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BSO news http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/list/news/ This is a low-volume email list, to remind audience members about Bromley Symphony Orchestra concerts and events. If you prefer an annual paper newsletter, use our contact form at www.bromleysymphony.org/contact to join our postal mailing list and get preferential booking. en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 20:28:00 GMT BSO mailing lists 6.3.0 Stable 04/08/13 Bromley Symphony Orchestra concert reminder http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/archive/news/20130506173249/ This is a reminder that the final concert of our 2012-13 season is on Saturday 18th May at Langley Park Centre for the Performing Arts.  If you don't yet have tickets you can choose your own seats at <a href="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/tickets">www.bromleysymphony.org/tickets</a> and pay by credit/debit card until the day before the concert, or order them by phoning (020) 3627 2974 or at the door as before. Tickets may be posted to you free of charge until 7 days before the concert or collected at the door (please bring identification). <h2><a href="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/event/concert-saturday-16th-march-2013-1945" rel="bookmark">Concert Saturday 18th May 2013 at 19:45</a></h2> Langley Park Centre for the Performing Arts, South Eden Park Road, Beckenham BR3 3BP <table> <tbody> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20130506173249&cid=6d616765732f74636861696b6f76736b79323031322e6a7067tchaikovsky2012.jpg" alt="Piotr Tchaikovsky" title="Piotr Tchaikovsky" style="height: 137px; width: 100px;" /> Piotr Tchaikovsky </td> <td> Shostakovich Festive Overture <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gDZTah8J2A" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20130506173249&cid=6f72672f696d616765732f617564696f2e676966audio.gif" alt="Speaker symbol" title="Click to hear a sample from a commercial recording of this work" style="height: 13px; width: 15px;" /></a> Khachaturian Violin concerto <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3IsTxcD8BU" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20130506173249&cid=6f72672f696d616765732f617564696f2e676966audio.gif" alt="Speaker symbol" title="Click to hear a sample from a commercial recording of this work" style="height: 13px; width: 15px;" /></a>     Soloist <a href="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/bernard-brook">Bernard Brook</a>  Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 (Pathétique) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZw6faXXM9g" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20130506173249&cid=6f72672f696d616765732f617564696f2e676966audio.gif" alt="Speaker symbol" title="Click to hear a sample from a commercial recording of this work" style="height: 13px; width: 15px;" /></a> The final concert of our season opens with the brilliant Festive Overture, a vivacious musical firework. Khachaturian's concerto is a magnificent whirlwind of powerful emotions and unbridled energy. The Pathétique is a complex mixture of emotions – sorrow, hope, and happiness tinged with a foreboding of despair – a mixture that has ensured its enduring popular appeal. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Details of our exciting 2013-14 season are now on the front page of our web site, and a new short video of the orchestra has been added at <a href="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/about/">www.bromleysymphony.org/about</a>. As usual, existing season ticket holders will have the opportunity to keep their familiar seats if renewed before the end of June. This year we are also allowing seats for individual concerts (without the season discount) to be reserved at this time. Details will be on flyers at the May concert and on the web site afterwards. No payment is necessary at this stage. Several people commented in our audience surveys that they would like to hear occasional smaller and earlier works performed. Bromley Symphony Players are a group of BSO members who do just that, and our next concert is on the preceding Saturday (11th May) in a lovely painted church in Bromley. Proceeds are donated to charity - on this occasion, Action Against Hunger. Our audiences tell us they enjoy these as much if not more than the larger symphony concerts, so please spread the word - they deserve a larger audience. A copy of the flyer is attached. <img src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20130506173249&cid=742f66696c65732f696d616765732f6273705f666c7965725f6d6179323031332e6a7067bsp_flyer_may2013.jpg" width="480" height="638" /> Mon, 06 May 2013 16:32:00 GMT http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/archive/news/20130506173249/ Bromley Symphony Orchestra concert reminder http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/archive/news/20130302175252/ This is a reminder that the next concert of our 2012-13 season is on 16th March at Langley Park Centre for the Performing Arts. Please note there will be no interval. There is a map below to help anyone who hasn't yet attended a concert here to find the hall by car or public transport. If you don't yet have tickets you can choose your own seats at <a href="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/tickets">www.bromleysymphony.org/tickets</a> and pay by credit/debit card until the day before the concert, or order them by phoning (020) 3627 2974 or at the door as before. Tickets may be posted to you free of charge until 7 days before the concert or collected at the door (please bring identification). <header class="node-header"><header class="node-header"> <h1 class="node-title"><a href="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/event/concert-saturday-16th-march-2013-1945" rel="bookmark">Concert Saturday 16th March 2013 at 19:45</a></h1> </header></header> <div class="node-content"> <div class="field field-name-field-location field-type-text field-label-hidden view-mode-full"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">Langley Park Centre for the Performing Arts, South Eden Park Road, Beckenham BR3 3BP</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-full"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <div><img src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20130302175252&cid=f696d616765732f627275636b6e6572323031322e6a7067bruckner2012.jpg" alt="Anton Bruckner" title="Anton Bruckner" /> Anton Bruckner </div> Bruckner Symphony No. 8 <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXcWw1a8bdo" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20130302175252&cid=6f72672f696d616765732f617564696f2e676966audio.gif" alt="Speaker symbol" title="Click to hear a sample from a commercial recording of this work" /></a> The Eighth Symphony is a monumental work, full of the composer’s characteristic ‘trade marks’ but taking them further than ever before: a mysterious opening, dramatic climaxes and contrasts, a lively dancing scherzo, a heartfelt slow movement – he believed it was his best one – and finally a very powerful finale which brings it all together in a glorious blaze of triumph. </div> </div> </div> </div> <header class="node-header"> <h3 class="node-title"><img src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20130302175252&cid=f64656661756c742f66696c65732f7061726b696e675f6d61702e6a7067parking_map.jpg" width="580" height="773" /></h3> </header> Sat, 02 Mar 2013 17:52:00 GMT http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/archive/news/20130302175252/ Bromley Symphony Orchestra concert reminder http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/archive/news/20130112154535/ This is a reminder that the next concert of our 2012-13 season is on 26th January at Langley Park Centre for the Performing Arts. There is a map below to help anyone who hasn't yet attended a concert here to find