<p>The Trondheim Wind Quintet honors the composer György Ligeti.<br><br>PROGRAM<br>Györgi Ligeti: From 6 trifles<br>Györgi Ligeti: From 10 pieces for wind quintet<br>Susan Spain-Dunk: Rhapsody for winds<br>Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet for piano and winds<br><br>CONTRIBUTOR<br>Flute: Trine Knutsen<br>Oboe: Kåre Aambø<br>Clarinet: Knut Lauritzen<br>Bassoon: Sarah Warner Vik<br>Horn: Peter Hatfield<br>Piano: Jørgen Larsen<br><br>ABOUT THE CONCERT<br>The Trondheim Wind Quintet wants to take part in celebrating 100 years since the Hungarian György Ligeti was born. He has written two works for wind quintet: 6 Bagatelles (1953) and 10 pieces for wind quintet (1968). We play excerpts from both works and thereby show how his compositional form changed after he fled Hungary to Austria in 1956.<br><br>The quintet also repeats Rhapsody for winds by Susan Spain-Dunk, wh
Was it divine intervention or western democracy that changed the fate of a former country church on the Northern Rivers last week?
‘I didn’t realise we had elections in Ballina Shire,’ Echo reader Peter Hatfield commented recently, ‘I thought David Wright was divinely appointed for life, if not beyond’.
David Wright has been mayor of Ballina Shire for the past eleven years and has held a seat on the council for the past seventeen so it’s fair to say his time has been epic in local government terms.
But Mr Hatfield’s joke could also be a subtle reference to the councillor’s famous – at least locally – flamboyancy.
Or should we get on with building the rail trail? A new company, Northern Rivers Rail Ltd, has been established in an effort to get the Casino to Murwillumbah rail line reopened for trains. They will host their first public meeting this week. But the issue of what our rail corridor should be used for continues to divide our community. On The Northern Star s Facebook page, readers were vocal with their opinions. On the pro-train side, Doug Moses wrote: I remember travelling from Murwillumbah on that train back in 1958. Train was ancient, carriage letting rain in everywhere, but the country scenery was beautiful, making it a thoroughly enjoyable journey. Wish the proposal well.
Or should we get on with building the rail trail? A new company, Northern Rivers Rail Ltd, has been established in an effort to get the Casino to Murwillumbah rail line reopened for trains. They will host their first public meeting this week. But the issue of what our rail corridor should be used for continues to divide our community. On The Northern Star s Facebook page, readers were vocal with their opinions. On the pro-train side, Doug Moses wrote: I remember travelling from Murwillumbah on that train back in 1958. Train was ancient, carriage letting rain in everywhere, but the country scenery was beautiful, making it a thoroughly enjoyable journey. Wish the proposal well.