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Our previous Concerts ….
2012
Saturday 21 April 2012 at 7.30pm – Pates School, Cheltenham
| Lyric Suite, | Grieg. |
| Symphony No. 8 in B minor, ‘Unfinished’, | Schubert. |
| Days of Wild Roses (première), | Nicholas Spencer. |
| Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Soloist – Samantha Ward – piano | Rachmaninov |
Sunday 5 February 2012 at 4.30pm – Stroud Subscription Rooms
| Pulcinella – ballet suite | Stravinsky |
| Violin Concerto in G minor soloist – Elin White – violin |
Bruch |
| Hungarian Dance no. 1 | Brahms |
| Symphony no. 1 in C | Beethoven |
The concert was preceded by an the orchestral workshop at 3pm, in which conductor Mark Finch took a light-hearted and informative look at the first movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1 (AQA – AS level, 2012) and the Sinfonia, Gavotta and Vivo from Stravinsky’s Pulcinella (Edexcel – A2 level, 2012)
2011
25 June 2011
Wind Serendade at Wycliffe College Chapel
Members of the GSO wind section played a light and varied programme, perfect for a summer evening.4 June, 2011 at 7.30 pm
Summer Prom with Gloucester Choral Society . The Cathedral, Gloucester
| Te Deum | Dvorak | |
| ‘Nimrod’, Var. IX from ‘Enigma Variations’ | Elgar | |
| ‘Give unto the Lord’ | Elgar | |
| ‘Pomp & Circumstance No.4’ | Elgar | |
| ‘O Clap your Hands’ | Vaughan Williams | |
| Organ Symphony – 2nd mov’t | Saint Saëns | |
| ‘Jerusalem’ | Parry |
30 April, 2011
COTSWOLD ROMANCE at the Parish Church, Cirencester.
Gloucestershire Symphony Orchestra in concert with exciting young prizewinning Cellist Philip Higham:
A concert of romantic classics by Weber, Tchaikovsky, Glinka and Brahms – hitting just the right night for the Royal Wedding Weekend.
Solo cellist Philip Higham, who is rapidly emerging as one of the most prominent young cellists from the UK, performed Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme on his fine cello made by Tecchler in 1730.
Mark Finch, Conductor said:
We’re thrilled to be working with the very talented young cellist Philip Higham in what promises to be an exciting and stirring concert. It’s particularly apt that we have also chosen to play Glinka’s dance music Kamarinskaya on the weekend of the Royal Wedding, as this work is actually based on a theme from a wedding song. Romance will truly be in the air.
Sunday, 13 February, 2011 at 3.00pm
Teatime Classics at Stroud Subscription Rooms
| Le Roi s’amuse | Delibes | |
| Sinfonia Concertante soloists – Claire Piper & David Lloyd |
Mozart | |
| Sospiri | Elgar | |
| Sinfonietta | Poulenc |
2010
6 November 2010
Russian Fireworks at Pate’s Grammar School, Cheltenham
| Festival Overture | Shostakovich | |
| Piano Concerto soloist – Simon Buck |
Scriabin | |
| Symphony No. 4 | Tchaikovsky |
20 June 2009
A Celebration of the Natural World, at Clearwell Caves in the Forest of Deen
| Dvorak | In Nature’s Realm |
| Hayley Savage | Luna Nueva |
| Elgar | Wand of Youth — selection |
| Dukas | The Sorcerer’s Apprentice |
Moonflower Selencereus
In a mid-summer spectacular, GSO went underground with the children of the forest to tell the story in music, art and movement of Hayley Savage’s extraordinary musical odyssey in pursuit of the moonflower which appears at night just once a year deep in the Amazonian rainforest.
The great nature-lover Dvorak set the scene in characteristic vibrant tones and Elgar took youthful delight in the magic of his surroundings. The hour-long concert ended with music from one of the most popular scenes in Walt Disney’s ‘Fantasia’.
Notes about Luna Nueva by Hayley Savage.
Margaret Mee’s painting of the Moonflower Selencereus or Strophocactus wittii, Rio Negro, 1988. Nonesuch Expeditions. Image reproduced with the permission of:
South American Pictures.
