Sunshine Coast Hinterland Times

Gumboots … the musical!

Five of Queensland’s most promising musicians bring their sumptuous harmonies of strings and clarinet to the Hinterland when the Strahlend Quintet per form at Maleny’s Braeside B & B on Saturday October 17.

The Strahlend Quintet are the 2009 winners of the annual Gertrude Langer Ensemble Award which each year sends one of Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University’s finest ensembles on a debut regional tour. The Award is dedicated to the memory of Dr Gertrude Langer, founder of Queensland Arts Council and forceful advocate of arts access statewide.

Go along and be the first to hear Australian premieres of Gumboots by British-American composer David Bruce and Aires Tropicales by Grammy Award-winning Cuban jazz composer, Paquito D’Rivera. Violist Lachlan O’Donnell says the per formance offers a rare opportunity to experience accessible new music that is vibrant and engaging.

Tickets: The Maleny Bower Bird – Ph: 5494 3277

For credit card bookings only – Ph: 5494 3677

Evgeniy Uhanov back to Parklands

Ukraine-born pianist, Evgeniy Uhanov re-visits Lucas Parklands in Montville on November 7 and 8 to play one of the most challenging pieces by Liszt for a concert pianist.

From the age of 11 Evgeny has given concerts, both solo and with orchestras in Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Australia, France, England, Japan, Germany and the USA.

In 1998 Evgeny came to Australia on a music scholarship and he has played regularly with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Sinfonia, Sydney Youth Orchestra, SBS Orchestra and many others.

At Lucas Parklands Evgeniy will play the ‘infamous’ Liszt B minor sonata. This is a piece feared by most, played in public by few, difficult to memorise and rarely performed in Queensland.

Tickets are $40 each and include supper.

Contact Lucas Parklands, the Narrows, Montville.

Ph: 54 78 5667 or E: lucasparklands@bigpond.com

Performing on November 28 is the delightful Ambre Hammond in the last concert for the year at Lucas Parklands. It will be a Christmas recital and this astonishing pianist is not to be missed. Ambre is both a concert pianist and a devotee of jazz.

She plays with James Morrison and has recorded her own CD of classics including Brahms, Chopin and Debussy.

More details in next month’s edition of the Hinterland Times.

David’s ‘Bumble Bee’ at Caloundra

David Helfgott will be bringing his remarkable solo recital, comprised of an impressive program of romantic compositions, to Caloundra’s Events Centre on Friday, November 20.

Throughout the tour David received an extraordinary response from audiences everywhere. “It was truly a thrilling experience,” said Gillian Helfgott, wife of Australia’s most famous pianist.

David’s program will feature popular works by Fryderyk Chopin including the Etude in E Major, the Waltz No 7 and No 14, and the Ballade No 1 in G Minor.

David will also per form works by Liszt and works by Rachmaninov and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s well known Flight of the Bumblebee which David famously per formed at the 1996 Academy Awards, the year in which Geoffrey Rush won an Oscar for his portrayal of David, thrusting him into the worldwide spotlight.

For tickets Ph: (07) 5491 4240 or www.etixdirect.com.au.

Adults $59, Concession/Child/Student $55

Catch the 70s Finbar’s Fever…

Fun nights continue at Finbar ’s in Maleny’s Bicentenary Lane. On Saturday October 17 ‘Catch the 70s Fever’. There will be prizes for the best 70s outfit. In case you’ve forgotten, for boys you wore bell bottoms or three piece suits (a la John Travolta), and platform shoes. Girls were into hot pants, leotards and mules or platforms. No door price but a $5 donation to M.A.A.C.A for ‘ Toys for Tots’ Xmas fund. On Friday October 30 there is a Halloween Dance Night with prizes for the best costumes from ghouls to witches and pumpkins!

Live band: Atlantic Crossing which has one of the most authentic Rod Stewart tributes you will ever see. From the stylish suits and signature stage moves, to a voice that’s so close that you’ll swear it’s Rod himself.

Finbar ’s Ph: 54 94 3146 or 0418 189 347

James T joins Asa at Palmwoods

When Palmwoods Got The Blues kicks into overdrive again on Sat Oct 17, the lineup will feature 2 of the pubs favourite acts and a new lineup for one of Australia’s most accomplished bluesmen.

Asa Broomhall (below) will open the show with a rare solo appearance. In recent times, Asa has been rocking out with the Asa Broomhall band but the opportunity to have him play a solo show couldn’t be missed. The new album “Revelry Road” has been receiving rave reviews and Asa has been on the road constantly with his own shows and opening for Diesel.

Natural Ball are up next. Top notch exponents of the classic Chicago Blues era, expect material by Junior Wells, Big Walter Horton and Magic Sam played with fire, verve and enthusiasm driven by a love and passion for the music that spawned rock & roll.

