Three Bridges Festival
Chamber music in Murray Bridge
Presented by Chamber Music Adelaide In partnership with Murray Bridge Regional Gallery and Murray Bridge Performing Art + Function Centre
Sat 20 + Sun 21 July 24
Experience Three Bridges Festival of chamber music in Murray Bridge this July! Over two days, talented chamber musicians and ensembles from South Australia will present an array of performances that promise something for everyone.
Whether you're a fan of the genre or simply curious, this festival is the perfect opportunity to discover the beauty and intimacy of chamber music. Enjoy concerts featuring local soundscape composer Jesse Budel, evocative songwriter Nathan May paired with a Baroque string quartet, Kegelstatt Ensemble and other exceptional musicians, showcasing a blend of classical masterpieces and contemporary compositions.
Expect a variety of performances that highlight the rich traditions and innovative spirit of chamber music. You'll hear pieces by celebrated composers like Erwin Schulhoff and Osvaldo Golijov, known for their evocative and thought-provoking works.
Join us in Murray Bridge for an unforgettable weekend of music that will inspire and entertain. Don’t miss out on this chance to immerse yourself in the artistry and passion of South Australia’s finest chamber musicians.
Jesse Budel
Saturday 20 July
Murray Bridge Performings Arts + Function Centre
11am / 1pm / 3.30pm
Each work performed takes place in a surround sound experience with bean bags for a relaxing, immersive experience. 45 minutes of pure bliss.
Audio Lost and Found: an improvisatory duo featuring Jesse Budel and Keira Simmons, conjuring immersive ambient and electronic dance soundscapes
sanctuary x mill: a multichannel work that connects the instruments and soundscapes of two ruined piano sanctuaries – The Murray Bridge Piano Sanctuary and the Piano Mill at Harrigans Lane, Willson’s Downfall, NSW.
Mandala: elebrating the soundscapes of various Australian national parks in the form of a guided sound bath meditation.
About the Artist
Jesse Budel (b. 1991) is a composer-performer, sound artist, producer and arts entrepreneur based in South Australia.
His works are for diverse media and spaces, ranging from concert works and installations to community and interdisciplinary collaborations.
Jesse’s PhD research at Elder Conservatorium of Music (supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program scholarship) focussed on adapting soundscape ecology to creative process, resulting in a body of works responding South Australian ecosystems and soundscapes, and receiving a Dean’s Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence in 2019.
Photo: Val Bubner
Nathan May & Adelaide Baroque
Saturday 20 July
Murray Bridge Regional Gallery
11am / 1pm / 2:45pm
Set amidst the beautiful Red Heart of Australia touring exhibition from National Museum of Australia, Nathan’s beautiful songs will transport your imagination to his homelands. As well as Nathan’s songs, hear the music of Baroque composer Vivaldi and experience a new commission created by Nathan May and Julian Ferraretto with string players from Adelaide Baroque. Wangkarda tells the story of Nathan’s connection to Country with exquisite string quartet writing.
About the Artists
Nathan May
Nathan May is an Arabana , Yawuru and Marridjabin man living on Kaurna country with his young family.
One of Adelaide’s hardest working live performers, in 2019, Nathan performed 80 live performances locally, including a showcase at the Adelaide Fringe “Garden Sessions” that has led to his own solo show, Lost in The Dream, at the 2020 Adelaide Fringe.
In recognition of the support he has received from mentors in his own life and career, he designs and delivers mentorship programs to young Aboriginal children through the Culture is Life suicide prevention program, Generation of Change program through Reconciliation SA, and school holiday music programs in Marree, Coober Pedy and Oodnadatta.
Photo: Lalaphoto
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Adelaide Baroque
Adelaide Baroque is a musical organisation and a Baroque Orchestra. We delight in exciting contemporary audiences with the power of baroque music.
For over 40 years Adelaide Baroque has given concerts of baroque music to enthusiastic audiences in South Australia, interstate and abroad. Concert programs have been innovative and varied, featuring music from the vast repertoire of 17th and 18th century European music as well as contemporary music from Australia.
https://www.adelaidebaroque.com.au/
Kids’ Workshop with Thea Martin
Saturday 20 July
Murray Bridge Regional Gallery
10am / 12pm / 1:45pm
Thea Martin takes families on a musical creative journey – creating your own chamber music piece together. No experience needed – just a willingness to join in and find your inner composer.
About the Artist
Thea is a violinist, teaching artist and writer/composer practising on Kaurna Land/Adelaide. In 2021 she graduated with a Bachelor of Music (Advanced) from the Elder Conservatorium of Music, and was also an Artist in Residence at youth arts organisation Carclew. She is currently an Artist in Residence in two public primary schools, where she specialises in innovative string and ensemble programs, as well as collaborative composition models. She is a Co-Director of Connecting the Dots in Music, whose work in community-engaged arts has been commissioned and programmed by Carnegie Hall (NYC), the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, the Art Gallery of South Australia and a range of local schools, libraries and community centres.
Kegelstatt Ensemble: Workshop of the Times
Sunday 21 July
Murray Bridge Performings Arts + Function Centre
3pm
Kegelstatt ensemble will delight audiences with this beautiful, historical concert. The title is taken from that of a concert series founded by Erwin Schulhoff in Dresden after the end of the First World War. The composer spent time with visual artists such as Otto Dix, while he began to feel and process what would now be recognised as post-traumatic stress, having fought and been twice wounded in trench warfare. Together they founded the concert series, “Werkstatt der Zeit” (workshop of the time), which championed and premiered new “expression- ist” music, as they felt strongly that late Romantic music no longer spoke to the times in which they were living.
About the artists
Erwin Schulhoff - Concertino for flute, viola and double bass (1925)
Ingolf Dahl - Concerto a tre for clarinet, violin and cello (1946)
Improvisation on a Theme of our Times
Osualdo Golijov - Lullaby and Doina for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello and double bass (2001)
Kegelstatt (skittle alley) is the subtitle of Mozart’s Trio for clarinet, viola and piano, composed, according to legend, in a single day after a game of skittles with friends. The themes of friendship and pleasure inherent in Mozart’s skittle alley story are central to the Kegelstatt philosophy, along with a mission to discover and present rare and great chamber music for unusual combinations of instruments.
Katie Aspel
Sunday 21 July
Murray Bridge Regional Gallery
11:15am / 12:45pm / 2:15pm
Katie is a is a rising Ngarrindjeri/ Gunditjmara artist sharing stories of life, love and her culture. She performs vocals and acoustic guitar, experimenting with different sounds by working with a variety of producers. She has performed all over South Australia, notably at the Fringe festival (winner of the emerging artist award) SA Music Awards and regionally.
Inkling Trio
Sunday 21 July
Murray Bridge Regional Gallery
10:30am / 12pm / 1:30pm
With roots in traditional folk and classical styles, you’ll also hear touches of jazz and modern grooves in this innovative trio’s musical palette. Experience this landscape-inspired concert, while immersed in the National Museum of Australia touring exhibition Red Heart of Australia.
