of Dai Shihan (grand master) in 1980. He has been instrumental in creating a professional presence of traditional Japanese music in Australia.
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Takako Nishibori is QLD’s eminent Koto performer and a passionate educator. She brings the classic sounds of Japan alive through her mastery of the Koto.Takako was born in Otsu, Japan and began learning the Koto at the age of six. Takako studied the Koto with Grand Master Shizu Fujino. |
2 October 2021, 7:30pm, Sandgate Town Hall
Eishan Ensemble - Middle-Eastern jazz ensemble
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'3 Multi-genre Concert Package'. See top of page for concert details or
Click here for 3 CONCERT PACKAGE
Before you purchase tickets for Eishan Ensemble, you might like to consider the 2020
'3 Multi-genre Concert Package'. See top of page for concert details or
Click here for 3 CONCERT PACKAGE
Led by acclaimed Persian-Australian tar player and composer, Hamed Sadeghi, Eishan Ensemble draws on contemporary and classical music traditions of both East and West. The ensemble’s repertoire consists predominantly of Sadeghi’s original compositions with diverse improvisatory idioms featured powerfully. Variously described as “Persian chamber jazz” and “Middle-Eastern jazz fusion”, Eishan Ensemble defies neat labels.
…astonishing power and convulsive impact.” – John Shand, SMH ★★★★1⁄2
…astonishing power and convulsive impact.” – John Shand, SMH ★★★★1⁄2
6 November 2021, 7:30pm, Sandgate Town Hall
Spina-Benignetti Piano Duo (Italy) - Four hands performance
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Spina-Benignetti Piano Duo (Italy) - Four hands performance
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See top of page for concert details or Click here for CLASSICAL PACKAGE
For Eleonora Spina and Michele Benignetti, the spirit of music courses through their veins. Coming from a strong musical lineage with backgrounds as soloist and chamber musicians, the duo have appeared as soloists with orchestras across Italy, France and The Netherlands. Eleonora and Michele’s partnership as a piano duo came to fruition in 2013, and was met with positive critical acclaim. In June 2014, they were awarded the prestigious “Diplôme Supérieur d’Exécution” at the Ecole Normale De Musique “Alfred Cortot” in Paris. The duo performs regularly throughout Europe, and they have also toured across South Africa, Asia, Australia and the USA. 2019 has been one of their busiest years to date, with over 50 concerts played in just 6 months. They are also professors and currently teach at the prestigious Conservatorium of Music “Cité de la Musique et de la Danse" in Soissons, in France. Additionally, they are often invited to give masterclasses in Italy, France and China.
Program
Franz Schubert “Grand Duo” Sonata for piano four hands D812
Franz Schubert Variations on an original theme in A flat major D813 for piano four hands
Franz Schubert Fantasia in f minor for piano four hands D940
4 December 2021, 7:30pm, Sandgate Town Hall
Lloyd Spiegel - acoustic blues guitarist, singer/song writer
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Lloyd Spiegel - acoustic blues guitarist, singer/song writer
TICKETS
Before you purchase tickets for Lloyd Spiegel, you might like to consider the 2020
'3 Multi-genre Concert Package'. See top of page for concert details or
Click here for 3 CONCERT PACKAGE
'3 Multi-genre Concert Package'. See top of page for concert details or
Click here for 3 CONCERT PACKAGE
As Lloyd celebrates his 30th year on tour, he can’t recall a time before playing guitar. Picking up the instrument at age four, Lloyd played his first professional show at age ten and was touring the east coast of Australia at 12. By 16 he was on tour in the United States, cutting his teeth as a true travelling blues man. Lloyd’s travels not only honed his craft, earned him a swag of awards and brought him to take counsel with the founding fathers of modern blues – it taught him the most important part of being a blues musician: connecting with everyday people. Toured Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada, Europe and Japan., viewing himself as a social worker more than anything else – someone to help people forget about their worries for a few hours and put a smile on their face. Won awards as Best Artist and Best Album at the Australian Blues Awards.
Supported the likes of Ray Charles, Bob Dylan and Etta James.
In 2019, Lloyd releases his tenth album ‘Cut And Run’, the final part of an unexpected trilogy about personal redemption Lloyd didn’t even realise he was writing until it was finished.
Supported the likes of Ray Charles, Bob Dylan and Etta James.
In 2019, Lloyd releases his tenth album ‘Cut And Run’, the final part of an unexpected trilogy about personal redemption Lloyd didn’t even realise he was writing until it was finished.