Tickets: $25 General Admission; $20 Concession

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.

ST. MARY’S ANGLICAN CHURCH

St. Mary’s Anglican Church was completed in 1876 and in the 1890’s, the Parish of Ballina was established with Canon W. A. Dalton as the first Vicar. The Parish included Alstonville and Dalwood, Tintenbar and North Creek (now Lennox Head).

The church building on the present site of St Mary’s Ballina served for almost thirty years. The replacement church building was dedicated in 1906. Specifications for the replacement of St Mary’s Church were finalised in 1995 with the new building being consecrated and dedicated on 6th September 1998.