Meet the Music: Yoshimatsu & Poulenc
Years 9-12
Dates & Key Information
Monday 14 September 2026
6:30pm at Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne
Ticket price: $9
Our low ticket price is thanks to the support of an anonymous donor.
Duration: approx. 1 hour, no interval
Meet the Music Series
Limited tickets available!
The MSO’s popular Meet the Music Series for Schools is an exciting array of incredible performers and much-loved orchestral repertoire. With six concerts to choose from there is something to inspire everyone.
Each concert in this series will be accompanied by a digital pre-concert talk to help prepare students for the performance.
Program
Takashi Yoshimatsu And Birds Are Still...
Poulenc Sinfonietta
About this performance
This concert features a 15-20-minute presentation (Auslan interpreted) and a performance of the full work.
Japanese conductor Nodoka Okisawa returns to lead the MSO in a contrasting program of French and Japanese works. And Birds Are Still… is a contemplative work from Takashi Yoshimatsu that contrasts the lightness of nature with the weight of the human experience. Meanwhile, Poulenc’s delightful Sinfonietta is full of light and dance.
Duration: approx. 1 hour, no interval
Featuring
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Nodoka Okisawa conductor