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Northern Chamber Orchestra with Craig Ogden, guitar
Part of the Macclesfield Concert Season 2021-22
Add to my Calendar 21-05-2022 19:30 21-05-2022 21:30 36 Northern Chamber Orchestra with Craig Ogden, guitar The NCO is joined by Australian guitarist, Craig Ogden, who performs Malcolm Arnold’s Guitar Concerto and Peter Sculthorpe’s Nourlangie, influenced by SouthEast Asian and native Australian music. Irish Tune from County Derry is a great example of Australian composer Percy Grainger’sdistinctive style, richly harmonised for strings. Those who have seen Ken Russell’s Elgar biopic will associate the Introduction and Allegro with an exhilarating horse ride in the Malvern Hills. Vaughan Williams’ Tallis Fantasia uses a second string orchestra which echoes like monks chanting in the cloister. For this concert the orchestra is joined by students from Chetham’s School of Music. Heritage Centre, Macclesfield DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Heritage Centre
Roe Street
Macclesfield
SK11 6UT
England
Programme
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Percy Grainger – Irish Tune from County Derry
Malcolm Arnold – Guitar Concerto, Op.67
Peter Sculthorpe – Nourlangie
Edward Elgar – Introduction and Allegro, Op.47
Performers
Craig Ogden – acoustic guitar
Nicholas Ward – violin / artistic director
Northern Chamber Orchestra
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Programme Note
The NCO is joined by Australian guitarist, Craig Ogden, who performs Malcolm Arnold’s Guitar Concerto and Peter Sculthorpe’s Nourlangie, influenced by SouthEast Asian and native Australian music. Irish Tune from County Derry is a great example of Australian composer Percy Grainger’s
distinctive style, richly harmonised for strings.
Those who have seen Ken Russell’s Elgar biopic will associate the Introduction and Allegro with an exhilarating horse ride in the Malvern Hills. Vaughan Williams’ Tallis Fantasia uses a second string orchestra which echoes like monks chanting in the cloister.
For this concert the orchestra is joined by students from Chetham’s School of Music.
