Ensemble Offspring
Bozidar Kos composer profile
July 4, 2004 | 8:00pm
Since migrating to Australia as a jazz musician from Slovenia, Bozidar Kos has established himself as one of Australia’s foremost musical craftsmen. Ensemble Offspring profiles this respected composer as he reaches his 70th birthday with a concert of chamber music written by him and by younger Australian composers with whom he has enjoyed a close working relationship. Highlights include the world premiere of Kos’ Fatamorgana specially commissioned for the occasion and the world premiere of Springtime by English composer Michael Finnissy.
Download concert program here
Download podcast of Bozidar Kos’ Fatamorgana performed by Ensemble Offspring here
“At the core of the ensemble is a dedication to bringing out new material. A continual mission has been providing a platform, an outlet, for the aspirations of numerous young composers. This entails embracing risk in programming — the potential for failure is high but so too are the potential rewards, and some of these have been astounding.” Cick here for full article
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Details
Date
July 4, 2004
Time
8:00pm
Venue
Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Sydney,
2000
Program
Bozidar Kos – Catena, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion & piano (1985)
Damien Ricketson – Trace Elements, flute, clarinet, violin & cello (2003 Australian premiere)
Bozidar Kos – Catena 2, flute, clarinet, string trio & piano (1992)
Bozidar Kos – Kolo, solo piano (1984)
Michael Finnissy – Springtime, flute, clarinet, violin, cello & piano (2001 world premiere)
Matthew Bieniek – String Trio (2003)
Bozidar Kos – Fatamorgana, flute, clarinet, violin, cello & percussion (2004 world premiere)
Performers
Roland Peelman (conductor)
Katarina Kroslakova (solo piano)
Sophie Cole, Thomas Talmacs (violin
)
James Eccles (viola)
Geoffrey Gartner (cello
)
Kathleen Gallagher (flute
)
Jason Noble & Diana Springford (clarinet
)
Jeremy Barnett (percussion)