The Australian Doctors Orchestra (ADO) comes together twice a year to perform a charity concert in a capital city and regional centre. This July the ADO will convene on the Sunshine Coast for a long weekend of music-making culminating in a performance at the Events Centre, Caloundra with all ticket sales profits donated to Bloomhill Cancer Care.
The orchestra will be conducted by QSO’s Huw Jones and feature past QSO concertmaster Warwick Adeney performing the stunning Korngold Violin concerto. The feature work is Brahms’ 4th Symphony – full Romantic period orchestral magic!
ADO will also perform a short work written by local composers Kyan Pennell and Clifford Bradley. This work was developed using a theme written by young composer Kyan Pennell just before his tragic death aged only 12. Kyan’s stunning lyrical theme was discovered by his parents in composition notebook, and as they didn’t read music they put out a call via Facebook and ABC radio for it to be played for them. Musicians from all over Queensland responded with clips of performances on a huge variety of instruments. Sunshine Coast composer Cliff Bradley spent many hours with Kyan’s family developing a deeper understanding of Kyan’s passion for music and expanded his theme into a short work for full orchestra, playfully titled “Corvus overture” as a nod to Kyan’s deep interest in crows.
This beautiful short work serves as a memorial to Kyan’s joy in making music and prodigious talent.
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