The Northern Rivers Conservatorium, in association with Musica Viva Australia, is pleased to present a special event in its Concert Room; a ‘one-man band’ mash-up presented by award-winning saxophonist, Nick Russoniello.
Russoniello presents a virtuosic tour de force of melodies, counterpoint and grooves. Armed with a loop station and multiple saxophones, Russoniello journeys through music from baroque to beatbox and beyond. Audiences will be taken behind the scenes of the creative process as the music is constructed, layer by layer, before their very eyes (and ears!).
Russoniello reimagines the music of Telemann, Elena Kats Chernin, Katy Abbot and Creedence Clearwater Revival. ‘Smooth and contemplative, beautiful’, ‘excruciating tenderness’, and ‘cool and mellow, the sax sounding like rich, gold chocolate… a dazzling virtuoso display by the composer and performer himself’, is but a sample of the critical acclaim Russoniello has received so far.
Nick has been the recipient of a number of major awards, including the ABC Symphony Australia Young Performer of the Year Award and the Fine Music Kruger Scholarship. Nick has appeared as a soloist with the Adelaide, Queensland, Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney Symphony Orchestras and as a guest artist with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Australian World Orchestra and the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra.
He is a sought-after chamber musician and his ensembles – Continuum Sax, Duo Histoire and The Golden Age Project – perform regularly across the country for organisations including Musica Viva, ABC Classic FM, Sydney Festival, City Recital Hall and Phoenix Central Park.
Nick’s original compositions have been gaining attention at an international level with performances at events including the World Saxophone Congress (Zagreb), and the European Saxophone Festival (Porto). In 2019 Nick undertook a European tour, presenting his compositions at the Royal College of Music (London) and the Conservatorio Di Musica G. Verdi (Milan) and the Conservatoire De Strasbourg (France).
Nick’s Suite for Saxophone and Loop Station was recently featured on the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra’s Voyages of Musical Discovery Program.
Nick Russoniello, at the NRC Concert Room, on Saturday 20 May at 7pm.
The Northern Rivers Conservatorium will continue to offer free tickets to flood-affected members of our community through 2023.
We have many more fantastic events lined up in our Concert Room and other venues in Lismore.
Stay tuned!
Tickets: nick-russoniello.eventbrite.com.au
Info: events.nrcac.edu.au
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