Author and illustrator, James Mayhew’s stunning Once Upon A Tune was the Sunday Times and The Guardian Children’s Book of the Year 2021. In this concert, it is brought to life by the musicians of Britten Sinfonia, as stories of celebrated pieces of music emerge before our eyes, while Mayhew’s captivating work is projected from his easel onto a big screen.
Battle trolls with Peer Gynt in In The Hall of the Mountain King; grapple with a magic broom in The Sorcerer’s Apprentice; sail the seven seas with Sinbad the Sailor in Scheherazade; see a prince disguised as a bee in The Flight of the Bumblebee; and become a fearless hero in William Tell.
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Britten Sinfonia is a different kind of orchestra. It is defined not by the traditional figurehead of a principal conductor, but by the dynamic and democratic meeting of its outstanding individual players and the broad range of their collaborators.
Britten Sinfonia has been pushing the boundaries of what a chamber orchestra can do for more than 30 years. It is rooted in the East of England, where it is the only professional orchestra working throughout the region, while it also has a national and international reputation as one of the finest ensembles playing today.
It is renowned for its adventurous programming and stunningly high-quality performances, and equally for its record of commissioning new music, nurturing new composing talent, and inspiring schoolchildren, hospital patients and communities across the East of England.
“one of our most innovative and vital ensembles” - The Guardian
“Britten Sinfonia ought to enjoy national treasure status” - The Guardian