Ah, the Spring Early Music Festival (SEMF) - a 13-day event where university students and professors come together to present concerts, pre-concert talks (so you'll have an idea what the recital is all about!! lol) and masterclasses. XD

Didn't realize about this music fest until last Wednesday, so I've missed the first half!!! *sniff* There's still more to come, nevertheless.... so all's not lost. hehe.

What's in for this week:

Masterclass — Amy Power
14 October (Tuesday) 6:00pm Early Music Studio, University of Melbourne - 27 Royal Pde Parkville An open invitation to see into the mind of a leading young recorder player through pedagogical interaction with emerging local performers. Free entry

Stringanza
17 October (Friday) 8pm. Lorenzo Colitto & Lisa Ferguson violins, Peter Bucknell, viola join with the Melbourne Collegium. Trinity College Chapel, University of Melbourne - Royal Pde, Parkville Immerse yourself in the sumptuous sounds of Baroque strings when international guests Lorenzo Colitto & Lisa Ferguson violins and Peter Bucknell, viola join forces with Melbourne Collegium to present an exciting program of Baroque favorites and rare masterpieces: Zavateri; Bergonzi; Muffat Armonico Tributo; Vivaldi Estro Armonico; Telemann Viola Concerto; Handel; Geminiani La follia.
$40/$20 seniors/students/conc

Récréation de Musique
18 October (Saturday) 8pm & 19 October (Sunday) 2pm
University of Melbourne opera project: Soloists, Early Voices & Baroque Ensemble (dir. Greg Dikmans) Brunswick Town Hall - 233 Sydney Road, Brunswick Devised and directed by French Baroque specialist Greg Dikmans, this concert presents a musical entertainment on the grand scale. The highlight of the program is Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s Actéon, a miniature tragédie en musique that tells the story of the hunter Actéon who, after discovering the goddess Diana bathing with her attendants, is torn apart by his own hounds after being transformed into a stag by the angry goddess. This rarely-heard masterpiece is complemented by instrumental music and choruses from the opera Armide by Jean-Baptiste Lully, including the famous Passacaille from Act V, and Airs de cour by Michel Lambert.
$30/$15 seniors/students/conc

For more information: http://www.music.unimelb.edu.au/semf.html

To get your tickets: http://www.easytix.com.au

My sis and I will most likely attend the Stringanza ensemble. Would anyone care to join us? =)

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