Suffolk Youth Orchestra at the Snape Proms

This is what I had to dash back from Southwell to be at. The two youngest members of the Interred family were playing in the Suffolk Youth Orchestra, freshly returned from their tour of concerts based in Palencia in Spain, in the Snape Proms.


It was a lovely evening in Snape

As the programme notes say...

"Spanish dances, an English idyll and a musical gallery tour. The annual Snape Prom is the highlight of SYO’s year in which they bring music to celebrate their brilliance and energy. A Russian’s Spanish fantasy to open – full of Iberian melodies and rhythms – is mirrored by Turina’s scintillating dances inspired by his native Andalusia. Butterworth’s wistful tone poem is an oasis of calm prior to one of the greatest of all orchestral showpieces; Ravel’s orchestration of Mussorgsky’s vivid musical gallery culminates in the unforgettable grandeur of The Great Gate of Kiev."

The programme was:

Joaquin Turina Danzas Fantasticas 18’

Butterworth A Shropshire Lad 12’

Rimsky Korsakov Capriccio Espagnol 15’

Mussorgsky arr. Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition 30’

Hugely challenging music, beautifully played. A Youth Orchestra?

After that, they gave us an encore of...

Sheldon Danzas Cubanas

... in which they let their hair down and enjoyed themselves to the full, making this recording sound rather staid.

Here they are in action...

A great evening's music! Miss S says she wants to carry on playing with them even when she is at university. I'm not surprised. They are fabulous!