Event Details

Date:
Sunday, 26 May 2019
Time:
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Room:
Concert Hall
Location:
Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC), South Bank
URL:
https://hass.uq.edu.au/event/4328/university-queensland-vice-chancellor%E2%80%99s-concert-series
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Event Contact

Name:
Miss Sophie Rutledge
Phone:
61634
Email:
s.rutledge@uq.edu.au
Org. Unit:
Humanities and Social Sciences

Event Description

Full Description:
Rhapsody in Red, White & Blue is presented by The University of Queensland Vice-Chancellor’s Concert Series in association with QPAC.

Warwick Potter conducts The University of Queensland Symphony Orchestra in a program celebrating American composers. The UQ Chorale will collaborate with invited secondary schools in a performance of Bernstein's Chichester Psalms. Liam Viney is the soloist in Gershwin's ever-popular Rhapsody in Blue. Works by Adams, Barber, and Copland complete this rhythmic tour de force.
Program

1) The Chairman Dances (foxtrot for orchestra) – John Adams (1947-)

2) Rhapsody in Blue – George Gershwin (1898-1937)

3) Chichester Psalms – Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)

4) Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 – Samuel Barber (1910-1981)

5) Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo – Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

I. Buckaroo Holiday
II. Corral Nocturne
III. Saturday Night Waltz
IV. Hoe-Down

Pre-concert Talk: A free pre-concert talk will be given by Dr Vincent Plush at 1:00pm in the Concert Hall Balcony Foyer.

Tickets are available for purchase via the QPAC website.

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