Blackpool Symphony Orchestra

For our summer concert we are back at AKS Lytham. Shostakovich Festive Overture Williams Penillion Arutiunian Trumpet Concerto Soloist Leo Stemp Delius Summer Evening Beethoven Symphony No 8 Tickets £13 online £15 on the door (Under 19s free)

Blackpool Symphony Orchestra Concert Conductor Helen Harrison Tchaikovsky Symphony No 6 Pathetique Debussy Petite Suite Holst Japanese Suite Mayer Overture in D Minor Tickets £13 online £15 on the door (Under 19s free)

This is a come and play event for string players (and not a concert). We will be looking at 3 works, Holst St Paul's Suite, Gipps Cringlemire Garden and Vivaldi Concerto for Strings in D Major Conductor: Helen Harrison Coaching: Alexandra Stemp (violin) and Amanda Turner (cello) Registration and refreshments from 10am. Starts at 10.30am and finishes at 4pm. £15 online or £17 on the door. Under 19s £1 deposit online. Under 18s will need to complete a permission form. This can be downloaded from www.blackpoolsymphony.co.uk/members-info or completed on the door. Please bring a music stand and lunch. Hot drinks and biscuits will be provided.

Blackpool Symphony Orchestra Concert Conductor Felicity Cliffe Farrenc Symphony No 3 Vaughan Williams The Wasps Overture Saint-Saens "The Swan" Come Fly With Me, ET, Thunderbirds, Dambusters and more Tickets £13 online £15 on the door (Under 19s free)

This is a come and play event for string players (and not a concert). The main work will be Elgar Introduction and Allegro. It's a great opportunity to come and play for fun. Conductor: Helen Harrison Coaching: Alexandra Stemp (violin) and Amanda Turner (cello) Registration and refreshments from 10am. Starts at 10.30am and finishes at 4pm. £13 online or £15 on the door. Under 19s £1 deposit online. Under 18s will need to complete a permission form. This can be downloaded from www.blackpoolsymphony.co.uk/members-info or completed on the door. Please bring a music stand and lunch. Hot drinks and biscuits will be provided.

Blackpool Symphony Orchestra Concert Conductor Helen Harrison Soloist Andrew Reynish W. A. Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro C. Schumann arr G. Morton: 4 Characteristic Pieces R. Schumann Cello Concerto with soloist Andrew Reynish F. Mendelssohn: Italian Symphony Tickets £13 online £15 on the door (Under 19s free)

This is a come and play event for string players (and not a concert). The main work will be Tchaikovsky Serenade for Stings. It's a great opportunity to come and play for fun. Conductor: Helen Harrison Coaching: Alexandra Stemp (violin) and Amanda Turner (cello) Registration and refreshments from 10am. Starts at 10.30am and finishes at 4pm. £12 online or £14 on the door. Under 19s £1 deposit online. Under 18s will need to complete a permission form. This can be downloaded from www.blackpoolsymphony.co.uk/members-info or completed on the door. Please bring a music stand and lunch. Hot drinks and biscuits will be provided.

We have a lovely programme of music for you to enjoy - Beach Gaelic Symphony - Rossini William Tell - Vaughan Williams Folk Song Suite - Bartok Rumanian Folk Dances - Jacob Old Wine in New Bottles (Please note we have made some changes to the orginal programme.) At BSO we like to include some old favourites and introduce you (and us) to unfamiliar works like Amy Beach's Gaelic Symphony. Composed in 1894, it draws inspiration from simple old English, Irish and Scottish melodies and was the first symphony composed and published by a female American composer.

Following the sad news about HM Queen Elizabeth II we have considered things carefully. We have taken into account the latest Government advice on national mourning and have decided that we will go ahead with the concert but with a change of focus. There will be some changes to the programme to reposition the evening as a tribute to HM Queen Elizabeth II. We believe that coming together through music is important, particularly given the position we have all faced during the COVID isolations when we were not able to do this. We sincerely hope that in doing it in this way we are striking the right balance in capturing the national mood and that nobody will be offended by this decision. We look forward to seeing you on Saturday 17 September at Hodgson Academy at 7.30pm with Poulton People's Choir for our Tribute to HM Queen Elizabeth II concert.

This is an opportunity for string players to Come and Play Dvorak String Serenade under the baton of Helen Harrison. The day will include coaching from Alexandra Stemp (Violin) for upper strings and Amanda Turner (Cello) for lower strings and an informal play through for family and friends at the end of the day. The day runs from 10.30am to 4pm with refreshments from 10am. You will need to bring a music stand and lunch.

This is the second concert in our Centenary +1 season. Tchaikovsky Symphony 4, Malcolm Arnold Scottish Dances and an overture by Fanny Hensel Tickets: Online Adult £12. Children under 19 in education free. Adult Ticket on the door £13