Elements – November 2024
The Lismore Symphony Orchestra invites you to “Elements,” an evocative concert that brings the forces of nature to life through music. A journey through the four natural elements—Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water—featuring masterful works by some of the world’s most celebrated composers.
Works will be accompanied by the esteemed soprano soloist Gaynor Morgan within the resonant halls of the historic St Andrew’s Anglican Church, Lismore.
Saturday November 16th at 7pm
Sunday November 17th at 2pm.
St.Andrew’s Anglican Church, 10 Zadoc St, Lismore.
The element of Fire, embodied in Stravinsky’s vibrant Firebird Finale, provides a stunning portrayal of renewal and brilliance. Handel’smajestic Fireworks Minuet, illuminates the energy of this element with grandeur and elegance.
Wind is expressed in Joe Hisaishi’s sweeping Symphonic Fantasia on the Valley of the Winds, where the music evokes the force and grace of wind moving through the landscape, both calming and powerful.
Water features Dvořák’s haunting The Water Goblin, a tale of aquatic mystery, followed by Smetana’s The Moldau, which traces the tranquil yet unstoppable journey of a great river. Elgar’s Where Corals Lie offers a moment of serene reflection, inviting us into the peaceful depths of the sea.
Finally, Earth reveals its primal power in Villa-Lobos’ Canto na Floresta and Fire in the Forest. These works transport us to the heart of the forest, capturing the pulse and vitality of the natural world with striking intensity and rhythm.
The program:
Handel – Music for Fireworks Minuet No. 2
Dvořák – The Water Goblin
Mitchell Tallow Woods
Elgar – Where the Corals Lie ft. Gaynor Morgan, Soprano
Hisaishi – Valley of the Winds
Smetana – The Moldau
Villa Lobos – Floresta do Amazonas
Stravinsky – Firebird Finale