PhD researcher Nathan Sinclair and Head of Guitar Ken Murray present a program of music by Spain's two leading early 20th-century composers, Manuel de Falla and his successor, Joaquín Rodrigo.

Featured in this concert is Sinclair's arrangement for two guitars and chamber ensemble of Falla's seminal neoclassical masterpiece, the "Concerto for Harpsichord, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Violin, and Cello" (1926). Also featured will be a performance of Rodrigo's recently rediscovered "Preludio al Atardecer" (1926), the composer's first known work for guitar.

The program includes a premiere performance of Melbourne composer Shaun Rigney's "Three Spanish Portraits"- a homage to the Spanish greats of Albéniz, Granados, and Falla.

PROGRAM

Guitar Solos - Ken Murray

Sketches of Falla
Ken Murray, Manuel de Falla

Homenajé
Manuel de Falla

Guitar Solos - Nathan Sinclair

En los Trigales
Joaquín Rodrigo

Preludio al Atardecer (Australian premiere)
Joaquín Rodrigo

Toccata
Joaquín Rodrigo

Three Spanish Portraits (2006) (World premiere)
Shaun Rigney

Guitar Duos - Nathan Sinclair and Ken Murray

Danza del Molinero (from El Sombrero de Tres Picos)
Manuel de Falla

Pantomina (from El Amor Brujo)
Manuel de Falla

Danza Ritual del Fuego (from El Amor Brujo)
Manuel de Falla

Concerto for Harpsichord, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Violin, and Cello (World premiere)
Manuel de Falla, arranged by Nathan Sinclair for two guitars