A Night At The Proms - Classical

Caloundra

In a high-spirited program of music and vibrant colour, the Sunshine Coast Symphony Orchestra (SCSO) will celebrate a night at The Proms with British and Australian favourites.
Featuring Australian composer Sean O'Boyle’s Olympia Australis from the Sydney Olympics, and his Sunrise on the Coast, inspired by the Banjo Paterson poem of the same name, the concert includes The Man from Snowy River and other Australian classics from Percy Grainger, Peter Allen and The Seekers.

The concert also features the world premiere of Uncharted Horizons, written by young Brisbane composer Adele Mitchell at just 16 years of age. Immersing the listener in a cinematic journey through majestic landscapes, the piece takes a musical expedition into unexplored territories, evoking a sense of awe and wonder as it paints vivid sonic portraits of vast landscapes and epic adventures.
Now 17 years old and in year 12 at Brisbane State High School, Adele has a keen interest in cinematic composition and has been composing for a variety of ensembles since the age of 12. Winning several high profile composition competitions, Adele’s works have been recorded and performed around Australia, the United States, and through Europe.

Sunshine Coast soprano Renae Suttie, joined by Dean Doyle, will sing favourites from both hemispheres, such as The White Cliffs of Dover, We’ll Meet Again, I am Australian and I Still Call Australia Home.

With perennial British favourites including Elgar’s Nimrod, the Dambusters March and the Spitfire Prelude and Fugue, A Night at the Proms will be a feast of celebratory music and imagery.

Founded in 1972 and now conducted by Dr. Fletcher Mitchell, the Sunshine Coast Symphony Orchestra believes in providing exciting, accessible music of all periods in a relaxed and fun atmosphere.

Tickets are available from The Events Centre. General admission $49, Concession $39, Children (2-17 years) $14.

The full program is as follows:

Arnold - English Dances set 1, mvt 4
Coates - Dambusters March
Elgar - Nimrod from The Enigma Variations
Finzi - A Severn Rhapsody
Goodwin - 633 Squadron
Grainger - Country Gardens
Holst - Jupiter from The Planets Suite op. 32
Koehne - The Persistence of Memory
Mitchell - Uncharted Horizons
O'Boyle - Olympia Australis
O'Boyle - Sunrise on the Coast
Walton - Spitfire Prelude and Fugue
Traditional, arr. Wood - Jack's the Lad (from Fantasia on British Sea Songs)
Rowland, arr. Bignell - The Man From Snowy River
Walter Kent & Nat Burton, arr Bradley - The White Cliffs of Dover (featuring Renae Suttie)
Maschwitz & Sherwin, arr Bradley - A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (featuring Renae Suttie)
Parker & Charles, arr Bradley - We’ll Meet Again (featuring Renae Suttie)
Allen, arr. Bradley - I Still Call Australia Home (featuring Renae Suttie and Dean Doyle)
Woodley & Newton, arr. G. Lloyd - I am Australian (featuring Renae Suttie and Dean Doyle)
Paterson / Macpherson / Cowan, arr C. Bradley - Waltzing Matilda (featuring Renae Suttie and Dean Doyle)
Rodgers - You’ll Never Walk Alone (featuring Dean Doyle)