The Festival Orchestra
Mon July 20, 2026 7:30 pm
Sarah Brandwood-Spencer – Leader
Benjamin Powell – Piano
David Tollington – Horn
This year the Orchestra will once again bring us an exciting programme of sparkling festival works. The evening will open with a performance of Gerald Finzi’s beautiful and serene Eclogue for Piano and String Orchestra, Opus 10, with Ben Powell as soloist. Mozart’s ever popular Horn Concerto No. 3 in Eb major, K.447, with its galloping and virtuosic third movement, will follow, featuring soloist David Tollington. The evening will culminate in a performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Opus 93. Beethoven fondly referred to this as ‘my little Symphony in F’, to distinguish it from his Sixth Symphony, a longer work also in F. Although conceived on a smaller scale, Beethoven’s hallmarks, including advanced planning of motivic and thematic writing, defiant counterpoint, furious cross-rhythms, sudden dynamic shifts and idyllic hymn-like episodes are all on display.
Daw ein Cerddorfa eleni â rhaglen o weithiau cyffrous a disglair inni. Agorir gyda pherfformiad o Eclogue i Biano a Cherddorfa Linynnol, Opus 10, Gerald Finzi, sy’n waith hardd a thangnefeddus gyda Ben Powell yn unawdydd. Concerto poblogaidd Mozart i’r Corn, Rhif 3 yn Eb mwyaf, K.447, gyda David Tollington yn unawdydd, fydd yn dilyn. Daw’r noson i ben gyda pherfformiad o Symffoni Rhif 8 yn F, Opus 93, Beethoven. Byddai Beethoven yn cyfeirio at y Gwaith fel “fy symffoni fechan yn F” i’w gwahaniaethu o’i Chweched Symffoni, gwaith hwy, eto yn F. Gwelir nodweddion y cyfansoddwr, y cynllunio thematic, gwrthbwynt herfeiddiol, rhythmau cymhleth, newidiadau sydyn a chyfnodau pan glywir seiniau emynyddol darluniadol; maent oll yn cael eu harddangos yn y gwaith.
Sponsored by / Noddwyd gan Capell and Mary Aris.
There are no set admission charges to festival concerts. Audiences are invited to contribute to a collection at the end of each performance towards the very considerable costs involved in running the festival. We very much appreciate the generous support which we receive from our sponsors in making this arrangement possible and allowing access to the festival to everyone, irrespective of their financial means. Any profit accruing is carried forward to ensure that the festival continues to flourish in the years ahead.
Ni chodir tâl mynediad i gyngherddau’r ŵyl. Gwahoddir cyfraniadau gan y gynulleidfa ar ôl pob perfformiad tuag at y costau sylweddol o redeg yr ŵyl. Gwerthfawrogwn yn fawr gefnogaeth hael ein noddwyr sydd yn gwneud y trefniant hwn yn bosibl ac yn golygu fod pawb sydd eisiau yn cael mynychu’r ŵyl beth bynnag yw eu moddion byw. Trosglwyddir unrhyw elw a wneir i gronfa arbennig i sicrhau llwyddiant yr ŵyl yn y dyfodol.