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community orchestra · Canberra, ACT, AU

National Capital Orchestra

Community-based full symphony orchestra of around 70 players, including current and former members of the Canberra Youth Orchestra and the Canberra Symphony Orchestra. Performs four major concerts each year, with an annual collaboration with the Canberra Choral Society. Awarded the Canberra Critics' Circle Music award in 2024 and 2025.

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What they play

Composers and works from 32 indexed programmes for this ensemble.

Composers

  1. Antonín Dvořák — 3×
  2. Christopher Gordon — 3×
  3. Johannes Brahms — 3×
  4. Ludwig van Beethoven — 3×
  5. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — 3×
  6. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — 3×
  7. Dmitri Shostakovich — 2×
  8. Elena Kats-Chernin — 2×
  9. Gioachino Rossini — 2×
  10. Hector Berlioz — 2×
  11. Jean Sibelius — 2×
  12. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov — 2×
  13. Ottorino Respighi — 2×
  14. Ralph Vaughan Williams — 2×
  15. Sally Greenaway — 2×
  16. Sergei Prokofiev — 2×
  17. Sergei Rachmaninoff — 2×
  18. Aaron Copland — 1×
  19. Aleksandr Scriabin — 1×
  20. Alexander Borodin — 1×
  21. Andrew Schultz — 1×
  22. Arthur Honegger — 1×
  23. Bedrich Smetana — 1×
  24. Ben Hoadley — 1×
  25. Carl Maria von Weber — 1×
  26. Carl Orff — 1×
  27. Carl Vine — 1×
  28. Catherine Likhuta — 1×
  29. Chloe Sinclair — 1×
  30. Dante Clavijo — 1×
  31. Dulcie Holland — 1×
  32. Edvard Grieg — 1×
  33. Edward Elgar — 1×
  34. Ella Macens — 1×
  35. Eric Coates — 1×
  36. Eric Idle and John Du Prez — 1×
  37. Florence Price — 1×
  38. Francis Poulenc — 1×
  39. Franz Joseph Haydn — 1×
  40. Franz Liszt — 1×
  41. Georges Bizet — 1×
  42. Graeme Koehne — 1×
  43. Gustav Holst — 1×
  44. György Ligeti — 1×
  45. Hans Zimmer — 1×
  46. Henryk Górecki — 1×
  47. Howard Shore — 1×
  48. Igor Stravinsky — 1×
  49. James Grant — 1×
  50. Joaquín Rodrigo — 1×
  51. John Powell — 1×
  52. John Williams — 1×
  53. Karl Jenkins — 1×
  54. Klaus Badelt — 1×
  55. Leroy Anderson — 1×
  56. Luke Escombe — 1×
  57. Lyon — 1×
  58. Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco — 1×
  59. Mary Finsterer — 1×
  60. Matthew Hindson — 1×
  61. Max Bruch — 1×
  62. Michael Dooley — 1×
  63. Miriam Hyde — 1×
  64. Modest Mussorgsky — 1×
  65. Nat Bartsch — 1×
  66. Natalie Williams — 1×
  67. Nigel Sabin — 1×
  68. Paul Dukas — 1×
  69. Rebecca Clarke — 1×
  70. Reinhold Glière — 1×
  71. Richard Strauss — 1×
  72. Samuel Barber — 1×
  73. Thomas McConochie — 1×
  74. Wells — 1×

