› QUICK NOTES from The Portland Music Club

MARCH  2019 Calendar  - Venue codes and Phone Nos. for booking and enquiries: HPAC Hamilton Performing Arts Centre 5573 0429; SRHT Helpmann Theatre Mt.Gambier (08) 8723 8741; LHT Lighthouse Theatre, Warrnambool 5559 4999; PorAC Portland Arts Ctr /Casterton/Heywood 5522 2263; BStM-G Basilica of St.Mary of the Angels, 136 Yarra St, Geelong. 0407 095 408 Jeannette.

Fri 1, 8pm, BStM-G Chamber Philharmonia Cologne on their Australian tour. Music of Vivaldi, Bach and Saint-Saens.  Full $45, Seniors & Pens.$40, 6-18 yrs & students $35.

Fri 1, 7.30pm, S.Melb. Victorian Welsh Male Voice Choir St. David’s Day Concert at Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, 31 Sturt St, Sth Melbourne. $57,$54  (B Res.$47) 9699 3333.

Sat 2, 11am, PorAC “3 Speed Crunch Box”  ‘Dislocate’ presents a family-friendly show of physical  comedy about a family of outlandish stunt people. Hilarious $15.

Sat 2, 7pm SA SRHT ACO Collective  Mozart, Haydn & More  $45, $42,  u/17 $15.

Sun 3, 5pm, HPAC ACO Collective Mozart, Haydn and More. Price TBA.

Wed 6, 11am SA SRHT “Practically Perfect” Story of Julie Andrews on and off screen $22 (10+$20).

Wed 6, 11am, LHT Wbl Crazy Arms Damon Smith, singer and pianist. Includes music of Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, Ray Charles, blues, boogie piano and Beethoven! $20. Group of 10 or more $15 each.

Thurs 7, 7.30pm, SA SRHT “Coat of Many Colours” The songs of Dolly Parton  $59, $52, u/17 $32.

Fri  8 – Mon 11, Port Fairy, Port Fairy Annual Folk Festival. Huge event with international and Australian stars. Great atmosphere through the town with street events in addition to the multiple venues within the Festival grounds. Players from Canada, NZ, Wales, FOLK FESTIVALs in Ireland, Scotland, USA, South Africa, Italy and Greece plus Australia’s finest. Adult $300, 13-17 yrs $120, u/13 FREE. Ticket enquiries 5568 2227 (check).

Sat 9, 8pm, HPAC “Romeo and Juliet” Shakespeare play  Ticket price TBA.

Sun 17, 3pm, LHT Wbl  “Jukebox Revolution”: Boys in the Band  perform music of  Elvis, Bee Gees, Beatles, John Farnham, Queen and more. $59, $55

Wed 20, 8pm SA SRHT Ian Moss regional tour.Aust. pop singer. 70s/80s music  $60 all seats.

Thur 21, 7pm LHT Wbl  Ocean Film Festival World Tour 2019  Adult $33.90. Under 14 yrs $24.90.

Fri 22, 8pm, LHT Wbl  “Echoes of Pink Floyd – 40 Years of the Wall”  $75, $70,  u/14 $45.

Sat 23, 7pm, Harrow Harrow Sound and Light Show. Fun night! Dinner,show,tour $60 5588 1387.                                                                                                                                                    

Sat 23, 7.30pm, PorAC “In Between Two” Music storytelling in contemporary pop culture beat-box style. Hip-hop, beats, rap & stories of the 2 musicians’ careers.  $30, $15

Fri 29, 7.30pm, Casterton Melbourne Chamber Orchestra: “Shostakovich, Raff & Brahms”, Prog. Shostakovich-2 Pieces for String Octet, Op.11;  Raff-Octet in C major; Brahms-Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op.36  $35, $15 At Casterton Town Hall.

Sat 30, 2pm, LHT Wbl  “By a Thread”  Circus type show with aerial rope acrobatics & contemp.dance.

Sat 30, 7.30pm, “   “   Ticket prices are the same for both shows - $25, 20, u/17 $15.

At  this time of the year, there are not so many performances by community groups as they are starting off their year’s rehearsals for drama, comedy, band and choral events. However, the late summer and autumn weather is the preferred time for many festivals as you see by this issue – and professional performers work all through the year to provide top entertainment.

CHORISTERS are invited to see the website www.chorusoz.com.au for an event on 8 and 9 June 2019 which might interest you if you like musically exciting adventure and singing in a big event in Sydney. It is a performance of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with 1,000 voices, at the Sydney Opera House.

CONGRATULATIONS to Anne Littlechild, of Dramus Theatre, who has been awarded Citizen of the Year for Hamilton and the Southern Grampians Shire at a ceremony in Hamilton on Australia Day.

NON-MUSICAL EVENTS. Although Quick Notes main function is to make music news known, I decide to include other events if I feel they will interest some members. Non-musical things are published if space permits. Sometimes QN emails show all of  these on 5 pages, whereas the mailed copies  are pruned to 4 pages for printing and posting. If you don’t have email yourself you are welcome to give me a friend’s email address from where you could get the whole issue including other things of interest. That will reach you days earlier.

SUBS. “ON SPECIAL” Because our subscription year runs from 1st July to 30th June, any new member joining now will, for their $12, receive issues from now till June/July 2020.  Do you know any musician or music lover (classical, jazz or folk mainly),  who would like to get Quick Notes?  It could also be given as a gift to a friend if you’d like to surprise someone.

TEAM OF PIANISTS This group has announced its 2019 program of gorgeous piano recitals, often with other instruments too,  in some of the loveliest National Trust homes in Melbourne as well as in Barwon Park mansion.  If you are interested in knowing the dates and programs you can see www.teamofpianists.com.au, or ring me if you have no internet access. There are 9 Sunday concerts between  28th April and  27th October.

“SINGING THE CLASSICS” This is another popular event which has announced its 2019 program. Dates and music are as follows: April 7-“Carmina Burana”; July 7-Gilbert & Sullivan music; October 6th, “CantataMemoria” a new Karl Jenkins work. Full details of these Geelong fun workshops will be in later Quick Notes.

With  musical  cheers  to  all from June Roberts, President/Secretary, 28 Campbell St, Portland 3305 Tel: (03) 5523 1054. Alice Roberts portlandmusicclub1990@gmail.com