BSO Concerts 2016/17 Support for GCSE & A-Level AoS

BSO Concerts 2016/17 Support for GCSE & A-Level AoS AQA Edexcel Eduqas OCR

The following pages provide information on concerts coming up in BSO s main season 2016/17 which link to areas of study and set works in each of the four main exam boards for GCSE and A-Level music How to book tickets To make a school booking for a BSO concert, you You will be able to view the concert programme, the areas of study related to the programme and the location and time of each concert must telephone the respective venue box office on the following number, stating you are a school booking with Under 18s: Ticket Prices Tickets are 1 per student for BSO concerts in Bournemouth, Bristol, Cheltenham, Exeter, Poole and Portsmouth Concerts in Basingstoke are 3 per student For all teachers, the 1 st adult goes free whilst the rest go half the price of a standard ticket Poole, Lighthouse 01202 280000 Basingstoke, The Anvil 01256 844244 Exeter, Great Hall 01392 726363 Bristol, Colston Hall 0844 887 1500 Portsmouth, Guildhall 0844 847 2362 Heroes and Legends Concerts The only exception for the above ticket prices is at the BSO Heroes and Legends film music concerts, where tickets are half the price of a standard ticket for both students and teachers Bournemouth, Pavilion 0844 576 3000 Cheltenham, Town Hall 0844 576 2210

Additional Events and Information These are pre-concert events where students meet some of the players, learn about the business of an orchestra and ask questions to gain a deeper understanding of the BSO. Students then watch the orchestra perform in the evening concert. In this booklet we have indicated the concerts where a event is taking place. These are aimed at all secondary school students, including GCSE and A-Level pupils. Tickets for all events are FREE! Please note that this does not include your ticket for the evening concert, which must be booked separately by calling the venue s box office. Pre-Concert Talks These events are not part of the BSO Secondary Schools programme, but they may be of interest to your students. For more information, please call the box office of the venue. Heroes and Legends Open Rehearsal Students have a behind the scenes opportunity to see the BSO rehearse their Heroes and Legends programme, which includes an immense feast of old and new film and television music. The following information shows when and where Heroes and Legends Open Rehearsal events are being held: Location Venue Dates Duration Tues 7 March 2017 1 hour in the afternoon Thu 9 March 2017 (time tbc) Booking tickets & Heroes and Legends Open Rehearsals are booked online by visiting the following webpage: http://www.bsolive.com/blast-secondary/ This link takes you to the BSO Secondary Schools website, and from there you will need to click on the BOOK NOW button under Main Events on the right-hand side of the page. Once completed, we will send you confirmation and details of your booking. Please note that these events can only go ahead if enough spaces are reserved. Likewise, if there is a high demand for tickets then we will give priority on a first-come-first-served basis.

Enable students to experience the effect the live music has on the audience as the orchestra performs Encourage students to listen critically to different genres of music and gain confidence in their musical reflections and evaluations Broaden pupils musical experience and develop their interest in music outside of the classroom Why go to a BSO concert? Develop students awareness of different instruments and their use in contrasting styles of music Inspire pupils to investigate how different composers transform musical ideas and apply these to their own original compositions Explore how established performers communicate musically to help students to develop their own creative performances

Booklet Format The order of exam boards matched with BSO concerts are as follow: 1. AQA GCSE 2. EDEXCEL GCSE 3. EDUQAS GCSE 4. OCR GCSE 5. AQA A-LEVEL 6. EDEXCEL A-LEVE 7. EDUQAS A-LEVEL 8. OCR A-LEVEL If you require any more information about BSO s support for GCSE and A-Level students, please contact Ellie Sherwood on 01202 644727 or schools@bsorchestra.co.uk

1. AQA GCSE Beethoven Mass in C AoS 1: Western classical tradition 1650 1910 Wed 2 Nov @ 7.30 PM Beethoven Mass in C AoS 1: Western classical tradition 1650 1910 Fri 4 Nov @ 7.30 PM LORD OF THE DANCE Bartók Dance Suite Barber Violin Concerto Lutosławski Concerto for Orchestra AoS 4: Western classical tradition since 1910 Wed 15 Feb @ 7.30 PM Thu 16 Feb @ 7.30 PM Lutosławski Lutosławski HAMMER BLOWS Mahler Symphony No.6 Tragic AoS 1: Western classical tradition 1650 1910 Thu 24 Nov @ 7.30 PM HEROES & LEGENDS Music from the movies AoS 2: Popular music Thu 9 Mar @ 7.30 PM Fri 10 Mar @ 7.30 PM SONG AND DANCE Adams The Chairman Dances Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.4 Bernstein West Side Story: Symphonic Suite Gershwin Porgy & Bess: A Symphonic Picture AoS 2: Popular music Thu 23 Mar @ 7.30 PM

