Havant Orchestras - Saturday 2nd July 2022

Oaklands Catholic School,
Waterlooville (Click here for directions)

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Saturday 2nd July 2022 7.30pm
HAVANT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Conductor: Jonathan Butcher

All Havant Orchestras activities remain suspended because of the risks associated with the rapid spread of the Covid-19 delta variant. This concert will only go ahead if the risk is reduced to a level acceptable to the committee in time to allow sufficient preparation, in which case this page will be updated accordingly. See the news item for more information.

Havant Symphony Orchestra 60th Anniversary Concert

Arrive early to enjoy …
6.30pm–7.00pm: Pre-concert talk in the main hall

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice – Dukas

Violin Concerto in D major – Tchaikovsky
Soloist: Melina Mandozzi

Royal Hunt & Storm from “The Trojans” – Berlioz

Symphonic Dances – Rachmaninov

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Oaklands School Hall

Magical mystery tour

You’ll have heard the story of “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” – where the young apprentice tries out his beginner’s magic in order to save himself work but hasn’t yet learnt the spell to stop it and ends up with a disaster? The music by Dukas for this story is wonderfully evocative, even without the famous Disney cartoon accompaniment – we can’t wait to portray whirling brooms and out-of-control pails of water for you!

Magic of the musical kind pervades the rest of this concert, too. We’ve invited top violinist Melina Mandozzi to join us to revel in the gorgeousness of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto – a favourite of all violinists. To complete the concert, we present music infused with more stories and reminiscences: the Royal Hunt and Storm from Berlioz’ grand opera “The Trojans” and Rachmaninov’s deeply Russian “Symphonic Dances”.

Melina Mandozzi

Photo by Magnus Skrede
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