Australian Youth Orchestra
AYO National Music Camp 2024 Program Notes
Three talented writers at AYO National Music Camp 2024 – Tahlia Williams, Victor Arul, and Caitlin Annesley – were mentored by performer, writer and radio presenter Ed le Brocq as part of the Words About Music course. All three participants produced program notes for the four orchestral concerts of the Summer Concert Series.
Didn’t get to attend the concerts in Adelaide? Never fear! All four orchestral concerts are available to stream for free thanks to Australian Digital Concert Hall, and the wonderful program notes are linked below for you to read.
Orchestral Concert I
Saturday 13 January, 3.30pm
Elder Hall, University of Adelaide
Alexander Orchestra – Ariel Zuckermann, Conductor
John ADAMS Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Lachlan SKIPWORTH Hinterland
Brislan Chamber Orchestra – Sophie Rowell, Director
Sally BEAMISH The Day Dawn
ARENSKY Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky
Interval
Bishop Orchestra – Toby Thatcher, Conductor
BEETHOVEN Symphony No.7
Poco sostenuto – Vivace
Allegretto
Presto – Assai meno presto
Allegro con brio
Orchestral Concert II
Saturday 13 January, 7pm
Elder Hall, University of Adelaide
Bishop Orchestra – Toby Thatcher, Conductor
LIGETI Concert Românesc
Brislan Chamber Orchestra – Sophie Rowell, Director
Melody EÖTVÖS Meraki
SUK Serenade for Strings
Interval
Alexander Orchestra – Ariel Zuckermann, Conductor
ENESCU Romanian Rhapsody No.1
LUTOSŁAWSKI Concerto for Orchestra
Orchestral Concert III
Saturday 20 January, 3:30pm
Elder Hall, University of Adelaide
Alexander Orchestra – Toby Thatcher, Conductor
Leonard BERNSTEIN Overture to Candide
Unsuk CHIN Frontispiece for Orchestra
Brislan Chamber Orchestra – Sophie Rowell, Director
CPE BACH Symphony in C Major WQ, 182/3
Maria GRENFELL Knitting Unicorns
Coleridge-Taylor PERKINSON Sinfonietta No.1
Interval
Bishop Orchestra – Ariel Zuckermann, Conductor
RAMEAU Opera Suite – Selections
Zais: Overture
Les Boréades: Contradanse (Act 1)
Platee: Orage
Les Boreades: L’Entrée de Polymnie (Act 4)
Les Indes Galantes: Chaconne
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No.4 in A ‘Italian’
Orchestral Concert IV
Saturday 20 January, 7pm
Elder Hall, University of Adelaide
Bishop Orchestra – Ariel Zuckermann, Conductor
KODÁLY Dances of Galanta
Brislan Chamber Orchestra – Sophie Rowell, Director
Iain GRANDAGE Black Dogs
JANÁČEK Suite for Strings – movements I, V, III, IV
Interval
Alexander Orchestra – Toby Thatcher, Conductor
BACEWICZ Overture for Orchestra
BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra