The Happy Prince, a Summer Concert | Sunday 25th June

About The Happy Prince, a Summer Concert | Sunday 25th June

Join us for Musical Rainbow Project’s Summer Concert 2023, “The Happy Prince”, and the launch of the Musical Rainbow Chamber Ensemble on Sunday 25th June 2023.

Does real happiness come from being loved, or from loving to the extremes of self-giving? Oscar Wilde’s famous short story about the friendship of a prince and a swallow offers a challenging answer to the real meaning of happiness.

We will be presenting a fresh musical setting of Wilde’s text by Gerard LeFeuvre, alongside Gerald Finzi’s evergreen ‘Eclogue Op. 10’ for Piano and String Orchestra, and Saint-Saëns’ ‘The Carnival of the Animals’.

Programme:

Finzi: Eclogue Op. 10 for Piano and String Orchestra

Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals

LeFeuvre/Wilde: The Happy Prince

(Total Duration: ca. 80 mins plus interval)

Performers:

Musical Rainbow Chamber Ensemble

Matilda Sacco, leader/violin

Imogen Royce, flute

Rebecca Koopmans, bassoon

Ian Lim, harp

Nigel Clayton, piano/narrator

Imma Setiadi, conductor/piano

Support towards the charity works of St John's Upper Norwood and Farm Street Churches will be gratefully received through donations at the concerts.

This venue has step-free access/wheelchair access.

Concert starts 3:15pm.

Doors open 2:45pm.

Also in concert Tuesday, 27th June at Farm Street Church. Click here for tickets.