Previous Concerts

Abide With Me

Sunday 26 November 2023, 5:00pm
Christ Church Kensington

Molly Kadarauch – Director, Cello

VIVALDI – Concerto for Strings in D Minor
CORELLI – Concerto Grosso Opus 6, No. 1
BLOCH – From Jewish Life
BIZET/STING/DE KORTE – Carmen, You Don’t Have To Put On That Red Light
DE KORTE – Abide With Me
KLEINIG – Great White Bird
PIAZZOLLA – Oblivion
ZIMMER – Inception


Last Leaf

Sunday 11 June 2023
Church of All Nations, Carlton

Sarah Curro – Director, Violin

SIBELIUS – Andante Festivo
PARRY – Suite in F
DEWEY – Little Suite for Strings
TURLEY – Interlude
KOCH – The Court of Berevew
DANISH STRING QUARTET – Last Leaf


FeatherWeight

Sunday 23 October 2022
Church of All Nations, Carlton

Ingrid Martin – Conductor
Joseph Lallo – Saxophone

KATS-CHERNIN – Moon Feather Magic
SAY – Ballad for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra
MOZART – Symphony No. 40


European Odyssey

Sunday 28 November 2021
Church of All Nations, Carlton

Kalina Krusteva – Director, Cello

COUPERIN – Five Concert Pieces for Cello and strings
TCHAIKOVSKY – Andante Cantabile
ELGAR – Salut d’Amour
PIAZZOLLA – Milonga en Re
CHERKIN – Sevdana
HAYDN – Cello Concerto in C Major

Duels and Dances

Sunday 13 October 2019
Church of All Nations, Carlton

Ingrid Martin – Conductor, Jasper Ly – Oboe

CAPLET – Suite Persane
STEPHENSON – Duels and Dances
BEETHOVEN – Serenade No. 1

Darkness to Light

Sunday 7 April 2019
Church of All Nations, Carlton

Sarah Curro – Director, Violin

HINDEMITH – 5 Pieces for Strings, Op. 44 No. 4
BARTOK – Romanian Folk Dances
KOCH – Darkness to Light – World Premiere
MENDELSSOHN – String Symphony No. 10 in B minor
JANÁCEK – Idyll for String Orchestra

Brilliant Beethoven

Sunday 14 October 2018
St Stephen’s Anglican Church, Richmond

Roy Theaker – Conductor, Sine Winther – Piano

BEETHOVEN – Piano Concerto No. 3
BEETHOVEN – Symphony No. 8

What Colour is the Boat?

Sunday 17 June 2018
Church of All Nations, Carlton

Christopher Moore – Director, Viola, Caroline Henbest – Director, Violin

SUK – Serenade for Strings
HENBEST – What Colour is the Boat? (World premiere)
MOZART – Symphony No 41 – ‘Jupiter’

A Change of Seasons

Sunday 15 April 2018
Church of All Nations, Carlton

Zoë Black – Director, Violin
ANTONIO VIVALDI – Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op 3 No 2
JOE CHINDAMO – Four pieces for string orchestra
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA – The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires

Dedications

Sunday 26 November 2017
St Stephen’s Anglican Church, Richmond

Ingrid Martin – Conductor, Liam Meany – Cello
WAGNER – Siegfried Idyll
SAINT-SAËNS – Cello Concerto No 1 in A minor
BEETHOVEN – Symphony No 3 ‘Eroica’

Old-New-Borrowed-Blue

Sunday 17 September 2017
Richmond Uniting Church, Richmond

Sarah Curro – Director, Violin

RESPIGHI – Ancient Airs and Dances Suite
PUCCINI – Chrisantemi
HOLLAY – Farewell
BEETHOVEN – Cavatina from Opus 130 string quartet
KOCH – Trapped
ARENSKY – Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky
DEBUSSY – Pour L’Egyptienne (arr. Koch)
RAVEL – Bolero


i Cellisti

Sunday 2 April 2017
Richmond Uniting Church, Richmond

Molly Kadarauch – Director, Cello

BOCCHERINI – Symphony No. 6 in D minor (La Casa del Diavolo)
BOCCHERINI – Cello Concerto No. 6 in D major
PIAZZOLLA – Oblivion
PIAZZOLLA – Libertango
VILLA-LOBOS – Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1


The Four Seasons

Sunday 4 December 2016
Richmond Uniting Church, Richmond

Roy Theaker – Director, Violin

SIBELIUS – Romance
HOLST – St Paul’s Suite
VIVALDI – The Four Seasons


Baroque Bigwigs

Saturday 10 September 2016
Richmond Uniting Church, Richmond

Rachael Beesley – Director, Violin, Jennifer Kirsner – Violin

J.B. BACH – Overture (Suite) in D major
BIBER – Mensa Sonora, Pars III in A minor
J.S. BACH – Concerto for 2 violins in D minor
BIBER – Battalia à 10
J.S. BACH – Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
VAN WASSENAER – Concerto Armonico No. 3 in A major
BRESCIANELLO – Chaconne à 6


Rule, Britannia!

