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Dolphin Centre
Horse Market
Darlington
County Durham
DL1 5RP
England
Programme
George Frideric Handel – The Occasional Oratorio: Overture, HWV 62
George Frideric Handel – Il Pastor Fido (The Faithful Shepherd), HWV 8a
Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov – The Snow Maiden: Dance of the tumblers
Gustave Colin – The Flash of Steel
Gustav Holst – Two Songs without Words: Marching Song
Johannes Brahms – Academic Festival Overture, Op.80
Aaron Copland – Variations on a Shaker Melody
John Williams – Harry Potter Symphonic Suite
Claude-Michel Schonberg – Les Miserables: selections
Performers
David Plews – Conductor
Darlington Orchestra
Rhapsody Community Choir
Programme Note
This accessible concert is suitable for people of all ages – from regular concertgoers to anyone new to hearing live classical music.
The orchestra will perform a selection of popular classics from across three centuries - including the pieces listed here. In addition, special guests Rhapsody Community Choir will perform two short sets. Their repertoire covers various genres from Elgar to pop tunes, and from musicals to church music. On 6th July, their performance will include ‘With a Voice of Singing’ by Martin Shaw, ‘For the Beauty of the Earth’ by John Rutter and ‘Hallelujah’ by Leonard Cohen.
A printed programme is included in the ticket price, providing brief details about the music and composers. Plus, there’ll be a version available for children aged 5–11 years.
