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Tickets can be purchased online until the start the performance unless sold out earlier.

Magnificent Mendelssohn - Saturday 7th March 2009
2009 marks both the twentieth anniversary of the Darwin Symphony Orchestra and the bicentenary of Felix Mendelssohn’s birth in Hamburg, Germany. In this first concert of the DSO’s 2009 season, ‘classical romantic’ Mendelssohn will be revered with performances of works such as Scottish Symphony, derived from strong impressions of his travels around the British Isles; concert overture Ruy Blas, commissioned for a charity performance of Victor Hugo’s tragic drama of the same name; and Violin Concerto in E minor, one of the most loved of Mendelssohn’s compositions.

Guest conductor Warwick Potter, one of Australia’s rising stars in conducting, returns to Darwin to give you a glimpse of his dynamic, interpretative, and eloquent style. Potter will share the stage with brilliant young soloist and fellow Western Australian, Kathryn Shinnick, who became a casual member of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra (WASO) at the tender age of seventeen. To complete the line up of the DSO’s guests, Tasmanian based concertmaster, Penny Reiss, will return to Darwin for this occasion.

Easter Concert (with Darwin Chorale) - Friday 10th April 2009
2009 marks 25 years since the Darwin Chorale performed Bach’s St John Passion at Christ Church Cathedral, under the direction of its inaugural Musical Director, Dr Dean Patterson. It was an exciting time for this small choral group that has since grown to become the choral counterpart to the Darwin Symphony Orchestra.

This concert, with guest conductor Nicholas Routley and soprano Belinda Montgomery, will treat you to the exquisitely rich juxtaposition of full vocal and orchestral harmonies. The stage will be alive with more than one hundred choristers and musicians performing Verdi’s Stabat Mater, Dona Nobis Pacem from Bach’s Mass in B Minor as well as the comparatively new work from Paul McCartney – Ecce Cor Meum. The Orchestra will also perform the Good Friday Music from Wagner’s Parsifal and introduce Routley’s newest work Aria and Funeral March from Mahabharata for soprano soloist and orchestra. Don’t miss this stirring event.

Running time of the performance is approximately 2 hours 30 minutes including a 20 minute interval at approximately 9:00pm. Cameras and recording equipment will not be permitted in the auditorium.

Seating is assigned in the Playhouse. Capacity is approximately 1000. Click here to view a Playhouse seating plan.