Helix Ensemble in Countesthorpe: A Fiddler's Tale, Mozart 40 and Rumanian Dances at St Andrew's Church, Leicester on Saturday 7th March 2020

Please note: This concert is in the past and has already taken place.

Helix Ensemble in Countesthorpe

A Fiddler's Tale, Mozart 40 and Rumanian Dances

Add to my Calendar 07-03-2020 19:30 07-03-2020 21:30 36 Helix Ensemble in Countesthorpe Helix Ensemble is returning to St Andrew's Church, Countesthorpe on Saturday 7th March with dynamic Musical Director Adam Summerhayes who will play the first performance of his own violin concerto ‘A Fiddler’s Tale’.      We start the concert with Mozart’s Symphony No 40, possibly the most dramatic and well-loved of the famous three last symphonies of Mozart, before hearing the premiere of ‘A Fiddler’s Tale’, which is sure to include folk fiddling as well as some classical elements of a violin concerto.  Adam is well-known for his virtuosic style.   The second half of the concert will start with a suite written by Sibelius in 1905 for the first production in Helsinki of the Belgian play ‘Pelléas et Mélisande’  and then we play the popular ‘Chacony’ by Purcell; baroque dance music which has retained its appeal over 300 years! We finish with Bartok’s Rumanian Dances which bring back the folk and gypsy styles with haunting melodies from different instruments of the orchestra.     St Andrew's Church, Leicester DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Andrew's Church
Main Street
Countesthorpe
Leicester
LE8 5QX
England

Saturday 7th March 2020
7:30 PM

Programme

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony no.40 in G minor, K.550
Adam Summerhayes – Violin Concerto (A Fiddler's Tale)
Jean Sibelius – Pelléas et Mélisande suite, Op.46
Henry Purcell – Chacony in G minor, Z.730
Béla Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances for violin and piano, Sz.56 (arr. Székely)

Performers

Adam Summerhayes – violin / director

Helix Ensemble

Programme Note

Helix Ensemble is returning to St Andrew's Church, Countesthorpe on Saturday 7th March with dynamic Musical Director Adam Summerhayes who will play the first performance of his own violin concerto ‘A Fiddler’s Tale’.

We start the concert with Mozart’s Symphony No 40, possibly the most dramatic and well-loved of the famous three last symphonies of Mozart, before hearing the premiere of ‘A Fiddler’s Tale’, which is sure to include folk fiddling as well as some classical elements of a violin concerto. Adam is well-known for his virtuosic style.

The second half of the concert will start with a suite written by Sibelius in 1905 for the first production in Helsinki of the Belgian play ‘Pelléas et Mélisande’ and then we play the popular ‘Chacony’ by Purcell; baroque dance music which has retained its appeal over 300 years!

We finish with Bartok’s Rumanian Dances which bring back the folk and gypsy styles with haunting melodies from different instruments of the orchestra.

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