The University of Melbourne

Royal Parade, Parkville

CONCERT ONE

Dancing Landscapes

SATURDAY 15 MAR 8:00PM

Brenton Broadstock Timeless (2002) Portrayal of a journey inspired by an anonymous poem about the Australian landscape

Benjamin Britten Simple Symphony (1937) Piano pieces depicting the exuberance of youth composed from the age of nine to twelve, transcribed for string orchestra

Michael Easton Serenata Australiana (1992) (World Premiere) A whimsical version of ‘Australiana’ along the Yarra, filled with ebullience and good humour, catchy melodies and piquant harmonies

Roger Rooman Arioso in Alto (Sky Bridge) (1992) An epic quest with a big sweep of sound, progressing atonality within long-spun lines of diatonic melody and subtle arabesques

John Ireland Concertino Pastorale (1939) Ireland at his most poetic, evoking a particular kind of landscape; a country of the mind, remote, mysterious and yet English

CONCERT TWO—Angels and Muses

THURSDAY 12 JUNE 8:00PM
Percy Grainger Three Gothic Pieces (1932) (Australian Premiere)
From the time when Grainger delved into medieval harmony with Dom Anselm Hughes.
Stuart Greenbaum Moments of Falling (1997)
Minimalist piece constructed around a cascading 16-note sequential motive in the Aeolian mode.
Peter Tahourdin Partita for string orchestra (1962)
Partita in five movements. A tonal work in the traditional style.
Stravinsky Apollon Musagéte (1927-28)
Revised in 1947. Originally written in two scenes for Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes in the neo-classic idiom.

CONCERT THREE—Transitions

THURSDAY 16 OCTOBER 8:00PM
Margaret Sutherland Concerto for string orchestra (1953)
In the neo-classic style. A bright, strong and cogent work happily merged with a humane emotionalism.
Alexander Goehr Little Music for Strings (1963)
In two movements, the first a set of six Variations on a short recitative, the second, Allegro Moderato, resulting in a new euphonious harmonisation departing from the classical 12-tone chromaticism.
Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings (1880)
Based on short, repetitive folk-songs and using both principal and secondary themes in the major key resulting in a joyous atmosphere.

Concert Three

Thursday 16th October
8:00 pm

Margaret Sutherland Concerto for string orchestra
Alexander Goehr Little Music for strings Op. 16
Tchaikovsky Serenade for strings

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