the hall by car or public transport. If you don't yet have tickets you can choose your own seats at <a href="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/tickets">www.bromleysymphony.org/tickets</a> and pay by credit/debit card until the day before the concert, or order them by phone, post or at the door as before. Tickets may be posted to you free of charge until 7 days before the concert or collected at the door (please bring identification). <header class="node-header"> <h1 class="node-title"><a href="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/event/concert-saturday-26th-january-2013-745pm" rel="bookmark">Concert Saturday 26th January 2013 at 7:45pm</a></h1> </header> Langley Park Centre for the Performing Arts, South Eden Park Road, Beckenham BR3 3BP <div class="node-content"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-full"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <div><img src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20130112154535&cid=72f696d616765732f64766f72616b323031322e6a7067dvorak2012.jpg" alt="Antonin Dvořák" title="Antonin Dvořák" /> Antonin Dvořák </div> Suk Fairy Tales <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq6iL5Fwp9Q" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20130112154535&cid=6f72672f696d616765732f617564696f2e676966audio.gif" alt="Speaker symbol" title="Click to hear a sample from a commercial recording of this work" /></a> Mahler Rückert Lieder <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn9oeMpwgiY" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20130112154535&cid=6f72672f696d616765732f617564696f2e676966audio.gif" alt="Speaker symbol" title="Click to hear a sample from a commercial recording of this work" /></a>     Baritone <a href="http://www.laurencemeikle.com/">Laurence Meikle</a> Dvořák Symphony No. 7 <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rioESHe9zj0" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20130112154535&cid=6f72672f696d616765732f617564696f2e676966audio.gif" alt="Speaker symbol" title="Click to hear a sample from a commercial recording of this work" /></a> Suk’s Fairy Tale is a colourful suite of four movements drawn from music he wrote for a theatre piece. Mahler’s set of five songs, based on poems by Friedrich Rückert, share a mood of intimacy and quiet withdrawal. The Seventh Symphony, dramatic and darkly passionate and expressing the defiance of the underdog, is perhaps Dvořák’s greatest. <img src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20130112154535&cid=f64656661756c742f66696c65732f7061726b696e675f6d61702e6a7067parking_map.jpg" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> Sat, 12 Jan 2013 15:45:00 GMT http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/archive/news/20130112154535/ Bromley Symphony Orchestra concert reminder http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/archive/news/20121103222004/ This is a reminder that the first concert of our 2012-13 season, an all-English programme dedicated to the memory of long-time supporter Malcolm Smith, is on 17th November at Langley Park School for Boys. There is a map below to help anyone who hasn't yet attended a concert here to find the hall by car or public transport. If you don't yet have tickets you can choose your own seats at <a href="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/tickets">www.bromleysymphony.org/tickets</a> and pay by credit/debit card until the day before the concert, or order them by phone, post or at the door as before. Tickets may be posted to you free of charge until 7 days before the concert or collected at the door (please bring identification). Season tickets (4 concerts for the price of 3) are available until the end of this concert. <header class="node-header"> <h1 class="node-title"><a href="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/event/concert-saturday-17th-november-2012-745pm" rel="bookmark">Concert Saturday 17th November 2012 at 7:45pm</a></h1> </header> Langley Park School for Boys, South Eden Park Road, Beckenham BR3 3BP <div class="node-content"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-full"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> Concert dedicated to the memory of Malcolm Smith <div><img src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20121103222004&cid=672f696d616765732f656c676172323030392e6a7067elgar2009.jpg" alt="Sir Edward Elgar" title="Sir Edward Elgar" /> Sir Edward Elgar </div> Bax ‘Tintagel’ <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixF5f2cqIKo" target="_blank" title="Listen to a sample from a commercial recording of this work"><img src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20121103222004&cid=6f72672f696d616765732f617564696f2e676966audio.gif" alt="Speaker symbol" /></a> Elgar Cello concerto <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rNIohqHJwE" target="_blank" title="Listen to a sample from a commercial recording of this work"><img src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20121103222004&cid=6f72672f696d616765732f617564696f2e676966audio.gif" alt="Speaker symbol" /></a>     Soloist <a href="http://jamiewalton.com/">Jamie Walton</a> Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 2 (London) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZCgB0ixu2U" target="_blank" title="Listen to a sample from a commercial recording of this work"><img src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20121103222004&cid=6f72672f696d616765732f617564696f2e676966audio.gif" alt="Speaker symbol" /></a> Bax’s best known work paints a vivid picture of the Cornish castle of Tintagel, battered by the Atlantic on a sunny day. Elgar’s wonderful concerto, contemplative and elegiac, has become a much loved cornerstone of the cello repertoire. The symphony depicts various London scenes, including the Westminster chimes, hansom cabs, street sellers’ cries, and the moods and tempos of our capital city. <img src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20121103222004&cid=f64656661756c742f66696c65732f7061726b696e675f6d61702e6a7067parking_map.jpg" width="580" height="773" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> Sat, 03 Nov 2012 22:20:00 GMT http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/archive/news/20121103222004/ Two concerts featuring BSO members in September and October http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/archive/news/20120824120850/ Dear friends of Bromley Symphony Orchestra and collegues, A new season is not too far ahead and I would like to advise you of two concerts outside the symphony orchestra's itinerary that will be coming up in September and October, which you might like to attend. Both concerts are at St.Mary's church, College road, Bromley BR1 3QG and both are on saturdays at 19:30. The first concert is a piano trio concert  to be given by the GRATIA PIANO TRIO  (Bernard Brook Vln, Noriko Matsumoto piano and Amanda Thorpe Cello) The concert is on the 15th Sept. and the program consists of just two pieces: The 1st trio is by SHOSTAKOVICH Op.67; a dramatic and exciting work. Interval (refreshments available) The 2nd by contrast, is the SCHUBERT Op. 100, a typically tuneful piece and considered one of his masterpieces. Ticket price is £7 at the door. The second concert is another charity concert given by Bromley Symphony Players on the 13th October. All proceeds will go to the PSPA, a charity giving support to those suffering from  Progressive Supranuclear palsy, also those with Cortico basal degeneration. The program for this concert is as follows: Corelli Concerto Grosso op 6 no.12 Monn Cello concert performed by Helen McDonald Mendelssohn Sinfonia no.9 Interval (refreshments available) Frank Bridge Suite for string orchestra. To be conducted by Andrew Condon. The ticket price for this concert is £6 on the door. I do hope you can join us for these two exciting concerts. Thank you. Bernard Brook Fri, 24 Aug 2012 11:08:00 GMT