Sinfonia of London Elgar and Vaughan Williams
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- What you'll hear
- All about the music
Idyllic. Pure. The sound of England.
Who’s on stage
Local boy done good John Wilson returns, this time with his own orchestra Sinfonia of London.
What they’re playing
A feast of English music – Ralph Vaughan Williams’s Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, Benjamin Britten’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Arthur Bliss’ Music for Strings, Frederick Delius’ Late Swallows and Edward Elgar’s Introduction and Allegro. A total treat.
Need to know
Price: £24.50 – 52.50
Discounts: save if you’re under 17, aged 18 – 30, a classical first timer, or a group of 10 or more people. Check the details.
Running time: 2 hours, including a 20 minute interval.
Age: under 14s must be accompanied by an adult.
What you'll hear
Ralph Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Benjamin Britten Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings
Arthur Bliss Music for Strings
Frederick Delius Late Swallows
Edward Elgar Introduction and Allegro
Who's playing it
John Wilson conductor
Laurence Kilsby tenor
Christopher Parkes horn
Sinfonia of London
What's happening in the music?
There’s little music that is so immediately associated with England and its landscapes than that of Elgar and Vaughan Williams. The haunting yet stirring Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis starts your evening, which is capped with Elgar’s tender and meltingly beautiful Introduction and Allegro. In between you’ll hear Britten’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, music that’s brimming over with ideas, wit and energy alongside Bliss’ bold and dramatic Music for Strings and Delius’ gently nostalgic Late Swallows.
