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2011 Inaugural Concert Season
Guest Conductors:
Simone Young AM
Alexander Briger AO
Brett Dean
Soloists:
Cheryl Barker AO, Soprano
William Barton, Didgeridoo
Elizabeth Campbell, Mezzo-Soprano
Steve Davislim, Tenor
Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Baritone
26 August, Sydney
Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House
Conducted by Simone Young AM
Limelight Magazine Award: Best Orchestral Concert
Program:
Richard Wagner, Prelude and Venusberg Music
Peter Sculthorpe AO OBE, Earth Cry
(William Barton, Didgeridoo)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Symphony No.6 Pathétique
27 August, Sydney
Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House
Conducted by Alexander Briger AO
Program:
Johannes Brahms, Academic Festival Overture
Brett Dean, Vexations and Devotions
(Brett Dean, Conductor)
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No.9, Op.125 (Choral)
28 August, Sydney (Family Concert)
Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House
Presented by Belinda McFarlane
Conducted by Alexander Briger AO
Program:
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No.9 beginning of 1st movement
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Symphony No.6 Pathétique, 2nd movement
David Montgomery, Hocket in my Pocket
Johannes Brahms, Academic Festival Overture
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Pathétique 3rd movement
Gillbert and Sullivan, Pineapple Poll, Opening dance (arr. by Sir Charles Mackerras)
Peter Luff, Didgeridoo solo
Peter Sculthorpe, Earth Cry with solo for Didgeridoo
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No.9 “Ode to Joy”
29 August, Parramatta, NSW (After School Family Concert)
Riverside Theatre, Parramatta
Conductors: Alexander Briger AO & Craig McGown (WSSSCB)
After a full day of tutorials, workshops and rehearsals with AWO musicians, 60 music ensemble students from 23 schools across Western Sydney (Western Sydney State Schools Concert Band) performed a side-by-side concert with their AWO mentors to a full audience at Parramatta Riverside Theatre.