QUICK NOTES

Musicians band together

THE Clarence City Band will hold its annual Gala Concert this weekend, with every band member — from fledgling flautists to experienced euphonium players — set to perform on the night. The event will feature performances by several ensembles who fall under the CCB banner, including members of the CC Big Band, the CC Brass Band, the CC Concert Band. and seven-piece chamber ensemble Crosswinds.

The Clarence City Band Gala Concert will be held at the Learning Services Centre (formerly Lindisfarne North Primary School) from 7pm on Saturday. Entry is by gold coin donation.

Just wild about music

COMPOSER Stephen Lias will discuss the influence of his fascination with the natural environment on his music at next week’s Musicological Society of Australia meeting in Hobart.

Lias’s music has been performed by ensembles including the Russian String Orchestra, the Oasis Quartet, and the Ensamble de Trompetas Simon Bolívar, as well as the Fairbanks, Shreveport and Anchorage Symphonies and the Rochester Philharmonic.

Many of his works have been inspired by residencies in national parks in the US and other countries.

Stephen Lias will present Wild Music: A Composer’s Obsession with America’s National Parks in the Conservatorium Lecture Theatre on Sandy Bay Rd from 5.30pm on Wednesday.

Entry is by gold coin donation, and free for MSA members.

Divide and conquer

THE University of Tasmania Community Music Program Wind Orchestra, conducted by Stephen King, will present a deconstruction of its musical talents at Christ Church in Longford this weekend.

In a departure from its usual concerts, the orchestra will subdivide into small ensembles to showcase a variety of instrumental groups, including sackbuts, French horns, clarinets, oboes, bassoons and more.

Each of the ensembles has selected its own repertoire to highlight their specific characteristics.

The concert begins at 2.30pm on Saturday. Tickets are $10, available at the door.

Ticket winners

SIX lucky Pulse readers have each won double passes to shows at Wrest Point this weekend.

Mirria Pepper, of Glenorchy, Pete Willows, of Old Beach, and Maree Schafer, of South Hobart, are off to see Todd McKenney and Georgie Parker perform Duets in the Entertainment Centre on Saturday night

Mary Friend, of Claremont, Steve Wilson, of Carlton Beach, and Nola Smith, of New Town, get to laugh at comedian Akmal’s Transparent in the Showroom, also on Saturday night.

The winners have been notified by email.