http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/archive/news/20120824120850/ BSO news Message http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/archive/news/20120820001733/ Dear Concertgoer Great news! At last Bromley has a properly designed 500-seat concert hall, and not just a local hall that can also be used for concerts. Our orchestra was very fortunate in being able to perform there in May, earlier than planned, because of the difficulties of last season when we were unexpectedly forced to relocate three of our concerts. This new hall is superb, with excellent acoustics and facilities, and good sightlines from all parts. The enthusiastic feedback we have had from our audience showed that they loved it and all our concerts this season will be there. <img style="width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20120820001733&cid=616765732f6c616e676c65795f7061726b5f68616c6c2e6a7067langley_park_hall.jpg" alt="Langley Park Hall" height="213" width="320" /> As always, we have a great and very varied programme of music. A completely English programme opens the season including Elgar’s well loved Cello Concerto with a rising international soloist and recording artist, Jamie Walton. The other two items in the concert are both pictures in sound: Bax’s evocation of the Cornish castle Tintagel, battered by the Atlantic on a sunny day, and Vaughan Williams’s London Symphony, which depicts many of the sounds and moods of our capital. This concert is dedicated to the memory of Malcolm Smith, who was a loyal supporter of Bromley Symphony Orchestra for over 60 years and who was very well known and respected in the professional music world. The main item for our January concert is DvoÅák’s Seventh Symphony, often regarded as his greatest. But we open with Suk’s ‘Fairy Tale’, a colourful suite from music written for a theatre piece. Suk was DvoÅák’s son-in-law and his music shows many of the same Czech influences. This is followed by Mahler’s Rückert Lieder, a set of five songs based on poems by Friedrich Rückert and sharing a mood of intimacy and quiet withdrawal. In March, we play only one work, Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony, originally planned for last season. What a symphony it is – on the grandest scale! In turn it is mysterious, dramatic, dancing, passionate, and finally gloriously triumphant. Bruckner always loved the sound of the horn, but for his last three symphonies his horn section is augmented with four Wagner tubas, essentially large bore horns invented by Wagner, giving a wonderfully enhanced warm sonority to the brass. Bruckner’s symphonies have often been described as “cathedrals of sound” and this one could represent St Peter’s in Rome, the world’s largest cathedral. The season ends with an all-Russian programme, opening with Shostakovich’s brilliant ‘Festive Overture’, a real musical firework. Bernard Brook, who has led BSO until last season, will be the soloist in Khachaturian’s Violin Concerto, a piece full of intense feeling and unbridled energy. Finally, Tchaikovsky’s last and most powerful symphony, the ‘Pathétique’, completes our season. Its popular appeal is indeed immortal, displaying, as with all Tchaikovsky’s great work, a complex texturing of emotions – sorrow lightened with hope, and happiness tinged with a foreboding of despair. We hope that you share in our enthusiasm, not only for this season’s choice of music but also for Bromley’s splendid new concert hall, and that you will come to our concerts. Why not buy a season ticket? It gives you 25% discount – 4 concerts for the price of 3. If you cannot attend all four concerts, you could give your spare tickets to friends to introduce them to Bromley’s premier orchestra. So put these concert dates in your diaries and book now at <a href="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/tickets">www.bromleysymphony.org/tickets</a>. Delay and you risk disappointment. Even now, we have already sold over 250 season tickets. We look forward to seeing you. Yours sincerely John Carmichael BSO Publicity   PS – Please do spread the word about us. There are still far too many local people who appreciate classical music but do not even know we exist. And please encourage your friends and relations to come to our concerts. PPS – Mailing lists get out of date, so please let me know if you no longer wish to be on ours. But do let us have details of any of your friends who would like to be added to our list. Sun, 19 Aug 2012 23:17:00 GMT http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/archive/news/20120820001733/ Bromley Symphony Orchestra concert reminder http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/archive/news/20120529142823/ <div class="node node-type-event" id="node-32"> <div class="node-inner-0"> <div class="node-inner-1"> <div class="node-inner-2"> <div class="node-inner-3"> <h2 class="title"> <a href="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/event/summer-workshop-sunday-10th-june-2012">Summer Workshop - Sunday 10th June 2012</a></h2> <div class="content clearfix"> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-location"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Langley Park School for Boys, South Eden Park Road, Beckenham BR3 3BP</div> </div> </div> <div style="float: left; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img alt="Hans Rott" height="133" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20120529142823&cid=32f64656661756c742f66696c65732f68616e735f726f74742e6a7067@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" style="height: 133px; width: 105px;" title="Hans Rott" width="105" /> Hans Rott </div> Our Summer Workshop is an occasion when the orchestra spends a day rehearsing an interesting work then gives an early evening informal performance which audiences may attend at no charge, although a collection is made to help cover our costs. The rehearsal is open to spectators, including (silent) children. The work to be studied this year is the Symphony in E by Hans Rott, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNep21n90yk" target="_blank"><img alt="Speaker symbol" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20120529142823&cid=6f72672f696d616765732f617564696f2e676966@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" style="border-width: 0pt; width: 15px; height: 13px;" title="Click to hear a sample from a commercial recording of this work" /></a> a composer few people have encountered. He was a brilliant fellow student with Mahler, but sadly went mad and died at the age of 25. Mahler greatly admired this symphony, and his own symphonies, the first of which was written 8 years after Rott’s, show very strong influences. Anyone who appreciates Mahler’s music will enjoy this. <div style="float: left;"> 11:00 – 12.00 Strings only rehearsal 12:00 – 13:00 Full orchestra rehearsal 13.00 – 14.00 Lunch (Please bring your own picnic lunch - weather permitting, lunch can be eaten outside) 14.00 – 15.30 Rehearsal 15.30 – 16.00 Break 16.00 – 17.30 Rehearsal 17.30 – 18:00 Break 18:00 – 18.15 Introductory talk to audience with possible extracts 18.15 – 19.15 Performance </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>   Tue, 29 May 2012 13:28:00 GMT http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/archive/news/20120529142823/ Bromley Symphony Players charity concert http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/archive/news/20120518152509/ I would like to invite you all to the next BSP concert at St.Mary's church, College road, Bromley on the 26th May at 19:30 The concert is in aid of and all proceeds go to CANCER RESEARCH UK. Program is as follows: <pre> Albinoni Sinfonia in G Major Laurenti Violin concerto ( Bernard Brook ) Jenkins 1st movement of PALLADIO suite Gershwin Lullaby ( conducted by Andrew Condon )</pre> Interval ( Refreshments available ) Elgar String Serenade ( conducted by Andrew Condon ) C P E Bach Sinfonie no.2 WQ 182 