Single tickets on sale Monday 9 November 2026
Two of ANAM’s own faculty, trombonist Colin Prichard and clarinettist David Thomas (ANAM’s Head of Woodwind), lead a morning celebrating brass and wind instruments.
The program begins with a burst of Italian drama: the overture to Verdi’s opera La forza del destino (The Force of Destiny), reimagined for brass ensemble. Next comes the galloping final movement of Mozart’s Horn Concerto No.4, written for his friend, the horn player Joseph Leutgeb, and full of the spirit of the hunt.
The main event is Mozart’s Gran Partita, a serenade for twelve wind instruments and a double bass. Traditionally a lighter form of entertainment, this serenade is far grander, with seven movements. Its slow movement is one of Mozart’s most celebrated, and it found a new audience in the film Amadeus, where it moves Mozart’s rival, Salieri, to awe. Powerful even on screen, it comes fully to life in the unrivalled acoustics of the Elisabeth Murdoch Hall.
Giuseppe VERDI arr. HOLDING "Overture" from La forza del Destino
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART arr. DAVIS Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-flat Major, K. 495: III. Rondo
MOZART Serenade in B-flat Major, K. 361/370a Gran Partita
Colin Prichard (ANAM Faculty) director/trombone
David Thomas (ANAM Faculty, Head of Woodwind) director/clarinet
ANAM Musicians
Approximate duration: 1 hour and 10 minutes with no interval.
Presented in partnership with Melbourne Recital Centre.