The chamber music project for secondary students
About
Playing it Together is a new chamber music project that challenges Queensland secondary school students to explore the full dimensions of chamber music repertoire, from the musical greats to the most dynamic contemporary music.
Playing it Together is about experiencing the energy of chamber music. It creates a conversation between musical voices: assertively individual yet inseparably part of a group.
The project encourages young musicians to work together to develop instrumental technique, ensemble skills and live performance experience. As well as being a positive learning process, it is also an adjudicated competition, with the most outstanding performers accessing concert opportunities with one of Australia’s most widely respected chamber music groups, the Southern Cross Soloists.
Playing it Together is open to students of all levels of musical experience and is energised by principals, music teachers, parents, and chamber music supporters who want to foster musical excellence within their local communities.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Playing it Together is presented and administered by the Queensland Performing Arts
Centre (QPAC). The project is also generously supported by the
Queensland Government through Arts Queensland and Education
Queensland.
ABOUT THE MUSIC DIRECTOR
Playing it Together has been developed under the direction of
musician and educator, Paul
Dean, director of the Southern Cross
Soloists. Paul is a clarinettist in much demand as a soloist,
chamber musician and orchestral player. He regularly appears at
festivals throughout Australia, as well as performing with the
Australian Chamber
Orchestra, Grainger Quartet and the Endeavour Trio.
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