Handel Concerto Grosso op6 no.7 I do hope you can make it. Bernard Brook Fri, 18 May 2012 14:25:00 GMT http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/archive/news/20120518152509/ BSO concert reminder - note new venue! http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/archive/news/20120508131147/ <div class="node node-type-event" id="node-13"> <div class="node-inner-0"> <div class="node-inner-1"> <div class="node-inner-2"> <div class="node-inner-3"> Dear Concertgoer, Tiered seating at last! Our next concert will be our first at the exciting new performance hall at Langley Park School for Boys, a little earlier than originally planned due to unavailability of the Ravensbourne hall. As the new hall has a completely different seating plan with excellent sightlines and facilities, seats within each area will be unnumbered for this May 2012 concert only, which will give you the opportunity to familiarise yourselves with the hall’s layout and to decide your preferred seating area for next season. Stewards will direct you to the appropriate areas. Note that some seats in the front row of the stalls and last row in the circle are reserved for people with mobility problems since they have step-free access, with a lift to the circle level. There is a map below to help you find the new hall by car or public transport. Eden Park station and the 358 bus are very close. Parking is available opposite the hall in Hawksbrook Lane as directed by stewards, pending completion of the hall carpark. <h2 class="title"> <a href="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/event/concert-saturday-19th-may-2012-745pm">Concert Saturday 19th May 2012 at 7:45pm</a></h2> <div class="content clearfix"> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-location"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Langley Park School for Boys, South Eden Park Road, Beckenham BR3 3BP</div> </div> </div> Note change of venue <div style="float: left; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img alt="Johannes Brahms" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20120508131147&cid=16765732f6a6f68616e6e6573627261686d73323031312e6a7067@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" style="width: 105px; height: 146px;" title="Johannes Brahms" /> Johannes Brahms </div> Rossini Overture ‘William Tell’ <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoHECVnQC7A"><img alt="Speaker symbol" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20120508131147&cid=6f72672f696d616765732f617564696f2e676966@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" style="border: none; height: 13px; width: 15px;" title="Click to hear a sample from a commercial recording of this work" /></a> Walton Two pieces from ‘Henry V’  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK9vYOmyi1g"><img alt="Speaker symbol" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20120508131147&cid=6f72672f696d616765732f617564696f2e676966@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" style="border: none; height: 13px; width: 15px;" title="Click to hear a sample from a commercial recording of this work" /></a> Strauss Horn Concerto No. 2  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BnAb-k8cDs"><img alt="Speaker symbol" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20120508131147&cid=6f72672f696d616765732f617564696f2e676966@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" style="border: none; height: 13px; width: 15px;" title="Click to hear a sample from a commercial recording of this work" /></a>     Soloist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Watkins">Richard Watkins</a> Massenet Méditation from Thaïs <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGd4Rs-O3ws"><img alt="Speaker symbol" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20120508131147&cid=6f72672f696d616765732f617564696f2e676966@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" style="border: none; height: 13px; width: 15px;" title="Click to hear a sample from a commercial recording of this work" /></a>     Soloist <a href="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/leader">Bernard Brook</a> Brahms Symphony No. 4  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZGWB93-mmI"> <img alt="Speaker symbol" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20120508131147&cid=6f72672f696d616765732f617564696f2e676966@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" style="border: none; height: 13px; width: 15px;" title="Click to hear a sample from a commercial recording of this work" /></a> Rossini’s overture is very well known, not least for its galloping finale which became the ‘Lone Ranger’ theme music. Music for strings from Walton’s ‘Henry V’ film music calms things down. Strauss’s love for the horn shines though all his orchestral works, and particularly in this late concerto which needs a real virtuoso soloist. We conclude our season with this wonderful symphony, which has been a mainstay of the orchestral repertoire ever since it was written. </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <img alt="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/sites/default/files/parking_map.jpg" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20120508131147&cid=f64656661756c742f66696c65732f7061726b696e675f6d61702e6a7067@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" /> Tue, 08 May 2012 12:11:00 GMT http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/archive/news/20120508131147/ BSO concert reminder - note change of venue and programme! http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/archive/news/20120304150520/ <div class="node node-type-event" id="node-11"> <div class="node-inner-0"> <div class="node-inner-1"> <div class="node-inner-2"> <div class="node-inner-3"> <h2 class="title"> <a href="http://www.bromleysymphony.org">Concert Saturday 17th March 2012 at 7:45pm</a></h2> <div class="content clearfix"> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-location"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Ravens Wood School, Oakley Road, Bromley BR2 8HP</div> </div> </div> Note change of venue and programme <div style="float: left; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img alt="Ludwig van Beethoven" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20120304150520&cid=4656661756c742f66696c65732f62656574686f76656e323031322e6a7067@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" style="height: 136px; width: 105px;" title="Ludwig van Beethoven" /> Ludwig van Beethoven </div> Borodin Overture and Polovtsian Dances from ‘Prince Igor’ <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPERT2eujC8"><img alt="Speaker symbol" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20120304150520&cid=6f72672f696d616765732f617564696f2e676966@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" style="border-width: 0pt; width: 15px; height: 13px;" title="Click to hear a sample from a commercial recording of this work" /></a> Beethoven Piano Concerto No 5 ‘The Emperor’ <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zd7noDsGvk"><img alt="Speaker symbol" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20120304150520&cid=6f72672f696d616765732f617564696f2e676966@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" style="border-width: 0pt; width: 15px; height: 13px;" title="Click to hear a sample from a commercial recording of this work" /></a>     Soloist <a href="http://www.masatayama.com/">Masa Tayama</a> Bartók Concerto for Orchestra <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hd744RSVAb0"><img alt="Speaker symbol" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20120304150520&cid=6f72672f696d616765732f617564696f2e676966@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" style="border-width: 0pt; width: 15px; height: 13px;" title="Click to hear a sample from a commercial recording of this work" /></a> Borodin’s wonderful music is very widely known, much