The First Movement – A String Orchestra Concert

A new orchestra. Its very first concert. And a Chapel that has been standing for centuries.

This November, we’re delighted to welcome The Orchestra Session to the Hospital of St Cross for The First Movement – the debut performance from Winchester’s newest orchestra.

Twenty string players will come together in the extraordinary surroundings of our medieval Chapel for an evening featuring some of classical music’s best-known and best-loved works, alongside pieces that might introduce you to something new.

The programme opens with J.S. Bach’s exhilarating Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 and beautiful Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3, before moving through Pachelbel’s instantly recognisable Canon in D and selections from Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons.

There will also be Mendelssohn’s String Symphony No. 10 in B minor, before the second half is given over to Dvořák’s glorious Serenade for Strings, Op. 22.

Established as a Community Interest Company, The Orchestra Session also has ambitions that stretch beyond its own performances. A fixed share of ticket revenue will be donated to organisations helping children and adults access instruments, tuition and ensembles they might otherwise be unable to afford.

So your ticket helps make this first concert possible – and helps open the door to music for somebody else too.

Tickets:
£23 standard
£12 concessions – students, under-25s and unwaged