Rare Sugar

Sentimental melodies and sweet musical delights.

Drawing inspiration from the playful energy of the legendary clarinettist Benny Goodman Nigel Westlake’s Rare Sugar showcases the clarinet’s virtuosic capabilities, reflecting a joyful jazz quality that resonates throughout.

A vibrant chamber work for violin, clarinet, and piano, Bela Bartok’s Contrasts blends folk influences, modern harmonies, and rhythmic complexity. The piece alternates between lively, dance-like sections and introspective melodies, showcasing Bartók’s innovative approaches to texture and musical dialogue.

A rising star in Australia and overseas, Ella Macens is one of Australia’s most celebrated young composers, drawing upon elements of her Latvian heritage and fusing these with her love of popular and classical music. Her language is rooted in a deeply evocative and sensitive musical aesthetic, for which she is becoming well-known in Australia and beyond.

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