The Riverina Festival of Strings Concert Series

The Riverina Festival of Strings Concert Series for 2027 will take place at St Johns Church, 6-12 Church St and Wagga RSL, Cnr Dobbs & Kincaid Sts

The performances will be held on Sunday 10, Monday 11, Wednesday 13, Thursday 14 and Friday 15 January 2027.

The Sounds of Summer Concert Series 2027

 

Sunday 10 January — Aurora

St John’s Church 7.30

Gabriel Faure

Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Major, Op. 13

  1. Allegro molto

  2. Andante

  3. Scherzo: Allegro vivo

  4. Finale: Allegro quasi presto

Alexander Norton - violin, Caroline Almonte - piano

Guitar Duo

Harold Gretton, Jeff Donovan - classical guitar

Solo Item

George Washingmachine - Jazz violin

Joseph Haydn

String Quartet Op.76 No.4 ‘Sunrise’

  1. Allegro con spirito

  2. Adagio

  3. Menuetto: Allegro

  4. Finale: Allegro ma non troppo

Emma Jezek, Nicole Masters - violin, Andrew Jezek - viola, Kristy Conrau - cello

Edvard Grieg

Two Nordic Dances Op. 63

No. 2 Cow Call & Peasant’s Dance

Sounds of Summer Camerata

Monday 11 January

St John’s Church 7.30

Antoine de L’hoyer

Concerto for Guitar and Strings

  1. Allegro Moderato

  2. Rondo Allegretto

Harold Gretton – guitar, Cameron Jamison, Nicole Masters – violin, Jane Hazelwood – viola, David Chaston - cello

Sergei Rachmaninov

Trio Élégiaque Op. 1 in G minor

Alexander Norton, Kristy Conrau – cello, Caroline Almonte - piano

Antonin Dvorak
String Quintet No.2 in G Major, Op.77

  1. Allegro con Fuoco

  2. Scherzo: Allegro vivace

  3. Poco andante

  4. Finale: Allegro assai

Emma Jezek, Nicole Masters - violin, Sandro Costantino - viola, Kristy Conrau – cello, David Campbell - double bass

Wednesday 13 January — Summer

St John’s Church 7.30

Astor Piazzolla

Estaciones Porteñas: Verano (Summer)

Alexander Norton - violin, David Campbell - double bass, Caroline Almonte - piano

Caroline Shaw

Entr’acte

Alexander Norton, Emma Jezek, Nicole Masters - violin, Andrew Jezek - viola, Kristy Conrau – cello

Franz Xaver Richter

String Quartet in E Flat Major, Op. 5, No. 4

  1. Larghetto

  2. Allegro spirituoso

  3. Tempo di minuetto

Cameron Jamison, Nicole Masters – violin, Jane Hazelwood – viola, David Chaston - cello

Antonio Vivaldi

The Four Seasons: Summer

  1. Allegro non molto

  2. Adagio e piano - Presto e forte

  3. Presto

Emma Jezek - violin, Sounds of Summer Camerata

Thursday 14 January — Jazz with George Washingmachine

Wagga RSL 7.30

Join jazz violinist and vocalist George Washingmachine in a sumptuous concert of jazz standards and originals at the Wagga RSL Mirage Room

Friday 15 January — Twilight

St John’s Church 7.30

Antonin Dvorak

Piano Quintet No. 2, Op.81

  1. Allegro, ma non tanto

  2. Dumka: Andante con moto

  3. Scherzo (Furiant): Molto vivace

  4. Finale: Allegro

Alexander Norton, Cameron Jamison - violin, Sandro Costantino - viola, Josephine Costantino – cello, Caroline Almonte – piano

Jean Sibelius

Andante Festivo

Sounds of Summer Camerata

Benjamin Britten Op. 4

Simple Symphony

  1. Boisterous Bourrée

  2. Playful Pizzicato

  3. Sentimental Sarabande

  4. Frolicsome Finale

Sounds of Summer Camerata

Sounds of Summer Camerata:

Alexander Norton, Emma Jezek, Nicole Masters, Cameron Jamison, Jacqueline Smith - violin

Jane Hazelwood , Sandro Costantino, Andrew Jezek - viola

Kristy Conrau, Josephine Costantino, David Chaston - cello

David Campbell - double bass