FSO 90th Birthday Prom Concert

Event information

Music Director : Mark Fitz-Gerald

Soloist : Rebecca Hodgetts (Soprano)

with Hart Voices

Arnold : A Grand, Grand Overture Op. 57
Francesco Cilea : Acerba Volutta from Adriana Lecouvreur
Saint Saens : The Swan
Rossini : Scena & Rondo Nacqui all'affanno ... Non piu mesta from La Cenerentola
Borodin : Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor
Delius : Over The Hills and Far Away
Lehar : Meine Lippen Sie Kussen from Giuditta
Offenbach : Ah quel diner from La Perichole
F Lowe : I could have danced all night from My Fair Lady
Mendelssohn : Violin Concerto Op. 61 3rd movement
Elgar : Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1
Henry Wood : Fantasia on British Sea Songs
Arne : Rule Britannia
Parry (orch Elgar) : Jerusalem
orch Elgar : God Save the Queen

To celebrate our 90th Birthday this year, we have a very special Prom concert. The programme opens with The Grand, Grand Overture by Malcolm Arnold which includes virtuoso solos for three vacuum cleaners and a floor polisher. The concert will feature a number of surprise VIP soloist as well as the very glamorous and charismatic Australian mezzo, Sally Wilson. We are also delighted to welcome the Hart Voices, who will join us in performance for the first time. Early booking is recommended to ensure tickets for this celebratory concert.