Homestead Series 2025
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NECOM’s Homestead Series offers a magical afternoon of fine chamber music performed live in three of the New England’s private homesteads that are not opened to the public. The series showcases NECOM’s staff of talented musicians and guest artists, alongside New England’s impressive architectural heritage.
ROSECROFT, GLEN INNES SUNDAY 30 MARCH, 3pm
WATERLOO STATION, MATHESON SUNDAY 27 JULY, 3pm
DEEPWATER STATION, DEEPWATER SUNDAY 26 OCTOBER, 3pm
Seating is limited so get in early to secure your tickets.NECOM’s annual Homestead Concert Series raises funds for our outreach program, bringing music education to isolated schools across the New England region.
📅 Sunday 30 March
📍 Rosecroft, Glen Innes
Enjoy a delightful afternoon of music with musicians from the New England Conservatorium of Music, Armidale. Performed in the stables of Rosecroft Homestead, the program includes excerpts from operas by Handel and Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, instrumental music by Handel, Haydn, Massenet, and Elgar, plus songs by Roger Quilter and Amy Beach.
You might notice a Celtic accent in the programming, with Handel, Haydn, Elgar, and Quilter all having strong connections with England. We also take a couple of trips across the Channel to France for variety.
We are especially pleased to present works by two women composers, both highly regarded in their day, but unjustly neglected by history: Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre (a musician in the court of Louis XIV, the Sun King), and Amy Beach from the New England area of the USA.
Program
George F. Handel: Sonata for Violin & Basso Continuo in A major Op. 1 No. 3
George F. Handel: Ombra mai fù from Xerxes, HWV 40
Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre: excerpts from Semele
Joseph Haydn: Sonata for violin & fortepiano in G major, HWV XV:32
Jules Massenet: Élégie for soprano, cello & piano
Roger Quilter: Three Pastoral Songs Op. 22 for soprano & piano trio
Edward Elgar: Chanson de Nuit & Chanson de Matin, Op. 15
Amy Beach: Two Songs for soprano & piano trio, Op. 100
Edward Elgar: Salut d’amore
Musicians
Hester Wright – soprano
Joanna Fairs-Wu – violin
Robert Manley – cello
Matthew Ardern – harpsichord/piano
Waterloo Station: 27 July
Sofia Debus (violin/cello)
Caleb Murray (cello)
Camilla Tafra (cello)
Robert Manley (keyboard/cello)
Deepwater Station: 26 October
James McKay (flute/clarinet)
Annabelle Swanston (violin)
James Chen (violin)
Robert van Gend (viola)
Caleb Murray (cello)
Dates
Sunday 30 March 2025 - Sunday 26 October 2025 (UTC+11)Location
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