The City of Carlisle Orchestra is preparing for its first concert since December 2019.
Taking place at St John’s Church on London Road on December 4, the first part of the programme comprises a selection of Dvorak’s Slavonic Dances and Scherzo Fantastique by Josef Suk then, following a brief interval, the audience can enjoy Holst’s Cotswold Symphony, a delightful pastoral work that the orchestra had been due to play at its March 2020 concert, cancelled at the last minute because of the national lockdown.
The final piece of the concert will be Samuel Coleridge Taylor’s Christmas Overture, adding a seasonal note to the concert and guaranteed to send the audience home with a smile.
Conductor and music director Leon Reimer, now in his sixth year with the orchestra said: “Finally being able to get back together to play in September was something we’d all been looking forward to and the orchestra has worked hard this term to prepare the programme.
“Having put considerable time into rehearsing the symphony back in spring 2020, it’s a real pleasure to be able to present it to an audience and I believe the whole programme offers something for everyone to enjoy.”
The performance will start at 7.30pm.
Tickets are available at £8 in advance (£10 on the door, under 18s free) from orchestra members and Bookcase in Castle Street, Carlisle.
