Programme
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.
7.15pm 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.
7.55pm 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!
8.00pm - 10.30pm 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 Burghley House
Burghley is one of the largest and grandest houses of the Elizabethan age, and has been home to the Cecil Family for over 400 years. Built by William Cecil, Lord High Treasurer to Queen Elizabeth, between 1555-1587, a visit to Burghley transports you back through the centuries as you explore the quarter of a mile of staterooms, containing the breathtaking painted ceilings by Antonio Verrio, including his Heaven Room and Hell Staircase, over 400 paintings, and a wonderful collection of Japanese porcelain
The house is situated in beautiful parkland designed by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown and is home to a herd of fallow deer. More recently twelve acres have been reclaimed from scrub woodland and transformed into a contemporary Sculpture Garden including lakeside walks and featuring an annual exhibition of vibrant sculpture pieces.
Visitor facilities on site include the Burghley Gift Shop packed full of souvenirs, and the superb Orangery Restaurant, now under the first-rate management of the Reid brothers, which meets all catering needs from coffee and cake to a full three course lunch. Burghley House official website: www.burghley.co.uk