MCO – Blazing Trails
Presented by Melbourne Chamber Orchestra
Details
Music can be a powerful advocate, a voice heard more loudly than the spoken word.
Join Melbourne Chamber Orchestra as they celebrate composers who made the world better through music and amplified overlooked voices — whether it was Vivaldi’s work in music education, Mahler’s reappraisal of the work of Beethoven, or Florence Price’s tireless advocacy for women of colour.
Claire Edwardes is Australia’s most recognisable percussionist, a trailblazing icon, a passionate advocate for her instruments, a champion of new music, and a bold, memorable performer.
Claire is the soloist with MCO for Natalie Williams’ percussion concerto Steeling Fire. The work pays homage to the women who fought for the right to work at the Port Kembla Steelworks in Wollongong in 1980, and features an arsenal of metallic sounds, some of which were sourced from the Steelworks. An effervescent Vivaldi concerto, written originally for the young recorder players at the orphanage in Venice where he taught, will be revealed anew on the vibraphone.
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Artists
Sophie Rowell Director
Claire Edwardes percussion
Melbourne Chamber Orchestra
Program
Florence Price
Folksongs in Counterpoint (selections)
Natalie Williams
Steeling Fire for percussion and strings
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto in C RV443 (arr. vibraphone)
Ludwig van Beethoven
Quartet No. 11 in F minor Op. 95 (arr. string orchestra Gustav Mahler)
Series
This production is part of the following series:
Melbourne Chamber Orchestra 2024
Venue
Booking Information
Thursday 30 May 7.30pm & Sunday 2 June 2.30pm 2024
Duration: 1 hour 45 mins (incl. interval) Please note, running times are approximate and subject to change.
Tickets
Premium $140 ($120 Concession)
A reserve $120 ($100 Concession)
B reserve $95 ($75 Concession)
C reserve $70 ($50 Concession)
Group 10+
Premium $112
A reserve $96
B reserve $76
C reserve $56
Senior
Premium $120
A reserve $100
B reserve $75
C reserve $50
Under 40
$40
Student & Child
$30
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