Darwin Symphony Orchestra | Island Signal, Island Song
Schedule
Sat May 09 2026 at 07:30 pm to 09:30 pm
UTC+09:30Location
93 Mitchell Street, Darwin, NT, Australia, Northern Territory 0800 | Darwin, NT
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Darwin Symphony Orchestra presentsIslands capture our imagination as places where the sea meets the land, where cultures exchange signals across distance, and where solitude sparks creativity. This concert gathers music shaped by those powerful images.
To open the concert, guest conductor Fabian Russell leads the DSO in a performance of Artistic Director Richard Mills’ composition Island Signal,Island Song, featuring four horn soloists from within the orchestra. Inspired by the Torres Strait conch shell call and the echoes of Venetian canals, the work celebrates connection across distance and time. Rautavaara then offers a vision of a mythical isle of bliss, radiant with colour and harmony. Mendelssohn brings us the sweeping drama of the Hebrides, where wild seas crash against rugged cliffs. Finally, Tchaikovsky, writing from the waterside in Venice, turns the island setting into an inner journey with his Fourth Symphony, a profound meditation on fate and resilience.
Together, these works invite us to consider islands not as places apart, but as spaces of encounter, beauty, and inspiration.
SUBSCRIBER DISCOUNT
Purchase an Adult, Concession or Child ticket to three or more DSO events at AANT Centre in one transaction to receive 15% off.
(Excludes Movie Hits at The Amphitheatre, George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens)
FAMILY BUNDLE
Receive 2 Adult and 2 Child tickets for the price of 2 Adults and 1 Child
(Excludes Movie Hits at The Amphitheatre, George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens)
Supported by Creative Australia, Northern Territory Government and Charles Darwin University.
Darwin Symphony Orchestra is an Artist in Residence Company at AANT Centre.
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