Wednesday October 8th
at 8pm.

TICKETS:
£25/£15/£10
concs £22.50/£13.50/£9
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01865-319450
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Siobhan Grealy – flute
Janice Graham – director

Mozart – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Elgar – Serenade for Strings
Malcolm Arnold – Concerto for Flute and String Orchestra
Britten – Prelude and Fugue
Dvorak – Serenade for Strings

English Sinfonia’s second season in residence at The North Wall begins with a typically varied concert of music for strings, presented around Malcolm Arnold’s Concerto for Flute and String Orchestra. This lively, jazz-infected work features the orchestra’s principal flautist Siobhan Grealy in the central role.
The evening begins with one of Mozart’s most popular and sunny works, written in Vienna in 1787. This is followed by Elgar’s Serenade for Strings, dating from the early 1890’s and one of the composer’s earliest works to achieve popularity.
After the interval Britten’s Prelude and Fugue continues the English theme. Written in 1943, its darker harmonies and taut counterpoint treat each individual player as a soloist. Dvorak’s Serenade for Strings, brimming with Bohemian melodies and Slavic dance rhythms, is another perennial favourite of both audiences and performers and brings the evening to a spirited conclusion.
As usual, supporters and friends are invited to join the orchestra for champagne after the performance.

Please note that this revised programme differs slightly from that printed in the Autumn brochure.