In 2007, the Australian Chamber Orchestra Collective included a concert in Bellingen on its inaugural regional tour program. It was an amazing experience for the audience, as the exquisite sound of the ACO2, as it was known then, filled the hall and the hearts of those within it.
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Ten years down the track and the ACO Collective is including a concert in Bellingen as part of its 10th Year Regional Tour Anniversary.
Bellingen Youth Orchestra and Junior String Players are excited to be welcoming the Australian Chamber Orchestra Collective back to Bellingen.
To honour the significance of the ACO Collective 10th Regional Tour, junior string players will be forming a “Guard of Honour” as the ACO Collective enter Bellingen Memorial Hall.
At the commencement of the program, Bellingen Youth Orchestra and ACO Collective will join forces for one fantastic piece of music: Edward Elgars' “Nimrod” , from Variations on an Original Theme (Enigma), Opus 36.
The ACO Collective, directed by charismatic Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto, known for his fiery and exuberant style of music making, will then perform its “Mozart and Brahms” concert. The program includes string music by Mozart and Bartok, and Brahms’ soulful Clarinet Quintet featuring Britains leading clarinettist, Matthew Hunt, as soloist.
The concert commences at 7:30pm, September 2 in the Bellingen Memorial Hall. Doors open at 7:15pm. Ticket holders will be given priority entry.
Ticket purchase at door is subject to availability. Pre-purchase is advised.
Tickets: www.acobellingen.eventbrite.com.au or Waterfall Way Visitors Centre, Bellingen (opposite the Memorial Hall).
Refreshments will be available for purchase prior to the concert (from 6:30pm) and at interval. Proceeds to Bellingen Youth Orchestra.
