IN AID OF ALTZHEIMERS SOCIETY DESIGNTED BY
THE PRESIDENT OF THE STUDIO ROTARY CLUB 2023-24 – ANDREW GRADY
On 7th October 2023 the Elstree Mozart players will be performing their regular autumn concert.
Andrew is one of the founders of Elstree Mozart Players and has a wealth of knowledge and contacts in the brass and orchestral scene through family connections.
The concert on 7th of October will feature some light music and include a performance of York Bowen’s violin concerto, soloist: Peter Busserau, conductor Derek Holland.
The orchestra will also feature under the baton of a special guest conductor, Andrew Penny MBE light music from the pen of Sir Arthur Sullivan, and Eric Coates.
Andrew Penny MBE hails from Kingston Upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, and is an English Conductor.
He has recorded a complete cycle of Malcolm Arnold’s Symphonies.
From 1982 to 2022, he was Musical Director of the Hull Philharmonic Orchestra.
In November 1999 he directed two performances of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 (the symphony of a thousand), as part of the Millennium celebrations in Hull.
He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to music.
Andrew will be joining resident conductor, Derek Holland for this concert which will feature Tchaikovsky’s 1812 overture, Sir Edward Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1, Glinka Ruslan, and Ludmilla.
The concert is a must for those who like light classical music.
Tickets will go on sale on 1st September and will be staged at Allum Hall, 2 Allum Lane in Elstree.
For more information about this concert or the orchestra please contact:
Pat Strack on 0208 3863151
Email – pat.strack@icloud.com
Andrew Grady 0208 953 7363
Email – elstreemozartplayers@outlook.com
