THE PLANETS

THE PLANETS+ YOUNG PERSONS GUIDE TO THE ORCHESTRA

Event Date:21 June 2025
Venue:Riverside Theatres, Parramatta

A Fabulous Family Concert Event

COPLAND Fanfare for the Common Man
BRITTEN Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
HOLST The Planets

The Metropolitan Orchestra (TMO) return to Riverside Theatre in Parramatta for a special event before the venue closes for an extensive renovation later this year. This sublime family concert opens with Copland’s iconic Fanfare for the Common Man, a stirring tribute to strength and resilience followed by Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra which showcases the virtuosity of each instrument in a dazzling display of orchestral color. After the intermission, the orchestra led by Chief Conductor Sarah-Grace Williams will take the audience on an incredible intergalactic journey through the seven movements of Gustav Holst’s incredible “The Planets”. This wonderful family concert event will appeal to all music lovers from seasoned orchestral followers through to those new to a live orchestra.

The Metropolitan Orchestra’s The Planets is presented in partnership with Riverside Theatre and supported by the Inner West Council.

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