Wednesday 2nd July
City Recital Hall, Angel Place, 7pm

DANIEL ROJAS Hard Boiled Overture
for Double Bass and Ensemble (World Premiere)
featuring David Campbell, Double Bass
MARTINU Trio
SCHUBERT Octet

Presented in association with

ABOUT SYDNEY OMEGA ENSEMBLE
Eleven young, vibrant performers with a wealth of enthusiasm and musical skill, together formed the Sydney Omega Ensemble at the end of 2005. The group has since emerged as a formidable presence within the Sydney classical music scene. Their performances have received enthusiastic acclaim from audiences and critics alike. David Vance, in his Sydney Morning Herald review of SOE's final concert of 2006, described their performance of Inferno by Margery Smith as "committed ensemble playing of the first rate." Now in 2008, they present what promises to be another year of outstanding chamber music of the highest calibre, under the artistic direction of clarinettist David Rowden, a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music in London.

Highlights of the 2008 season include the ensemble's return to the Art Gallery of NSW's RESONATE series and a performance as part of World Youth Day 08. SOE is delighted to announce a number of exciting collaborations including internationally renowned percussionist Claire Edwardes and the return of clarinettist Dimitri Ashkenazy.

“To witness such exquisite blending of sound at such close quarters is indeed a rare pleasure. Sydney Omega Ensemble unleashes a rich array of emotions. Amazing!” Alison Handmer

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