Mendelssohn and Beethoven at St Faith's 🎻
Sunday 1st February, 7:30pm
The Fair Melusine Overture
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto (soloist Leo Behrend)
Beethoven Symphony No. 7
Conductors: Lea Fischer & Davide Trolton
Tickets £15 (£5 students/under 16s)
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#ClassicalMusic
The perfect day to stay in and preview our concert on Spotify. Why not follow us and catch up on our back catalogue? open.spotify.com/playlist/4HI...
#classicalmusic #stormamy #Brahms #smyth #strauss
Interesting how Smyth & Strauss paint specific pictures with music (shipwrecks! death! transcendence!) while Brahms creates pure musical architecture. Both approaches work - sometimes you want a story, sometimes you want to swim in pure sound.
📅 Sun 16th Nov, 2:30 PM
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How differently do #EthelSmyth, #RichardStrauss and #JohannesBrahms use the orchestra. Bold, dramatic, innovative, colourful, rich and architectural. Which adjective would you use for each work?
🗓️ Sunday 16th November 2025
📍 Tung Auditorium, Liverpool
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Brahms Symphony No. 4: the ultimate "mic drop" moment in classical music. After this, he never wrote another symphony. That passacaglia finale strikes deeply every time. Anyone else have pieces that feel like the composer's definitive statement? linktr.ee/CrosbySymphOrch
The beautiful thing about "The Brahms Connection"? It's about how great artists learn from each other. Smyth studied German tradition, Strauss admired Brahms's craft, & Brahms influenced both. Who influenced your favourite artist?
📅 Sunday 16th November, 2:30 PM
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The amazing thing about Death and Transfiguration? Strauss plants the "transfiguration" theme early in the piece, but you only recognise it at the end when it blazes forth in full glory. Like life - you don't always see where you're heading until you arrive.
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#RichardStrauss could make an orchestra tell stories that would make filmmakers jealous. "Death and Transfiguration" follows someone's final moments and spiritual journey - all through music alone. The guy was 25 when he wrote this! 🤯 What's the most emotionally powerful piece of music you know?
🎻 Season announcement!
Our 2025-26 programme includes Brahms' towering 4th Symphony, Mendelssohn's gorgeous Violin Concerto, Mozart & Bartók concertos.
Four Sunday concerts across Merseyside, featuring incredible guest conductors and soloists.
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The Wreckers Overture tells a tragic story in 10 turbulent minutes; Cornish villagers, shipwrecks, forbidden love and moral choices. Come and hear us play this rarely performed work by #EthelSmyth on 16th November 2025. Linktr.ee/CrosbySymphOrch #classicalmusic
Today's composer spotlight: Ethel Smyth! Composed operas, got arrested for suffragette activities, and was absolutely fearless in her music. Her Wreckers Overture opens our Brahms Connection concert. Question: why don't we hear more of her music in concert halls today?
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🎼 Here's something special coming your way: "The Brahms Connection" - ever wondered how great composers influenced each other? This programme tells that story through Smyth's dramatic overture, Strauss's tone-poem masterpiece, and Brahms's final symphony. What's your favourite Brahms work?
Thank you for the feedback. The Nielsen was certainly a challenge but a great piece to play.
✨ THANK YOU for an unforgettable evening! ✨
Last night's journey 'From Denmark to Enigma' was made special by every one of you who joined us
• Alan Pendlebury for his beautiful performance of Elgar's Romance
• Our dedicated orchestra conductor Juan Ortuño
• And YOU - our amazing audience!
Tonight's the night! 🎵
Crosby Symphony Orchestra presents 'From Denmark to Enigma'
Featuring works by Gade, Nielsen, and Elgar
📍 St Faith's Church, Crosby Road North
🚪 Doors open 7:00 PM
🎵 Concert begins 7:30 PM
Last-minute tickets available at the door.
🎵 This Mother's Day, give the gift of music 🎁
Looking for a special way to celebrate Mother's Day on March 30th? Treat your mum to an evening of beautiful music with Crosby Symphony Orchestra's 'From Denmark to Enigma' concert.
