Contra Guitar Duo: Hamish Strathdee & Emma-Shay Gallenti-Guilfoyle
$40/$20 concession: only 35 tickets available.
Enjoy an intimate concert at the Hub. Contra Guitar Duo perform as part of the Winter Program at Newstead Arts Hub in Victoria.
Closing the Winter Program the Hub is excited to be hosting a concert by the Queensland-based Contra Guitar Duo – Hamish Strathdee and Emma-Shay Gallenti-Guilfoyle.
Their concert will showcase the varied and richly expressive capabilities of the guitar. Describing themselves as opposing yet complementary performers, Hamish and Emma-Shay met at university auditions in 2011 and have been making music together ever since. Their contrasting musical personalities and personal chemistry bring a dynamic spin to the fantastic combination of two guitars.
Their performance of around 70 minutes will featuring works by Johann Kasper Mertz, Phillip Houghton, Maria Grenfell, Ross Edwards, Alexandre Tansman and Clarice Assad.
Welshman’s Reef wines, beer and AF drinks will be available at bar prices, plus complementary finger food from 7pm and during interval. The concert will commence at 7.30pm.
CONTRA GUITAR DUO
Opposing yet complementary performers can create thrilling artistry - this is the basis on which Contra Guitar Duo was formed by Hamish Strathdee and Emma-Shay Gallenti-Guifoyle. The pair met at their university auditions ten years ago, and have been making music together ever since. Their contrasting musical personalities and charming personal chemistry bring a dynamic spin to the fantastic combination of two guitars. United by their passion to bring audiences music they love, Hamish and Emma-Shay are excited to showcase the varied and rich expressive capabilities of the guitar duo as an ensemble.
PROGRAM
Our program is a reflection of who we are as musicians and what inspires us. This concert is in two halves with an interval. The concert opens with a set of Schubert inspired works by Johann Kaspar Mertz and continues with a beautiful minimalist work by the late Australian composer Phillip Houghton, before bringing the first half to a close with a new arrangement for two guitars of Australian composer Maria Grenfell's Di Primavera.
The second half of the concert opens with the juxtaposition of two pieces by Ross Edwards, a lullaby Emily’s Song and the lively and joyous Djanaba. We then play an interesting arrangement of a solo guitar work, Tansman’s Variations on a theme of Scriabin; here the audience gets to enjoy Tansman’s work in greater depth and colour, providing a new listening experience of a much loved work in the guitar repertoire. Finally the concert closes with a celebration of Brazilian music by Clarice Assad, with her three movement Brasileirinhas. The work explores many elements of traditional Brazilian music and is an exciting virtuosic conclusion.
Newstead Arts Hub
NEWSTEAD ARTS HUB
The Newstead Arts Hub is in the historic railway station building which is situated on the west side of the Loddon River.
Accessibility: The building is wheelchair accessible with all-access toilet available. From the car parking area to the front entry there are formed gravel paths to the main entry. They also have an external ambulant-access unisex toilet available at all times.