Cello section, Auckland Youth Orchestra Photo: Helen Lewis
The mellow sound of a solo cello is hard to beat. Multiply that by eight, and you're in for a sonic delight!
The cello section of Auckland Youth Orchestra gets its moment in the spotlight in the orchestra's next concert, with a performance of 'Symphony for Eight' by American composer Philip Glass. It's a re-working for cello octet of the third movement of Glass' Symphony No 3.
Two of the AYO's cellists, Alimaifiti Ono and section leader Damon Herlihy-O'Brien, talk with Bryan Crump about playing the work, their early memories of classical music, and what they love about the cello.
Sibelius, Nielsen, Glass
Alina Chen (flute), Auckland Youth Orchestra, Antun Poljanich (conductor)
Saturday 15 June, 7.30pm, All Saints' Church, Howick
Sunday 16 June, 2.30pm, Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna
Check out this lockdown recording of 'Symphony for Eight' from Cello Octet Amsterdam :
