Melbourne-based community orchestra formed in 1933.
Joined August 2012
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11 Feb 2021
World premiere! “No Friend but the Mountains: A Symphonic Song Cycle”. Behrouz Boochani’s revelation of the brutal treatment of asylum seekers on Manus Island inspired this new work by composer Luke Styles. liveatthebowl.com.au/no-frie… #liveatthebowl
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23 Mar 2021
What an extraordinary concert it was! As Behrouz Boochani & Luke Styles looked on from o/s we heard Behrouz’s moving & powerful prose set to Luke’s equally moving music. Thank you to all involved & to every audience member who braved the weather to join us on this special day.
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20 Mar 2021
And so are we!
@LukeStylesMusic @AdrianTamburini @wheelercentre
20 Mar 2021
Looking forward to this event, tmrw night; here is a video to whet appetites before the main performance
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20 Mar 2021
Looking forward to this event, tmrw night; here is a video to whet appetites before the main performance
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20 Mar 2021
Are you joining us tomorrow at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl for the world premiere of No Friend but the Mountains: A Symphonic Song Cycle?
Here's a beautiful article about this upcoming performance from this morning's Guardian Australia.
theguardian.com/music/2021/m…
19 Mar 2021
Adrian Tamburini sang songs from No Friend but the Mountains: A Symphonic Song Cycle at today’s media conference with composer Luke Styles looking on from London. See him on SBS news tonight or tomorrow.
Join us at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl for the world premiere on Sunday.
17 Mar 2021
Our conductor Rick Prakhoff was truly passionate at last night's rehearsal for No Friend but the Mountains: A Symphonic Song Cycle. We’re looking forward to the world premiere at Sidney Myer Music Bowl this Sunday. If you haven’t already bought your ticket, join us if you can!
17 Mar 2021
We're really looking forward to the world premiere of No Friend But the Mountains: A Symphonic Song Cycle. @artscentremelb and @wheelercentre are partners in this event. Join us if you can!
17 Mar 2021
#Melbourne Bach Choir, @AdrianTamburini and @zmso premiere @LukeStylesMusic’s No Friend but the Mountains: A Symphonic Song Cycle at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl this Sunday.
limelightmagazine.com.au/fea…
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15 Mar 2021
Composer @LukeStylesMusic says that in this work, the audience “Can expect to go deep into themes of Australian identity, of a journey, of incarceration, of nature and of hope.” @artscentremelb #LiveAtTheBowl @AdrianTamburini
sbs.com.au/language/english/…
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14 Mar 2021
If you missed Richard Watts @3RRRFM interview with @BehrouzBoochani @LukeStylesMusic and Omid Tofighian about No Friend But The Mountains: A Symphonic Song Cycle you can listen back to it here in full. Thanks @richardthewatts!
rrr.org.au/shared/broadcast-…
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14 Mar 2021
This was a wonderful interview about "No Friend but the Mountains: A Symphonic Song Cycle".
13 Mar 2021
You can listen to Omid Tofighian, Australian composer @LukeStylesMusic and me speak about music as a tool of resistance in this interview with Richard Watts on Radio Triple R. tinyurl.com/mhpn5wwz
14 Mar 2021
And we'll also be streaming in @Raf_Epstein interviewing @BehrouzBoochani and hearing beautiful music from @FarhadBandesh
13 Mar 2021
The Zelman Symphony will perform "No Friend but the Mountains: A Symphonic Song Cycle". We will have a massive event at the Sidney Myer on 21 March. I will join online.
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13 Mar 2021
We're really looking forward to having you at the event (online) @BehrouzBoochani
13 Mar 2021
The Zelman Symphony will perform "No Friend but the Mountains: A Symphonic Song Cycle". We will have a massive event at the Sidney Myer on 21 March. I will join online.
13 Mar 2021
We're delighted to partner with @wheelercentre & @artscentremelb to present the world premiere of No Friend but the Mountains: A Symphonic Song Cycle. Sidney Myer Music Bowl 21 March. An interview with @Raf_Epstein and @BehrouzBoochani will be streamed in.
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12 Mar 2021
Behrouz Boochani’s life is being told in song, but he’s not allowed to hear it theage.com.au/culture/music/…
12 Mar 2021
Behrouz Boochani’s life is being told in song, but he’s not allowed to hear it theage.com.au/culture/music/…
12 Mar 2021
In just over a week, we will perform the world premiere of “No Friend but the Mountains: A Symphonic Song Cycle”. Our Vice President, George Deutsch spoke with soloist Adrian Tamburini about working with the Zelman Symphony. @artscentremelb #LiveAtTheBowl
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11 Mar 2021
Today @BehrouzBoochani, composer Luke Styles & Behrouz's translator and collaborator Omid Tofighian were interviewed by @richardthewatts on @3RRRFM Smart Arts. An in depth look at "No Friend but the Mountains: A Symphonic Song Cycle". @artscentremelb
rrr.org.au/explore/news-arti…
10 Mar 2021
Our first rehearsal with our soloist, the wonderful Adrian Tamburini. Socially distanced of course!
Join us at the world premiere of No Friend but the Mountains: A Symphonic Song Cycle, Sidney Myer Music Bowl, 21 March.
liveatthebowl.com.au/no-frie… #liveatthebowl @artscentremelb
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8 Mar 2021
Perhaps the only book ever to be written on WhatsApp, No Friend but the Mountains, Behrouz Boochani’s revelation of the brutal treatment of asylum seekers on Manus Island has inspired a new song cycle by composer, Luke Styles.
liveatthebowl.com.au/no-frie…
5 Mar 2021
Perhaps the only book ever to be written on WhatsApp, No Friend but the Mountains, Behrouz Boochani’s revelation of the brutal treatment of asylum seekers on Manus Island has inspired this new song cycle by composer, Luke Styles. liveatthebowl.com.au/no-frie… #liveatthebowl