Local residents are encouraged to bring a picnic down to the banks of the Yarra River in Warburton for a free classical music performance on Sunday 14 April from 2pm to 3pm.
Melbourne pianist/composer Nat Bartsch presents her ARIA-nominated ABC Classic album Hope, accompanied by violin and cello.
Hope is an album for piano, strings and electronics built around Nat’s distinctive blend of gentle melodic improvisation, jazz harmony and cinematic neoclassical composition. The suite was composed in 2020, first with the smell of bushfire smoke in her home from the Black Summer fires, and later during Melbourne’s long covid lockdowns. Hence the title is an abbreviation of hopefulness and hopelessness, and music exploring the space between. The intention is for the listener to immerse themselves in the music, reflecting and acknowledging all we have endured in the past few years, but ultimately, by the final piece, be looking to the future with a sense of hope.
The album reached #1 on the iTunes Classical Australia charts and #3 on the ARIA classical charts. A jazz/post-rock re-interpretation, Hope Renewed, was released in March of this year.
Additional parking is located at the back of Arts Centre Warburton and on the main street, as there is limited parking available in the immediate area.
Please remember to be SunSmart: wear a hat, sunscreen and bring water.
Please make sure you take any rubbish with you or use the bins located nearby
The nearest public toilets are located inside the Arts Centre Warburton
In the event of rain, high winds or fire danger, the performance will be relocated into the Arts Centre Warburton
