Popular Noosa concert music group Coastal Cadenzas has had a name change.
While artistic director and clarinettist Sacha Gibbs-McPhee has ambitious plans for the new Noosa Chamber Music, he assures regulars that his concerts are still the friendly and informal events they have come to appreciate.
“The renaming came from recommendations from our audiences who felt our title was a bit vague. It was clear we needed new branding for people who didn’t know about us.”
Coastal Cadenzas was launched this time last year and Sacha said, “The aim then, and still is now, was to present a perpetual music festival bringing leading musicians from all over Australia to an audience with an appetite for high art and culture.
“My goal is to produce events that will rival those of any elite festival but will also be an opportunity for the community to come together and spend a relaxing afternoon enjoying my favourite music with me.”
The group’s first concert for the year, Duckpins and Fairy-tales, presenting works by Schumann and Mozart, is at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Noosaville, at 3 pm on Saturday 1 February, and along with Sacha will feature well-known Coast pianist Janet Brewer and Warwick Adeney (viola & violin) who has retired after 30 years as concertmaster of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra.
Sacha said: “The program has been put together in consultation with Warwick, who is eager to show off his skills on the viola in works such as Schumann’s Märchenerzählungen (fairy tale narrations). It is a collection of tunes that seem to evoke scenes from fairy stories. He will be accompanied by Janet who is also going to play a short baroque work on the piano. It’s an Allemande by Rameau from one of his suites.
“The Kegelstatt (Skittles) trio is a simple and cheerful piece Mozart was inspired to write after going bowling with his mates. We are also performing an exciting arrangement of Csárdás by Italian composer Vittorio Monti,” Sacha said.
Noosa Chamber Music Presents: Duckpins and Fairy-tales. 3 pm Saturday 1 February, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Noosaville. There will be a Sunshine Coast Soirée with the same program on the following day at 3 pm Sunday 2 February, at CCSA hall, Caloundra. General admission $40, concessions and students $35. Tickets may be purchased at the door, or online on Eventbrite. Simply Google “duckpins and fairy-tales” or contact Sacha at sachagibbsmcphee@gmail.com
