Brisbane
Concert Hall, QPAC
12 May 2025, 7pm
$49 - $146*
Explore new musical frontiers as you take a deep dive into the thrilling soundworld of the theremin, the world’s first electronic instrument. The theremin is utterly unique, with a sound you’ve definitely heard, even if you've never heard of it.
Following the success of our sold-out tour of A Clockwork Orange & Beyond comes this series showcasing the range and power of the theremin, directed by Richard Tognetti and featuring Carolina Eyck, the internationally renowned superstar of the theremin. When Eyck plays, she stands poised, hands aloft, making intricate moves without touching anything. Out pours a melody that speaks of other worlds, looking and sounding like magic.
The theremin can create a thousand different colors and moods. Join us as we experience them all: serenity and beauty, longing and danger, mystery and wonder.
Featuring music from: - Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite No.3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air - Holly Harrison: New work (World Premiere) - Jacques Offenbach: Orpheus in the Underworld: Can-can - Camille Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals: Selections; Danse macabre, Op.40 - Brett Dean: Short Stories: IV. Komarov’s Last Words - Mikhail Glinka: A Farewell to St Petersburg: X. The Lark - Erwin Schulhoff: Five Pieces for String Quartet - Jörg Widmann: 180 beats per minute (Australian Premiere) - Carolina Eyck: Fantasias: Oakunar Lynntuja (Strange Birds) (Australian Premiere) - Brian Wilson: Good Vibrations - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee
And selections from the soundtracks to: - Miklós Rózsa’s Spellbound - Jonny Greenwood's There Will Be Blood - Alexander Courage’s Star Trek - Ennio Morricone’s The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - Jim Parker’s Midsomer Murders
This is a concert full of fun that will take you to other worlds, concluding with the riotous thrumming of the Flight of the Bumblebee.
Explore new musical frontiers as you take a deep dive into the thrilling soundworld of the theremin, the world’s first electronic instrument The theremin is utterly unique. It’s a sound you’ve definitely heard, even if you've never heard of it. Following the success of our sold-out tour ofA Clockwork Orange & Beyondcomes this series showcasing the range and power of the world’s first electronic instrument. Richard Tognettidirects an eclectic program starringCarolina Eyck, the internationally renowned superstar of the theremin. When Eyck plays, she stands poised, hands aloft, making intricate moves but touching nothing. Out pours a melody that speaks of other worlds. It looks, and sounds, like magic. The theremin can create a thousand different colours and moods. Come with us as we experience them all: serenity and beauty, longing and danger, mystery and wonder. From the swinging sounds ofThe Beach Boysand the unmistakableStar Trektheme, to a new commission from Australian composerHolly Harrison, and closing with the riotous thrumming of theFlight of the Bumblebee, this is a concert full of fun that will take you to other worlds. Johann Sebastian BachOrchestral Suite No.3 in D major, BWV1068: II. AirHolly HarrisonNew work (World Premiere) ^Jacques OffenbachOrpheus in the Underworld: Can-canCamille Saint-SaënsThe Carnival of the Animals: Selections; Danse macabre, Op.40Brett DeanShort Stories: IV. Komarov’s Last Words^Mikhail GlinkaA Farewell to St Petersburg: X. The LarkErwin SchulhoffFive Pieces for String QuartetJörg Widmann180 beats per minute (Australian Premiere)Carolina EyckFantasias: Oakunar Lynntuja (Strange Birds) (Australian Premiere)Brian WilsonGood VibrationsNikolai Rimsky-KorsakovFlight of the BumblebeeAnd selections from the soundtracks to:Miklós Rózsa’sSpellbound,Jonny Greenwood'sThere Will Be Blood,Alexander Courage’sStar Trek,Ennio Morricone’sThe Good, The Bad and The UglyandJim Parker’sMidsomer Murders.^Commissioned by theAustralian Chamber Orchestra
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