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The Battle of the Somme
Saturday 25th February 2012, 7:30 pm
St John's Church, Waterloo Road
London SE1 8TY
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| The silent film 'The Battle of the Somme' was watched by half the British population
when it came out in 1916. We will be accompanying this extraordinary film, on loan from
the Imperial War Museum, with an evocative score written by Laura Rossi.
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Lev Parikian Guest Conductor
Laura Rossi The Battle of the Somme
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Elgar and Lloyd
Saturday 26th May 2012, 7:30 pm
St John's Church, Waterloo Road
London SE1 8TY
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| A (sadly) rare opportunity to hear one of the late George Lloyd's 12 symphonies.
His sixth symphony is concise, tuneful, fun and moving in turns. The poignant second movement
was played at his funeral. Coupled with
another rarity, music from the opera 'The Wreckers' by suffragette Ethel Smyth, and a wonderful
(not so rare!) concerto by a certain Mr.Elgar. British music at its best!
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Peter Fender Conductor
Jonathan Ayling Cello
Ethel Smyth Overture and 'On the Cliffs of Cornwall' from 'The Wreckers'
Elgar Cello Concerto
George Lloyd Symphony No.6
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An Evening in Persia
Saturday 6th Oct 2012, 7:30 pm
St John's Church, Waterloo Road
London SE1 8TY
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| Rimsky Korsakov's evocative Scheherazade ... a piece of dazzling and colourful orchestration
based on pictures from The Arabian Nights ... and a rare performance of music by the acclaimed Iranian
composer Mehran Rouhani, a pupil of Michael Tippett, in the composer's presence.
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Peter Fender Conductor
André Caplet Suite Persane
Mehran Rouhani Sinfonietta Synthetical
Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade
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