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Malcolm Williamson, Bliss and Copland
Part of the Kensington Symphony Orchestra 60th anniversary Season
Add to my Calendar 23-11-2015 19:30 23-11-2015 21:30 36 Malcolm Williamson, Bliss and Copland KSO’s 60th Season continues with Malcolm Williamson’s overture based on the legend of St James and the Spanish Reconquista, Santiago de Espada, and two classic 1940s ballet scores: Bliss’s drama Miracle in the Gorbals is a dark tale of murder and magic in the slums of Glasgow. In contrast, Copland’s sublime Appalachian Spring is the quintessential evocation of the American landscape. St John's Smith Square, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St John's Smith Square
Smith Square
City of Westminster
London
SW1P 3HA
England
Programme
Malcolm Williamson – Santiago de Espada
Arthur Bliss – Miracle in the Gorbals
~ Interval ~
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring (1944 - 13 instruments)
Performers
Russell Keable – Conductor
Kensington Symphony Orchestra
Other concerts in this Series (+)
Programme Note
KSO’s 60th Season continues with Malcolm Williamson’s overture based on the legend of St James and the Spanish Reconquista, Santiago de Espada, and two classic 1940s ballet scores: Bliss’s drama Miracle in the Gorbals is a dark tale of murder and magic in the slums of Glasgow. In contrast, Copland’s sublime Appalachian Spring is the quintessential evocation of the American landscape.