2. Edexcel GCSE AoS: Instrumental Music 1700 1820 Fri 4 Nov @ 7.30 P SPRING INTO SUMMER Delius On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring Vivaldi Spring & Summer from The Four Seasons Copland Appalachian Spring Bernstein On The Town: Three Dance Episodes AoS: Instrumental Music 1700 1820 Bournemouth Pavilion Sat 4 Mar @ 7 PM BSO ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE RECITAL JS Bach Chaconne from Partita No.2 R Strauss Violin Sonata Prokofiev Violin Sonata No.2 Wieniawski Variations on an Original Theme AoS: Instrumental Music 1700 1820 Wed 8 Mar @ 7.30 PM HEROES & LEGENDS Music from the movies AoS: Music for Stage and Screen Thu 9 Mar @ 7.30 PM Fri 10 Mar @ 7.30 PM RUSSIAN FIRE Beethoven Beethoven Rachmaninov Leonore Overture No.1 Piano Concerto No.2 Symphony No.2 AoS: Instrumental Music 1700 1820 Thu 16 Mar @ 7.30 PM Rachmaninov Symphony No.2 SONG AND DANCE Adams The Chairman Dances Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.4 Bernstein West Side Story: Symphonic Suite Gershwin Porgy & Bess: A Symphonic Picture AoS: Music for Stage and Screen Thu 23 Mar @ 7.30 PM

3. Eduqas GCSE AoS 1: Musical Forms and Devices Fri 4 Nov @ 7.30 PM ROMAN HOLIDAY Elgar In the South Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No.2 R Strauss Aus Italien AoS 1: Musical Forms and Devices Wed 30 Nov @ 7.30 PM Thu 1 Dec @ 7.30 PM OUT OF DRESDON Wagner Lohengrin: Prelude to Act I Schumann Cello Concerto Wagner Lohengrin: Prelude to Act II Schumann Symphony No.3 Rhenish AoS 2: Music for Ensemble Wed 22 Feb @ 7.30 PM Thu 23 Feb @ 7.30 PM Cheltenham Town Hall Fri 24 Feb @ 7.30 PM BSO ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE RECITAL JS Bach Chaconne from Partita No. 2 R Strauss Violin Sonata Prokofiev Violin Sonata No. 2 Wieniawski Variations on an Original Theme AoS 2: Music for Ensemble Wed 8 Mar @ 7.30 PM HEROES & LEGENDS Music from the movies AoS 3: Film Music Thu 9 Mar @ 7.30 PM Fri 10 Mar @ 7.30 PM ROCOCO AND REVOLUTION Schubert Symphony No.8 Unfinished Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme Mendelssohn Symphony No.5 Reformation Aos 1: Musical Forms and Devices Wed 6 Apr @ 7.30 PM Fri 7 Apr @ 7.30 PM Mendelssohn No.5

4. OCR GCSE AoS 2: The Concerto Through Time A variety of world-class artists perform concertos with the BSO throughout the concert season. The following information highlights concerts that will help students to develop their understanding of The Concerto in the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic eras RACHMANINOV REVISITED Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.1 Martinü Symphony No. 4 Wed 26 Oct @ 7.30 PM Thu 27 Oct @ 7.30 PM OUT OF DRESDON Wagner Lohengrin: Prelude to Act I Schumann Cello Concerto Wagner Lohengrin: Prelude to Act II Schumann Symphony No.3 Rhenish Wed 22 Feb @ 7.30 PM Thu 23 Feb @ 7.30 PM Cheltenham Town Hall Fri 24 Feb @ 7.30 PM Fri 4 Nov @ 7.30 PM MAN OF LA MANCHA R Strauss Don Quixote Brahms Piano Concerto No.2 Fri 3 Mar @ 7.45 PM ROMANCE AND REVELRY Haydn Trumpet Concerto Bruckner Symphony No.4 Romantic Thu 10 Nov @ 7.30 PM Fri 11 Nov @ 7.30 PM RUSSIAN FIRE Beethoven Beethoven Rachmaninov Leonore Overture No.1 Piano Concerto No.2 Symphony No.2 Thu 16 Mar @ 7.30 PM Rachmaninov Symphony No.2 ROMAN HOLIDAY Elgar In the South Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No.2 R Strauss Aus Italien Wed 30 Nov @ 7.30 PM Thu 1 Dec @ 7.30 PM MAHLER 5 Weber Mahler Clarinet Concerto No.1 Symphony No.5 Thu 27 Apr @ 7.30 PM AoS 4: Film Music BSO s film music concert will enable students to listen to a range fantastic music composed specifically for the big screen HEROES & LEGENDS Music from the movies Thu 9 Mar @ 7.30 PM Thu 10 Mar @ 7.30 PM

