English Symphony Orchestra, Interviews, Music

English Symphony Orchestra:CELEBRATION OF ELGAR IN BARNSTAPLE. Saturday 10th November, 2018 at 7.30pm

Queens Theatre, Barnstaple

English String Orchestra
Kenneth Woods- Artistic Director
Zoë Beyers – Violin

Programme

Elgar – Serenade for Strings
Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
Elgar – Songs for Strings
Dvorak – String Serenade
Elgar– Introduction and Allegro

 

The English String Orchestra bring a concert celebrating the glories of the Romantic string orchestra repertoire with a portfolio of works form their celebrated discography. Violin virtuoso and ESO Leader, Zoë Beyers performs Vaughan Williams’ haunting and evocative “The Lark Ascending”, recently voted the nation’s favourite piece of music by Classic FM listeners.

Appropriately for an orchestra based in Elgar’s home city of Worcester, the ESO also bring to Barnstaple his beloved Serenade for Strings and the touching Songs for Strings, arranged by Donald Fraser. The concert concludes with the ESO specialty, Dvořák’s beguiling Serenade, infused with the unforgettable melos of his native Bohemia.

Here is an interview with Kenneth Woods from earlier this year for NCCR..

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Kenneth Woods-Principal Conductor,English Symphony Orchestra

Events and Shows, Interviews, Music

Robert Habermann at The Bacon Theatre,Cheltenham 23rd October 2018

If you were able to attend the concert, you would have been in for a treat!!

Award winning singer Robert Habermann sings the greatest songs and tells the story of the magical MGM musicals – from their humble beginnings in 1929 to their 50 year celebration in the film That’s Entertainment.

Having worked on the  last MGM musical, Robert tells fabulous stories of  stars, Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Frank Sinatra and many more who performed in iconic films like An American In Paris, High Society and The Bandwagon.

The many songs include Singin’ In the Rain, Gigi, Easter Parade, Trolley Song, True Love, Show Business and That’s Entertainment.

 

NCCR was privileged to enjoy a lengthy conversation with Robert in mid-summer..

Listen to it now….

 

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(Robert Habermann)