Australian Music Centre | Breaking sound barriers

Event Details

One of the most prolific and popular composers of the past century, Philip Glass’ music has spanned concert works for major orchestras and ensembles around the world, Academy Award-nominated film scores (The Hours, The Truman Show) and touring with his genre defying namesake, the Philip Glass Ensemble. In this premiere concert event, Omega Ensemble gives the first Australian performance of Glass’ arresting Piano Concerto No.3 (2017), a work that moves delicately between shadow and light in Glass’ unmistakable musical language. This premiere work is accompanied by a world premiere from pre-eminent Australian composer Carl Vine, his first Clarinet Quintet, and a co-commission with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, alongside Copland’s expressive Clarinet Concerto and Max Richter’s heartbreaking On the Nature of Daylight.

Program

Carl Vine Clarinet Quintet *
Philip Glass Piano Concerto No. 3 [Australian Premiere]
Max Richter On the Nature of Daylight
Aaron Copland Clarinet Concerto

* Co-commissioned by Omega Ensemble and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra

Featured non-Australian music: Philip Glass, Max Richter, Aaron Copland

Further information for this event is available online at the event's website or by phone on (02) 8256 2222

Featured Australian Works

Featured artists

• Performer Omega Ensemble