of it having been adapted for use in lighter and popular genres, notably in the musical ‘Kismet’. For Beethoven’s most well loved piano concerto, we are delighted to welcome back Masa, whose previous appearances with us met with such enormous acclaim. Bartók certainly puts the various sections of the orchestra through their paces in his showpiece concerto, a true 20th Century classic. </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>   <img alt="" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20120304150520&cid=765732f726176656e735f776f6f645f6c6f636174696f6e2e6a7067@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" style="width: 450px; height: 145px;" /> Sun, 04 Mar 2012 15:05:00 GMT http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/archive/news/20120304150520/ BSO concert reminder - note change of venue! http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/archive/news/20120108182150/ <h2> Concert Saturday 21st January 2012 at 7:45pm</h2> Ravens Wood School, Oakley Road, Bromley BR2 8HP Note change of venue <div style="float:left;"> <div style="float:left;margin-top:.5em;margin-right:1em;"> <img alt="Hector Berlioz" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20120108182150&cid=616765732f686563746f726265726c696f7a323031312e6a7067@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" style="width: 105px; height: 145px; float: left;" title="Hector Berlioz" /> Hector Berlioz </div> Walton ‘Crown Imperial’ <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WMrQe87gRk"><img alt="Speaker symbol" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20120108182150&cid=6f72672f696d616765732f617564696f2e676966@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" style="border-width: 0pt; width: 15px; height: 13px;" title="Click to hear a sample from a commercial recording of this work" /></a> Elgar ‘Sospiri’ <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YI1I1EHSVhA"><img alt="Speaker symbol" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20120108182150&cid=6f72672f696d616765732f617564696f2e676966@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" style="border-width: 0pt; width: 15px; height: 13px;" title="Click to hear a sample from a commercial recording of this work" /></a> Arnold Clarinet Concerto No. 2 <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89fDXcjNzEA"><img alt="Speaker symbol" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20120108182150&cid=6f72672f696d616765732f617564696f2e676966@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" style="border-width: 0pt; width: 15px; height: 13px;" title="Click to hear a sample from a commercial recording of this work" /></a>     Soloist <a href="http://www.trinitylaban.ac.uk/student-staff-area/staff-biographies/hale-hambleton.aspx"> Hale Hambleton</a> Berlioz ‘Symphonie Fantastique’ <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrezpUWIY98"><img alt="Speaker symbol" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20120108182150&cid=6f72672f696d616765732f617564696f2e676966@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" style="border-width: 0pt; width: 15px; height: 13px;" title="Click to hear a sample from a commercial recording of this work" /></a> For 2012, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee year, we open with Walton’s 1937 coronation march. The poignant ‘Sospiri’ (sighs) cools the mood, ready to be revived by Arnold’s jazzy concerto, originally written for Benny Goodman. In 1830 Berlioz took the musical world into new realms with his vivid picture of passionate but unrequited love that eventually turns into a wild nightmare. </div> <img alt="Map of Ravens Wood" longdesc="Map of Ravens Wood" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20120108182150&cid=765732f726176656e735f776f6f645f6c6f636174696f6e2e6a7067@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" style="width:450px;height:145px;" /> <div style="float:left;"> Dear Concertgoer Happy New Year! I had not expected to write so soon, but I bring you some bad news, some good news – and some even better news. The bad news is that in early December, we learned that the Great Hall at Ravensbourne School, our regular concert hall since at least the 1950s, would not be available to us for our January or March 2012 concerts. This has obviously caused us some headaches in seeking to find somewhere else in Bromley for these concerts at such short notice. The good news is that not so far away the Ravens Wood School, in Oakley Road, just off Bromley Common, has just completed construction of a new hall. We have held one of our orchestra rehearsals there to confirm that it is suitable for us, and some orchestra members have also attended Bromley Youth Music Trust concerts and can confirm that the audience experience in the hall is good. So our next two concerts will take place in this hall and not at Ravensbourne School. Our  original published programme for March had included Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony, but we have decided that the slightly drier acoustic of the Ravens Wood hall would not show this magnificent work at its best since Bruckner’s musical style always benefits from a degree of resonance. Therefore we have decided to postpone the Bruckner symphony until our 2012/13 season when we can do it full justice and therefore to change the March 2012 programme. We have been most fortunate in that the superb pianist Masa Tayama, who received such an ecstatic response from our audience on both the recent occasions he performed with us, is available on this date to perform Beethoven’s most well known piano concerto, the “Emperor”. This will be coupled with the Overture and Polovtsian Dances from “Prince Igor” by Borodin, whose music has been so often plundered for use in lighter popular genres - eg “Stranger in Paradise”, “Bau bles, Bangles and Beads” and the musical “Kismet”. He could really write good tunes! The other item on the programme is Bartok’s great “Concerto for Orchestra”, a true 20th Century classic which really puts the various sections of the orchestra through their paces. The even better news is that we have decided to move the final concert of the season in May to the brand new Legacy Hall, Bromley’s first ever purpose designed concert hall. Its construction is due to be completed this month. It was designed with specialist acoustical consultants and has fully tiered seating for the audience, giving an excellent view of the orchestra from all seating areas. We had previously planned to move our concerts to Legacy Hall in November 2012, but performing the May concert there will give you an earlier opportunity to see the hall and decide where you would like to sit for future seasons. Writing to you now also gives me an opportunity to let you know about an extra event we have just planned for June at Legacy Hall: our summer workshop. These workshops are when the orchestra assembles for a day to work on something special which we might not otherwise get a chance to play. The day concludes with an informal performance in the early evening, and audiences may attend this at no charge, although a collection is made to help us recover some of our costs. The work we have chosen is amazing and virtually unknown, since although completed in 1880, it was only rediscovered in1989. It is the Symphony in E by a fellow student with Mahler, Hans Rott, who unfortunately went mad shortly after finishing it and died at the early age of 25. Mahler greatly admired this symphony, and his own symphonies, the first of which was written 8 years later, show strong influences. If you appreciate Mahler’s music you will enjoy Rott’s Symphony. It’s well worth hearing. This marks an exciting new era for BSO and we look forward to seeing you at our concerts. Yours sincerely John Carmichael For Bromley Symphony Orchestra PS – You may like to know that you can hear a very good complete performance of Rott’s Symphony