2024 Concerts

PAUL TERRACINI Conductor

CAMILA WRIGHT Soprano

AGNES SARKIS Alto

MICHAEL BUTCHARD Tenor

RICHARD ANDERSON Bass

Residing in London since 1712, Handel had built his reputation writing opera in the Italian style, however as public taste shifted he turned to the oratorio to recapture this earlier success.
Messiah is Handel’s best-known work in this genre and has been a fixture on the concert stage ever since its premiere in Dublin in 1742.
This much-loved work features four exceptional soloists and chorus. Artistic Director Paul Terracini conducts.

ROSSINI VERDI PUCCINI PAUL TERRACINI Conductor IMOGEN-FAITH MALFITANO Soprano GENEVIEVE DICKSON Mezzo-soprano THOMAS STRONG Tenor ALEXANDER HARGREAVES Baritone Enjoy an afternoon of operatic delights with a quartet of brilliant soloists and Penrith Symphony Orchestra. An Italian extravaganza awaits, in a program of wonderful music from Rossini, Verdi and Puccini, with magical moments from The Barber of Seville, Rigoletto, Madame Butterfly and much more.

BRUCH SCOTTISH FANTASY

RAVEL / MUSSORGSKY PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION

WSU COMPOSER PRIZE

PAUL TERRACINI Conductor

TERESA YANG Violin

Beginning life as a ten movement piano suite in 1872 and completed in this dazzling and vivid orchestration by Ravel in 1922, Pictures at an Exhibition presents a grand musical spectacle. A long-time audience favourite, Bruch’s bravura showpiece for the violin weaves folk tunes and orchestral textures into a vivacious and charming work.

MOZART SYMPHONY NO.35 “HAFFNER”

PAGANINI SONATA FOR GRAND VIOLA

ELGAR ENIGMA VARIATIONS

PAUL TERRACINI Conductor

HAYLEY LAU Viola

Classic masterworks and rare gems. Majestic and elegant, Mozart’s Haffner Symphony opens a concert also featuring Paganini’s virtuosic showpiece for viola. The restrained beauty of the Enigma Variations, with all its subtle turns of colour and texture, is a fitting centrepiece to a remarkable concert.

PENRITH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA & FESTIVAL CHORUS PAUL TERRACINI Conductor Penrith Symphony Orchestra is off to the movies, with more magic from the silver screen. Enjoy an afternoon of classics and favourites from some of the greatest soundtracks of all time.

ROBINSON Doomscroll

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade

DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto

MAYLYN ZONGAS Cello

PAUL TERRACINI Conductor

Voyage to distant lands; tall-stories and fairy-tale wonder abound in Rimsky-Korsakov’s orchestral masterpiece, Scheherazade, a work that thrills with its colourful brilliance and masterful orchestration. Dvořák’s Cello Concerto brims with the composer’s trademark melodic invention and lyricism. PSO is joined by an exciting young soloist in this showpiece of virtuosity and expressiveness.

PENRITH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FEATURING MUSICIANS FROM PENRITH YOUTH

PROKOFIEV PETER AND THE WOLF

ROSSINI WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE

STRAUSS THUNDER AND LIGHTNING POLKA

EUGENIE TAMPLON Conductor

PAUL TERRACINI Narrator

Prokofiev’s timeless tale, Peter and the Wolf, introduces the sounds of the orchestra through the fun of musical storytelling. Come on an adventure for the whole family. Sing, clap, dance, or even conduct the full symphony orchestra!