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Leader - Richard Gratwick Conductor - Neil Mantle, MBE

Next Concert:

Sunday 11th May 2025 at 7:30pm
  The Lark Ascending
Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’)
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
 violin soloist: Richard Gratwick
Finzi: Dies Natalis
 soloist: Christian Schneeberger (tenor)
Britten: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell

To close our season, we feature the music of these shores, including two 'Classic FM top twenty' favourites: Vaughan Williams’ eloquent depiction of the lazy motion of a lark in flight, in which we feature our superb leader Richard Gratwick, and Elgar’s well loved ‘Enigma’ Variations, in which he immortalised his friends in delighted miniatures - including, of course - "Nimrod", which was a key factor in spreading this wonderful work worldwide.
Another - very different - set of variations unites the 17th and 20th centuries in the form of the theme of Henry Purcell with the imaginative thematic transformations by Benjamin Britten. A splendid opportunity for each and every section of your wonderful orchestra to demonstrate their virtuosity!
We look forward to welcoming you to this exciting and varied season of concerts!

Tickets and Prices
Tickets, price £17.00 (concessions: £15.00; Student: £8.00; accompanied schoolchildren: free), are available for online booking from the Usher Hall Box Office, or by telephone (0131 228 1155), from Members of the Orchestra, and at the door (cash or card).

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