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'Northern Lights': Corona Strings perform evocative and lyrical works by Scandinavian composers
Grieg's Holberg Suite and works by Wiren, Larssen, Gade and Sibelius performed by one of Oxford's best-loved ensembles
Add to my Calendar 13-05-2017 19:30 13-05-2017 21:30 36 'Northern Lights': Corona Strings perform evocative and lyrical works by Scandinavian composers Acclaimed professional Oxford-based orchestra Corona Strings, conducted by Janet Lincé are regular visitors to St John the Evangelist, Oxford. In their forthcoming season of lyrical string music, they perform evocative and lyrical works by Scandinavian composers. May's concert, on Saturday 13th, finds Corona Strings in the land of the midnight sun, as they discover works by Grieg, Sibelius and other Scandinavian composers in a programme entitled 'Northern Lights'. "The orchestra is also really keen to explore the less well-known repertoire", explained conductor Janet Lincé. We are looking forward to performing Lars-Erik Larsson’s delightful ‘Serenade’ alongside the more famous one by Dag Wiren, and Sibelius’s intense string miniature ‘Romance’ from 1903.” Listeners of a certain age may recognise one of Grieg’s Norwegian Airs as the theme music to the children’s TV programme, ‘The Woodentops’. SJE Arts - St John the Evangelist Church, Oxford DD/MM/YYYYDetails
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109A Iffley Road
Oxford
Oxfordshire
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Programme
Edvard Grieg – Holberg Suite, Op.40
Jean Sibelius – Romance, Op.42
Niels Gade – Novelletten for string orchestra, Op.53
Lars Erik Larssen – Serenade, Op.12
Edvard Grieg – Two Norwegian Airs, Op.63
Dag Wiren – Serenade for Strings, Op.11
Performers
Janet Lince – Conductor
Corona Strings
Programme Note
Acclaimed professional Oxford-based orchestra Corona Strings, conducted by Janet Lincé are regular visitors to St John the Evangelist, Oxford. In their forthcoming season of lyrical string music, they perform evocative and lyrical works by Scandinavian composers.
May's concert, on Saturday 13th, finds Corona Strings in the land of the midnight sun, as they discover works by Grieg, Sibelius and other Scandinavian composers in a programme entitled 'Northern Lights'.
"The orchestra is also really keen to explore the less well-known repertoire", explained conductor Janet Lincé. We are looking forward to performing Lars-Erik Larsson’s delightful ‘Serenade’ alongside the more famous one by Dag Wiren, and Sibelius’s intense string miniature ‘Romance’ from 1903.”
Listeners of a certain age may recognise one of Grieg’s Norwegian Airs as the theme music to the children’s TV programme, ‘The Woodentops’.
