Ziggy & Miles

Multiple Venues

Brothers in music

Australian classical guitar has some spectacular new heroes! Brothers Ziggy and Miles show off their immaculate mastery in these joyous works for guitar duo, that run the gamut from Bach to Brazil.

PROGRAM 1

Program 1 is a collection of works that trace Ziggy and Miles’ early love affair with the guitar, inspired by Katie Jenkins’ Sidekick, a vivid portrait of the two brothers' bickering and sparring virtuosity. Also on the program, Nigel Westlake’s Songs from the Forest, Radamés Gnattali’s Suite Retratos, and Ziggy and Miles’ own arrangement of Debussy’s timeless Suite bergamasque. Plus, hear Trin Warren Tam-boore (Bellbird Waterhole) commissioned by the brothers from Melbourne guitarist/composer Ken Murray.

PROGRAM 2

Ziggy and Miles present a collection of suites and sonatas, all arranged or adapted for the guitar duo. Nigel Westlake’s Mosstrooper Peak was originally for solo guitar but was adapted for the Grigoryan Brothers guitar duo in 2014 and stands as the only major guitar duo sonata by an Australian composer. Similarly, Brazilian composer Radamés Gnattali’s Suite Retratos was originally written for for solo mandolin, choro ensemble, and string orchestra but has undergone numerous adaptations since. Finally, the brothers perform their own arrangements of Bach’s Italian Concerto and Debussy’s Suite bergamasque.

ZIGGY JOHNSTON guitar
MILES JOHNSTON guitar

 Program 1 (60 mins, no interval)

Nigel WESTLAKESongs from the Forest
DEBUSSY Suite bergamasque (arr. Ziggy and Miles)
Christopher SAINSBURYRain falls and after
Ken MURRAYTrin Warren Tam-boore
Radamés GNATTALI Suite Retratos

Program 2 (90 mins, including interval)

BACH Italian Concerto, BWV 971 (arr. Ziggy and Miles)
Phillip HOUGHTON The mantis and the moon
DEBUSSYClair de lune (arr. Ziggy and Miles)
TAKEMITSU A boy named Hiroshima
Sergio ASSADFarewell
PIAZZOLLA Zita from Suite Troileana (arr. Sergio Assad)

Interval

Christopher SAINSBURYRain falls and after
Nigel WESTLAKEMosstrooper Peak
Radamés GNATTALI Suite Retratos

Presenting Partners

Coffs Harbour Music Society, Clarence Valley Conservatorium, Royal Hotel Dungog, Creative Galah

Event and Ticketing Details

Dates & Times

St John Paul College Theatre, Coffs Harbour   6 November 7:30pm
Clarence Valley Conservatorium, Grafton   7 November 7:30pm
Royal Hotel Dungog   8 November 7:30pm
All Saints Anglican Cathedral, Bathurst   9 November 4pm

Location

Multiple Venues

Please check the venue in your city when booking tickets.

Event notes

Venues

St John Paul College Theatre
421 Hogbin Dr
Coffs Harbour NSW 2450


Clarence Valley Conservatorium
6-8 Villiers St Grafton
NSW 2460 Australia


Royal Hotel Dungog
80 Dowling St
Dungog NSW 2420


All Saints Anglican Cathedral
3 Church St
Bathurst NSW 2795

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