London Symphonia’s Principal Oboe Graham Mackenzie shares his polished lyricism through the gentle clarity of Ralph Vaughan Williams’s Oboe Concerto.
Created toward the end of the second World War, Vaughan Williams’s Oboe Concerto exhibits a surprising gentleness in its pastoral evocation of an England either long past or that never was. Perhaps, looking back, we have been granted a vision as to why a composer such as Vaughan Williams, who most certainly had it within him to portray the darkness and violence of human experience, chose a less burdensome path for this oboe concerto.
Joining this buoyant work is Jessie Montgomery’s Strum, in her own words “a celebration of American folk idioms and the spirit of dance and movement.”
Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony captures a lightness not often associated with him. From a period including some of his most groundbreaking and monumental works, this last foray into true classicism has often been dismissed as frivolous. Yet this, among his last homages to his classical roots, stands as one of his most perfect expressions of a joyous spirit.
Program
Strum by Jessie Montgomery
Concerto in A minor for Oboe and Strings by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 4 by Ludwig van Beethoven
TICKET PRICING
Livestream Viewing Party: $40 (plus processing fee & HST)
*In-person: $47 Regular, $65 Premium, $17 Student (plus processing fee & HST)
RESTAURANT PARTNERS
We are excited to be partnering with the following restaurants and delighted that they are offering a 10% discount exclusive to our patrons for Dine-In or Take-Out ordered on the day of this concert.
Present your A Necessary Lightness printed ticket(s) or show them on your phone when picking up or dining in at any of these restaurants to claim your 10% discount prior to the concert on March 19th.
Delta Armouries Restaurant - Mykonos Restaurant - The Church Key Bistro-Pub
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