WPO: Nordic Adventures

Worthing Philharmonic Orchestra

WPO: Nordic Adventures

Time:

3:00 PM

Location:

Assembly Hall

Tickets:

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Age Guidance:

All

Duration:

120 minutes

  • Description

Worthing Philharmonic Orchestra takes you on "A Hero's Journey in Music".

Featuring:
Sibelius - Violin Concerto
Nielsen - Helios Overture
Grieg - Excerpts From Peer Gynt
Alfven - Swedish Rhapsody No.2
Sibelius — Introduction from 'Kullervo'
Grieg — Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
Sibelius — Lemminkaïnen's Return
Nielsen — Prelude to Act II of 'Saul and David'

The WPO takes you on an imagined mythical journey through the Scandinavian landscape. Experience the epic sounds of music based on legends of old, folk melodies and peasant dances brimming with life; and music evoking battles, storms, shipwrecks, mountains, rivers and sunrises. At the centre of the programme, Preston Yeo (WPO Leader) performs the ever-popular Sibelius Violin Concerto.

Soloist Preston Yeo, Violin
Conductor, Dominic Grier
Leader, June Lee

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