Saturday 30 January 2010
"New Year Classics"
Jersey Chamber Orchestra
Liberation Music Festival
Nicola Benedetti & The Jersey Chamber Orchestra
Music In Action | Jersey | Past Events
16 May 2009
Jersey Chamber Orchestra & Nicola Benedetti

Jersey Opera House
"Benedetti has the gift of communication in spades" The Independent
In aid of Side by Side
Sponsored by


8-10 May 2009
10 internationally acclaimed artists, and over 500 local musicians perform beautiful, dramatic and atmospheric music in stunning settings in the beautiful island of Jersey. Listen to exciting young rising stars including Nicola Benedetti the Classic FM Artist of the Year the acclaimed Sitkovetsky Trio as well as renowned international soloists such as the guitarist Carlos Bonell and the First Lady of British Jazz Claire Martin.
Promenade at the Fête de la Musique at Mont Orgueil Castle, enjoy stunning chamber music at the Liberation Gala Concert, picnic to jazz at Elizabeth Castle, go to sea for a yacht concert in the Bay of Beauport or enjoy piano duets at the Arts Centre.
Festival Highlights
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Fête de la Musique at Mont Orgueil (Friday 8th May)
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Liberation Gala Concert (Saturday 9th May)
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Jazz at Elizabeth Castle (Sunday 10th May)
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Yacht Concert in the Bay of Beauport (Sunday 10th May)
See www.liberationjersey.com for more information.
Saturday 31 January 2009
Lifeboat Gala at Jersey Opera House
Jersey Chamber Orchestra with Alison Balsom
7pm pre-concert talk by Alison Balsom in the main auditorium

Programme:
Mendelssohn - Hebrides Overture
Haydn - Trumpet Concerto
Mozart - Symphony No 36 Linz
Lawrence - Jersey Fantasia on Sea Songs
Alison Balsom with orchestra CroppedInternationally renowned trumpeter Alison Balsom joins the Jersey Chamber Orchestra sponsored by HSBC Private Bank for a night of classics themed around the sea in aid of the Lifeboats. The soloist is Brit award winner Alison Balsom who has starred at the last night of the Proms. Her recording of the Haydn Trumpet concerto - the piece which she will be playing at the Opera House - was described by the Times as "mesmerising ... she makes the trumpet sing with an irresistible exuberance and eloquence".
The event will be a musical extravaganza. The concert is themed around the sea and will include a new composition called Jersey Fantasia on Sea Songs - as well as the Hebrides Overture. The Jersey Chamber Orchestra will also play Mozarts Exciting Linz Symphony.
