chronology arts ensemble
Jacob Abela
Jacob Abela is in his first year and is a scholarship recipient at the Sydney Conservatorium, studying with Stephanie McCallum. A keen advocate for contemporary music, he has performed in such events as Kammerklang in May 2009, the Stockhausen Licht Festival in June, the world premiere of the chamber ensemble version of Mr Tambourine Man by Academy Award winning composer John Corigliano in September and Volta, a concert of chamber works by upcoming composers.
Future performances engagements include Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring with Sue Powell in January 2010, and repetiteur and orchestral pianist in Sydney University Opera Company’s 2010 production of Britten’s Turn of the Screw
Jacob has also been involved in the Australian Youth Orchestra’s National Music Camp 2009 performing Stravinsky’s Petrushka, and will also attend the National Music Camp and Chamber Music Camp in 2010. In demand as an accompanist and chamber musician, Jacob recently performed the Sextet for Piano and Winds by Poulenc at the Elder Hall, Adelaide. Interested in non-standard keyboard instruments, Jacob has commissioned works for toy piano and prepared piano.
Concerts with Chronology Arts