Diamond Jubilee Finale Concert

Mary Youlden
Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 - 5:10pm

A spectacular one-off night of celebratory music held to mark the end of the University of Exeter’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations.  A newly commissioned fanfare written for the University by renowned composer Stephen Montague will set the scene for an evening of jubilation, featuring popular and uplifting classics from some of the world’s best-loved composers including Rachmaninov, Strauss, Elgar and Tchaikovsky, guaranteed to captivate and delight.

With special lighting and a finale volley of confetti cannons, this concert is guaranteed to ensure that the University’s Diamond Jubilee year goes out with a bang!

Programme:

Stephen Montague Processional Fanfare: Introit and Flourish
Sergei Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.2
Edward Elgar Imperial March
Pyotr Tchaikovsky Sleeping Beauty Waltz
Johann Strauss II Die Fledermaus Overture
Karl Jenkins Palladio: 1st movement
Antonín Dvorák Largo from Symphony No.9
William Walton Spitfire Prelude and Fugue

www.exeter.ac.uk/diamondjubilee/BSO

All profits from the concert will go to the Diamond Jubilee Scholarship Fund.

Tickets: https://exeternorthcott.co.uk

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Venue

The Great Hall, Exeter University

Event Date

Friday, November 25, 2016 - 7:30pm

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