Programme, Gheorghe Zamfir and Marcel Cellier’s Australian tour 1977

Maker unknown

Registration number

1746585

Artist/maker

Maker unknown

Title

Programme, Gheorghe Zamfir and Marcel Cellier’s Australian tour

Production date

1977

Medium

paper

Dimensions (H x W x D)

29.7 x 22.1 cm

Credit line

Donated by Albert Whitelaw, February 2006
City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection

Keywords

Melbourne Town Hall, Music Performance, Music Programs, 1970s, Gheorghe Zamfir, Marcel Cellier

Summary

Programme for Gheorghe Zamfir (pan flute) and Marcel Cellier’s (organ) 1977 tour of Australia. Performed at Melbourne Town Hall on Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 February, 1977. Playing original music, Romanian folk music, and music used in the film Picnic at Hanging Rock. This programme is one of over 300 Town Hall music programmes held in the collection. Dating from the 1920s until the 21st Century, these programmes document performances by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, The Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir, the annual Sun Aria Competition, as well as the performances of visiting soloists and conductors from around the world. The advertisements within the programmes are equally fascinating, featuring adverts for TAA Airlines, Berlei, Benson and Hedges cigarettes, and local Melbourne businesses selling everything from records to furs.