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Southampton Concert Orchestra

Elgar, Vaughan Williams and Ivor Gurney

Add to my Calendar 28-11-2026 19:30 28-11-2026 21:30 36 Southampton Concert Orchestra Join Southampton Concert Orchestra in an evening of reflection, beauty, and timeless English music. Starting with the rarely performed A Gloucestershire Rhapsody by Ivor Gurney, whose music captures both the pastoral charm and the poignant yearning of a soul shaped by war and poetry.   Edward Elgar’s Enigma Variations — a deeply personal masterpiece that transforms portraits of the composer’s friends into one of the most enduring orchestral works ever written. Finally, the concert soars to radiant heights with Ralph Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending, a luminous meditation on nature and transcendence, where the solo violin rises skyward in song, embodying pure freedom and serenity. Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Turner Sims Concert Hall
University Southampton
Salisbury Road
Southampton
SO17 1BJ
England

Tickets

Prices: £19, £15 (under 18, Student)
Booking line: 023 8059 5151
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Programme

Ivor Gurney – A Gloucestershire Rhapsofy
Edward Elgar – Enigma Variations, Op.36
Ralph Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending

Performers

Paul Ingram – Conductor

Southampton Concert Orchestra

Programme Note

Join Southampton Concert Orchestra in an evening of reflection, beauty, and timeless English music.

Starting with the rarely performed A Gloucestershire Rhapsody by Ivor Gurney, whose music captures both the pastoral charm and the poignant yearning of a soul shaped by war and poetry.   Edward Elgar’s Enigma Variations — a deeply personal masterpiece that transforms portraits of the composer’s friends into one of the most enduring orchestral works ever written. Finally, the concert soars to radiant heights with Ralph Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending, a luminous meditation on nature and transcendence, where the solo violin rises skyward in song, embodying pure freedom and serenity.

Southampton Concert Orchestra

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