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Picnic Hampers
To order a superb picnic hamper for our Althorp Park concert CLICK HERE
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| You and your family can enjoy the traditional fairground side stalls. |
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| Experience the sights and sounds of a Napoleonic encampment. |
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| A hearty Hog Roast and bar will be available. |
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| Programme |
| 4.30pm Gates Open |
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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.
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6.45pm 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.
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7.25pm 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 and our charismatic bagpiper Mark!
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| 7.30pm - 10.00pm The Musical Programme |
| New English Concert Orchestra |
| Conductor: Douglas Coombes |
Solo Cellist: Matthijs Broersma |
| Soprano: Denise Leigh |
Tenor: James Edwards |
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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 Dvorák'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 James Edwards 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.
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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!
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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.
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Come along and enjoy an evening of ground-shaking, breath-taking, unforgettable entertainment.
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Photographed by Darren Harbar
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Pre-concert
support act:
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| Acoustic guitarist Matthew Ord - an exciting newcomer to the UK roots music scene who will play blues and Napoleonic folk tunes. |
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This year's talented young cello soloist is Matthijs Broersma. |
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Our tenor at Althorp Park will be
James Edwards |
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