LUNAR NEW YEAR CONCERT Tuesday 19 February 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall

PRESENTED BYMelbourne Recital Centre

ARTISTSSouthern Cross SoloistsTania Frazer oboe/artistic directorLina Andonovska fluteAshley Smith clarinetAlex Miller french horn Alan Smith violinBlair Harris celloAlex Raineri piano

Jordan Schulte narratorLi Wei Qin celloGeorge Gao erhuKristian Chong piano

PROGRAMBAO YUAN KAI (b. 1944)Happy Lantern Festival

CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS (1835-1921)Carnival of the Animals I Royal March of the Lion II Hens & Roosters III Wild Asses – Quick Animals

CHEN YAO-XIN Galloping Horses

CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS Carnival of the Animals IV Tortoises

BAO YUAN KAI Chinese Mountain Tune

MAO YUAN (b. 1926) Happy Spring >>

CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS Carnival of the Animals

VI Kangaroos VII Aquarium VIII Characters with Long Ears

GEORGE GAO (b. 1967)Mongolian Fantasy

Erhu of the Night

CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS Carnival of the Animals

IX The Cuckoo in the Depths of the WoodsX Aviary

NICCOLÒ PAGANINI (1782-1840)Moses Variations

CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS Carnival of the Animals XII Fossils XIII The Swan

BAO YUAN KAIYangge Dance

INTERVAL

LYLE CHANCarnival of the Chinese Animals (selections)

IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882-1971)Firebird: Suite I Introduction – The Firebird and its dance – The Firebird's variation II The Princesses’ Khorovod (Rondo, round dance) III Infernal dance of King Kashchei IV Berceuse (Lullaby) V Finale

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