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21 & 22 March 2020 Victoria Concert Hall ALL THAT GLISTERS – FANFARE FOR ORCHESTRA by Iain Grandage APPALACHIAN SPRING by Aaron Copland (excerpt) CLAIR DE LUNE by Claude Debussy DANZA RITUAL DEL FUEGO (‘Ritual Fire Dance’) by Manuel de Falla SPRING FESTIVAL OVERTURE (春節序曲) by Li Huan Zhi SYMPHONIC SUITE (On a set of Local tunes: Home, Chan Mali Chan) by Kelly Tang THE LONDONDERRY AIR arr by Hamilton Harty THE WASPS OVERTURE by Ralph Vaughan Williams (excerpt) UNTER DONNER UND BLITZ (‘Thunder and Lightning’) by Johann Strauss Jnr Note: The above music will not be played in the order listed. Instead, it will be decided during the concert via interactions between the conductor and you!
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Hello! We are the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, or you can call us the SSO! We have many musicians: some play string instruments (like the violin and cello), others play wind (like flute and trumpet) or percussion instruments (like drums and cymbals). At the orchestra, we want to make wonderful music that will touch your heart and make your life more colourful. The SSO usually plays in a concert hall - like this one you’re sitting in. But we want to go everywhere to show everyone how beautiful classical music is, so sometimes we have concerts near your home too. We even play at the Botanic Gardens - you can have a picnic while listening to the music! Our big concerts are held at the Esplanade Concert Hall, the “durian” at Marina Bay. That’s a huge concert hall that can seat 1,800 people. But when we want to play small pieces of chamber music or when we play fun music for families like yours, we’ll come back to the beautiful Victoria Concert Hall, our beloved Home of the SSO.
Australian born conductor Jessica Gethin has been hailed by audiences and critics for her stellar musicianship, vibrant energy and charismatic stage presence. Listed by Limelight Magazine in the ‘2017 Top Twenty Australian Artists of the Year’, Jessica’s musical experience covers a wide range of genres, with an international schedule seeing her perform throughout the United States, Asia, New Zealand and Australia. She is fast being recognised for her repertoire diversity, as she moves effortlessly between conducting core symphonic works, to opera, ballet and film score. This commitment to exploring such breadth of repertoire has seen her work on concert stages with internationally acclaimed singers from Bryn Terfel to Chrissy Amphlette; conducting operatic gala celebrations to rock icons in symphonic programmes and directing unique project collaborations with jazz and world musicians including James Morrison, Kate Ceberano and Richard Walley. Across all her work, Jessica is committed to championing classical music as it enters the twenty first century. Her dedication to uphold integrity for the score, combined with bold programming choices and a natural flair for communicating with the audience, has contributed to her rapidly growing profile as a leader in the industry. She is also recognised for writing, presenting and conducting her own symphonic programs and family concerts.
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