A BOY WAS BORN: A SPRING SYMPHONY

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Thursday 17 January 2013 at 7.30pm

Symphony Hall, Birmingham +44 (0)121 345 0600

Edward Gardner  conductor
Susan Gritton  soprano
Kelley O'Connor  alto
Allan Clayton  tenor
CBSO Chorus  
CBSO Youth Chorus  
CBSO Children's Chorus  

Bridge: The Sea 19'
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Elgar: Sea Pictures 23'
Britten: A Spring Symphony 45'

It’s deepest winter in Birmingham, but at Symphony Hall, it’s spring! Benjamin Britten took a garland of poems, a children’s choir and a fistful of folksongs, and threw together his magical Spring Symphony: 45 irresistibly fresh minutes of blossoming tunes and rising sap. Principal guest conductor Edward Gardner has lined up an all-star team, and paired it with two bracing British seascapes to enter Britten’s 100th birthday year on the crest of a wave.

Explore Birmingham’s celebrations of Britten’s centenary here.

£10, £15, £20, £24, £26.50, £31.50, £36, £39.50, £42

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A Boy Was Born: Osborne plays Britten’s Piano Concerto, Wednesday 6 February
A Boy Was Born: Bostridge sings Britten, Wednesday 6 March
A Boy Was Born: Nelsons conducts Britten’s War Requiem, Tuesday 28 May

Sounds Interesting pre-concert talk at 6.15pm
Britten's Spring Symphony
CBSO principal guest conductor Edward Gardner in conversation with Stephen Maddock.