Lunchtime Concert - The Realm of Tales

Elder Conservatorium Chamber Orchestra
Elizabeth Layton - violin/director
Caroline Henbest - viola*

CPE Bach - String Symphony in B-flat Major Wq. 182/2
Sally Beamish - Under the Wing of the Rock
Puccini - Crisantemi
Kurt Atterberg - Suite No. 3, Op. 19 for Violin, Viola and String Orchestra*

Bach’s set of six string symphonies was commisioned by Gottfried van Swieten for “private use”, and none were performed publicly in the composer’s lifetime. Swedish Atterberg rearranged his music for Maeterlinck’s play Soeur Beatrice, replacing the original harmonium with a string orchestra. Puccini’s ‘Chrysanthemums’ (a funeral flower in Italy) commemorates the death of the King of Spain, whilst Beamish’s concerto tells a Gaelic story of a young mother fleeing the Glencoe massacre.

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- All concerts in Elder Hall.
- Doors open at 12:30pm.
- Concert from 1:10 – 2:00pm.
- $15 general admission, available online or at the door.