Gustav Holst

Arnold 'The Inn of the Sixth Happiness' - Suite

Holst 'The Planets' Suite
    with the choir of Newstead Woods School

Bax’s tone poem dramatically portrays the Cornish castle, high above rocks, battered by the waves. Its Celtic flavour hints at the legend of King Arthur. Sir Malcolm Arnold was a prolific composer, who wrote in many genres including music for over 100 films, winning an Oscar for ‘Bridge on the River Kwai’ and an Ivor Novello Award for ‘Inn of the Sixth Happiness’. Holst’s ‘Planets’ Suite was described by him as ‘a series of mood pictures’, and is based on astrological ideas. It uses a huge orchestra, sometimes with enormous power and sometimes with extreme delicacy, making a splendid sonic spectacular conclusion to our season.

Richard Strauss Alpine Symphony

We are planning to run a day’s workshop on Richard Strauss’s epic 'Alpine Symphony'. Given its scale and complex scoring, it is not a work that we could ever afford to include in a concert performance, but this is a wonderful opportunity to play this Strauss masterpiece. We will spend the day working on it with Adrian before an informal performance early evening which will be open to the public.

Adrian  will introduce the work at 5.50pm, followed by an informal performance at about 6.10pm (ending around 7pm).

The session will be free, but donations are welcome; no tickets will be issued.

Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.2
    Soloist Masa Tayama

Rimsky Korsakov 'Scheherazade'

Rodrigo 'Concierto de Aranjuez'
    Soloist Eurico Pereira (Guitar)

Ravel ‘Rapsodie Espagnole’

Resphigi ‘Roman Festivals’

Mozart Flute Concerto No.1 in G major
    Soloist Philip Rowson

Schumann Symphony No.3