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Willoughby Symphony Orchestra | Ode to Joy
Willoughby Symphony Orchestra | Ode to Joy
3 August 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm AEST
$18 – $83
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony is one of the greatest pieces of music of all time. For over 200 years this monumental symphony has captivated listeners from the concert hall to the cinema, especially the triumphant ‘Ode to Joy’ of the finale, sung by glorious massed choir. Experience Beethoven’s astonishing masterpiece in the hands of the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra and Choir, under the baton of Dr Nicholas Milton AM.
The concert opens with Sibelius’ stirring Finlandia before Australian Jonathon Ramsay, recently appointed Principal Trombone of the Berlin Philharmonic, joins the orchestra for a Trombone Concerto by Nino Rota, famous for his iconic music for The Godfather.
PROGRAM
Sibelius
Finlandia, Op.26
Nino Rota
Trombone Concerto
Beethoven
Symphony No.9 In D Minor, Op.125 ‘Choral’
ARTISTS
Dr. Nicholas Milton AM Chief Conductor
Jonathon Ramsay Soloist
Willoughby Symphony Choir
Willoughby Symphony Orchestra