Concert news

Suonare is very busy planning further exciting concerts for you. We will post dates and programs on our blog as soon as they are finalised. At the moment our plan is to begin our concert series in 2008 once a new venue has been found. The charming Old Darlington School is unavailable due to renovations. Please keep in touch - we would love to hear from you.

"the last Geminiani Sonatas" Concert, July 7th

Due to unforeseen circumstances Ray Harvey has had to withdraw from playing in this concert. At very short notice we are extremely fortunate to have the wonderful Chris Berensen join us for this Suonare concert dedicated to the "last Geminiani Sonatas". Chris will be dazzling us with solos by Bach and Handel!

Karella Mitchell

Karella Mitchell will be playing a Vivaldi cello sonata in Suonare's July concert.This will be the first work by Vivaldi that the group has programmed for performance.

Raymond has performed Sonatas K211 &K212 in A major and K192 in Eb major by Domenico Scarlatti and the Suite in F major by Bernardo Pasquini during Suonare's 2006 concert series. The audience was captivated not only by his virtuosity but also by his willingness to share his depth of musical knowldge in the form of introductions to each piece performed.

RAYMOND HARVEY
Regarded as one of Australia's finest harpsichordists and continuo accompanists, Raymond commenced his study od harpsichord as a student of the Conservatorium High School in Sydney. He went on to complete the Bachelor of Music (Performance) degree at the Sydney Conservatorium and later, under the tutelage of renowned Australian harpsichordist Paul Dyer, the Master of Music (Performance) degree. Much in demand as a continuo player, Raymond has appeared with many of Australia's most prominent choirs and ensembles, including Sydney Philarmonia Choirs and Orchestra, Sydney Chamber Choir, Coro Innominata, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, the Australian Chamber Orchestra, and the Tasmanian Syphony Orchestra. He is a founding member of two outstanding Sydney period instrument ensembles: Concertato and Suonare.

KARELLA MITCHELL
Karella began her cello career at the age of 7 after hearing Jacqueline Du Pre on the radio and gave her debut performance at the Sydney Opera House aged eight. After spending her childhood years with Dorothy Sumner and then Georg Pedersen, she discovered the baroque cello in 1993 whilst studying modern cello at the Sydney Conservatorium. After attending her first Gambello workshop in 2002 she began playing regularly with Clara Blazer and having lessons with Tim Blomfield. Karella is a founding member of the period instrumental ensemble Suonare.

CLARA BLAZER
Upon completing her Bachelor of Music (Performance - piano) at the University of Sydney and a Graduate Diploma of Education at the Sydney Teacher's College, Clara embarked on a year of cello study (till then a secondary instrument) with Jerome Jelinek at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor having been awarded a Graduate Rotary Fellowship. On her return Clara spent a year with the ABC Training Orchestra as well as working as a freelance cellist and teacher. In 2004 Clara competed an Honours year at the University of Sydney, majoring in baroque violoncello performance, having studied with Tim Blomfield. In the same year she joined the all female baroque vocal ensemble The Tall Poppeas. Clara is a founding member of the period instrumental ensemble Suonare.

Clara Blazer - baroque violoncellist. Having completed a B.Mus (Hons) at Sydney University, Clara's main aim is to breath life into the vast baroque cello sonata repertoire through performances with Suonare. In 2006 Suonare performed four from the set of six cello sonatas by Francesco GEMINIANI as well as sonatas by Luigi BOCCHERINI and Guiseppe CHINZER. In July 2007 Suonare will perform the last two Geminiani sonatas.

Upcoming Concerts

"The Last Geminiani Sonatas"
July 7th, 2007, 8pm Old Darlington School, Maze Crescent, Sydney University.