The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra are bringing Colour and Light to Chichester Cathedral on Wednesday 22 October. Gergely Madaras conducts soloist Kristīne Balanas through Sibelius' violin concerto for a vibrant evening of classical music. Elgar's magnificent orchestral showpiece is more than just a mere transcription of Bach's organ Fantasia. It slowly swells as more and more layers of orchestral colour are built up until the full-throttle climax. In his Violin Concerto, Sibelius staggers solo and orchestra in a succession of wonderful melodies until reaching a giddying climax. At times dreamy and reflective and at others turbulent and darkly passionate, it is full of technical prowess – a deep and gritty orchestral exploration from darkness into light. The origins of the Bohemian hymn on which Suk based his Meditation can be traced back a thousand years. A work that pays homage to one of the most revered saints in Czech history, it is both heartfelt and nostalgic, interweaving Suk's personal sense of patriotism with a deep spirituality. Respighi's symphonic suite Church Windows depicts four imagined religious scenes forever captured in stained-glass windows. His supreme orchestral mastery is on full show, shimmering with refracted, kaleidoscopic colour as light floods through. Works and composers JS Bach - Fantasia & Fugue in C minor Sibelius - Violin Concerto Suk - Meditation on St Wenceslas Respighi - Church Windows