CLASSIC HARMONY TO THE EARS

Buckle Up For A Burst Of Clarinet Brilliance

BY JOY RINGROSE

It is very rarely that the audience of a classical performance shouts, whistles, and claps for well over a minute.

The audience of a recent concert reacted this way to the sublime clarinet virtuosity of Sacha McPhee-Gibbs.

Sacha is an active soloist, chamber musician, and freelance orchestral player. His international career has seen him perform with world class conductors, soloists and orchestras.

Twenty-seven-year-old Sacha studied at the University of Queensland, where he interned with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, graduating in 2016. Sacha was awarded their Top Performance Prize in his final year. He was then able to do a Masters Degree at London's Royal Academy.

While there Sacha was selected to represent the Academy in solo and chamber performances around the country, as well as being the principal clarinetist in the Academy Symphony Orchestra and Opera Orchestra. Upon leaving there Sacha played with prominent orchestras in Europe.

Sacha is now presenting a very special concert of some of his favourite pieces for audiences on the Sunshine Coast.

Accompanied by Naomi Campbell on the piano, Sacha will play his Fruitful Fantasies.

I recently heard Sacha play in a concert at Wurtula, and was completely transported by the brilliance of his playing.

It is very rarely that you have the privilege of hearing such astonishing virtuosity in an intimate setting.

Here in Noosa Shire Sacha Sacha will present his Fruitful Fantasies at the Majestic Theatre in Pomona on June the 4th at 3pm.

To book tickets for this concert go to https:// www.themajestictheatre.com.au/

Tickets are $35 / $30 concessions.