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Aspidistra 2025
Overview
Programme

The Aspidistra Drawing Room Orchestra returns for their annual concert with a new selection of unjustly neglected music

The ensemble, consisting of a string quartet, piano, flute and oboe recreates the glamour of the Palm Court Orchestras that gave pleasure and hope to previous generations in difficult times. The programme includes many memorable melodies and charming songs that you are unlikely to hear performed anywhere else. For youngsters, it can be a perfect introduction to classical music, while for classical music connoisseurs, the quality and inventiveness of this music often comes as a total surprise.

For more information about the Aspidistra Drawing Room Orchestra, please visit their website and their YouTube channel.

 

Programme

Illusions (Jacob Gade)
Sleepy Melody (Clive Richardson)
Baion des Santus (Eric Jupp)
Love in Arcady (Haydn Wood)
Por Una Cabeza (Carlos Gardel)
Ilonka (Mátyás Seiber)
amongst others.