Stringz Costero and The Latrobe Orchestra will combine musical forces to present The Magnificent Music Matinee, an afternoon concert of cinematic music, classical greats and works by Gippsland composers.
A joint project by both community ensembles, it is supported by South Gippsland Shire Council,
and will be held on
Saturday, September 6, at 2.30pm, in the Leongatha Memorial Hall.
This will be the first time the Latrobe Orchestra has performed in Leongatha, and as musical director Colin Iversen notes, “a four-tonne truck will be needed to move the percussion required to support the full orchestra of 55 players on the day, including four timpani, a full drum kit, electric piano, xylophone and glockenspiel”.
Members come from as far as Briagolong and Drouin, and this concert continues the organisation’s program to collaborate with other performing ensembles, including Sale City Band, Yallourn Madrigal Singers and Gippsland Children’s Choir.
“Such collaborations are really important for community music groups as they widen audiences and generally promote music making and connections across the wider community,” Mr Iversen said.
Stringz Costero is a Leongatha-based string ensemble with around 15 members from across the South Gippsland and Bass Coast Shires. The ensemble recently performed with the vocal group Solace in Dalyston, and at the Rail Trail Community Market Leongatha.
“We are excited to collaborate with the Latrobe Orchestra, and we’d like to thank South Gippsland Shire Council for supporting the event,” Stringz Costero president Laura Gibb said.
The theme of the concert is movie music. The program includes much-loved music from The Pirates of the Caribbean, Moon River from Breakfast at Tiffany’s, the theme to The Magnificent Seven, as well as Gabriel’s Oboe from The Mission. The concert will conclude with both ensembles combining to present Seize the Sunlight, by Gippsland-born composer Dani Maree Ashmore.
Tickets are available online or at the door.
