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6pm Saturday 25 September

Stoke by Nayland Church

Haydn Trumpet Concerto in Eb major
Sibelius Symphony no. 2

Imogen Whitehead trumpet
The Roman River Festival Orchestra
Orlando Jopling conductor

We are very proud to present the Festival Orchestra, a gathering of some of the finest musicians in the UK – Jonathan Morton, Sijie Chen, Tristan Gurney, Antonia Kesel, Fiona Bonds, Milena Simoviç, Kate Gould, Leo Melvin, Harry Winstanley, Tom Blomfield, Anna Hashimoto, Ursula Leveaux, Steve Stirling, Sam Lewis, Rupert Whitehead, Ben Daniel-Greep and Tristan Fry. Look at the biographies under ‘More information’ and you’ll see what we mean.

The concert showcases our Orpheus Young Artist 2021 Imogen Whitehead, whose virtuosity and eloquent phrasing will bring Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto to life. Orlando Jopling will take us through the powerful emotional landscapes of Sibelius’s 2nd symphony, in Iain Farrington’s brilliant re-orchestration.