When James T (top) first visited Australia with Canned Heat, that legendary band he fronted for 15 years, little did he know that ultimately, he would return to settle here, raise a family and raise the bar for music fans with his wonder fully original blues songwriting, whiskey soaked vocals, note per fect guitar wrangling and down in the alley harmonica. As he ventures to Palmwoods for the first time, James will be bringing his new band The Tomahawks, a new cd full of great original songs and that wonder ful James T groove that has taken him on numerous tours around the world with the worlds most legendary blues and boogie band, play every top festival in Australia and helped to put a new glide in the stride for real music fans across the country.

Sat Oct 17 Palmwoods Got The Blues – Palmwoods hotel Main St Palmwoods

James T & The Tomahawks Natural Ball Asa Broomhall 5.30 pm – free entry

Hot Ginger’s celebration of sound

Hot Ginger Chorus is gearing up for it’s annual concert, on Saturday October 10 from 7.30pm at the Buderim War Memorial Hall. The

 theme this year is “A Celebration of Sound”, and a celebration is in store for it’s audience!

Mark this exciting event in your diary and come along to experience real women singing real harmony and having real fun. Hot Ginger will be performing a colourful new repertoire and the concert will also feature the Sunshine Coast Senior Superstar 2008 winners “Quintessence” who are also Hot Ginger members, plus an exciting instrumental trio “Allusion”. Tickets are Adult $25 / Concession $20 / student (15 and over) $15, and under 15 years free. The cost includes refreshments, a glass of wine and light supper. Tickets are limited so we recommend purchasing early to avoid disappointment. For ticket enquiries phone Veronika 5445 5415 or see www.hotgingerchorus.org.au Linsey and pals play on bikes

Marine Artist to run workshop

Award-winning marine artist, Ian Hansen’s paintings portray a deep love of the sea (see right). Ian joined the Navy at fifteen and has continued close association with the sea. He now lives in Sydney painting full-time. Sailing still fills his leisure hours aboard his yacht Karalee.

Ian has won awards since 1987 at the Mystic International Art Exhibition, held in Connecticut USA.

Ian is holding a two day workshop for all skill levels for 15 students at Maleny Arts Retreat on October 17-18. With the ocean as the motivating feature Ian will cover the basics of painting water and the vessels, infrastructure and landscape associated with it. After a number of detailed demonstrations the class will work together as a group tackling set tasks in their own individual styles

Cost: $320 including GST. The tuition fee does not include materials. Students will receive a list of materials required upon enrolment. Ph: 54 999 801

Email: admin@malenyartsretreat.com.au

Duo’s Thoughtful Tale on Tallowood

Fiona Dempster (pictured) is a calligraphic artist and book artist on the Range who lives and works in Maleny. She and wood artisan, David Linton have joined forces to create a huge artwork made from Tallowood which stands outside David’s art gallery in Maple Street Maleny. Into the prepared timber Fiona has inscribed one of David’s favourite quotes: “Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our greatest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure…”. Already passersby have been intrigued by the thoughtful piece which Fiona and David regard as a small gift to the local community – with an uplifting message.

Linsey and pals play on bikes

Zany musical maestro Linsey Pollock and friends play music with three bicycles. Fresh from their triumphant tour to Austria, The Cycologists will perform at a concert in Kin Kin’s Bamboo Circle. Friday October 19 7.30pm. Tickets: $15, $10. With Linsey will be ArtEKK – 5 saxophones and a drumkit, who will play original and Balkan Gypsy-inspired music

Films in Review (Maleny Film Society)

Tulpan – October 10

Kazakhstan/Germany/Poland/Russia/ Switzerland. Drama 100min M

  Winner Un Certain Regard Cannes Film Festival 2008 Asa, a young man returning to his family on the harsh Kazakh steppe, has decided not to head for the city with his best friend, but to pursue a long-cherished dream to ownand tend his own flock of sheep. The herder’s life doesn’t come easily to Asa, nor courtship of the lovely Tulpan, and we empathise with him as he strives to become a man, but in his boyish eagerness, keeps tripping himself up! The director succeeds in making the sounds, smells and simple pleasures of the steppe palpable, from the dust and wide expanse of the landscape to the homeliness and warmth of the family’s traditional yurt home. This film offers us fascinating ethnographic detail, gentle humour and spectacular cinematography.

 

The Merchant of Venice – October 24

(US/UK/Italy) M drama 130 min

Four hundred years on, Shakespeare’s satirical nightmare retains its power to offend, to challenge, to subvert and to trigger debates on anti-Semitism. Michael Radford’s screen revival of The Merchant of Venice is fresh and lucid, enhanced by a brilliant performance from Al Pacino as Shylock, the grudge- bearing usurer who demands his pound of flesh from merchant Antonio. Jeremy Irons is impressive too, his sonorous languor beautifully suited to Antonio’s melancholy. The director takes full advantage of the film’s ability to elevate the setting of the play, one critic describing the Venice scenes as akin to “rich oil paintings that move”. This is a film for lovers of arthouse cinema, fine acting and good stories.