The soprano Sofie Asplund is visiting us together with the SoFo Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Staffan Mårtensson to perform Benjamin Britten’s “Les Illuminations” to texts by Arthur Rimbaud.
The SoFo Chamber Orchestra also performs music by Johan Agrell, Ika Peyron, Pierre Wissmer and Dag Wirén.
Sofie Asplund, soprano
SoFo Chamber Orchestra
Lina Samuelsson, concert master
Staffan Mårtensson, conductor
The concert is organized by the “Kammarmusikens vänner i Allhelgonakyrkan” (KVAH) in collaboration with Katarina parish and with the support of the Action Musicale Pierre Wissmer foundation, the Nils-Göran Olves foundation and the Helge Ax:son Johnson foundation.
Action Musicale Pierre Wissmer
PROGRAM
Johan Agrell (1701–65)
Sinfonia in E flat major (1738)
- Allegro
- Andante
- Allegro
Ika Peyron (1845–1922)
Humorous. Melodic fantasy piece for string quintet (ca. 1890)
Benjamin Britten (1913–76)
Les Illuminations op. 18, song cycle to texts by Arthur Rimbaud (1939)
For song titles and lyrics, separate sheets will be distributed at the concert!
Soloist: Sofie Asplund
PAUSE
Pierre Wissmer (1915–92)
Symphony No. 3 for String Orchestra (1956)
- Allegro
- Molto moderato
- Scherzo
- Allegro
Dag Wirén (1905–86)
Serenade for string orchestra op. 11 (1937)
- Prelude: Allegro molto
- Andante espressivo
- Scherzo: Allegro vivace
- Marcia: Tempo di marcia, molto ritmico
Tickets SEK 200, membership price SEK 150. Under 26 free.
Tickets can be bought on site at Allhelgonakyrkan
or in advance via Ticketmaster. Then a service fee of SEK 30 is added. For members the fee is SEK 20.