Arcadia Winds: Pictures in Arcadia

Music in the Regions and Music Shoalhaven present Arcadia Winds in concert.

Pictures in Arcadia will take audiences on a sensory journey across the globe, showcasing the ensemble’s craft as storytellers, vibrant musicians, and strong advocates for new Australian music.

Following the expressive Serenade by Strauss, be swept away by the motion of contemporary Australian composer Harry Sdraulig’s Meridian which was composed as part of the annual Arcadia Winds Composition Prize. To conclude the program, you will experience Victor Hartmann’s works of art aurally in a striking tribute by Modest Mussorgsky, in his Pictures at an Exhibition. With innovative arrangements for wind quintet, Arcadia Winds will bring new dimensions to familiar works, while providing you with an insight into the progression of modern wind repertoire.