Bristol Symphony Orchestra
with Sara Lovell
Saturday 25th June 2016
Sara Lovell Cello Bristol Symphony Orchestra William Goodchild Conductor Pamela Bell Leader
Programme
Beethoven Coriolan Overture, op.62 Schumann Concerto for Cello, op.129, A minor Dvořák Silent Woods for Cello and Orchestra
{ Interval } Schubert Symphony No. 8, D.759, B minor (Unfinished)
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he performance opens with Beethoven’s intense and fiery Coriolan Overture, written for Heinrich Joseph von Collin’s 1804 tragedy, Coriolan. Schumann’s deeply felt and emotional Cello Concerto follows: a work that was completed by the composer in just two weeks during the Autumn of 1850. The piece was never performed during the composer’s lifetime, receiving its premiere on 9th June 1860, four years after his death, in a concert to mark the 50th anniversary of the composer’s birth. Dvořák’s poetic Silent Woods for Cello and Orchestra completes the first half. After the interval we hear Schubert’s beautiful and enigmatic Unfinished Symphony - a musical equivalent, perhaps, of the Mona Lisa. The piece, conceived in two parts, takes us on an extraordinary journey from mystery to reconciliation and redemption. The evening concludes with a surprise item involving a little audience participation! Concerts Thursday 1st December 2016 St George’s Bristol An Evening of Film Music Bristol Symphony Orchestra with Roger Huckle, violin
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More details via our website, www.bristolsymphonyorchestra.com Acknowledgments Many people have helped this concert to take place this evening and we thank them all. We would particularly like to thank Sara Lovell, Vivien Arthur, Sarah Vesty, Rachel Goodchild, Rosa Fay and Deb Marriage. Thanks also to Emma Smith and Ian Ridell from Penny Brohn UK, and Trinity-Henleaze United Reformed Church. Follow us via social media using @BristolSymphony
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William Goodchild
Sara has played in concerts at the Lucerne festivals; at the International Cello Festival in Nemours, France and has performed as soloist with numerous orchestras. She has both recorded and broadcast live for radio, recorded for film and appeared in solo recitals and talks for festivals and music societies throughout the UK, Canada, the EU and Switzerland to wide acclaim. She currently works with several chamber ensembles. Sara has been teaching for thirty years and has an elite practice in the South-West. She coaches students up to and including degree and diploma level, also giving talks, workshops and masterclasses.
On stage and in the recording studio, Will has collaborated with a wide variety of international soloists including guitarist John Williams and saxophonist Andy Sheppard. His passion for working across styles led to a live and recorded collaboration with Mercury Prize-Winner, Roni Size: album, Live at Colston Hall, was released in 2015. Also at Colston Hall, with Sir David Attenborough presenting, William orchestrated and conducted the BBC’s Nature’s Great Events Live to a sell-out audience. The BBC’s Wild China series orchestrated and conducted by Will, won an Emmy.
ara Lovell began to play the cello aged seven, joining the NYO at thirteen. At the age of sixteen she studied at the Royal Northern College of Music where she gained her G.Mus. with honours. From there she went on to study at the Royal College of Music, taking an Advanced Performers Course and gaining her Diploma RCM (teachers) with honours.
Sara produced her first CD in 2004, which resulted in a highly acclaimed double album release of the Bach Cello Suites in May 2005. She has been described as a ‘musical dynamo’ by Musical Opinion.
www.saralovell.co.uk
is a professional composer, orchestrator and conductor. He composes music for film, television, concert performance and commercial installation. Specialising in wildlife and history documentary, he has scored well over 70 films including many that have won international awards. In 2016, he was nominated for Best Composer at the Royal Television Society West of England Awards.
Many recordings conducted by Will are available to buy on Sony Classical, Universal Classical and Jazz, and CBS Records. He has worked with a number of professional orchestras including the BBC Concert Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Bristol Ensemble.
www.williamgoodchild.com
Bristol Symphony Orchestra First Violin
Pamela Bell (Leader) Monique Ayres Sarah Ivanovich Eloise Wyke Maretha van der Walt Wendhy Sierra Rob Tulloh David Whiston
Second Violin
Aimee Cottam Erica Burnell Eleftherios Chrysanthou Naomi Hill George Lang Ken Price
Viola
Anita Chute George Gaitanos Alexia Granatt Oliver Kholl
Cello
Will Marriage Catherine Warner Sarah Vesty Sophie Barford Aurora Marriage Ruth Bush Rhiannon Wilkinson
Bass
Ben Groenevelt Alex Pearson Clare Edmunds
Flute
Pippa Craggs Jane Lings
Oboe
Jennifer Mears Esther Williams
Clarinet
Sophie Wilsdon Sarah Edgeworth
Bassoon
Daisy Woods Stanley Smith
French Horn Dave Ransom Luke Norland
Trumpet
Martin Rogers Christopher Rowe
Trombone
Lyn Harradine Tim Fowler Matthew Davies
Timpani
Christopher Fletcher-Campbell
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ristol Symphony Orchestra is a brand new orchestra for the city and this is the orchestra’s second public performance, having just performed for the High Sheriff’s Concert at St George’s Bristol. Our broad vision is to play with passion and to take our audiences on exciting and unexpected musical journeys. Our players’ daytime lives span a broad spectrum of careers, including medicine, law, teaching, accountancy, academia and full-time professional music. As well as orchestral concerts, we also enjoy playing in smaller groups of instruments for different occasions, such as weddings, anniversaries, fundraising events, corporate launches and more. In addition, we plan to work with charities, providing another way to fundraise. Our first such concert is tonight’s in support of Penny Brohn UK. We hope you enjoy tonight’s performance and we look forward to welcoming you at future events.
www.bristolsymphonyorchestra.com