TRIO GRANDE

ELASTIC BAND

SHOWS/SCHOOLS/KINDERS/BIRTHDAY PARTIES

MISS ADELAIDE (unfortunately still dancing for the Moulin Rouge in Paris, and refusing to come home)

SINGER/DANCER/FAIRY/CHOREOGRAPHER

Adelaide Williams dance and vocal
Paul Williams woodwinds & public speaking
Margaret Dickson violin
Sue Goessling piano and keyboards
Dominic Williams guitar
CONTACT Email us Phone 03 98363113 0438349140 www.madmuse.net.au

SEP 4-TRIO GRANDE AT THE STRATHCONA ART SHOW, TAY CREGGAN BY THE YARRA SEP 6-TRIO GRANDE AT SCOTCH COLLEGE FOR A FAMILY CONCERT SEP 20-TRIO GRANDE AT MUSIC IN THE ROUND MONASH UNIVERSITY

TRIO GRANDE

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Cabaret Party Time "Classics with a smile" Weddings Reception

Trio Grande, a miniature Orchestra, encompasses a wide variety of styles within its flexible format.

CLASSICAL........From the cool and elegant Baroque of Bach, Handel and Vivaldi to the Classical brilliance of Mozart and Haydn, the Trio sparkles.

The Romantic violin sound of Margaret Dickson and the passionate piano of Sue Goessling are complemented in style by the varied timbre of Paul Williams’ woodwinds. Miss Adelaide is the equally talented dancer/singer who enlivens the “Classic Cabaret” items with her skills, particularly popular in her renditions of some of the neglected gems of the cabaret repertoire.

CABARET/TRIO GRANDE arose from friendly chamber music sessions at home, and found a commercial outlet in Weddings, receptions and formal concerts. When friend Mary Kenneally, writer and comedienne, wanted to do a couple of seasons at Mietta’s in Alfred Place, the Trio undertook to provide the musical backing. Mary’s repertoire of funny and moving items, from 1900 to the present, provided much fascinating and enjoyable material which was also performed in The Victorian Arts Centre, Rippon Lea, Morning Melodies and many private functions. TO TOP

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express ourselves in our own fashion} TRIO GRANDE also recorded Hush Collection Volume 1 Trio Grande, for the Children’s Hospital, (check out - "Hush") for whom it has sold over 12,000 records raising over $200,000. As Adelaide, Paul and Margaret’s daughter, has grown older, she has graced the Trio as a guest, singing her popular Eartha Kitt selection, and dancing in both balletic and acrobatic styles. She has now become a leading performer in her own right and is a unique talent with an uplifting and enjoyable approach to her presentations.

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ELASTIC BAND

In 1988, The Elastic Band began life as part of a touring project for the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Tours for the Victorian and SA Arts Councils (91 and 93) soon followed, and a series of Community shows performed regularly in the delightful surrounds of the Box Hill Community Arts Centre. Since then, the group has performed thousands of concerts/shows, giving many children their first taste of concert-going, with funny programs of superlative quality presented with style and flair [Going nowhere-having fun}

The Elastic Band performs a variety of shows suitable for children from Kinders to Year 6.

The CD "Classic Elastic" has proved a perennial favourite for children aged 3-8. It features the voice of the young Miss Adelaide (and Master Dominic) as the unco-operative children resisting some well-meant condescension (Paul). TO TOP

Paul Williams

enjoyed a happy childhood free of music lessons. However, he taught himself saxophone at the age of 17 believing it to be a clarinet. After working in small group jazz and rock bands, he joined the Army Band upon call-up, and at 23 took up flute and bassoon, on which instrument he played with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, the Sydney Opera House Orchestra (he played in the first Opera, Ballet and Symphony concerts in the Opera House) and was with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra as Associate Principal Bassoonist from 1976-99. He is also vastly experienced as a chamber musician and teacher. His 5 Licentiates and Music Degree were achieved after the age of 50- he currently plays with the Australian Philharmonic Orchestra where he may often be heard playing the saxophone solos. TO TOP

Margaret Dickson

is also a former member of the MSO. [Margaret and
Violin}

Margaret showed musical talent from an early age, and was deeply immersed in violin playing and ballet. She had no intention however, of pursuing music as a profession when she started her course at Melbourne University, but agreed to be a foundation teacher of the Music in Schools program. She then undertook a whirlwind course at the National training Orchestra before joining the Elizabethan Melbourne Orchestra (Now the State Orchestra of Victoria). She completed her Arts Degree during this period. After then joining the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, she travelled to Cologne to study with Igor Ozim, and on her return re-joined the Orchestra in the first violin section, where she played for ten years. Upon marriage to Paul, she left the Orchestra to raise a family (Adelaide, born in 81 and Dominic, born in 82). Margaret continued to play chamber music with the Rantos Collegium and the Melbourne Philharmonia, free-lance work, Opera and ballet as well as teaching. Like Paul, Margaret enjoys playing in the Australian Philharmonic Orchestra in its entertaining concerts and they are currently preparing for the coming new year Shows in Sydney and Melbourne. They are also looking forward to the splendid "Sponsors' Ball" in the Crown Casino on December 9th. TO TOP

