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Last Night of the Proms - A Gala Evening of Popular Classics
Saturday 27th September 2008
7.30pm Fairfield Hall, Croydon

  Conductor           Darrell Davison
 Mezzo-Soprano     Juliette Pochin
   Piano                 Alan Brown

The programme includes:
Bernstein: Dances from West Side Story; Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien
Offenbach: The Can-Can; Strauss: Tales of Vienna Woods
Lambert: Rio Grande; Borodin: Polovtsian Dances
Chabrier: Espana; Khachaturian: Sabre Dance
Orff: Choruses from Carmina Burana; Luigini: Ballet Egyptian
Berlioz: Rakoczy March; Canteloube: Songs from the Auvergne
Gershwin: Summertime; Wood: Fantasia on British Sea Songs
Traditional songs from Last Night of the Proms.


This concert is raising funds for Macmillan Cancer Support
Tickets: £8, £16.50 and £19

Tickets from Fairfield Hall Box Office:- 020 8688 9291


Autumn Classics
Saturday 15 November 2008
7.30pm- Trinity School Hall

  Conductor        Darrell Davison
       Violin              Naoko Miymaoto

Schumann: Overture “Manfred”
Sibelius: Violin Concerto
Dvorak: Symphony No 7


Tickets: £10, £5 (child under 16) to include interval refreshments
Tickets from Linda Penn (Ticket Secretary):- 020 8680 2639


Arthur Davison Family Concert
Christmas Concert
Saturday 6th December 2008
 11:00am- Fairfield Hall, Croydon

Conductor        Darrell Davison
Organ        Ian Le Grice
Young Soloists from the Yehudi Menuhin School

A special musical version of Hans Christian Anderson’s The Snow Queen is the highlight of this Christmas cracker of a concert which features seasonal favourites by Strauss, Rimsky-Korsakov and Offenbach. Besides a lively Sleigh Ride for Santa, a Christmas Feather Dance and audience carols there is also a presentation by some of the outstanding young prodigies from the Yehudi Menuhin School.

Tickets: Adults £9, Children £7, Family Tickets £7 and £5.
Tickets from Fairfield Hall Box Office:- 020 8688 9291


Valentine Classics
Saturday 14 February 2009
7.30pm- Fairfield Hall,Croydon

Conductor         Darrell Davison
Piano            Mei Yi Foo

Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (excerpts)
Delius: Walk to the Paradise Garden
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No 1
Mahler: Symphony No 5 (Adagietto)
Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances


This feast of classics is perfect for Valentine’s Day with a programme which includes Rachmaninov’s intensely romantic Symphonic Dances, Mahler’s beautifully wistful Adagietto (Death in Venice), excerpts from Prokofiev’s brilliant score to the ballet Romeo and Juliet and Tchaikovsky’s exciting First Piano Concerto. Mei Yi Foo was a winner of the 2008 Maria Callas Grand Prix.

Tickets: £10, £15

Tickets from Linda Penn (Ticket Secretary):- 020 8680 2639


Arthur Davison Family Concert
Magical Myths and Legends with The Firebird
Saturday 14 March 2009
 11:00am- Fairfield Hall, Croydon

Conductor        Darrell Davison
French Horn        Alex Frank-Gemmill

This exciting programme of magical myths and legends culminates in the dramatic story of The Firebird and music from the Oscar-winning film trilogy of Lord of The Rings. Other musical fables include Ravel’s beautiful description of Beauty and the Beast, Wagner’s overture to the Flying Dutchman and Saint-Saens’ riotous Bacchanale from Sampson and Delilah.

Tickets: Adults £9, Children £7, Family Tickets £7 and £5.
Tickets from Fairfield Hall Box Office:- 020 8688 9291


Summer Classics
Saturday 6th June 2009
 7.30pm- Fairfield Hall, Croydon

Conductor        Darrell Davison
Finalists of the Croydon Concerto Competition

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol
Mussorgsky (orch Ravel): Pictures at an Exhibition


Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Mendelssohn’s birth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture is the perfect opening for this summer concert. The vividly brilliant Capriccio Espagnol is based on the composer’s own Spanish melodies; it’s a romantic and lively piece and is ideal for a summer’s evening as is Ravel’s stunning orchestration of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. The concert also features the finals of the Croydon Concerto Competition in which the audience helps select the winner.

Tickets: £10, £15
Tickets from Linda Penn (Ticket Secretary):- 020 8680 2639 or from Fairfield Hall Box Office:- 020 8688 9291


 

14/08/08 Updated by Claire Slade