Performances

Ritournelle for vibraphone and piano

Featuring Claire Edwardes and Alex Raineri

The Crossing of a Sea

for chamber ensemble

Commissioned by Mark Wakely in loving memory of Steven Alward

Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre and Syzygy Ensemble

Syzygy Ensemble

Laila Engle flutes

Robin Henry clarinet

Campbell Banks cello

Leigh Harrold piano

Zoë Black violin

Thursday 24 March 2022 6pm

Primrose Potter Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre

31 Sturt Street
Melbourne, Victoria
3006 Australia

The Fall of Singapore

presented as part of

The Triumph of the Imagination

Chris Latham from the Flowers of Peace project will direct Musica da Camera in a program of music written by and for prisoners of war. Featuring pianists Edward and Stephanie Neeman along with soprano saxophone player, Jaime Grech. The music will be accompanied by images of prisoners of war.

Saturday 26 March 2022 2:30 pm

Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture
15 Blackall St, Barton ACT 2600

Info and Tickets

New work with the National College of Dance

Saturday 5 February 2022 (Rescheduled from December 2021)

Civic Theatre Newcastle

Cyrus Meurant violin and piano

2021

Four Songs

for choir

I. ‘Evening’ and II. ‘Moon’

Based on the poems of Matsuo Basho and William Blake

All through an empty place I go

for flute and bassoon

Commissioned by Kingsley Gee

WORLD PREMIERE

Kiran Phatak Flute

Matthew Kneale Bassoon

as part of Arcadia Winds at the Blackheath Chamber Music Festival

Presented in association with Musica Viva Australia

Saturday April 24^th 2:30pm

Philips Hall

41 Gardiner Crescent

Blackheath, New South Wales

Arcadia Winds at Orange Regional Conservatorium

All through an empty place I go

for flute and bassoon

Commissioned by Kingsley Gee

PREVIEW

Kiran Phatak Flute

Matthew Kneale Bassoon

Friday April 23^rd 6:30pm

Presented in association with Musica Viva Australia

73A Hill Street

Orange, NSW 2800

Three Pieces

for flute, clarinet and bassoon

David Shaw Flute

Lloyd Van’t Hoff Clarinet

Matthew Kneale Bassoon

as part of the Orange Chamber Music Festival – Festival Winds

Sunday April 11^th 11:00am

Orange Uniting Church
217 Anson Street
Orange, New South Wales

Four Pieces

for soprano saxophone and electric organ

James Nightingale Soprano Saxophone

Ben Kopp Electric Organ

as part of Avant Gardens 1: Ave – Ensemble Offspring

Saturday February 6^th 5:00pm

Ashfield (Sydney), 2131

2020

Or, maybe, yesterday

for Solo Violin

Lucy Macourt Solo Violin

as part of Reflections for Solo Violin

Wednesday August 19^th12:40pm (2020)

Wesley Music Centre, 20 National Circuit, Forrest, Canberra, Australia

Or, maybe, yesterday

for Solo Violin

WORLD PREMIERE

Lucy Macourt Solo Violin

as part of Australian Miniseries presented by the Canberra Symphony Orchestra

Live on YouTube and facebook

Friday August 14^th 6:45 pm (2020)

Dance No. 2 from KLASH

David Rowden Solo Bass Clarinet

Premiere of new arrangement of ‘Dance No. 2 from KLASH’ for solo bass clarinet at Phoenix Central Park.

Live on facebook or at YouTube

Thursday June 4^th 7pm (2020)

Monuments

for Oboe and Drones

Ben Opie Oboe and electronics

Live on Zoom (private performance)

See Inventi Ensemble: Website and facebook

Thursday May 31^st (2020)

When I stand before thee at the day’s end

for Solo Violin and Strings

WORLD PREMIERE

Kirsten Williams Director and Violin

as part of Love, Kindness and Decency presented by the Canberra Symphony Orchestra

Thursday March 12^th 6:30 pm (2020)

Gordon Darling Hall, National Portrait Gallery – Canberra, Australia

Matthew Hindson AM Curator

Ticket and Info

Triptych

for chamber ensemble

at Winter Lounge

Wednesday January 15^th 7:30 pm

Das Institut für Kunst, Musik und ihre Vermittlung

Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, Germany

Rebecca Lang Universitätsmusikdirektorin

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2019

CYRUS MEURANT ENSEMBLE – EP Launch

Thursday December 12^th8:00 pm

The Sound Lounge, Seymour Centre, Sydney

Ticket and Info

Composer Cyrus Meurant (violin and keyboards) returns to the Sound Lounge with his ensemble of musicians to launch the new 10-inch vinyl EP, Four Pieces.

