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Jess Gillam and the Chipping Campden Festival Orchestra
Part of the Chipping Campden 2026 Music Festival
Add to my Calendar 19-05-2026 19:00 19-05-2026 21:00 36 Jess Gillam and the Chipping Campden Festival Orchestra Jess Gillam joins our Festival Academy Orchestra in Anna Clyne's Glasslands, conjuring an imaginary world of three realms governed by the banshee - a female spirit who, in Irish folklore, heralds the death of a family member. Brittens 'The Suite on English Folk Tunes' is a sequence of five wonderfully characterised movements for chamber orchestra, ranging from boisterous folk-like fiddling to daring orchestral effects and the achingly beautiful final movement, with its mournful cor anglais solo. The concert ends with Beethoven's playful and exuberant second symphony. St James's Church, Chipping Campden DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St James's Church
Church Street
Chipping Campden
Gloucestershire
GL55 6JG
England
Tickets
Prices: £50 - £1
Season tickets: 25% discount if booking for the full Festival
Booking line: 01386 849018
Book Tickets
Programme
Benjamin Britten – Suite on English Folk Tunes
Anna Clyne – Glasslands (Saxophone Concerto)
~ Interval ~
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony no.2 in D major, Op.36
Performers
Jess Gillam – alto saxophone
Thomas Hull – Conductor
Ruth Rogers – violin / Leader
Chipping Campden Festival Academy Orchestra
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Programme Note
Jess Gillam joins our Festival Academy Orchestra in Anna Clyne's Glasslands, conjuring an imaginary world of three realms governed by the banshee - a female spirit who, in Irish folklore, heralds the death of a family member.
Brittens 'The Suite on English Folk Tunes' is a sequence of five wonderfully characterised movements for chamber orchestra, ranging from boisterous folk-like fiddling to daring orchestral effects and the achingly beautiful final movement, with its mournful cor anglais solo.
The concert ends with Beethoven's playful and exuberant second symphony.