Sue Goessling

was another who showed early talent, but whose career path was unconventional. Sue attributes much of her love for the piano repertoire, and for music in general, to the strong influence of her parents, particularly her mother, whose piano playing left an indelible print on Sue’s artistic nature. Sue trained as a teacher, and taught for a brief period as a classroom teacher, but was very soon taken up in various roles, performing as accompanist, chamber musician and repetiteur for various organisations including the Australian Opera. Sue then put piano aside to pursue corporate work with her husband, John, while rearing Alexander and Joshua. The corporate experience, however, seemed merely to focus Sue’s vision on her real love-music! Upon re-entering the music profession, Sue has rapidly become one of Melbourne’s leading accompanists and Theatre musicians (voted "Theatre musician of the Year 2003") and is to be seen and heard in a wide variety of events not only around Melbourne, but around Australia, such as the recent hit “Mikado” with the Gilbert and Sullivan Company of Australia. She may also be heard in OzOpera's superb small productions of "The Magic Flute", "Hansel and Gretel" and "Carmen" which have thrilled thousands of opera-goers. TO TOP

MISS ADELAIDE

is the professional name of Adelaide Dickson Williams, Margaret and Paul’s elder child. Even before she was born, her parents debated whether she would be a flautist or a violinist. However, she began life as a soprano, keeping her audience awake night and day for many weeks.

She trained as a dancer with the Camberwell District Ballet, and then attended the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School. Having completed her VCE with two “Top Cats” in dance, she then completed Bachelor of Contemporary Arts Degree, majoring in Dance, at Deakin University. She teaches Dance for BDC Dance Studios (Principal Joanne Watt) in Camberwell and Ashwood, and has taught VCE Dance subjects for Swinburne Secondary College. As well as being a superb "wearable art" model, she has choreographed the Manningham Wearable Art Competition, providing an imaginative sound track and inspired movement for 17 models. She also presented school/kinder shows for the innovative and progressive Kidz Bodz company on themes of health and nutrition.

She has been a popular guest artist with Trio Grande and Elastic Band shows, and also guests as singer with various popular groups but has devoted her talents to the Moulin Rouge in Paris for the past two years. She is much missed by her parents, brother and her other fans TO TOP

Dominic Williams

[Dom takes a break from guitar practice]

is Miss Adelaide's brother and fellow musician. After a normal sporting childhood, Dominic took up guitar at a late stage and proved to have a flair for it, as well as for composing original music. After completing his Honours year in English Literature at Melbourne University he has moved toward full-time music, teachinga variety of styles at Sacre Coeur, Korowa and private practice. His cameo spots in Trio Grande Band shows have become a much-loved feature in recent times.

SOME COMING EVENTS TO ENJOY

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Sunday September 6th-Scotch College hosts another family-friendly show on Father's Day. A great occasion to introduce younger members of the family to music making with class.. Being Father's day, Paul will probably be unable to resist telling some "Dad" jokes.
Sunday September 20th-again, directed to the young and the young-at-heart, this is part of the superb smorgasboard of musical entertainment offered by the Monash University Music Department.

Further information will be posted here, or in the meantime contact Paul for more information.
All events will feature Paul Margaret and Sue
These are suitable for any age.

Paul is on 98363113 or 0438349140 and madmuse@bigpond.net.au TO TOP

SOME REPERTOIRE

Sleeping Beauty I Wanna Be Evil Scott Rudolf Joplin Nursery Favourites The King’s Gavotte Apres Moi Dark Eyes Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Lilac Wine Greensleeves Night Train Boogie Lullaby of Birdland Playschool ditties Tequila Nature Boy The Bassoon story Habanera Prelude in C# minor My Romance Mozart’s bassoon concerto Down in Zanzibar Mazur Bluegrass fiddle Silent Night Valse Triste Beethoven trio in Bb Forest flute Sesame St. Mad About the Boy Havah Nagilah Flight of the bumblebee My Baby Just Cares For Me Jealousy The Entertainer La Cinquaintaine Rockabilly sax Irish reels Turkish Rondo Pink Panther Two Guitars Baston’s recorder Concerto Very Silly Songs Pop Medley Anonymous Cherry Ripe Le Papillon Schubert’s Serenade Hoedown

CONTACT Email us Phone 03 98363113 0438349140 www.madmusic.net.au TO TOP