Orchestral A Griffith Film School, Queensland Conservatorium, and Queensland College of Art collaboration
Thursday 17 March 2022, 6.30 pm Qantas Founders Museum, Longreach queenslandconservatorium.com.au
Welcome It’s a great privilege to be welcomed so warmly to the Longreach region and experience this community. Griffith University is proud to partner with Queensland Symphony Orchestra to present Orchestral Luminescence. Griffith University is proud to be supporting the next generation of artists through Griffith Film School, Queensland Conservatorium and the Queensland College of Art, all part of our bustling South Bank campus. Our reach isn’t limited to the campuses. We participate in major events such as Brisbane Art and Design Festival, Bleach Festival, Brisbane Writers Festival, Brisbane International Film Festival, and Brisbane Festival, giving our students access to industry experiences. In addition, our partnerships with arts organisations such as Queensland Theatre, Queensland Ballet, Opera Queensland and Queensland Performing Arts Centre, provide students with the comprehensive skills and flexibility required when they join the creative and performing arts communities across Australia. Tonight, we’re excited to extend that reach even further to bring a taste of all we can do to regional Queensland. We hope this event will be like nothing you have ever seen before! Professor Scott Harrison Pro Vice Chancellor (Arts, Education and Law) Griffith University
Event order 6.30 pm
Qantas Museum Air Park open for guests
6.45 pm Welcome to Country Mr Tony Weldon, Custodian for the Iningai People
Welcome from Griffith University Professor Scott Harrison, Pro Vice Chancellor (Arts, Education and Law)
7.00 pm Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra and Queensland Symphony Orchestra concert Conductor: Peter Morris Remarks by Professor Bernard Lanskey, Director, Queensland Conservatorium
8.00 pm Interval 8.30 pm
Gothic Floss by Justene Williams Introduced by Professor Elisabeth Findlay, Director, Queensland College of Art
8.45 pm Griffith Film School: Creating, Connecting and Inspiring! Introduced by Professor Herman Van Eyken, Director, Griffith Film School and Associate Professor Peter Hegedus, Deputy Director - Research & Engagement, Griffith Film School
9.20 pm Closing remarks Professor Scott Harrison, Pro Vice Chancellor (Arts, Education and Law)
About Orchestral Luminescence Throughout the evening, immerse yourself in the presentations by all three of Griffith University’s art schools - Queensland College of Art (QCA), Griffith Film School (GFS) and Queensland Conservatorium, with special guests from the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Tonight’s festivities will commence with a unique collaborative performance by the Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of conductor Peter Morris. The concert commences with the world premiere of a live orchestral performance of the soundtrack to Luminescent Longreach, presented in-time with an excerpt of the Qantas Founders Museum stunning light show. The orchestra will also present a wide diversity of musical styles from classical, to jazz, to film and some musical theatre selections featuring vocalists from the Musical Theatre program at the Conservatorium.
Concert program Luminescent Longreach (world premiere) *1 — Josh Wilkinson (arr. Hayward) The Montagues and The Capulets, from Romeo and Juliet — Sergei Prokofiev (arr. Young) Anthem, from Chess — Andersson, Rice and Ulvaeus (arr. Purifoy) Little Suite for Strings *2 — Peter Sculthorpe On My Own, from Les Misérables — Claude-Michel Schönberg (arr. Casey) Welcome to Winton! *3 — Amy Choung Polovtsian Dances — Alexander Borodin (arr. Aitken) Cinema Paradiso *4 — Ennio Morricone (arr. Bowden) All I Ask of You, from The Phantom of the Opera — Andrew Lloyd Weber (arr. Young) Russian Rag — Elena Katz-Chernin Suddenly Seymour, from The Little Shop of Horrors — Alan Menken (arr. Woodend) *Video Credits *1 Anthony Rawson, Buchan Group *2 A rtwork by Dylan Mooney, Daniel Sherrington and Holly Anderson with presentation design by Sophia Morris (QCA students) *3 Film Director and Animation by Julen Goñi (GFS graduate) *4 Film sequence editing by John Hunt (GFS student)
Queensland Conservatorium and Queensland Symphony Orchestra Peter Morris, Conductor Violin 1 Warwick Adeney* Sola Hughes Violin 2 Katie Betts* Chae Eun Oh Viola Graham Simpson* Julian Duthoit Violoncello Craig Allister Young* Contrabass Anne Buchanan* Flute Vittoria von Caemmerer Oboe Huw Jones* Clarinet Stephanie Tan
Bassoon Nicole Tait* French Horn Lauren Manuel* Trumpet Riley Nimmo Trombone Harrison Steele-Holmes Tuba Stan McDonald Timpani Steven Bryer Percussion Willow Giles Keyboard Crystal Smith Vocalists Tiffany Payne Hudson Glynn
*Musician appears courtesy of Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Gothic Floss by Justene Williams (Queensland College of Art) Expect to be astounded by the sights and sounds of this performance. The renowned artist Justene Williams brings an adaptation of A Metal Cry, titled Gothic Floss, which investigates the ways in which we communicate non-verbally. The performers tell a story through movements and dance, while the costumes make unusual sounds themselves, causing the performer to move in otherwise irregular ways. We are excited that five dancers from the Longreach School of Dance will be part of this performance.
Creating, Connecting and Inspiring! (Griffith Film School) Enjoy a celebration of the Griffith Film School spirit as we screen three student productions from the last five years. We are proud to be screening stories that share the unique voices of those that created them, and that highlight the exceptional talent of our students.
Louder Than Words (drama): A young, talented drummer is restricted from playing in her school band simply because she is deaf. Lost Contact (documentary): Feeling like he comes from another planet, Aldo searches for meaning in the esoteric and for connection with people who understand him. Ostrich (animation): A young call centre employee uncovers the flaws in his stop motion universe with the help of a mysterious talking ostrich.
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