With less than three weeks to go until the latest concert of the Portsmouth Philharmonic Orchestra, in aid of the Lord Mayor’s annual charity appeal, tickets are selling fast.
The orchestra has prepared a packed programme entitled ‘Invitation to Dance’ which will feature pieces by Saint-Saëns, Fauré and Tchaikovsky, among others.
The concert takes place at the Church of the Resurrection, Drayton in Penrhyn Road at 3pm. The Lord Mayor, Councillor Abdul Kadir, will be in attendance. His appeal is supporting three charities: Home-Start Portsmouth, the Portsmouth Hospitals and the Royal Navy & Royal Marines.
Tickets, priced £10 for adults are available in advance from the orchestra’s ticketing provider. A booking fee applies, but accompanied children are free. You can reserve yours here or they will be available on the door on the day.
Di Lloyd, Chair of the orchestra, said: “The orchestra always enjoys the opportunity to support the Lord Mayor’s appeal. We feel this programme will prove very popular and pre-sales support that view.
“The highlight will be Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite, but the rest of the programme is a lot of fun too and the orchestra is enjoying rehearsals for the concert.
“Fauré’s Pavane was given a wider audience when it was the BBC theme music for the 1998 football World Cup and Danse Macabre by Saint-Saëns and Dance of the Hours by Ponchielli are also pieces people will know and love.
“The title of the concert is Invitation to Dance, inspired by the piece by von Weber. Tales from Vienna Woods by Strauss completes the programme. We look forward to seeing audience members old and new to raise some money for a great cause.”
Since it was founded in 2009, the orchestra has raised well over £26,000 for local charities. The orchestra is supported by Bishops Printers.