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SLUGGISH ticket sales and a lack of funding forced a local orchestra to combine two performances into one for Ipswich audiences.
Despite the âdisappointingâ compromise, the decision meant one of two time slots was able to be preserved, with about 50 concertgoers gathering at St Paulâs Anglican Church at 6pm on May 8.
The show was the first of an Ipswich City Orchestra tour across Ipswich, the Lockyer Valley, Somerset and Scenic Rim regions, featuring music by composers such as Camille Saint-Saëns, Modest Mussorgsky and Graeme Wright Denniss.
Ipswich City Orchestra secretary Julie Sibley said there was no shortage of positive feedback from the modest audience.
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THE SWELL of instruments filling a room with sky-high ceilings is a sound many music lovers went without during Covid.
Soon, concertgoers will be able to take their seat without leaving Ipswich, as local musicians collaborate with visual artists to treat audiences to a performance exploring perspective, interpretation – and wildlife.
Beginning with two shows on mother’s day weekend, Ipswich City Orchestra will deliver a series of performances across Ipswich and neighbouring regions in its Brass on Safari tour.
A brass quintet will perform music by Camille Saint-Saëns, Modest Mussorgsky and Australian composer Graeme Wright Denniss.