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Somerset County Orchestra's winter concert at Queen's College on 8th December is a must for lovers of good music!

We are proud to present the first performance of An Affectionate Nod to Frederick by local composer Nigel Cavey. This is a warm tribute to Frederick Delius on the 90th anniversary of his death. We therefore have an opportunity to include Summer Night on the River – an atmospheric tone poem by Delius creating the tranquillity and warmth of a misty summer evening by a river.

Queen’s College student Shao-Shen will be the soloist in a performance of George Gershwin’s single movement mini-concerto Rhapsody in Blue, that introduced jazz to classical music audiences and Gershwin himself suggested represents a musical kaleidoscope of America.

The concert comes to an exciting conclusion with Symphony No 4 in D minor by Robert Schumann which provides a fascinating example of youthful inspiration tempered by mature experience. It was first performed in 1841, but it was too unusual and inventive for its audience – and some of the musicians – so Schumann set it aside until he revisited and revised it in 1853 to great acclaim.

Tickets on sale at Taunton Visitor Centre