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Shostakovich, Sibelius, Nielsen Concert

Add to my Calendar 17-11-2018 19:30 17-11-2018 21:30 36 Shostakovich, Sibelius, Nielsen Concert Join Newcastle's leading amateur orchestra for a concert of contrasts and discoveries. Orchestral favourites sit alongside Finnish composer Rautavaara's 'Cantus Articus', subtitled 'Concerto for Birds and Orchestra'. This 1972 work incorporates tape recordings of birdsong recorded near the Arctic Circle and on the bogs of Liminka in northern Finland.  King's Hall - Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne DD/MM/YYYY

Details

King's Hall - Newcastle University
Armstrong Building
Queen Victoria Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE1 7RU
England

Programme

Dmitry Shostakovich – Symphony no.9 in E flat major, Op.70
Einojuhani Rautavaara – Cantus Arcticus (Concerto for Birds and Orchestra)
Carl Nielsen – Overture 'An imaginary voyage to the Faroes', CNW 39
Jean Sibelius – En Saga, Op.9

Performers

Monica Buckland – Conductor

New Tyneside Orchestra

Programme Note

Join Newcastle's leading amateur orchestra for a concert of contrasts and discoveries. 

Orchestral favourites sit alongside Finnish composer Rautavaara's 'Cantus Articus', subtitled 'Concerto for Birds and Orchestra'. This 1972 work incorporates tape recordings of birdsong recorded near the Arctic Circle and on the bogs of Liminka in northern Finland.
 

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