Past Concerts
Spring Concert 2024
17:00 Monday 1st April 2024
The Hall
The Judd School, Brook St, Tonbridge, TN9 2PN
CONDUCTOR: ELIZABETH WORTH
Lydian is excited to once again bringing back the popular weekend Concerto Workshop format, where conductors and soloists have the chance to rehearse and possibly perform a piece/concerto movement and composers can showcase a work that they have composed.
Winter Concert 2023
19:30 Wednesday 20th December 2023
PAMOJA HALL
THE SPACE, SEVENOAKS SCHOOL, HIGH STREET, SEVENOAKS TN13 1HU
CONDUCTOR: Brynly Clarke
SOLOIST: Xinge (GRACE) Dong—Piano
The orchestra looks forward to performing with pianist Grace Dong at our 2023 Winter Concert. Grace is the winner of the most recent Sevenoaks Young Musician of the Year Competition. She will perform Franz Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1.
Lydian also welcomes back past players for a celebratory evening of musical fireworks, including some well-loved themes from Ralph Vaughan Williams and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
PROGRAMME
Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio Espagnol
Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1
Stravinsky Symphonies of Wind Instruments
Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Tchaikovsky Capriccio Italien
Summer CONCERT 2023
19:30 Saturday 29th July 202
TONBRIDGE PARISH CHURCH
CHURCH LANE, TONBRIDGE, TN9 1DA
CONDUCTOR: NAOMI BUTCHER
SOLOIST: Oreva Esalomi — CLARINET
The Lydian Orchestra invites you to its Summer Concert at Tonbridge Parish Church, joined by soloist Oreva Esalomi for a bright and idyllic programme of music.
PROGRAMME
Bartók Hungarian Pictures
Weber Concertino for Clarinet
Carwithen Suffolk Suite
Beethoven Symphony no. 6 “Pastoral”
Spring Concert 2023
17:00 Monday 10th APRIL 2023
The Hall
The Judd School, Brook St, Tonbridge, TN9 2PN
Conductor: Brynly Clarke
The Lydian Orchestra invites you to attend its informal concert on Monday 10th April. The concert will conclude our Easter workshop, in which we will rehearse a number of works featuring players as soloists, or conducted by current members. The concert programme will include a selection of these works.
WORKSHOP PRogramme
Donizetti — Bella Siccome un Angelo from Don Pasquale — Harry Mobbs (voice)
Handel — Honour and Arms from Samson — Harry Mobbs (voice)
Elgar — Romance for Bassoon and Orchestra — Edward King (bassoon)
Reinecke — Ballade for Flute and Orchestra — Ellen Roff (flute)
Prokofiev — Violin Concerto No. 2, mvmt. 1 — Colin Chow (violin)
Weber — Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra — Oreva Esalomi (clarinet)
Richard Strauss — Horn Concerto No.1, mvmt. 1 — Tom King (horn)
Mozart — Violin Concerto No. 3, mvmt. 1 — Karson Lui (violin)
Mozart — Bassoon Concerto, mvmt. 2 — Henry Goodwin (bassoon)
Berlioz — Vilanelle from Les nuits d'été — Emma van Setten (voice)
Vaughan Williams — Overture from The Wasps — Miles Peacock (conductor)
Dvorak — Symphony No. 8, mvmt. 1 — Sami Pang (conductor)
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WINTER CONCERT 2022
19:30 WEDNESDAY 21ST DECEMBER 2022
PAMOJA HALL
THE SPACE, SEVENOAKS SCHOOL, HIGH STREET, SEVENOAKS TN13 1HU
CONDUCTOR: NAOMI BUTCHER
SOLOIST: STEFAN BULYHA — CLARINET
The Lydian Orchestra joins soloist Stefan Bulyha, winner of the 2022 Sevenoaks Young Musician of the Year Award, for their Winter Concert at Pamoja Hall in Sevenoaks.
PROGRAMME
Grieg Peer Gynt Suite
Weber Clarinet Concerto No. 1
Mascagni Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
Bizet Carmen Suite No. 2
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SUMMER CONCERT 2022
19:30 SATURDAY 30TH JULY 2022
TONBRIDGE PARISH CHURCH
CHURCH LANE, TONBRIDGE, TN9 1DA
CONDUCTOR: BRYNLY CLARKE
The Lydian Orchestra invites you to attend its Summer Concert on Saturday 30th July. The orchestra will have just returned from a week-long tour to The Peak District.
PROGRAMME
Rossini Italian Girl in Algiers: Overture
Wagner Siegfried Idyll
Prokofiev Summer Day Suite
Haydn Symphony No. 99
SPRING CONCERT 2022
17:00 SUNDAY 3RD APRIL 2022
THE HALL
THE JUDD SCHOOL, BROOK STREET, TONBRIDGE TN9 2PN
CONDUCTOR: BRNYLY CLARKE
The Lydian Orchestra invites you to attend its informal concert on Sunday 3rd April. The programme will consist of concerto movements performed by members of the orchestra, including works by Gershwin, Hummel, Finzi, Marcello, Richard Strauss and Mozart. We will also be performing two works composed by past and present members of the orchestra.
WINTER CONCERT 2021
19:30 SATURDAY 18TH DECEMBER 2021
PAMOJA HALL
THE SPACE, SEVENOAKS SCHOOL, HIGH STREET, SEVENOAKS TN13 1HU
CONDUCTOR: BENEDICT COLLINS RICE
The Lydian Orchestra joins soloist Mykyta Burzanitsa, winner of the 2020 Sevenoaks Young Musician of the Year Award, for their Winter Concert at Pamoja Hall in Sevenoaks.
PROGRAMME
Michael Torke Ash
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
SUMMER CONCERT 2021
19:30 SATURDAY 17TH JULY 2021
PARISH CHURCH OF ST. PETER & ST. PAUL, TONBRIDGE TN9 1DA
CONDUCTOR: JOSEPH WOLFE
SOLOIST: MADELEINE BROWN — PIANO
The Lydian Orchestra is pleased to announce that they will be performing their Summer Concert on Saturday 17th July, joined by soloist Madeleine Brown.
PROGRAMME
Bartók Romanian Dances
Haydn Symphony No. 103 “The Drumroll”
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20
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WINTER CONCERT 2019
19:30 SATURDAY 21ST DECEMBER 2019
PAMOJA HALL
THE SPACE, SEVENOAKS SCHOOL, HIGH STREET, SEVENOAKS TN13 1HU
CONDUCTOR: BRYNLY CLARKE
SOLOIST: STEFAN BULYHA — CELLO
The Lydian Orchestra joins soloist Felix Rosenboom, winner of the 2019 Sevenoaks Young Musician of the Year Award, for their Winter Concert at Pamoja Hall in Sevenoaks.
PROGRAMME
Bernstein Overture to Candide
Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations
Schwertsik Baumgesänge
Beethoven Symphony No. 5