Our autumn concert opens with Elgar's Cockaigne Overture. Written between 1900 and 1901, the overture is a musical portrait of Edwardian London and its title reflects the old nickname for the city. It was commissioned by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Elgar conducted the successful premier on 20 June 1901 in Queen’s Hall with the orchestra. 

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Following this, we'll perform the Four Sea Interludes from Benjamin Britten's opera Peter Grimes. The interludes are made up of Dawn, Sunday Morning, Moonlight and Storm and provide different musical portraits of the presence that surrounds and dominates life in an English seaside village.

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Our final piece is Weinberg's Symphony No. 1. He composed his Symphony No. 1 in late 1942 and he sent a manuscript to Shostakovich, which initiated a lifelong friendship. The symphony has been described in classical reviews as "eerie and restless, growing in strength and intensity before Shostakovichian irony takes hold - fugitive trumpets, lonely instrumental solos."

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​​Our concert will be in the church of St Peter and St Paul in Deddington and we look forward to welcoming you there.

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​Tickets

Tickets are £12 and 18s and under remain FREE!​

Book online in advance or buy tickets on the door.​