INTERFERENCE
Friday 20TH DECEMBER 2024 8PM

Damian MacDonald, flute
Gianni Posadas-Sen, flute
Jamilla Lamb, clarinet
Jennifer Yu, piano
Theodore Pike, piano

A program that showcases a grittier side of classical music, presented by five of Australia's emerging artists, featuring works by living composers Anne Cawrse, Claude Vivier, Julian Yu, Mark Applebaum, and Matt Laing. Two duo chamber works by Frank Martin and Hitomi Kaneko will also be presented.

From works dedicated to a "vigorously cut diamond"-like city of Iran, to reflections on the possibility of alternate selves generated during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns, this concert is an invitation to explore new musical forms and timbres.

PROGRAM

Claude VIVIER Shiraz (piano)

Julian YU Crossing (flute)

Anne CAWRSE Ruby (clarinet)

Mark APPLEBAUM Aphasia

Hitomi KANEKO Errata (flute duo)

Frank MARTIN Ballade (flute & piano)

Matt LAING Destructive Interference (flute)

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TICKETS

FULL $30
CONCESSION $22
Blak/BIPOC/Person with disability $10
Generous Admission $40

ABOUT THE PERFORMERS

Jennifer Yu

Jennifer Yu is an Australian pianist currently based in Melbourne. They are a graduate of the Australian National Academy of Music and Tasmanian Conservatorium. 

Jennifer enjoys the process of collaboration. She was a piano fellow at the 2023 Cortona Sessions for New Music in Italy, where she presented contemporary Australian piano music, and was also a part of New Music Mosaic’s Timbre Vol. 3, a composer-performer collaboration project. Jennifer is one-third of the Melbourne-based improvising trio, Labyrinth. 

THEODORE PIKE

At the age of two, Theodore Pike was begging his parents for piano lessons, and by age four had decided he 'wanted to be a pianist when he grew up'. Originally from the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Theo relocated to Brisbane to study a Bachelor of Music with Honours at the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University, graduating in 2017. In 2019, he commenced study at the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) in Melbourne, and now has made Melbourne his home. 

Throughout his study, Theo was mentored by Timothy Young, Daniel de Borah, and Natasha Vlassenko. He has worked with international artists including Tim Munro, Lisa Moore, Sara Macliver, and Benjamin Bayl, and has received Masterclasses from performers including John Chen, Roy Howat, Bart von Oort, Andreas Boyde, and Sivan Silver. Notable performances have included Crossbows Chamber Music Festival, Australian Piano Duo Festival, Queensland Music Festival, concertos with Sunshine Coast Symphony Orchestra, and performances at Melbourne Recital Centre, Beleura House and Garden, and in the Utzon Room of the Sydney Opera House. As well as regular performances on the piano, Theo enjoys working and performing as a percussionist. He has performed with the Australian Contemporary Opera Company, ANAM Orchestra, Queensland Youth Symphony, Queensland Wind Orchestra, Melbourne Conservatorium Percussion Ensemble, Sunshine Coast Symphony Orchestra, and Noosa Orchestra, as well as a performance on-field for the 2015 NRL Grand Final Series. Theo also has a keen interest in collaborative music, and particularly enjoys exploring the relationship between piano and percussion in his performances. When not at the piano, Theo enjoys spending time with his cat Purrcy, reading, and finding new additions for his quirky sock collection. 

DAMIAN MACDONALD

Damian MacDonald is a Hobart-based flautist, having recently graduated from the University of Tasmania (UTAS) in 2022 with a Bachelor of Music with Honours. Damian is a frequent performer of contemporary classical Australian and Tasmanian music, playing works in concert by Allan Walker, Don Banks, Julian Yu, Richard Meale, Russel Gilmour, and has premiered pieces by Dominic Flynn, David William Murray and Hellgart Mahler. 

In addition to solo performance, Damian has worked in many ensemble settings including the Hobart Chamber Orchestra and Derwent Symphony Orchestra, and has gained invaluable experience in various free-improvisation ensembles whilat at UTAS, under the eyes of Al Dobson and Michael Kieran Harvey. Damian continues his study of the flute with a primary interest in solo contemporary classical works, while making additional forays into music composition and free-improvised performance. 

Jamilla Lamb

Jamilla Lamb is a clarinettist originally from nipaluna, Hobart. She recently completed her Bachelor of Music at the University of Tasmania studying under Andrew Seymoure (TSO) and is now in her honours year at the University of Melbourne under the tutelage of David Griffiths. 

During her time as UTAS and UniMel she has performed side-by-side with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Australian String Quartet, and members of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Additionally, she has performed as a principal and tutti player with the UTAS Conservatorium Orchestra, Hobart Chamber Orchestra, Secret Orchestral Society, and the University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. 

At the age of 20, Jamilla made her solo debut alongside bassoonist Tasman Compton performing the Danzi Concertino for Clarinet and Bassoon with the UTAS and Southern Colleges Wind Ensemble. In 2023, Jamilla performed as soloist with the Hobart Chamber Orchestra and Hedberg Ensemble performing Mozart's Clarinet Concerto. 

Jamilla especially loves orchestral and chamber music and the intricacies that come with making music with others. Shes is fond of clarinet auxiliary instruments and will often be practicing a bit of bass clarinet and the occasional E-flat clarinet or basset horn. Outside of music, Jamilla enjoys hiking and film photography. 

Gianni Posadas-Sen

Gianni R. Posadas-Sen is an emerging performer and composer living and working on the unceded lands of lutruwita/Tasmania and Eora/Sydney. He is a classically trained flutist with a keen interest in solo and chamber repertoire alongside a vigorous engagement in collaborative music-making. This has led to paths of experimental improvisation, multidisciplinary projects, and a commitment to concert curation. 

He is currently committed to the Lutruwita Art Orchestra. Prior to this, he was engaged in over a dozen ensembles, such as the Tasmanian Youth Orchestra, The Hedberg Ensemble, Hobart Wind Symphony, DIY SHOT, and the Derwent Symphony Orchestra. He was the recipient of the Sidney Myer Tasmanian Scholarship to attend the Australian Art Orchestra's Creative Music Intensive (2022). 

Gianni has premiered work by Don Kay, Elena Kats-Chernin, Keith Humble, Matt Laing, and Cat Hope in lutruwita. His highlight performances include Junction Arts Festival (2024), MONA FOMA (2021, 2022), The Grand Poobah, Salamanca Arts Centre, and the Museum of Old and New Art. (This is his first Naarm performance.) 

Gianni's compositional work is dedicated to lutruwita and to themes of diaspora, grief, and longing.