What's On

The Weald Choir of Crawley, conducted by Michael Emery, with soprano Robyn Allegra Parton (winner of Dorothy and Philip Green Award for Young Concert Artists 2011, presented by Making Music) will perform a concert entitled ‘Mostly Mozart’. The orchestra will be ‘The Weald Sinfonia’, a talented group of professionals, led by Rachel Ellis.

Mass No 2 in G

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Serenade No 13 in G, 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik'

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Ave Verum Corpus in D

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Laudate Dominum from Vesperae solennes de confessore in C, 'Solemn Vespers'

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

The Heavens are telling from The Creation

(Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

Epistle Sonata in C

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Exsultate, jubilate

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Britten Sinfonia is joined by both award-winning oboeist Nicholas Daniel and pianist Huw Watkins to present a programme of works that reflect upon the idea of 'conflict and resolution', signified by the twin gods of Greek mythology, Apollo and Dionysus. Order, harmony and serenity are presented in the opening of Stravinsky's ballet score where the beauty of the young Apollo is portrayed by the string orchestra. Britten's dramatic Young Apollo for piano and strings signifies the composer's return to tonality and a fresh approach to his composition.

The world première of David Matthews' orchestral version of his work The Flaying of Marsyas is inspired by Titain's painting where Apollo can be seen playing an early form of violin and Marsyas, who challenged Apollo to a musical contest and whose punishment for being defeated was to be flayed, played the aulos, a kind of oboe. The newer works are interspersed with the concertos of Vivalid's much-loved The Four Seasons reconnecting with the Festival's environmental themes.

The Birth of Apollo from Apollo

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)

Young Apollo, for Piano and String Orchestra

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

The Flaying of Marsyas (Orchestral Version)

David Matthews (1943-)

Le Quattro Stagioni, 'The Four Seasons'

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

The Fidelo Trio present a programme of virtuosic works from composers Ravel, Frank Lyons and Nigel Osborne. The River Still Sings is a multimedia work set to a new text by Seamus Deane with visuals by Paul Moore. Commissioned as part of Derry~Londonderry 2013 and also marking the 400-year relationship between Derry and the City of London, this new work reflects the importance of the rivers to both cities. The Piano Tuner Trio – based on the first novel by American author Daniel Mason – follows a piano tuner to the remote jungles of northeast Burma in 1886 to repair a rare piano. Ravel's wonderful Piano Trio, was composed on the edge of the outbreak of World War I, the composer writing to Stravinsky "The idea that I should be leaving at once [to join the war effort] made me get through five months' work in five weeks! My Trio is finished."

In Partnership with the Walled City Music Festival

The Piano Tuner, for piano trio

Nigel Osborne (1938-)

The River Still Sings

Frank Lyons (1964-)

Piano Trio in A minor

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

If popular classics are music to your ears, make sure you don’t miss the Midsummer Concert at the National Botanic Garden of Wales (NBGW).

The 40-piece Symphonica Tywi orchestra will be playing favourite music from the classical world in the stunning surrounds of the Great Glasshouse, from 7.30pm until dusk on Saturday June 22.

Musical Director Mike Cottam said: “This annual concert is a set-piece event in the orchestra’s year and a date we know lots of people look forward to. This year we can promise some full-flavour classics that will suit all tastes.”

The concert will include many well known and loved classics including thwe 1812 overtures by Tchaikovsy (audience particpation required), Rossini (William Tell) and scores from movies such as Lord of the Rings, Spartacus, Lawrence of Arabia and the Dambusters March… bring your goggles!

As ever Cantorion & Symphonica Tywi encourage audience participation and families are welcome. Dress code is “colourful” and both the audience and orchestra will be inside the Great Glasshouse at the National Botanic Garden of Wales so the conditions are guranteed to be warm and dry!

NBGW event organiser, David Hardy said: “It’s always a fantastic occasion. People bring along picnics and really make a night of it. In truth, there’s not much to beat sitting amid the Mediterranean plants as the sun goes down, listening to this fantastic local orchestra play beautiful music.”

The NBGW invite the audience and orchestra to join in the annual bat survey in the gardens after the concert.

1812 Overture

Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture

Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

A Night on the Bare Mountain

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881)

Spartacus

Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)

Pirates of the Caribbean

Klaus Badelt ()

Ladies in Lavender

Nigel Hess ()

Finale from Overture to 'William Tell'

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Excerpts from Peer Gynt Suite No 2

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)

Gladiator

Hans Zimmer (1957-)

Lord of the Rings

Howard Shore (1946-)

Lawrence of Arabia

Maurice Jarre (1924-)

Buglers' Holiday

David Anderson ()

Palladio

Karl Jenkins (1944-)

Prelude to Act I from Carmen

Georges Bizet (1838-1875)

Where Eagles Dare

Ron Goodwin (1925-2003)

Dambusters March

Eric Coates (1886-1957)