Bedford Sinfonia -'Light Through Shadow'

Our fifth concert in our 60th Anniversary Season sees the Bedford Sinfonia tackle a smorgasbord of scintillating song!Our 'overture' to the concert is, in itself, an overture - to Beethoven's composition for Heinrich Joseph von Collin's 1804 tragedy, 'Coriolan.'Beethoven's eighth symphony is next, and is the shortest of the nine, with the composer himself calling it his 'little Symphony in F.'A work by Cimarosa - his overture to 'Il Matrimonio Segreto' - is next, and continues the light and playful themes established by Beethoven's eighth.We end with Beethoven's seventh symphony, which, like his third, is apparently another musical dig at Napoleon. It proved so popular upon premiere that the audience demanded an encore of its second movement, 'Allegretto.''Light Through Shadow' is the penultimate concert of our 60th Anniversary Season - so join us on Saturday 8th May at 7:30pm at St Paul's Church, for the following pieces:Beethoven's Overture to 'Coriolan'
Beethoven's Symphony No. 8
Cimarosa's Overture to 'Il Matrimonio Segreto'
Beethoven's Symphony No. 7We hope to see you there!