St Michael’s affirms and encourages the best expression of humanity, not only through the Sunday service but though our wellbeing programs and our commitment to counselling and psychotherapy. We believe faith, spirituality and a meaning to life are vital ingredients for our health and wellbeing and that there is a need to get hold of a more authentic religious understanding.
Sunday services commence at 10am.
Free Entry
Sunday May 14th 2017
Guest Artists:
Julie Danaher (Flute) & Michelle Nelson (Guitar)
Music between the readings: Aria (Cantilena) from Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 – Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)
Heitor Villa-Lobos was perhaps the most influential figure in Brazilian classical music during his lifetime. He wrote nine suites of music entitled Bachianas Brasileiras. The idea behind these suites was to combine elements of Baroque contrapuntal style (particularly the style of J.S. Bach) with elements of Brazilian folk music. Villa-Lobos began his fifth Bachianas Brasileiras in 1938, originally scoring the work for 8 ‘celli and soprano. Villa-Lobos subsequently arranged it for solo guitar and soprano, or in today’s version, for guitar and flute.
Music during the offering: Larghetto from the Sonata for flute and guitar – Michelle Nelson (b.1962)
This Larghetto is the second movement from the Sonata for flute and guitar. The guitar part this morning, is of course played by the composer herself.
The Postlude: Minuet – Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)
The Italian-born Luigi Boccherini is best remembered for his cello concerto and his numerous string quartets, from one of which this minuet is drawn.
Artists’ Bio:
Julie Danaher (flute) and Michelle Nelson (guitar) have played together regularly since meeting at the Melbourne University Conservatorium in 1999. Both pursue active teaching and performing careers. Julie Danaher is principal flautist with Melbourne’s Heidelberg Symphony and Michelle is the 1st guitar and resident composer with the Concordia Mandolin & Guitar Ensemble. Their recording of Michelle’s Sonata for Flute & Guitar has attracted numerous airplay on ABC Classic FM since its release in 2013 and has recently been featured on the American College Network
program Music of our Mothers.