Two Symphonies for Two Icons: The Menzies Research Institute and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Two Symphonies for Two Icons: The Menzies Research Institute and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Two iconic Tasmanian institutions, the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and the Menzies Research Institute, are joining together in a special musical event to raise funds for the Institute's health and medical research in Tasmania.
Two iconic Tasmanian institutions, the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and the Menzies Research Institute, are joining together in a special musical event to raise funds for the Institute's health and medical research in Tasmania.
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Managing Director Nicholas Heyward says this is a unique opportunity for the Tasmanian community to experience a world-class performance while supporting the Menzies Institute's globally significant research.
"The Tasmanian Government has recognised the outstanding achievements of both the Institute and the Orchestra through their 'Icons' program for several years," he said.
"This is the first time that two of Tasmania's icons have joined forces to benefit medical research in the state. We are pleased to be able to support the excellent work of the Menzies Research Institute," said Mr Heyward.
The concert, dubbed Two Symphonies Celebrating Two Icons, will feature the Orchestra performing two of Beethoven's most famous works, Symphony No. 3 Eroica, and the exuberant Beethoven Symphony No. 7.
Funds raised from the event will support the Menzies Research Institute's Childhood Determinants of Adult Health (CDAH) study. The CDAH study has followed up more than 5000 children who participated in a national health and fitness survey conducted in 1985.
New data collected from questionnaires and clinics held around Australia over the last two years will provide new insights into how lifestyle factors and physical characteristics in childhood affect health status in later life.
Information collected on factors such as physical activity, diet, physical fitness and obesity over 20 years will help us better understand how the early stages of heart disease and diabetes develop. The study will also investigate the degree to which a healthy lifestyle provides other benefits such as better mental health in young adults.
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