Esbjerg Youth Symphony Orchestra Latvian Tour

The talented musicians in Esbjerg Youth Symphony Orchestra plays in Latvia

This evening Esbjerg Youth Symphony Orchestra plays the first in a series of concerts in Latvia. The program they will be playing contains works from some of the biggest composers in Danish classical music, as well as a couple of pieces from outside our borders. Playing four concerts in four different places in just five days, the orchestra will push themselves and gain much experience.

Esbjerg Youth Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1982 by Poul La Cour, who has been the conductor for the orchestra since the beginning. Through the years, the orchestra has given a number of concerts in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Holland, France, Czech Republic, Spain, Hungary, Russia and Latvia. On the tour they will participate in festivals and be part of a mutual musical exchange.

Program and dates below.

Program:

Carl Nielsen: Oriental Festival March from the Aladdin Suite

Johannes Brahms: Hungarian dances no. 1 and 6,

George Bizet: Symphony no. 1, 1. movement

Jacob Gade: Tango Jalousie

J.F. Frøhlich: Riberhus March

H.C. Lumbye: Britta Polka

H.C. Lumbye: Steam Railway Galop

H.C. Lumbye: Champagne Galop

Dates:

3/22, 18:00: Jūrmala Music High School (Smilšu iela 7, Jūrmala)
3/23, 12:00: Dobele Craft School hall (Brīvības iela 28D, Dobele)
3/24, 17:00: Bauska Castle (Pilskalns, Bauska)
3/26, part I, 12:40: Nordic Gymnasium Riga (Paula Lejiņa iela 2, Riga)
3/26, part II, 13:30: Nordic Gymnasium Riga (Paula Lejiņa iela 2, Riga)

All the concerts are free to attend.