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ON THE TERRACE

On The Terrace 2023 Program and Calendar

Sunday 19 November

11am - 4pm
FREE

2023’s On The Terrace featured over 40 musicians with 29 pop up concerts - a unique tasting menu of wonderful chamber music.

Audiences were surrounded by art and history as they meandered through Adelaide’s iconic galleries, museums and creative spaces on North Terrace.

Find out more about the program below.

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Noriko stands looking left over her shoulder in traditional Japanese clothing, holding her Shamisen, while Allen looks forward with his face painted in Aboriginal traditional style

  • Art Gallery of SA: Gallery 6
    12:00pm, 1:40pm

    Shamisen performer Noriko Tadano collaborates with Didgeridoo player Allen Edwards - experience ancient traditions coming together in harmony, fusing Japanese culture with rich indigenous heritage.

    https://www.norikotadano.com/

    Photos: Noriko Tadano, Justin McManus

Nathan May, with guitar on back, looks over his shoulder at us against a dark blue wall, with soft toplight on his face and guitarmage

  • Art Gallery of SA

    11:40pm: Gallery 7
    2:00pm: Gallery 6

    Adelaide-based singer-songwriter, Nathan May, descends from the Arabana, Yawuru and Marridjabin clans. Nathan is inspired by Country music which plays a massive part in his storytelling in songs. For this performance, he collaborates with renowned improvising violinist, Julian Ferraretto, known for his work with artists including Eska Mgtungwazi, Neil Cowley, John Schumann and the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra.

    Presented in partnership with CASM
    Photo: Lalaphoto

    https://www.facebook.com/Nathanmaymusic/
    https://www.instagram.com/nathanmaymusic19/
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyrez60ZYQs

Juan and Rio stand smiling with guitar in a bright blue and green image

  • Migration Museum Courtyard
    12:20pm, 2:40pm

    Best known around Australia for having been part of Lazaro Numa's Sabor a Cuba, Juan y Mario will make you want to dance through their high energy Latin music from the Cuban and Colombian traditions. This dynamic duo creatively blend Latin pop, urban beats and Latin rock, performing it in the courtyard of the Migration Museum.

    Juan Munoz: Guitar and vocals
    Mario Vasquez: Conga and vocals

    Presented in partnership with Nexus Arts

    Listen to some of their original music on major platforms:
    Sabor a Cuba - Apple Music
    Ojitos Lindos - Spotify

    Photo: Mario Vasquez

Composer Jesse Budel sits in smart blue clothes on a log in the bush, looking up towards the sky.

  • Migration Museum: Chapel
    11:20am- 12:20pm, 3:00pm -4:00pm

    Mandala

    The 3pm performance of Mandala will be audio described – please book here.

    Mandala, an ambisonic soundscape composition by Jesse Budel, metaphorically draws on the Tibetan Buddhist conception of the mandala as a three-dimensional projection of a particular deity's palatial residence. Celebrating the soundscapes of South Australian national parks, Mandala is concerned with cultivating respect and reverence for their resident other-than-human inhabitants. Mandala has been developed as part of Jesse’s 2023 artist residency at Flinders University's Assemblage Creative Centre for the Arts.

    With thanks to University of Adelaide for providing the sound equipment.

    https://www.soundstream.org.au/
    https://www.jesse-budel.com/

    Photo: Val Bubner

Man in glasses holding a wooden recorder, standing against a black grid wall, wearing a white shirt, looking away.

  • Brendan O’Donnell with Catherine Finnis

    Art Gallery of SA: Elder Wing
    12:40pm, 3:20pm

    Nicola Matteis was an Italian violinist in London, described as the greatest of his age after Corelli. Robert Valentine was an English recorder player in Rome, one of the greatest proponents of the instrument. Spanning the quirky to the truly ravishing, the unique duo of recorder and viol truly speaks to the passions through this rarely performed music.

    https://www.facebook.com/adelaidebaroque/
    https://www.instagram.com/adelaidebaroque/
    https://www.brendanodonnell.com.au/

    Photo: André Hinderlich

Anna Goldsworthy, arm resting in a casual pose, looks to the side, with beautiful natural side light

  • From the Seraphim Trio

    State Library of SA: Mortlock Chamber
    1:00pm, 2:40pm

    The grey shrike thrush, as heard in David John Lang's 'Colluricincla harmonica', ushers listeners towards an atmospheric recital by Seraphim Trio's Anna Goldsworthy and Helen Ayres. Birdsong gives way to nocturnal magic as Lili Boulanger's Nocturne is performed alongside Mozart's ethereal Sonata in E min for piano and violin, KV 304.

    Program will include:

    David John Lang "Colluricincla harmonica" (grey shrike thrush) for solo violin (1.5 mins) 

    Lili Boulanger "Nocturne" for solo violin and piano (4 mins)

    Mozart Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 21 KV 304 in E min (12 mins)
    1. Allegro
    2. Tempo di Menuetto

    https://seraphimtrio.com/

    Photo: Pia Johnson

Wearing smart black, Katelyn smiles out at the camera from a leafy public space

  • Recitals Australia Emerging Artists

    State Library of SA: Mortlock Chamber
    2:00pm, 3:40pm

    Katelyn Crawford (classical voice) and Haowei Yang (classical piano) are recent honours graduates of the Elder Conservatorium of Music, and are currently participating in the Recitals Australia Fellowship Program in collaboration with the Elder Conservatorium. Katelyn and Haowei will be performing a selection of art songs by composers including Clara Schumann and Samuel Barber.

    Presented in partnership with Recitals Australia

    Photos by Jamois

Isabelle smiles at the camera, in striking black and white jumpsuit and red headdress

  • Isabelle da Sylveira with Mike Bevan and Alain Valodze

    State Library of SA: Circulating Library
    12:40pm, 2:00pm

    The 2:20pm performance will be audio described – please book here.

