On Saturday night, Orchestra Wellington will open its 2024 Season with a Grand Gesture, a programme that lays down the foundation for the Orchestra’s exploration of The Story, ‘a glimpse of the journey of orchestral music from the Baroque era to the music of today.’ This is a story with many plot twists: far from being a chronological tour of well-known works that lead us from the eighteenth to the twenty-first century, music director Marc Taddei’s programming considers how composers in each era looked back at the history of music for inspiration, using the models established by past masters to guide their modern inventions. In the first concert, you’ll hear music by two of the 1685 generation, J. S. Bach and G. F. Handel, alongside Igor Stravinsky’s Pulcinella Suite and the Baroque Variations of Lukas Foss. If you’re eager to learn more about these composers and their music, read on … Wellington City Libraries holds a wealth of material that will enrich the story.

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