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QSO Connect Compose Project premiered compositions from 24 high school students for its 7th year
Under the guidance of QSO musician Craig Allister Young ( Cello), this initiative has provided a platform for 24 youthful composers to nurture their skills in crafting compositions for orchestral instruments. Importantly, these emerging talents were granted the opportunity to experience the fruition of their efforts through live performance.
The QSO Connect Ensemble, conducted by Katie Betts (Violin 2), presented compositions originating from diverse Queensland schools such as Toowoomba Anglican School, Holland Park State High School, Cairns School of Distance Education, Narangba Valley State High School, Brisbane State High School and St. John's Anglican College. This year's edition was made even more special with the inclusion of Cairns-based artist Susan Reys and Elder Henry Fourmile. Their artistic works and narratives served as inspiration for the Compose Project students, shaping their compositions.
Kudos to these young and talented composers for their remarkable achievements! ๐๐
๐ฅ: by Steph do Rozario.
QSO Connect Compose Project premiered compositions from 24 high school students for its 7th year
Under the guidance of QSO musician Craig Allister Young ( Cello), this initiative has provided a platform for 24 youthful composers to nurture their skills in crafting compositions for orchestral instruments. Importantly, these emerging talents were granted the opportunity to experience the fruition of their efforts through live performance.
The QSO Connect Ensemble, conducted by Katie Betts (Violin 2), presented compositions originating from diverse Queensland schools such as Toowoomba Anglican School, Holland Park State High School, Cairns School of Distance Education, Narangba Valley State High School, Brisbane State High School and St. John's Anglican College. This year's edition was made even more special with the inclusion of Cairns-based artist Susan Reys and Elder Henry Fourmile. Their artistic works and narratives served as inspiration for the Compose Project students, shaping their compositions.
Kudos to these young and talented composers for their remarkable achievements! ๐๐
๐ฅ: by Steph do Rozario.
![Mussorgsky (arr. Ravel) - Pictures at an Exhibition [snippets] | Benjamin Northey](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kQGw9AaGQQA/mqdefault.jpg "Mussorgsky (arr. Ravel) - Pictures at an Exhibition [snippets] | Benjamin Northey
Mussorgskyโs Pictures at an Exhibition was a series of pieces for piano based on a famous set of paintings. The paintings themselves were small but the sounds that Mussorgsky created were so big, it wasnโt long before fellow composer Maurice Ravel arranged them into an aurally spectacular version for orchestra.
Enjoy this video of four movements from Pictures at an Exhibition:
Promenade: 0:23
Gnomus: 1:50
Bydlo: 4:35
The Ballet of the Chicks in Their Shells: 7:05
Recorded in QPACs Concert Hall in May 2021 under the baton of Benjamin Northey.
Audio courtesy of ABC Classic.
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