ITINERARY

DAY 1 | FRIDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2024

1ST OF 3 NIGHTS AT HOTEL GRAND CHANCELLOR HOBART

ARRIVE HOBART AND TASMANIAN CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL:

Guests arrive at Hotel Grand Chancellor, which overlooks the picturesque Hobart waterfront and offers convenient access to the best landmarks and attractions in Hobart. Check-in is at 3:00pm and we recommend arriving at this time.

We meet at 3:30pm for welcome drinks to meet our Tour Leader, Jack Stephens, and fellow guests. This is followed by a talk about the music we will hear this evening.

We depart the hotel and travel by private coach to Hobart’s Government House where the Entrance Hall, Main Hallway and State Rooms, together with their furniture, are unequalled in Australia. One of the building’s finest rooms is the ornate Grand Ballroom, with its splendid Huon pine floor, the decorative vaulted ceiling and three magnificent chandeliers. The three large mirrors on the dais were the largest in the southern hemisphere when installed. It is in this beautiful and historic Grand Ballroom that we attend our first concert of the festival at 6:00pm.

CONCERT I - GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HOBART, 6:00pm

Brahms Piano Trio No. 1 in B major Op. 8
Brahms Zigeunerlieder
Brahms Two Songs Op. 91

Kristian Winther violin
Li Wei Qin cello
Konstantin Shamray piano
Deborah Humble mezzo-soprano
Meagan Turner viola

After the concert we travel by private coach to dinner. We enjoy a delicious dinner before returning to the hotel.

DAY 2 | SATURDAY 9 NOVEMBER 2024

2ND OF 3 NIGHTS AT HOTEL GRAND CHANCELLOR HOBART

TASMANIAN CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL:

This morning will begin with a talk by Jack Stephens about the music we will hear in today’s concerts.

Following our talk, we depart the hotel and take a short 5-minute walk to the Hedberg Arts Centre, one of Tasmania’s most ambitious cultural and arts infrastructure projects, to attend our second concert of the festival in the Ian Potter Recital Hall.

CONCERT II - IAN POTTER RECITAL HALL, HOBART, 11:00am

Mozart String Quartet No. 15 in D minor, K.421
Prokofiev Violin Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 94a

Kristian Winther violin (Alma Moodie Quartet)
Anna da Silva Chen violin (Alma Moodie Quartet)
Meagan Turner viola (Alma Moodie Quartet)
Thomas Marlin cello (Alma Moodie Quartet)
Konstantin Shamray piano

Later in the afternoon we attend the third concert of the festival in the Ian Potter Recital Hall, which includes Debussy’s string quartet, performed by the Alma Moodie Quartet, and Rachmaninov’s cello sonata, performed by Li Wei Qin and Konstantin Shamray.

CONCERT III - IAN POTTER RECITAL HALL, HOBART, 3:00pm

Debussy String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
Rachmaninov Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19

Kristian Winther violin (Alma Moodie Quartet)
Anna da Silva Chen violin (Alma Moodie Quartet)
Meagan Turner viola (Alma Moodie Quartet)
Thomas Marlin cello (Alma Moodie Quartet)
Li Wei Qin cello
Konstantin Shamray piano

Following the performance, we return to our hotel to freshen up for this evening’s concert.

This evening, we take a 3-minute stroll to the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Australia's second-oldest museum which is located on the waterfront in Hobart and made up of a collection of 19th and early-20th century buildings including Tasmania's oldest surviving public building, the 1808-10 Commissariat Store. We attend the fourth concert of the festival in the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery’s soaring Central Gallery, a masterpiece of modern architecture with the new glass roof over the old quadrangle to create a double-height gallery where large or tall exhibits can be presented.

In this imposing venue we will hear a delightful program of Bach and Schubert performed by the Alma Moodie Quartet.

CONCERT IV - TASMANIAN MUSEUM & ART GALLERY, HOBART, 7:30pm

Bach The Art of the Fugue, Nos. 1, 2 & 9, BWV 1080
Schubert String Quartet No. 15 in G major, D.887

Kristian Winther violin (Alma Moodie Quartet)
Anna da Silva Chen violin (Alma Moodie Quartet)
Meagan Turner viola (Alma Moodie Quartet)
Thomas Marlin cello (Alma Moodie Quartet)

The performance will be followed by a substantial supper with the artists in the atmospheric Watergate Courtyard.

