Burton Bradstock festival – Gala concert

Festival Orchestra

W A Mozart Overture to The Marriage of Figaro
Louise Farrenc Nonet In Eb major, Op. 38 Adagio – allegro
Georges Bizet arr. Julian Milone
Fantasy from Carmen for four violins and bass
Antonio Vivaldi Concerto for two violins in A minor
Oscar Peterson Body and Soul
Maurice Ravel Tombeau de Couperin

The Festival draws to a joyous close with an overture that fizzes with excitement, followed by the first movement of a brilliant nonet by Louise Farrenc – a female piano virtuoso who is finally being re-evaluated 150 years after her death.

Bizet’s Carmen has been the inspiration for many showpieces – we’re playing one which is completely different! There’s a little celebration of Oscar Peterson and, finally, a light-hearted and affectionate memorial to François Couperin by Ravel.