NORTHERN SERENADES
Event Date: 20/03/2022, 04:00 pm
Kenthurst - The Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra
In the late-19th century, the serenade was the vehicle for exquisite writing by some of the biggest names of the era, including Edward Elgar and Hugo Wolf.
These relatively brief pieces, among them some very well-known works, are filled with tuneful music that highlights the expressive way that string players were performing at the time.
The Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra's co-artistic director Rachael Beesley (pictured above), who will direct this program from the violin, is looking forward to reinvigorating the full expressive potential of this late-19th and early-20th century repertoire.
This tour is also about rekindling that all-important connection with the audience, and between the orchestra’s musicians:
“We have heard so many stories, recently, about people’s desperate longing to hear live music, says Rachael Beesley.
“It seems clear that that screen-based experience just does not create those lasting, living memories that we all need and treasure. We’re thrilled to be able to meet our audience back in the concert hall again, and we want to assure everyone that Covid-safety measures are in place in all our venues.”
In addition to Elgar’s much loved Serenade for Strings in E minor and Hugo Wolf’s Italian Serenade, the Northern Serenades audience will be treated to Gustav Holst’s energetic St Paul's Suite as well as a rarely heard gem by Victor Herbert – a man far better known as a giant of the American musical.
A touch of the new will be added to this program through a new Australian string arrangement – by Shauna Beesley – of Robert Schumann’s imaginative Fantasiestücke (Fantasy Pieces).
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The Hills Grammar School, 43 Kenthurst Road,
Kenthurst New South Wales,2156
The Hills Grammar School, 43 Kenthurst Road,
Kenthurst New South Wales,2156
