ACO Collective
ACO Collective combines the professional musicians of the ACO with Australia’s most talented emerging string players. The result is an ensemble full of youthful energy with the dynamism and artistry for which the ACO is renowned.
The Australian Chamber Orchestra’s acclaimed string ensemble, ACO Collective, unites ACO musicians with Australia’s most talented young string players, proudly mentoring and touring a new generation of artists since 2007.
Arvo Pärt’s Fratres, a profound and meditative reflection on the human spirit, opens this radiant program led by ACO Principal Violin Satu Vänskä. J.S. Bach’s masterful Violin Sonata No.2 in A minor follows, reimagined for 17-piece string orchestra.
With a passion for cutting-edge programming, the orchestra will perform contemporary works by Nick Drake and Radiohead, as well as Nigel Westlake’s serenely beautiful Ascension, and a world premiere from Australian composer Olivia Bettina Davies.
Culminating with the warmth and generosity of Brahms’s String Sextet in G major, Op.36, rich in colour and expansive in spirit, this is chamber music at its most sumptuous. Together, these works offer a journey through timeless music full of grace, invention, and warmth.
DATES
Sydney – The Neilson, ACO On The Pier
Tue 19 May 7pm
Warrnambool – Lighthouse Theatre
Thu 21 May 7pm
Cowes – Berninneit
Sat 23 May 7.30pm
Shepparton – Riverlinks
Mon 25 May 7pm
Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
Wed 27 May 7pm
Orange Civic Centre
Fri 29 May 7.30pm
PROGRAM
ARVO PÄRT Fratres
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (arr. Richard Tognetti) Sonata for Solo Violin No.1 in G minor, BWV1001: II. Fugue
OLIVIA BETTINA DAVIES New commission* (World Premiere)
NICK DRAKE (arr. Richard Tognetti) River Man
NIGEL WESTLAKE Ascension*
RADIOHEAD Harry Patch (In Memory Of)
JOHANNES BRAHMS (arr. strings) String Sextet No.2 in G major, Op.36
*Commissioned by the Australian Chamber Orchestra
*Commissioned by the Australian Chamber Orchestra
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