1996 Programme

1996--our tenth year--is celebrated by a special Tenth Anniversary Concert in Sydney. This concert highlights the talents of Australian composers Adam YEE, David YOUNG and Mary FINSTERER alongside landmark repertoire from the history of the group, Chris DENCH's driftglass and Richard BARRETT's Another heavenly day, as well as a world premiere performance of a new work by Karlheinz STOCKHAUSEN.

In October we join forces with Ensemble Modern, arguably Europe's finest specialist contemporary music ensemble, for a concert in Melbourne, featuring music of György LIGETI, Adam YEE and Helmut LACHENMANN, and including the world premiere of a new work written for the combined ensembles, Liza LIM's The Alchemical Wedding.

The highlight of this busy year will be our third European Concert Tour (see below for the members of the touring party). Starting in November, the tour takes in Vienna, Bremen, Huddersfield and Oslo, performing music of Liza LIM, Alesandro MELCHIORRE, ITO Ken and Richard BARRETT. Performances by ELISION Soloists will occur in Sydney in August, and in Huddersfield, and four centres in Norway as part of the tour.

June 26 Sydney	Tenth Anniversary Concert ELISION Ensemble, Sandro GORLI conductor Sir John Clancy Auditorium, University of New South Wales
August 11 Sydney	Burning House ELISION Soloists Goethe Institut-Sydney, Ocean St, Woollahra
September 13-20 Brisbane	ELISION Week at the University of Queensland ELISION Soloists and speakers Nickson Room, Department of Music
October 30 Melbourne	ELISION with Ensemble Modern Dominique MY conductor Melbourne Town Hall, Swanston Walk Presented by Melbourne Festival
November 2 Australia	Segment on THE 7:30 REPORT featuring ELISION Ensemble 7:30pm Australian Broadcasting Corporation Television, broadcast nationally
November 15-20 London	Rehearsals, European Tour Repertoire Toynbee Studios, London
November 21 Vienna	The Vienna Concert ELISION Ensemble, Sandro GORLI conductor Mozart-Saal, Konzerthaus, Wien Presented by Wien Modern Festival 1996
November 25 Bremen	Bremer Podium 1996 A portraic concert of the music of Liza LIM ELISION Ensemble, Sandro GORLI conductor Sendersaal, Radio Bremen
November 27 Huddersfield	New Music in Australia a forum involving Daryl BUCKLEY, Liza LIM and Roger DEAN University Recital Hall, Huddersfield Presented by Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
November 27 Huddersfield	ELISION UK Debut ELISION Ensemble, Sandro GORLI conductor St. Paul's Hall, Huddersfield Presented by Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
November 28 Huddersfield	Young Composer Awards Workshop ELISION Ensemble, Sandro GORLI conductor University Recital Hall, Huddersfield Presented by Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
November 28 Huddersfield	Plucked Strings ELISION Soloists Cellar Theatre, Hudderfield Presented by Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
November 29 Huddersfield	Garden of Earthly Desire ELISION Ensemble, Sandro GORLI conductor St. Paul's Hall, Huddersfield Presented by Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
December 1 Oslo	The Oslo Concert ELISION Ensemble, Sandro GORLI conductor Musikkteatret på Vestbanen, Oslo Presented by Ny Musikk
December 2 Trondheim	Elision Soloists in Norway Trondheim Kunstforeningen, Trondheim ELISION Soloists, presented by Ny Musikk
December 3 Mosjøen	Elision Soloists in Norway TBA, Mosjøen ELISION Soloists, presented by Ny Musikk
December 4 Sortland	Elision Soloists in Norway Sortland Kino, Sortland ELISION Soloists, presented by Ny Musikk
December 5 Bodø	Elision Soloists in Norway Bodø Kulturhus, Bodø ELISION Soloists, presented by Ny Musikk

Next year's programme  . . . 

1996 European Touring Party

ELISION Ensemble 1996 European Touring Party,
in front of the Konzerthaus, Wien

Back Row: Rosanne HUNT violoncello, Joan WRIGHT contrabass, Sandro GORLI conductor, Daryl BUCKLEY guitar/artistic director, Jennifer CURL viola, Andrew EVANS trumpet, Geoffrey MORRIS guitar, Friedrich GAUWERKY violoncello, Detlef TEWES mandolin, Benjamin MARKS trombone. Front Row: Peter NEVILLE percussion, Paula RAE flute, Stephen ROBINSON oboe, Marshall McGUIRE harp, Susan PIEROTTI violin, Carl ROSMAN clarinet, Satsuki ODAMURA koto. Behind Camera: Robin KIRKHAM administrator/stage manager. Absent: Simon HEWETT assistant conductor/stage