Details
The Great Hall - Reading University
27 London Rd
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 5AG
England
Programme
Dee Palmer – Orchestral Sgt Pepper's (Arr. Dee Palmer)
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Dee Palmer – Passing Open Windows: A Symphonic Tribute to Queen (Arr. Dee Palmer)
Performers
Stephen Ellery – Conductor
Thames Valley Festival Orchestra
Programme Note
The Great Hall, University of Reading will be the venue for this concert of the timeless classics of The Beatles and Queen performed by the Thames Valley Festival Orchestra, a 65-piece symphony orchestra.
Part 1:
Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band - With a Little Help From My Friends - Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds - Getting Better - Fixing a Hole - She's Leaving Home - Being For the Benefit of Mr Kite - When I'm Sixty Four - Lovely Rita - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Reprise/A Day in the Life
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Part 2:
Prelude/Fanfare/Tie Your Mother Down - Bicycle Race - Now I'm Here - Innuendo - Love of My Life - Keep Passing Open Windows - We are the Champions
This event promises to be a magical evening filled with nostalgia and unforgettable melodies. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to witness the music of two iconic bands brought to life in a symphonic setting!
The Thames Valley Festival Orchestra was founded in early 2023 – this September 2024 event marks the orchestra’s 4th concert and the first time for audiences to hear a live performance of Dee Palmer’s arrangements of the music of the Beatles since 2016. The orchestra’s first concert in September 2023 brought Palmer’s Queen music to the concert stage for the first time in 30 years.
Conductor: Stephen Ellery
Leader: Guy Haskell