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Robert Holliday trombone

Britten - The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
Ivor Hodgson - Trombone Concerto
Carl Russell - Windrush Suite (world première)
Coleridge-Taylor - Symphonic Variations on an African Air

We open with one of Benjamin Britten's best known compositions. Commissioned in 1945 for an educational film, Instruments of the Orchestra, the work is a set of variations on a theme by Purcell. Each one features a different section of the orchestra, concluding with a magnificent fugue.
We're delighted to welcome back trombonist, Robert Holliday, who will be performing a concerto written for him by Ivor Hodgson.
The second half features a world première, Windrush. The work was commissioned to feature our splendid brass and percussion sections. We conclude with Coleridge-Taylor's Symphonic Variations on an African Air. In his time, Coleridge-Taylor was amongst the foremost figures in British music. This performance will be a rare opportunity to hear this orchestral masterpiece.

Sponsored by Lady Ayckbourn
Students/children under 16: free of charge

PRE-CONCERT TALK
Josephine Peach will be presenting her entertaining and informative talks in the main hall to introduce this concert. Starts at 6.30pm.

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Queen Street,

Scarborough,

North Yorkshire,

England,

YO11 1HQ.