Classical music festival will have a twist

The Pearl Beach Classical Music Festival with a Twist will take place on the long weekend of June 9 to 10 at the Pearl Beach Memorial Hall from 2.30 pm.

The twist in this year's festival is the joining of classical music with jazz and musical theatre, according to Pearl Beach Progress Association publicity officer Ms Lynne Lillico.

Now in its 19th year, the June long weekend music festival concert is bringing some top artists to the Memorial Hall to present a variety of vocal and orchestral music, she said.

"Opening the festival on the Saturday, Musica Viva is delighted to bring to the festival a young quartet on the threshold of an illustrious career," said Ms Lillico.

"The Enigma String Quartet Sydney is formed from the cream of the classical collective and offers the highest caliber musicianship and presentation for the discerning audience," she said.

They will perform their Outback Adventure featuring works by Mozart, Sculthorpe and Janacek.

Saturday evening at 7.30pm, renowned pianist Simon Tedeschi will return "by popular demand" with virtuoso violinist Ian Cooper.

"The duo will perform a selection from the greatest classical repertoire as well as improvise over the coolest jazz, in a journey from Greig to Gershwin," said Ms Lillico.

The concert package will conclude on Sunday evening at 7.30pm with Romancing the Night, a journey through most popular classical music and love songs.

Ms Lillico said Australia's Flute Queen, Jane Rutter, would return to the Music Festival and would combine with Peter Cousens, one of Australia's musical theatre performers.

Bookings are recommended.

Tickets are available for either individual performances or in a weekend package.

Media release, 30 Apr 2012

Lynne Lillico, Pearl Beach Progress Society