Scarborough Orchestra plays Ida Moberg's 'Sunrise', Launy Grøndahl's Trombone Concerto with soloist Adam Quilter, and Sibelius's Fifth Symphony.
The Scarborough Orchestra are back at Queen St Methodist Hall on Saturday 10 July, with a programme built around the Nordic musical landscape. It's a night that leans into atmosphere, lyricism and symphonic grandeur, and it opens with Ida Moberg's Sunrise, an orchestral suite from a pioneering Finnish composer and contemporary of Jean Sibelius. Moberg's work was shaped by spirituality, symbolism and the natural world, and the suite's 'Stillness' movement is a quiet, reflective piece of writing.
The middle of the bill brings a familiar face back to the front. Former SSO member and soloist Adam Quilter takes up Launy Grøndahl's Concerto for Trombone & Orchestra, composed in 1924 and described as one of the most enduring works ever written for the instrument. It's a rare chance to hear the trombone given the spotlight in a full orchestral setting, and having a former member of the orchestra step forward to play it adds a nice personal touch to the evening.
The night closes with Jean Sibelius's Symphony No. 5 in Eb major, Op. 82, a monumental work inspired by the landscapes and mythology of Finland. It's a big, sweeping piece that builds to its famous 'swan hymn' finale, and it serves as the anchor for the whole evening. Between Moberg, Grøndahl and Sibelius, the programme moves from the quiet, interior moments of Sunrise through the technical display of the concerto and up to the full scale of the Fifth.
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Doors open at 6:15pm and the music starts at 7:15pm at Queen St Methodist Hall (YO11 1HQ). Tickets are £14 for adults, £12 for concessions, and free for students and under 16s.
