Come on a trip around the world with the Sevenoaks Symphony Orchestra at the Family Concert. This concert (75 mins) is suitable for children and their families and is a wonderful opportunity to hear a live orchestra in Sevenoaks.
Short pieces of music will be introduced by our engaging conductor in this exciting world tour, including the Toreador’s March, an Argentinian Tango and Beethoven’s Turkish March. David Leonard will join us to tell the tale of the Amazing Magic Carpet with orchestral accompaniment. Tickets are £8.50 or £7.75 for groups of 4 or more (these prices include a £1 per seat Stag Theatre booking fee). This is a very popular concert— book now at the Stag Theatre Box Office to avoid disappointment.
An afternoon concert of romantic music, opening with the overture to one of Wagner's most famous operas. We follow this with the slow movement of Mahler's 5th Symphony, a piece made famous by the film "Death in Venice".
We are delighted to welcome back Joo Yeon Sir to play the lovely violin Concerto by Bruch, a firm favourite in the repertoire. Forming the second half of our concert, Symphony no.2 by Elgar is truly an Edwardian piece - dedicated to King Edward VII, Elgar felt he had poured his soul into this music.
This concert is part of our season ticket scheme. Other tickets can be booked now at the Stag Theatre Box Office.
Join us for a taste of some of the repertoire’s best loved orchestral music. This is a delightful evening out, kicking off with a complimentary glass of wine followed by a concert including Mendelssohn’s Midsummer Night’s Dream and Faure’s beauful Pavane. Darrell Davison brings the music to life with a short introduction to each piece. The perfect antidote to any wintry weather!
Tickets are just £11 (including a £1 per seat Stag Theatre booking fee) and can be purchased direct from the Stag Theatre Box Office.
Composers from many countries have found inspiration in the music of Italy and Spain.
In this concert we have music with Spanish origins by Rimsky-Korsakov (Capriccio Espagnol), Ravel (Pavane pour une infanta defunte) and Chabrier (Espana). We begin however with pieces celebrating Italy, by Verdi (The Overture to Sicilian Vespers) and Berlioz (Harold in Italy).
If you would like to listen to any of these pieces before our concert, here are some suggestions:
Verdi - The Overture to Sicilian Vespers
Berlioz - Harold in Italy.
Rimsky-Korsakov - Capriccio Espagnol.
Ravel - Pavane pour une infante defunte.
Chabrier - Espana
For the Berlioz, we are joined by the prize-winning viola player Timothy Ridout.
This concert at the Stag Theatre is part of our season ticket scheme.
We start with Brahms's tuneful Academic Festival Overture, with themes based on student drinking songs, followed by the Peer Gynt suite by Greig. We are joined by the soloist Emma Halnan for Mozart's flute Concerto no. 1. In the second half we play Dvorak's Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World".
This concert at the Stag Theatre is part of our season ticket scheme.
Season ticket holders and patrons are invited to join us at an exclusive concert (with refreshments) to round off the season at our rehearsal venue, Sevenoaks Primary School. Drinks will be served at 8.30 and the orchestra will perform a selection of pieces in this informal evening. This event is for SSO Patrons and Season Ticket holders only.