Events 1992 – 2008

Archive of all Tait Memorial Trust Events 1992 – 2008

1992

10th December

Australia House

Musical evening

Liane Keegan, mezzo-soprano

Zoe Black, violin

Marshall McGuire, harp

Anthony Digiantomasso, piano

Derek Nimmo, master of ceremonies

1993

11th May

Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Square

Recital

Liane Keegan, mezzo-soprano

Anthony Digiantomasso, piano

8th November

Downer Room, Australia House

Celebration of Wagner by Rudolph Sabor

8th December

Australia House

Piano Extravaganza

Piers Lane, piano

Sally Mellor, piano

Ruth Nye, piano

Ronald Farren-Price, piano

1994

25th April

Queen’s Theatre

Hot Shoe Shuffle

4th July

Australia House

An Aussie Abend: Recital

Liane Keegan, mezzo-soprano

Anthony Digiantomasso, piano

11th October

Leighton House

Gateway to Wagner’s Ring by

Rudolph Sabor

25th October

Royal College of Music

Gala Concert

David Helgott, piano

5th December

Australia House

Christmas Cabaret

1995

26th March

Wembley Stadium (200 tickets)

Judith Durham and The Seekers

21st September

Sadler’s Wells Theatre (supper & 200 tickets at cost)

Tap Dogs

4th October

Leighton House

The Glory of the Ring

Rudolph Sabor

5th December

Australia House

Christmas Operatic Feast

1996

Sponsorship of page in Skippy programme

(Australian play in the West End )

24th September

Leighton House

An Evening with Tristan & Isolde by

Liane Keegan (mezzo-soprano) &

Rudolph Sabor

8th October

Wigmore Hall (100 seats)

Recital

Slava Grigoryan (classical guitar)

10th December

Australia House

The Australian Musical Foundation in London

& The Tait Memorial Trust

present “A Viennese Christmas Gala”

to celebrate Dame Joan Sutherland’s 70th Birthday

by kind permission of

His Excellency The Hon. Neal Blewett AC

High Commissioner for Australia

Richard Bonynge AO CBE, conductor

The Britten Sinfonia

Jan Black, Creative Director & Producer

ARTISTS (In order of appearance)

Jeffrey Black, baritone

Joanna Cole, soprano

Deborah Riedel, soprano

Julian Gavin, tenor

Glenn Winslade, tenor

Yvonne Kenny, soprano

Paul Ferris, tenor

Anne-Maree McDonald, soprano

Christina Wilson, mezzo-soprano

Liane Keegan, mezzo-soprano

CREDITS

Stuart Maunder, guest director

Sue Nye, staging

Aaron McPeake, lighting & technical design

Dickie Lowe, event decoration

Ann Seddon, art design

British Sky Broadcasting.

Video recording courtesy of Sam Chisholm

1997

July

Sponsorship of Lunchtime Concert Series at Spitalfields

showcasing young Australian singers

21st October

Australia House

An Evening with Richard Wagner

Alison Rae-Jones, soprano

Liane Keegan, mezzo-soprano

James Hancock, tenor

Ian Fountain, piano

John Gibbons, piano

1998

29th April

Australia House

Joint event with the Royal Over-Seas League

Liwei Qin, cello

BT Scottish Ensemble

4th July

St Clement Danes

followed by supper at Australia House

The Melbourne Chamber Strings

7th & 8th November

Sponsorship of The Grainger Event, St John’s Smith Square

1999

Sponsorship of production at Opera School

Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne (Tait Trust Australia )

27th April

Australia House

joint event with the Wagner Society (London)

Recital

Stefan Mickisch, piano

20th May

Australia House

A Song to Sing O with Stuart Maunder (as George Grossmith)

6th October

Australia House

The sincerest form

Lecture/recital by Tanya Fiedler, piano

8th December

Australia House

Chopin by Candlelight

with Piers Lane, piano

2000

24th January

Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House

Sponsorship of recital

by Liwei Qin, cello

17th May

Australia House

Trust Award Winners’ Concert

6th July

Wigmore Hall

during Australia Week

Sponsorship of Nicholas Vine

to compose a work for Liwei Qin (cello) for recital

2001

9th May

Sponsorship of programme & award

in Performing Australian Music Competition

William Chen (best pianist)

27th September

Australia House

Recital

Liwei Qin, cello

Jeremy Young, piano

William Chen, piano

2002

29th May

Australia House

Concert to launch The Frank & Viola Tait Scholarship

Joanna Cole, soprano

Liane Keegan, mezzo-soprano

William Chen, piano

Linnhe Robertson, piano

20th November

Australia House

Jubilee Gala

Concert & dinner

to celebrate the 25th Anniversary

of the Australian Music Foundation

and the life of Lady Tait, Patron of The Tait Memorial Trust

joint event with the Australian Music Foundation

Richard Bonynge, conductor

Tait Chamber Orchestra

Deborah Riedel, soprano

Kathryn Zerk, piano

Christina Wilson, mezzo-soprano

Fiona Janes, mezzo-soprano

Adrian Dwyer, tenor

Gavin Carr, baritone

Andrew Collis, bass

2003

10th April

Australia House

Awards Recital

Kathryn Zerk, soprano

Caitlin Hulcup, mezzo-soprano

Benjamin Bayl, piano

1st July

Australia House

Duelling Divas : A two-woman show

Susan Stacey, soprano

Liane Keegan, mezzo-soprano

Kelvin Lim, piano

17th September

Australia House

Recital

Clementi Trio

Mia Cooper, violin

Martin Loveday, cello

Sally Mellor, piano

8th December

Australia House

Christmas Concert 2003

Orchestra of the City

Benjamin Bayl, conductor

Piers Lane, piano

Lorina Gore, soprano

Liane Keegan, mezzo-soprano

2004

20th January

Australia House

The Australian Children’s Choir in Concert

1st April

Australia House

Recital

Emperor Piano Trio

So-Ock Kim, violin

Li-Wei, cello

Naomi Iwase, piano

25th May

Australia House

Recital

Kristian Chong, piano

Thomas Rann, cello

6th July

Australia House

Recital

William Chen, piano

14th July

St Swithun’s School, Winchester

presented by the Winchester Festival

Recital

William Chen (piano)

