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St Mary's Church
St Mary's Gate
Wirksworth
Matlock
Derbyshire
DE4 4DQ
England
Programme
Joseph Bologne Chevalier de Saint-George – Symphony no.2 in D Major
Jean Sibelius – Andante Festivo
Dmitry Shostakovich – Chamber Symphony, Op.110a
Antonin Dvorak – Serenade for Wind Instruments, Op.44
Performers
James Ham – Musical Director
Helix Ensemble
Programme Note
Come to Wirksworth to hear Helix Ensemble with music through the centuries.
We start with the second symphony of Chevalier de Saint Georges who was not only a very skilful violinist and composer but also excelled at fencing! He was a contemporary of Mozart but as a black musician his name and music have only more recently become well-known.
The wind players are joined by just a cello and double bass for Dvorak’s Wind Serenade, a popular piece composed in 1878 in four movements.
Shostakovich’s Chamber Symphony for Strings is a transcription of his eighth string quartet, the new score expertly written by the original viola player in the Borodin quartet that was coached by Shostakovich himself.
Andante Festivo Is a single-movement composition written by Sibelius in 1922 for string quartet but he rescored the music for string orchestra in 1938. A recording is still available of Sibelius conducting a live performance.
