The Midsummer Concert will take place in the stunning surroundings of the National Botanic Garden of Wales the 60-piece symphony orchestra, Symphonica Tywi will strike up at 7.30pm and play until dusk.
Get ready for an unforgettable evening of rhythm, passion and spectacle! Symphonica Tywi returns for their Midsummer Concert on 20th June, bringing you Orchestral Dance Magic – a thrilling programme spanning the grandeur of Borodin’s Polovtsian Dances to the fiery energy of de Falla, the romance of Swan Lake to the toe-tapping joy of the Pizzicato Polka.
From ballet classics to Latin heat, from Russian drama to American hoedown, this is a night where the orchestra truly dances. And what better setting than beneath the soaring glass roof of our iconic Great Glasshouse, where the incredible acoustics bring every note to life.
Complete the experience with a delicious grazing box and wine, and settle in for a truly magical midsummer night. Don’t miss it!
Tracks will include:
Polovtsian Dances — Alexander Borodin (from Prince Igor)
Mambo — Leonard Bernstein (from West Side Story)
Danzón No. 2 — Arturo Márquez
Ritual Fire Dance — Manuel de Falla (from El Amor Brujo)
Adagio Pas de Deux — Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (from Swan Lake)
Coppélia Mazurka — Léo Delibes (from Coppélia)
Entry of the Huntresses — Léo Delibes (from Sylvia)
Masquerade Waltz — Aram Khachaturian (from Masquerade)
Spartacus Adagio — Aram Khachaturian (from Spartacus)
Clog Dance — Léo Delibes (from Coppélia)
Pizzicato Polka — Johann Strauss II & Josef Strauss
Rodeo Hoe-Down — Aaron Copland (from Rodeo)
When:
Saturday June 20th
Price:
£25 non-members | £22.50 members | £15 under 16’s
£15 Grazing boxes (The boxes include, savoury biscuits, mini bread rolls, Welsh cheese, grapes, chutney, salad pot, butter, olives, cured meats. – vegan on request)
Add a glass of fizz/win for £5