Suffolk Philharmonic Orchestra: A Life In Music
at Theatre Royal, Bury St. Edmunds
£32.00
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The Story of Imogen Holst told in her own words and music – performed by musicians of the Suffolk Philharmonic Orchestra.
Devised by Tim Welton.
Composer-Conductor-Educator and one of Britain’s unsung musical heroines, daughter of Gustav Holst, Imogen Holst lived in Aldeburgh for most of her life – as the amanuensis to Benjamin Britten, she became confidante, sounding block, orchestrator and scribe for Britten as well as a festival organiser with Britten and Peter Pears until her retirement – and even after.
This is a joint fundraising event in aid of Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds (no. 242977) and the Suffolk Philharmonic Orchestra.
Suffolk Philharmonic Orchestra
The Suffolk Philharmonic Orchestra, was launched in May 2012 in St Edmundsbury Cathedral as part of the 2012 Bury Festival. Since then it has performed a series of major orchestral concerts to capacity audiences at The Apex, Bury St Edmunds, small-orchestra concerts in Long Melford and Sudbury, given nine Community Concerts in Suffolk villages, and worked with children and young people in a number of schools. Suffolk Philharmonic Orchestra celebrated its third anniversary with a return to St Edmundsbury Cathedral in May 2015 for a programme of Wagner, Beethoven, and Saint-Saens. The SPO has twice won Arts Council England funding, and is supported by a number of grant-making trusts, businesses, and a growing list of Friends.
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Theatre Royal
6 Westgate Street
Bury St. Edmunds
IP33 1QR
- Website:
- theatreroyal.org
- Disabled Booking:
- 01284 769505
See all events at Theatre Royal
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