2008 Concert programmes
March 1st
“If Only We Could Go To Moscow” (Simpson)
Piano Concerto No. 1 (Tchaikovsky)
Soloist: Teleri-Siân
Symphony No. 4 (“Inextinguishable) (Nielsen)
Conductor: Nicholas Simpson
May 10th
Flying Dutchman Overture ( Wagner)
Carmen Suite No. 2 (Bizet)
Konzertstück for 4 Horns (Schumann)
Symphony No. 6 (Pathétique) (Tchaikovsky)
Conductor: Andrew Hodkinson
Sunday 13th July
7.30pm
Concert at Gorton Monastery
in aid of the Restoration Fund
PROGRAMME
Carnival Romain Overture ( Berlioz)
Karelia Suite (Sibelius)
The Lark Ascending (Vaughan Williams)
Soloist: Rolf Wilson
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 (Elgar)
The Planets (Holst)
Conductor: Nicholas Simpson
Leader: Kay Thomas
18th October
Symphonic Poem Tintagel ( Bax)
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra (Elgar)
Soloist: Jane Lindsay
(ex-Chetham’s School of Music)
Symphony No. 5 (Vaughan Williams)
Conductor: Nicholas Simpson
Leader: Jonathan Whitehead
Saturday 6th December
The Seasons by Glazounov, Orpheus in the Underworld Overture (Offenbach), Die Fledermaus Overture (Strauss), Shepherds Hey (Grainger) Tales from the Vienna Woods (Strauss), Blur Danube Waltz (Strauss), 12 Days of Xmas (Rutter arr. Colin Touchin) and other seasonal works
Conductor: Andrew Hodkinson
Leader: Susan Jerman