Winter Family Concert 2027 – “Out of This World”
St Kea Church, Truro, TR3 6AE
Sunday 28th February 2027 3:00PM
Performance by Cornwall Concert Orchestra
Our family-friendly concerts have become something of a tradition and are not to be missed! These concerts provide the perfect introduction to classical music for budding young musicians, guiding them through all the sounds and emotions the orchestra can produce. As usual, audience participation will be the order of the day.
Our theme this year is all things Outer Space and Science Fiction. We'll take you on a fantastic ride between the galaxies and planets and meet some unusual and super-human - and some non-human - characters along the way. Three... Two... One... BLAST OFF!!
Programme:
Gustav Holst - Jupiter & Mars from The Planets Suite Op.32
John Williams - Star Wars - Main Theme
John Williams - E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial - Main Theme
Richard Kershaw - Sci-Fi Suite
Ron Grainer & Delia Derbyshire - Doctor Who - Main Theme
Richard Strauss - Also sprach Zarathustra (opening section)
Conductor: Chris Morgan
Leader: Hywel Webley
Gustav Holst - Jupiter & Mars from The Planets Suite Op.32
Gustav Holst's Planets Suite was composed between 1914 and 1917 and consists of 7 movements, each one named after a planet in the solar system. There were 8 known planets at the time, and the missing one is of course... Earth. Holst himself described The Planets as "a series of mood pictures". Holst names Jupiter as "The Bringer of Jollity", whose mood displays an abundance of life and vitality. He named Mars as "The Bringer of War", whose mood reflects the horror and violence of war.
John Williams - Star Wars - Main Theme
In a galaxy far, far away, back in 1977, a writer called George Lucas created a story about an epic space battle between a colourful bunch of heroes and villains, including a dark warrior, a princess, a funny rebel, and a humble farm boy who goes on to galactic greatness. Composer John Williams was asked to create the music for Star Wars, and he came up with the idea to link each main character with a particular theme, or motif. These themes are instantly recognisable by audiences and they offer clues on how to think or feel about a character. May the force be with you!
John Williams - E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial - Main Theme
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial tells the story of Elliott, a boy who befriends an extra-terrestrial that he names E.T. who has been stranded on Earth. Along with his friends and family, Elliott must find a way to help E.T. find his way home. Composer John Williams was a close friend of the film's director Steven Spielberg, and despite their growing reputation and experience, their main challenge was to create a musical score that would generate sympathy for such an odd-looking creature. Of course they succeeded, and the theme immediately recalls the feelings of deep affection for E.T.
Richard Kershaw - Sci-Fi Suite
This could be described as film music without the film! Each of the five movements in this suite depicts a different scene from an imaginary movie in a style typically found accompanying a science-fiction film in recent times. The five movements are:
1. Pet robots.
2. The captured princess awaits her rescuer.
3. Invasion of the killer ants.
4. Death of an alien warrior.
5. Victory march of the space-lords.
Ron Grainer & Delia Derbyshire - Doctor Who Theme
The Doctor Who Theme tune is recognised by pretty much everyone, mainly because it has accompanied the programme since its very beginning in 1963, and also because, despite many varying arrangements, it's main melody has remained the same. It's famous for being the first electronic music signature tune for television. Although the actual composer was Ron Grainer, we simply have to acknowledge that Delia Derbyshire was the electronics and sound engineer who transformed it into the other-worldly tune we recognise.
Richard Strauss - Also sprach Zarathustra
Also sprach Zarathustra, or in English, Thus spoke Zarathustra, is a tone, or musical, poem. The initial fanfare - called Sonnenaufgang, or in English, Sunrise, became well and widely known after its repeated use as the main musical theme in Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey. There was also a 1974 jazz-funk adaptation by Eumir Deodato which won a Grammy Award.
Adult £5
Children £1
Under 5 free
Our family-friendly concerts have become something of a tradition and are not to be missed! These concerts provide the perfect introduction to classical music for budding young musicians, guiding them through all the sounds and emotions the orchestra can produce. As usual, audience participation will be the order of the day.
Our theme this year is all things Outer Space and Science Fiction. We'll take you on a fantastic ride between the galaxies and planets and meet some unusual and super-human - and some non-human - characters along the way. Three... Two... One... BLAST OFF!!
Programme:
Gustav Holst - Jupiter & Mars from The Planets Suite Op.32
John Williams - Star Wars - Main Theme
John Williams - E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial - Main Theme
Richard Kershaw - Sci-Fi Suite
Ron Grainer & Delia Derbyshire - Doctor Who - Main Theme
Richard Strauss - Also sprach Zarathustra (opening section)
Conductor: Chris Morgan
Leader: Hywel Webley
Gustav Holst - Jupiter & Mars from The Planets Suite Op.32
Gustav Holst's Planets Suite was composed between 1914 and 1917 and consists of 7 movements, each one named after a planet in the solar system. There were 8 known planets at the time, and the missing one is of course... Earth. Holst himself described The Planets as "a series of mood pictures". Holst names Jupiter as "The Bringer of Jollity", whose mood displays an abundance of life and vitality. He named Mars as "The Bringer of War", whose mood reflects the horror and violence of war.
John Williams - Star Wars - Main Theme
In a galaxy far, far away, back in 1977, a writer called George Lucas created a story about an epic space battle between a colourful bunch of heroes and villains, including a dark warrior, a princess, a funny rebel, and a humble farm boy who goes on to galactic greatness. Composer John Williams was asked to create the music for Star Wars, and he came up with the idea to link each main character with a particular theme, or motif. These themes are instantly recognisable by audiences and they offer clues on how to think or feel about a character. May the force be with you!
John Williams - E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial - Main Theme
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial tells the story of Elliott, a boy who befriends an extra-terrestrial that he names E.T. who has been stranded on Earth. Along with his friends and family, Elliott must find a way to help E.T. find his way home. Composer John Williams was a close friend of the film's director Steven Spielberg, and despite their growing reputation and experience, their main challenge was to create a musical score that would generate sympathy for such an odd-looking creature. Of course they succeeded, and the theme immediately recalls the feelings of deep affection for E.T.
Richard Kershaw - Sci-Fi Suite
This could be described as film music without the film! Each of the five movements in this suite depicts a different scene from an imaginary movie in a style typically found accompanying a science-fiction film in recent times. The five movements are:
1. Pet robots.
2. The captured princess awaits her rescuer.
3. Invasion of the killer ants.
4. Death of an alien warrior.
5. Victory march of the space-lords.
Ron Grainer & Delia Derbyshire - Doctor Who Theme
The Doctor Who Theme tune is recognised by pretty much everyone, mainly because it has accompanied the programme since its very beginning in 1963, and also because, despite many varying arrangements, it's main melody has remained the same. It's famous for being the first electronic music signature tune for television. Although the actual composer was Ron Grainer, we simply have to acknowledge that Delia Derbyshire was the electronics and sound engineer who transformed it into the other-worldly tune we recognise.
Richard Strauss - Also sprach Zarathustra
Also sprach Zarathustra, or in English, Thus spoke Zarathustra, is a tone, or musical, poem. The initial fanfare - called Sonnenaufgang, or in English, Sunrise, became well and widely known after its repeated use as the main musical theme in Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey. There was also a 1974 jazz-funk adaptation by Eumir Deodato which won a Grammy Award.
Adult £5
Children £1
Under 5 free
Event Details
Starts at 3:00PM
