Tag: Concert

Winter Activities (2019)

Activity, Culture

I recently attended a fabulous concert at St John’s Church, London on December 8th featuring the Palace Opera Orchestra, with conductor Jonathan Finney.

Wagner: Tannhauser: Overture/ Venusberg Music

The programme included:

Wagner: Tannhauser: Overture/ Venusberg Music – Act 1 scene 1

Liszt: Dante Symphony

Venus

Venus / Zoe South

Tannhauser / Edward Hughes

“The Palace Opera – a serious company
with talented singers.”
The Times

Summer Activities (2018)

Activity, Blog, Concerts

August 4th to 11th

Escaped the heat of London to greener and cooler climes.

A week in Edinburgh, two rehearsals a day at George Heriot School, bang in the centre of the city and during the International Festival.  Free in the evenings to explore Fringe and other events.  What could be better!!


View of Edinborough Castle from George Heriot School

Some of the really great music played:

Bartók
Dance Suite
Strauss
Till Eulenspiegel
Stravinsky
Firebird Suite (1945)
Tomlinson
Suite of English Folk Dances
Williams
Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes
Beethoven
Leonore Overture no 3
Sibelius
Tapiola
Brahms
Academic Festival Overture
Debussy
Pelléas et Mélisande symphonie
Dvořák
Symphony no 8
Enescu
Symphony no 1
Prokofiev
Symphony no 3
Schumann
Symphony no 1


Foster & Partners ‘Quartermile’ development in the south of the city.

Monday, 27th August

Played for a Wedding at Farnham Castle


Helen and Martyn after the ceremony.

Music – Bob Chilcott’s ‘Like A Singing Bird’ for 3 part choir
and keyboard with the cello part specially arranged by
Angus Cunningham.

ooOoo