With over 40 musicians on stage, this symphonic program opens in the magical world of A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Mendelssohn’s enchanting overture, full of scampering fairy feet and sparkling strings. It ends in the brooding landscapes of Scotland with Mendelssohn’s ‘Scottish’ Symphony, inspired by his travels there as a young man – a hugely evocative and dramatic work. In between, we take a journey of a different kind, plumbing the depths of the symphony in Beethoven’s Eighth. This is a remarkable work that confounds expectations and surprises at every turn, yet is full of toe-tapping melodies.
This is the tenth year anniversary of the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra.
The Program :
Felix Mendelssohn Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op.21 (1826)Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No.8 in F major, Op.93 (1812)
Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No.3 in A minor, Op.56 Scottish (1843 version)
Rachael Beesley is the Conductor.
There will be two concerts.
The first concert will take place this Sunday 6th August at 3pm at the Joan in Penrith.
The second concert will take place on Tuesday 8th August at 7pm at the Concourse, Chatswood.
Bookings – http://www.arco.org.au/midsummer-dreams
