06.04.08 Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra
Ben has been offered a trial with the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, based in the
Sydney Opera House. The trial is for the position of Principal Tuba.
31.03.08 European Union Youth Orchestra Tour
Ben has just returned from the 2008 Spring Tour with the European Union Youth
Orchestra. The rehearsal period was held in Garmisch, Germany from the 7th to the 18th
of March. Vladimir Ashkenazy was conducting, with Arabella Steinbacher as Violin soloist.
The orchestra toured to:
19.03.08 - Garmisch, Germany
20.03.08 - Garmisch, Germany
22.03.08 - Sofia, Bulgaria
23.03.08 - Bucharest, Romania
25.03.08 - Bratislava, Slovakia
26.03.08 - Vienna, Austria
28.03.08 - Milan, Italy
30.03.08 - Liverpool, United Kingdom
and the progamme included:
Strauss - Sinfonia Domestica
Sibelius - Viloin Concerto
Grieg - Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
Prokofiev - Selection from Romeo and Juliet Suites
Ravel - Mother Goose Suite
Tchaikovsky - Serenade for Strings
Vladigerov - Bulgarian Rhapsody (Vardar)
Enesco - Rumanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A
Suchon - Sinfonietta Rusitica