Southampton Philharmonic Choir - Orff 'Carmina Burana' and excerpts from Bernstein 'West Side Story'

Get Ready for a Spectacular Season Opener! The perfect event to introduce your friends and family to the magic of live classical music.Southampton Philharmonic Choir and Southampton University Philharmonic Choir are thrilled to kick off our season with a concert you won't want to miss! Under the masterful direction of conductor David Gibson, a vast group of singers and musicians will bring you some of the most iconic classical pieces of the 20th century. Get ready to be dazzled by Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana and swept up in the magic of Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story excerpts, featuring such timeless favourites as Maria, In America, There’s a Place for Us, and Tonight.Joining us for Carmina Burana are the Southampton Primary Robins, a fantastic children’s choir made up of around 100 primary school students from the City of Southampton. These talented young singers are part of the nationwide ‘Primary Robins’ project, founded and funded by Pimlico Opera, with coaching from David Gibson, who’s been a key part of the project from the very beginning.For this unforgettable night, we’ll be joined by the London-based Docklands Sinfonia, a professional orchestra featuring some of the top instrumentalists in the Capital. If you caught our performance of A Sea Symphony last December, you already know the incredible energy and quality they bring. And get ready for the thunderous percussion section that Carmina Burana is famous for — expect plenty of dramatic (and intentional!) bangs and crashes!We can’t wait to share this amazing night with you!Tickets may be bought online at o2guildhallsouthampton.co.uk (tickets bought online are issued as e-tickets).