Sarah-Grace Williams | guest conductor
Gregory van der Struik | trombone
BERLIOZ Rakoczy March
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Concerto for Trombone
BIZET L’Arlésienne Suite No 1
KOEHNE To His servant Bach God grants a final glimpse: the morning star
WAGENSEIL Concerto for Trombone
KHACHATURIAN Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
MUSSORGSKY Night on a Bald MountainFrom Hungary’s unofficial anthem, the Rakoczy March, to the local folk music of Arles, in Provence, this is a program rich in geographical and cultural associations. Slavery and seafaring in the ancient world are depicted in music from Khachaturian’s Spartacus, while Mussorgsky’s setting of Gogol’s tale of occult rituals and the witches’ Sabbath is full of excitement. Combined with a relatively scarce opportunity to hear the noble sound of the trombone featured as a virtuoso instrument, this program offers limitless material for the fertile imagination.