Programme
This year the concert is staged in the North Park gaining a superb panoramic view of the Spitfire air display.
4.30pm Gates Open
Before the cavalry displays, while you enjoy your picnic, you will be entertained by the accomplished acoustic guitarist Matthew Ord who will play a selection of Napoleonic folk tunes.
7.00pm Napoleonic Cavalry and Infantry displays:
This year the Napoleonic cavalry and infantry re-enactors will duel, drill and skirmish their way into the first half of the evening's entertainment.
7.40pm Evening gun salute:
The English Field Artillery Company will fire a volley of shots from a vintage field gun. In addition, the salute will be accompanied by infantry musketfire!
7.45pm - 10.15pm The Musical Programme
New English Concert Orchestra
Conductor: Douglas Coombes
Solo Cellist: Matthijs Broersma
Soprano: Denise Leigh
Tenor: Nicholas Ransley
Our rousing musical programme commences with a Spitfire Air Display choreographed to Gustav Holst's Jupiter! You can look forward to a wealth of triumphal classics performed by the New English Concert Orchestra including Antonin Dvorįk's New World Symphony No 9 and Johann Strauss' beautiful waltz Artist's Life. This year our wonderful soprano soloist Denise Leigh will be joined by the acclaimed tenor Nicholas Ransley to perform a selection of arias and operatic duets. Our talented young cellist Matthijs Broersma will perform the dramatic first movement of Sir Edward Elgar's Cello Concerto.
There is, of course, Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture (with live cannon) and the unforgettable performance of Beethoven's Battle Symphony with 193 live cannon, musketfire and fireworks!
The concert finale will embrace all the traditional proms favourites including Jerusalem, Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory, complete with our famous spectacular firework display.
Come along and enjoy an evening of ground-shaking, breath-taking, unforgettable entertainment.
Location
- Please bring your own picnic, but for safety reasons no fires or barbecues are allowed.
- A hearty Hog Roast and a bar will be available.
- Seating and cover is not provided so do bring chairs, tables, picnic blankets and umbrellas.
- No dogs, other than guide dogs, can be admitted.
- Ample free parking is provided.
- Please come early to allow plenty of time for parking.
- Special parking is available for disabled concert-goers.
F.A.Qs & Extra Information
Ticket Information
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Adult:
£26 Early Booking Offer before May 1
£28 from May 1
£33 on the day of concert (subject to availability)
Child under 16:
£14
(under 5 years free)
Advance group bookings of 10 or more
qualify for a £2 reduction per ticket.
You'll be pleased to know there is no booking fee.
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About Blenheim Palace
The home of the 11th Duke and Duchess of Marlborough is set amidst breathtaking parkland in the heart of the Oxfordshire Cotswolds, eight miles from Oxford. The Palace is a masterpiece of English Baroque architecture and the stunning state rooms are brimming with priceless pictures, porcelain collections and magnificent tapestries.
The private apartments tour takes place in the apartments where the Duke and his family live. It also provides a glimpse of the working life of the house (open during summer months)
Blenheim Palace is set in 2100 acres of formal gardens and 'Capability' Brown landscaped parkland provide the most exquisite setting for this World Heritage Site. The beauty and tranquillity of the formal gardens is encapsulated in the Rose Garden, Italian Gardens, Water Terraces and the newly opened Secret Garden.
The Pleasure Gardens, in the old walled gardens, hosts numerous pleasures for the family. From the Marlborough Maze to the Butterfly House, giant draughts and chess and an adventure playground, it is definitely worth a visit.
Blenheim Palace official website: www.blenheimpalace.com