Due to the impact of the COVID-19 virus, our June concert has been cancelled.
We hope to present much of the program that was to be presented in June in our September concert.
Enigmatic Passion
Tchaikovsky’s Pathetique symphony portrays the full range of human emotions from hope through happiness to despair. Written just before he died, the true meaning of this most dramatic of symphonies remains an enigma. Popular young cellist Charlotte Miles returns to perform Elgar’s poignant cello concerto, written shortly before the death of his beloved wife Alice and his last major work. The concert opens with the dramatic overture to Verdi’s early opera Nabucco..
Soloist: Charlotte Miles, Cello (to be confirmed)
Conductor : Willem van der Vis
| Verdi | Overture Nabucco | |
| Elgar | Cello Concerto in E min Op. 85 (To be confirmed) | |
| Tchaikovsky | Symphony No. 6 in B min Op. 74 Pathetique |
George Wood Performing Arts Centre, Yarra Valley Grammar, 84-90 Kalinda Rd, Ringwood
Adult $30, Concession $25, (plus $1 booking fee); Children under 16 free
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(This program will be repeated for a private concert on Sunday 13 September at Aveo Cherry Tree Grove Retirement Village, Maroondah Highway, Croydon.)
A Pastoral Afternoon
Beethoven’s famous depiction of the countryside in his Pastoral symphony concludes our tribute to his 250th birthday year. The pastoral theme continues with Mendelssohn’s famous nocturne from his incidental music to Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Italian composer Antonio Salieri was a teacher of many famous composers including Beethoven and Mozart and came to fame in Peter Schaffer’s play and film Amadeus. Although mainly a composer of opera, he also wrote this attractive concerto for flute and oboe, performed by Lauren Gorman and Brienne Gawler.
Soloists: Lauren Gorman, Flute & Brienne Gawler, Oboe
Conductor : Willem van der Vis
| Salieri | Concerto for Flute and Oboe in C | |
| Mendelssohn | Nocturne from A Midsummer Night’s Dream | |
| Beethoven | Symphony No. 6 in F Op. 68 Pastoral |
George Wood Performing Arts Centre, Yarra Valley Grammar, 84-90 Kalinda Rd, Ringwood
Adult $30, Concession $25, (plus $1 booking fee); Children under 16 free
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