VIENNESE STRAUSS CHRISTMAS GALA
Congress Theatre
Saturday 20 December, 7.30pm
Prepare to be transported to the sparkling ballrooms of Vienna, the world’s undisputed capital of music, as the Viennese Strauss Christmas Gala waltzes into the Congress Theatre on Saturday 20 December.
The acclaimed British Philharmonic Concert Orchestra will perform a wide range of immortal favourites from the great Viennese composer Johann Strauss such as The Blue Danube, Vienna Blood, The Champagne Polka, Thunder and Lightning Polka and Klipp Klapp Polka.
The performance will also feature music from other celebrated Viennese composersLehar, Kalman, Romberg and Stolz and pieces including The New Moon, The White Horse Inn, Die Fledermaus, The Merry Widow, The Gypsy Baron and many more.
To cap off the evening, the orchestra will play well-loved Christmas carols such as Silent Night, O Holy Night and O Christmas Tree, and invite the audience to join in a truly festive sing-along.
The orchestra is conducted by Fraser Golding and will also include Leader Jeff Moore with soloists Marilyn Hill Smith, Andrew Forbes Lane and Jeremy Peaker. The performance is written and presented by Malcolm McKee from BBC Radio 4’s The Archers.
So waltz into the festive season and catch this one-night-only performance of the Viennese Strauss Christmas Gala at the Congress Theatre on Saturday 20 December 7.30pm. Tickets priced £23 are available from Box Office on 01323 412000 or online at www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk
