Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
ASO In The Community 2009

The Community Series features the annual Santos Symphony Under the Stars event plus a regional performance at Monarto Zoo and a new Classic Hour series. Our Principal Partner Santos has made it possible to be involved in these events and together with all of our sponsors we've been able to build firm connections with our community. The ETSA Utilities Education program offers an exciting year of musical exploration for children and families.

Symphony In The Serengeti

Monarto Zoo
Saturday 12 December
3:30pm Park Entry / Entertainment
6:30pm Concert Commences

Presented by the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and Conservation Ark.
As the sun sets in the vast open spaces of Monarto Zoo, imagine yourself on the plains of the Serengeti listening to some all time favourite classics. With themes of wildlife and the great outdoors running throughout the program the ASO are back for the Symphony in the Serengeti to help raise funds for the endangered Tasmanian Devil. The ASO are proud to be supporting the development of Monarto Zoo in what has become a popular event for those who enjoy nature, popular music and a great family evening in the Serengeti. Bring along your own picnic, or enjoy the food, wine and refreshments available at the venue.

VIP Package

$195 per person

Limited number of VIP tickets available, $195 ea, book before Friday 4 December.
VIP experience starts at 3:30pm, Saturday 12 December.
VIPs will receive an information pack on booking tickets.

Entertainment Package

Entertain your clients or staff with this fantastic offer-
$1950 per group of 10

Limited number of VIP tickets available, $1950 per group of 10, book before Friday 4 December.
VIP experience starts at 3:30pm, Saturday 12 December.
VIPs will receive an information pack on booking tickets.

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Classic Hour: Haydn in Autumn

The new 'Classic Hour' allows you to enjoy lighter classical music in the space of a lunch hour or the early evening. Chief Conductor Arvo Volmer presents a colourful selection of classic pieces for chamber orchestra.

Elder Hall
Wednesday 1 April at 1:00pm and 6:00pm

ConductorArvo Volmer
ViolinSophie Rowell
 
SkalkottasGreek Dance
SchnittkeMoz-Art à la Haydn
HaydnViolin Concerto in C major
HaydnSymphony No 83 in G minor, The Hen

Alfred Schnittke brings a smile to your face with his musical game for two soloists and strings, where he cleverly and amusingly synthesized a teenage fragment of Mozart with a theme from Haydn's Farewell Symphony. More tributes to Haydn to mark the 200th anniversary of his death with his scintillating, rarelyheard Violin Concerto in C played by Sophie Rowell, First Violin of the acclaimed Australian String Quartet. The rollicking Paris Symphony, The Hen shows Haydn at the pinnacle of his genius.

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Classic Hour: Haydn in Spring

The new 'Classic Hour' allows you to enjoy lighter classical music in the space of a lunch hour or the early evening. Chief Conductor Arvo Volmer presents a colourful selection of classic pieces for chamber orchestra.

Elder Hall
Wednesday 25 November at 1:00pm and 6:00pm

ConductorArvo Volmer
 
PärtIf Bach had kept Bees
RespighiBotticelli Triptych
SkalkottasGreek Dance
HaydnSymphony No 82 in C major, The Bear

With its bold luminous orchestration, Respighi's Botticelli Triptych perfectly captures the voluptuousness of Botticelli's immortal Uffizi Gallery masterpieces Spring, The Adoration of the Magi and The Birth of Venus. Haydn's Paris symphonies, including The Bear, were composed for a sophisticated audience which demanded originality and spectacle. In their combination of power with elegance, seriousness with wit, and melancholy juxtaposed with high spirits, this Paris collection blew the audience away. To top it off, can you resist the intrigue of a work called If Bach had kept Bees?

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ETSA Utilities Education Program: The Peasant Prince

Grainger Studio
Saturday 9 May at 1.00pm and 3.00pm

ComposerKaty Abbott
ConductorBen Northey
AuthorLi Cunxin
IllustratorAnne Spudvilas

The Peasant Prince by Li Cunxin & Illustrated by Anne Spudvilas 2008 Picture book of the year.

This is your one chance. You have your secret dreams. Follow them! Make them come true...

A story of the inspiring journey of a poor peasant boy plucked from the harsh world of rural China and thrust into the world of international dance stardom.

From Madam Mao's Beijing Dance Academy at age 11, through to his dramatic defection to America, Li's inspirational courage will be represented through the music of Katy Abbott and performed by the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra.

Narrated by Cameron Goodall, the story will be brought to life with a visual display of images from the award winning book.

Through audience interaction and under the baton of Ben Northey, the ASO offers an experience that will capture the audience through music

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Simone Young Plays Parsifal

Grainger Studio
Sunday 16 August 2:30pm

PianoSimone Young
PianoAlex Soddy
NarratorBrian Coghlan
Wagnerarr. Humperdinck music from Parsifal

Wagner's operatic tale of knights and the holy grail: four hands, one piano. Music from Wagner's final opera Parsifal performed by Simone Young and Alex Soddy. Presented in conjunction with Recitals Australia.

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