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Claude Monet - Afternoon on the Seine
Program to include
A network of friendships, family ties and artistic influence in early-20th-century Paris. Maurice Ravel finds luminous beauty in Greek folk tunes, while songs by sisters Lili and Nadia Boulanger unfold in a world of quiet reflection. Debussy—the great poet of woodwinds—seduces the ear with Syrinx and the Première Rhapsody. Soprano Sara Macliver brings her “thrilling and mesmerising” voice to the program, joined by the “brilliant” pianist Aura Go.
Claude Debussy
Syrinx
Maurice Ravel
Cinq mélodies populaires grecques
Lili Boulanger
Nous nous aimerons tant
Lili Boulanger
Reflets
Nadia Boulanger
Chanson
Nadia Boulanger
Élégie
Lili Boulanger
3 Morceaux
Lili Boulanger
Nocturne for flute and piano
Claude Debussy
Premiere Rhapsodie
Artists
SXS thanks our 2026 Instrument Chair Donors Piano: Susan and Paul Garside and Dr Michelle Butler, James Butler Medical, Daniel Butler KC Cello: Marion Pender and Marg O'Donnell AO Violin: Cass and Ian George Flute: Shirley Leuthner Clarinet: Jenny Blake Viola: Dr Philip Dubois and Leanda Elliot, First Nations Program Donors Marion Pender, Kay Feeney and Andrea Larkin Education Program Donors: Margaret Schindler Vocal Scholarship Donor, Carolyn Mason; Next Gen Program Donors, Dr Siok Tan and Judith Duggan.