Sunday 22 May 2016
St Stephen’s Anglican Church, Richmond

Ingrid Martin – Conductor, Liam Murphy – Clarinet

MENDELSSOHN – Hebrides Overture
GRAINGER – Molly on the Shore
GRAINGER – Londonderry Air
ARNOLD – Clarinet Concerto No. 2
BUTTERWORTH – Banks of Green Willow
HAYDN – Symphony No. 100, ‘Military’


String Quintet

Sunday 21st February 2016
East Melbourne

Orchestra 21 Chamber Players

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS – Phantasy Quintet
BRUCKNER – String Quintet


Northern Lights

Saturday 24 October 2015
Richmond Uniting Church, Richmond

Caroline Henbest – Director, Viola

GRIEG – Holberg Suite
NIELSEN – Suite Opus 1
HOLST – Lyric Movement
SHOSTAKOVICH – Quartet No. 8 (Chamber Symphony)


Music in War and Peace

Saturday 18 April 2015
Deakin Edge, Federation Square

Sunday 19 April 2015
St Patrick’s Cathedral, Ballarat

Mario Dobernig – Conductor, Joanna Cole  – Soprano
Michael Lapiña – Tenor, Adrian McEniery – Bass

SCHUBERT – Mass No. 2 in G major
ELGAR – For the Fallen, To Women
PERTOUT – Angustam Amice (World Premiere)
BRUMBY – The Last to Leave
HAYDN – Farewell Symphony


Trio Bleu-Nial

Sunday 29 March 2015
Breslin Gallery, Carnegie

Orchestra 21 Chamber Players

BEETHOVEN – String Trio in C minor, Opus 9, No. 3
BACH – Air from Suite in D major
CRAS – String Trio


Oktoberfest

Sunday 5 October 2014
St Joseph’s Church, South Yarra

Roy Theaker – Director, Violin

BEETHOVEN – Coriolan Overture
MENDELSSOHN – Violin Concerto in E minor
HAYDN – Symphony No. 104, “The London”


A Toast to Vienna

Sunday 4 May 2014
St James’ Anglican Church, Glen Iris

Warwick Stengårds – Conductor, Robert Schubert – Clarinet

SCHOENBERG – Suite for String Orchestra (Suite im alten Stil)
BRAHMS – Clarinet Quintet (arranged for clarinet and string orchestra)


Souvenir de Florence

Sunday 30 March 2014
St James’ Anglican Church, Glen Iris

Orchestra 21 Chamber Players

BOCCHERINI – String Sextet in E flat major
TCHAIKOVSKY – Souvenir de Florence


A Night at the Opera

Saturday 12 October 2013
St John’s Church, Malvern East

Roy Theaker – Conductor
Hannah Dahlenburg – Soprano, Brenton Spiteri – Tenor

ROSSINI – Overture, Il Signor Bruschino
ELGAR – Serenade for Strings
MOZART – O zittre nicht, Die Zauberflöte
MOZART – Il mio tesoro, Don Giovani
MOZART – Wech ein Geschick, Die Entführung aus dem Serail
BEETHOVEN – Symphony No. 4


Don Quixote

Saturday 22 June 2013
St John’s Church, Malvern East

Caroline Henbest – Director, Viola, Rebecca Chan – Violin

TELEMAN – Don Quixote Suite
MOZART – Sinfonia Concertante
GERSHWIN – Lullaby
DVORÁK – Serenade for Strings


Fauré’s Requiem

Orchestra 21 and Victoria Chorale

Sunday 21 April 2013
St Columb’s Church, Hawthorn

Mario Dobernig – Conductor
Jessica Boyd – Soprano, Ying Hui Matthew Tng – Baritone

FAURÉ – Cantuque de Jean Racine
HAYDN – Symphony No. 104 “London”
FAURÉ – Requiem


Alla Turca

Sunday 30 September 2012
St John’s Church, Malvern East

Roy Theaker – Director, Violin

GLASS – Company
MOZART – Violin Concerto in A major
BARBER – Adagio for Strings
BARTÓK – Divertimento for String Orchestra


L’Estro Armonico

Sunday 1 July 2012
St John’s Church, Malvern East

Rachael Beesley – Director, Violin, Rosanne Hunt – Director, Cello

CPE BACH – String Sinfornia in C major
VIVALDI – Cello Concerto in A minor (RV 418)
VIVALDI – Concerto for 4 Violins in D major Op. 3 No. 1 (RV 549)
JANÁCEK – Suite for String Orchestra
VERESS – 4 Transylvanian Dances


Made in Melbourne

Saturday 19 May 2012
St John’s Church, Malvern East

Stefan Cassomenos – Director, Piano
Sarah Curro – Violin, Monica Curro – Violin

BEETHOVEN – Coriolan Overture
MOZART – Piano Concerto No. 25
BRITTEN – Young Apollo
CASSOMENOS – Double Concerto for 2 Violins (World Premiere)


Music for the Christmas Season

Orchestra 21 and Victoria Chorale

Saturday 10 December 2011
St Columb’s Church, Hawthorn

Raymond Yong – Conductor

BACH – Christmas Oratorios 4 and 5
CORELLI – Christmas Concerto
MOZART – Sancta Maria, Mater Dei
VICTORIA – O Magnum Mysterium


Bridge to Tchaikovsky

Sunday 22 May 2011
St John’s Church, Malvern East

Raymond Yong – Conductor

ARENSKY – Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky
BRIDGE – Suite for String Orchestra
SUK – Meditation on an Old Bohemian Carol
TCHAIKOVSKY – Serenade for String Orchestra


Classical Moments

Orchestra 21 Launch

Sunday 28 November 2010
St John’s Church, Malvern East

Raymond Yong – Conductor, Ewen Bramble – Cello

BRITTEN – Simple Symphony
HAYDN – Cello Concerto in C major
GREENBAUM – Moments of Falling
MOZART – Symphony No. 29 in A major


The Big Band Project – Strings Attached

Orchestra 21 and swingin’.com Big Band

Monday 6 September 2010
The Apartment, Melbourne


German Masters

Orchestra 21 and Victoria Chorale

Saturday 17 April 2010
Auburn Uniting Church, Hawthorn

Raymond Yong – Conductor, Anna O’Byrne – Soprano
Daniel Todd – Tenor, Simon Meadows – Bass

SCHUBERT – Mass No. 2 in G major
BACH – Wachet Auf
BRAHMS – Partsongs Op. 62
MENDELSSOHN – Sinfonia No. 2