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Glowing Brass in the City

Grand and triumphant 

Experience the world-class brass musicians of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at their best in this glowing all-brass concert.

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City Recital Hall
  • Thu 20 Mar, 2025, 7:00pm Thu 20 March, 2025, 7:00pm
Goulburn Performing Arts Centre
  • Fri 21 Mar, 2025, 7:30pm Fri 21 March, 2025, 7:30pm
Wollondilly Performing Arts Centre, Picton
  • Sat 22 Mar, 2025, 2:00pm Sat 22 March, 2025, 2:00pm
Venue
City Recital Hall

Goulburn Performing Arts Centre

Wollondilly Performing Arts Centre, Picton

Adult tickets from $48, concessions available
Thursday Performance
Reserve Premium A B C
Adult AdultPremium$98.00
A$78.00
B$58.00
C$48.00
Student StudentPremium-
A$55.00
B$41.00
C$34.00
Pensioner PensionerPremium-
A$70.00
B$52.00
C$43.00
Under 35 AdultUnder 35-
A$66.00
B$49.00
C$41.00
Child ChildPremium$83.00
A$47.00
B$35.00
C$29.00
*Booking fee of $8.95 may apply. Pricing correct at time of publication, subject to change. Tickets for Friday and Saturday performances are sold directly through the venues.

Duration

The concert will end at approximately 8:00 PM on Thursday, 8:30 PM on Friday and 3:00 PM on Saturday.

Running Late?

Latecomers may be admitted during a suitable break in the performance and will be guided to the first available seats.

Pre-Concert Talk

The Pre-Concert Talk will begin 45 minutes before the performance on Thursday at City Recital Hall only. It will be held in the Function Room on Level 1.

CONCERT GUIDE

Behind every great piece is a great story. Have a read through the concert guide to get all the details.

There are separate concert guides for the Thursday and Friday & Saturday performances. Please download the concert guide for the performance you are attending.

Thursday (5.26 MB) Thursday (5.26 MB) Friday & Saturday (4.06 MB) Friday & Saturday (4.06 MB)

From grand entrances to triumphant finales, brass instruments are often called upon for music’s most moving moments. And City Recital Hall is the ideal venue to experience all the glory of these gleaming instruments.

It was artworks by his friend Viktor Hartmann that inspired Mussorgsky to write Pictures at an Exhibition, and the brilliant musical colours of the brass will bring them to life. The towering final movement, The Great Gate of Kyiv, is one of classical music's best-loved moments, and is even more spectacular as a brass-only fanfare.    

The music of the Baroque is known for being grand, bright and sparkling – qualities ideally suited to brass instruments. Each member of the section gets to shine in this enchanting and elegant suite of music from Purcell’s The Fairy Queen, which borrows elements from theatrical dances to create a tremendous sense of energy and movement.   

Coupled with gorgeous shorter works by John Williams and Morten Lauridsen, there is no music better suited to the rich, glowing soundworld of brass instruments than these shimmering classics.   

Program

John WILLIAMS Fanfare for a Festive Occasion 
PURCELL arr. CREES The Fairy Queen: Suite  
Morten LAURIDSEN O magnum mysterium   
MUSSORGSKY arr. HOWARTH Pictures at an Exhibition * 

Artists

SCOTT KINMONT conductor*
MUSICIANS OF THE SYDNEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

 

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