After a very successful Summer Concert given in St. Peter Mancroft Church, Norwich, the orchestra is back together rehearsing a wonderful selection of music for the Autumn Concert on November 26th. The concert is entitled 'Influences' as it features two major British composers who were strongly influenced by folk music. The most famous is Ralph Vaughan Williams, whose 150th Anniversary is being celebrated this year. He was a great collector of English folk songs and much of his music is influenced by traditional songs, particularly from Norfolk, Sussex and Surrey. The programme will consist of two of the movements from the orchestral suite The Wasps, the popular 'buzzing' Overture and March of the Kitchen Utensils. This will be followed by Fantasia on Greensleeves, a four minute exquisite miniature inspired by the famous song, and finally, one of Vaughan William's most popular and exuberant works, The Tuba Concerto, performed by our regular tuba player, Mark Peck. No doubt some of you may have heard it played at the Proms this year.

The second half of the concert will be dedicated to a performance of Charles Villiers Stanford's Symphony No 3, 'The Irish', first performed in 1887, which enjoyed immediate success. Like Vaughan Williams he was influenced by his Irish heritage of folksong and mysticism. Apparently he was invited to conduct the work by the Norwich and Leeds Festivals soon after its first performance.

The concert takes place in Central Hall on Saturday November 26th 2022 at 7:30pm.

We are very much looking forward to seeing you all. Tickets will be available on the door and through our website, wymondhamsymphonyorchestra.org.uk at a cost of £13 (£11 Friends of the WSO) and entry for children is free.