5. AQA A-Level AoS 1: Western classical tradition 1650-1910 Fri 4 Nov @ 7.30 PM HEART & SOUL Elgar Rachmaninov Violin Concerto Symphony No.3 AoS 7: Art music since 1910 Thu 19 Jan @ 7.30 PM Pre-concert Talk on Elgar Violin Concerto BACK IN THE USSR Prokofiev Violin Concerto No.2 Shostakovich Symphony No.8 AoS 7: Art music since 1910 Thu 26 Jan @ 7.30 PM LORD OF THE DANCE Bartók Dance Suite Barber Violin Concerto Lutosławski Concerto for Orchestra AoS 7: Art music since 1910 Wed 15 Feb @ 7.45 PM Thu 16 Feb @ 7.30 PM Lutosławski Lutosławski MAN OF LA MANCHA R Strauss Don Quixote Brahms Piano Concerto No.2 AoS 1: Western classical tradition 1650-1910 Fri 3 Mar @ 7.45 PM HEROES & LEGENDS Music from the movies AoS 3: Music for media Thu 9 Mar @ 7.30 PM Fri 10 Mar @ 7.30 PM SONG AND DANCE Adams The Chairman Dances Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.4 Bernstein West Side Story: Symphonic Suite Gershwin Porgy & Bess: A Symphonic Picture AoS 4: Music for Theatre Thu 23 Mar @ 7.30 PM

6. Edexcel A-Level ROMANCE AND REVELRY Haydn Trumpet Concerto Bruckner Symphony No.4 Romantic AoS: Instrumental Music Thu 10 Nov @ 7.30 PM Fri 11 Nov @ 7.30 PM KISSED BY A ROSE Berlioz Le Corsaire Overture Mozart Piano Concerto No.25 Berlioz Romeo and Juliet: Love Scene R Strauss Der Rosenkavalier Suite AoS: Instrumental Music Wed 1 Feb @ 7.30 PM Thu 2 Feb @ 7.30 PM BEHOLD THE SEA Beethoven Calm Sea & Prosperous Voyage Bridge The Sea V. Williams A Sea Symphony AoS: Vocal Music Wed 8 Feb @ 7:30 PM Bridge The Sea HAMMER BLOWS Mahler Symphony No.6 Tragic AoS: Instrumental Music Thu 24 Nov @ 7.30 PM BSO ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE RECITAL JS Bach Chaconne from Partita No.2 R Strauss Violin Sonata Prokofiev Violin Sonata No.2 Wieniawski Variations on an Original Theme AoS: Instrumental Music Wed 8 Mar @ 7.30 PM HEROES & LEGENDS Music from the movies AoS: Music for Film Thu 9 Mar @ 7.30 PM Fri 10 Mar @ 7.30 PM

7. Eduqas A-Level Beethoven Mass in C Aos 1: The Wester Classical Tradition Development of The Symphony Wed 2 Nov @ 7.30 PM Aos 1: The Wester Classical Tradition Development of The Symphony Fri 4 Nov @ 7.30 PM SWEEPING SIBELIUS Brahms Tragic Overture Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.2 Sibelius Symphony No. Aos 1: The Wester Classical Tradition Development of The Symphony Thu 12 Jan @ 7.30 PM Sibelius Symphony No.5 HEROES & LEGENDS Music from the movies AoS 3: Film Music Thu 9 Mar @ 7.30 PM Fri 10 Mar @ 7.30 PM SONG AND DANCE Adams The Chairman Dances Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.4 Bernstein West Side Story: Symphonic Suite Gershwin Porgy & Bess: A Symphonic Picture AoS 3: Musical Theatre Thu 23 Mar @ 7.30 PM ROCOCO AND REVOLUTION Schubert Symphony No.8 Unfinished Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme Mendelssohn Symphony No.5 Reformation Aos 1: The Wester Classical Tradition Development of The Symphony Wed 6 Apr @ 7.30 PM Fri 7 Apr @ 7.30 PM Mendelssohn No.5

8. OCR A-Level AoS 1: Haydn, Mozart & Beethoven Instrumental Music Fri 4 Nov @ 7.30 PM ROMANCE AND REVELRY Haydn Trumpet Concerto Bruckner Symphony No.4 Romantic AoS 1: Haydn, Mozart & Beethoven Instrumental Music Thu 10 Nov @ 7.30 PM Fri 11 Nov @ 7.30 PM LORD OF THE DANCE Bartók Dance Suite Barber Violin Concerto Lutosławski Concerto for Orchestra AoS 6: Innovations in Music 1910 Present Day Wed 15 Feb @ 7.45 PM Thu 16 Feb @ 7.30 PM Lutosławski Lutosławski MAN OF LA MANCHA R Strauss Don Quixote Brahms Piano Concerto No.2 AoS 1: Haydn, Mozart & Beethoven Instrumental Music AoS 5: Programme Music 1820 1910 Fri 3 Mar @ 7.45 PM FRENCH CONNECTION Bizet L Arlesienne Suite No.2 Saint-Saëns Danse Macabre Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Ravel Pavan Stravinsky Rite of Spring AoS 6: Innovations in Music 1910 Present Day Bournemouth Pavilion Sun 30 Apr @ 3 PM EXOTIC SPICE Debusy Lalo Rimsky- Korsakov Prélude à l après-midi d un faune Symphonie espagnole Scheherazade AoS 5: Programme Music 1820 1910 Wed 3 May @ 7.30 PM Fri 5 May @ 7.30 PM Lalo Symphonie espagnole