Concert Review: Four Last Songs/ Omega Ensemble/ Lee Abrahmsen

Concert Review: Four Last Songs/ Omega Ensemble/ Lee Abrahmsen

Four Last Songs Lee Abrahmsen, soprano with Omega Ensemble City Recital Hall,  April 20, 2016 An augmented Omega Ensemble was joined by soprano Lee Abrahmsen for Four Last Songs a programme of music which included original works, transcriptions and a world premiere by Andrew Ford. The programme for Four Last Songs took its name from…

Four Last Songs – Lee Abrahmsen With Omega Ensemble

Four Last Songs – Lee Abrahmsen With Omega Ensemble

  Soprano Lee Abrahmsen joins Omega Ensemble to perform songs of farewell from the richness of the romantic era along with a new work by Andrew Ford, launching the ensemble’s 2016 Virtuoso series. The essence of Wagner’s revolutionary Tristan und Isolde is perfectly captured in excerpts skilfully arranged by Australian composer James Ledger. As Isolde grieves over…