9 May 2009
Stroud Subscription Rooms
| Mozart | Overture, ‘The Marriage of Figaro’ |
| Stravinsky | Suites Nos 1 and 2 |
| Strauss | Horn Concerto No 1 in E flat Horn: Emma Whitney |
| Yoshimatsu | And Birds are Still (strings) |
| Beethoven | Symphony No 8 in F |
7 March 2009
A Night at the Opera, at Cheltenham Town Hall
Soprano – Ruth Kerr
Tenor – Paul Badley
O Mio babbino caro
Gianni Schicchi
Song to the Moon
Russalka
Flower Song
Carmen
Un bel di
Madame Butterfly
Nessun Dorma
Turandot
La Donna e mobile
Rigoletto
Balcony Scene
West Side Story
Ton Coeur n’as pas compris
Pearl Fishers
Closing scene from Act 1
La Boheme
2008
18 October 2008
Tewkesbury Abbey
Ralph Vaughan Williams 50th anniversary concert, with the Oriel Singers
| Vaughan Williams | Mass in G minor (unaccompanied choir) |
| Vaughan Williams | Serenade to Music (Choir + orchestra) |
| Vaughan Williams | Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis |
| Vaughan Williams | Symphony No 3 (A Pastoral Symphony) |
7 June 2008
Gloucester Cathedral
| Adams | A Short Ride in a Fast Machine |
| Strauss | Four Last Songs Soloist: Lesley Jane Rogers |
| Decio | The Gloucester Symphony World premiere |
Defiance and hope are the themes of Colin Decio’s symphony in response to the 2002 outbreak of vandalism in the Cathedral, and hand bells are used to relay the peaceful message of reconciliation across the city.
This concert was recorded, and you can listen to some samples by clicking on our samples page.
8 March 2008
Stroud Subscription Rooms
| Gryspeerdt | ‘Goodbye To All That’ |
| Gershwin | Rhapsody in Blue Piano: Russell Harrold |
| Arnold | Serenade for Orchestra |
| Mozart | Symphony No 38 in D, Prague |
26 January 2008
Cheltenham Ladies’ College
| Elgar | Concert Overture, Cockaigne |
| Glazunov | Violin Concerto in A minor Violin: Emil Huckle-Kleve |
| Walton | Symphony No 1 in B flat minor |
2007
4 August 2007
Three Choirs Festival: Cheltenham Ladies’ College
| Elgar/Payne | Pomp and Circumstance No 6 |
| Delius | Dance Rhapsody No 2 |
| Howells | Fantasia for Cello and Orchestra Cello: Emma Denton |
| Gurney | War Elegy |
| Bridge | The Sea |
20 May 2007
Stroud Subscription Rooms
| Rossini | Overture, The Thieving Magpie |
| Debussy | Petite Suite |
| Ravel | Piano Concerto in G Piano: Malcolm Peckham |
| Beethoven | Symphony No 4 in B flat |
24 March 2007
Tewkesbury Abbey
| Kodály | Peacock Variations |
| Mendelssohn | Violin Concerto Violin: Kenyi Wang |
| Brahms | Symphony No 3 |
11 February 2007
Cheltenham Town Hall
An Afternoon of Film Music
Musical highlights from classic films, including Harry Potter, Jurassic Park, Star Wars, ET, Schindler’s List, Out of Africa, West Side Story and James Bond.
2006
11 November 2006
All Saints Church, Pittville, Cheltenham
| Holst | Oriental Suite, Beni Mora |
| Mozart | Clarinet Concerto Clarinet: Katy Wenham |
| Finzi | Farewell to Arms Soloist: Iain MacLeod-Jones |
| Haydn | Symphony No 99 in E flat |
23 April 2006
Stroud Subscription Rooms
| Mendelssohn | Overture, A Midsummer Night’s Dream |
| Britten | Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings Tenor: James Atherton |
| Delius | Intermezzo from Fennimore and Gerda |
| Jacob | Old Wine in New Bottles |
| Haydn | Symphony No 104 (London) |
5 March 2006
Cheltenham Town Hall
| Wagner | Prelude, Tristan and Isolde |
| Canteloube | Songs of the Auvergne Soprano: Rachel Skinner |
| Sibelius | Swan of Tuonela |
| Tchaikovsky | Nutcracker Suite |