Works

  1. Nutcracker, op. 71 — 2×Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  2. The Blue Mountains — 2×Sally Greenaway
  3. Appalachian Spring — 1×Aaron Copland
  4. Etude in C sharp minor, op. 2 no. 1 — 1×Aleksandr Scriabin
  5. Polovtsian Dances — 1×Alexander Borodin
  6. Symphony No. 3 "Century" — 1×Andrew Schultz
  7. Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104 — 1×Antonín Dvořák
  8. Symphony no. 5 in F major, B.54, op. 76 — 1×Antonín Dvořák
  9. Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95, "From the New World" — 1×Antonín Dvořák
  10. Cello Concerto in C major, H.72 — 1×Arthur Honegger
  11. Má vlast, JB 1:112 — 1×Bedrich Smetana
  12. Riparian — 1×Ben Hoadley
  13. Bassoon Concerto in F major, J.127, op. 75 — 1×Carl Maria von Weber
  14. Carmina Burana — 1×Carl Orff
  15. Symphony No. 6 (Choral) — 1×Carl Vine
  16. Wonders — 1×Carl Vine
  17. Through Healer's Eyes — 1×Catherine Likhuta
  18. New work (world premiere) — 1×Chloe Sinclair
  19. Ceremonial Games — 1×Christopher Gordon
  20. Moby Dick (Symphonic Suite) — excerpts — 1×Christopher Gordon
  21. On the Beach — 1×Christopher Gordon
  22. Images of Obsession: 0-2-3-6 — 1×Dante Clavijo
  23. Cello Concerto no. 1 in E flat major, op. 107 — 1×Dmitri Shostakovich
  24. Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47 — 1×Dmitri Shostakovich
  25. Festival Flourish — 1×Dulcie Holland
  26. Peer Gynt, op. 23 — 1×Edvard Grieg
  27. Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85 — 1×Edward Elgar
  28. Human Waves — 1×Elena Kats-Chernin
  29. Night and Now: Flute with Orchestra — 1×Elena Kats-Chernin
  30. The Space Between Stars — 1×Ella Macens
  31. The Dam Busters March — 1×Eric Coates
  32. Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) — 1×Eric Idle and John Du Prez
  33. Symphony No. 1 — 1×Florence Price
  34. Gloria — 1×Francis Poulenc
  35. Die Jahreszeiten, Hob.XXI:3, "The Seasons" — 1×Franz Joseph Haydn
  36. Les Préludes, S.97 — 1×Franz Liszt
  37. Carmen — 1×Georges Bizet
  38. Il barbiere di Siviglia — 1×Gioachino Rossini
  39. Petite messe solennelle — 1×Gioachino Rossini
  40. Tivoli Dances — 1×Graeme Koehne
  41. A Somerset Rhapsody, op. 21, no. 2, H.87 — 1×Gustav Holst
  42. Sonata for Solo Cello — 1×György Ligeti
  43. Interstellar Suite — 1×Hans Zimmer
  44. Harold en Italie, H.68, op. 16 — 1×Hector Berlioz
  45. Symphonie fantastique: Épisode de la vie d'une artiste, op. 14 — 1×Hector Berlioz
  46. Symphony no. 3, op. 36, "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs" — 1×Henryk Górecki
  47. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers — 1×Howard Shore
  48. The Firebird — 1×Igor Stravinsky
  49. Concerto for Tuba: Three Furies — 1×James Grant
  50. Pelléas et Mélisande, op. 46 — 1×Jean Sibelius
  51. The Wood Nymph, op. 15 — 1×Jean Sibelius
  52. Concierto madrigal, for 2 guitars and orchestra — 1×Joaquín Rodrigo
  53. Double Concerto in A minor, op. 102 — 1×Johannes Brahms
  54. Ein deutsches Requiem, op. 45 — 1×Johannes Brahms
  55. Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 73 — 1×Johannes Brahms
  56. How to Train Your Dragon: End Credits — 1×John Powell
  57. Star Wars Suite — 1×John Williams
  58. The Complete Harry Potter — 1×John Williams
  59. The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace — 1×Karl Jenkins
  60. Pirates of the Caribbean (medley) — 1×Klaus Badelt
  61. The Typewriter — 1×Leroy Anderson
  62. Missa Solemnis, op. 123 — 1×Ludwig van Beethoven
  63. Piano Concerto no. 5 in E flat major, op. 73, "Emperor" — 1×Ludwig van Beethoven
  64. Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67 — 1×Ludwig van Beethoven
  65. Rain Song — 1×Luke Escombe
  66. Ru Barb — 1×Luke Escombe
  67. Spanish Onion — 1×Luke Escombe
  68. The Pajamazon Jungle — 1×Luke Escombe
  69. The Vegetable Plot (main theme) — 1×Luke Escombe
  70. Under the Ground / Organic — 1×Luke Escombe
  71. Waiting for a Bus — 1×Luke Escombe
  72. Orchestral Equations — 1×Lyon
  73. Guitar Concerto — 1×Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
  74. Lake Ice (Missed Tales No. 1) — 1×Mary Finsterer
  75. It is better to be feared than loved — 1×Matthew Hindson
  76. Kol Nidrei: Adagio on Hebrew Melodies, for cello and orchestra, op. 47 — 1×Max Bruch
  77. Piano Concerto No. 1 — 1×Michael Dooley
  78. Happy Occasion Overture — 1×Miriam Hyde
  79. Pictures at an Exhibition — 1×Modest Mussorgsky
  80. Hope — 1×Nat Bartsch
  81. Chambers of the South — 1×Natalie Williams
  82. Symphony — 1×Nigel Sabin
  83. Antar — 1×Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  84. Capriccio espagnol, op. 34 — 1×Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  85. Belkis, Queen of Sheba, P.177 — 1×Ottorino Respighi
  86. Pini di Roma, P.141 — 1×Ottorino Respighi
  87. L'Apprenti Sorcier — 1×Paul Dukas
  88. Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36 — 1×Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  89. The Swan Lake, op. 20 — 1×Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  90. Symphony no. 1, for soprano, baritone, chorus and orchestra, "A Sea Symphony" — 1×Ralph Vaughan Williams
  91. Symphony no. 8 in D minor — 1×Ralph Vaughan Williams
  92. Viola Concerto — 1×Rebecca Clarke
  93. Horn Concerto, op. 91 — 1×Reinhold Glière
  94. Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30 — 1×Richard Strauss
  95. Adagio for Strings — 1×Samuel Barber
  96. Peter and the Wolf, op. 67 — 1×Sergei Prokofiev
  97. Violin Concerto no. 2 in G minor, op. 63 — 1×Sergei Prokofiev
  98. Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, op. 43 — 1×Sergei Rachmaninoff
  99. Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27 — 1×Sergei Rachmaninoff
  100. Starry Night Over Ubud — 1×Thomas McConochie
  101. Zodiac Animalia — 1×Wells
  102. Clarinet Concerto in A major, K.622 — 1×Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  103. Concerto for Flute and Harp in C major, K.299 — 1×Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  104. The Magic Flute, K.620 — 1×Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Previous concerts

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