    Performers Isabelle da Sylveira, Alain Valodze and Mike Bevan combine beauty, subtlety, energy and flair to bring to life songs that reflect the human experience. 

    The three share a deep respect and fondness for the musical traditions of the Caribbean and Brazil. They combine these essences with other broad influences to create music that is both profound and refreshing. 

    Isabelle is a mesmerizing singer with incredible range, emotional depth, and a soulful Afro-Caribbean voice that weaves with the technical beauty of Alain and  Mike’s guitar mastery. They been playing music and performing together for 20 years, and exhibit a chemistry born of this longevity when on stage. 

    Presented in partnership with Nexus Arts

    Photo: Emma Lukar

Head-and-shoulders image of Celia Craig playing the oboe, eyes closed, with bright light shining from behind

  • Art Gallery of SA: Elder Wing
    1:00pm, 2:40pm

    Improvisations on Colour

    The word "synesthesia" has Greek roots, translating to “perceive together.” Award winning oboist Celia Craig* has perceived music through colour since infancy. Through Caspar Hawksley’s Carclew Fellowship, Celia teamed up with composer/guitarist Caspar and jazz trumpeter Harrison Smith to practice site-specific free improvisation. Cella’s perception of colours linked to certain pitches and harmonies has prompted a response to art through music, describing the rainbow of colours experienced by syntesthetes as ‘arc en ciel’: literally rainbow. With music prompted by colours in art, every performance will be unique and unrepeatable - in the moment.

    * Excellence in Classical, Australian Women in Music Awards 2023
    Photo: Jason Mildwaters

    https://www.celiacraig.com.au/
    https://soundcloud.com/hawksley-smith

Dem Mob stand singing towards the camera in the sun, against a high rise urban background
Viola player Anna Webb stands by a tree, smiling, holding her viola in front of her.

  • State Library of SA: Mortlock Chamber
    1:20pm, 3:00pm

    Robert Davidson: "Barossa Deutsch"
    for trio with audio track

    Kegelstatt Ensemble presents the instruments of the "Kegelstatt" trio, playing a newly commissioned Australian work, built on the rhythm and melodic contours of the unique and endangered language branch of Barossa German. Premiered at a special concert in Tanunda in late October, the piece can be heard again here in the State Library, which holds the passenger lists of the ships that brought the first German immigrants to South Australia.

    Josh Van Konkelenberg – piano
    Steph Wake-Dyster - clarinet
    Anna Webb - viola
    Sam Lench - sound engineer

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoitdvuZXkc
    http://www.kegelstatt.com.au/

    Photo: Sandra Wind

Coruscalia Collective, four flautists in colourful dresses, stand, smiling, from a flight of stairs outside a stonebuilding

  • State Library of SA: Circulating Library
    12:20pm, 3:20pm

    Coruscalia Collective - Adelaide's new flute ensemble - presents a program of music evoking the Australian landscape. The performance will include music by Ross Edwards, Sally Greenaway and Karen De Nardi.

    Melanie Walters (flute and bass flute), Mandy Hutchinson (flute, piccolo, and alto flute), Tegan Beck (flute, piccolo and alto flute), Madeleine Stewart (flute), Jennifer Bird (flute, piccolo and alto flute)

    Photo: Nicole Molloy

Four young guitarists stand in a grassy clearing, holding their four guitars in line

  • Art Gallery of SA: Gallery 6
    12:20pm, 3:00pm

    WORLD PREMIERE

    The Opal Guitar Quartet will be giving two world-premieres of new works for guitar quartet at On the Terrace in 2023. The works were written by members of the quartet, James Rawley and Caleb Lavery-Brook, as part of Chamber Music Adelaide’s Space to Create initiative.

    https://www.facebook.com/opalguitarquartet/

    Photo: Opal Guitar Quartet

James, wearing a blue shirt, smiles at the camera from behind his lute

  • Adelaide Baroque Academy Emerging Artist

    SA Museum: Pacific Cultures Gallery
    11:20am, 1:20pm

    Identified through the Adelaide Baroque Academy for CMA’s Emerging Artist showcase, James will present lute music from Jacobean England, at the time a melting pot of English, Scottish and Continental cultures. Programme will include music from lutenists John Dowland, Michelagnolo Galilei, René Saman and more…

    Presented in partnership with Adelaide Baroque

    https://www.facebook.com/adelaidebaroque/
    https://www.instagram.com/adelaidebaroque/

    Photo: James Logan

Gemma sits with her viola and smiles at the camera. She has wavy brown hair and is wearing smart blacks.

  • SA Museum: Pacific Cultures Gallery
    1:40pm, 3:40pm

    The 1:40pm performance will be audio described - please book here.

    4EPQ, supported through CMA’s 2023 Space to Create Creative Development Program, has been exploring repertoire which blurs the boundaries between classical and folk music traditions. This performance includes highlights from this creative development period.

    Program to include Jessie Montgomery’s “Strum” and “Voo Doo Dolls”, as well as a work from the Danish String Quartet’s “Collection of Folk Music”.

    4EPQ: Emma Perkins (violin), Lachlan Bramble (violin), Linda Garrett (viola) and Gemma Phillips (‘cello).

    With thanks to the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and Robin Sanderson for loan of the Mary Pascoe Violin played by Emma Perkins

    Photo: Claudio Raschella

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Since 2016, our annual flagship event has taken place in the South Australian Museum (SAM), State Library SA, Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA) and the Migration Museum.

2022 saw us develop new partnerships with Nexus Arts and the Centre for Aboriginal Studies in Music (CASM), broadening our program and showcasing more artists to our audiences.

Previous On The Terrace Programs

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