INTERNATIONAL violin soloist Andrew Sords is looking forward to getting off the Australian coast and seeing a bit of the inland as he prepares for a visit to the Central Tablelands.
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Mr Sords, who has performed everywhere from eastern Europe to the Caribbean, will be in Bathurst and Orange next month for performances with Orange’s Colour City Chamber Orchestra.
Mr Sords will also offer masterclasses to string students at the conservatoriums in both cities.
“I feel very privileged to give classes to talented students at almost every venue,” he said.
“Nothing is quite so exciting as seeing a young musician have a revelation, or a technical problem solved, or the ‘spark’ in a performance occur.
“I'm not a miracle worker, but I like to think that my experience walking on stage every week can – and should - be imparted to the rising generation of concert artists.”
Mr Sords saw the Victorian capital on his previous trip.
“I'm tremendously excited to return to Australia - and I have the opportunity to see a different side to Australia from my 2012 trip,” he said.
“I performed Mozart in Melbourne, but now I am off the coast a bit.”
The American performer has seen plenty of the world during his career.
“There have been so many concerts from unique locations - eastern Europe, a former Soviet bloc country, Mexico, Hawaii,” he said.
“Certainly, the island of Anguilla [in the Caribbean] comes to mind for its exquisite beauty.”
Mr Sords will perform with the Colour City Chamber Orchestra (CCCO) at the Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre on Friday, November 11 and at the Orange Civic Theatre on Saturday, November 12.
He will perform Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor and Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending with the orchestra.
CCCO is a semi-professional string chamber orchestra that includes professional players, professional string teachers and music teachers, as well as advanced amateur performers and students from all walks of life.
CCCO performs around four to six concerts per year in the Central West.