Orchestra Pro Anima and Robert Plane (clarinet)

The Berkeley Castle Orchestral Christmas Concert 2024 will take place on Sunday 15 December at 6pm with Reception from 5pm.  Launched in 2002, this wonderful event has delighted audiences for over 20 years with its music, festive fare and wine and the magical atmosphere in this beautiful historic venue made seasonal with twinkling lights and Christmas trees.  The music will again be a mix of works from the Baroque through to the 20th century, and Orchestra Pro Anima, directed from the violin by Michael Bochmann MBE, will be joined by celebrated clarinettist Robert Plane in the much-loved Mozart Clarinet Concerto.  Tickets at £48 are on sale at the Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury on 01684 295074 or online at www.rosestheatre.org

The full programme is:

Vivaldi                         ‘Winter’ from The Four Seasons

Mozart                         Clarinet Concerto in A K622

Handel                         Pastoral Symphony from Messiah

Bach                            Brandenburg Concerto No 6 in B flat

Adolphe Adam            O Holy Night

Leroy Anderson          Sleigh Ride