In this Australian premiere, Daughter of the Inner Stars is an enchanting live orchestral concert created for Stages 1–4, blending the magic of a live narrator and original animations with a unique orchestral score by award-winning composer Nicholas Buc and performed by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

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Building Characters In Music

Music lets us tell stories without words. Composers use all sorts of wonderful techniques to set the scene, suggest drama and build characters. Explore this idea in your classroom by using our Teaching resources below.

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A rich new collaboration between composer Nigel Westlake, singer/songwriter Lior and language activist Lou Bennett, Ngapa William Cooper is a tribute to the life of Yorta Yorta activist William Cooper.

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MTM 1: Schumann's Second Symphony with Simone Young
GLANVILLE-HICKS Three Gymnopédies: DOWNLOAD KIT

MTM 2: Beethoven's Third Symphony
DEBUSSY arr. Colin Matthews Four Preludes: DOWNLOAD KIT

MTM 3: A Musical Tempest with John Bell
TCHAIKOVSKY The Tempest: DOWNLOAD KIT

MTM 4: Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony
PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No.2: DOWNLOAD KIT

MTM 5: When George Met Arnold
When George Met Arnold: DOWNLOAD KIT

MTM 6: Joyce Yang in Recital
MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition: DOWNLOAD KIT

MTM 7: Handel's Water Music
PISENDEL Imitation des caractères de la danse: DOWNLOAD KIT

MTM 8: Donald Runnicles conducts the Duruflé Requiem
DURUFLÉ Requiem: DOWNLOAD KIT

MTM 10: George Gershwin's An American in Paris
STRAVINSKY Pulcinella: Suite: DOWNLOAD KIT
GERSHWIN An American in Paris: DOWNLOAD KIT
RAVEL Piano Concerto for the Left Hand: DOWNLOAD KIT

MTM 11: Simone Young conducts Mozart's Jupiter Symphony
CPE BACH Flute Concerto in G: DOWNLOAD KIT
MOZART Symphony No.41, Jupiter: DOWNLOAD KIT

Baroque Period
CPE BACH Flute Concerto in G: DOWNLOAD KIT
PISENDEL Imitation des caractères de la danse: DOWNLOAD KIT

Classical Period
MOZART Symphony No.41, Jupiter: DOWNLOAD KIT

19th Century Music
MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition: DOWNLOAD KIT
TCHAIKOVSKY The Tempest: DOWNLOAD KIT

20th Century Music: Music 1900–1945
GERSHWIN An American in Paris: DOWNLOAD KIT
When George Met Arnold: DOWNLOAD KIT
GLANVILLE-HICKS Three Gymnopédies: DOWNLOAD KIT
PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No.2: DOWNLOAD KIT
STRAVINSKY Pulcinella: Suite: DOWNLOAD KIT
RAVEL Piano Concerto for the Left Hand: DOWNLOAD KIT

Music 1945–21st Century
DEBUSSY arr. Colin Matthews Four Preludes: DOWNLOAD KIT
DURUFLÉ Requiem: DOWNLOAD KIT

Australian Music: Music of the past 25 years
GLANVILLE-HICKS Three Gymnopédies: DOWNLOAD KIT

Cultural Connections Through Music

In this program, we explore the rich connections music makes possible – the transfer of new ideas and stories it encourages between cultures.

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The Environment & Me

How does music tell stories of our planet? Long influenced by the natural world, music inspires us to see and feel the hidden beauty around us – the leaves rustling in the breeze, the birds singing, the moon rising.

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MTM 1: Simone Young conducts Mahler's First Symphony
DEBUSSY arr. DEAN Ariettes oubliées: DOWNLOAD KIT

MTM 2: Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade
RAVEL Concerto for the Left Hand: DOWNLOAD KIT
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade: DOWNLOAD KIT

MTM 3: Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue
BERNSTEIN Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: DOWNLOAD KIT
IVES Central Park in the Dark: DOWNLOAD KIT
GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue: DOWNLOAD KIT

MTM 4: JS Bach's Magnificat in D
JS BACH Magnificat in D: DOWNLOAD KIT

MTM 5: Arabella Steinbacher performs Lentz
GEORGES LENTZ “…to beam in distant heavens…” – Violin Concerto: DOWNLOAD KIT

MTM 6: Stephen Hough performs Rachmaninov 2
RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No.2: DOWNLOAD KIT

MTM 7: Mozart's Great Mass in C Minor
Don Giovanni: Overture: DOWNLOAD KIT

MTM 9: Simone Young conducts Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No.4: DOWNLOAD KIT
BEETHOVEN Symphony No.6, Pastoral: DOWNLOAD KIT

MTM 11: DIANA DOHERTY PERFORMS ROSS EDWARDS
R EDWARDS Bird Spirit Dreaming: DOWNLOAD KIT

MTM 12: Dvořák’s Symphony No.7
R STRAUSS Horn Concerto No.2: DOWNLOAD KIT
DVOŘÁK Symphony No.7: DOWNLOAD KIT

Baroque Period
JS BACH Magnificat in D: DOWNLOAD KIT

Classical Period
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No.4: DOWNLOAD KIT
BEETHOVEN Symphony No.6, Pastoral: DOWNLOAD KIT
MOZART Don Giovanni: Overture: DOWNLOAD KIT

19th Century Music
DEBUSSY arr. DEAN Ariettes oubliées: DOWNLOAD KIT
DVOŘÁK Symphony No.7: DOWNLOAD KIT
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade: DOWNLOAD KIT

20th Century Music: Music 1900–1945
BERNSTEIN Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: DOWNLOAD KIT
GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue: DOWNLOAD KIT
IVES Central Park in the Dark: DOWNLOAD KIT
RAVEL Piano Concerto for the Left Hand: DOWNLOAD KIT
RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No.2: DOWNLOAD KIT
STRAUSS Horn Concerto No.2: DOWNLOAD KIT

Australian Music: Music of the past 25 years
LENTZ Violin Concerto World Premiere: DOWNLOAD KIT
R EDWARDS Bird Spirit Dreaming: DOWNLOAD KIT

Music That Makes You Move
Show Us Your Moves!

Drop, pop and shuffle with Sydney Symphony musicians in a rip-roaring start to the new year. For this high energy one hour concert, we will explore lively musical rhythms that make you want to jump up and bust a move.

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Hear It, Feel It
How Composers Speak Through Music

Musical notes played individually may just be sounds – though artfully string them together in a sequence and they form colourful melodies that convey feelings of joy, sadness, fear and anger: basic emotions we all share. Discover how composers harness the power of music to describe our emotions and tell stories of being human.

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19th Century Music

• BRAHMS Piano Concerto No.1
• GRIEG Peer Gynt: Suite No.1
• TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.6, Pathétique
• DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto

Music 1900 – 1945

• RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No.2
• DEBUSSY La mer

Classical Period

• CPE BACH Symphony in A Major
• MOZART Serenade No. 7, Haffner

Baroque Period

• VIVALDI Concerto for four violins
• JF REBEL Les élémens