Wednesday Lunchtime Concert: Dreams & Delusions – A program of German, French and Italian Art Songs

Dreams & Delusions – A program of German, French and Italian Art Songs

On Wednesday 31st July from 12:40 to 1:20pm, the Wesley Music Centre Wednesday Lunchtime series is delighted to present soprano Miriam Rose and pianist Hilda Visser-Scott in a recital of German, French and Italian lieder. Composers include Richard Strauss, Schubert, Fauré, Debussy, Niedermeyer, Caccini, Paisiello, Pergolesi and Caldara.

Miriam Rose graduated from the Conservatorium at the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Music, majoring in Performance. Before moving to Canberra, she performed in various Melbourne productions, including as Marguerite in Poulenc’s one-woman opera, La Voix Humaine, Pamina in Melbourne Metropolitan Opera’s The Magic Flute, the title role in the premier of Joy, an opera by Melbourne composer Lindsay Brunsdon and as soloist with the Monash University Chorale Society. In Canberra, Miriam has performed in many concerts at the Wesley Music Foundation, the ANU School of Music, the Albert Hall and with the ACT Austrian Choir.

Hilda Visser Scott was born in South Africa and has studied, taught and performed in France, Italy, South Africa, New York (USA) and Australia. She completed her post graduate studies under the guidance of Arnan Wiesel at the ANU School of Music in 2012. Hilda also worked as a sessional academic at the ANU School of Music from 2017-2021 and taught Music Theory, Music History and Aural, as well as European Studies for the ANU College's pathway program. Hilda has also been teaching piano at the Wesley Music Centre for several years, regularly performs in and around Canberra, and teaches at Daramalan College.