Details
Holy Trinity Church
Church Lane
Blythburgh
Suffolk
IP19 9LP
England
Tickets
Prices: £14.50
Book Tickets
Programme
Gerald Finzi – Romance in E flat major, Op.11
Samuel Barber – Adagio for Strings, Op.11
Gustav Holst – St Paul's Suite, Op.29 no.2
Arvo Pärt – Fratres
Performers
Noel Vine – violin / artistic director
Programme Note
From Darkness to Light – An Unmissable Musical Journey Through Suffolk’s Soul
Prepare to be swept away by a concert experience like no other, as Suffolk Chamber Orchestra—the region’s most bold, fresh, and dynamic ensemble—presents an unforgettable evening of music that celebrates the haunting beauty, quiet strength, and radiant light of our beloved Suffolk landscape.
Blythburgh Church | The Cathedral of the MarshesThere could be no more perfect setting than the awe-inspiring Blythburgh Church. With its ethereal acoustics and atmospheric stillness, this sacred space becomes part of the performance—breathing life into every note and turning music into magic.
A Soundtrack of Beauty and BraveryFrom Darkness to Light takes you on an emotional and sensory journey through works that echo the spirit of Suffolk itself—its mists, its clarity, its pastoral calm, and its quiet resilience. Featuring:
- Gustav Holst – Painter of the cosmos and the countryside
- Arvo Pärt – A modern mystic, his music pure as dew
- Samuel Barber – Lush and lyrical, with piercing emotional truth
- Gerald Finzi – Elegiac, English, and full of pastoral grace
- Brian Eno – Ambient genius meets local pride, Suffolk-born and globally revered
These evocative works converge in a powerful celebration of nature, light, and place—performed by an orchestra at the peak of its creative powers. This isn’t just a concert. It’s a moment. A movement. A must.
Join fellow music lovers, local dreamers, and curious souls for an evening that connects past and present, place and purpose, silence and sound. This is Suffolk’s own voice—reimagined through music.
Let the Suffolk Chamber Orchestra carry you from darkness to light—and leave with your heart illuminated.
This concert will last for 1 hour with no interval.
