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32 Orchestra of Opera North

Part of the Ryedale Festival Summer 2019

Add to my Calendar 20-07-2019 19:30 20-07-2019 21:30 36 32 Orchestra of Opera North In 1946, Benjamin Britten borrowed a little hornpipe by Purcell and used it to take young listeners on an epic tour of the orchestra, introducing countless children to classical music. Another great technicolour orchestral showpiece by Musorgsky evokes the vivid emotional response he had to a series of sketches, watercolours and architectural designs he saw one day at an exhibition. The outstanding cellist Camille Thomas also makes her UK concerto debut with one of the greatest of all English concertos, full of passion and poetry. The Spa, Scarborough DD/MM/YYYY

Details

The Spa
South Bay
Scarborough
North Yorkshire
YO11 2HD
England

Programme

Benjamin Britten – Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
Modest Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel)
Edward Elgar – Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85

Performers

Alpesh Chauhan – Conductor
Camille Thomas – cello

Orchestra of Opera North

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42 A Purcell Pageant

10 Flora Curzon

23 echo Choir

Jess Gillam in Recital

Programme Note

In 1946, Benjamin Britten borrowed a little hornpipe by Purcell and used it to take young listeners on an epic tour of the orchestra, introducing countless children to classical music. Another great technicolour orchestral showpiece by Musorgsky evokes the vivid emotional response he had to a series of sketches, watercolours and architectural designs he saw one day at an exhibition. The outstanding cellist Camille Thomas also makes her UK concerto debut with one of the greatest of all English concertos, full of passion and poetry.

Scarborough Spa

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