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The Cambridge String Players are an orchestra of musicians from the Cambridge area who enjoy the high standards, stimulating repertoire and friendly atmosphere of the group. Our Musical Director, Leon Lovett and Leader, Julia Frape are both professional musicians of many years' experience. We hold weekly rehearsals in Cambridge for most of the year, performing a series of concerts each season, with works by composers from the Baroque period to the present day. The orchestra has a policy of promoting young solo performers, just starting out on their professional careers. Previous seasons concerts have featured some highly talented young musicians.

Conductor: Leon Lovett, Piano Solo: Clare Hammond

Programme :

Overture "The Hebrides" Mendelssohn

Piano Concerto in A minor - Schumann

Symphony No. 2 in D - Brahms

Cambridge University Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1990 to be the first - and only - entirely student-run orchestra in Cambridge. It has quickly risen to prominence as an orchestra that not only produces results of consistently high artistic quality, but also has a reputation across the University as the friendliest musical institution.

Conducter: Julian Black and Carlos Del Cueto. Flute: Harry Winstanley.

Programme details
Vaughan Williams

Ibert - Flute Concerto

Nielsen - Symphony No. 3 (Sinfonia Espansiva)

The judges had a very hard job selecting the overall winner of the Cambridge Young Musician of the Year competition, with standards exceptionally high. Judges Stephen Nagy and Gillian Thoday finally selected singer George Eddy to be the Cambridge Young Musician of the Year 2008. George, 18, comes from March and formerly attended Kings School, Ely. He was awarded a prize of £250 and was invited to perform at a concert with an orchestra at West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge on Sunday 11 May, when winning entries in the Cambridge Young Composer of the Year will also be performed.

 Programme:

Nay Rosauro - Concerto for Marimba No. 1 (mvts 1+4)

Fauré - Élégie for 'Cello & Orchestra

Also Works by:

Handel
Negro Spirituals
Loewe
Gershwin
Jonathan Dove
Mozart

Plus: 4 winning compositions in the Cambridge Young Composer of the Year Competition 2008

Enjoying a national reputation, CUCO is renowned for its ability to tackle a wide range of chamber orchestra repertoire from the Baroque period to the present day. Last season, CUCO was involved in a project combining Haydn and Shostakovich with music and dance from the Brazilian Capoeira tradition. With a new committee every year, CUCOis a dynamic and versatile organisation.

Tonights Performance is conducted by Peter Stark, Nad led by Thomas Gould on the violin.

The Programme will be;

Bohuslav Martinu Overture in C

Johannes Brahms Violin Concerto

Ralph Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 5