The Darley Park Concert 2015

Sun 6 Sep, from 6pm

Darley Park

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About the Event

One of the UK’s biggest free outdoor classical concerts

Come along and be part of the 30,000 strong crowd at one of the UK’s biggest free outdoor classical concerts, in the stunning natural amphitheatre that is Darley Park.

An evening of classical music and fireworks – don’t forget your picnic!

Car Parking £5 at St Benedict Catholic School and Derby Rugby Club

We have first come first serve parking available for Blue Badge Holders at the Cricket Club in Darley Village. This is located directly opposite the Abbey pub, postcode DE22 1DX.

If you show the badge to the security steward on the gate they will show you to a parking space. We estimate this is no more than a 3 or 4 minute walk to the main event site.

Pre-Order your picnic hamper here http://www.derbylive.co.uk/whats-on/merchandise/

Rolls-Royce have a go session

From 3.00pm come along and have a go at making a model jet engine, learn about Rolls-Royce and build and test your very own balloon rocket cars on our test track (weather dependent). The activities will be on a first come first served basis and will run through until around 6pm, turn up early to ensure you don’t miss out!

Back to present

Derby LIVE is delighted to announce that Classic FM, the UK’s most popular classical music radio station, is once again the media partner for the event. Classic FM’s Saturday lunchtime presenter Nicholas Owen will be introducing an audience of more than 30,000 people to the concert which features the world’s greatest classical music from concert hall, stage and screen.

This year's theme

Couples come in all varieties: from wildly romantic to completely platonic; from magical and mysterious to business-like, matter-of-fact, working partnerships; from the caring-and-sharing to the out-and-out warring…

Whatever the nature, the theme of ‘couples’ has remained a dominant one in musical history right up to the present day – be it famous collaborating composer-and-lyricist teams, sensational performing duos, or the many thousands of songs and melodies which explore the highs and lows of relationships between two people in (or out) of love.

This year’s Darley Park Concert explores the full breadth of the theme through a sparkling selection of tunes, with connections explained and pieces introduced by returning conductor James Holmes, joined for vocal selections by soloists Oliver Johnston (tenor), Rosalind Coad (soprano) and members of the Big Adventures Youth Theatre Company.

The Programme

Glinka: Rusian and Ludmilla Overture

Prokofiev: Montagues & Capulets

Bernstein: Tonight

Gershwin: Porgy and Bess Selection

Rodgers/Hammerstein: March of the Siamese Children

Gilbert/Sullivan: Pirates of Penzance Overture

Mendelssohn: Wedding March from A Midsummer Night's Dream

Puccini: Selection from La Boheme

Williams: Theme to Superman

Mozart: Marriage of Figaro Overture

Elgar: Nimrod

Tchaikovsky: Finale to Swan Lake

McCartney/McCartney: Live and Let Die (performed by Ritchie Neville)

Simon/Garfunkel: Bridge Over Troubled Water

Mercury/Moran: Barcelona

Offenbach: Infernal Galop ('Can-Can'

Pre-concert entertainment

Karl and the Marx Brothers will be performing passionate songs about this crazy mixed up and beautiful place we call the present, as part of the pre-show entertainment. Karl and the Marx Brothers are five 30/40 somethings juggling parent hood, careers and aching bones all whilst reaching for a tune.

Beautifully peculiar in their marriage of heartfelt anger and pleasantly insidious tunes Boff Whalley (Chumbawamba/R2 magazine.)

Karl and the Marx Brothers are;

Eileen Wright Saxophone, Tin Whistles
Adam Silverstein Piano and Vocals
Lindsay Wilcox-Reid Cello and Vocals
Chris White Percussion
Matt McGuinness Acoustic and Vocals

Interval entertainment

The Belle Ayres spring from Landau Forte College in Derby. They combine a rich vocal palette with a wide and varying repertoire and a wicked sense of fun. They’ve appeared at a number of major events in the city including the launch of Derby Arena and the Christmas Lights Switch-On in 2014

More Information

Oliver Johnston (tenor)

London-born Oliver Johnston is currently studying on The Royal Academy Opera Program, under the tutelage of Neil Mackie and Iain Ledingham. During his time at the Academy, Oliver has won many awards, most notably a Countess of Munster Scholarship and the prestigious Maidment Scholarship administered by the Musicians Benevolent Fund for outstanding performance.

Rosalind Coad (soprano)

Rosalind was the recipient of a Sybil Tutton Award from the Musicians Benevolent Fund, a Bach Kohn Scholar for the RAM/Kohn Foundation Bach Cantata Series, was a member of the Royal Academy song cycle and was awarded the Independent Opera vocal Scholarship at the RAM in 2013. Rosalind studies with Lillian Watson and Audrey Hyland.

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