Dorset County Orchestra are delighted to announce their Summer concert, this year once again taking place in St Mary’s Church, Swanage, on Saturday 18 June 2022.
Their programme is a delight for lovers of classical music everywhere from Rossini - Overture to The Barber of Seville, Aaron Copland - Suite Rodeo and ending with the iconic Dvorak
Symphony No 9 “from the New World (the second movement of which gained cult status after it was used in the Hovis advert)!
Dorset County Orchestra has long been active on the local orchestral scene, and usually perform three concerts a year, in varying venues across the county, but like many musical organisations during the past two years, they have had to cancel or scale down their performances.
They are delighted to be bringing this programme back to one of their favourite venues.
Venezuelan born British conductor Arturo Serna has a dynamic career as a conductor, cellist and teacher. His musical journey began as a second generation graduate of El Sistema in Venezuela (alongside Gustav Dudamel) and was influenced by his mother, a violinist with the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra. After leaving Venezuela, he studied in France, Switzerland and England and holds a Masters in conducting.
Arturo currently conducts the Dorset County Orchestra, Exeter Symphony Orchestra, Axe Vale Orchestra and Shaftesbury Symphony Orchestra. He has guest conducted for numerous events locally, including Hazelmere Music Society, Sherbourne Community Orchestra, Yeovil Community Orchestra, Bruton Choral Society and Wincanton Youth Theatre. Arturo teaches at Sherborne Girls, King's Bruton, Hazel Grove and Lewiston schools. Many of his former pupils are now studying at world class conservatoires and university or play active roles in the music profession.
Leader Bärbel Glaser graduated with a diploma in orchestral music and a degree in music education from the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Academy, in Leipzig, in former East Germany. From here her career led her around Europe with several renowned orchestras.
Now with more than 20 years experience as a freelance musician in Dorset and Hampshire, she leads the Dorset County Orchestra, Dorset Chamber Orchestra and Wimborne Chamber Orchestra and many local choral societies. She is also the leader of Magna Sinfonia and the Parry String Quartet and enjoys solo recitals, as well as teaching at local schools and privately.
The orchestra looks forward to welcoming you to this fantastic concert, advance tickets are available from Tilly Whim in The Square, Swanage (£12.00 cash only), online from TicketSource at £12 – follow the link http://www.ticketsource.co.uk/dorset-county-orchestra and of course on the door at £15.00…We can’t wait to see you there!