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Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Ngapa William Cooper

The Arts House 19/21 Margaret St, Wyong, NSW, Australia
In 1938, Cooper, an Aboriginal activist who played a pivotal role in establishing equal rights for Aboriginal Australians, led one of the most striking Australian responses to the events of Kristallnacht in Nazi Germany. This new work is a way of preserving and promoting his legacy and bringing to light…
Event Series The Sydney Symphony performs Compassion

Sydney Symphony Orchestra: The Sydney Symphony performs Compassion

The Glasshouse Corner of Clarence and Hay Streets, Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia
What happens when a great soulful voice meets the power of an orchestra. Based on ancient texts, Compassion unites singer-songwriter Lior’s energising vocal range with acclaimed composer Nigel Westlake’s (Babe, Paper Planes, Miss Potter) orchestral writings. Moments of ethereal beauty and lyricism give way to harmonic innovations and dazzling percussion, as we’re swept up…
Event Series The Sydney Symphony performs Compassion

Sydney Symphony Orchestra: The Sydney Symphony performs Compassion

Tamworth Memorial Town Hall 28 Fitzroy St,, Tamworth, NSW, Australia
What happens when a great soulful voice meets the power of an orchestra. Based on ancient texts, Compassion unites singer-songwriter Lior’s energising vocal range with acclaimed composer Nigel Westlake’s (Babe, Paper Planes, Miss Potter) orchestral writings. Moments of ethereal beauty and lyricism give way to harmonic innovations and dazzling percussion, as we’re swept up…
Event Series Old Worlds and New

Adelaide Baroque: Old Worlds and New

Nexus Arts Lion Arts Centre, 68 North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000, Adelaide, SA, Australia
'Old Worlds and New' is a unique concert exploring the fascinating mix of musical cultures along the Mediterranean in the medieval and early renaissance period. The Adelaide Baroque Orchestra join special guests Aaron Brown and his ‘Early Modern Trio’, and santur player Maryam Rahmani.
Event Series The Sydney Symphony performs Compassion

Sydney Symphony Orchestra: The Sydney Symphony performs Compassion

Manning Entertainment Centre 33 Manning River Drive, Taree, NSW, Australia
What happens when a great soulful voice meets the power of an orchestra. Based on ancient texts, Compassion unites singer-songwriter Lior’s energising vocal range with acclaimed composer Nigel Westlake’s (Babe, Paper Planes, Miss Potter) orchestral writings. Moments of ethereal beauty and lyricism give way to harmonic innovations and dazzling percussion, as we’re swept up…

Event Series Old Worlds and New

Adelaide Baroque: Old Worlds and New

Nexus Arts Lion Arts Centre, 68 North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000, Adelaide, SA, Australia
'Old Worlds and New' is a unique concert exploring the fascinating mix of musical cultures along the Mediterranean in the medieval and early renaissance period. The Adelaide Baroque Orchestra join special guests Aaron Brown and his ‘Early Modern Trio’, and santur player Maryam Rahmani.
Event Series Old Worlds and New

Adelaide Baroque: Old Worlds and New

Nexus Arts Lion Arts Centre, 68 North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000, Adelaide, SA, Australia
'Old Worlds and New' is a unique concert exploring the fascinating mix of musical cultures along the Mediterranean in the medieval and early renaissance period. The Adelaide Baroque Orchestra join special guests Aaron Brown and his ‘Early Modern Trio’, and santur player Maryam Rahmani.

Australian National Academy of Music: ANAM Orchestra with Erkki Lasonpalo

St Kilda Town Hall 99a Carlisle St, St Kilda, VIC, Australia
What power music has to evoke the awe-inspiring beauty of the natural world! This concert, conducted by Finnish maestro Erkki Lasonpalo, brings together four works in which the ANAM Orchestra becomes a canvas which will paint nature pictures both grand and intimate.

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Symphony in a Day

Arts Centre Melbourne Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Conductor Carlo Antonioli leads community musicians alongside members of the MSO in this special side by side performance featuring Mussorgsky's colourful Pictures at an Exhibition.

Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra: A French Feast

Federation Concert Hall Hobart, TAS, Australia
Four courses of French music commences with D’un matin de printemps (Of a Spring Morning) by Lili Boulanger, a lively and multicoloured miniature by a composer of enormous potential, who tragically died at the age of 24. Debussy’s three-part Nocturnes comprises Nuages (Clouds), Fêtes (Festivals) and Sirènes (Sirens). Debussy scores…

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Dvořák’s Eighth Symphony

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Dvorak’s Eighth Symphony is, simply, a joy. The music has a natural, unforced quality that belies its complexity, and layers of truly original textures and ear-worm-worthy melodies shine with sparkling clarity. Learn more about this marvellous work, with presenter Nicholas Bochner giving context and meaning to the music, as the…

Sydney Symphony Orchestra: The Sydney Symphony with the Australian String Quartet

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Adams’ music is rhythmic, minimalist and utterly compelling. Focusing on small musical fragments that repeat and evolve, the work unfolds into a rich and deep experience. Brilliantly incorporating amplified string quartet and orchestra, the intimate interplay of the quartet unfurls into a vast soundworld of a symphony orchestra. Ravel and…

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