TO THE HEAVENS
Event Date: 23/08/2014, 07:30 pm
Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra presents
1. Westlake’s Cudmirrah Fanfare - composed by Nigel Westlake during his time as ABC composer in residence in late 1980s and used by ABC as Radio National’s main theme
2. The Lark Ascending by Vaughan Williams - inspired by poem of George Meredith this is a hymn to the skylark and its song. The soloist is Katie Betts who plays with Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and was a past KPO Concerto Competition winner
3. The Planets by Gustav Holst - Each movement of this orchestral suite – which requires a very large orchestra and range of instruments - is named after a planet in the solar system and its corresponding astrological character. All planets known at the time of composition are represented – except Earth.
Westlake - Cudmirrah Fanfare
Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
Holst – The Planets
Conductor: Ronald Prussing
Soloist: Katie Betts - violin
Singers from Abbotsleigh Choir
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Ravenswood, Henry St,
Gordon New South Wales,2072
Ravenswood, Henry St,
Gordon New South Wales,2072