# Concerts in University Arts Festival

IELTS Academic Listening - 10 questions - 10 minutes - Note completion

Source: Recording, questions and answer key from Cambridge IELTS 14, Test 3, Listening Part 4. © Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Used for educational practice. Explanations and evidence notes are written by Testmigo.

## The recording

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## Questions

### Questions 31-40: Note completion

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Concerts in university arts festival
Concert 1
Australian composer: Liza Lim
studied piano and **(31)** _____ before turning to composition
performers and festivals around the world have given her a lot of commissions
compositions show a great deal of **(32)** _____ and are drawn from various cultural sources
her music is very expressive and also **(33)** _____
festival will include her **(34)** _____ called The Oresteia
Lim described the sounds in The Oresteia as **(35)** _____
British composers: Ralph Vaughan Williams, Frederick Delius
Concert 2
British composers: Benjamin Britten, Judith Weir
Australian composer: Ross Edwards
festival will include The Tower of Remoteness, inspired by nature
"The Tower of Remoteness" is performed by piano and **(36)** _____
compositions include music for children
celebrates Australia's cultural **(37)** _____
Concert 3
Australian composer: Carl Vine
played cornet then piano
studied **(38)** _____ before studying music
worked in Sydney as a pianist and composer
became well known as composer of music for **(39)** _____
festival will include his music for the 1996 **(40)** _____
British composers: Edward Elgar, Thomas Adès

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