Tuesdays 4th, 11th and 18th May, 7.30pm
Ravenswood Centenary Centre Auditorium, Henry St, Gordon

Composers' Workshops

The Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra (KPO) offers the opportunity in 2010 for three young or emerging composers to develop their experience in orchestral composition by writing a work for the KPO, a community orchestra based in Sydney's north. KPO provides mentoring from composer John Peterson and allocates three calls towards rehearsal, experimentation and a workshop performance of the three works. KPO provides this opportunity for composers to hear their works with a live orchestra and to try out related or alternative orchestral instrumentation, couplings, registers, dynamics - that is, to experiment within the limitations and practicalities of working with a community orchestra.

KPO's objectives in providing this opportunity are to develop the experience of emerging composers in writing for orchestra and also to develop composers' understanding of writing works suited to community orchestras, and indeed to encourage composers to explore the creative potential of writing quality works for this medium. KPO has a policy of regularly including Australian and contemporary works in its programs.

Composers selected for 2010 are Annie Hsieh, Anthony Moles and Robert Oetomo.

Guest conductor, Steven Hillinger works with the orchestra for this key education project.
Conductor: Steven Hillinger
Composer mentor: John Peterson
Enquiries: Lewis Cornwell 9351 1275

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