Scarborough Symphony Orchestra musical director Shaun Matthew celebrates 20 years with the ensemble - how and where
Musical director Shaun Matthew celebrates his 20th season with the Scarborough Symphony Orchesrta in a spectacular concert in the town later this month
The programme includes Margaret Bonds’ powerful and moving work The Montgomery Variations, a deeply emotional piece capturing themes of hope, determination, pathos and prayer.
It will be followed by Nathan Daughtrey’s Vibraphone Concerto – a dazzling two-movement work full of lyricism, sparkle and sheer joie de vivre performed by percussionist and vibraphone virtuoso Sacha Johnson.
The programme continues with Gary Washington’s Ancestral Prayer from his acclaimed work A Story of a People Called Black.
To close the concert the orchestra performs Aaron Copland’s beloved masterpiece, Appalachian Spring. The uplifting and deeply human work incorporates the timeless Shaker hymn Tis a Gift to be Simple.
Shaun Matthew said: “This programme feels deeply personal to me – it’s about resilience, hope, and the power of community.
“From Margaret Bonds’ moving tribute to Martin Luther King, to the joyous brilliance of Nathan Daughtrey’s concerto, and the heartwarming simplicity of Copland’s Appalachian Spring, the concert celebrates both where we’ve come from and where we’re going.
“It’s the perfect way to mark my 20th anniversary with this incredible orchestra and I can’t wait to share it with our audience.”
Sarborough Symphony Orchestra is on at the Queen Street Methodist Hall, Scarborough, on Saturday, July 11 at 7.15pm.
Tickets are available from the orchestra’s website: www.scarborough-orchestra.org or at AJ Streffords, 36 Huntriss Row, Scarborough and on the door on the night from 6.15pm.