Event
AYO String Quartet
- Date: Saturday, 9 April 2011, 2pm
- Venue: Castlemaine Baptist Church — Castlemaine, VIC
- Series: This event is part of the Castlemaine State Festival series
- Tickets: $22 / $20
Event Details
The Australian Youth Orchestra (AYO) has a well-earned reputation as one of the world’s most prestigious and innovative organisations for young pre-professional classical musicians. During the 2011 Castlemaine State Festival, the AYO will be conducting their AYO Ensemble in Residence, and producing a music program in response to this residency experience.
The AYO Ensemble in Residence will also include a mentorship of Castlemaine Secondary College musicians in collaboration with Richard Gill, the Music Director of Victorian Opera.
HAYDN – String Quartet in G major, Op.76, No.1
Richard MEALE – Cantilena Pacifica from String Quartet No.2
PURCELL – A selection of Fantasias written for viols
SHOSTAKOVICH – String Quartet No.3 in F major, Op.73
Featured non-Australian music: Shostakovich, Haydn, Purcell
Further information for this event is available online at the event's website
Featured Australian Works
| String quartet no. 2 : string quartet (1980) [Cantilena Pacifica] by Richard Meale — performed by Australian Youth Orchestra String Quartet |
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