KLEMANTYNE Ensemble, the inspiration of Nicci Dellar, violinist, teacher and visionary, gave its inaugural performance on Sunday at the Anglican Cathedral, in front of an appreciative audience.<\/p>\n
Dellar has studied and worked in Vienna and returned to Australia in 2002 to become a senior teacher at several Melbourne private schools and before becoming head of strings at Ballarat Grammar for 11 years.<\/p>\n
She recently spent 13 months in New Zealand and returned to Ballarat with a vision to create an ensemble that was bigger than a trio but not so big as to become impersonal.<\/p>\n
She has found eight talented musicians who shared her ideals and who work together both musically and personally.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to work with musicians who share my passion and I want Klemantyne Ensemble to be together for a long time,\u201d Dellar said.<\/p>\n
\u201cEach member brings with them the same love of music, dedication and commitment, and I am so grateful that we have come together to share this enthusiasm with an appreciative audience. The response from today\u2019s audience was so encouraging.\u201d<\/p>\n