The Scarborough Symphony Orchestra celebrates the Nordic musical landscape with works by Ida Moberg, Launy Grøndahl and Sibelius, with trombone soloist Adam Quilter.
The Scarborough Symphony Orchestra are playing at Queen St Methodist Hall on Saturday 10 July, with conductor Shaun Matthew leading the night. The whole programme is built around Nordic musical landscapes, so it's a bit of a trip north of the North Sea in one sitting.
It opens with Sunrise, an orchestral suite by Ida Moberg. She was a pioneering Finnish composer and a contemporary of Jean Sibelius, and the orchestra will be playing the movement Stillness from the piece. From there, the focus shifts to the trombone: former SSO member and soloist Adam Quilter takes to the stage for Launy Grøndahl's Trombone Concerto. Grøndahl wrote it in 1924, and it's gone down as one of the most enduring works ever written for the instrument.
The evening finishes with Sibelius's Symphony No. 5, a piece inspired by the landscapes and mythology of Finland. It's well known for the majestic 'swan hymn' that carries the finale, and it brings the whole Nordic theme home. The concert is presented by the Scarborough Symphony Orchestra and is open to all ages, so it works as a family outing as much as a night out for anyone who follows the orchestra.
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Doors open at 6:15pm and the music starts at 7:15pm. Tickets are £14 for adults and £12 for concessions, with students and under-16s getting in for free. The venue is Queen St Methodist Hall, Scarborough, YO11 1HQ.
