Femme Fatale
LiveMusic - Classical
Western District
- Fri 18-11-2016 9:30 PM - 2 h
Fringe Dairy
$180 (in advance, Fringe members), $200 (on the day); includes one standard drink
Tickets
Synopsis
Girls rule, boys drool! Did you know Mozart had a sister who was equally – perhaps even more – talented? Featuring the music of female composers who never quite got to be in the limelight. Join Western District in honouring these women across the centuries. Works for viola, piano and voice.
Western District
Western District, offering a contemporary take on classical music, is “hip”, “funky” and “unconventional”, with an “eclectic repertoire”, say TimeOut Hong Kong and HK Magazine.
Since forming in the fall of 2014, the group has hit the Hong Kong music scene with a bang, selling out the city’s hottest venues, being featured on CNN Español for its innovative tango shows, performing live on RTHK Radio 3, and even appearing in a television commercial. The ensemble was also nominated by HKELD as Hong Kong’s Best Band.
A highlight from their exciting lineup this year was City Impressions, the world première of a multimedia new-music project – featuring music by composer Joyce Tang and images by photographer David Clarke – commissioned by the ensemble, with sponsorship from the CASH Music Fund in Hong Kong. Western District also produced the Asian première of John and Jen, a two-person chamber musical looking at a family’s ever-changing relationships.
Western District brings together award-winning musicians with extensive performing experience around the globe, from the Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall in New York to Orange Peel and the Cultural Centre in Hong Kong. The group arranges and performs a wide range of music from Baroque to rock, and works extensively with composers, frequently commissioning and premièring new works.
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Sarah Martin (soprano), Sophia Yan (piano), Monica Johnston (viola)
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