It must be tough to top year on year but this time around the sinfonia society's Christmas Charity Concert hit a new high altogether. |
The opening sinfonia for strings and trombones is remarkably like several opera overtures of the time, with square rhythms. |
One of Britain's most versatile baritones graces the Westmorland Hall stage next Saturday in the first concert of the new sinfonia series. |
For full details of the sinfonia society concerts contact the office. |
This is a good place to explain the difference between a concerto and a sinfonia, as Scarlatti understood it. |
The sinfonia, a type of overture, does not necessarily represent the subject of the oratorio. |