Souvenirs of Home Hourglass Ensemble

  • Classical Music
  • Utzon Room
  • Run time - 120 minutes, 20 minute interval

Chamber music invoking memories of home

A variety of sublime, dynamic, and nostalgic chamber music from Australia, Germany, America, and Brazil, evoking sensations and stories of time, beauty, grief, and peace.

Australians have a severe case of the travel bug, wanderlust, a searching spirit… but the most precious things are those we long for from home, when we find ourselves in distant lands. 

Firstly, our TRAVELS in two of the greatest masterpieces of chamber music, from trips to Germany and the USA the mighty, endless, autumnal clarinet trio of Brahms, and the quirky, athletic dynamism of Telephone Book by American Michael Torke. 

And in this magical program, our HOME exciting contemporary works from Brazil, and from brilliant young Australian composers Greenaway, Chance, and Muller, exploring the emotionally explosive sonorities from piano trio to breathless flute choir. 

Presented by Hourglass Ensemble

Event details

…a varied and highly enjoyable programme.

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Program

Johannes Brahms - Trio for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano
Sally Greenaway – Piano Trio “Le Parc Monceau”
Michael Torke – Telephone Book
Alice Chance - Inhalations
Heitor Villa-Lobos – Jet Whistle
Oliver Muller - Petrie Creek Road (world premiere*) for flute, clarinet, and piano
Amanda Harberg – Court Dances
 

Artists

Ewa Kowalski
Flutes

Andrew Kennedy
Clarinets/artistic director

Anna Rutkowska
Piano

Dan Russell
Violin

Robert Jackson
Cello

Oliver Muller
Composer

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Attending this event

Plan your visit

Address

Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

Getting to the venue

The Opera House is a 7-10 minute walk from Circular Quay, and is easily accessible by car, train, ferry, lightrail, bus, bike and on foot.

Location and access

Utzon Room

The Utzon Room is located on the Eastern side of the Opera House, in front of the Joan Sutherland Theatre. Best accessed through the Box Office Foyer or the Covered Concourse. All Sydney Opera House foyers are accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators).

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