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Great Malvern Priory
Church Street
Malvern
Worcestershire
WR14 2AY
England
Programme
Edward Elgar – Sospiri, Op.70
William Walton – Sonata for Strings (arr. from the String Quartet no.2, 1971)
Peter Fribbins – Folk Songs for Viola and Chamber Orchestra
Ian Venables – Soliloquy, Op.26
Ian Venables – An American Interlude - A Portrait of Janis
Edward Elgar – Seven Miniatures for Cello and Strings (arr. Donald Fraser)
Performers
Kenneth Woods – Conductor
Rosalind Ventris – viola
English String Orchestra
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Programme Note
Since its inception in 2018, the annual Elgar Festival has grown from a weekend to a 9-day celebration of the life and music of Worcester’s most famous son and Britain’s great composer, Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934), and held at a number of integral venues of both historic interest and personal significance to the composer including Worcester Cathedral and Guildhall, St George’s RC Church and Great Malvern Priory.
British composers have been at the forefront in writing some of the world’s most beautiful and accomplished music for strings throughout the 20th century and perhaps no other orchestra has done more to champion the tradition of British music for strings as the English String Orchestra. Always highly anticipated, this year’s concert features award-winning viola soloist Rosalind Ventris and programmes works by Elgar, Peter Fribbins and Ian Venables, concluding with William Walton’s thrilling Sonata for Strings, arranged from his String Quartet no. 2.
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