Programmes & past concerts

St Thomas of Canterbury Church, Brentwood, Essex

An afternoon of powerful orchestral music exploring conflict, reflection and emotional depth. The programme opened with the premiere of a new Passacaglia by Royal Academy of Music student Joe Jolliffe, its restless energy giving way to Tchaikovsky's final symphonic masterpiece, the Sixth - a journey across the full emotional spectrum.

• ♪ Joe Jolliffe - Passacaglia (Premiere)
• ♪ Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 6

St Thomas of Canterbury Church, Brentwood, Essex

A leading orchestra of outstanding young musicians from across Essex and London - drawn from the UK's conservatoires, principal string players from the Essex Youth Orchestra and former National Youth Orchestra members. The evening paired Tchaikovsky's passionate Romeo and Juliet with Rachmaninoff's valedictory Symphonic Dances, and gave the world premiere of Titan March, a new work by young composer Shravan Sriram.

• ♪ Tchaikovsky - Romeo and Juliet Overture
• ♪ Shravan Sriram - Titan March (World Premiere)
• ♪ Rachmaninoff - Symphonic Dances

St Thomas of Canterbury Church, Brentwood, Essex

A winter programme of impressionist colour and quiet intimacy. Debussy's Clair de Lune, in Caplet's luminous orchestration, sat alongside the tender warmth of Wagner's Siegfried Idyll and the elegant nostalgia of Ravel's Le Tombeau de Couperin.

• ♪ Debussy (orch. Caplet) - Clair de Lune
• ♪ Wagner - Siegfried Idyll
• ♪ Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin

St Thomas of Canterbury Church, Brentwood, Essex

Our debut concert, uniting top young musical talent from across Essex and London for a musical journey from tragedy to triumph. Brahms' Tragic Overture opened the evening with intense passion and drama, before Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony - all soaring melodies and profound emotional depth - brought the programme to its triumphant close.

• ♪ Brahms - Tragic Overture
• ♪ Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 5