Event
Sydney Symphony: Dancing with the saxophone
- Date: Saturday, 6 October 2012, 8.00pm
- Venue: Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall — Bennelong Point, Sydney, NSW
- Tickets: Tickets can be purchased online or by phone on (02) 8215 4660
Event Details
When Ravel decided to include the saxophone in his orchestra for Bolero he was on to something. A provocative new sound - it was a fad that caught on.
Now, a century later, Australian composer Ross Edwards is putting it out front of the orchestra as a soloist. Our saxophone virtuoso is Amy Dickson, and in Full Moon Dances we get to hear Edwards' irresistible dance-chant style.
There's more dancing and more Ravel in the mercurial Alborada del gracioso - a morning song for a jester - and in the tempestuous climaxes of La Valse, giving Bolero a run for its money!
Featured non-Australian music: Verdi, Ravel
Further information for this event is available online at the event's website or by phone on (02) 8215 4660
Featured Australian Works
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| Full moon dances : concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra (2011) by Ross Edwards — performed by Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Sydney Symphony and Amy Dickson |
Featured artists
- Performer Amy Dickson
- Performer Sydney Symphony
- Conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya
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