Glazunov Summer - Glinka Summer Night in Madrid - Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez - Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade Conductor - Robert Guy Soloist - Craig Ogden A fantastic summer's concert to conclude our season of music. international guitar soloist and recording artist, Craig Ogden, makes his debut with the SSO in that most famous of guitar concertos by Rodrigo. The temperature will remain high with representations of summer from Glazunov and Glinka and then we enter the exotic world of the Arabian Nights with Rimsky-Korsakov's depiction of Scheherazade, brought to life by our own Helen Brackley Jones as violin soloist.

Rimsky-Korsakov May Night Overture Copland Appalachian Spring Brahms Symphony No 1 Conductors - Julius Mauldin, Jasper Lecon Copland's orchestral suite began life as a ballet telling of 19th-century American pioneers building a new farmhouse. It is full of American tunes, including the well-known Shaker song, Simple Gifts (later to become "Lord of the Dance"), which Copland incorporated into the music. He may have been thinking of a water source in the title but with a little poetic licence it falls nicely into our seasonal theme this year. So overawed by Beethoven's symphonic genius, it took Brahms 21 years to pluck up courage to unveil his first symphony yet it proved such a triumph that it was once referred to as Beethoven's 10th and buoyed by the success Brahms' Second followed swiftly. It has stood the test of time and the comparisons with Ludwig!

Gather to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with G4's most extensive Christmas tour ever in the most awe-inspiring cathedrals, priories, minsters, halls and abbeys across the UK. G4 bring glad tidings of great joy this festive season as they welcome the incredible Michael Conway into the fold for his debut G4 tour alongside Jon, Mike and Duncan, taking you on a breath-taking musical journey with beautifully blended voices, within an idyllic sacred setting. Step into G4's world of vocal enchantment with their extraordinary and unique renditions of traditional carols, sacred contemplations, classical favourites and modern festive hits including Silent Night, O Holy Night, All I Want for Christmas, Walking in the Air, When a Child is Born and their iconic 12 Days of Christmas. With mesmerising harmonies and impeccable showmanship it's no wonder this hotly anticipated tour sells out year after year, where the guys leave you with chills of delight and a heart full of Christmas cheer. After the show you'll dash, dance and prance your holly jolly way all the way home, having no doubt experienced something more precious than gold, frankincense and myrrh! Make this Christmas a G4 Christmas!