"CLARINET CARNIVALE"
Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House
7 pm

featuring international guest artist Mark van de Wiel - clarinet

Duo for 2 clarinets - Norgard
Concert piece No.1 Op. 113 - Mendelssohn
Sequenza for Solo Clarinet - Berio
Clarinet Sonata - George Palmer
Quintet in E flat major - Mozart

International clarinet superstar Mark van de Weil (Principal Clarinet of the London Philharmonia Orchestra and the London Sinfonietta) will storm the SOE stage in this stunning concert of virtuosic brilliance. Described as a "dazzling clarinetist" (Sunday Times, December 2008) hear first-hand the jaw-dropping excitement of his collaboration with the Sydney Omega Ensemble in a concert that will leave you begging for more. The concert will also showcase Mozart's sublime Quintet in E flat for piano and wind instruments alongside the world premiere of George Palmer's alluring Clarinet Sonata.

SOLD OUT

"A LITTLE LUNCH MUSIC "
City Recital Hall, Angel Place
12.30 pm

***$10 tickets!

Clarinet Quintet - Weber
Funeral Windows - Matthew Hindson

A special insight into Matthew Hindson's "Funeral Windows" with the composer onstage as well as a chance to hear Weber's virtuosic Clarinet Quintet as part of the City Recital Hall Angel Place's hugely popular lunchtime series "A Little Lunch Music". Unbelievable value!

"CLASSICAL SERENADE"
Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House
4 pm

Flute Quartet No. 1 in D Major - Mozart
Septet in E flat Major Op. 20 - Beethoven

Be enchanted by the outstanding flautist Emma Sholl in a performance of the magnificent Flute Quartet in D by Mozart and discover the virtuosic thrill of one of the last works Beethoven composed before he became aware of his encroaching deafness - the exuberant youthful energy of his Septet in E flat with its engaging solos for instrumentalists.

SOLD OUT

"TAKE TWO"
Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House
4 pm

featuring guest artist Frank Celata - clarinet

Nonet Op. 31 - Spohr
Double Clarinet Concerto - George Palmer
Clarinet Quartet No. 2 in C minor - Crusell

What happens when you pair one of Australia's top clarinet players with an energetic and highly talented ensemble? Frank Celata joins the Sydney Omega Ensemble in a performance of "It Takes Two" by Australian composer George Palmer, capturing the electric charge generated by extraordinary relationships. This concert also presents the rare opportunity to hear Louis Spohr's Nonet in F, a masterpiece by the composer once heralded as the next Beethoven and the flamboyant Clarinet Quartet No. 2 by the Swedish-Finn composer Bernhard Crusell

"MAGNIFICENT MOZART"
AGNSW RESONATE SERIES
7 pm champagne reception
7.45 seating commences

Dvorak Wind Serenade
Mozart 'Gran Partita'

The final concert of the year features the marvelous young musicians of the Sydney Omega Ensemble, returning to Resonate with their wonderful musicianship and exciting programming. In this concert they will play Mozart'sSerenade No. 10 in B flat major, known as the Gran Partita, the piece that caused Salieri in the film Amadeus to exclaim ‘it seemed to me I was hearing the voice of God’. Also on the programme is Dvorak's delightful Wind Serenade, the perfect way to end our musical year.

The concert will be preceded by a champagne reception and private viewing of the Dobell Drawing Prize exhibition. Doors open at 7pm. Seating commences at 7.45pm.

Mark Van De Wiel
Mark was born in Northampton, and educated at Merton College, Oxford and the Royal College of Music. He was immediately appointed principal clarinettist with the Welsh National Opera and subsequently with Glyndebourne Touring Opera. Since 2000 he has been Principal Clarinet with the Philharmonia Orchestra and was appointed principal with the London Sinfonietta in 2002. As a soloist he has performed with the Philharmonia, London Sinfonietta, London Chamber Orchestra (in La Scala, Milan), Thames Chamber Orchestra, Mozart Festival Orchestra (on a major UK tour), Welsh National Opera Orchestra, English Classical Players, Arhus Orchestra, Belgrade Strings, and the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group. He is particularly well known for his performances of contemporary music, and has given many premieres. Solo highlights this season include the UK premiere of Sir John Taverner's Cantus Mysticus with the London Sinfonietta at the Proms, the London premiere of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies' Clarinet Quintet with the Brodsky Quartet at Kings Place, Graham Fitkin's Agnostic with the London Chamber Orchestra at St. John's Smith Square, and the Mozart Concerto with the Mozart Festival Orchestra in the UK and Switzerland. Mark was principal clarinettist with the Composers' Ensemble from 1992-2000, and has been principal clarinettist with the Endymion Ensemble since its formation. He is also principal with the London Chamber Orchestra. He has appeared for several years as the clarinet and basset horn soloist in the production of Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich. Mark has recorded chamber music for EMI, ASV, NMC and Finlandia records, and as a soloist for Olympia and NMC. Mark's services to music have been recognised with an Honorary Associateship from the Royal Academy of Music, where he is a Professor, and with an Honorary Doctorate from Northampton University.

Frank Celata
Frank Celata graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 1987. Following studies in Amsterdam with Piet Honingh of the Concertgebouw Orchestra and in Siena with Giuseppe Garbarino, he returned to Australia in 1991 where he was appointed Principal Clarinet with the Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra.

In 1993 he was appointed Associate Principal Clarinet with the Sydney Symphony and has performed as soloist on a number of occasions including performances of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto, Bernstein's Prelude, Fugue and Riffs, Krommar's Double Clarinet Concerto and a concerto especially written for Frank by prominent Australian composer, Gordon Kerry. He has also appeared as soloist with the Tasmanian Symphony and Auckland Philharmonia. He has also regularly performed as guest Principal with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and The Queensland Symphony Orchestra.

Since 2003, Frank has performed on a number of occasions as guest Principal Clarinet with the London Symphony Orchestra, performing on international tours and CD recordings.

Frank is an active chamber musician and is the founder of one of Sydney's leading chamber ensembles, the Sydney Soloists. He also a dedicated pedagogue and holds the position of Lecturer in Clarinet at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, where he has taught since
1994.

In early 2010 Frank was appointed Artistic Director of the Australian
International Symphony Orchestral Institute which attracts Australia’s finest young orchestral players.