DMU Orchestra Concert
Date: Sat, 03rd Dec 2016, 19:30 - 21:30
Venue: St John the Baptist Church, Clarendon Park Road, Leicester, LE2 3AD
Following the success of the first DMU String Orchestra concert earlier this year, the Orchestra will present its second concert on Saturday, 3rd December at the Church of St. John the Baptist, in Clarendon Park, conducted by DMU Orchestra professional musical director, Samuel Burstin. Based in London, Sam is an award-winning conductor and in 2014 was a prize-winner at the highly prestigious Evgeny Svetlanov International Conducting Competition in Paris, where he conducted the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France at the Salle Pleyel. The following year, Sam made his Russian debut in Kazan with the Tatarstan National Symphony Orchestra, with the Korngold Violin Concerto (Laurent Korcia) and Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra.. As an orchestral musician, Sam has played principal viola with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC Philharmonic, Bournemouth Symphony, New Zealand Symphony, Opera North, Philharmonia, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and Scottish Chamber orchestras, joining the Viola section of the Philharmonia in 2005.
Beginning at 7.30pm, and concluding at approximately 9.30pm, the concert programme will feature two leading international soloists and the first ever performance of a Symphony by the DMU Orchestra.
Programme:
Mozart: Overture to 'The Marriage of Figaro'
Michael Haydn: Concerto for Two Horns in E Flat - Soloists: Katy Woolley, Principle Horn, Philharmonia Orchestra & Jonathan Maloney, Principle Horn, Southbank Sinfonia
Beethoven: Symphony No.2 in D Major
All proceeds from ticket sales go to the DMU Square Mile India project.
The DMU Square Mile India project is aimed at providing education and raising living standards for some of the most underprivileged sections of Indian society.
Over the past year, the Vice-Chancellor has visited the states of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh in India. Struck, first hand, by the immensely challenging circumstances which many communities there are facing, he saw an opportunity for DMU to share the skills of our students and staff to make a positive difference.
This appeal will initially support a small number of Dalit (or 'untouchable') children, who live at a special lodge alongside Ahmedabad's largest slum, Ramapir No Tekro.
Please join the Vice-Chancellor in supporting this appeal, so we can begin to transform their lives.
http://www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/dmu-square-mile/square-mile-india.aspx
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