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Free - Melbourne Symphony Orchestro (MSO) Live | Music Marathon on the Queen's Birthday 8 Jun 2020

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Join the MSO on the Queen’s Birthday holiday for a six-hour interactive online music marathon celebrating the intrinsic relationship between nature, sound and humanity.

The marathon will feature live and pre-filmed orchestral and ensemble performances of works by Beethoven, Vivaldi and Vaughan Williams as well as contemporary compositions, inspired by both nature and the nature of humanity. We also feature conversations with MSO musicians and special guests, deconstructing Beethoven works in the year of his 250th birthday and contextualising his works for today’s world.

Highlights include the recent world premiere collaboration of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with Circa Contemporary Circus; Beethoven’s 7th Symphony; Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending (arranged for string sextet, featuring concertmaster Dale Barltrop), Peter Sculthorpe’s String Quartet No.18, Vivaldi’s Winter from The Four Seasons featuring MSO violinist Anne-Marie Johnson and Dutala, star-filled sky by MSO’s Composer in Residence Deborah Cheetham AO.

You will be invited to add a visual dimension to the event, by sharing personal imagery inspired by nature and community as a visual companion to a selection of classical works.

The marathon will also celebrate the return of the MSO musicians as we prepare for a program of exciting new digital concerts, conversation and interactions.

MSO Live: Music Marathon Program*

Time Performance
2.00pm Deborah Cheetham Long Time Living Here (Acknowledgement of Country)
2.10pm Beethoven Symphony No.6, first movement
2.30pm Beethoven Symphony No. 7
3.15pm Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending featuring Dale Barltop
3.45pm Deborah Cheetham Dutala, star filled sky
4.00pm Vivaldi Winter from The Four Seasons featuring Anne-Marie Johnson
4.20pm Beethoven Septet
5.05pm Brenton Broadstock And No Birds Sing
5.30pm Peter Sculthorpe String Quartet No. 18
5.50pm Beethoven Symphony No.6, fourth movement, featuring MYO
6.00pm Beethoven Quintet for Piano and Winds
6.30pm Danish String Quartet Last Leaf
7.30pm Beethoven Symphony No.9, featuring Circa Contemporary Circus

*Program subject to change

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  • -1

    I thought a queens birthday was Mardi Gras…

  • -1

    Is it really interactive? Can I throw rotten tomatoes at them if they miss a note? 😀

    • +1

      With the MSO Marathon shining a light on the relationship between music, nature and humanity, you have the opportunity to share your own nature- and community-based moments during the event. Whether it’s a recent walk, a favourite musical moment, or simply a photo of your balcony garden, upload your image(s) to Instagram with the hashtag #MSOMarathon and you could see your image featured!

      In this day and age, this more than pass muster as "interactive" :-)

  • The MSO need and deserve all our support. The orchestra has been stood down and the musicians not paid due to COVID-19.

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