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Start Date |
5th Sep 2013 7:00pm |
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End Date |
5th Sep 2013 8:30pm |
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Venue |
Conservatorium Recital Hall, 5 Sandy Bay Road, Hobart |
This program showcases some of the greatest music written for band in the twentieth century â from classic works such as the Symphonic Songs by Robert Russell Bennett and the Symphony No.3 by Vittorio Giannini, through to the thrilling transcription of John Adams orchestral showpiece, Short Ride in a Fast Machine!
SIMON READE conductor
Program:
ADAMSShort Ride in a Fast Machine
SCHUMANN Chester
RUSSELL BENNETT Symphonic Songs
NEHYLBELTrittico
GIANINNI Symphony No.3
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The Wind Symphony competes in Tasmanian State and Australian National Band Championships. The Wind Symphony was the Australian National Open A-Grade Concert Champion in 2009 and 2010 and came second in the 2007 and 2011 Australian National Open A-Grade Concert Band Championships. The Wind Symphony has been the Tasmanian Open A-Grade Concert Champion since 2007.
The Wind Symphony performs concerts in Hobart in venues such as the Town Hall, Stanley Burbury Theatre, St David's Cathedral and the University of Tasmania Conservatorium of Music. It has premiered a number of works by Tasmanian composers and participated in major choral events.
In 2007 the ensemble completed its first recording, funded by Arts Tasmania. In 2009 Hobart City Band Inc. released "Extreme Makeover", a CD featuring both the Hobart Wind Symphony and the Hobart City Brass Band.