Event
When We Were Young : 2024 Sidney Myer Free Concerts
- Date: Saturday, 24 February 2024, 7:30pm
- Venue: Sidney Myer Music Bowl — The Arts Centre, Kings Domain, Melbourne, VIC Tickets: This is a free event
Event Details
Melbourne Youth Orchestra Curtain Raiser
Join Melbourne Youth Orchestra from 6pm for a performance featuring music by Verdi, Puccini, John Williams and more!
The full range of the Orchestra is on display at this performance that celebrates young Australian talent, featuring world premieres by Cybec Young Composers to open each half of the concert.
Matthew Hindson's dynamic concerto for flute and orchestra rounds out the all-Australian first half, as 2022 ABC Young Performer of the Year Eliza Shephard takes us on a guided musical house tour, from the frenzy of the kitchen to the groovy lounge room.
The concert concludes with Sibelius' majestic Fifth Symphony, evoking the rugged landscape of the composer's Finnish homeland. The finale features an achingly beautiful ‘hymn’ inspired by a flock of swans taking flight that Sibelius observed while composing this symphony.
It's the perfect Saturday night in the city, with a superb soundtrack provided by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
Featured Australian Works
| House music : concerto for solo flute and orchestra (2006) by Matthew Hindson — performed by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Eliza Shephard | |
| River : full orchestra (2023) by Alex Turley — World premiere — performed by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | |
| Cerulean Dances by Naomi Dodd — World premiere | |
| Symphony No.5 by Jean Sibelius |
Featured artists
- Performer Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Music of Matthew Hindson
- Music of Alex Turley
- Performer Eliza Shephard
User reviews & comments
Be the first to share your thoughts, opinions or insights about this event.
To post your comment please login