St Albans Symphony Orchestra - Sun and Dance at St Saviour's Church, St Albans on Saturday 14th October 2023

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St Albans Symphony Orchestra - Sun and Dance

Add to my Calendar 14-10-2023 19:30 14-10-2023 21:30 36 St Albans Symphony Orchestra - Sun and Dance And the Sun Stood Still was composed in 2018, inspired by the winter solstice and the primal, prehistoric resonance that it holds. A stay in Athens gave Nielsen the inspiration for the Helios Overture, depicting the sun rising and setting over the Aegean Sea. Sibelius’s inspiration for Night Ride and Sunrise was a sleigh ride from Helsinki to Kerava during which he saw a striking sunrise. Rachmaninov’s richly-orchestrated Symphonic Dances was his last major composition, written in exile but full of nostalgic longing for his Russian homeland. SASO events St Saviour's Church, St Albans DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Saviour's Church
25 Sandpit Lane
St Albans
Hertfordshire
AL1 4DF
England

Saturday 14th October 2023
7:30 PM

Programme

Sergei Rachmaninov – Symphonic Dances, Op.45
Sarah Frances Jenkins – And the Sun Stood Still
Jean Sibelius – Night Ride and Sunrise, Op.55
Carl Nielsen – Helios Overture, Op.17

Performers

William Carslake – Conductor

St Albans Symphony Orchestra

Programme Note

And the Sun Stood Still was composed in 2018, inspired by the winter solstice and the primal, prehistoric resonance that it holds.

A stay in Athens gave Nielsen the inspiration for the Helios Overture, depicting the sun rising and setting over the Aegean Sea.

Sibelius’s inspiration for Night Ride and Sunrise was a sleigh ride from Helsinki to Kerava during which he saw a striking sunrise.

Rachmaninov’s richly-orchestrated Symphonic Dances was his last major composition, written in exile but full of nostalgic longing for his Russian homeland.

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