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25 February 2024 Birmingham (United Kingdom)
Family Concert: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Bertie Baigent - Symphony Hall
Program Info: Benjamin Britten - The Young Person's Guide to the orchestra, opus 34 (composed in 1946 to accompany an educational film produced by the British government and featured in the Oscar-nominated film Moonlight Kingdom)
Ok, so what exactly IS an orchestra? Why is the piccolo so small? Why is the tuba so big? And what on earth does a xylophone sound like? In this entertaining concert for the whole family, the CBSO will show you how it all works – with a bit of help from Benjamin Britten’s Young Person’s Guide!
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