Previous Concerts by the Canterbury Orchestra - 2009
Saturday March 21st 2009, Shirley Hall, Canterbury
20th Century American Music
The Canterbury Orchestra
Conductor: Andrew Lowen, Leader: Chris Brown
with Peter Foggitt (piano)
| March: Liberty Bell | Sousa |
| John Henry | Copland |
| Adagio for Strings | Barber |
| Rhapsody in Blue | Gershwin |
| Overture: Candide | Bernstein |
| Appalachian Spring | Copland |
| Suite: Porgy and Bess | Gershwin |
Saturday June 27th 2009, St. Peter's Methodist Church, Canterbury
A Taste of France
The Canterbury Orchestra
Conductor: Andrew Lowen, Leader: Chris Brown
with Penelope Martin Smith (Soprano)
| Faure | Pavane |
| Berlioz | Les Nuits d'Ete |
| Faure | Sicilienne |
| Bizet | Symphony in C |
Saturday October 3rd 2009, King's Hall, Herne Bay
Herne Bay Rotary Club Charity Concert
The Canterbury Orchestra
Conductor: Andrew Lowen, Leader: André Allavena
English Country Garden Grainger
Shallows Orchard (Falstaff) Elgar
Hampstead Heath Phyllis Tate
English Folksong Suite Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on Greensleeves Vaughan Williams
Elizabethan Serenade Ronald Binge
London Suite Eric Coates
Next Concert
Saturday March 31st at 7.30 pm
St Peter's Methodist Church, Canterbury CT1 2BE
Our next concert features a selection of works by Franz Schubert and Richard Strauss, composers who effectively bracket the Romantic school of art music, with Schubert (1797-1828) as one of its pioneers and Strauss (1864-1949) one of its most notable 20th Century adherents. The programme begins with Schubert’s Quartettsatz, arranged for orchestra by our Musical Director Andrew Lowen; originally composed in 1820 as the first movement of a twelfth string quartet which was never completed, like several other works during this difficult period of Schubert’s life. Strauss’ Oboe Concerto was written in 1945 during the final stages of his career and is considered one of the finest works ever composed for the instrument; we are very pleased to welcome Rosie Lowen as soloist. In contrast, the Serenade for 13 Winds is amongst his earliest works and is clearly modelled on Mozart’s Gran Partita, to which it stands as a fitting tribute. Schubert’s Symphony no.6 is also an early work written when the composer was 20; exuberant, assured and clearly reflecting the musical ethos of the time with echoes of Haydn, Beethoven and Rossini. Tickets are £9.00 for adults and only £3.00 for children of school age and students. They are available on the door, from the Secretary on 01227 751196, and online through WeGotTickets by clicking on the button below..
Interested in playing with the Canterbury Orchestra?
Call Nicky Pound, Canterbury Orchestra Manager on 01304 812755 or email us to find out whether we have vacancies.