DAY 3 | SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2024

3RD OF 3 NIGHTS AT HOTEL GRAND CHANCELLOR HOBART

TASMANIAN CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL:

This morning begins with a talk by Jack Stephens about the music we will hear in the festival’s final concert.

Following the talk, we depart by private coach for St Luke’s Anglican Church (1836) in historic Richmond. St Luke’s is the oldest intact church in Tasmania. The design by colonial architect John Lee Archer has changed little in its external appearance. The description of the church in an article written by the rector of St Luke’s, Rev. C. Allen, and published in the Hobart Mercury in 1909, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the laying of its foundation stone, still applies today.

‘ … St Luke's Church, Richmond, stands practically the same to-day as when it was first erected….The men and women of the early days would have no difficulty in recognising the church to which they bent their steps from Sunday to Sunday. The same square, stern, massive building has watched the convicts march past in their clanking irons, has kept guard over the busy township in the days of its prosperous activity, and to-day stands sentinel over the quiet village that Richmond has now become’.

St Luke’s Anglican Church is the venue of the festival finale, a performance of Schubert’s glorious String Quintet.

CONCERT V - ST LUKE’S ANGLICAN CHURCH, RICHMOND, 11:00am

Schubert String Quintet in C major, D.956

Kristian Winther violin (Alma Moodie Quartet)
Anna da Silva Chen violin (Alma Moodie Quartet)
Meagan Turner viola (Alma Moodie Quartet)
Thomas Marlin cello (Alma Moodie Quartet)
Li Wei Qin cello

Following our final concert, we travel by private coach to the festival’s traditional farewell lunch. This is at the renowned Frogmore Creek Wines Cellar Door and Restaurant, with panoramic views over the pastoral landscape of the Coal River Valley.

After lunch, we return by private coach to our hotel in Hobart.

On our return to the hotel we enjoy farewell drinks to round off our delightful weekend!

DAY 4 | MONDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2024

TOUR ENDS:

Following our final breakfast at the hotel, the tour concludes.

INCLUSIONS

8–11 November 2024 (4 DAYS)

AUD$3,850 PER PERSON TWIN SHARE

Single supplement: AUD$390
Deposit payment 1: Deposit AUD$1,500 per person (due at time of booking)
Deposit payment 2: Deposit AUD$1,500 per person (due on 8 July 2024)
Final payment due: 5 September 2024

INCLUSIONS:

• Performances: A Festival Pass to five performances at the Tasmanian Chamber Music Festival.

• Tour Leader and Talks: Tour Leadership and three private talks by conductor and musician, Jack Stephens.

• Hotel: Three nights' accommodation at the 4-star Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart in a Superior Harbour View Room. Porterage of one piece of luggage at the hotel.

• Travel: Land travel by private air-conditioned coach to and from our visit to Government House and Richmond. Short journeys between the hotel and performance venues will be by foot.

• Meals/Drinks: Breakfast each morning at the hotel. On Day 1, welcome drinks at the hotel and dinner including wine, water and tea/coffee. On Day 2, a substantial supper in the Watergate Courtyard. On Day 3, a farewell lunch at Frogmore Creek Wines Cellar Door and Restaurant and farewell drinks.

• Entry Fees and Guided Tours: Entrance fees for museums, galleries etc. as stated in your itinerary. Expert local guides at some sites.

• Tips: Tips for drivers, local guides and meals included in your itinerary.

• Information Pack: Comprehensive pre-tour information pack.

EXCLUSIONS:

• International/Domestic Travel: Hayllar Music Tours can provide you with a quote. Phone 02 9669 9181 / +61 (0) 2 9669 9181 or email contact@hayllarmusictours.com

• Airport Transfers: Transfers to/from airports and hotels at the beginning and end of the tour.

• Travel Insurance: Please note that travel insurance is recommended for tours within Australia. Hayllar Music Tours can organise your travel insurance for you. Please contact them at phone 02 9669 9181 / +61 (0) 2 9669 9181 or email contact@hayllarmusictours.com

• Meals: Lunches and dinners not nominated in your itinerary.

• Personal Expenses: Personal expenses such as laundry, phone calls and mini-bar.

• Activities in Free Time: Costs associated with any activities suggested for you in your free time.

SMALL GROUP SIZE

The tour will operate with 8 people. The maximum number on the tour will be 20 people.

FITNESS LEVEL REQUIRED - LEVEL 1

All members of the group must feel comfortable walking for 1 hour and embarking/disembarking coaches.

BOOKING TERMS & CONDITIONS

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TASMANIAN CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL