Homegrown – Sat 29th and Sun 30th November
Mosman Symphony Chorus Christmas concert – Sunday 7th December

Homegrown

Saturday 29th November @ 4:00pm
Sunday 30th November @ 2:30pm
Mosman Art Gallery

$35 Adult/Senior | $25 Student/ Pensioner** | $10 Under 16

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Festival Flourish by Dulcie Holland is a bright, optimistic orchestral work commissioned for the Northside Arts Festival and played by the North Shore Symphony Orchestra in August 1965. Its lively theme, inspired by the festival’s name, alternates between 6/8 and 2/4 time. Continuous woodwind quavers and rich string textures create a bustling, celebratory atmosphere, perfectly evoking the spirit of bright festivity.

Michael Dooley’s Piano Concerto No. 1, subtitled Grace and Truth, contrasts solemn minor themes with lyrical major ones, symbolizing truth and grace. Its three movements include a sonata-form opening, a heartfelt ode honouring the composer’s parents, and a vibrant rondo finale. The work culminates in a coda uniting all themes. Receiving an enthusiastic response at its 2019 premiere at the Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre, critics described it as a “triumphant” debut, praising its originality, lyrical beauty, and technical brilliance.  The concerto was originally composed for pianist Andrew Rumsey who premiered it with the National Capital Orchestra. MSO is delighted to be joined by Andrew for this concert.

INTERVAL

Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, shaped by a mix of personal and historical forces, is a dramatic, four-movement masterpiece that begins with its iconic “short-short-short-long” motif, symbolising fate knocking at the door. It transitions from tension and struggle to triumph, culminating in a powerful finale. Beethoven began sketching it in 1804 and completed it in 1808, during a period of worsening deafness and emotional turmoil whilst the Napoleonic Wars and Vienna’s occupation created a backdrop of political instability.  This work revolutionized symphonic form and remains a symbol of resilience and victory in classical music.

Mosman Symphony Chorus
Christmas concert