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St Michael's Centre
North Road
Stoke Gifford
Bristol
BS34 8PD
England
Programme
Bedřich Smetana – Ma Vlast: Vltava 'The Moldau'
Pyotr Tchaikovsky – Romeo and Juliet (fantasia-overture), TH 42
~ Interval ~
Georges Bizet – Carmen Suite 1 & 2: Excerpts
François Borne – Fantaisie brillante sur 'Carmen'
John Williams – Adventures On Earth from E.T.
Performers
Stefan Hofkes – Conductor
Nick Shipman – clarinet
Andrew Lawrie – Leader
Bristol Concert Orchestra
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Programme Note
Our concert starts in the Bohemian Forest with Smetana's Vltava, which describes the progress of Bohemia's greatest river from its source, through rapids, to its confluence with the Elbe.
Tchaikovsky writes music of great beauty and emotional intensity, and his Romeo and Juliet overture certainly lives up to this in its depiction of the tragic lovers.
Bizet's opera Carmen is always a favourite with audiences, and we play an orchestral arrangement of some of the best tunes, followed by Borne's flamboyantly virtuosic Fantasy featuring Nick Shipman on clarinet.
We end with rousing music from John Williams' film score for E.T.
Introduced in an informal manner by conductor Stefan Hofkes, this magical programme will be a musical feast for everybody, young or old.
St Michael's Centre is next to Bristol Parkway station.
For how to get there see: stmichaelscentrebristol.com/travellingtostmichaels.html
