Arts Events in Indigo Shire
Indigo Shire is fortunate to be home to a great number of practising artists. We are dedicated to supporting a vibrant calendar of cultural events including music, visual art, literature, community creations, film and public art. Click on the links below to find out what's on, or subscribe to Indartz, the arts and culture newsletter for Indigo Shire.
Bluescope Steel Youth Orchestra performing in Yackandandah
Concert at Yackandandah Public Hall: 2pm - Saturday 14th April
Bookings not necessary
The BlueScope Steel Youth Orchestra, from the Wollongong Conservatorium of Music, will embark on its 16th Annual Easter Tour, this time touring the border areas of Victoria to celebrate Youth Week.
Hosted by the Indigo Shire Council, the Orchestra will present an easy listening program playing well known pieces from the Great Masters; Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, Dvorak, Brahms, through to the French composers Poulenc and Bizet.
The program contains classical pieces loved by all, including Vivaldi’s Summer, Mozart’s Symphony No.25 made famous by the film Amadeus, Bizet’s March from Carmen, Dvorak’s Slavonic Dances, and Braham’s Hungarian Dance No.5.
This Tour is the first since the Orchestra celebrated its 25th Anniversary Concert last year, making the partnership between BlueScope Steel and the Orchestra the longest running arts sponsorship in Australia.
The Orchestra will perform a program from the following pieces conducted by Nigel Edwards.
Symphony No. 25 in G Minor – Mozart
Slavonic Dance No.8 – Dvorak
Hungarian Dance No.5 – Brahms
Slavonic Dance No.9 – Dvorak (wind section only)
Summer – Vivaldi
Violin Soloist Siobhan Mewes, winner of the Wollongong Conservatorium of Music 2011 Concerto Competition
Three English Dances – Playford English Dancing Master
1st Mov Double Violin Concerto in D Minor – Bach
Diversion for Wind – N.Edwards
Four Movements from Suite Francais for Piano – Poulenc ( arr Orch N. Edwards)
March from Carmen – Bizet
Mystery knitters in Beechworth and Yackandandah
For several months now, textile art has been appearing in public spaces in Beechworth and Yackandandah. Who is doing it? Is there a team of knitters who surreptitiously adorn the street furniture in the dead of night? Or are they brazenly creating and installing their work in the light of day? Pictured is an great example that has been brightening up the bike rack near the Beechworth Bakery. Keep an eye out for new work, and send your pictures to: sreid@indigoshire.vic.gov.au