Featuring Andrew Smith (saxophones), Michael Bardon (cello), Nicky Crowe (flute and piccolo), Tim Brigden (vibraphone) and Novita Jap (keyboards), Meurant will present selections from the critically acclaimed works, Monday to Friday and Le Petit Prince (Australian premiere), alongside the score of Pars Pro Toto.

The evening will conclude with the world premiere of selections from a new amplified ensemble composition kindly supported by the Seaborn, Broughton & Walford Foundation.

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MALÝ PRINC (Le Petit Prince)

Choreography by Margaux Thomas

Music by Cyrus Meurant

Directed by Macbeth Kaněra

Based on Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Malé divadlo – DIVADLO F. X. ŠALDY LIBEREC, Czech Republic

Cyrus Meurant – violin

Maxim Biriucov – piano

Previous Shows (2019):

Saturday December 14^th5:00 pm SOLD OUT

Saturday September 14^thSOLD OUT

Sunday June 2^nd SOLD OUT

Monday June 3^rd SOLD OUT

Sunday February 24^th SOLD OUT

Previous Shows (2018):

Friday February 16^th SOLD OUT

Wednesday February 28^th SOLD OUT

Thursday March 22^ndSOLD OUT

Tuesday May 15^thSOLD OUT

Saturday June 2^ndSOLD OUT

Tuesday September 18^thSOLD OUT

Tuesday December 11^th SOLD OUT

Monuments

for Oboe and Drones

Diana Doherty Soloist

as part of Renewal presented by the Canberra Symphony Orchestra

SOLD OUT

Thursday October 31^st 6:30 pm

Gordon Darling Hall, National Portrait Gallery – Canberra, Australia

Zephira Quintet

Matthew Hindson AM Curator

Challis Bequest Society Lunch

Invitation only

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Cyrus Meurant performs solo piano selections from Monday to Friday.

Keynote speaker: Associate Professor Muireann Irish

Muireann Irish is Associate Professor of Psychology at the Brain and Mind Centre, where she leads the Memory and Imagination in Neurological Disorders team. As a cognitive neuroscientist, she seeks to understand how the brain enables us to remember the past and imagine the future, and how these processes are affected in dementia. Her current work also explores the relationship between music and memory.

In recognition of her scientific achievements, Associate Professor Irish was awarded the 2016 NSW Premier’s Prize for Early Career Researcher of the Year, and named one of L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science’s International Rising Talents in 2015.

Wednesday 23 October 2019
The Great Hall
The University of Sydney

Curtain-raiser

Collaboration with Alleyne Dance (UK) to curtain raise ‘A Night’s Game’

Thursday September 5^th 7:45pm

Lennox Theatre, Riverside Parramatta

Music by Cyrus Meurant (electric violin)

Choreography by Kristina and Sadé Alleyne

Presented by FORM Dance Projects and Riverside Theatres

Toured by Dance Makers Collective (Australia)

Asia Pacific Eldercare Innovation Awards

Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre, Singapore

Wednesday May 15^th

Cyrus Meurant – piano

‘Monday III’ from Monday to Friday

Awards dinner write up

Apollo’s Gift: Music and the Mind

Eckart Altenmüller – Flute, Speaker
Sally Walker – Flute
Natalia Tkachenko – Piano
Cyrus Meurant – Piano

PROGRAM
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Trio in B flat Wq.161/2
Cyrus Meurant From Monday to Friday
Eckart Altenmüller Talk about the beneficial effects of music on our wellbeing, emotionality and the brain
Elena Kats-Chernin Apollo’s Gift (commissioned by Sally Walker)
J.J. Quantz’s Trio Sonata in A minor QV 2:40

Tuesday March 19^th 2019, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Larry Sitsky Recital Room

