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  • 2024
  • Sounds Like An Orchestra
  • Classical Music

qsoedusoundslikeanorchestra24 Sounds Like an Orchestra Queensland Symphony Orchestra Classical Music Queensland Symphony Orchestra Sounds Like an Orchestra Education Concert

11 Oct 2024, 11:30am
Concert Hall
  • This event is currently only on sale to schools. To make a school group booking for this event simply fill out the online booking request form and one of our Group Sales team will contact you to confirm all details.

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$35 *
* A transaction fee of $7.20 applies.
45 minutes
no interval, subject to change without notice

Overview

Come and meet Queensland Symphony Orchestra and embark on an action-packed musical journey. Weave your way through the stormy drama of a Brahms Hungarian Dance, and float on the breeze in Kats-Chernin’s Dance of the Paper Umbrellas. Composer and presenter Paul Rissmann will be live on stage to guide your young music lovers through the concert experience culminating in a performance of Leon and the Place Between.

This interactive musical tale follows a young magician and is jam-packed with mystery and wonder. Leon's escapades will be brought to life by the majestic force of the orchestra, conducted by Jen Winley. Closing with the triumphant theme from Star Wars, Sounds Like an Orchestra is the perfect introduction to the magnificent world of live orchestral music.

Program

Coleridge-Taylor Dance from Othello Suite
Brahms (arr. Parlow) Hungarian Dance No.5
Kats-Chernin Dance of the Paper Umbrellas
Rimsky-Korsakov Flight of the Bumblebee from Tale of the Tsar Saltan
Rissmann Leon and the Place Between
Williams Main Title from Star Wars

Cast & Creatives

  • Conductor Jen Winley
  • Presenter Paul Rissmann
  • Soloist (vocalist) Ashleigh Denning
  • Orchestra Queensland Symphony Orchestra

Important Information

Age Recommendation

Suitable for students in Grades Prep to 6.

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Education Notes

Suitability: Years 1 to 6

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