Recitals Australia Presents
Lunch Hour Series
Tynte Street, North Adelaide
Opal Guitar Quartet
Wednesday 21 June, 2023
at 12.30pm
for approximately 50 minutes
Program
Nigel Westlake (b.1958)
From Six Fish
- Guitarfish
- Sunfish
- Spangled Emperor
- Sling-Jaw Wrasse
Performed by: Opal Guitar Quartet
Lilith Guégamian (b.1971)
Dans le souffle du temps
Performed by Megan Robson
Alexandre Tansman (1897–1986)
Pièce en forme de Passacaille
Performed by James Rawley
James Rawley (b.1997)
3 Duos
- Auburn Sunset
- Golden Moon
- Black Coffee
Performed by Caleb Lavery-Brook and James Rawley
Phillip Houghton (1954–2017)
Suite of Six Trios
- Aubade… morning song
- Rondo… this spring, I’ll be flooded
- Becoming Water
- Impromptu…dance of faith
- Relic
- Initiation… homage to Duchamp: ‘Nosferatu Descending Staircase’
Performed by Caleb Lavery-Brook, James Rawley and Megan Robson
Paul Svoboda (b.1959)
Life’s a Beach Suite
- Wongaling
- Raindrops on Bingil
- Gliding Over Garner’s (Beach)
Performed by Opal Guitar Quartet
10’ | 6’ | 6’ | 11’ | 12’ | 11’
About the Opal Guitar Quartet
About the Opal Guitar Quartet
Graduates Caleb Lavery-Brook (Master of Philosophy) and James Rawley (Master of Philosophy), and current students Megan Robson (Master of Philosophy Candidate) and Alex Clayton (Undergraduate) from the Elder Conservatorium of Music combine to bring to life a programme showcasing the versatility of the guitar. The Opal Quartet, along with other students and graduates from the Conservatorium, are headed for South Korea in July to perform across the country and in the Korean International Guitar Festival.
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