Spring Serenade
ASSEMBLY HALL, WORTHING
Sunday, 9 March 2025
2:45 pm
Conductor: JOHN GIBBONS
Leader: JULIAN LEAPER
Piano: Clare Hammond
Doreen Carwithen - Piano Concerto
Tchaikovsky - Serenade for Strings
Paul Carr - Air for Strings
Anton Arensky - Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky
Tchaikovsky's Serenade for strings is full of the unmistakable sweeping melodies tinged with melancholy so familiar from Tchaikovsky’s big symphonies. It includes one of his most gracious waltzes, a poignantly beautiful Elegy and a brilliant Finale using folk-like melodies to build to a jubilant conclusion.
Tchaikovsky's carol "The Crown of Roses" - often sung at Christmas and Easter - is the basis for Anton Arensky's romantic "Variations on a theme of Tchaikovsky".
Doreen Carwithen was the first female composer to compose for the Rank Film Organisation. Her Piano Concerto is one of her greatest pieces and we are delighted to welcome the highly regarded pianist Clare Hammond to play music by a composer she has consistently championed
Parking at the Assembly Hall: The nearest multi-space car park, the newly reopened Civic Quarter multi-storey, is adjacent to the Hall. Further details, including other local parking options, are available on the council's website.
