VIOLINIST Jack Chenoweth will be performing J S Bach’s Sonata in C major for Solo Violin and Eugene Ysaye’s Sonata Number 3 ‘Ballade’ for Solo Violin in this “Wednesday Lunchtime Live” Concert at Wesley Music Centre.

Chenoweth’s is a varied professional history.

A National Undergraduate Scholar at the ANU School of Music, where he studied violin with Barbara Jane Gilby. He has begun his violin studies with Gillian Bailey-Graham and grew up playing in various Canberra youth music ensembles and school orchestras.

Also a Wesley Scholar, he won prizes for violin and chamber music, achieved First Class Honours, then went on to the Australian National Academy of Music to continue his studies with Monica Curro and Paul Wright.

He performed in various Melbourne-based ensembles, highlights of which included the Sibelius 7th Symphony with Daniel Harding and various Haydn string quartets with Paul Wright.

After working as a freelance musician, Chenoweth enrolled in a law degree at the ANU, becoming a member of the editorial team of the Federal Law Review and represented the ANU in the 2014 Jessup International Law Moot Competition.

He now works as a lawyer for the Australian Government but also plays in various ensembles, including the Canberra Symphony Orchestra.

Jack Chenoweth plays JS Bach and Eugene Ysaye violin sonatas, at Wesley Music Centre, 20 National Circuit, Forrest, 12.40-1.20pm, Wednesday August 19. Entry by paper note, or concession $5. No bookings required. Tickets at the door.