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Chief Conductor Sarah-Grace Williams with the Metropolitan Orchestra<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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In its July 2012 concerts, The Metropolitan Orchestra (TMO) with Chief Conductor Sarah-Grace Williams\u00a0presents a programme of music by three greats of the 19th century.<\/p>\n

There’s a fiery start to the music with Camille Saint-Sa\u00ebns’ Tarantella opus 6 in A minor for <\/em>flute, clarinet and orchestra. <\/em>Taking centre stage with The Tarantella<\/em> has a fascinating history. It’s originally a\u00a0dance\u00a0from the southern Italian seaport of Taranto. The surrounding countryside\u00a0was a haven for\u00a0tarantula spiders and it was believed that\u00a0a spider bite was\u00a0fatal unless the victim performed a lively dance, as an antidote.\u00a0According to another belief,\u00a0that the bite itself caused \u2018tarantism\u2019 or dancing mania.<\/p>\n

Science has since proven however that\u00a0the spider’s bite is comparatively harmless.<\/p>\n

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Flautist Svetlana Yaroslavskaya<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A complex orchestral work is next with Ralph\u00a0Vaughan Williams’\u00a0\u00a0Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis <\/em>for double string orchestra and string quartet. \u00a0The hauntingly modal theme is taken from the third of\u00a0nine psalm tunes that Tallis composed in 1567.\u00a0For this TMO concert, the orchestras will be separated creating a very specil acoustic effect – the second orchestra will be placed far from the main orchestra – behind (and, at North Sydney, above!) the audience so that the listeners will be enveloped by the reverbation, the imitation and the echo\u00a0 of this glorious and quintessentially English music.<\/p>\n

Finally the rarely performed\u00a0 Serenade no 1 in D opus 11\u00a0<\/em>from the earliset\u00a0of the three composers, Johannes Brahms.\u00a0Considered to be\u00a0neo-classical in style,\u00a0the first movement of was written after much\u00a0indecision. Completed in 1857, this Serenade precedes Brahms’ first Symphony by nearly 20 years. Brahms was struggling with the dubious honour of\u00a0 having to follow the last great symphony that had been written- Beethoven’s 9th! Though Brahms laid down the drafts for his first symphony in 1854, he\u00a0worked with smaller forms, like this Serenade until\u00a0his first symphony was performance ready.\u00a0The Serenade includes two scherzos and two charming minuets.<\/p>\n

Programme:<\/p>\n

SAINT-SA\u00cbNS Tarantella in A minor opus 6<\/em>
\nFlute: Svetlana Yaroslavskaya, Clarinet: David Rowden
\nVAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis<\/em>
\nBRAHMS Serenade no 1 in D opus 11<\/em><\/p>\n

Tickets: $35 \/ $30 concession \/ $15 children under 12
\nBookings: www.metorchestra.com.au\/tickets<\/a>\u00a0 or call 1300 150 465<\/p>\n

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