Anvil Arts

Tickets: £8, £11, £14, £17; children & students half price; over 60s £2 off

Copland Buckaroo Holiday and Rodeo (from Four Dance Episodes)
Johann Strauss Jnr The Blue Danube
Leroy Anderson Blue Tango
Dvorak Slavonic Dance in G Minor
Ravel La Valse
Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker Suite (extracts)
Manuel de Falla Ritual Fire Dance
Brahms Hungarian Dance in G Minor

Stephen Scotchmer Conductor

Experience a range of music inspired by, or created for, dancing. Copland’s ballet Rodeo tells of a young woman hoping to attract the attentions of the head wrangler on a ranch. Rhythmic excitement, colourful percussion writing and cowboy songs add to the popular appeal of the music.

The idea of La Valse began as early as 1906. The music still has more than an echo of Johann Strauss but also has a darker aspect, reflecting Ravel’s personal struggles in the First World War. Tchaikovsky’s enduringly popular ballet suite includes The Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy, and the Waltz of the Flowers.

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