Petersfield Musical Festival 2015
All concerts take place at Petersfield Festival Hall except for the recital in St Peter’s Church on Tuesday lunchtime.
Hampshire Police Male Voice Choir with Quintessential Brass
Friday 13 March
7.30 pm
The Hampshire Police Male Voice Choir has an extensive repertoire of music ranging from the most sacred to sea shanties, folk songs and “show stoppers”. Started in 1941, the choir has a long history of community involvement and has raised tens of thousands of pounds for charitable purposes.
Choral Concert
Saturday 14 March
7.30 pm
Haydn: Nelson Mass
Jonathan Willcocks: A Great and Glorious Victory
Fernhurst and Petersfield Choral Societies
Midhurst Music Society
Southern Pro Musica
Conductor: Paul Spicer
Youth Concert
Monday 16 March
7.00 pm
Singers and instrumentalists from local schools and youth music organisations.
Lunchtime Recital
Tuesday 17 March
1.00 pm
St Peter’s Church
To be announced
Youth Concert
Wednesday 18 March
7.00 pm
Singers and instrumentalists from local schools and youth music organisations.
The Petersfield Orchestra
Thursday 19 March
7.30 pm
Conductor: Robin Browning
www.petersfieldorchestra.org
The Swingle Singers
Friday 20 March
7.30 pm
For half a century, the Swingle Singers have pushed the boundaries of what the human voice can achieve. Their vocal agility and blend, combined with captivating showmanship, have thrilled generations of audiences around the globe. Five decades on from their pioneering, Grammy-winning debut album Jazz Sébastien Bach in 1963, today’s Swingle Singers are an international a cappella phenomenon. These seven young and versatile voices deliver folk ballads, funk jams and fugues with equal precision and passion.
Vaughan Williams: Toward the Unknown Region
Elgar: Enigma Variations
Finzi: Intimations of Mortality
Saturday 21 March
7.30 pm
Alton, Petersfield and Rogate Choral Societies
Basingstoke Symphony Orchestra
Conductors: Paul Spicer and Stephen Scotchmer
