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Christmas Music

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‘Tis the Season…

For many of us, one of the highlights of the Christmas period is the joyous seasonal music. Mosman residents are spoilt for choice this year, with a feast of Christmas music and carols performed locally.

Mosman Symphony Chorus & Orchestra:  Mass For Christmas
Sunday Dec 8th at 2.30 pm.
Mosman Art Gallery

Join the orchestra and choir in our final concert for the year. As well as Charpentier’s delightful Messe de Minuit, you’ll hear chamber music presented by players from the orchestra, carols from the choir and orchestra, as well as some carols for the audience to sing. The choir will be preparing a scrumptious afternoon tea to celebrate the season.  Bookings available now.

Mosman Christmas Lights Party
Sunday, 15th  December from 7pm till 8.30pm
Prince Albert St, Mosman

Players from Mosman Symphony Orchestra will also be performing at the Mosman Christmas Lights Party. You can stroll along the street, enjoying the many houses on Prince Albert St that are lit up with Christmas lights (the street is closed to traffic).
Visitors enjoy ice-cream, pizza, sausage sizzles and more, along with music, photos with Santa and craft and cake stalls hosted by the children on the street and community clubs. The street party is now in its 5th year with support from Mosman Council, Mosman and North Sydney SES, Mosman Lions, Mosman Rotary, Taronga Zoo, local sporting clubs and businesses.

Manly Warringah Choir: A Classic Christmas
Saturday 30th November at 7.30 pm
Sunday 1st December at 4.00 pm
Cardinal Cerretti Chapel, Darley Road, Manly

Our friends at Manly Warringah Choir will be presenting Mozart’s Great Mass in C minor, extracts from Handel’s Messiah, and Christmas carols for choir and audience, conducted by Carlos Alvarado. Click here for poster

Mosman Musical Society: A Christmas Concert
22nd December at 2.30
Sacred Heart Church Hall, 23 Cardinal Street, Mosman

A concert celebrating the joy of Christmas performed by the choristers of Mosman Musical Society and the Gagliano Ensemble directed by Dr Jim Coyle.

Town Hall Messiah
Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th December at 3pm

A bit farther afield, at Sydney Town Hall, you can catch our conductor Andrew Del Riccio, whose Trumpet Shall Sound! This is a wonderful experience with a massed combined choir, terrific young soloists, and a great orchestra, conducted by the ebullient Tim Chung. Click here for website

 

Community orchestras, Concerts, Guest Book

By Jupiter!

By Jove, what a wonderful weekend of music we have had! The players really appreciated so many people coming to support he orchestra despite the wild weather. Soloists Bridget Bolliger and Rachel Tolmie inspired us all with their consummate musicianship, and players and audience alike thrilled to Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony with its astonishing, climactic finale.

It was great to have a big crowd to give musical director Andrew Del Riccio his well deserved applause as he celebrated 21 years as the conductor of Mosman Symphony Orchestra. Orchestra President Bridget Wilcken presented Andrew with a crystal trophy and a fine bottle of wine. (For those of you who are wondering what was in the mysterious blue package on Sunday, it was Andrew’s beloved Tim Tams – a little extra present from the orchestra.)

Our move from Friday to Saturday evenings was well supported with a bigger than usual evening audience. Some people commented that they’d taken the chance to dine in nearby restaurants before the concert. Sunday was sold out.

There were 2 comments in our Guest Book –  one from a loyal audience member who has watched the orchestra grow; the other a first timer, for whom we hope the concert will be the first of many:

I have enjoyed the orchestra for 20 years. It continues to be wonderful each performance. Many originals are so passionate about the music, each enjoying their chosen instrument, Mark with viola, all the cellos, oboes, flutes…. Congratulations and well done. Marlene R.

Our first time listening to Mosman Symphony Orchestra – enjoyed it so much. Beautiful music and atmosphere! We’ll be back to listen to more. Thank you. William B.

Community orchestras, Concerts, Mosman, Subscriptions

2016 Subscription Season Now Open

This year you can buy tickets to all 4 of our major concerts at discounted rates and ensure you get your favourite seat at each concert.

Delight in Beethoven’s evocative Pastorale Symphony, swoon to the romance of Rachmaninov, & thrill to the exciting rhythms of Tchaikovsky’s Capriccio Italien.

We’ll be joined by some outstanding soloists. Two audience favourites return to the orchestra in 2016, with violinist Ron Thomas playing Brahms and pianist Gregory Kinda the Rachmaninov Piano Concerto no. 2, and Rachel Tolmie, a newcomer to the orchestra, but very well known to Australian audiences, will play the Donizetti Concerto for Cor Anglais.

The Mosman Symphony Chorus will feature in our main concert program with Borodin’s stirring Polovtsian Dances as well as  in a special Christmas performance of Handel’s Messiah (not included in the subscription series.)

Online subscriptions close on February 12. Don’t miss out!

Community orchestras

Community Orchestras

A community orchestra like Mosman Symphony Orchestra in Sydney is a wonderful way to meet like minded people who love to play and to listen to orchestral music. Whether you’re an adult learner, retired professional musician or up and coming young professional, community orchestras provide a supportive, non threatening environment to hone your skills.