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Summer Nights concert in Banbury

Part of the Banbury Symphony Orchestra 2018/19

Add to my Calendar 29-06-2019 19:30 29-06-2019 21:30 36 Summer Nights concert in Banbury Come and join the Banbury Symphony Orchestra for our Summer concert in St Mary’s Church. The concert opens with William Walton’s comedy overture Scapino. The overture depicts a character somewhere in nature between Leporello and Till Eulenspiegel, a meddling fixer of amorous adventures! Next we welcome back the wonderful Maria Kouznetsova as our soloist in the Bruch Violin Concerto No 1. It was a rare privilege to hear Maria play the Sibelius violin concerto with us last Summer – don’t miss this treat! After the interval we will play Rimsky-Korsakov’s symphonic suite Scheherazade, that wonderful and dazzlingly-written evocation of the Arabian Nights story. Tickets are £10 and 18s and under remain FREE! Book tickets online or buy on the door. Advance booking strongly advised. St Mary's Church, Banbury DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Mary's Church
Horse Fair
Banbury
Oxfordshire
OX16 0AA
England

Programme

William Walton – Scapino: A Comedy Overture
Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade, Op.35
~ Interval ~
Max Bruch – Violin Concerto no.1 in G minor, Op.26

Performers

Maria Kouznetsova – violin
Paul Willett – Conductor

Banbury Symphony Orchestra

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Programme Note

Come and join the Banbury Symphony Orchestra for our Summer concert in St Mary’s Church.

The concert opens with William Walton’s comedy overture Scapino. The overture depicts a character somewhere in nature between Leporello and Till Eulenspiegel, a meddling fixer of amorous adventures!

Next we welcome back the wonderful Maria Kouznetsova as our soloist in the Bruch Violin Concerto No 1. It was a rare privilege to hear Maria play the Sibelius violin concerto with us last Summer – don’t miss this treat!

After the interval we will play Rimsky-Korsakov’s symphonic suite Scheherazade, that wonderful and dazzlingly-written evocation of the Arabian Nights story.

Tickets are £10 and 18s and under remain FREE!

Book tickets online or buy on the door. Advance booking strongly advised.

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