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Willoughby Symphony Presents Fantasy

June 25, 2017June 25, 2017

Willoughby Symphony presents Fantasy, a concert where you can delve into a magical realm of sorcery, storytelling and true love.

Conducted by Dr Nicholas Milton AM, the concert opens with Mozart’s infamous Sinfonia Concertante, performed by two of Australia’s most exquisite instrumentalists, violinists Ji Won Kim and Caleb Wright. Following this Glinka’s exuberant Ruslan and Ludmila Overture, resplendent with its bold theme of brass, winds and strings that draw it to a dramatic conclusion.

Finally, the orchestra performs Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s spectacular symphonic narrative Scheherazade, based on the tale of the storyteller princess who tricks a murderous Sultan into letting her live by telling him 1001 enchanting tales.

Tickets: Call 1300 795 012 or visit theconcourse.com.au

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Susan Bullock and Richard Berkeley-Steele Talk About Singing Wagner

October 1, 2013October 1, 2013

In their last function for the year, the Wagner Society of New South Wales counts down to Opera Australia’s Melbourne Ring with an opportunity to talk to two central characters in The Ring: the heroic Brünnhilde sung by dramatic soprano Susan Bullock and the scheming Loge, tenor Richard Berkeley-Steele. Susan Bullock is one of the world’s most sought-after dramatic…

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Unaccompanied Cello On Melbourne Digital Concert Hall

August 13, 2020

Melbourne Digital Concert Hall presents cellist Timo-Veikko Valve in a concert for unaccompanied cello. This program begins with a Chaconne for an unaccompanied bass instrument by the Italian composer Guiseppe Colombi, possibly the first work ever written for solo cello. It also seems that Sibelius was the first Finn to ever write for a lonely…

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Bel A Cappella: In The Beginning

April 28, 2014

Under the direction of Anthony Pasquill, Bel A Cappella with organist David Drury presents In the beginning – titled after Gabriel Jackson’s motet which will be heard for the first time in Australia. Also in the programme, another Australian premiere, David Briggs’ Messe pour Notre Dame. There will also be music by Orlando Gibbons…

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A Renaissance Christmas at St James’

November 22, 2011November 22, 2011

Arguably, some of the most thrilling sounds in music come from the time of the Renaissance – humble and spare yet triumphant and textured, there is spectrum of aesthetics that ranges from purely vocal a capella works to richly textured polyphonic brass canzoni. This music is so ageless that some of it could pass for having…

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Musicus Medicus – The NSW Doctors Orchestra Plays Czechoslovakian Composers

April 21, 2015April 5, 2015

Stay healthy over the weekend when eighty doctors from across NSW will swap their steths for strings – and other instruments – under the baton of Dr David Banney in a Musicus Medicus fundraising concert of music by Czechoslovakian composers. Entitled Czech Mate, the program will feature music by Dvorak, Smetana, Janacek and Weinberger. The highlight will…

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Sydney Youth Orchestra: The Triumphant Hero

May 25, 2016

The Sydney Youth Orchestra conducted by Max McBride with soloist Stuart Rynn on percussion, presents The Triumphant Hero, featuring music by Sibelius, Weber and Paul Creston. For the first time, the SYO Concerto Competition features a prize which includes a performance with the Sydney Youth Orchestra and a trip to London to further the winner’s…

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