Concert 16 June 2023 ~ Grand Opera Duets and Dvorak

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We are thrilled to announce the program for our next concert on Friday, 16 June 2023:

* Otto Nikolai ~ Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor
* Georges Bizet ~ The Pearl Fishers: Prelude and Duet “Je frémis, je chancelle” (Leila and Zurga)
* Giuseppe Verdi ~ La Traviata: Prelude and Duet “Pura siccome un angelo” (Violetta and Giorgio Germont)
* Antonin Dvorak ~ Symphony No. 7 in D minor Op.70

Our talented soloists are Lee Abrahmsen (soprano) and Christopher Hillier (baritone). Read more about Lee and Christopher here.

Tickets are available online here or at the door (cash only).

We hope to see you there!

Thank you to all

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Thank you to everyone involved in our concert on Friday. It was a memorable evening for the orchestra and we hope you all enjoyed it.

Bravo to our soloist, Cameron Roberts, for his captivating performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4. Our thanks go to Cameron for providing his time and talent to perform with us.

And to our audience – one of our biggest ever! You lifted our spirits and created a very special atmosphere in the auditorium. Your attendance helped us raise money for the Royal Children’s Hospital’s Gatehouse Centre, which provides therapeutic interventions and support for children affected by sexual abuse.

Thanks also to our dedicated volunteers who manage the box office, supper, concert preparations, and many other things behind the scenes. There would be no concerts without you.

Save the date for our next concert on Friday 16th June which will feature acclaimed soprano Lee Abrahmsen. Stay tuned for the concert program!

Tickets now available ~ Friday 17th March

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Tickets for our concert on Friday, 17th March 2023 are now available at the following link:

Buy tickets – 17 March 2023

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The concert will commence at 8pm at the James Tatoulis Auditorium, Methodist Ladies’ College, Kew. We look forward to celebrating this wonderful music with you, with special guest Cameron Roberts who will perform Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4.

Concert Program 17 March 2023 ~ Beethoven and Mendelssohn

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We are delighted to announce the program for our first concert of the year, on Friday 17th March:

  • Mendelssohn ~ The Fair Melusine Overture
  • Beethoven ~ Piano Concerto No. 4 with soloist Cameron Roberts
  • Beethoven ~ Symphony No. 3 “Eroica”

The concert will commence at 8pm at the James Tatoulis Auditorium, Methodist Ladies’ College, Kew. Online tickets will be available soon. We hope to see you there!

2023 concert dates

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Happy New Year to all our supporters and musicians! We hope you had a restful and happy holiday period.

We are excited to announce our 2023 concert dates:

  • Friday, 17 March ~ featuring pianist Cameron Roberts
  • Friday, 16 June ~ featuring soprano Lee Abrahmsen
  • Friday, 8 September
  • Friday, 24 November

Stay tuned for details of the concert programs and tickets.

Thank you

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Congratulations to everyone for a fabulous concert on Friday!

Thank you to our musicians, audience, conductor Joannes Roose, volunteers and special guests Matthew Rigby and Yiyun Gu for their double concerto performance.

We should also acknowledge the composers ~ Felix Mendelssohn who wrote the concerto at age 14 (!) and Ludwig van Beethoven for creating such a high-spirited Symphony No. 8.

We were thrilled to share our music with you all and look forward to more concerts in 2023.

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