on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNep21n90yk">www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNep21n90yk</a> </div>   Sun, 08 Jan 2012 18:21:00 GMT http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/archive/news/20120108182150/ BSO concert reminder http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/archive/news/20111101132138/ <table border="0" cellpadding="5" id="table34" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="49" valign="bottom"> Reminder: Our next concert is on Saturday 12th November. Full details of location, ticket prices, future concerts etc. are on <a href="http://www.bromleysymphony.org">www.bromleysymphony.org</a>. Tickets are selling well and the carpark is likely to fill, so please allow time to park in nearby streets. Saturday 12th November 2011 at 7:45pm </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style6" valign="top" width="1%"> <img alt="Franz Liszt" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20111101132138&cid=96d616765732f6672616e7a6c69737a74323031312e6a7067@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" style="width: 105px; height: 135px;" /> Franz Liszt</td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="96%"> Elgar ‘Pomp & Circumstance March No. 4' <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qnuzwex55eI"><img alt="Click to hear a sample from a commercial recording of this work" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20111101132138&cid=6f72672f696d616765732f617564696f2e676966@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" style="border-width: 0pt; border-style: solid; width: 15px; height: 13px;" /></a> Barber ‘Adagio for Strings’  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izQsgE0L450"><img alt="Click to hear a sample from a commercial recording of this work" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20111101132138&cid=6f72672f696d616765732f617564696f2e676966@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" style="border-width: 0pt; border-style: solid; width: 15px; height: 13px;" /></a> Liszt Symphonic Poem ‘Tasso’  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04P07_5HPmY"><img alt="Click to hear a sample from a commercial recording of this work" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20111101132138&cid=6f72672f696d616765732f617564696f2e676966@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" style="border-width: 0pt; border-style: solid; width: 15px; height: 13px;" /></a> Elgar ‘Violin Concerto'  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6Os6cko-mY"> <img alt="Click to hear a sample from a commercial recording of this work" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20111101132138&cid=6f72672f696d616765732f617564696f2e676966@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" style="border-width: 0pt; border-style: solid; width: 15px; height: 13px;" /></a>     Soloist <a href="http://www.sashar.net/">Sasha Rozhdestvensky</a> We celebrate Liszt’s 2011 bicentenary with one of his great tone poems. Barber’s well-loved Adagio was originally part of his second string quartet. But we begin and end with Elgar. This march is less familiar than the famous No 1, but no less memorable. The Violin Concerto, premiered in 1910, gained immediate popularity and has remained a firm favourite on concert programmes ever since. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> We hope to see you there! Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:21:00 GMT http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/archive/news/20111101132138/ Invitation to friends of Bromley Symphony Orchestra "Music Tea and Cakes" http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/archive/news/20111023140007/ Hello to you all, I would like to invite you to a recital given by Tracey Renwick ( performed Mozart piano concerto 23 with BSO in 2006 ) and myself, on the 6th November at 15:00 in St.Mary's Church, College road, Bromley. Entry is free. The program is as follows: Debussy. Sonata for Violin and Piano Khachaturian " Chant - Poeme " <pre> Finzi. Romance Ravel. Sonata for Violin and Piano</pre> Plus some small solo pieces for both instruments. The whole program should last no longer than 60 mins and will be followed by a chance to sample the Tea and Cakes on offer. I do hope to see you there. Best wishes Bernard Brook. Leader. BSO Sun, 23 Oct 2011 13:00:00 GMT http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/archive/news/20111023140007/ Bromley Symphony Players concert 8th October http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/archive/news/20110914164849/ Hello to you all. This is just a note to inform you that the Bromley Symphony Players ( Chamber orchestra ) is to give a concert at St.Mary's church, College road, Bromley at  20:00 on the 8th October. The ticket price remains at £6, available on the door. As usual all proceeds will go to the supported charity which this time is Christian Aid. The program is a mixture of Baroque and late Romantic music with Concerto Grossi by Locatelli and Corelli plus the Bach E major violin concerto performed by me and in the 2nd half of the concert we have the Serenade for strings by Tchaikovsky conducted by Andrew Condon. I do hope to see you on the 8th of October for an evening of fine music. Bernard Brook Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:48:00 GMT http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/archive/news/20110914164849/ BSO concert reminder http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/archive/news/20110516175433/ Reminder: Our next concert is on Saturday 21st May. Full details of location, ticket prices, future concerts etc. are on <a href="http://www.bromleysymphony.org">www.bromleysymphony.org</a>. Tickets are selling well and the carpark is likely to fill, so please allow time to park in nearby streets. <table border="0" cellpadding="5" id="table33" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="49" valign="bottom"> Saturday 21st May 2011 at 7:45pm</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style6" valign="top" width="1%"> <img alt="Jean Sibelius" height="147" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20110516175433&cid=d616765732f736962656c697573323031302e6a7067@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" width="105" /> Jean Sibelius</td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="96%"> Schubert ‘Symphony No. 8’ (Unfinished) <a href="http://preview.classicsonline.com/media/64kMP3Preview/PRO/881488600827_02_02.part.mp3"><img alt="Click to hear a sample from a commercial recording of this work" border="0" height="13" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20110516175433&cid=672f696d616765732f617564696f2e676966@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" width="15" /></a> Paul Creston ‘Marimba Concertino’  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssfjWUQAqd4&feature=related"><img alt="Click to hear a sample from a commercial recording of this work" border="0" height="13" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20110516175433&cid=672f696d616765732f617564696f2e676966@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" width="15" /></a>     Soloist <a href="http://www.facebook.com/amainian">Alexander Main-Ian</a> Sibelius ‘Symphony No.2'  <a href="http://preview.classicsonline.com/media/64kMP3Preview/PRO/881488504927_01_01.part.mp3"> <img alt="Click to hear a sample from a commercial recording of this work" border="0" height="13" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20110516175433&cid=672f696d616765732f617564696f2e676966@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" width="15" /></a> This Schubert symphony has remained one of the most well loved in the concert repertoire in what seems a perfect unfinished state, though others have tried to complete it. Creston’s Concertino is distinctly tonal in the modern American idiom and possessed of a strong rhythmic sense. Sibelius’s Second is by far the most popular of his symphonies. Its style is characteristic Sibelius, with marvellous dark-hued sonorities, expansive brass chorales, passionate expressiveness, and at the end, with screwed up tension leading to a glorious triumphant conclusion. