Tea with Balkan ensemble
Pearl Beach Memorial Hall will host An Afternoon Tea with the Balkan Ensemble, featuring Romanian gypsy violinists Tinel Dragoi, Peter Garrity, Ziva Altman and Danny Morris, from 2:30pm on Sunday, June 11.
The newly-formed Balkan Ensemble have a very rare and exciting program featuring a collection of Russian, Romanian Gypsy, Hungarian and Moldovian Folk music.
This music is from the heart and full of passion and brilliance and is renowned for its great tunes with sorrowful haunting melodies and fast virtuosic toe-tapping passages, according to Pearl Beach Progress Association publicity officer Ms Lynne Lillico.
"Dragoi comes from a well-known musical family in Bucharest.
"His father is a famous accordionist and still performs regularly.
"Music is a strong tradition in his family and folk tunes have been passed on orally from father to son for generations.
"Included will be favourite pieces such as Black Eyes and The 2 Guitars which are Russian folk melodies.
"Dragoi has over 20 years' experience as a performer and teacher.
"He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) majoring in violin interpretation from the Conservatorium of Music in Bucharest, Romania, and has performed with orchestras around the world.
"Dragoi joins with string musicians Peter Garrity, Ziva Altman and Danny Morris.
Garrity, who will play the viola, graduated from Canterbury University with first class Honours, then moved to Sydney to work with Charmian Gadd at the Sydney Conservatorium.
"He completed his Masters in violin performance in Colorado on a full scholarship with Takacs Quartet.
"Garrity has broad experience touring at concerts and festivals of Europe.
"Currently, he is Head of Strings at the Central Coast Conservatorium.
"Altman, who will play the violin, is a Sydney born violinist and is a graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium.
"In 2001, she moved to The Netherlands, studying with Berent Korfker, Zakhar Bron and Shmuel Ashkenasi from Cologne and Lubeck, Germany.
"She has been a member of the Dresdner Philharmonic Orchestra, touring throughout Europe and has performed extensively as a chamber musician.
"Morris, who will play the cello, studied at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and Canterbury University.
"He has had wide experience in chamber music, competing in the inaugural Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition with the Stringendo String Quartet.
"He was initially taught violin by his father and has recently taken it up again, along with the viola and double bass, performing with various groups across Sydney."
Tickets are essential.
SOURCE:
Media release, 22 May 2017
Lynne Lillico, Pearl Beach Progress Association