Velvety smooth, rich and expressive - the sound of the clarinet takes pride of place in this colourful and profoundly moving concert.

You'll hear the clarinet in two modes: as the soloist in Ariel's Music, inspired by Ariel Glaser, who died of AIDS in 1988, just seven years old, and in Debussy's miniature masterpiece - a Frenchman's vision of Spain. The emotional range is enormous. Brett Dean's tribute to Ariel's heroic mother is lamenting, agitated, impassioned and defiant in turn - music that speaks to the heart of a heart-breaking ordeal. Debussy's rhapsody is languid and sultry - imagine Spain in the time of the Moors. Orchestral music, old and new, frames the program. We end with a brand new work by Australian Barry Conyngham. It's his first symphony, inspired by and dedicated to Richard Gill - music to celebrate the struggle, the joy and the sheer excitement of learning. And Debussy - once more in Spanish mode - gives the concert a thrilling and festive beginning.

Pre-concert talk by Genevieve Lang at 5.45pm in the Northern Foyer.

These concerts will be presented from the stage by composer, writer and broadcaster Andrew Ford.