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