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> We hope to see you there! Mon, 16 May 2011 16:54:00 GMT http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/archive/news/20110516175433/ BSO concert reminder http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/archive/news/20110307141017/ Reminder: Our next concert is on Saturday 19th March. Full details of location, ticket prices, future concerts etc. are on <a href="http://www.bromleysymphony.org">www.bromleysymphony.org</a>. Tickets are selling well and the carpark is likely to fill, so please allow time to park in nearby streets. <table border="0" cellpadding="5" id="table32" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="49" valign="bottom"> Saturday 19th March 2011 at 7:45pm</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style6" valign="top" width="1%"> <img alt="Carl Nielsen" height="143" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20110307141017&cid=6d616765732f6e69656c73656e323031302e6a7067@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" width="104" /> Carl Nielsen</td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="96%"> Walton ‘Spitfire Prelude and Fugue’  <a href="http://preview.classicsonline.com/media/64kMP3Preview/NAC/0730099486927_01_01.part.mp3"><img alt="Click to hear a sample from a commercial recording of this work" border="0" height="13" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20110307141017&cid=672f696d616765732f617564696f2e676966@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" width="15" /></a> Sibelius ‘Violin Concerto’  <a href="http://preview.classicsonline.com/media/64kMP3Preview/NAC/0747313226627_01_03.part.mp3"><img alt="Click to hear a sample from a commercial recording of this work" border="0" height="13" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20110307141017&cid=672f696d616765732f617564696f2e676966@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" width="15" /></a>     Soloist <a href="http://www.philharmonia.co.uk/orchestra/artists/annaliisabezrodny/">Anna-Liisa Bezrodny </a> Nielsen ‘Symphony No.5’   <a href="http://preview.classicsonline.com/media/64kMP3Preview/BIS/7318590003701_01_04.part.mp3"> <img alt="Click to hear a sample from a commercial recording of this work" border="0" height="13" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20110307141017&cid=672f696d616765732f617564696f2e676966@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" width="15" /></a> The opening item comes from Walton’s music written for the 1942 film ‘The First of the Few’. Sibelius’s only concerto, in turn stormy and tense, quiet and lyrical, and with a dazzling dancing finale, demands forceful dramatic playing from the soloist. Nielsen’s Fifth, widely regarded as his greatest masterpiece, portrays conflict with disturbing but exhilarating power: the contrast between darkness and light, ominous militarism and peace, evil and good, which eventually leads to an affirmative conclusion. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> We hope to see you there! Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:10:00 GMT http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/archive/news/20110307141017/ BSO concert reminder http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/archive/news/20110109165354/ Reminder: Our next concert is on Saturday 22nd January. Full details of location, ticket prices, future concerts etc. are on <a href="http://www.bromleysymphony.org">www.bromleysymphony.org</a>. Tickets are selling well and the carpark is likely to fill, so please allow time to park in nearby streets. <table border="0" cellpadding="5" id="table31" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="49" valign="bottom"> Saturday 22nd January 2011 at 7:45pm </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style6" valign="top" width="1%"> <img alt="Igor Stravinsky" height="140" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20110109165354&cid=16765732f7374726176696e736b79323031302e6a7067@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" width="106" /> Igor Stravinsky</td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="96%"> Rimsky-Korsakov ‘Capriccio Espagnol’  <a href="http://preview.classicsonline.com/media/64kMP3Preview/CHA/095115661321_01_09.part.mp3"><img alt="Click to hear a sample from a commercial recording of this work" border="0" height="13" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20110109165354&cid=672f696d616765732f617564696f2e676966@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" width="15" /></a> Richard Strauss ‘Oboe Concerto’  <a href="http://preview.classicsonline.com/media/64kMP3Preview/SXC/7025560106422_01_03.part.mp3"><img alt="Click to hear a sample from a commercial recording of this work" border="0" height="13" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20110109165354&cid=672f696d616765732f617564696f2e676966@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" width="15" /></a>     Soloist Caroline Marwood Stravinsky ‘Petrushka’  <a href="http://preview.classicsonline.com/media/64kMP3Preview/HUN/5991813109521_01_08.part.mp3"><img alt="Click to hear a sample from a commercial recording of this work" border="0" height="13" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20110109165354&cid=672f696d616765732f617564696f2e676966@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" width="15" /></a> Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio Espagnol captures the warmth and exuberance of Spain in brilliant technicolour, a free rhapsody based on folksong tunes. The Strauss concerto uses only a small orchestra and provides a wonderful showcase for our principal oboist. Stravinsky’s charming ballet depicts the colourful atmosphere of the Shrovetide Fair and draws on Russian folk melodies to tell the story of a puppet unsuccessful in love. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> We hope to see you there! Sun, 09 Jan 2011 16:53:00 GMT http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/archive/news/20110109165354/ BSO concert reminder http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/archive/news/20101102233219/ Reminder: Our next concert is on Saturday 13th November. Full details of location, ticket prices, future concerts etc. are on <a href="http://www.bromleysymphony.org">www.bromleysymphony.org</a>. Tickets are selling well and the carpark is likely to fill, so please allow time to park in nearby streets. <table border="0" cellpadding="5" id="table30" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="49" valign="bottom"> Saturday 13th November 2010 at 7:45pm</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style6" style="width: 3%;" valign="top"> <img alt="Gustav Mahler" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20101102233219&cid=72f696d616765732f6d61686c6572323031302e6a7067@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" style="width: 104px; height: 141px;" /> Gustav Mahler</td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="96%"> Beethoven Overture ‘Coriolan’  <a href="http://preview.classicsonline.com/media/64kMP3Preview/NAC/4891030512924_01_02.part.mp3"><img alt="Click to hear a sample from a commercial recording of this work" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20101102233219&cid=6f72672f696d616765732f617564696f2e676966@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; width: 15px; height: 13px;" /></a> Berlioz ‘Reverie et Caprice’  <a href="http://preview.classicsonline.com/media/64kMP3Preview/NAC/0730099667821_01_06.part.mp3"><img alt="Click to hear a sample from a commercial recording of this work" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20101102233219&cid=6f72672f696d616765732f617564696f2e676966@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; width: 15px; height: 13px;" /></a>     Soloist Bernard Brook Mahler Symphony No. 5  <a href="http://preview.classicsonline.com/media/64kMP3Preview/HCC/040888310129_01_04.part.mp3"> <img alt="Click to hear a sample from a commercial recording of this work" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20101102233219&cid=6f72672f696d616765732f617564696f2e676966@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; width: 15px; height: 13px;" /></a> After Beethoven’s tensely dramatic overture and Berlioz’s elegant romance, we celebrate Mahler’s 150th anniversary year with the vast musical canvas and emotional scope of his Fifth Symphony. Its moods include grim and funereal, savage and angry, ebullient and dancing, lyrical and romantic, and finally radiant and triumphant. Its famous adagietto has become particularly well known through its use in Visconti’s classic film ‘Death in Venice’. