After a remarkable five year tenure at the helm of the Darwin Symphony Orchestra, the inspiring Matthew Wood is leaving to take on new challenges. His time in Darwin has included huge changes for the orchestra including a new home and major tours to Uluru and East Arnhem Land.
To celebrate all he has achieved he was invited to conduct a Valedictory concert with the DSO in late February, but rather than create a whole new program, the maestro decided what he really wanted was to revisit his favourite musical experiences from his five year stint. Thus came to pass an eclectic and crowd-pleasing evening including Verdi, Gounod, Westlake, Khachaturian to name a few, and including some prancing about and warbling from yours truly!
To celebrate all he has achieved he was invited to conduct a Valedictory concert with the DSO in late February, but rather than create a whole new program, the maestro decided what he really wanted was to revisit his favourite musical experiences from his five year stint. Thus came to pass an eclectic and crowd-pleasing evening including Verdi, Gounod, Westlake, Khachaturian to name a few, and including some prancing about and warbling from yours truly!
I was invited back to reprise my rendition of the Kats-Chernin “Wild Swans” ballet suite from four years earlier, and it was just as much barefoot fun as previously although I did have to make up all the choreography from scratch again as I’d forgotten it. This time though, I brought a magic wand to cast my spells on the audience! (Something Matthew is smart enough to carry with him at all performances, wink wink.)
Wishing you all the very best and great success in the future, Maestro!
Wishing you all the very best and great success in the future, Maestro!