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2015 CONCERT 1
This concert features music that is Made in Australia.
The composers of works performed are:
David Stanhope
Brian Hogg
Percy Grainger
Peter Sculthorpe
and a work by Swedish composer Jan Sanstrom arranged by Per Forsberg our tuba soloist.
Two works were premieres in Australia:
The Settlers by Nathan Glenn, a young Melbourne composer
and
Concertino for solo tuba and concert band by Andrew Batterham, a well established composer based in Melbourne.
The composers of works performed are:
David Stanhope
Brian Hogg
Percy Grainger
Peter Sculthorpe
and a work by Swedish composer Jan Sanstrom arranged by Per Forsberg our tuba soloist.
Two works were premieres in Australia:
The Settlers by Nathan Glenn, a young Melbourne composer
and
Concertino for solo tuba and concert band by Andrew Batterham, a well established composer based in Melbourne.
2015 CONCERT 2
2015 CONCERT 3
By Invitation concert
Saturday 9th May 2015 Madeleine Centre, Genazzano FCJ College, Cotham Road, Kew The Grainger Wind Symphony conductor Roland Yeung Program To The Rescue! by Paul Stanhope Träumerei by Robert Schumann ar. Robert Longfield “La Vita” Symphony in 3 Scenes by Yasuhide Ito La Sinfonia, Una Poeta, La Vita Guest bands from McKinnon Secondary College conductor Su Rogerson Northcote Secondary College conductor Martin webster and Anne Rassool Genazzano FCJ College conductor Maria Pisani |
2015 CONCERT 4
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2015 CONCERT 5
Grainger and Friends
8.00pm Saturday 15 August
piccolo soloist Christine Ewan
with guest artists Our Lady Sion Senior Concert Band
at St Stephen's Anglican Church
360 Church Street, Richmond
8.00pm Saturday 15 August
piccolo soloist Christine Ewan
with guest artists Our Lady Sion Senior Concert Band
at St Stephen's Anglican Church
360 Church Street, Richmond
2015 CONCERT 6
Blue Shades
4.00pm Sunday 20 September
at St Stephen's Anglican Church
360 Church Street, Richmond
Feature musician is Brendan Toohey.
The program includes the following works
4.00pm Sunday 20 September
at St Stephen's Anglican Church
360 Church Street, Richmond
Feature musician is Brendan Toohey.
The program includes the following works
- Blue Shade by Frank Ticheli
- Clarinet Concerto No.2 by C.M. Weber arr. Tousignant
- The Roaring Forties by Philip Sparke celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Australian Army Band
- Distorted Images: a jazzman's nightmare by Andrew Boysen Jr.
- Ol' Blue Eyes arr. Jerry Brubeck
2015 CONCERT 7
Stage and Screen Concert
8.00pm Saturday 7 December 2015
at St Stephen's Anglican Church
360 Church Street, Richmond
The program of The Grainger Wind Symphony includes
8.00pm Saturday 7 December 2015
at St Stephen's Anglican Church
360 Church Street, Richmond
The program of The Grainger Wind Symphony includes
- Leonora No. 3 overture by Beethoven
- Star Wars Trilogy by John Williams
- The Red Pony Suite by Aaron Copland
- Cartoon by Paul Hart
- Lawrence of Arabia
- My Fair Lady
- and other Broadway and movie melodies.
2015 CONCERT 8
A Night At The Proms
8.00pm Saturday 5 December 2015
at St Stephen's Anglican Church
360 Church Street, Richmond
The program includes these traditional last night at the proms works:
Guest artists
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8.00pm Saturday 5 December 2015
at St Stephen's Anglican Church
360 Church Street, Richmond
The program includes these traditional last night at the proms works:
- Pomp and Circumstance March No.1 by Edward Elgar
- Fantasia on British Sea Songs by Henry Wood
- Jerusalem by Parry
- Nimrod by Edward Elgar.
Guest artists
- Stuart Andrew will perform three solo pianoforte works by Percy Grainger
- Wendy Howes - soprano soloist who will also lead the audience singing
- winner of the 2016 GWS Young Players Scholarship
- Orchre Trio - Sebastian Beswick clarinet, Karmen Melitsis flute, and Ioanna Salmanidis piano
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