{"id":1252,"date":"2025-01-29T01:11:08","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T14:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dindi.com.au\/wp\/?p=1252"},"modified":"2025-01-29T01:11:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T14:11:08","slug":"observer-free-concerts-at-the-myer-music-bowl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dindi.com.au\/wp\/2025\/01\/29\/observer-free-concerts-at-the-myer-music-bowl\/","title":{"rendered":"OBSERVER: Free concerts at the Myer Music Bowl"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pictured: MSO Chief Conductor Jaime Martin. Photo: Paul Marc Mitchell<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over three star-filled February summer nights, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will continue its more than 60-year tradition of performing free outdoor concerts at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl.<br>The 2025 free summer series opens on February 5 with Cybec Assistant Conductor Leonard Weiss leading the MSO for Journeys and Adventures featuring stories of exploration, playful moments and showstoppers.<br>On February 15, the MSO\u2019s Chief Conductor Jaime Mart\u00edn will make his debut at the Bowl, conducting a program featuring acclaimed Czech composer Antonin Dvor\u00e1k, legendary American composer George Gershwin and French composer Maurice Ravel\u2019s best-known work Bol\u00e9ro.<br>A Symphonic Showcase will be presented on February 22, led by Principal Conductor Benjamin Northey and the MSO to deliver a Symphonic Showcase featuring two world premieres from Cybec Young Composer in Residence Klearhos Murphy and MSO\u2019s inaugural Cybec First Nations Composer in Residence, James Henry.<br>\u201cIt is an absolute thrill to make my debut in this iconic concert series at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl,\u201d says Chief Conductor Jaime Mart\u00edn.<br>\u201cThese free concerts are an extraordinary gift to Melburnians and visitors to this wonderful city. They are a celebration of music, community, and Melbourne\u2019s vibrant summer spirit. \u201cSharing the joy of live orchestral music with such a diverse audience, under the stars in this beloved venue, is truly special.\u201d<br>Event Details:<br>Dates and Time: February 5, 15, 22 at 7.30pm<br>Gates open at 4.30pm with entry on a first-in basis<br>Venue: Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne<br>Admission: Free<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Cheryl Threadgold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pictured: MSO Chief Conductor Jaime Martin. Photo: Paul Marc Mitchell Over three star-filled February summer nights, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will continue its more than 60-year tradition of performing free outdoor concerts at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl.The 2025 free summer series opens on February 5 with Cybec Assistant Conductor Leonard Weiss leading the MSO&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1257,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_siteseo_robots_primary_cat":"none","pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-observer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dindi.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dindi.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dindi.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dindi.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dindi.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1252"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dindi.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1252\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1258,"href":"https:\/\/dindi.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1252\/revisions\/1258"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dindi.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dindi.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dindi.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dindi.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}