Saturday 13 July - Summer Concert at Oaklands Catholic School, Stakes Road, Waterlooville at 7.30pm.
Tickets from TicketSource or on the door, £20 - £10, children £1.
The Concert will feature Elgar's Cello Concerto. Written in the aftermath of the first world war, the opening tortured chords from the cello will grab you straight away, and you will be hooked until the final chord 30 minutes later. Performed by Joseph Spooner pictured right, who came to the cello indirectly via a degree in Classics and a PhD in Greek Papyrology (the branch of study that deals with ancient papyri), this piece of glorious music promises to stick in your memory for the rest of the summer!
The orchestra will also be performing music from Smetana’s comic opera about village life, ‘The Bartered Bride’, and Brahms’ Symphony No 1 in C minor. Brahms when writing the symphony was very conscious of the public’s high expectation of him continuing Beethoven’s legacy. The symphony was finally performed eight years after he completed it.