2012-2013 season
Saturday 20 October 2012
7.30 pm
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School, Queens’ Road, Brentwood, Essex CM14 4EX
Mozart Overture, Don Giovanni
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor
Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique
Violin Philippa Barton
Conductor Dean Foley
Saturday 9 February 2013
7.30 pm
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School, Queens' Road, Brentwood, Essex CM14 4EX
Malcolm Arnold Overture, Tam O'Shanter
Finzi Clarinet Concerto
Dvorak Symphony No 6
Clarinet Susan Moss
Conductor Brian Lynn
The overture tells the story of Robert Burn's Tam O'Shanter and his evening in the pub that ends with him watching a witches' party on the way home before being chased off by the devil. Malcolm Arnold captures all the moods of the evening in his affectionate tribute to a rather confused night out.
For the concerto we are delighted to welcome our very own principal clarinet, Susan Moss, for a performance of Gerald Finzi's beautifully lyrical clarinet concerto, written for solo clarinet and strings. Our concert ends with Dvorak's sixth symphony which established him as one of the great symphonists. Alternately lyrical and lively, it is full of exciting Czech folk rhythms and dances. We are delighted to welcome Brian Lynn as our guest conductor for this evening.
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Saturday 18 May 2013
7.30 pm
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School, Queens' Road, Brentwood, Essex CM14 4EX
Holst A Somerset Rhapsody
Peter Maxwell Davies An Orkney Wedding with Sunrise
Vaughan Williams Tuba Concerto
Elgar Enigma Variations
Bagpipes Clive Troubman
Tuba Leslie Shadrake
Conductor Leigh Thomas
Leader Philippa Barton
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