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Presented by Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
The University of Melbourne Wind Symphony – Her


A celebration of women in music featuring works by Joan Tower, Jennifer Higdon and Mikaela Thomsen.
Join the start of a new season of music making with The University of Melbourne’s Wind Symphony.
This concert is all about Her. Who is she? She is the Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman by Joan Tower. She is Miss E.C. Wilson, Georgia Isabella Keon, and Tempest Margaret Paul, three Australian composers from the nineteenth century rediscovered in Dances of Old Sydney for Wind Band by our Ph.D. student Tracy Videon. She is Mikaela Thomsen, a student guest soloist, performing Jennifer Higdon’s Percussion Concerto; and she is the inspiration for James Barnes’ Third Symphony.
Duration: 1 hour 55 mins (incl. interval). Please note, running times are approximate and subject to change.
Tickets
This event is free, however, tickets are required for entry.
Delivery Fees may apply.
Artists
The University of Melbourne Wind Symphony
Jackie Hartenberger conductor
Tracy Videon guest conductor
Mikaela Thomsen soloist
Program
Joan Tower
Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No.1
Miss E.C. Wilson, Georgia Isabella Keon, and Tempest Margaret Paul, arr. Tracey Videon
Dances of Old Sydney Suite
Jennifer Higdon
Percussion Concerto
Interval
James Barnes
Third Symphony