2012 Soundstream Collective Program

Soundstream Collective had a busy calendar in 2012, including events such as a lecture by composer Brett Dean and the Escher Concert in May, the Hanna Kulenty concert in Adelaide and Melbourne in June, the ‘Great Music Great Space’ and Ligeti Concerts in July, and the Unique Forms of Continuity in Space concert in November.

To breathe fresh air through closed eyes
A concert celebrating the art of Maurits and Rudolf Escher

8:00pm, Tuesday 8 May 2012
Elder Hall, The University of Adelaide

with Peter Handsworth (clarinet), Gabriella Smart (piano), Erkki Veltheim (violin), Elizabeth Layton (violin), Imants Larsens (viola), Ewen Bramble (cello), Charles Bodman Rae (conductor) and Chris Mortensen (speaker).

Works included:

  • Rudolf Escher – Clarinet Sonata (Australian Premiere)

  • Rudolf Escher – 1978 Trio for clarinet, viola and piano (Australian Premiere)

  • Erkki Veltheim – Glossolalia for string quartet (World Premiere)

A program of the concert can be found here.

Hannah Kulenty: Circle Series

7:30pm, Thursday 21 June 2012
Madley Performance Space, The University of Adelaide

6:00pm, Saturday 23 June 2012
Melbourne Recital Centre

Works included:

  • Third Circle, performed by Gabriella Smart ℗ano)

  • Fourth Circle, performed by Elizabeth Layton (violin) and Gabriella Smart

  • Fifth Circle, performed by Rebecca Johnson (alto flute)

  • Sixth Circle, performed by Martin Phillipson (trumpet) and Gabriella Smart

A program of the concert can be found here.

Resonance: Symbiotic City

5:30pm, Monday 16 July 2012
Anne and Gordon Samstag Museum of Art, Adelaide

with Robert MacFarlane (tenor), Aleksandr Tsiboulski (guitar), Elizabeth Layton (violin) and Carolyn Burgess (harp)

Works included:

  • Songs in Time of War, by Alec Roth

  • Koibitotachi, by David Kotlowy

A program of the concert can be found here.

Intriguing Soundscapes

2:30pm, Sunday 29 July 2012
Elder Hall, Adelaide

with Sarah Barrett (French horn), Ewen Bramble (cello), Celia Craig (oboe), Peter Handsworth (clarinet), Jackie Hansen (bassoon), Elizabeth Layton (violin), Lisa Osmialowski (flute), Gabriella Smart (piano) and Andrew Wiering (percussion)

Works included:

  • Charles Bodman Rae – Ghosts of Galicia

  • David Harris – Muldarpi – Compossible XXX

  • Samuel Barber – Summer Music Op. 31

  • Alfred Uhl – Vier Stücke

  • Alfred Uhl – Humoreske

  • Alfred Uhl – Humoreske III

  • György Ligeti – Ten Pieces for Wind Quinet

A program of the concert can be found here.

Unique Forms in Space and Continuity
International Composition Competition Finalists’ Concert

8:00pm, Tuesday 20 November 2012
Elder Hall, Adelaide

with Peter Handsworth (clarinet), Sidonie Henbest (soprano), Elizabeth Layton (violin) and Gabriella Smart (piano).

Featuring world premieres of works by

  • Ewan Campbell (UK)

  • Matteo Casula (Italy)

  • Kaku Kazue (Korea/Japan), Mari Ohno (Japan)

  • Sandro Mungianu (Italy)

  • Sam Messer (UK)

  • Sebastian Phlox (Australia)

  • Iran Sanadzadeh (Iran/Australia)

A flyer for the concert can be found here.