Doreen Carwithen – The Men of Sherwood Forest – Overture
Anna Clyne – The Seamstress
Eleanor Alberga – Roald Dahl’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Tom Evans leader
Marc Dooley conductor
Fenella Humphreys violin
Mike Hadjipateras narrator

Samantha Boffin, our previously advertised narrator, is indisposed. We are very grateful to Mike Hadjipateras for stepping in at short notice.

6.30pm, St John’s Smith Square

Tickets £14, concessions £12, under-16s £9. Online transaction fee £3.

An early-evening, family-friendly concert featuring music inspired by folklore, fairy tale and poetry.

Doreen Carwithen’s swashbuckling overture was written for a 1954 British adventure film. Anna Clyne tells the story of a seamstress, lost in her thoughts, imagining a series of five fantastical tales. The evening ends with Eleanor Alberga’s ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’, adapted from Roald Dahl’s subversive retelling of the Brothers Grimm story.

Fenella Humphreys, winner of the 2018 BBC Music Magazine Instrumental Award, has won critical admiration and audience acclaim with the grace and intensity of her playing.

With playing described in the press as “alluring”, “unforgettable” and “a wonder”, Fenella is one of the UK’s most established and versatile violinists. She enjoys a busy career combining chamber music and solo work, performing in prestigious venues around the world. She is frequently broadcast on the BBC, Classic FM, Scala Radio and international radio stations.