Monthly Archives: August 2011

Live Music For Fathers Day – Snowy Vineyard Estate

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The Peter de Jager Piano Prize

This year’s Cooma Music Competition will have a new piano prize:

Peter de Jager - Concert Pianist & Composer

The Peter de Jager Piano Prize. (incudes $200 cash)

Peter de Jager lived in Cooma for a time and learnt the piano from his mother, medicine Helen, viagra dosage at Cooma School of Music. Peter has gone on to achieve great success in his music career. This year he won the International Chopin Piano Competition. On seeing Peter do so well at this competition Viv Minell, a local music lover and pianist, decided to honour Peter by naming this award after him. Viv also wanted inspire up and coming piano students to new heights.

Peter de Jager used to be just another little kid going to Cooma North Primary and now he is a world class concert pianist and composer. (Click here to read more about Peter de Jager)

The Cooma Music Competition will be held this year on Sunday the 18th of September.

Cooma Music Competition 2011 is now in it’s sixth year. This year’s competition will provide an opportunity for musicians of all ages and skills to perform and compete. We hope this competition will be as inclusive as possible. The competition will be open to all instruments and voice. Although the competition will be conducted by Cooma School of Music all amateur musicians are welcome to participate not just students of Cooma School of Music.

Prizes will include trophies and cash. Certificates of Participation will be awarded to all competitors.

The Peter de Jager Piano Prize includes $200 cash and is exclusively for piano students.

For more information contact Allan Spencer:

  • (02) 6452 6067
  • allan@coomamusic.com.au

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Sunday 4 September 2011,

Lunch at the Vineyard.

Bookings: 1300 766 608

Persian Nights – Friday 7 October 2011

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Second Hand Rodriguez Classical Guitar Model RODA    $699

  • Solid Cedar Top

  • Indian Rosewood Back & Sides

  • Ebony Fingerboard

  • Goldplated Machine Heads
  • Fitted with Fishman piezo under the saddle pickup
  • Made in Spain

(This was Milena Cifali’s “work-horse” guitar that she used for teaching and gigs)

New price $1199 Buy Now for $699

Rodriguez model RODA Classical Guitar

Rodriguez model RODA Classical Guitar

Fitted with piezo under the saddle pickup.

Fitted with piezo under the saddle pickup.

For more information go to:

http://www.promusicaustralia.com/guitar/Rod.htm

Or call: (02) 6452 6067

email: allan@coomamusic.com.au

-A Musical Journey-

East Meets West

With Judith Marriott & friends.

. Come on a musical journey that begins in Cooma and finishes in Tehran. Beginning with Don Banks, mind
an Australian composer, visit
then travelling through Europe with  music from Spain and Germany.Next stop is Armenia, discount RX
with a beautiful work by Khachaturian. We complete the concert with works by the great Persian composers, Alizadeh and Siavash Beizai.

.. This concert will combine the talents of Australian musicians and Persian musicians. Cooma will be represented by Judith Marriott, Leslie Spencer and Glenyss Allen. We are very fortunate to have the talents of two wonderful musicians Arya Bastaninezhad and Melika, who are visiting Cooma in preparation for an International Music festival in Tehran later this year, in which they will be performing these works with Judith.

Instruments featured will be clarinet ,bass clarinet, cello, piano , guitar ,flute, ney ( a very beautiful Persian flute) and voice.

It should be a wonderful evening as the common thread to all these compositions is their exquisite melodies…come and SWOON with us!!! It is guaranteed to life your spirits.



Snowy Mountains Ensemble – Saturday 3 September 2011

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Cooma’s University of the Third Age (U3A) presents an afternoon of music appreciation by the Snowy Mountains Ensemble.

The programme includes music by: Purcell, resuscitation Handel, visit this site Holst, myocarditis Broadwater and more.

  • When: Saturday 3 September 2011 at 2.00 pm
  • Where: Cooma Public School Hall, Soho Street Cooma
  • Cost: Gold Coin Donation to assist this young orchestra.

 

Snowy Mountains Ensemble

 

Brothers Grimm Spectaculation – September 2-17, 2011

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one world many stories…

Art Show

Presented by St Patrick’s Parish School

Multi Function Centre, information pills Cooma

  • Stypa - Snowy Mountains Quartet

    11.00 am – Student Viewing & Awards Ceremony

  • 2.00 pm – Grandparents High Tea Exhibition – $5
  • 7.00 pm – Gala Evening Exhibition & Auction – $10

Canape’s, finger food provided. Bar facilities will be available at own cost.

Tickets can be purchased at tyhe Cooma Visitor’s Centre
Cooma Little Theatre presents the “Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon” by Don Zolidis.

A fast paced comedy combining all fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm.

Presented by young people and suitable for all ages.

Dates: Sept 2, allergy
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9, 10, 16 & 17.

Tickets $20 adults, $15 concession – available at Cooma Visitors Centre.

Stypa Quartet to perform at Art Show – Friday 16 September 2011

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one world many stories…

Art Show

Presented by St Patrick’s Parish School

Multi Function Centre, order Cooma

  • Stypa - Snowy Mountains Quartet

    11.00 am – Student Viewing & Awards Ceremony

  • 2.00 pm – Grandparents High Tea Exhibition – $5
  • 7.00 pm – Gala Evening Exhibition & Auction – $10

Canape’s, bulimics finger food provided. Bar facilities will be available at own cost.

Tickets can be purchased at tyhe Cooma Visitor’s Centre

Café Music – Saturday 18 December 2011 at 4.00 pm

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Cooma’s University of the Third Age (U3A) presents an afternoon of music appreciation by the Snowy Mountains Ensemble.

