The University of Melbourne Wind Symphony: Australian Canvas, Sunday 28 May 2023

The University of Melbourne Wind Symphony’s second concert for the year features an exciting program with works by Paul Dooley, Percy Grainger, Morten Lauridsen, Arturo Márquez and world premiere of Catherine Likhuta’s concerto for timpani and wind symphony.

Likhuta’s Storm Chasers was commissioned by an international consortium led by the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, University of Melbourne. The composition features extensive interaction between the timpani soloist Brent Miller and the ensemble’s percussion section. From dramatic to adventurous, ominous to observational, mourning loss to the after-storm healing powers of nature restoring itself, this piece is a journey through it all.

Program

Paul Dooley
Manifestos
Australian premiere

Percy Grainger
Marching Song of Democracy
Conductor: Tracy Videon

Catherine Likhuta
Storm Chasers
World premiere
Soloist: Brent Miller

Morten Lauridsen – trans. Reynolds
O Magnum Mysterium

Arturo Márquez
Danzón No.2

Read more about Dr Nicholas Enrico Williams' final concert as Wind Symphony Conductor