The Lawchestra is holding its third major concert. To recap, we played a symphony and some other straight orchestral pieces in the first, and nailed it. Then we played an ambitious programme centred on a beautiful performance of Rachmaninov’s second piano concerto by Natasha Lin. Now, we’ve teamed up with the Opera Studio of Melbourne, an elite training ground for future opera stars, to bring you the entertaining bits from the vast world of opera. Please do come (more below). Book here or, if you have no sympathy for the organisers who need the reassurance of advance ticket sales, pay at the door.
And there’s another thing. Our wonderful conductor, Robert Dora, has composed a symphony (‘Symphony to an ANZAC’). One of his other orchestras gave it its world premiere the other weekend and it will be broadcast between 11 a.m. and noon on ANZAC Day on 3MBS. I’ll be listening. You can hear a snippet here. Performances of new symphonies composed in Melbourne are a rarity. And this one is approachable and wonderful: tonal, brooding, Shostakovichesque Continue reading “Lawchestra’s third concert: an afternoon at the opera; Robert Dora’s Symphony to an ANZAC”