A clarinet melody, rising like the sun from shimmering strings. Five of Australia’s most brilliant musicians. Works beloved and new from an age of discovery, emotion, and light.
The Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra’s First Light takes in a sweep of classical chamber music, including Schubert’s joyful String Quartet No.7 in D major D.74, Mozart’s Larghetto from Clarinet Quintet in A major K.581, and the brilliant new ocean-inspired Wavelength by Brisbane composer Nicole Murphy. At the pinnacle is Haydn’s Sunrise quartet in a sparkling 18th-century clarinet arrangement by Vincenzo Gambaro, an Italian clarinettist and entrepreneur who arranged pieces by his friends Beethoven, Haydn, and Mozart to highlight the clarinet’s lush tones.
First Light brings five principals from the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra into the intimacy of chamber music, including
co-artistic directors and long-time musical friends Rachael Beesley and Nicole van Bruggen. Each performer is a nationally and
internationally acclaimed expert in historically informed performance.
Vincenzo GAMBARO (1772–1828)
Clarinet Quartet No. 1 in B-flat major
arranged from string quartets by Joseph Haydn
Franz SCHUBERT (1797–1828)
String Quartet No. 7 in D major, D.94 (1811)
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756–1791)
Larghetto from Clarinet Quintet in A major, K.581
Nicole MURPHY (b. 1984)
Wavelength for historical basset clarinet and string quartet (2024)
Chapel Theatre
Tamworth Regional Conservatorium of Music
223 - 227 Marius Street
Tamworth NSW 2340
Presented by Music Viva Australia
Nicole van Bruggen clarinet
Rachael Beesley violin
Alison Rayner violin
Stephen King viola
Natasha Kraemer violoncello