English Landscapes Classical Encounters with Orchestra of the Swan

Tue 18 Mar 2008 7:30pm at Town Hall

In the 19th century Britain was known as a ‘land without music’ but the last century, led by Edward Elgar, saw an astonishing renaissance in the musical life of the country, conducting many times in Town Hall Birmingham, so it is fitting to programme his great masterpiece for strings, the Introduction & Allegro. Birmingham composer John Joubert’s 80th birthday is celebrated with a performance of oboe concerto, an OOTS commission and the concert concludes with Britten’s virtuoso showpiece, the Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge

‘...Orchestra of the Swan really showed its mettle in Britten’s Frank Bridge Variations…all the work’s parodying humour surfaced with a genuine exuberance…’ Musical Opinion

Supported by KPMG and Arts Council England

www.orchestraoftheswan.org

Tickets: £22.50 (£21), £17.50 (£16), £12.50 (£11.50), £8.50 (£7.50), choir benches £6.50 (no concession)
Concessions for patrons aged 60 and above
10% discount available to patrons buying tickets for three concerts, 20% available to patrons buying tickets for all six concerts

Conductor – David Curtis

Holst – St Paul’s Suite
John Joubert – Oboe concerto*
Elgar – Introduction & Allegro
David Matthews – Adagio for string orchestra
Britten – Frank Bridge variations

  • Orchestra of the Swan commission

Pre-concert talk taking place in the auditorium at 6.30pm
Post-concert Conversation Club taking place in the Circle Bar 15 minutes after the end of the performance.
Entrance free to concert ticket holders

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