Caesura Ensemble presents its sixth concert, Line.
An intimate and dramatic exploration of contrasting types of musical lines.

The evening begins with a world premiere from accomplished emerging Sydney-based composer, Audrey Ormella. Parturition is a deeply emotional work, dedicated to Ormella’s mother as it expresses “the traumatic and dramatic circumstances” of her birth. The work sensitively unfolds and explores the full dramatic and textural possibilities of the string orchestra as both a homogeneous sonority, and intricately detailed soloistic lines.

The concert then turns to feature Austin O’Toole, Caesura Ensemble’s principal clarinet since our first concert in 2024, in Carl Nielsen’s virtuosic and unrestrained Clarinet Concerto. The work shifts between angular acrobatics, and almost surreal moments stillness throughout.

We then conclude with the much-needed warmth and playfulness of Franz Schubert’s Fifth Symphony. The work is unquestionably a sublime masterpiece of the early Romantic period that looks ahead to the giants of the latter 19th century. Simultaneously, it also pays a joyful homage to the beauty of the Classical period, particularly the symphonic style of Mozart.

This evening promises an unforgettable emotional journey with some of Sydney’s finest young instrumentalists, book now!

• Parturition* (2024 rev. 2026) – Audrey Ormella
• Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra, Op. 57 – Carl Nielsen // Soloist: Austin O’Toole
• Symphony No.5 in Bb Major, D. 485 – Franz Schubert

*World Premiere

Conductor: Tim Doubinski

Tim Doubinski is a Sydney-based composer, conductor, arranger, and guitarist. A graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, where he studied composition with Carl Vine AO, his music has been performed by ensembles including the Australian Youth Orchestra, Sydney Youth Orchestra, and Sydney Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra. His recent work has been premiered in Australia and Europe, and in 2023 he won the Watermark Composition Prize at the Kendall National Violin Competition. Tim is the founder and Artistic Director of Caesura Ensemble and has worked as an assistant conductor with several Australian orchestras. He currently studies conducting with Fabian Russell.

Doors: 4:30pm
Music: 5:00pm
Tickets: Pay what you can

“We are not a home for creativity. We are a home for art that won’t stay quiet.”