I acknowledge the sovereignty of the traditional owners of this land, the Wurrundjeri people of the Kulin Nations, and I pay respect to their elders past, present, and emerging

'Bach and Beyond'. Music by Bach alongside contemporary Australian composers

Concert 1: St Stephen's Uniting Church, 197 Macquarie St Sydney,   Friday 21 March, 1.10pm

Concert 2: Church St Studios, 62–68 Church St Camperdown NSW,  Sunday 23 March , 5.00pm

Composers: JS Bach, Leonard Bernstein, Michael Hannan, Johanna Selleck, Howard Dillon, Alan Holley

Performers: Johanna Selleck (flute),  Sumiko  Yamamura (piano), Richard Rourke  (clarinet)

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I acknowledge the sovereignty of the traditional owners of this land, the Wurrundjeri people of the Kulin Nations, and I pay respect to their elders past, present, and emerging

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Photo by Richard Kelly

Becoming was released under the Move Records label in 2022. This song-cycle, based on the seasons, features Merlyn Quaife (soprano), Dean Sky-Lucas (countertenor), Jerzy Kozlowski (bass), Adam Simmons (shakuhachi), Lynette Rayner (violin), Zachary Johnston (violin), Barbara Hornung (viola), and Caerwen Martin (cello).

Cover artwork by Junko Azukawa

Cover artwork by Johanna Selleck

The Prospect and Bower of Bliss was released under the Tall Poppies label in 2016. The CD features a setting for voice and piano of Aphra Behn's poem The Prospect and Bower of Bliss and a setting for two sopranos, percussion, and shakuhachi of Graeme Ellis's Seven Tanka. 

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Johanna Selleck is a composer, flautist, and musicologist.  She holds a PhD from the University of Melbourne, where she is curently an honorary fellow. Johanna’s compositions have been performed by internationally renowned artists including in Australia, Italy, Albania, Malta, Israel, Japan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Singapore, Chile, and the USA. In Australia, her works have been performed by the Melbourne, Queensland, and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestras. As a flautist, she performs regularly as a soloist and in chamber music, particularly in collaboration with harpist Jacinta Dennett and at Melbourne Composers’ League concerts and in ensembles including the Petyan Quartet and Llÿre flute and harp duo.  Her research interests include Australian history, creativity and collaboration, multimodal theory, semiotics, and practice-based research.  Recordings of her music are  available on the labels of Move Records, Tall Poppies, Albany and Navona USA.