24th November 2025
Rehearsals for our concert on 30th November at De Montfort Hall are well underway and sounding great!
José Salazar, our conductor for this concert, who is a Venezuelan by birth, was the ideal choice for this programme which features music from the Americas. Headlining is Dvořák’s New World Symphony, a perennial favourite. In the first half of the concert Copland’s ‘Fanfare for the Common Man’ provides a stylish statement to open the proceedings, and a real taste of Americana is provided by the Suite from the ballet Appalachian Spring. Arturo Márquez’s Danzón No.2 concludes the first half and has become popular with audiences since its performances with the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra under Gustavo Dudamel. José is a former assistant to Dudamel which gives specific insights into to the piece.
The second half is taken up by Dvorak’s New World Symphony, probably the best known of his symphonies and sure to light up a darkening, end of November Sunday afternoon. A real treat before endless Christmas priorities creep into diaries.
You can still book tickets for this concert here.
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