Ensemble Q

Ensemble Q is an Australian chamber music group (Q for Queensland) that was formed in 2017 by co-directors Paul Dean (clarinetist) and Trish Dean (cellist).[1] They are professionally associated with the Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Queensland Conservatorium, and Musica Viva. Ensemble Q performs contemporary and classical works, [2] but their deepest roots belong to 20th and 21st century music. [3]

Ensemble Q has been very favorably reviewed in Australia,[1] [2] and enjoys a strong international presence on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

Discography

Album Composer Work
"Mahler 4". Gustav Mahler, arr. Klaus Simon Klaus Simon's arrangement for 15 piece chamber ensemble of Mahler's Symphony No 4. Live performance recording by Ensemble Q, led by Elizabeth Layton. Soprano Greta Bradman appears courtesy of Universal Music.
"Fantasy & Folksong". Benjamin Britten Phantasy for Oboe, violin, viola and cello.


Luciano Berio Folksongs, featuring mezzo soprano Lotte Betts-Dean
Krzysztof Penderecki Quartet for clarinet and string trio
"Ciaccona". Osvaldo Golijov Lullaby & Doina (from the film "The Man Who Cried")


Guiseppe Colombi Chiacona a Basso Solo
William Walton Passacaglia for Solo Cello
Silvius Leopold Weiss Ciacona, arranged for solo cello by Trish Dean
Paul Dean Chaconne for Solo Cello (in the time of Covid 19)
Krzysztof Penderecki Ciaccona in Memoriam Giovanni Paolo II, with Natsuko Yoshimoto, violin
Sally Beamish The Wise Maid

References

  1. ^ a b "Ensemble Q (official website)".
  2. ^ a b "Ensemble Q (Limelight magazine)".
  3. ^ "Ensemble Q: Deep Blue". ABC Classic. May 19, 2023.


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