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Malcolm Williamson, Bliss and Copland

Part of the Kensington Symphony Orchestra 60th anniversary

Add to my Calendar 23-11-2015 19:30 23-11-2015 21:30 36 Malcolm Williamson, Bliss and Copland KSO’s 60th Season continues with Malcolm Williamson’s overture based on the legend of St James and the Spanish Reconquista, Santiago de Espada, and two classic 1940s ballet scores: Bliss’s drama Miracle in the Gorbals is a dark tale of murder and magic in the slums of Glasgow. In contrast, Copland’s sublime Appalachian Spring is the quintessential evocation of the American landscape. St John's Smith Square, London DD/MM/YYYY

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St John's Smith Square
Smith Square
City of Westminster
London
SW1P 3HA
England

Programme

Malcolm Williamson – Santiago de Espada
Arthur Bliss – Miracle in the Gorbals
~ Interval ~
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring (1944 - 13 instruments)

Performers

Russell Keable – Conductor

Kensington Symphony Orchestra

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Programme Note

KSO’s 60th Season continues with Malcolm Williamson’s overture based on the legend of St James and the Spanish Reconquista, Santiago de Espada, and two classic 1940s ballet scores: Bliss’s drama Miracle in the Gorbals is a dark tale of murder and magic in the slums of Glasgow. In contrast, Copland’s sublime Appalachian Spring is the quintessential evocation of the American landscape.

Appalachian Spring

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