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  • 2024
  • Worlds Collide
QSO World's Collide
  • Classical Music

qsoworldscollide24 Worlds Collide Queensland Symphony Orchestra Classical Music Queensland Symphony Orchestra Worlds Collide

18 Feb 2024, 11:30am
Concert Hall
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$76 - $109
1 hour 20 minutes
no interval, subject to change without notice

Overview

A Musical Travelogue

From melodies as old as time, to more contemporary masterworks: distant worlds collide. Under the baton of Douglas Boyd, tradition and innovation are intertwined in our first Music on Sundays concert for 2024. Harry Sdraulig’s Torrent is a fanfare tense with the chaos of the modern age, while the longing second movement of Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante is a glimpse into a bygone era of classical elegance performed by soloists from within our Orchestra. New frontiers abound in Dvořák's Symphony No. 9, which brims with the adventure of the composer’s years in America. Across the globe, Grace Williams’ Penillion is a lush reminiscence on Welsh traditions, as honeyed brass sing soaring folk melodies. Borodin’s soul stirring Polovtsian Dances, rich with an ancient folk tradition, drives to an exhilarating finish. 

Program

Sdraulig Torrent 
Mozart Sinfonia concertante 
Dvořák Symphony No.9 (From the New World) 
Grace Williams Penillion, mvt 1  
Borodin Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor 

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Children 2 to 18 years. Must be purchased with an adult ticket. 

Student

Full time student, any age, with student card with date on it.

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Family Ticket (2 adults, 2 children). Tickets must be purchased for the same performance and within the same transaction. Must select “Family” in your basket from the dropdown option.

Great discounts available for groups of 6+.
A-Reserve $87
B-Reserve $74
C-Reserve $60

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Great discounts available for school groups. 1 complimentary ticket for a teacher per 10 school children.

School Group $35 each
Additional Teachers/Adults $35 each

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Artists

  • Conductor Douglas Boyd
  • Host Ashleigh Denning 
  • Oboe Soloist Huw Jones
  • Clarinet Soloist Irit Silver
  • Bassoon Soloist Nicole Tait
  • Horn Soloist Timothy Allen-Ankins
  • Orchestra Queensland Symphony Orchestra

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