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West Australian
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- West Australian
fremantle Chamber Orchestra returns to perform in Geraldton's St Francis Xavier Cathedral, with 15yo soloist
The stirring sounds of the Fremantle Chamber Orchestra will once again fill the hallowed space inside St Francis Xavier Cathedral for a special performance this month celebrating its 20th anniversary. It will be the orchestra's third time performing in Geraldton, this time bringing their carefully crafted Music to Love program, which promises to appeal to people of all ages and backgrounds, newcomers and lovers of classical music. The performance will feature famous and forgotten pieces of work by Vivaldi, Mozart, Beethoven, Casadesus and more. The FCO is celebrating 20 years of making music this year and one of the soloists taking centre stage for the Geraldton performance was not even born when it was founded. Fifteen-year-old violinist Ellie Malonzo has won 11 first prizes at international competitions and performed in the USA, Vienna, Canada, London, Singapore, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. When she was 12, Ellie became the youngest soloist to perform with the FCO. Ellie will be the soloist in a Vivaldi Concerto for 2 Violins and Beethoven's Romance in F. Her teacher Paul Wright will perform with her and solo, as well as conduct the FCO. Other performances include cellist Melinda Forsythe playing Romance by Franchomme, and Adagio from Mozart's Clarinet Concerto featuring Michael Hodgkins. The orchestra has returned to Geraldton thanks to a grant from the City of Greater Geraldton. FCO will record the concert so listeners can re-live and share the performance. With more than five million hits on YouTube and Spotify, FCO hopes the recording will highlight the beauty of the historically significant cathedral and bring people from all over the world to Geraldton. The orchestra will be playing at the St Francis Xavier Cathedral on Friday, August 22 at 7.30pm. For tickets, visit trybooking. Limited tickets will be available at the door from 7pm. For the chance to win free tickets for two to this event, email or for more information call Natalie Hug on 0438 933 250.
7NEWS
01-08-2025
- Entertainment
- 7NEWS
Fremantle Chamber Orchestra: Teen violinist Ellie Malonzo to lead anniversary show
The Fremantle Chamber Orchestra is continuing its 20th anniversary celebrations with a musician who was not even born when it held its first performance. 15-year-old violinist Ellie Malonzo will take centre stage for the orchestra's Strings of Winter concert at the Fremantle Town Hall next month. She has won 11 first prizes at international competitions and performed in the USA, Vienna, Canada, London, Singapore, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. When she was 12, Ellie became the youngest soloist to perform with the FCO. Her teacher Paul Wright will perform with her and solo, as well as conduct the FCO. Other performances include cellist Melinda Forsythe playing Romance by Franchomme, and Adagio from Mozart's Clarinet Concerto featuring Michael Hodgkins. Audience members will be able to enjoy the show from the town hall's newly refurbished balcony. The $600,000 project by the City of Fremantle to upgrade the balcony area and increase the venue's capacity was completed last month. Builders from heritage restoration specialists CLPM re-levelled the tiers, increased the balustrade height, installed new seats, handrails, carpet and floor lighting and completed general restoration works. One of the new features is an area for patrons with accessibility needs and their companions, with lift access from the adjacent Walyalup Civic Centre building. A row of seats from when the balcony was added in 1895 and a row of seats and seat ends from the Art Deco period have been refurbished and retained for display purposes. The city is deciding what to do with the remaining seating components salvaged during the works, which are stored in its civic collection. The balcony project was made possible by a Commonwealth Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program grant from the Federal Government. The FCO will perform on Saturday, August 9, at 3pm at the Fremantle Town Hall as part of the city's 10 Nights in Port Festival. Tickets are available via Performances will also be held in Menora on August 10 and Geraldton on August 22. For tickets, visit trybooking.
Perth Now
31-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Perth teen leads chamber orchestra to celebrate anniversary
The Fremantle Chamber Orchestra is continuing its 20th anniversary celebrations with a musician who was not even born when it held its first performance. 15-year-old violinist Ellie Malonzo will take centre stage for the orchestra's Strings of Winter concert at the Fremantle Town Hall next month. She has won 11 first prizes at international competitions and performed in the USA, Vienna, Canada, London, Singapore, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. When she was 12, Ellie became the youngest soloist to perform with the FCO. Paul Wright will be performing at an anniversary concert. Credit: Supplied Her teacher Paul Wright will perform with her and solo, as well as conduct the FCO. Other performances include cellist Melinda Forsythe playing Romance by Franchomme, and Adagio from Mozart's Clarinet Concerto featuring Michael Hodgkins. Audience members will be able to enjoy the show from the town hall's newly refurbished balcony. The $600,000 project by the City of Fremantle to upgrade the balcony area and increase the venue's capacity was completed last month. Builders from heritage restoration specialists CLPM re-levelled the tiers, increased the balustrade height, installed new seats, handrails, carpet and floor lighting and completed general restoration works. The new town hall balcony. Credit: City of Fremantle One of the new features is an area for patrons with accessibility needs and their companions, with lift access from the adjacent Walyalup Civic Centre building. A row of seats from when the balcony was added in 1895 and a row of seats and seat ends from the Art Deco period have been refurbished and retained for display purposes. The city is deciding what to do with the remaining seating components salvaged during the works, which are stored in its civic collection. The balcony project was made possible by a Commonwealth Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program grant from the Federal Government. The FCO will perform on Saturday, August 9, at 3pm at the Fremantle Town Hall as part of the city's 10 Nights in Port Festival. Tickets are available via Performances will also be held in Menora on August 10 and Geraldton on August 22. For tickets, visit trybooking.