ANU School of Music

William Herbert Place

Canberra, ACT 2601

2018

Concertino

for Clarinet and String Quartet

as part of Triple Concerto

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Thursday October 25^th6:30pm

Gordon Darling Hall, National Portrait Gallery – Canberra, Australia

Omega Ensemble

David Rowden – clarinet

Veronique Serret – violin
Airena Nakamura – violin
Neil Thompson – viola
Paul Stender – cello

HERAKLEITOS

WORLD PREMIERE

LAEISZHALLE HAMBURG, KLEINER SAAL, June 9th, 19:30

Vessel

as part of:

The Lark Ascending

ACO Collective

15 – 24 MARCH 2018

PROGRAM

CYRUS MEURANT Vessel for String Orchestra World Premiere*
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (arr. Adam Johnson) The Lark Ascending
PURCELL Fantasia Upon One Note
BRITTEN (arr. David Matthews) String Quartet No.2

*Commissioned by the Australian Chamber Orchestra

ARTISTS

Pekka Kuusisto Director & Violin
ACO Collective

Queens Park Theatre – Geraldton
Thu 15 Mar 7pm
Goldfields Arts Centre – Kalgoorlie
Fri 16 Mar 7pm
Mandurah Arts Centre
Sat 17 Mar 7pm
Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre
Tue 20 Mar 7pm
Margaret River Cultural Centre
Thu 22 Mar 7:30pm
Albany Entertainment Centre
Sat 24 Mar 7:30pm

Two Traditional Turkish Songs

as part of

Adelaide Festival

Compassion: Chamber Landscapes

Curated by Iain Grandage

PROGRAM

Bach (arr Bowman) ’Erbame Dich’
Tinalley String Quartet
Taryn Fiebig, Soprano

Arvo Pärt Fratres
Tinalley String Quartet

Sarisözen (arr. Meurant) Çannakale Türküsü

Mehveş Hanim (arr. Meurant) Kaçsam Bırakıp Senden Uzak Yollara Gitsem

Tinalley String Quartet
Taryn Fiebig, Soprano
Daniel de Borah, Piano
Claire Edwardes, Percussion

Lior/Westlake Compassion

Lior, Voice
Tinalley String Quartet
Daniel de Borah, Piano
Claire Edwardes, Percussion
Andrew Meisel, Bass

Friday, March 9th, 7:30pm

UKARIA Cultural Centre,
119 Williams Rd, Mount Barker Summit
(Formerly Ngeringa Cultural Centre)

2017

Monuments
Performed by Ben Opie (oboe)

as part of

Lunchtime Recital with Marshall McGuire and Ben Opie
Tuesday 28th November 1pm
MPavillion
Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Details

All things come into being and pass away
Performed by Momentum Ensemble conducted by Ariel Zuckermann

as part of

Three Places
Sunday 3rd September 1:30pm
High Court of Australia
Canberra, Australia

and

Three Places
Monday 4th September 6:30pm
The Gallery
Melbourne, Australia

Monday to Friday (selections)

Performed by Sally Walker (flute) and Sally Whitwell (piano)

as part of

Twilight Musical Dialogues – Celebrating the Diversity of Australia
Friday 15th September 7pm
Adamstown Uniting Church
Newcastle, NSW, Australia

Monuments
Performed by Ben Opie (oboe)

as part of

Inventi Ensemble – House of Beehives
Monday 2nd October 6pm
Melbourne Recital Centre
Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Monday to Friday (selections)
Performed by Sally Walker (flute) and Cyrus Meurant (piano)

as part of

Music and the Mind
Saturday 10th June 1pm
Newcastle Conservatorium of Music
Newcastle, NSW, Australia

Concertino for clarinet and string quartet
Performed by David Rowden and Omega Ensemble
as part of
Songs from the Bush
Saturday 7th May 2:30pm
The Sydney Opera House, Utzon Room
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Further details and tickets

2016

As Time Goes By

NEW DANCE WORK

presented by The National College of Dance

Saturday 10th December 6:30pm – Civic Theatre Newcastle

Artistic Direction by Brett Morgan

Music by Cyrus Meurant

Musicians:

Andrew Smith (saxophones)

