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Spirit of Christmas Music Recital

Date: Dec, Thursday 15th 5:30 PM - Dec, Thursday 15th 6:15 PM

Join us in celebrating the Spirit of Christmas with free music recitals daily from Monday 12 December to Thursday 15 December, 5.30pm - 6.15pm at Wesley Uniting Church, corner of William & Hay Streets, Perth.

Today, Thursday 15th, features the Western Australian Charity Orchestra Flute Quartet, Charlotte Kirke, Rachel Hicks, Gabriel McMahon, and Tarmon Simpson. 

Program

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Merideth Willson (1902 – 1984)

Good ‘Swing’ Wenceslas
John Mason Neale (1818 – 1866)
Arr. T. Gibson

Dance of the Sugar plum fairies
From Act II of ‘The Nutcracker’
Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893)

Flute Quintet in D major “Weichnacht”
Movement ii
Jan Brandts Buys (1868 – 1933)

Veni Veni Emmanuel
Traditional

We wish you a merry Christmas
Arranged in the style of Ludwig Van Beethoven by Matthew Naughtin (1947 – )

Greensleeves
Traditional

Rudolph the Red nose reindeer
Johnny Marks (1909 – 1985)

All I want for Christmas is you
Mariah Carey (1969 –) and Walter Afanasieff (1958 –)

Western Australian Charity Orchestra Flute Quartet

The WACO flute quartet, formed this year, is an up and coming chamber ensemble as part of the West Australian Charity Orchestra (WACO). Members Tarmon Gibson, Gabriel McMahon, Charlotte Kirke, and Rachel Hicks are graduate/current classical musician students who all share an intrinsic love for all things flute. Incorporating auxiliary flutes such as the alto flute and piccolo, their repertoire spans countless musical periods and contexts. Since its formation in 2022, the WACO flute quartet have performed alongside the West Coast Philharmonic, and the West Australian Wind symphony, along with numerous community outreach performances across WA.

 

Proudly supporting the Christmas Bowl Appeal

We wish you all a most beautiful Christmas and an inspiring 2023 to come.

Please don’t hesitate to contact the Director of Music at Wesley Angela Currie for further information of our music events angelac@ucic.org.au 

Contact us

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  • Level 1, 97 William Street
    Perth WA 6000
  • Email: admin@ucic.org.au
    Phone: 08 6103 4222