SYMPHONY orchestra Sinfonia MNC will bring their unique and classical sounds to Camden Haven Anglican Church in June.
Sinfonia’s members come from across the Mid North Coast, including Port Macquarie, Camden Haven, Harrington, Taree, Wingham, Hallidays Point, Tuncurry and Nabiac.
Elizabeth Berry, leader of the Board of Sinfonia, said the orchestra was formed in 1999 to “broaden community cultural life”.
“We are delighted to be returning to regional halls, to churches and their audiences,” Elizabeth said.
“Sinfonia is all about live music and in this June programme we bring our Camden Haven and Port Macquarie audiences a magic carpet ride around the world.
“Our conductor, Iain Pole, who is local to the area, is bringing us a selection of music starting in the USA, travelling to Central Europe with a Mozart piano concerto, and Johann Strauss waltzes.
“We have the much loved Fantasia on Greensleeves by England’s Ralph Vaughan Williams, then we have the mysteries of Arabia’s Scheherazade from Rimsky Korsakov and the magnificent Finlandia hymn from Jean Sibelius.
“This will be familiar to our classical music audience.”
Conductor Iain Pole has also selected a lesser known work for the orchestra to perform, “The Odyssey of Dharmakara” by Jordan Grigg, which brings influences from ancient Tibet, Japan and China.
“Let’s go to Tibet; let’s hear the piece shimmering from the heavens,” Iain said.
Kali McLaughlin plays the bassoon and has been with Sinfonia for three years.
Her instrument plays a major role in The Odyssey of Dharmakara.
“There are some powerful chords in the bass, and I needed to learn three extra notes for the performance, which has added to my range and extended my playing technically,” she said.
Penny Orchard has played the cello with Sinfonia for 13 years.
“This programme of destinations and travel brings the wonderful Greensleeves to the audience and has its cello moments,” she said.
“One interesting addition to the programme is The Big Country, a work composed by Jerome Moross which has a melody section played by the cellos.”
Having performed with the group for three years, Cameron Waugh currently holds Sinfonia’s Quaver Foundation Scholarship.
In this concert series Cameron is playing Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.2 on the classical piano, as he works towards finalising his university studies in music.
The Quaver Foundation is a not-for-profit community association which accepts gifts from local businesses and donors to fund scholarships awarded to young musicians under 25.
Sinfonia MNC will be performing at Camden Haven Anglican Church at Lakewood on Sunday 29 June at 2pm.
Tickets can be purchased from the TryBooking website.
