The Firm Concert Archive: Season 2022
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
In 1722, at the age of 37, Johann Sebastian Bach completed the first book of 'The Well-Tempered Clavier'.
Season 2022 celebrated the 300th anniversary of this seminal creation.
*First performance
Concert 1: Oct 17th 2022
| J.S. Bach | The Well-Tempered Clavier Bk 1 Prelude and Fugue in D major | Michael Ierace | piano |
| Raymond Chapman Smith | Nach der Natur | ||
| Luke Altmann | Franklin Diary* | ||
| Erik Satie | Gnossienne no. 3 Sonatine Bureaucratique | ||
| J.S. Bach | The Well-Tempered Clavier Bk 1 Prelude and Fugue in Bb major | ||
| Esmond Choi | Fantasy, Chorale and Improvisation* | ||
| Claude Debussy | Four Preludes from Bk 1 |
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Concert 2: Nov 28th 2022
| J.S. Bach arr. R Chapman Smith | Kunst der Fugue Contrapunctus 1 | Helen Ayres | violin |
| Luke Altmann | Nocturne | Alison Rayner | violin |
| Belinda Gehlert | Beyond the Binary* | Martin Alexander | viola |
| Anne Cawrse | Skittled* | Sharon Grigoryan | cello |
| J.S. Bach arr. R Chapman Smith | Kunst der Fugue Contrapunctus 5 | ||
| Anton Webern | Fünf Satze | ||
| Raymond Chapman Smith | Divertimento for String Quartet | ||
| Joe Chindamo | Tempesta and Flight from String Quartet no. 1* |
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Concert 3: Strings and Bells Dec 18th 2022
Strings and Bells was a special event at the South Australian Museum
to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Voyager space probe leaving the solar system
| J.S. Bach arr. R Chapman Smith | Ich ruf' zu dir. BWV 639 Vom Himmelhoch1. BWV 769 Vom Himmel hoch 2 | Paris Netting | violin |
| Rachel Bruerville | A Cosmic Imprint* | Thomas Marlin | cello |
| J.S. Bach | Violin Partita no. 3 in E major (selections) | Gustavo Quintino | double bass |
| Georgina Bowden | A Sky of Lenses* | Ali O'Connell | hand-bells |
| J.S. Bach | Cello Suite no. 3 | ||
| Jakub Jankowski | Poème Saturnien* | ||
| J.S. Bach arr. R Chapman Smith | Sinfonia 9 BWV 795 |
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