Time: 5:00pm
Location:
Australia Day Event - "Celebrate Australia!"
A new key signature Australia Day Event of the Australia Day Council of NSW.
Starring Yvonne Kenny, William McInnes, Jon English and Gavin Lockley.
The celebrations commenced with a magical musical show for children followed by the rousing Ballads of The Bush singalong (including Clancy of The Overflow, Click Go The Shears, Road to Gundagai and Waltzing Matilda) followed by the orchestral extravaganza Symphony of Australia, presented by the 80-strong Rum Corps Orchestra and 40-voice Choir, conducted by Brett Weymark.
Time: 5:00pm
Location:
Free Songs Download - "Celebrate Australia!"
Free music download until 28 February.
Thanks to The Sydney Morning Herald, visitors to our website have an opportunity to download tracks of three songs from the concert, free of charge, simply by visiting http://www.heraldbenefits.com.au/ before 28 February, looking for "Celebrate Australia!" and following the prompts.
The songs are new and original musical expressions of three favourite Australian poems, scored and sung by Sydney composer Gavin Lockley. "My Country Australia" is based on the visionary poem “Core of My Heart” by Dorothea Mackellar – “I love a sunburnt country, a land of sweeping plains ...”. “Clancy of the Overflow” is based on A.B. “Banjo” Paterson‟s fabled poem of the same name – “Clancy‟s gone to Queensland droving, and we don‟t know where he are ...” “The Australian Sunrise” is based on a sweet and touching poem by James Lister Cuthbertson – “The Morning Star paled slowly, the Cross hung low to the sea ...”.
Time: 2:00pm
Location: City Recital Hall, Angel Place, Sydney
Gavin Lockley's "Ballads of the Bush" Concerts
Thursday 15 October - 2 pm and 8 pm.
Friday 16 October - 2 pm and 8 pm.
http://www.cityrecitalhall.com.au/
Rollicking ballads from our past, inspired by our legendary poets...
Banjo Paterson's "Clancy of The Overflow", "The Man from Ironbark", "Mulga Bill's Bicycle"
Dorothea Mackellar's "Love a Sunburnt Country". C.J. Dennis' "The Circus". And many more!
Starring: Anne-Maree McDonald, Stuart Maunder, Gavin Lockley, Sheridan Harbridge, Phillip Hinton
Sponsors: Principal sponsor -- Zip Industries (Aust) Pty Ltd
Time: 8:00pm
Location: City Recital Hall, Angel Place, Sydney
Gavin Lockley's "Ballads of the Bush": Gala Premiere in Aid of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia
Tuesday 13 October -- 8 pm.
http://www.cityrecitalhall.com.au/
Re-live the joys of Australia's best-loved ballads, brought to life in song.
Rollicking ballads from our past, inspired by our legendary poets.
Banjo Paterson's "Clancy of The Overflow", "The Man from Ironbark", "Mulga Bill's Bicycle".
Dorothea Mackellar's "Love a Sunburnt Country".
"The Circus" from C.J. Dennis (the "Sentimental Bloke"). And many more!
Starring: Anne-Maree McDonald, Stuart Maunder, Gavin Lockley, Sheridan Harbridge, Phillip Hinton
Sponsors: Principal sponsor -- Zip Industries (Aust) Pty Ltd