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Ralph Vaughan Williams – Toward the Unknown region
Richard Strauss – Tod und Verklärung, Op.24
Morten Lauridsen – Lux Aeterna (1997)
Leonard Bernstein – Chichester Psalms
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Arturo Márquez – Danzón no.2
Sergei Rachmaninov – Symphonic Dances, Op.45
Roger May – APO Dances
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Film Music Gala
An evening of well-known greats performed by one of Britain’s top wind bands!
Great Hall - Reading University
Reading
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John Williams – Harry Potter
John Williams – Far & Away: Symphonic Suite
Andrew Lloyd Webber – The Phantom of the Opera: selections
Maximilian Steiner – Gone with the Wind: Tara's Theme
Lalo Schifrin – Mission Impossible
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Classical Spectacular
A dazzling evening of your favourite classical music with a proms-style finale
Great Hall - Reading University
Reading
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Leonard Bernstein – Overture Candide
George Frideric Handel – Zadok the Priest, HWV 258
Carl Orff – Carmina Burana
Johann Strauss II (the Younger) – Thunder and Lightning Polka
Gustav Holst – The Planets: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
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The Night Before Christmas
Join us for a magical evening of festive music!
Great Hall - Reading University
Reading
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Randol Alan Bass – The Night Before Christmas
Paul Lavender – A Home Alone Christmas
Bruce Broughton – Overture to Miracle on 34th Street
Leroy Anderson – A Christmas Festival
Michael Story – Winter Wonderland
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George Butterworth – The Banks of Green Willow
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Symphony no.4 in F minor
Andrzej Panufnik – Katyń Epitaph
Edward Elgar – Enigma Variations, Op.36
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Edward Elgar – The Apostles, Op.49: The Spirit of the Lord is upon me
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Ave verum corpus, K.618
Cesar Franck – Mass in A major: Panis Angelicus
Johann Sebastian Bach – Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Johannes Brahms – Geistliches Lied, Op.30
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West Forest Sinfonia - Summer Concert
Bernstein, Stravinsky, Debussy and Griffes
Great Hall - Reading University
Reading
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Charles Tomlinson Griffes – The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan, Op.8
Leonard Bernstein – West Side Story: Symphonic Dances
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Claude Debussy – Première rhapsodie
Igor Stravinsky – Firebird Suite (1919)
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West Forest Sinfonia Autumn Concert
Sibelius, Schumann, Richard Strauss
Great Hall - Reading University
Reading
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Jean Sibelius – Pohjola's Daughter, Op.49
Robert Schumann – Cello Concerto in A minor, Op.129
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Richard Strauss – Ein Heldenleben, Op.40
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West Forest Sinfonia January Concert
Britten, Dyson and Walton
Great Hall - Reading University
Reading
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Benjamin Britten – Four Sea Interludes, Op.33a
George Dyson – Violin Concerto
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William Walton – Symphony no.1 in B flat minor
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West Forest Sinfonia Summer Concert
Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky and Vaughan Williams
Great Hall - Reading University
Reading
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Pyotr Tchaikovsky – Romeo and Juliet (fantasia-overture), TH 42
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Tuba Concerto
Sergey Prokofiev – Romeo and Juliet (ballet), Op.64
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Dee Palmer – Orchestral Sgt Pepper's
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Dee Palmer – Passing Open Windows: A Symphonic Tribute to Queen
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West Forest Sinfonia Autumn Concert
Shostakovich, Rachmaninov, Messiaen.
Great Hall - Reading University
Reading
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Olivier Messiaen – Les Offrandes Oubliées
Sergei Rachmaninov – Piano Concerto no.3, Op.30
Dmitry Shostakovich – Symphony no.9 in E flat major, Op.70
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Russian Spectacular!
Borodin, Glière, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky
Great Hall - Reading University
Reading
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Aleksandr Borodin – Prince Igor: Overture
Reinhold Glière – Concerto for Harp and Orchestra in E flat major, Op.74
Pyotr Tchaikovsky – Orchestral Suite no.3 in G major: Theme and Variations
Igor Stravinsky – The Firebird Suite, 1919
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West Forest Sinfonia February Concert
Martinů, Strauss and Mahler
Great Hall - Reading University
Reading
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Bohuslav Martinů – The Frescoes of Piero Della Francesca
Richard Strauss – Four Last Songs, TrV 296
Gustav Mahler – Symphony no.4 in G major
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Gioachino Rossini – The Thieving Magpie: Overture
Johannes Brahms – Hungarian Dance in F sharp minor, WoO.1 no.5
Johannes Brahms – Hungarian Dance in F sharp minor, WoO.1 no.5
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on Greensleeves
Aaron Copland – Rodeo, ballet: Four Dance Episodes
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West Forest Sinfonia Summer Concert
Stravinsky, Poulenc and Sibelius
Great Hall - Reading University
Reading
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Igor Stravinsky – Symphony in C
Francis Poulenc – Sonata for flute (arr Lennox Berkeley)
Jean Sibelius – Symphony no.2 in D major, Op.43
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West Forest Sinfonia Autumn Concert
Khachaturian, Kabalevsky, Prokofiev
Great Hall - Reading University
Reading
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Aram Khachaturian – Spartacus
Dmitri Borisovich Kabalevsky – Cello Concerto no.2
Sergey Prokofiev – Symphony no.6 in E flat minor, Op.111
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Richard Strauss – Der Rosenkavalier Suite
Erich Wolfgang Korngold – Violin Concerto, Op.35
Gustav Holst – The Perfect Fool Ballet Music
Richard Wagner – Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Overture
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West Forest Sinfonia February Concert
Wagner, Berg and Brahms
Great Hall - Reading University
Reading
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Richard Wagner – Tristan and Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod
Alban Berg – 7 frühe Lieder, Op.7
Johannes Brahms – Symphony no.4 in E minor, Op.98