Canberra CityNews Reviews "Dear Camilla"

June 26, 2026

Canberra CityNews has reviewed the Wesley Music Centre performance of Dear Camilla, Letters to My Teacher, the touring program Patrick performs with pianist Jennifer Hou. Reviewer Alanna Maclean describes a program built around tunefulness, historical awareness, and a quiet nod to the challenges faced by women composers and performers like Camilla Wicks.

The review also highlights the evening's new commission from composer Jolin Jiang, inspired by her childhood in Shanghai, which closed the formal program — and an encore of William Kroll's Banjo and Fiddle that let Wicks's own violin show off its range.

Read the full review at Canberra CityNews.

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