Ben Goldscheider, horn & Thomas Walker, tenor

Bath Festival Orchestra

with Ben Goldscheider, horn & Thomas Walker, tenor

Thursday 8 June 2023, 19:30

Past Event
Bath Festival Orchestra Past Event

Programme

Britten Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings
New work*
Corelli Concerto Grosso in F major, Op. 6 No. 2
Tippett Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli
Britten Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge

(*please note change to previously advertised programme)

Performers

Ben Goldscheider horn
Thomas Walker tenor
Bath Festival Orchestra
Peter Manning conductor

Tonight, the Bath Festival Orchestra goes back to its roots, recreating one of its original programmes which was conducted by Michael Tippett with concertmaster Yehudi Menuhin, the founder of the Orchestra.

That concert featured Tippett’s Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli, a seductive, radiant piece that climbs from darkness to light, alongside the hugely influential Concerto Grosso that inspired it.

Completing the line-up was Britten’s breakthrough piece Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, an affectionate musical portrait of his much-admired teacher.

And to that original programme tonight’s concert adds two pieces, giving a pleasingly symmetrical arch to this celebration of English classical music’s mid-century modern heyday. Britten’s Serenade, with its haunting prelude and prologue for solo horn, is an evocative setting of poems about the night as bringer of both tranquillity and malevolence.

*Following Britten’s Serenade, pupils from Bobby Moore Academy, Newham perform a new piece inspired by Britten and featuring their own poetry and music composed in collaboration with members of Bath Festival Orchestra.

Duration: approx. 2 hours (incl. interval)

Ticket Information

£40 (premium), £35, £25, £15

Students: £5 off £15 tickets

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