Book now: linktr.ee/CrosbySymphOrch
#mothersday #classicalmusic
Variation XI "G.R.S." musically depicts a bulldog named Dan falling into the River Wye, paddling, and shaking himself dry! Experience this charming canine portrait with Crosby Symphony Orchestra on 30th March at St Faith's Church. #ElgarsDog
The Danish Connection
Our "From Denmark to Enigma" concert pairs Elgar's Enigma Variations and Romance for Bassoon with Nielsen's dramatic Symphony No. 2 "The Four Temperaments." Experience these two European masterpieces on 30th March at St Faith's Church. #classicalmusic
Elgar went from unknown Worcestershire musician to international star with his Enigma Variations. Experience the work that changed British music forever with Crosby Symphony Orchestra on March 30th at St Faith's Church.
The famous "Nimrod" variation isn't about a hunter, but Elgar's German-born publisher Augustus Jaeger ("hunter" in German). Experience this moving tribute with Crosby Symphony Orchestra, March 30th at St Faith's Church. #Elgar #ClassicalMusic
Discover the musical mysteries of Elgar's Enigma Variations with Crosby Symphony Orchestra! Each variation portrays a friend of Elgar, but the main theme remains unsolved. Join us 30th March, 7:30pm at St Faith's Church. 🎵 #ElgarsEnigma
#classicalmusic
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🎵 Rehearsals are in full swing!
🎫 Less than 10 days until our concert! Have you secured your tickets?
📃 From Denmark to Enigma
🗓️ Sunday 30th March 2025 7.30pm
📍 St Faith’s Church L22 4QQ
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#ClassicalMusic #Nielsen #Liverpool #Sefton #Elgar
“The music is in the air. Take as much as you want.” Sir Edward Elgar’s words are particularly apt for his sublime Romance for Bassoon; an atmospheric, hot air balloon ride on a still summer's day.
What makes Elgar's Romance for Bassoon so effective is its masterful orchestration. The soloist floats above warm strings, gentle woodwinds, horns, & shimmering harp.
📃 From Denmark to Enigma
🗓️ Sunday 30th March, 7.30pm
📍 St Faith's Church L22 4QQ
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The emotional power of the #Elgar Romance for Bassoon comes from its late Romantic style-rich harmonies & singing melodies create a beautiful tension between melancholy & contentment.
📃 From Denmark to Enigma
🗓️ Sunday 30th March 2025 7.30pm
📍 St Faith's Church L22 4QQ
🎫 Linktr.ee/CrosbySymphOrch
Elgar wrote his Romance for Bassoon in 1910. Originally dedicated to LSO's principal bassoonist, it's one of few Romantic-era solo works for this instrument. Hear it live:
🗓️ Sunday 30th March 2025 7.30pm
📍 St Faith's Church L22 4QQ
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#Elgar #ClassicalMusic #Bassoon
#Elgar's Romance for Bassoon is a serene 6-minute masterpiece showcasing the bassoon's incredibly expressive voice. Experience this moment of beautiful calm in person.
📃 From Denmark to Enigma
🗓️ Sunday 30th March 2025 7.30pm
📍 St Faith's Church L22 4QQ
🎫 Linktr.ee/CrosbySymphOrch
🎵 This Mother's Day, give the gift of music 🎁
Looking for a special way to celebrate Mother's Day on March 30th? Treat your mum to an evening of beautiful music with Crosby Symphony Orchestra's 'From Denmark to Enigma' concert.
Book now: linktr.ee/CrosbySymphOrch
#mothersday #classicalmusic
☀️The 'Sanguine' movement bubbles with optimism and joy - in Nielsen's words: 'I have tried to sketch a man who storms thoughtlessly forward in the belief that the whole world belongs to him, that fried pigeons will fly into his mouth without work or bother.' #IntoTheMusic
Dark and brooding, Nielsen's 'Melancholic' movement captures deep emotion and introspection.
📃 From Denmark to Enigma
🗓️ Sunday 30th March 2025 7.30pm
📍 St Faith’s Church L22 4QQ
🎫 Linktr.ee/CrosbySymphOrch
