The Preston Suite: A Suburban Symphony - Preston by Night by Keyna R Wilkins

The Preston Suite: A Suburban Symphony, performed by Preston Symphony Orchestra 25th Nov 2018 at Preston Town Hall (Melbourne), composed by Keyna Wilkins (Movt 3), other composers of Movt 1 and 2 not on recording: Luke Speedy-Hutton (Movt 1), William Schmidt (Movt 2).

The centrepiece of the Preston Symphony Orchestra’s third concert for 2018 was the world premiere of a new work about Preston, a suburb of Melboune. They commissioned three Australian composers to write about the suburb inspired by times of the day.

Premiere: 25/11/2018 @ Preston Town Hall (Melbourne) performed by Preston Symphony Orchestra
Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3vVpHyhbvE

Preston Symphony Orchestra commissioned the original work "The Preston Suite: A Suburban Symphony" early 2018. Three emerging Australian composers were selected and instructed to compose a symphonic movement inspired by the sound of Preston at different times of the day, trying to relfect the multi-cultural, suburban and night-life activity : Luke Speedy-Hutton's morning bustle becomes the daydreaming of William Schmidt’s afternoon, before Keyna Wilkins captures the mystery of a suburban night as trams rattle in the distance. The orchestra wanted to create a work that was original and unique for the performers, who are mostly high level professional players and to shine light on emerging Australian composers and share Australian music with mainstream audiences.

Preston Symphony Orchestra website: https://prestonsymphony.org.au/

Youtube audio recording with photo montage of The Preston Suite Movt 3 - Preston By Night by Keyna Wilkins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHWkKTUDrjY&feature=youtu.be