American Classics by Candlelight
Friday 04 July 2025
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Join St Martin’s Chamber Orchestra and Choral Scholars in a varied programme of choral and orchestral works celebrating American Independence Day, from Barber’s sublime Adagio to a medley from Bernstein’s iconic West Side Story.
This concert lasts one hour with no interval.
Barber Adagio for Strings
Copland Appalachian Spring
Gershwin Summertime
Bernstein Suite from ‘West Side Story’
Choral Scholars of St Martin-in-the-Fields
St Martin’s Chamber Orchestra
Olivia Tait conductor
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| Fri 04 Jul | 7:00 PM | £32/£29/£22/£16/£9 | Book |
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