The London Mozart Players are to make a rare concert appearance at the Fairfield Halls next month, with what they call “a new cross-genre performance” of Changing Seasons.
Changing Seasons is “a multi-genre spectacular”, London Mozart Players say, “that reimagines Vivaldi’s Four Seasons for today’s changing world”.
The performance will “blend” Vivaldi with works from four local arts groups – Queer Croydon (“experimental dance and disruptive staging”), charity arts group Club Soda, Subrang Arts and Croydon Music and Arts – in collaboration with composers Fiona Brice and Sarah Freestone.
“Inspired by Vivaldi’s seasonal themes, these performances reflect on the climate emergency through a vibrant mix of genres and art forms,” the publicity for the event on Saturday, February 15, states.
The event will also feature specially commissioned poetry by Croydon’s Jeremiah Brown and introductory videos which illuminate the create process behind each community commission.
LMP leaders Simon Blendis and Ruth Rogers step out as soloists for Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and LMP Conductor in Residence Jonathan Bloxham leads the orchestra through the entire performance.
Before the show, a free afternoon showcase will take place in the public spaces of Fairfield Halls. A host of amateur dance and music groups including Croydon Steel Orchestra, Gospel Rising and Beeja dance will perform from 2pm.
The London Mozart Players describe themselves as “Resident Orchestra at Fairfield Halls”.
Flynn Le Brocq, LMP’s chief executive, said, that the orchestra’s recent performances had brought “Croydon’s talent together through large-scale performances to demonstrate the accessibility and vibrancy of classical music”.
Le Brocq said: “We’re committed to continuing working this way at Fairfield… I’m looking forward to welcoming everyone to the building in February.”
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FFS. Whatever happened to classical concerts? The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra used to play to a full house in Fairfield.
There must be thousands of people locally who would go, meanwhile all we get seems to come from the ‘front’ at Blackpool – Lowest possible Common denominator.
You’re harking back 50 years or so Chris. Croydon isn’t the same place it was then – it’s all hip hop, drill and rap now. But when you refer to the ‘lowest common denominator’ I really hope you aren’t being snooty! That’s not very Croydon
I agree. I would enjoy going to a proper classical music concert at Fairfield Halls. I thought that was what we could expect after it was renovated.