15th July

Winchester Cathedral

presented by the Winchester Festival

Recital

Saraband Consort

16th July

St John’s, Alresford

presented by the Winchester Festival

Recital

Liane Keegan, mezzo-soprano

Kelvin Lim, piano

1st November

Australia House

Launch

The Nutcracker Ballet Theatre book

by Ann Seddon & Jean Mahoney

16th November

Australia House

A Concert for Sir Richard Bourke

Music by Vincent Wallace

Maestro Richard Bonynge AO CBE

conducts

The Orchestra of The City

Music Director, Mr. Benjamin Bayl

Rosemary Tuck, pianist

Naoko Miyamoto, violinist

Lorina Gore, soprano

Martene Grimson, soprano

Annalisa Kerrigan, soprano

Sally Wilson, mezzo-soprano

Adrian Dwyer, tenor

Mr. Jeremy Vinogradov, baritone

2005

14th April

Australia House

Recital

Emperor Piano Trio

So-Ock Kim, violin

Li-Wei, cello

Naomi Iwase, piano

25th April

Westminster Abey

Commission of Choral Anthem

by composer Alicia Grant

Service of Remembrance on ANZAC Day

in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen

Choir of Westminster Abbey

24th October

Australia House

presented with JB Classical Events

An Evening with Horatio Nelson

A dramatisation of a new opera ‘Nelson’

A partial premiere of fully orchestrated opera

by Australian composer Stuart Greenbaum

and librettist Ross Baglin

Director: Jan Black

Conductor: Tahu Matheson

Trafalgar Ensemble

Jeffrey Black – Nelson

Jacqueline Mabardi – Emma

Anthony Gardiner – Hamilton

David Stout – Hardy

Pauls Putnins

Paul O’Neil

Jeremy Vinogradov

2006

24th January

Australia House

Australia Day Musical Celebration

in conjunction with Australia Day Foundation

Orchestra of the City

conducted by Benjamin Bayl

Amy Dickson, saxophone

Ambre Hammond, piano

Miranda Keys, soprano

Paul O’Neill, tenor

30th March

Australia House

Recital

Daniel de Borah, piano

26th September

Australia House

Recital by twin cellists

Pei-Jee Ng, cello

Pei-Sian Ng, cello

Miyako Machida, piano

7th December

Australia House

A Concert for Mozart’s Sister

A theatrical interpretation of Mozart’s music through his sister’s ‘diaries

Nannerl Mozart – mezzo-soprano/soprano

Sally Burgess in costume as Nannerl

Piers Lane, Mozart as pianist,

Alison Bauld, Nannerl MNannerl Mozart as narrator

Kathron Sturrock, piano

Alison Bauld, dramaturg

2007

17th April

49 Queen’s Gate Terrace, SW7

RUSH HOUR

Babar and Friends

present Debussy’s Babar the Elephant,

Ridout’s Ferdinand the Bull and other works

John Amis, narrator

Leslie Howard, piano

Wu Qian, piano

Katerina Mitchell, violin

Thomas Rann, cello

22nd May

Princess Alexandra Hall, Over-Seas House

presented in conjunction with

Royal Over-Seas League

A Celebration of Australian Talent

Brad Cooper, tenor

Daniel de Borah, piano

Amy Dickson, saxophone

Amanda Forbes, soprano

Alicia Grant, composer

Christopher Hillier, baritone

Thomas Rann, cello

27th June

RUSH HOUR

49 Queen’s Gate Terrace, SW7

Recital

Miranda Keys, soprano

Paul O’Neill, tenor

Richard John, piano

20th September

RUSH HOUR

49 Queen’s Gate Terrace, SW7

Recital

Hoang Pham, piano

2008

21st January

RUSH HOUR

49 Queen’s Gate Terrace, SW7

The Yarra Duo

Stefan Cassemenos, piano

Chris Howlett, cello

23rd April

RUSH HOUR

49 Queen’s Gate Terrace, SW7

John Amis present

John Amis meets Percy Grainger

Leslie Howard, piano

Coady Green, piano

Katya Webb, soprano

James Hancock, tenor

Christine Luo, piano

28th May

RUSH HOUR

49 Queen’s Gate Terrace, SW7

Celebration of Young Australian Talent

In association with the Royal Over-Seas League

Pei-Sian Ng, cello

Eleanor Blythman, soprano

Rejieli Paulo, soprano

Yelian He, cello

Katya Webb, soprano

24th September

RUSH HOUR

49 Queen’s Gate Terrace, SW7

Australian String Quartet and Piers Lane

programme of Dvorak, Sculthorpe and Debussy

9th December

Christmas Concert

Downer Room, Australia House

Rosemary Tuck, piano

Duncan Rock, baritone

Trailing Spice Singers