Upcoming Performances and Events
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
LIVING WITH DEVILS
Greg Stephens conductor
Soundtrack by Maria Grenfell
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
LIVING WITH DEVILS
Greg Stephens conductor
Soundtrack by Maria Grenfell
Christchurch Symphony Orchestra
LAMB AND HAYWARD MASTERWORKS
Benjamin Northey conductor
Alexander Gavrylyuk piano
Maria Grenfell Stealing Tutunui
Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat
Bartok Concerto for Orchestra
South Coast Symphony Orchestra
A multi-media event. Women composers and artists who have shaped the American musical landscape: Classical, Opera, Musicals, Jazz, Gospel.
Front Range Chamber Players
WHAT’S NOT TO LOVE ABOUT THE FLUTE?
Catherine Lum Peterson, Michael Williams flutes
includes Maria Grenfell These Dark Notes Drifting for two flutes and piano
Front Range Chamber Players
WHAT’S NOT TO LOVE ABOUT THE FLUTE?
Catherine Lum Peterson, Michael Williams flutes
includes Maria Grenfell These Dark Notes Drifting for two flutes and piano
Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra
FROM CARNIVAL TO LUNAR NEW YEAR
Kevin F. E. Sütterlin conductor
Yuliya Smead, violin
Program:
Maria Grenfell Roar!
Clarice Assad Bonecos De Olinda
Chen Gang and He Zhanhao The Butterfly Lovers, Concerto for violin and orchestra
Bao Yuankai [鲍元恺]: Chinese Sights and Sounds [炎黄风情] (Selections)
Flinders Quartet
MUSICAL PORTRAITS
https://www.flindersquartet.com/whats-on
Program:
Shostakovich String Quartet no. 8 in C minor, op. 110
Maria Grenfell Silhouettes (commissioned by Flinders Quartet)
Smetana String Quartet no. 1 in E minor, “From My Life”
Flinders Quartet
MUSICAL PORTRAITS
https://www.flindersquartet.com/whats-on
Program:
Shostakovich String Quartet no. 8 in C minor, op. 110
Maria Grenfell Silhouettes (commissioned by Flinders Quartet)
Smetana String Quartet no. 1 in E minor, “From My Life”
Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra
FANTASY: A WORLD WITH NO BOUNDARIES
Adam Stern conductor
Sempre Sisters, Charlotte Marckx (violin) and Olivia Marckx (cello)
Program:
Beethoven Overture to Prometheus
Maria Grenfell Hinemoa (US premiere)
Borodin In the Steppes of Central Asia
Delius Concerto for Violin and Cello
Johannes Strauss Jr. The Blue Danube
Orquesta de Camara de Bellas Artes
Orquesta de Camara de Bellas Artes, Mexico City.
Luis Manuel Sanchez Rivas, Music Director.
Program includes Maria Grenfell Clockwerk (US premiere)
Australian Doctor’s Orchestra
https://events.humanitix.com/australian-doctors-orchestra
Norwood Symphony Orchestra
A dazzling array of works by some of the finest female composers of the last century. The program showcases three Australian works, including the world premiere of a new fanfare by local Adelaide composer Emma Knights, along with 20th Century works by trailblazing women Ethel Smyth (UK), Florence Price (USA) and Dora Pejačević (Croatia). This is a rare opportunity to discover these orchestral gems!
Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition
Piano trios and string quartets for Round 2 of the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition
Program includes MARIA GRENFELL Bitter Tears (piano trio)
https://limelightmagazine.com.au/features/chamber-made/
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Classic Kids Relaxed: Forces of Nature
Ingrid Martin conductor
Thea Rossen presenter
Program:
BRENDA GIFFORD Miringama
BEETHOVEN Symphony no. 6 “Pastoral” (excerpts)
TCHAIKOVSKY Waltz of the Flowers
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV The Flight of the Bumblebee
MARIA GRENFELL Rock Hopping
ERIC WHITACRE October
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Classic Kids: Forces of Nature
Ingrid Martin conductor
Thea Rossen presenter
Program:
BRENDA GIFFORD Miringama
BEETHOVEN Symphony no. 6 “Pastoral” (excerpts)
TCHAIKOVSKY Waltz of the Flowers
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV The Flight of the Bumblebee
MARIA GRENFELL Rock Hopping
ERIC WHITACRE October
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
MSO for Schools: Forces of Nature
Ingrid Martin conductor
Thea Rossen presenter
Program:
BRENDA GIFFORD Miringama
BEETHOVEN Symphony no. 6 “Pastoral” (excerpts)
TCHAIKOVSKY Waltz of the Flowers
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV The Flight of the Bumblebee
MARIA GRENFELL Rock Hopping
ERIC WHITACRE October
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
MSO for Schools: Forces of Nature
Ingrid Martin conductor
Thea Rossen presenter
Program:
BRENDA GIFFORD Miringama
BEETHOVEN Symphony no. 6 “Pastoral” (excerpts)
TCHAIKOVSKY Waltz of the Flowers
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV The Flight of the Bumblebee
MARIA GRENFELL Rock Hopping
ERIC WHITACRE October
Contra Guitar Duo
https://www.contraguitarduo.com/tour for tickets and locations.
Performing in Sydney, Canberra, Wagga Wagga, Brisbane, and more.
Featuring a new arrangement of Di Primavera for two guitars.
Portland Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Heaven and Earth
Steven Byess conductor
Brett Deubner viola
Program:
MARIA GRENFELL River Mountain Sky
NICOLE BUETTI Qasar – Elegy for Viola and Orchestra – World Premiere
JOHAN HUGOSSON Samarthana - World Premiere
LEONARD BERNSTEIN Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Portland Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Heaven and Earth
Steven Byess conductor
Brett Deubner viola
Program:
MARIA GRENFELL River Mountain Sky
NICOLE BUETTI Qasar – Elegy for Viola and Orchestra – World Premiere
JOHAN HUGOSSON Samarthana - World Premiere
LEONARD BERNSTEIN Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Brass in St David’s
Scott Kinmont conductor
TSO brass and percussion
Musicians from the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM)
Program includes
GRENFELL Gaudete Fanfare (Sydney Symphony Orchestra Fifty Fanfares commission)
https://www.tso.com.au/events/brass-in-st-davids-2/
Musicus Medicus: NSW Doctors’ Orchestra
Harp to Heart
Joanna Drimatis conductor
Alice Giles harp
GRENFELL Roar!
BOIELDIEU Harp Concerto in C major
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6 in B minor, op. 74, ‘Pathetique’
https://www.thedoctorsorchestransw.com.au/
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Chopin Piano Concerto
Eivind Aadland conductor
Yeol Eum Son piano
GRENFELL Tarraleah
CHOPIN Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor, Op 21
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No 4 in A, Op 90, ‘Italian’
https://www.tso.com.au/events/chopin-piano-concerto/
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Ray Chen plays Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto
Gemma New conductor
Ray Chen violin
MARIA GRENFELL Clockwerk
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto
BEETHOVEN Symphony No.4
Book your tickets here.
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Ray Chen plays Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto
Gemma New Conductor
Ray Chen violin
MARIA GRENFELL Clockwerk
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto
BEETHOVEN Symphony No.4
Book your tickets here.
Rhythms of Change
One of Australia’s premiere percussionists performs a series of solo works she commissioned from female composers—a response to the gender imbalance in her classical repertoire.
These dark notes drifting
Catherine Lum Peterson will premiere a new arrangement of These dark notes drifting, for 2 flutes and piano, at the 2022 NFA Convention in Chicago.
Ode to Whimsy
Goldner String Quartet
25 newly commissioned variations (from 25 composers) of ‘Ode to Joy’ to celebrate Beethoven’s 250th anniversary and the 25th year of the Goldner Quartet, finally receiving their first performances since COVID-19 at the Australian Festival of Chamber Music!
https://www.afcm.com.au/
https://limelightmagazine.com.au/features/5-questions-for-dene-olding/
Adelaide Guitar Festival: Origination
David Malone and Quin Thomson performing at the Adelaide Guitar Festival, 24 July 2022: Waldheim Songs and other stories.
David Malone and Quin Thomson
Cygnet, Launceston, Scottsdale, St Helens
Includes Waldheim Songs for soprano and guitar by Maria Grenfell