MetSO & Friends - Fanfares & Festivities - Rotary NSAM Xmas 2023
The Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra is delighted to be performing at :
Scarborough Rotary’s
NSAM - Northern Suburbs Artisan Market
Sunday Dec 10th (9am-2pm)
Charles Riley Reserve - North Beach
MetSO & Friends
Fanfares & Festivities
Onstage from 11am to 2pm
In partnership with our friends at
WA Classic Music Connect
Rebecca Guy
+
The Echoes of Ukraine Choir
&
Hermit Arts
This event proudly supported by our home in the beautiful City of Stirling.
MetSO also proudly partners with our good friends at the Rotary Club of Dalkeith.
Three of our wonderful MetSO Young Artists - Ellie Malonzo, Charis Postmus and Chern Yue Khor are all very kindly volunteering their artistic efforts in support of Rotary, the Echoes of Ukraine Choir and the community. Click through to read their full bios on our website.
Fabulous local Conductor Elise Chong - City of Stirling born & bred!
Thank you from your MetSO & the Echoes of Ukraine Choir for leading us for this great community concert.
N.B. This is a free outdoor event on the central stage at the Northern end of the Charles Riley Reserve - Northern Suburbs Artisan Market (NSAM) - so slip/slop/slap for your sun protection, and perhaps bring a rug &/or some folding chairs to relax and enjoy the fabulous free entertainment.
Food vendors to delight your palette & unique artisan products for your Christmas gift ideas.
Our approximate running order for Fanfares & Festivities on the day will be :
11 am - City of Stirling Mayor Mark Irwin’s Opening Address
Echoes of Ukraine Choir (first performance)
11:30 - Tutti Flutes - WA Classic Music Connect
12:00 - Hermit Arts (Joe Ryan & Julia Newsome
12:30 - MetSO Young Artists Ellie Malonzo & Chern Yue Khor
Dazzling selections from Ysaye, Wieniawski, Liszt & Kreisler.13:10 - Elise Chong & The Metropolitan Symphony Christmas Ensemble
Opening with Karrinyup Fanfare (by Ben Clapton),
Rockingham Carol (by John Parker),
Program including orchestral versions of your favourite Carols &
Christmas Songs sung by MetSO Young Artist Charis Postmus,
Finale - Shchedryk “Carol of the Bells” ++ with Charis Postmus & The Echoes of Ukraine Choir
NSAM - market open from 9am - come early and enjoy the whole delightful experience.
Echoes of Ukraine Choir
A highlight of our MetSO & Friends event, will be the performances of the our friends the Echoes of Ukraine Choir - songs to conjure the beauty, romance and heritage of Ukraine. The choir will both open the day’s proceedings, and will then later join the orchestra back on stage for the finale - singing the beautiful Shchedryk - “Carol of the Bells” and other heart warming Christmas songs. This arrangement of Shchedryk (for choir and orchestra) has been done especially in the Echoes of Ukraine’s requested key for this occasion by our wonderful MetSO Concertmaster / Vice President Ben Clapton - thank you Ben!
Echoes of Ukraine Choir - Perth Australia
Echoes of Ukraine Choir founder Marta Osoba-Buttrose on the origins of the ensemble : Echoes of Ukraine is a young choir borne out of a need to support people who have been displaced by the invasion of Ukraine.