An orchestra is set to celebrate its 50th anniversary with a concert in St Albans.
The Amadeus Chamber Orchestra will hold the performance at St Saviour’s Church, in St Albans, on September 27 at 7.30pm.
Formed in 1975, the orchestra has a "consistent membership of talented players from the local area who are known for producing music of the highest quality".
They will be celebrating half a century of performing with a special concert, where conductor emeritus Simon Thompson will return to lead the orchestra.
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The concert will begin with Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture, a work which Simon conducted at his first concert with the orchestra in January 1989.
Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto no.4 will feature Janna Hüneke (principal flautist) and two of the same soloists who performed this work with the orchestra in 2006:.
These two soloists are Judith Bowman (former principal flautist) and Jennifer Wigram, who has been the leader of Amadeus since 1996.
The concert will close with Beethoven’s joyous Symphony no.4, which has been performed by the orchestra on numerous occasions.
The orchestra said it is also "delighted to be inviting its loyal following" as well as new audience members to pre-concert drinks at 6.45pm on the day of the concert to celebrate the occasion.
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