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Chamber Ensemble of London
Part of the Chamber Ensemble of London 2023/24 Season
Add to my Calendar 05-11-2023 18:00 05-11-2023 20:00 36 Chamber Ensemble of London Returning by popular request after their memorable concert from last year, the Chamber Ensemble of London play a wide selection of British string orchestra favourites. As well as baroque music by Handel and Purcell, we hear more recent works, including music by John Ireland and Malcolm Arnold’s Concerto for two violins and strings, commissioned by Yehudi Menuhin and composed in the 1960s, when he was at the height of his powers. This concert is generously supported by the Malcolm Arnold Trust and the John Ireland Trust Kings Place, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Kings Place
90 York Way
Kings Cross
London
N1 9AG
England
Programme
Henry Purcell – Chacony in G minor, Z.730
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings, Op. 20
Malcolm Arnold – Concerto for Two Violins and String Orchestra, Op.77
George Frideric Handel – Music for the Royal Fireworks: La Réjouissance, HWV 351
Clive Jenkins – Sinfonietta for Strings
John Ireland – Cavatina (arr. Parlett)
John Ireland – Bagatelle (arr. Parlett)
Peter Warlock – Capriol Suite
Performers
Chamber Ensemble of London
Programme Note
Returning by popular request after their memorable concert from last year, the Chamber Ensemble of London play a wide selection of British string orchestra favourites. As well as baroque music by Handel and Purcell, we hear more recent works, including music by John Ireland and Malcolm Arnold’s Concerto for two violins and strings, commissioned by Yehudi Menuhin and composed in the 1960s, when he was at the height of his powers.
This concert is generously supported by the Malcolm Arnold Trust and the John Ireland Trust
