Wimbledon High School Symphony Orchestra: Brahms, Prokofiev, Mozart & others

Dance forms the theme for the first half of Wimbledon High’s return to Cadogan Hall with an exciting range of orchestral music from Brahms to Márquez performed by the WHS Symphony Orchestra (directed by Richard Bristow) and Baroque Ensemble (directed by Clare Kennington).

Canto (directed by Sophie Robertshaw) open the second half with music by Whitacre with A Cappella (directed by Richard Bristow) concluding the concert with Mozart’s haunting Requiem, accompanied by Sinfonia.

Programme

Orchestral extracts including:
Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 1
Prokofiev Dance of the Knights
de Falla Danza ritual del Fuego
Márquez Conga del Fuego

Interval

Mozart Requiem

Performers

WHS Symphony Orchestra
A Cappella
Canto
Baroque Ensemble
Sinfonia
Girls of Wimbledon High School GDST
Clare Kennington artistic director (Baroque Ensemble)
Sophie Robertshaw conductor (Canto)
Richard Bristow director of music