Omega Ensemble – Continuo

Musical storytelling from one of the country’s most exciting chamber groups.

Soul-bearing improvisations, vivacious virtuosity and exuberant affectations. baroque goes ballistic in this unmissable premiere performance.

Featuring Henryk gorecki’s explosive Concerto for Harpsichord and Penderecki’s darkly rich Sinfonietta no. 2, these dazzling masterworks defy expectations while embracing the Rococo flair and theatricality of the baroque.

at the centre of this performance is a world premiere by Multi-grammy award Winner and youngest recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for music Caroline Shaw, whose music moves among roles, genres, and mediums, imagining a world of sound that has never been heard before but has always existed.

PROGRAM

Krzysztof PenDereCKi Sinfonietta no. 2

Caroline SHaW Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings *

Henryk goreCKi Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings

*Commissioned by omega ensemble, byron Schenkman & a Far Cry (uS), Musikkollegium Winterthur (CH) and the Parabola Foundation (uK).

DATES & TIMES

Saturday 29 april 7.30pm

TICKET PRICES

Standard $45, Concession $40, Student $20

VENUE

Q Theatre

The Joan, Penrith