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Birmingham Symphonic Winds - Either Side of "The Pond"
A summer evening of live music from the UK and across the Atlantic.
Add to my Calendar 04-07-2026 19:00 04-07-2026 21:00 36 Birmingham Symphonic Winds - Either Side of "The Pond" Award-winning Birmingham Symphonic Winds, one of the UK's leading Symphonic Wind Ensembles, will perform a celebratory evening of British and American music in Stratford-upon-Avon this summer. The concert, entitled Either Side of "The Pond", takes place on Saturday 4 July 2026 at 7pm at Stratford-upon-Avon Methodist Church, Old Town, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6BG. The programme includes a special local connection: SPQR is by Guy Woolfenden, the much-loved composer who served as Music Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon for over three decades. Birmingham Symphonic Winds is an award-winning ensemble recognised as one of the UK's top Symphonic Wind Ensembles. The orchestra is a winner of Classic FM's Big Platinum Performance award and an National Concert Band Festival (NCBF) Platinum Award winner. Stratford Methodist Church, Stratford Upon Avon DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Stratford Methodist Church
Trinty Close
Old Town
Stratford Upon Avon
Warwickshire
CV37 6BG
England
Tickets
Prices: £18; £12 Concessions; £5 Student & Child; £40 Family (2 Adults and up to 3 Children)
Book Tickets
Programme
Kenneth Hesketh – Danceries
George Gershwin – Strike up the Band: 'Strike up the band'
Frederick Loewe – My Fair Lady: Selection
Guy Woolfenden – SPQR
Morton Gould – American Salute
Philip Sparke – Songs from Across the Water
Performers
Callum Rookes – Conductor
Programme Note
Award-winning Birmingham Symphonic Winds, one of the UK's leading Symphonic Wind Ensembles, will perform a celebratory evening of British and American music in Stratford-upon-Avon this summer.
The concert, entitled Either Side of "The Pond", takes place on Saturday 4 July 2026 at 7pm at Stratford-upon-Avon Methodist Church, Old Town, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6BG.
The programme includes a special local connection: SPQR is by Guy Woolfenden, the much-loved composer who served as Music Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon for over three decades.
Birmingham Symphonic Winds is an award-winning ensemble recognised as one of the UK's top Symphonic Wind Ensembles. The orchestra is a winner of Classic FM's Big Platinum Performance award and an National Concert Band Festival (NCBF) Platinum Award winner.
