Stroma Concert To Feature Leading International Flute Player

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Stroma Concert To Feature Leading International Flute Player and World Premiere Performance

One of the world’s greatest flute players, Italy’s Roberto Fabbriciani joins Wellington contemporary music ensemble Stroma for a special one night only concert in October.

The concert, Luminous Horizon is on Thursday 11 October at Ilott Theatre, Wellington Town Hall. It is the first in a series of three concerts from Stroma.
In his first visit to New Zealand, Roberto Fabbriciani will perform a number of works including the world premiere of Paulo Cavallone’s Horos for flute and ensemble.

Roberto is considered one of the leading flute players in the world and collaborates with luminaries including Berio, Maderna, Nono and Sciarrino. He has worked with many of the world’s leading composers including Olivier Messiaen and Nino Rota.

Luminous Horizon features landscape-themed music with the programme also including New Zealand composer Dorothy Ker's Water Mountain, Kaija Saariaho's shimmering Cloud Trio and Gérard Pesson's Nebenstück, a delicate deconstruction of a Brahms piano work.

The second concert in this three-concert series will be Arnold Schoenberg’s chilling surreal classic Pierrot Lunaire on Sunday 25 November featuring soprano Madeleine Pierard; and on Sunday 9 December Wellington multi-instrumentalist Adam Page joins Stroma in Blue Page, an evening of blues-inspired works for ensemble featuring pieces by Adam, as well as Jack Body, Michael Norris and Jacob ter Veldhuis.

Stroma is one of New Zealand’s premier contemporary chamber ensembles bringing new sonic experiences to New Zealand audiences. Since its formation in 2000, Stroma has performed regularly, with a repertoire of fresh, cutting-edge compositions. The Wellington-based ensemble includes New Zealand Symphony Orchestra section principals and players, and the ensemble is conducted by one of New Zealand’s leading young conductors, Hamish McKeich.

Luminous Horizon with Stroma and Roberto Fabbriciani is at Ilott Theatre, Wellington Town Hall on Thursday 11 October. Tickets are available through Ticketek 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) www.ticketek.co.nz For more information visit www.stroma.co.nz

STROMA: LUMINOUS HORIZONS

Roberto Fabbriciani (flute)

Hamish McKeich (conductor)

PROGRAMME

Gérard Pesson • Nebenstück

Kaija Saariaho • Cloud Trio

Aldo Clementi • Duetto

Dorothy Ker • Water Mountain

Salvatore Sciarrino • L’orizzonte luminoso di Aton

Paolo Cavallone • Hóros for flute and ensemble [world premiere]

ABOUT STROMA

Stroma is one of New Zealand’s finest contemporary chamber ensembles, comprising players from the NZSO and other freelance Wellington performers. Since its inaugural concert in 2000, Stroma has performed regularly, with a repertoire of fresh, cutting-edge compositions. Stroma has also been active in commissioning new works from New Zealand composers. Stroma has appeared at each New Zealand International Festival of the Arts since 2002, as well as the Wellington Jazz Festival 2003, the Wellington Cathedral Festival 2003 and Christchurch Arts Festival 2005. They toured for Chamber Music New Zealand in 2004. Critics have called Stroma "one of the most interesting and original ensembles to have emerged recently", describing its performances as "vibrant and exhilarating", "stunning" and "staggeringly fine".

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