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Details
Corran Halls
54 Corran Esplanade
Oban
PA34 5AB
Scotland
Tickets
Prices: Adults £10, Student/Child £5
Booking line: 01631 567333
Book Tickets
Programme
Amy Beach – Symphony in E minor 'Gaelic', Op.32
Jennifer Higdon – Harp Concerto
Felix Mendelssohn – A Midsummer Night's Dream, overture, Op.21
Performers
Sophie Askew – Harp
Stephen Broad – Conductor
Programme Note
Amy Beach’s Gaelic Symphony of 1894, full of melody and drama, is the centrepiece of Stirling Orchestra’s concert. Drawing on melodies from Scotland and Ireland, and the first symphony published by an American woman, it’s a sweeping romantic symphony on the grand scale almost like a classic of the silver screen. There’s passion, humour, poignant nostalgia and a truly thrilling finale in store. It’s paired up with the European premiere of a new concerto for Harp and orchestra by Beach’s compatriot Jennifer Higdon: cool and quirky, it’s the perfect showcase for Stirling Orchestra’s talented long time harpist Sophie Askew.
