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Friday 11 July 2025
7.30pm at Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

Ticket price: $9
Our low ticket price is thanks to the support of an anonymous donor.

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Join us to celebrate NAIDOC and the oldest music practice on earth in an inspiring evening of cultural collaboration.

About this performance

Co-presented by MSO and Short Black Opera

To mark this year’s 50th anniversary of NAIDOC week, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra celebrates the Strength, Vision and Legacy of Yorta Yorta / Yuin composer and soprano Deborah Cheetham Fraillon AO with a powerful concert of works by this much loved and acclaimed national treasure.

Conducted by Aaron Wyatt and Nicolette Fraillon AM, the MSO is joined on stage by special guests William Barton, Jess Hitchcock, Lillie Walker and members of the Dhungala Children's Choir.

Featuring key moments from Cheetham Fraillon’s compositional partnership with the MSO, from Eumeralla, a war requiem for peace (2019) to her 2024 work Earth, this performance acknowledges a remarkable career dedicated to the future of First Nations voices in the classical music space.

Join us at Hamer Hall for a powerful performance, rich in beauty and culture.

Featuring

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Aaron Wyatt
conductor
Nicolette Fraillon AM
conductor
Deborah Cheetham Fraillon AO
soprano
William Barton
yidaki (didgeridoo)
Jess Hitchcock
vocalist
Lillie Walker vocalist
Members of Dhungala Children's Choir
MSO Chorus
Warren Trevelyan-Jones
chorus director

Presented in association with Creative Australia, Creative Victoria, Arts Centre Melbourne, ABC Classic and Vic NAIDOC.

Proudly presented by MSO Major NAIDOC Week Partner, Equity Trustees.

Aaron Wyatt’s work with the Orchestra is generously supported by the Sage Foundation. Special thanks to the Members of the MSO First Nations Giving Circle.

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