Sacred Trees

Douglas boyd, conductor
christopher millard, bassoon
corelli concerto grosso in f major
tippett fantasia concertante on a theme of corelli
john williams the five sacred trees
beethoven symphony no. 8
John Williams, composer of classic film scores, writes concert music, too... like The Five Sacred Trees, a concerto that evokes ancient Celtic trees and features our principal bassoon. Hear the doubly pleasing results when one composer inspires another, as in the pairing of Tippett's effervescent Fantasia with Corelli's Concerto Grosso. The evening culminates in Beethoven's lighthearted, witty Eighth Symphony, which never betrays the despair and sorrow that engulfed his life at the time.
Location southam hall