Mix Margaret Dylan Jones

Thursdays 1pm to 2pm in term time: Free Lunchtime Concerts at the University of WA (UWA). Usually, but not always, at the Octagon Theatre. I'm NOT in this but to see who is playing in what's coming up click on http://www.facebook.com/UWAmusic?sk=events or http://www.music.uwa.edu.au/concerts/lunchtime

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Tuesday 20 December 2011. Midland Town Hall   

Christmas for Memorable Movies In Midland. I played piano for the Christmas carols sing-a-long, led by Wim Hultink. After watching the film "The Gods Must Be Crazy" I played classiclal piano solos over lunch.

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10 December 2011. Lawrence's 56th Birthday Party

I played classical digital piano for my oldest brother's party, in Greenmount. I was the 10-minute opening act of a show that continued until after midnight, featuring blues and other bands. My programme: Rustle of Spring, Androgyne Adagio, Hunting Song.

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27 November 2011. Private Performance Practice

My students' second performance practice in the hills, again held in a private venue in Mount Helena. I played The Rustle of Spring by Sinding and Hunting Song by Mendelssohn.

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 23 October 2011. Whim Festival in Mount Helena

With a day's notice I played piano solos on the second stage for about 20 minutes, using my portable digital piano. My programme consisted of The Rustle of Spring (Sinding), Nocturne No. 2 in E flat (Chopin), Where Have I Known You Before (Chick Corea), Hunting Song (Mendelssohn), and Pineapple Rag (Joplin). See pic one, pic two.

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20 October 2011. Midland premises of MIFWA

At the invitation of a friend who works for the Mental Illness Fellowship of WA (writing and implementing carer programmes), I played for several hours at the MIFWA Carers Expo (Carers' Pamper Day). I used my portable digital piano and provided many well-known classiclal favourites by many famous composers such as Chopin and Schubert, as well my own Androgyne Adagio (1977) and music by Chick Corea. See scan of newsletter with pic (bottom left).

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20 September 2011. Midland Town Hall

I entertained the pre-film audience for Memorable Movies in Midland with five piano solos: The Rustle of Spring (Sinding), Androgyne Adagio (original), Hunting Song (Mendelssohn), excerpt from the famous slow movement of the Pathetique Sonata (Beethoven), and No. 6 of Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm (Bartok).

The film, by the way, was Every Which Way But Loose (Clint Eastwood). It was originally intended I should accompany Wim Hultink, a fine baritone, in a couple of songs but Wim was not well after an accident so I did the whole programme alone.

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26 June 2011. Private Performance Practice

My students' first performance practice in the hills, held in a wonderful private venue at the home of a couple of students in Mount Helena, using their superb grand piano. At this private performance to a gathering of sixteen students and friends I played my Song of Shadows, in a new version freshly devised that morning. See pic one, pic two.

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02 April 2011. South Perth

Fire Relief 'WOW' Concert and Charity Fund Raising Auction

Clara Helms, outstanding soprano and actress, will perform beautiful songs in various languages on Saturday night, April 2nd. Live and silent auctions will be held throughout the evening. Clara will be supported by David Wickham at the piano and other musicians, including local composer and music teacher, Mix Margaret Jones.

In December Margaret, an androgyne, accompanied Clara in Roleystone Theatre's WA premiere of  the musical, Nine. Margaret told the Echo she jumped at the chance to help the fundraising for the survivors of the recent fires. She grew up in Parkerville and has a keen appreciation of the long-standing threat of bushfires. Recently she returned to live and teach in the Hills. "Just being in the Hills gives me so much energy, it's a wonderful environment," she said.

Margaret has many compositions published by the biggest Australian classical music publishers including works selected for the AMEB examinations list. She will play a work she composed in a very accessible classical style as a 16 year old growing up in Parkerville, and a famous and very uplifting piece by Rachmaninoff, his 18th Variation on a Theme of Paganini. See www.mixmargaret.com and www.rotaryperth.org.au

Kelmscott-Roleystone Fire Relief 'WOW' Concert and Charity Fund Raising Auction. 7pm - 11pm, Saturday 2nd of April 2011, at South Perth Church of Christ (corner Murray St & McNab Loop, Como). Parking on site. Tickets 1300 303 677 or your local Rotary Club. Bookings to soneill...

The concert is presented by the Australian Trades College WA and Perth Rotary, and supported by Rod Slater's Eurocars and many other firms and individuals. All proceeds to Lord Mayors Disaster Relief Fund to aid the fire victims.

The concert has its own facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=149451145119668

 

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December 2010

I played piano in Roleystone Theatre’s (Perth premiere) of Nine (the musical). Directed by Paul Treasure, with choreography by Emma Davis and musical direction by Sarah Cosstick. Assistant MD (and trumpet) was Feidhlim Bennetts. I was répétiteur for the rehearsals and then pit pianist for the ensemble in the shows.

We rehearsed at the theatre from mid-August and gave eight night time performances in December, practically all sold-out. A thoroughly enjoyable cast and crew to work with, especially Sarah. The talent, training and experience of the fairly young cast were unusually impressive, with many fine singing voices, plus great acting and dancing. And we had a fabulous set. This is where I met Clara Helms, who later invited me to perform in her bushfire benefit concert after a large number of homes in Roleystone and Kelmscott were destroyed in early 2011. See my pics of Nine at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?id=100000925471606&aid=44870

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