Event listing: Orchestra of the Swan - The English Genius with Tamsin Waley-Cohen | St John's Church, Hagley | Fri 26 Apr 2013 at 19:30

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St John's Church, Hagley Hagley, West Midlands, United Kingdom

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Programme

Holst, Gustav (1874-1934)	St Paul's Suite, Op.29 no.2
Elgar, Sir Edward (1857-1934)	Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op.20
Watkins, Huw (b. 1976)	Concertino
Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958)	The Lark Ascending
Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)	Simple Symphony, Op.4

Performers

Orchestra of the Swan
David Curtis	Conductor
Tamsin Waley-Cohen	Violin

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Fight or flight? Violinists on tackling The Lark Ascending

Kevin W Ng, 5th October

Often dismissed on account of its popularity, The Lark Ascending divides audiences... and players. Our own Kevin Ng is a violinist and avoided it for years, but took advice from three violinists when adding it to his repertoire.

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The silver chain of sound with Orchestra of the Swan and Tamsin Waley-Cohen

Katherine Dixson, 26th April

David Curtis displayed his usual deceptively effortless ease on the podium. Perhaps this felt like a handy warm-up for the marathon that he would run, hard on the heels of this concert, in Stratford-upon-Avon, the Orchestra of the Swan’s home territory.

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