Community
30 August, 2024
Gala concert a region first
IN what is believed to be a first for the region, the Warrnambool and Hamilton Symphony Orchestras will combine for a special gala concert to celebrate the Hamilton Symphony Orchestra’s 20th anniversary.
The combined concert will be performed twice – the first to be held at Warrnambool’s Lighthouse Theatre from 2pm on Sunday, September 8, and the second at the Hamilton PAC on Sunday, September 15.
As well as a combined orchestra of over 60 players, there will be a large, combined Hamilton and Warrnambool chorus, as well as instrumental and vocal soloists.
Conductor Angus Christie has put together a lively program of well-known familiar classical works, as well as the première of a new piece by composer David Cundy (incorporating French and Tenor horns).
Warrnambool Symphony Orchestra president John MacInnes said the idea of the combined concerts came from conductor Angus Christie, who also conducts the Mt Gambier-based Limestone Coast Orchestra.
Tickets for the Warrnambool performance are available from the Lighthouse Theatre.