Sydney Wind Quintet to premiere The Laughing Moon – Five Bagatelles for Wind Quintet

On Sunday 25 November 2012 The New Sydney Wind Quintet will present the World Premiere performance of Ross Edwards’ The Laughing Moon – Five Bagatelles for Wind Quintet (2012)

• Date: Sunday, 25 November 2012, 3:00pm
• Venue: The Independent Theatre — 269 Miller St, North Sydney, NSW
• Tickets: $38/$34/$25 — Tickets can be purchased online or by phone on 1300 302 604

“When I was fortunate enough to receive a commission from Susan Gregory to compose a work for wind quintet, I decided that the repertoire for this combination could use some music that was ‘light but not trite’.  Accordingly, I aimed at being listener friendly while at the same time seeking to engage at a deeper level.

Naturally I took the opportunity to show off the brilliant virtuosity of The New Sydney Wind Quintet – based at the Sydney Conservatorium – for whom the work was composed. Some of the music draws on material from other works of mine and this has been substantially remodelled for its new context while retaining its original ethos.”

Ross Edwards.