Chetham’s Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Thursday 16 February 2023, 7pm
  • The Stoller Hall
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Image Wind players performing

Our brand new orchestra for 2023!

Discover talented young Lower School and Middle School performers from Chetham’s School of Music, the UK’s leading music school.

See Chetham’s Philharmonic Orchestra perform in concert, with a programme of exhilarating music including The Can Can and Short Ride in A Fast Machine. This concert will also include performances by Chetham’s Sinfonia, Violetta and Saxophone Choir.

Concert Programme


Programme

SAXOPHONE CHOIR

Vivaldi – Concerto Grosso in D minor op3. No. 11
Holst – Jupiter from “The Planets”

VIOLETTA

Copland – Hoe Down
ADELE Adkins and Paul Epworth – Skyfall arr. Larry Moore (Theme from the 2012 James Bond Film, ‘Skyfall’)

WIND BAND

Charles Ives – Country Band March
John Williams – Highlights from ‘Star Wars’

INTERVAL

CHETHAM’S PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Saint-Saëns – Piano Concerto No. 2
1. Andante Sostenuto
Soloist- Alex Crawford

CHETHAM’S SINFONIA

John Adams – Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Jacques Offenbach – Can Can arr. Richard Meyer

CHETHAM’S PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

TCHAIKOVSKY – The Nutcracker
ii. March
vi. Danse chinoise
vii. Danse des mirlitons
ix. Pas De Deux

Walton – Orb & Sceptor

Chetham’s Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Thursday 16 February 2023, 7pm
  • The Stoller Hall
  • Full Price: £6 / Age 60+: £5 / Under 19: £5 / Personal Assistant - see our "Access Scheme" : £6
Book tickets

Our brand new orchestra for 2023!

Discover talented young Lower School and Middle School performers from Chetham’s School of Music, the UK’s leading music school.

See Chetham’s Philharmonic Orchestra perform in concert, with a programme of exhilarating music including The Can Can and Short Ride in A Fast Machine. This concert will also include performances by Chetham’s Sinfonia, Violetta and Saxophone Choir.

Concert Programme


Programme

SAXOPHONE CHOIR

Vivaldi – Concerto Grosso in D minor op3. No. 11
Holst – Jupiter from “The Planets”

VIOLETTA

Copland – Hoe Down
ADELE Adkins and Paul Epworth – Skyfall arr. Larry Moore (Theme from the 2012 James Bond Film, ‘Skyfall’)

WIND BAND

Charles Ives – Country Band March
John Williams – Highlights from ‘Star Wars’

INTERVAL

CHETHAM’S PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Saint-Saëns – Piano Concerto No. 2
1. Andante Sostenuto
Soloist- Alex Crawford

CHETHAM’S SINFONIA

John Adams – Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Jacques Offenbach – Can Can arr. Richard Meyer

CHETHAM’S PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

TCHAIKOVSKY – The Nutcracker
ii. March
vi. Danse chinoise
vii. Danse des mirlitons
ix. Pas De Deux

Walton – Orb & Sceptor

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