In Germany, they call Bruckner's fourth the ‘Romantic’ symphony, and it’s easy to hear why. Peter Britton directs the Cambridge Graduate Orchestra in an evening of dramatic and passionate music. The concert opens with the walk to the paradise garden, a movement from Delius's fourth opera 'A Village Romeo and Juliet'. Soprano Anna Marmion, a Scholar at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London, joins the ensemble for Strauss Six Bretano-Lieder, songs which are settings of poems by Clemens Brentano. The concert concludes with Bruckner's fourth symphony, a work that evokes teutonic romanticism in its allusions to the hunt and, by extension, its spotlighting of instruments most associated with that pursuit, the horns.
more about Cambridge Graduate Orchestra
The Cambridge Graduate Orchestra (CGO) welcomes graduates, postgraduates, fellows, mature students and other interested instrumentalists from within the university and city. CGO has enjoyed a diverse repertoire history, from performing famous symphonies such as the Beethoven’s 3rd “Eroica” Symphony, accompanying soloists in performances of works such as Rachmaninoff’s 2nd Piano Concerto, to collaborations with the Cambridge University Ballet Club and the Morley Choral Society. Rehearsals occur throughout the academic year. Interested players are always encouraged to apply for membership, particularly those in the strings and brass.
The orchestra was founded in 2004 by Alex Reid in order to bring together graduate musicians dispersed across the university and town and provide a sociable environment in which to rehearse and meet other like-minded musicians. The orchestra gave its first concert with Peter Tregear conducting in March 2005.
You can read about past concerts and book tickets online:
http://www.cambridgegraduateorchestra.com