A Serenade to Music - Melrose Music Festival Preview Concert

Sat, 11 May 2024

The concert was conducted and presented by Robert Marshall and we were joined by scottish composer and conductor, Sir James MacMillan, who talked about his life and career in music.

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  • Borders Chamber Orchestra conducted by Derrick Morgan, Assistant Conductor of the RSNO and featuring professional orchestral harpist Ellie Hetherington
    • Ralph Vaughan Williams - Serenade to Music in conjunction with Borders Chamber Choir
    • Constant Lambert - Aubade Heroique 
    • Sergei Rachmaninoff - Intermezzo from his opera Aleko
  • Borders Chamber Choir conducted by Robert Marshall
    • A New Song - James MacMillan
    • Air on a G String - Bach/Swingle
    • Benedicam Domino - Robert Johnson
    • Serenade to Music - Vaughan Williams in conjunction with Borders Chamber Orchestra
  • Melrose Vocal Ensemble
    • Lobet Den Herrn - J S Bach
    • A Duet in Eight Parts