Emotional start to evening concerts
 Music
The eagerly awaited evening concert series for the Elder Conservatorium of Music - ELDERHALL evenings - has been announced for 2008. The series of six concerts, held from June to November, showcases the musicians and ensembles of the University of Adelaide's Conservatorium at their finest, alongside guest artists from Australia and abroad. "With our new concert series for 2008, audiences will be thrilled with the rich and varied programs that range across all eras and styles," says Claire Oremland, Concert Manager for Elder Hall. The concerts will feature the Elder Conservatorium's Chamber, Wind, Jazz and Symphony orchestras as well as all three Choirs. The first concert, Resonance, opens the season on 9 June with the luscious string sounds of the Chamber Orchestra. The concert features the exquisite voice of Rosalind Martin in the evocative I Would Sing a Little While by Calvin Bowman. Talented young violinist Madeline Procopio is soloist in Sculthorpe's Irkanda IV, with Josef Suk's youthful yet hauntingly expressive serenade finishing the program. At age 17, Madeline Procopio is already leader of the violin section of the Elder Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra. She is studying for a Music degree in Classical Performance at the University of Adelaide, where the staff "enlighten and inspire me every day". "The environment here has helped to improve me as a person, and has brought a new emotional depth to my performances," Ms Procopio said. That emotional depth will be needed when she performs solo violin with the Chamber Orchestra for Resonance. Australian composer Peter Sculthorpe's Irkanda IV, composed in 1961 following the death of his father, is full of emotion. "It's a heart-wrenching piece, and this composition was one of the main reasons why Sculthorpe became well known," Ms Procopio said. "Being able to do justice to that emotion is what this performance is all about, and I'm hoping to be able to convey that to the audience." It's this dedication to work by emerging musicians that makes ELDERHALL evenings stand out as a concert series, Ms Oremland said. "The series of concerts will be made very special by the young, talented musicians from the Elder Conservatorium of Music as they share their expertise, passion and love for music with the community of Adelaide," she said. Other concerts in the ELDERHALL evenings series include: the jazz classic Sketches of Spain, featuring New York trumpeter Ray Vega; the Three Choirs at St Peters; Connections with the Wind Orchestra; a semi-staged version of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas; and the stark beauty and deep passions of Sibelius's Second Symphony, which will bring the series to its Finale.
ELDERHALL evenings - series of six concerts Elder Hall, North Terrace Campus, University of Adelaide and St Peters Cathedral, King William Road, North Adelaide (30 August only) 9 June - 29 November 2008 (times vary - check the website or brochure for details) $25 adult; $20 concession; $14 student
Special subscriptions available - for bookings and more information contact the Concert Office on (08) 8303 5925 www.music.adelaide.edu.au/events
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