Michael Bardon (cello)

Jess Ciampa (percussion)

Jordan Wett (piano)

Cyrus Meurant (violin)

Monuments for oboe and drones

Performed by Ben Opie

as part of

Urban Gypsies – Works for Oboe & Electronics

Saturday 1st October 11am

The Australasian Double Reed Society Conference, Sydney Grammar School Theatre

Sydney, NSW, Australia

2015

Reflections on Gallipoli

Australian Chamber Orchestra

Info

BARTÓK String Quartet No.2: Allegro molto capriccioso
KELLY Elegy for strings ‘In Memoriam Rupert Brooke’
SARISÖZEN (arr. Meurant) Ҫannakale Türküsü
VINE Soliloquy (world premiere)
TRADITIONAL (arr. Meurant) Ceddin Deden
ELGAR Sospiri, Op.70
KODALLI Adagio for String Orchestra
MEHVEŞ HANIM (arr. Meurant) Kaçsam Bırakıp Senden Uzak Yollara Gitsem
TRADITIONAL (arr. Meurant) Nihavend Longa
VINE Our Sons (world premiere)
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS The Lark Ascending

Richard Tognetti Director & Violin
Neil Armfield Director
Nigel Jamieson Deviser
Sean Bacon Video Designer
Matthew Cox Lighting Designer
Taryn Fiebig Soprano

Yalin Ozucelik Actor
Nathaniel Dean Actor

2014

Wild Life presented by the National College of Dance with new solo violin music composed and performed by Cyrus Meurant.

ABC Classic FM – Sunday Live – Virtuoso Vibes

Triptych for chamber ensemble

presented by Post-Sonus Orchestra, directed by John Smigielski

as part of: “An Evening of Contemporary Musick”

Thursday 8^th May 7:30pm

Ciminelli Recital Hall, Buffalo State College.

Buffalo, New York, USA

Program includes works by Cage and Oliveros.

CAPTIVATE & Ars Musica Australis Presents

2013

KLASH

Performed by The National College of Dance, Artistic Director Brett Morgan

Choreography by Brett Morgan, Alfred Taahi, and Debbie Ellis-Linnert

Music by Cyrus Meurant

Musicians:

Michael Bardon (cello)

Michael Duke (saxophones)

Alison Pratt (percussion)

Cyrus Meurant (electric violin)

Morley Centre, Westmead Education Precinct

Thursday December 5th 2013 10am and 12pm

Friday December 6th 2013 10am and 12pm

Pars Pro Toto

as part of Big Dance in Small Chunks

This is the premiere performance of the Dance Makers Collective.

Dates & Times:

8:00pm, Wednesday 23 October 2013

12.30pm, Thursday 24 October 2013

8:00pm, Thursday 24 October 2013

8:00pm, Friday 25 October 2013

8:00pm, Saturday 26 October 2013

Tickets: Adult $28, Conc. $25*

More info and tickets

Ritournelle for Vibraphone and Piano

A live broadcast presented by Marian Arnold for ABC Classic FM

SUNDAY LIVE

Sunday 16th June 3:00pm

Eugene Goossens Hall ABC Centre, Sydney

Claire Edwardes (percussion)

Bernadette Harvey (piano)

Eventide Visions for Flute, Clarinet and Piano

Presented by The Sydney Omega Ensemble

Sunday 21^st April 3:00pm

Sydney Opera House, Utzon Room

Sydney, Australia

Musicians:

Lisa Osmialowski (flute)

David Rowden (clarinet)

Cyrus Meurant (piano)

2012

KLASH

NEW DANCE WORK

presented by The National College of Dance

Saturday 1st December 7:00pm – Civic Theatre Newcastle

Choreography by Brett Morgan, Alfred Taahi, and Debbie Ellis-Linnert

Music by Cyrus Meurant

Musicians:

Cyrus Meurant (electric violin)

Andrew Smith (saxophones)

Michael Bardon (cello)

Michael Askill (percussion)

More info

Panorama

for flute, clarinet and cello (new arrangement)

presented by ExhAUST

Saturday 25th November 4:00pm (time and date changed due to Hurricane Sandy)

Spectrum, 121 Ludlow St

New York City, New York, USA

More info