Bolero 2020

    The first concert for 2020 attracted an exceptionally large audience keen for live           music after the restrictions of lock down.  The hand sanitiser a reminder of the need to be vigilant.

 The concert began with the lively Berlioz Hungarian Dance and then we welcomed our  soloist, Melanie Pinkney, for a stunning performance of Saints-Saëns Violin Concerto no 3 

The audience and orchestra delighted in this playing. 

After the interval, which included tea and biscuits, the orchestra played Debussy's Petite Suite.  This is a beautiful work with its contrasting lyrical and lively movements. A view showing the cello and double bass sections. 

The concert concluded with the very popular piece by Ravel: Bolero.  The atmospheric percussion rhythm set the scene. The many wind and brass soloists played the haunting themes as this much loved work increased in intensity until all the orchestra were playing.