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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1982

SYDNEY CONSERVATORIUM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

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THE 55-MEMBER STRONG SYDNEY CONSERVATORIUM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WILL VISIT HONG KONG IN MARCH AND WILL PRESENT A CONCERT ON SATURDAY, MARCH 6, AT 8 PM AT THE BAPTIST COLLEGE, ACADEMIC COMMUNITY HALL.

IT IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS ORCHESTRA, WHOSE MEMBERS ARE MAINLY STUDENTS OF THE NEW SOUTH WALES STATE CONSERVATORIUM OF MUSIC, HAS TOURED ABROAD. THESE ARE AMONG THE FINEST YOUNG PLAYERS IN AUSTRALIA AND MANY WINNERS OF THE ABC CONCERTO COMPETITIONS HAVE COME FROM THEIR RANKS.

THE ORCHESTRA NOT ONLY PERFORMS FREQUENTLY IN SYDNEY BUT ALSO UNDERTAKES ANNUAL TOURS OF THE LARGER NEW SOUTH WALES COUNTRY CENTRES. ITS REPERTOIRE INCLUDES THE MAIN STREAM SYMPHONIC AND CONCERTO LITERATURE AS WELL AS MANY OPERATIC AND CHORAL WORKS GIVEN WITH THE COLLABORATION OF THE CONSERVATORIUM CHOIR.

IN 1981, THE ORCHESTRA HAS PERFORMED AN ALL BARTOK PROGRAMME, AND THREE CONCERTI PROGRAMME, BERLIOZ +DAMNATION OF FAUST+, AND OPENED THE SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION.

UNDER ITS RESIDENT CONDUCTOR, DR RONALD SMART, THE ORCHESTRA HAS DRAWN CONSISTENTLY HIGH PRAISE FROM THE CRITICS, AND THE PERFORMANCE OF WALTON'S +BELSHAZZAR'S FEAST+ WAS LISTED AS ONE OF THE TOP CONCERTS OF 1978.

THE PROGRAMME FOR THE CONCERT ON MARCH 6 WILL INCLUDE DON BANKS' +DRAMATIC MUSIC+, FRANZ LISZT'S +LES PRELUDES - SYMPHONIC POEM+, (TO BE JOINTLY PERFORMED WITH THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA) FELIX MENDELSSOHN'S VIOLIN CONCERTO IN E MINOR, OP. 64. AND JEAN SIBELIUS' +SYMPHONY NO. 2 IN D, OP. 43+. MR CHRISTOPHER KIMBER, CHAIRMAN OF THE STRING DEPARTMENT AND SENIOR LECTURER IN STRINGS AT THE NEW SOUTH WALES CONSERVATORIUM, SYDNEY, WILL BE SOLOIST AT THE COMING CONCERT.

THIS CONCERT WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT.

TICKETS AT $15, $10 AND $5 ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY HALL BOX OFFICE AND THE HONG KONG MUSIC CENTRE OF THE MUSIC OFFICE (9/F, HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE, 2 HARBOUR ROAD, HONG KONG). FOR ENQUIRY, PLEASE CALL 5-283257.

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