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> We hope to see you there! Tue, 02 Nov 2010 23:32:00 GMT http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/archive/news/20101102233219/ Bromley Symphony Players concert, 9th October http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/archive/news/20100829225530/ Dear Friends,   I would like to invite you to the next BSP concert on 9th October at St.Mary's church, College road, Bromley BR1 3QG at 19:30. Entrance fee £6.   The last concert in May was a great success and we were able to donate £392  to The Woodland Trust, so thank you to those who attended.   We are supporting AGE CONCERN BROMLEY this time.   The program is as follows:   <table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 500px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td> Vivaldi </td> <td> Concerto for orchestra. RV 159</td> </tr> <tr> <td> Allessandro Marcello    </td> <td> Oboe concerto. Played by John Bessell.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> Telemann </td> <td> Suite no.1 in A minor</td> </tr> <tr> <td>   Interval   </td> <td>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Finzi  </td> <td> Romance Op.11, conducted by Andrew Condon</td> </tr> <tr> <td> Corelli </td> <td> Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.7</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> I do hope you can come along and support the orchestra and this worthwhile cause.   Thank you.     Bernard Brook Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:55:00 GMT http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/archive/news/20100829225530/ BSO concert reminder http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/archive/news/20100528194956/ Dear BSO mailing list subscriber, This is a quick reminder about our Day Workshop on Sunday 13th June. Unfortunately we have had to change the location to Bishop Justus School at short notice - please inform any friends of yours who might not be on this mailing list. <table width="100%" cellpadding="5" border="0" id="table26"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="bottom" height="49">Sunday 13th June 2010</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="1%" valign="top" style="width: 97%;"> Day Workshop at Bishop Justus School <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=115616967190245245292.00044d2415395de133684&ll=51.382817,0.045061&spn=0.036426,0.060596&z=14" bitly="BITLY_PROCESSED">BR2 8HZ</a> Note change of location Richard Strauss Symphonia domestica <a href="http://preview.classicsonline.com/media/64kMP3Preview/NAC/747313089574_01_01.part.mp3" bitly="BITLY_PROCESSED"> <img width="15" height="13" border="0" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20100528194956&cid=6f72672f696d616765732f617564696f2e676966@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" alt="Click to hear a sample from a commercial recording of this work" /></a> Adrian will introduce the work at 6pm, followed by an informal performance at about 6.30pm. The session is free, but donations are welcome; no tickets will be issued. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>   Fri, 28 May 2010 18:49:00 GMT http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/archive/news/20100528194956/ BSO concert reminder http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/archive/news/20100512225914/ Reminder: Our next concert is on Saturday 22nd May. Full details of location, ticket prices, future concerts etc. are on <a href="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/">www.bromleysymphony.org</a>. Tickets are selling well and the carpark is likely to fill, so please allow time to park in nearby streets. <table width="100%" cellpadding="5" border="0" id="table28"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="bottom" height="49" colspan="2">Saturday 22nd May 2010 at 7:45pm</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="1%" valign="top" class="style6"><img width="100" height="130" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20100512225914&cid=616765732f70726f6b6f66696576323030392e6a7067@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" alt="Sergei Prokofiev" /> Sergei Prokofiev <img width="100" height="132" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20100512225914&cid=96d616765732f746179616d61323030382e6a7067@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" alt="Masa Tayama" /> Masa Tayama</td> <td width="96%" valign="top" align="left">Kabalevsky Overture ‘Colas Breugnon’  <a href="http://preview.classicsonline.com/media/64kMP3Preview/CHA/095115105221_01_01.part.mp3" bitly="BITLY_PROCESSED"><img width="15" height="13" border="0" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20100512225914&cid=672f696d616765732f617564696f2e676966@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" alt="Click to hear a sample from a commercial recording of this work" /></a> Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1 <a href="http://preview.classicsonline.com/media/64kMP3Preview/NAC/0747313106578_01_01.part.mp3" bitly="BITLY_PROCESSED"><img width="15" height="13" border="0" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20100512225914&cid=672f696d616765732f617564696f2e676966@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" alt="Click to hear a sample from a commercial recording of this work" /></a>     Soloist <a href="http://www.masatayama.com/" bitly="BITLY_PROCESSED">Masa Tayama</a> Prokofiev ‘Romeo and Juliet’ (Selection from suites 1 & 2) <a href="http://preview.classicsonline.com/media/64kMP3Preview/NAC/0730099418423_01_13.part.mp3" bitly="BITLY_PROCESSED"> <img width="15" height="13" border="0" src="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi?f=show_img&l=news&id=20100512225914&cid=672f696d616765732f617564696f2e676966@MIME-Lite-HTML-1.23" alt="Click to hear a sample from a commercial recording of this work" /></a> Kabalevsky’s sparkling overture brilliantly captures the carefree moods of an exuberant hero in the mould of Till Eulenspeigel and Robin Hood. The Tchaikovsky concerto was famously rejected by its original dedicatee Nikolai Rubinstein as being worthless, unplayable and vulgar. How very wrong this has proved to be! Ever since its premiere in 1875 it has been overwhelmingly popular with audiences – and a challenge for pianists. Prokofiev’s celebrated ballet is so full of the most wonderful tunes and orchestral colour that it is a pity that time does not allow us to play it all, but only a generous selection. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> We hope to see you there! <hr /> To unsubscribe from this list, visit <a href="http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/u/news/example/example.com/"> http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/u/news/example/example.com/ </a> Wed, 12 May 2010 21:59:00 GMT http://www.bromleysymphony.org/mail/mail.cgi/archive/news/20100512225914/