Nov2011_SYMPHONY ON THE MOUNTAIN
“An Afternoon at the Proms” Sunshine Coast Symphony Orchestra
Book now with: Kay (5498 2104) or Joyce (5498 2270).
The inclusive admission charge remains at $20.00 – or $15.00 for pension card holders. Be warned that this concert is usually a sell-out.
The 2011 Mt Mee Sunday Concert season winds up with a big bang from 2pm on Sunday 20th November when the rumbustious Sunshine Coast Symphony Orchestra entertains with another of their ever-popular “Afternoon at the Proms”. Under the baton of the incorrigible Adrian King, some fifty musicians will bring to life the creations of some of the world’s greatest composers – Tchaikovsky, Eric Coates, Elgar and many more – and all in our little country hall!
We will be entertained with some memorable old favourites from the popular classics book – for instance “Dambusters March”, Parry’s great old “Jerusalem” and the inevitable Elgar “Pomp and Circumstance”. But we will hear some interesting and less familiar stuff too, one of Mozart’s Flute Concertos and “Gabriels Oboe” by Morricone, before we lighten up with some music from “Carousel”.
The real highlight for everyone will be the special guest soloist – soprano Sally Harrison.
Sally was born in England, (that great country which has also produced so many intermittently monogamous national football captains). It was our great good fortune that she came to live in Australia, and (in her continuing pursuit of excellence) inevitably in Queensland.
Like so many girls, a very young Sally aspired to ballet, but a growth spurt put an end to that. So she turned to her other great love – singing, and as a young performer sang almost all of the Gilbert and Sullivan heroines, characters she still cherishes.
She sang with South Australian Opera for almost a decade before relocating to Brisbane and now performs frequently with Opera Queensland and Operatif.
The concert starts in orderly fashion at 2pm, and will break for that legendary interval and afternoon tea. The second half will continue with more musical excellence, but embellished now with humour. We will see funny hats, flag waving and other evidence of the impending Christmas season as the performance progresses toward a patriotic climax. Get ready for offerings like “Rule Brittania”, Waltzing Matilda”, “I Still Call Australia Home” and “Auld Lang Syne”. So bring your hat, bring your flag and limber up your voice. You will need all of those things!
