Sunday 15th November 2020 at 4:00pm
Reading Concert Hall
Soloist: Matilda Lloyd - Trumpet
Conductor: Ian Brown
Programme:
- Copland: Quiet City
- Haydn: Trumpet Concerto
- Bruckner: Symphony No.4 in E flat major
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HSO’s 51st season opens with a flourish in Reading Concert Hall to the glorious strains of Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto and Copland’s Quiet City with charismatic trumpeter Matilda Lloyd. Hailed as ‘remarkable’ by The Daily Telegraph, Matilda is Principal Trumpet of the European Union Youth Orchestra. Bruckner’s colourful Fourth Symphony, subtitled ‘Romantic’, draws deeply on the German Romantic tradition of Weber and Wagner for its vivid musical drama. This epic symphony was last performed by HSO in 1986.
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Sunday 13th December 2020 at 4:30pm and 6:30pm
Christ Church, Henley-on-Thames
Compère: To be announced
Conductor: Ian Brown
Programme:
- Bizet: Carmen Suites
- Bach/Stokowski: Jesu Joy
- Khachaturian: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
- Boccherini/Berio: Night Retreat from Madrid
- Anderson: Christmas Festival and Sleigh Ride
- and various carols
The Christmas concerts in Christ Church, Henley, programme well-loved classical pieces for all ages. The short afternoon concert is a perfect way of introducing young children to a live orchestra and is particularly suitable for children aged 2–6. The evening concert provides an opportunity to raise the roof when singing favourite carols with the full orchestra! The concert is rounded off by joining HSO for mulled wine, soft drinks and mince pies.
Sunday 14th March 2021 at 7:30pm
The Hexagon, Reading
Dominic Sedgwick
Soloist: Dominic Sedgwick - Baritone
Conductor: Ian Brown
Programme:
- Mahler: Songs of a Wayfarer
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 with the Reading Bach Choir, Henley Choral Society and Glass Ensemble
- Also featuring:
- Galina Averina - Soprano
- Leila Zanette - Mezzo Soprano
- Shengzhi Ren - Tenor
- from Opera Prelude
For its 22nd Hexagon concert, HSO is delighted to welcome Dominic Sedgwick, baritone, to perform Mahler’s deeply moving Songs of a Wayfarer. Dominic is a recent graduate of the prestigious Jette Parker Young Artist Programme at the Royal Opera House and has been selected as a Rising Star of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment for the 2020/21 season. For the first time in its 51 years, HSO is performing Beethoven’s famous Symphony No 9, ‘Choral’. This potent statement of brotherhood and fellowship reaches a glorious affirmation in its final movement when the orchestra is joined by singers from local choirs and soloists from Opera Prelude.
Saturday 12th June 2021 at 7:00pm
Christ Church, Henley-on-Thames
Ellie Vockins
Soloist: Ellie Vockins - Soprano
Conductor: Ian Brown
Programme:
- Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G
- Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Haydn
- Bizet: Symphony in C
HSO celebrates the summer with a pre-concert Pimm’s reception at Christ Church, setting the tone for a sparkling programme of smaller-scale orchestral works. As a special addition, young Henley soprano, Ellie Vockins, will perform two opera arias. The famous Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 by Bach is followed by Brahms’ Variations on a Theme of Haydn. The concert concludes with Bizet’s youthful but charming Symphony in C.
Sunday 11th July 2021 at 12:00pm
Henley Festival, Henley-on-Thames
YolanDa Brown
Compère: YolanDa Brown
Conductor: Ian Brown
Programme (It's Time to Dance!):
- Offenbach: Can Can
- Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre
- Bartók: Romanian Dances
- Bernstein: Mambo from West Side Story
- Strauss: Thunder and Lightning Polka
- Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine
- Ginastera: Malambo from Estancia
- Stravinsky: Firebird: Berceuse and Finale
HSO returns to the floating stage at Henley Festival as part of Family Sunday. CBeebies presenter YolanDa Brown has one object in mind – to get everyone dancing. Musician extraordinaire YolanDa will take us through fabulous dance music from the worlds of ballet, jazz, mambo and much more besides. A brilliant ending for the 51st season!