The Music of Place - Colchester
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Paul Archibald, trumpet
Jacqueline Shave violin
Kuljit Bhamra tabla
Sarah Burnett bassoon
Lucy Wakeford harp
Paul Archibald trumpet
John Kenny trombone
Owen Gunnell percussion
Oliver Cox percussion
Britten Sinfonia
Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 September
Works by Bach, Britten, Handel and Mignone alongside new works from
John Woolrich, Kuljit Bhamra, Nigel Hildreth and Michael Spearman.
Saturday 12 September
Bach Brandenburg Concert No. 3
Arvo Pärt Fratres
Rautavaara Fiddlers
Vivaldi Concerto for Bassoon
Timetable for the weekend
Throughout Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th September groups of Britten Sinfonia musicians will perform at five historical venues across Colchester, performing an eclectic variety of music including a host of new commissions. The five soloists and duos will perform at Colchester Town Hall, Colchester Castle Museum, Tymperley's Clock Museum, Hollytrees Museum, Bourne Mill, coming together with the orchestra for a concert performance at Colchester Arts Centre. A full timetable can be read here
Saturday 13 September, 7.30pm, there will be a full length event featuring Mercury Theatre Community Choir and performances of the new works and talks with composers; followed in the second half of the evening by Britten Sinfonia, led by Jacqueline Shave, performing Bach’s popular Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, Arvo Part’s moving Fratres and Rautavaara’s exuberant Fiddlers. Sarah Burnett will also perform as soloist in Vivaldi’s Concerto for Bassoon.
The commissions and performances have been produced through a partnership with Colchester Borough Council, Colchester Arts Centre and Orchestras Live.
Dates
Colchester
Various venues and times - see timetable
Saturday 12 September
10.15am
Box Office: 01206 500900
Colchester
Various venues and times - see timetable
Sunday 13 September
12.00am
Box Office: 01206 500900
