Schubert’s monumental Octet from 1824, sumptuously laid out over six movements, ingeniously combines five string players with three winds. This is chamber music on a big scale, bringing together the Quatour Van Kuijk with four prominent Australians.

Igor Stravinsky’s classic Octet for wind instruments, boasting two bassoons, came to the composer in a dream. As we celebrate its 100th birthday in 2023, we might chuckle at the utter absence of dreaminess. This octet prattles and prances with the best of them.

Between these two classic pillars, a modern masterpiece by Danish composer Per Nørgård is sung by the eight voices of Luminescence Chamber Singers.  Wie ein Kind (Like a Child), conveys innocence as much as sophistication in settings of poetry by Adolf Wölfli and Rainer Maria Rilke.

PROGRAMME

Igor Stravinsky, Octet

Per Nörgard, Wie ein Kind

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Franz Schubert,  Octet

ARTISTS

Quatour Van Kuijk

Sally Walker, flute

Oliver Shermacher, clarinet

Members of the Golden Gate Brass

Luminescence Chamber Singers