Public Concert 9 July 2022
| Type of post: | Orchestra news item |
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| Posted By: | Sumit Biswas |
| Status: | Current |
| Date Posted: | Sat, 9 Jul 2022 |
Our Summer concert features a ballet music suite by a woman composer, a trumpet concerto, and a well-loved symphony.
Cécile Chaminade Callirhoë Suite
Haydn Trumpet Concerto
Borodin Symphony no 2
Chaminade Callirhoë Suite
Cécile Chaminade began composing at the age of 8, and when 18 embarked on a successful career as a pianist, giving frequent recitals often including her own compositions. She composed for the opera-comique and the ballet. Today’s suite is taken from her large-scale ballet symphonique, first performed in Marseilles in 1888.
Haydn Trumpet Concerto
Our soloist Philip Singleton has had a long and successful career as a classical and jazz trumpet player, and is now also a composer and conductor. Philip is playing Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto with us.
Haydn's musical life began when sent away to boarding school at 6 years old. He left at 16 and began a career as court composer for a series of wealthy families. The richest family in Europe at that time were the Esterhazys, and Haydn worked for them for most of his life, creating music for the best musicians and having the time to experiment.
It is one of Haydn's most popular works, written in 1796 for his good friend, Anton Weidinger, who had invented a new kind of trumpet with five keys. This allowed the instrument to produce more notes of the scale.
This concerto was a ground-breaking addition to the trumpet repertoire. It has three movements, and uses many of the popular musical conventions of the time, including balance and symmetry. The Finale, like much of Haydn's music, is peppered with good humour and fun!
Borodin Symphony no 2
Alexander Borodin was born the illegitimate son of a Russian prince and his mistress, but following the custom in such circumstances he was officially registered as the progeny of one of the prince’s serfs. The prince ensured he received an excellent education.
Music and science especially appealed to Borodin. He became a research chemist. Nothing like broadening your interests!
The popular second symphony took Borodin a good many years to complete as Borodin got side tracked by his scientific research and teaching duties. The music ranges from wild, frenetic outbursts of the opening movement to the skin-tingling sensuality of the Scherzo’s central trio section.
Cécile Chaminade Callirhoë Suite
Haydn Trumpet Concerto
Borodin Symphony no 2
Chaminade Callirhoë Suite
Cécile Chaminade began composing at the age of 8, and when 18 embarked on a successful career as a pianist, giving frequent recitals often including her own compositions. She composed for the opera-comique and the ballet. Today’s suite is taken from her large-scale ballet symphonique, first performed in Marseilles in 1888.
Haydn Trumpet Concerto
Our soloist Philip Singleton has had a long and successful career as a classical and jazz trumpet player, and is now also a composer and conductor. Philip is playing Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto with us.
Haydn's musical life began when sent away to boarding school at 6 years old. He left at 16 and began a career as court composer for a series of wealthy families. The richest family in Europe at that time were the Esterhazys, and Haydn worked for them for most of his life, creating music for the best musicians and having the time to experiment.
It is one of Haydn's most popular works, written in 1796 for his good friend, Anton Weidinger, who had invented a new kind of trumpet with five keys. This allowed the instrument to produce more notes of the scale.
This concerto was a ground-breaking addition to the trumpet repertoire. It has three movements, and uses many of the popular musical conventions of the time, including balance and symmetry. The Finale, like much of Haydn's music, is peppered with good humour and fun!
Borodin Symphony no 2
Alexander Borodin was born the illegitimate son of a Russian prince and his mistress, but following the custom in such circumstances he was officially registered as the progeny of one of the prince’s serfs. The prince ensured he received an excellent education.
Music and science especially appealed to Borodin. He became a research chemist. Nothing like broadening your interests!
The popular second symphony took Borodin a good many years to complete as Borodin got side tracked by his scientific research and teaching duties. The music ranges from wild, frenetic outbursts of the opening movement to the skin-tingling sensuality of the Scherzo’s central trio section.
