Ensemble Q

Hailed as an ensemble drawn from ‘Australia’s top echelon of musicians’, Ensemble Q is directed by Trish and Paul Dean. The ensemble appeared nationally for Musica Viva in 2024 and is Company-in-Residence at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre. They are celebrated for their engaging and bold programming and their desire to champion lesser-known works by master composers.

In this septet-centric program, we hear a ‘new’ work by Dvořák: a quixotic septet reimagination of the Bagatelles, an old household favourite that went out of favour with the demise of the harmonium. This is followed by Dohnányi’s virtuosic yet deeply melodic trio for violin, viola and cello. The mercurial and charming Grand Septet by Swedish composer Franz Berwald takes a well-deserved central point in the program before a gypsy/klezmer-infused performance of Osvaldo Golijov’s Lullaby and Doina.

Sophie Rowell
Violin

Christopher Moore
Viola

Trish Dean
Cello

Oakley Paul
Double Bass*

Artist to be advised
Flute*

Paul Dean
Clarinet

David Mitchell
Bassoon

Peter Luff
Horn

*Guest musicians from the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM)

Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904)
Bagatelles, Op. 47 (arr. for septet by Trish Dean) [18']

I. Allegretto scherzando
II. Tempo di minuetto. Grazioso
III. Allegretto scherzando
IV. Canon. Andante con moto
V. Poco allegro

Ernő Dohnányi (1877–1960)
Serenade in C, Op. 10 (22')

I. Marcia: Allegro
II. Romanza: Adagio non troppo
III. Scherzo: Vivace
IV. Tema con variazioni: Andante con moto
V. Rondo: Allegro vivace

INTERVAL

Franz Berwald (1796–1868)
Grand Septet in B flat (25')

I. Adagio – Adagio molto
II. Poco adagio – Prestissimo
III. Finale. Allegro con spirito

Osvaldo Golijov (b. 1960)
Lullaby and Doina (7')