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St Albans Cathedral
Holywell Hill
St Albans
Hertfordshire
AL1 1BY
England
Programme
Nino Rota – The Godfather: Love Theme
Nino Rota – The Godfather: Waltz
Pietro Mascagni – Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo
Josef Strauss – Plappermäulchen! Musikalischer Scherz. Polka schnell, Op.245
Josef Strauss – Moulinet-Polka, Op.57
Johann Strauss II (the Younger) – Die Fledermaus Overture
Johann Strauss I (the Elder) – Loreley-Rheinklänge Walzer, Op.154
Johann Strauss I (the Elder) – Radetzky March, Op.228
Léo Delibes – Coppelia: Waltz and Mazurka
Johannes Brahms – Hungarian Dances: nos 5, 6 and 7
Dmitry Shostakovich – Jazz Suite no.2
Performers
William Carslake – Conductor
St Albans Symphony Orchestra
Programme Note
St Albans Symphony Orchestra (SASO) will return to St Albans Cathedral for the traditional New Year Celebration concert on Monday January 1st 2024. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for a 7 p.m. start. There will be a 20-minute interval.
SASO will be led by their new Artistic Director, Bill Carslake.
We will perform a packed programme including traditional joyful waltzes, polkas and Hungarian dances. We will also play Shostakovich’s Jazz Suite No. 2, which is no less exuberant, and features an extended orchestra, with saxophones, accordion, guitar, piano, harp, xylophone, and glockenspiel.
