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ACO Collective: Sound & Sense Festival

The ACO's orchestra of Emerging Artists performs at Vasse Felix’s Sound & Sense Festival in Margaret River.

 

Internationally-acclaimed British violinist Anthony Marwood directs ACO Collective across three chamber music-filled concerts at Vasse Felix winery in Margaret River as part of their annual cultural weekend festival.

With Marwood described as “Britain’s most adventurous violinist”, this promises to be an unforgettable experience and will feature musicians from the ACO’s acclaimed Emerging Artist Program. 

PROGRAM

Concert 1 - Fri 11 Dec
HENRY PURCELL Chacony in G minor, Z.730
MICHAEL TIPPETT String Quartet No.2: II. Andante
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K.546
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto in D minor
JOHN DOWLAND Lachrimæ or seven Teares à 5: 1. Antiquae
ROBERT SCHUMANN (arr. Øystein Sonstad) String Quartet No.1 in A minor, Op.41, No.1
ALEXANDER RASKATOV Five Minutes from the Life of W.A.M.

Concert 2 - Sat 12 Dec
TRADITIONAL (arr. James MacMillan) Hirta
BRETT DEAN Short Stories*
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (arr. strings) String Quartet in B-flat major, Op.130: V. Cavatina
RICHARD STRAUSS Sextet from Capriccio, Op.85
HELENA TULVE higher than the soul can hope and mind can hide
PĒTERIS VASKS Violin Concerto “Distant Light”

* Commissioned in 2005 by ABN AMRO for the Australian Chamber Orchestra as part of their “Celebration of New Australian Music” series.

Concert 3 - Sun 13 Dec
GEORGES LENTZ Still (world premiere)*
PHILIPPE HERSANT Onze Caprices
MATTHEW AUCOIN Dual
LUIGI BOCCHERINI String Quintet in C major, Op.30, No.6 “Night Music of the Streets of Madrid”
GIACOMO PUCCINI Crisantemi
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (arr. strings) Souvenir de Florence, Op.70: IV. Allegro vivace

* Commissioned by the Australian Chamber Orchestra.

 

ARTISTS
Anthony Marwood director and violin
ACO Collective 

 

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