Settle in for the unique acoustics of chamber music performed within Jimbour’s ambient airplane hangar. Each performance by Ensemble Q offers a distinctly curated repertoire and will feature some of Queensland's most established instrumentalists.

Jimbour Overture - Opening Concert (90 mins)
Australian Song (Paul Dean, World Premiere), The Four Seasons (Antonio Vivaldi), Clarinet Quintet (Carl Maria von Weber)
-> Friday 5th May - 6:00pm

The Great Romance (60 mins)
Three Romances for Violin and Piano (Clara Schumann), Piano Quartet no 3 in C Minor (Johannes Brahms)
-> Saturday 6th May - 1:30pm

Setting of the Day (60 mins)
Moonlight Sonata (Ludwig van Beethoven), L’eure Exquise (Reynaldo Hahn), Nocturne (Alexander Borodin), Il Tramonto (Ottorino Respighi)
-> Saturday 6th May - 5:00pm

Up Late with the Moon (120 mins)
Adagio for Strings (Samuel Barber), Quartet for the End of Time (Olivier Messiaen), Pierrot Lunaire (Arnold Schoenberg)
-> Saturday 6th May - 7:30pm

Morning Baroque (60 mins)
Concerto in D Minor, RV 565, (Antonio Vivaldi), Che si può fare (Barbara Strozzi), Flute Concerto (Antonio Vivaldi), Christmas Concerto (Arcangelo Corellli)
-> Sunday 7th May - 10:00am

Appalachian Spring – Farewell Concert (60 mins)
Dancing with Ghosts (Paul Dean), Wind Serenade in D, Opus 44 (Antonín Dvořák), Appalachian Spring (Aaron Copland)
-> Sunday 7th May - 1:30pm

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Featuring

Ensemble Q

Lotte Betts-Dean

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JIMBOUR OVERTURE

Paul Dean Australian Song

Antonio Vivaldi La Quattro Stagioni (The Four Seasons)

Concerto no 1 in E Major Op.8 RV269 “Spring”

Concerto No 2 in G minor Op.8 RV315 “Summer”

Concerto No 3 in F major Op.8 RV293 “Autumn”

Concerto No 4 in F minor Op.8 RV297 “Winter”

Adam Chalabi, violin solo

With Courtenay Cleary, Anne Horton, Thomas Chawner, Trish Dean, Alex Raineri

Carl Maria von Weber Clarinet Quintet in B flat major, Op.34

I. Allegro

II. Fantasia. Adagio

III. Menuetto

IV. Rondo. Allegro

Paul Dean, Adam Chalabi, Anne Horton, Thomas Chawner, Trish Dean

THE GREAT ROMANCE

Clara Schumann Three Romances for violin and piano, op.22

Andante molto

Allegretto

Leidenschaftlich schnell

Courtenay Cleary, violin with Daniel de Borah, piano

Johannes Brahms Piano Quartet no 3 in C minor Op.60

Allegro non troppo

Scherzo: Allegro

Andante

Finale: Allegro comodo

Adam Chalabi, violin, Thomas Chawner, viola, Trish Dean, cello, Daniel de Borah, piano

THE SETTING OF THE DAY

Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No 14 in C sharp minor, Op 27 No 2 “Moonlight”

Adagio sostenuto

Allegretto - Trio

Presto agitato

Anna Grinberg, piano

Reynaldo Hahn L'heure Exquise

Lotte Betts-Dean, mezzo soprano, Anna Grinberg, piano

Alexander Borodin Nocturne from String Quartet No 2

Adam Chalabi & Courtenay Cleary, violins, Thomas Chawner, viola, Trish Dean, cello

Ottorino Respighi Il Tramonto (The Sunset)

Lotte Betts Dean, Adam Chalabi, Anne Horton, Thomas Chawner, Trish Dean

UP LATE WITH THE MOON

Samuel Barber Adagio for Strings

Festival strings

Olivier Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time

"Liturgie de cristal" (Crystal liturgy)
Vocalise, pour l'Ange qui annonce la fin du temps" (Vocalise, for the Angel who announces the end of time)
"Abîme des oiseaux" (Abyss of birds)
"Intermède" (Interlude)
"Louange à l'Éternité de Jésus" (Praise to the eternity of Jesus)
"Danse de la fureur, pour les sept trompettes" (Dance of fury, for the seven trumpets)
"Fouillis d'arcs-en-ciel, pour l'Ange qui annonce la fin du temps" (Tangle of rainbows, for the Angel who announces the end of time)
"Louange à l'Immortalité de Jésus" (Praise to the immortality of Jesus)

Adam Chalabi violin, Paul Dean clarinet, Trish Dean cello, Anna Grinberg piano

Arnold Schoenberg Pierrot Lunaire

Mondestrunken
Columbine
Der Dandy
Eine blasse Wäscherin
Valse de Chopin
Madonna
Der kranke Mond
Nacht (Passacaglia)
Gebet an Pierrot
Raub
Rote Messe
Galgenlied
Enthauptung
Die Kreuze
Heimweh
Gemeinheit!
Parodie
Der Mondfleck
Serenade
Heimfahrt (Barcarole)
O alter Duft

Lotte Betts Dean, mezzo soprano, Courtenay Cleary violin, Thomas Chawner viola, Trish Dean cello, Alison Mitchell flute, Paul Dean clarinet, Alex Raineri piano

MORNING BAROQUE

Arcangelo Corelli Concerto Grosso Op 6 no 8 Christmas Concerto

Antonio Vivaldi Flute Concerto ‘Il Cardellino’, (The Goldfinch) opus 10, no. 3

Featuring Alison Mitchell, flute

Claudio Monteverdi - Pur ti Miro

Henry Purcell - Dido’s Lament

Lotte Betts Dean with the Festival Strings

Antonio Vivaldi Concerto Grosso RV565

APPALACHIAN SPRING - FAREWELL CONCERT

Paul Dean Dancing with Ghosts

Antonin Dvorak Wind Serenade in D Opus 44 B.77

Moderato, quasi marcia

Minuetto. Tempo di minuetto

Andante con moto

Finale. Allegro molto

Aaron Copland Appalachian Spring

Ensemble Q - Adam Chalabi violin, Courtenay Cleary violin, Anne Horton violin, Thomas Chawner viola, Trish Dean cello, Phoebe Russell double bass, Paul Dean clarinet, David Mitchell bassoon, Peter Luff French horn with Queensland Conservatorium students.