Introduction
In October and November 2000, the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra undertook perhaps its most ambitious and arduous international tour lo date. Over just three weeks. the Orchestra toured to Argentina, Canada and the United States, giving ten performances along the way in venues ranging from major concert halls lo school auditoriums.
Also for the first time, the TSO wanted its local. national and international fans to be able to follow the orchestra as it travelled. To this end, TSO Marketing and Development Manager Andrew Ross travelled with the Orchestra on the tour and sent back a daily diary and digital photographs, This material was published on the Orchestra’s website, generating some of the heaviest traffic to date on its already popular internet site.
Tour Itinerary
Friday 27 October Travel to Sydney
Saturday 28 October Travel to Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sunday 29 October Free Day
Monday 30 October Travel to Rosario, Argentina
Performance #1
Auditorio Fundacion 9pm
- Sculthorpe – Port Essington
- Haydn – Cello Concerto in D
- Tchaikovsky – Symphony No.1
Tuesday 31 October Travel to Buenos Aires, Argentina
Wednesday 1 November
Performance #2
Teatro Gran Rex 1pm
- Sculthorpe – Port Essington
- Beethoven – Symphony No.7
Thursday 2 November Travel to Bahia Blanca, Argentina
Performance #3
Teatro Municipal 9.15pm
- Sculthorpe – Port Essington
- Haydn – Cello Concerto in D
- Tchaikovsky – Symphony No.1
Friday 3 November Travel to Salta, Argentina
Saturday 4 November
Performance #4
Teatro Nueva Casa de la Cultura 10pm
- Sculthorpe – Port Essington
- Haydn – Cello Concerto in D
- Beethoven – Symphony No.7
Sunday 5 November Travel Salta-Buenos-Aires-Miami
Monday 6 November Travel Miami-Toronto-Edmonton, Canada
Tuesday 7 November
Performance #5
Francis Winspear Centre for Music 8pm
- Kars Chernin – Heaven is Closed
- Haydn – Cello Concerto in D
- Tchaikovsky – Symphony No.1
Wednesday 8 November Travel to Vancouver, Canada
Performance #6
Chan Centre for the Performing Arts 8pm
- Kars Chernin – Heaven is Closed
- Haydn – Cello Concerto in D
- Tchaikovsky – Symphony No.1
Thursday 9 November
Performance #7
Chan Centre for the Performing Arts 8pm
- Kars Chernin – Heaven is Closed
- Haydn – Cello Concerto in D
- Tchaikovsky – Symphony No.1
Friday 10 November Travel Io Mission, Canada
Performance #8
Clarke Centre Theatre 8pm
- Kars Chernin – Heaven is Closed
- Haydn – Cello Concerto in D
- Tchaikovsky – Symphony No.1
Saturday 11 November Free Day
Sunday 12 November Travel to Seattle, USA
Performance #9
Benaroya Hall Music Centre 8pm
- Sculthorpe – Port Essington
- Haydn – Cello Concerto in D
- Beethoven – Symphony No.7
Monday 13 November Free Day
Tuesday 14 November Travel to Astoria
Performance #10
Astoria High School Auditorium 7.30pm
- Kars Chernin – Heaven is Closed
- Haydn – Cello Concerto in D
- Tchaikovsky – Symphony No.1
Wednesday 15 November Travel to Portland/Los Angeles/Melbourne
Thursday 16 November In Transit
Friday 17 November Arrive Hobart
