Manchester Camerata begins its new season at Crewe Lyceum

Nov 19 2009 Chester Chronicle

MANCHESTER Camerata will be performing the first concert of their 2009/10 Crewe series tomorrow, at 7.30pm, at the Lyceum Theatre.

The audience will be treated to lively classical favourites by Mozart and Haydn, as well as works by Australia’s national treasure Peter Sculthorpe – who recently celebrated his 80th birthday – and Hungarian composer Bartók.

Entitled A Final Farewell, this programme has at its heart Haydn’s witty Farewell Symphony.

The concert opens with Mozart’s light-hearted Divertimento K 137 for strings, followed by his First Violin Concerto.

Added to the mix are two pieces which make extensive use of folk music: Peter Sculthorpe’s work Port Essington and Bartók’s Romanian Dances.

Audiences will see several new faces leading the orchestra this season as regular leader Richard Howarth stepped down from the role in July. Michael Gurevich will be directing from the violin on Friday.

Tickets, priced £16, £15 and £13 are available from the box office on 01270 537333 or via www.lyceumtheatre.net.