Spring concert

Our spring concert will open with Vítezslav Novák's Lady Godiva Overture. Novák wrote the overture in a very short space of time, in just two days, on 9 and 10 October 1907. It was first performed on 24 November 1907 for the opening of the new theatre in Prague, now the Vinohrady Theatre, by musicians from the Czech Philharmonic and the Orchestra of the National Theatre, conducted by Ladislav Čelanský. 

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Following that, we will perform Stravinsky's The Fairy's Kiss (Le Baiser de la fée). Composed in 1928 and revised in 1950 for George Balanchine and the New York City Ballet, it is made up of four movements. Based on Hans Christian Andersen's short story Isjomfruen (The Ice-Maiden), the work is a homage to Tchaikovsky for the 35th anniversary of the composer's death.

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In the second half of the concert, we will be performing Elgar's Symphony No. 1. Described as one of the finest symphony ever written by a British composer, the symphony had been planned for more than ten years and, when it was completed in 1908, it was hugely successful, with around a hundred performances in the year after its première.

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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.

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