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National Music Camp

Enter a world of vibrant colour and timeless drama at the Australian Youth Orchestra’s 2025 Summer Music Festival, where every note tells a story.

Led by internationally acclaimed conductors Alexander Briger, Natalia Luis-Bassa, and Andrew Haveron, and creatively directed by the brilliant Monica Curro, this year’s festival is a feast for the senses. Immerse yourself in the romance of Strauss, the drama of Dvořák, and the Nordic beauty of Sibelius. Be transported to the battlefields of Eastern Europe with Janáček’s Taras Bulba and explore contemporary gems by Mexican composers Gabriela Ortiz and Arturo Márquez. Don’t miss the opportunity to hear three contrasting works by Australia’s own Jessica Wells, this year’s composer-in-residence.

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Romantic in essence; defiant in nature. Fire up the organ; this is music “capable of stirring the world.”

WELLS Dancing in St Petersburg                                                                                                     
JANÁČEK Taras Bulba                                                                                                                   
DVORAK Symphony No. 7           

Travel through time with the sparkle of Strauss’s waltzes and the spicy, foot-tapping beats of Márquez’s Danzón No. 2. From ballroom opulence to vibrant Latin rhythms, this concert promises a joyful ride from start to finish.

WELLS Butterfly Waltz                                                                                                   
MARQUEZ Danzon No. 2                                                                                                                  
WALTON Henry V: Two Pieces for Strings
BARBER Adagio
SCULTHORPE Sonata No. 3 for Strings
Jessica WELLS Ainulindalë
STRAUSS Der Rosenkavelier

A bouquet of hand-picked chamber works awaits, each piece chosen to surprise and delight.

Prepare your senses for the freshest sounds in orchestral music. Guided by the phenomenal Jessica Wells, one of Australia’s most prolific and successful composers, these young composers will use every crayon in the box.

Red and green, blue and orange, Brass and Percussion. This fun and irreverent concert will have you laughing in surprise and dancing in your seat.

With twilight’s brush, the orchestra paints elemental magic; crafting an audacious nocturne of mythic
splendour.

BRIDGE Three Idylls
HOLST Perfect Fool Suite
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2

The AYO Summer Music Festival concludes in a kaleidoscopic whirl: a blue deer, three oranges, and the jubilance of the Happy Occasion that is the National Music Camp.

MIRIAM HYDE Happy Occasion Overture
PURCELL (ed. BRITTEN) Chacony
BRITTEN Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge
GABRIELA ORTIZ Kauyumari
PROKOFIEV Love for Three Oranges

Artists:

Alexander Briger AO

Alexander Briger AO

Conductor

Natalia Luis-Bassa

Natalia Luis-Bassa

Conductor

Andrew Haveron

Andrew Haveron

Chamber Orchestra Director

Jessica Wells

Jessica Wells

Composer-in-Residence

Monica Curro

Monica Curro

Creative Director

Miriam Hyde

Miriam Hyde

Composer

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