The Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra’s TEMPESTUOUS SKIES symphonic tour from 16-24 August brings some of Mozart’s most sublime, dramatic and passionate music to six national and regional centres.
Starting in Kenthurst, NSW on 16 August, then travelling to Canberra (17 August), Newcastle (18 August), Brisbane (20 August), Caloundra, QLD (for the first time on 21 August) and, finally, Sydney (24 August), the full orchestra – including some of Australia’s finest emerging musicians – brings Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony, Piano Concerto in A major, Overture to Don Giovanni and sparkling Serenata Notturna to its national fan-base…
As part of the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra’s new emerging artists program, Tempestuous Skies will also feature three selected young musicians from the Young Mannheim Symphonists youth orchestra who will perform alongside the professional musicians. Young Mannheim Symphonists is designed to provide opportunities for young musicians to experience the magic of historically informed performance, inspiring the next generation of research and performance-based inquiry.
As always, the tour features the much-loved educational presentations, Voyage of Musical Discovery (Brisbane 23 August, Sydney 24 August) – this time with guest ensembles Topology (Brisbane) and Taikoz (Sydney, pictured below). Part concert, part demonstration, the Voyage events were established by the orchestra’s founding artistic director, conductor and music educator, the late Richard Gill AO. They offer adventurous programs for high school music students and their teachers and are also equally popular among regular audience members keen to widen their horizons and explore the new alongside the classics.
Dooral Roundup, August 2022