Preston Symphony Orchestra: Worlds around us

The art deco splendour of Coburg Town Hall is the venue for the next concert by the Preston Symphony Orchestra. ‘World around us’ spans time and space – from the seasons to the stars. With conductor Andrew Groch, the orchestra presents an afternoon of music featuring works by First Nations composer James Henry, rising Sydney composer Ella Macens, and symphonic hero Antonin Dvorak. Henry’s ‘Warrin’, originally commissioned by the Melbourne String Ensemble, will have its premiere performance orchestrated for full orchestra. Ella Macen’s work ‘The Space between Stars’ is a transcendent engagement with the night sky. The concert begins with Dvorak’s overture, ‘In Nature’s Realm’, and concludes with his Symphony No 8– both works evocative of the sounds and songs of the countryside Dvorak loved.