Alan Bolt (arr. Jackson) Festival Overture (world premiere)

Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending

Doreen Carwithen Suffolk Suite

Butterworth The Banks of Green Willow

Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin

Andrew Manze conductor

Braimah Kanneh-Mason violin

An evening of music inspired by remembrance, resilience and hope, centred on the remarkable story of local composer and music director Alan Bolt. While held as a prisoner of war during WWII, Bolt formed an orchestra in the camp and composed Festival Overture. Liberated before it could be performed, this concert finally presents the work’s world premiere alongside music by Vaughan Williams, Butterworth, Carwithen and Ravel.