Concert for Queensland – Review

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“Matthew Dewey conducted the Hobart Chamber Orchestra in the premiere of his enchanting Moon Flower…” Concert for Queensland Hobart Town Hall Compere, Leo Schofield Many performers of distinction donated their time for this excellent Queensland fundraiser. (The) Jan Sedivka Camerata Chamber Ensemble with Justin Beere, clarinet, gave a flawless reading of Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet in A, K.581. Various combinations provided unexpected pleasure. Tasmanian Emily Burke, now with Opera Queensland, demonstrated awesome power in Vissi d’Arte by Puccini, before a Mozart
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Edwin Paling to Premiere Violin Sonata in 2009

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Next year will see the première of Matthew Dewey’s Violin Sonata No.1. The work, which is currently being composed, will be given by the head of classical music at the University of Tasmania (and former concert master of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra) Professor Edwin Paling together with Dr. Arabella Teniswood-Harvey. About Edwin Paling Edwin Paling was born in Nottingham, England, and studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where he was a pupil of Sidney Griller. After
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