Discovering Music: Berlioz

21 Feb 2020, Sheffield City Hall

Discovering Music: Berlioz

19:00 Fri 21 Feb 2020 Sheffield City Hall

The orchestra travel to Sheffield where they explore the extraordinary soundworld of a true landmark in musical history, Berlioz鈥檚 Symphonie fantastique, led by 麻豆社 Philharmonic Principle Guest Conductor Ben Gernon

Programme

- - Hector Berlioz
  - Symphonie fantastique(40 mins)An introduction to the piece, presented by Andrew McGregor and with live excerpts from the orchestra
  - Symphonie fantastique(50 mins)The 麻豆社 Philharmonic perform the piece in its entirety

Performers

麻豆社 Philharmonic
Ben Gernon
conductor
conductor

Composers

Hector Berlioz

Concert Information

In this unique event, the erudite and affable presenter Stephen Johnson and the 麻豆社 Philharmonic explore the extraordinary soundworld of a true landmark in musical history, Berlioz鈥檚 Symphonie fantastique. Subtitled 鈥楨pisode in an Artist鈥檚 Life鈥�, it is to an extent an autobiographical piece that begins with innocent daydreams but leads to opium-fuelled visions of murder, execution and a witches鈥� Sabbath!

In the first half Stephen gets to the beating heart of the work with the help of live musical examples from Ben Gernon and the orchestra, illuminating both the music itself and the personal and broader contexts in which it was created.

A complete performance then follows. The evening will be both instructive and thoroughly enjoyable - not to be missed.