sinfonia ViVA in Stamford

Saturday 7th May 2011 at 8.00pm
Stamford Arts Centre
Tickets: £18, (*£17) *discount details from the Box Office on 01780 763203
Online booking available

• JC Bach: Sinfonia for wind instruments No.4 in Bb
• Hummel: Octet-Partita in Eb
• Mozart: Gran Partita

A brilliant selection of classics is in store as sinfonia ViVA makes a welcome return to Stamford.

JC Bach was the 18th of JS Bach's children. Brought up by other family members after his father's death when he was only 15, he eventually came to England where he became so highly regarded that he was known as the 'English Bach'. Along with 13 operas, he wrote 6 symphonies of which No.4 can be heard this evening. The German composer and pianist Johann Hummel, a student of Mozart by whom he was strongly influenced, was Konzertmeister in Eisenstadht, Germany when he composed his Octet in Eb in 1803. The piece is also known as the Partita in Eb. In contrast, Mozart's own Serenade K361 is seen by some as somewhat harder to date with certainty, in part because of the orchestration involved. Even the title 'Gran Partita' has been suggested as a later addition by someone other than the composer. What is not in question, whatever the facts, is the beauty of Mozart's work depicted here.

Join us for an evening of superb music!

Supported by sinfonia ViVA, Orchestras Live and Arts Council England