Melbourne Orchestra members to play with Ellington Orchestra
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WASHINGTON – After opening with a performance at the Symphony Center in Chicago, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra visits the nation’s capital. But this week’s show at the Kennedy Center isn’t the only option for D.C. classical music fans who want a taste of Australia.
They can get a bargain – and support emerging musicians at the same time – by attending a performance at Duke Ellington School of the Arts. Members of the MSO will be in concert with the DESA String Orchestra at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18. The evening will include works by Bartok, William Grant Still, and Elena Kats-Chernin.
“It has been nearly 50 years since the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra last performed in the United States,” MSO Concertmaster Dale Barltrop said. “We are beyond excited at the prospect of returning to fly the Australian flag in some of the world’s most iconic music venues.”
The MSO tour, featuring Melbourne’s finest musicians, celebrates more than a century of “mateship” between Australia and the United States. General admission tickets for the Ellington concert are $15 and student tickets are $10l they can be purchase onsite or at www.ellingtonschool.org/boxoffice.
MSO’s residency at Ellington is courtesy of Washington Performing Arts. The entire orchestra performs at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall on Oct. 16.
