Session 2: Concert Program

Welcome to our new audience members, and welcome back to those who joined us in March. We're so thrilled to host you in our home at the Blackwood Box and hope that you have a wonderful evening, sipping specially curated cocktails from Brogan's Way Gin alongside an intimate and welcoming music performance. Tonight, would not be possible without our generous philanthropic community, and our government partners, Creative Australia and Creative Victoria. I must also give a special additional thanks to Creative Victoria for their investment in the Blackwood Box, creating a home for Orchestra Victoria for the next 5 years.

We are sure you will enjoy tonight's performance featuring conductor Jonathan Lo and our Section Principal Trumpet Mark Fitzpatrick.

Enjoy!

Jacinta Ewers
Chief Executive Officer

Dear friends,

Welcome to Session 2 of Meet @ the Market 2025.

Tonight’s program, conducted by the exceptional Jonathan Lo, invites us into a vibrant dialogue between centuries, styles, and textures. We begin with Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin, a tribute not only to baroque elegance but to personal memory—music that dances with grace even in the shadow of loss.

Telemann’s bright and joyful Trumpet Concerto in D major follows, featuring our brilliant Section Principal Trumpet, Mark Fitzpatrick, as soloist. This baroque gem showcases the trumpet’s regal flair and virtuosity, offering a sparkling counterpoint to the evening’s more expansive works.

We close with Louise Farrenc’s magnificent Symphony No. 3—a Romantic-era masterpiece that has too long remained in the shadows. Powerful, expressive, and meticulously crafted, it is a work that richly deserves the spotlight it receives tonight.

Thank you for joining us for this special performance. Whether you are a longtime supporter or discovering us for the first time, we are honoured to share this music with you—and look forward to welcoming you again soon.

Jessica Gethin
Artistic Advisor / Conductor