Age Recommendation
Recommended for ages 8+.
Queensland Symphony Orchestra The Lost Thing Family Concert An Orchestral Adventure
10 Jun 2023
Concert Hall, QPAC
50 minutes
(no interval, subject to change without notice)
$39 - $49 *
* A transaction fee of $7.20 applies.
qsothelostthing23 The Lost Thing Family Concert Queensland Symphony Orchestra, QPAC Classical Music Queensland Symphony Orchestra The Lost Thing Family Concert An Orchestral Adventure
10 Jun 2023
Concert Hall, QPAC
Overview
The much-loved children's book The Lost Thing, by Australian illustrator and author Shaun Tan, has already been turned into an award-winning film. Now it becomes a magical concert experience, thanks to the music of acclaimed presenter and composer Paul Rissmann. This is a spellbinding tale of a boy who discovers a strange creature on the beach, and tries to find a place where it belongs.
This family-friendly concert is the ideal introduction to the Concert Hall. Experience the narrative of this beloved story as it is brought to life by Queensland’s finest musicians, live on stage. The show will also feature great classical music from Star Wars, Flight of the Bumblebee, Hungarian Dances and more, to demonstrate how composers can use an orchestra to create different feelings and sounds. If you’ve ever wanted to wow your kids with a full symphony orchestra, this show is for you.
Program
Rissman The Lost Thing
Kats-Chernin Dance of the Paper Umbrellas
Coleridge-Taylor Othello Suite, Op.79
Brahms Hungarian Dances No.5
Rimsky-Korsakov Flight of the Bumblebee from Tale of the Tsar Saltan
Vaughan Williams Star Wars Suite for Orchestra
Musicians
Conductor Jen Winley
Presenter Paul Rissmann
Choir Voices of Birralee
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