Beauty of the harp

Noosa Orchestra conductor Antoni Bonetti.

IN THEIR final performance season for 2014, the Noosa Orchestra will showcase the beauty of the harp with guest artist Lucy Reeves and Debussy’s ethereal composition, Danes for Harp and Strings.
Lucy Reeves has performed with The Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and the Queensland Orchestra as guest principal and second harp.
Principal freelance work has also included performances with The Royal Ballet and The English National Ballet, as well as performing with Kanye West supporting U2’s 2006 Australian tour.
In addition to Debussy’s Danes for Harps and Strings, the program will also include Mozart’s Concerto for Harp and Strings featuring Noosa flautist, Lisa Nitchke, and Albinoni’s Double Oboe Concerto under the nimble fingers of local musicians, Elizabeth Dawson and Sarah Tollner.
Finally, the full orchestra will showcase in CPE Bach’s Symphony in D, Britten’s Musical Soirees and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar.
There will be two performances – on 26 October at the Maleny Community Hall, from 2.30pm, and on 2 November at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 115 Eumundi Rd, Noosaville, from 2.30pm.
Tickets are available now and are $20 for an adult, $15 for concession, $5 for students and children are free. Phone 0412 800 755 for more information or to secure your ticket.