The programme includes music by: Purcell, resuscitation Handel, visit this site Holst, myocarditis Broadwater and more.

  • When: Saturday 3 September 2011 at 2.00 pm
  • Where: Cooma Public School Hall, Soho Street Cooma
  • Cost: Gold Coin Donation to assist this young orchestra.

 

Snowy Mountains Ensemble

 

“Café Music with a touch of Christmas Fun!”

Come and enjoy a delicious afternoon tea in our “Music Café”.

Live music will be provided by students & teachers of Cooma School of Music.

The “Café Music” concept is a variation on the theme of “student concert”. We decided to “play” this in the “key of relaxed”. The audience is seated at tables around the hall. They can listen to the music, discount read the Saturday papers, play a game of chess, cards, snakes and ladders, have a conversation, enjoy a leisurely afternoon tea with bottomless cups of tea or coffee. The music students will perform in a more relaxed atmosphere.

The audience is not expected to stay for the whole afternoon. They can come and go as they please. We realise how busy everyone is right now!

The café opens at 4pm, Saturday 18 December at St Paul’s Anglican Church Hall, 138 Commissioner Street.

Please bring a plate of festive food to share and some games to play. Tea & coffee will be provided free.

Prizes for the Best Table Decorations!

Lucky Door Prizes!

If you want to play, when you arrive, just choose the time you want to play and write your name next to that timeslot on the whiteboard in the Hall.

Admission:

  • Adults $5
  • Children $2
  • Family $15

Presented by Cooma School of Music

 

 

Pete Murphy Tasmania Blackwood Tenor Ukulele

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Hi Here are some photos of a tenor Tasi black wood Ukulele I Finished a little while ago.

Uke on!

Pete

 

 

Young@Art 2011 was a Great Success!

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This year’s Young@Art was a great success. Young local musicians produced a wonderful concert of which they should be very proud. The Snowy Mountains Arts Council presented this concert. The SMAC have recently purchased a brand new Kaiwai grand piano and the new piano was another “star of the show”. This was the first ever performance for the new piano. This really is a wonderful instrument and an enormous addition to the vibrant music culture of this region.

Here’s an overview of the performances:

  • Snowy Mountains Ensemble: T Susato – Danserye
  • Louisa Wall, pilule piano: A Khatchaturian – Etude
  • Caitlin Ventura, purchase flute: General John Reid – Sonata for Flute & Piano (Accompanist, Matthew Ventura, Piano)
  • Cooma District Band Juniors: Rachel Stevenson, clarinet, Louisa Wall, clarinet, Emma Stevenson, trumpet, Tim Wall, trombone, Jared Sopnieski, trombone : O Hammerstein – Edelweiss & J Compello – Clarinet Capers.
  • Lucy Wiles, piano: D Cimaroso – Sonata
  • Magdalene Tugwell, clarinet: G Faure – Sicilienne (Accompanist, Judith Marriott, Piano)
  • Dara Smith, classical guitar: P Houghton – Black Rose
  • Miranda Evans, piano: M Mier – Steamboat Rag
  • Magdalene Tugwell, clarinet and Lucy Wiles, flute: A Dvorak – Humoresque (Accompanist, Judith Marriott, Piano)
  • Monaro High School Year 10 Music Class: Eagle Eyed Cherry – Save Tonight (Conductor Sarah Wall)
  • Nicholas Tugwell, baritone saxophone: N H Long – Undercurrent Theme and Variations (Accompanist, Judith Marriott, Piano)
  • Lucy Wiles, flute: C Debussy – Le Petit Negre (Accompanist, Judith Marriott, Piano)
  • Kai Bakker, piano: M Reger- Fast zu Keck
  • Alisha Brady, voice & guitar: T Reznor – Hurt
  • Emma Ventura, violin: J F Mazas – Duet No 16 Allegro Risoluto (Accompanist, Jarka Sekker, violin)
  • Niko Bakker, piano: F Chopin – Mazurka Op 67 No 4
  • Matthew Ventura, flute: C Chaminade – Concertino for Flute and Piano (Accompanist, Glenyss Allen)

The Compere for Young@Art was Simon Allen.

Matthew Ventura

The Snowy Mountains Ensemble are:

Tina Rooney, Caitlyn Ventura, Tamara John-Natley, Bridie Mackay, Matthew Ventura, Maai Johnson, Molly Barrett,

Sarah Ventura, Roslyn Carroll, Peter Hickling, Emma Ventura, Maggie Shatrov, Bradley Ventura and Happi Human;

playing Violin, Viola, Cello, Flute, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet and Bassoon


Open Day – SMAC New Piano Sunday 11 September

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The Snowy Monaro Arts Council will be conducting an Open Day for their new grand piano.

The Open Day for playing the new SMAC piano will be Sunday 11th September.  The piano will be available between 2.00 p.m. and 5.00 p.m.  No bookings; first come, story first served.

Open Day at St Paul’s Anglican Church Hall, Commissioner Street, Cooma

 

Come and play the piano, or come and listen to others play it.  Enjoy a very informal afternoon.  No cost.

 

New Pete Murphy Spruce Top Ukulele

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Pete Murphy just brought in this lovely new ukulele that he’s made. It has a wonderfully responsive solid spruce top and eye catching black-heart sassafras back and sides. He wants to keep this little beauty for himself.

You can contact Pete:

  • Mobile: 0409 227 073
  • Email: pete_murf@yahoo.com.au

Pete Murphy Ukulele - Solid Spruce Top

Pete Murphy Ukulele with Black-Heart Sassafras back