Description
FRENCH IMPRESSIONS
The sounds of Spain as heard by Debussy and a world premiere from an Australian composer inspired by Richard Gill.The French impressions in this concert gaze abroad. Debussy's Ibéria is a riot of colour - castanets, tambourines and strummed violins in a stirring evocation of Spain. The First Rhapsody for clarinet and orchestra is a miniature masterpiece, languid and sultry - imagine the Spain of the Moors.
The highlight, though, will be a brand new work by Australian Barry Conyngham, commissioned for our 80th anniversary season. This is his first symphony and he blames the delay on the composers who've influenced him: there are no symphonies by Takemitsu and Sculthorpe, no symphonies by Bartók, Ravel...or Debussy.
Conyngham's inspiration has been Richard Gill, the symphony's dedicatee, and this will be music that celebrates the struggle, the joy and the sheer excitement of learning.
DEBUSSY Ibéria (from Images)
DEBUSSY First Rhapsody for clarinet and orchestra
CONYNGHAM Symphony PREMIERE
Richard Gill conductor
David Thomas clarinet
French impressions
Venue: Concert Hall
Dates: 9 November
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