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Music to soothe your rageaholic tendencies

Fri, 20 July 2007

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by: Australian Ninja

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Another performance by the Eminence orchestra is on its way. Concerts will be held in both Sydney and Melbourne. The tickets to see this popular orchestra won't last long so do the smart thing and snatch them up while you can.

For those who don't already know, Eminence is an orchestra that is well known for playing music from popular video-games, Anime and whatever else they feel like playing.

"Classical music must not be left to languish in dusty corners or to be appreciated only by an older demographic. It needs to find a new face and be aggressively showcased into expanded genres and permutations in order to capture a larger audience. This said we do not want to limit our audience to young people, only to encourage them to join in as well as to expand the audience."

Previous concerts have included musical pieces from games such as Super Mario Brothers, Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, Shadow of the Colossus, Zelda, Halo and Animes such as Spirited Away, Fullmetal Alchemist, Gundam, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Howl's Moving Castle.

This play list for the new concert Destiny Reunion includes (but not limited to):

My Neigbour Totoro
Chrono Cross
.hack//Liminality
Princess Mononoke
Laputa: Castle in the Sky
The Place Promised in Our Early Days
Xenosaga
Romeo x Juliet
Noir
Gundam Seed
Deltora Quest

This wily reviewing Ninja has already bought his ticket for the Melbourne concert from Ticketek (with thanks to previous concert attendee and forum regular Borgieman for some useful info). This will be my first Eminence concert and you can bet I won't be able to shut up about it after experiencing it firsthand.

That means more needlessly long and wordy exposition in a future Buttonhole feature from your truly. Honestly though, it won't be too long to read (maybe).

Head on over to www.eminenceonline.com to book yourself a ticket and for those too lazy to click just now, here are dates for the upcoming concerts:

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
Verbrugghen Hall,
Sydney Conversatorium of Music
6:30 PM Saturady 28th July 2007

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
BMW Edge - Federation Square
7:00 PM Saturday 11 August 2007

by: Australian Ninja

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