Location and date:
Sunday, 2.30pm.
Old Library Building Arts Centre
7 Rust Avenue, Whangarei
Overview:
The Antipodes Quartet is a group of young musicians, on the cusp of their professional careers, that have been selected by audition to form an ensemble at the 2025 Adam Summer School for Chamber Music. The Quartet are now the focus of a development programme, from both Chamber Music New Zealand and the New Zealand String Quartet, to nurture their talent and careers encompassing both artistic and programme development, and marketing.
Programme
Salina Fisher – Heal (8′)
Joseph Haydn – String Quartet in F Major, op. 50, no. 5, ‘Dream’ (22′)
Anton Webern – Langsamer Satz (10′)
—Interval—
Alfred Hill – String Quartet No.11 (17′)
Benjamin Britten – Three Divertimenti for String Quartet (11′)
[plus encore]
This program offers a deeply immersive journey into the realm of ‘inner landscapes,’ exploring the profound emotional territories that music can evoke. We begin with Salina Fisher’s ‘Heal,’ a powerful testament to resilience and the process of rebuilding after trauma, setting the stage for an exploration of emotional transfiguration. Haydn’s Op. 50 No. 5 invites the audience into ‘dream’ like spaces of the subconscious, while Webern’s ‘Langsamer Satz’ plunges us into a world of intense introspection.
The program continues with the distinct but contrasting voices of Alfred Hill, whose music offers moments of pure, unadulterated self-expression, and Benjamin Britten, whose witty and surprising fragments and interruptions subtly comment on the complexities and contradictions of human nature. Through these carefully chosen works, we aim to create a concert experience that resonates with the audience on a deeply personal level, illuminating the intricate and ever-shifting landscapes of the human heart.