Echoes Through Time

Centuries collide in sound and spirit

Melody EÖTVÖS Meraki
Henry PURCELL The Fairy Queen (excerpts)
Wojciech KILAR Orawa
Arvo PÄRT Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten
Benjamin BRITTEN Corpus Christi Carol
Ralph VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Riley Skevington director/violin

Riley Skevington leads WASO musicians in an evocative program that journeys across centuries of sound. Melody Eötvös’ Meraki brims with vitality and soul, while Purcell’s The Fairy Queen enchants with its theatrical spirit. Kilar’s Orawa bursts with raw, folk energy before the stillness of Pärt and Britten casts a spell of reflection. The concert culminates in Vaughan Williams’ transcendent Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis – music of profound beauty and resonance.

Presented by Perth Festival.