Party: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra English Classics

Party: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra English Classics

Sun 15 Nov
At the Winding Wheel
Starts 3.30pm.

Ticket Information
Full £23
Concessions £21

ELGAR Introduction and Allegro

HANDEL Water Music: Suite No. 1 (complete)

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS The Lark Ascending

HAYDN Symphony No. 104

Director/ Soloist: Duncan Riddell

Join the world renowned Royal Philharmonic Orchestra as they return to Chesterfield with an evening of quintessentially British music. Handel’s Water Music accompanied George I along a royal excursion down the River Thames in 1717 and the suites have become firmly engrained within British culture ever since. Later during the 18th century, Haydn enjoyed a lucrative spell in the nation’s capital – particularly with his 12 ‘London’ symphonies, the last of which adopted this nickname.

The English Musical Renaissance of the late-19th to 20th centuries saw the reforming of a national artistic presence through music. Few composers have evoked the English countryside more distinctly than Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending being one of his most idyllic portrayals of pastoral themes. The Lark Ascending currently features as one of the BBC’s 10 Pieces which aims to inspire a generation of children to get creative with classical music.

This concert is presented in partnership with Orchestras Live and Chesterfield Borough Council.