"Full marks for a superb performance ... Andrew Morley and his orchestra are to be watched." Bob Briggs - Seen and Heard

St Paul's Sinfonia is a chamber orchestra based in the historic borough of Greenwich. For its first seven seasons, it performed concerts at the beautiful old church of St Paul in Deptford since 2004. For the 2011-12 season we are using two great new venues (new to us, anyway!) - St Alfege church in Greenwich and St Stephen's church in Lewisham.

Over the years, the concerts have ranged widely in repertoire, from large-scale Romantic symphonies to smaller Baroque masterpieces, and from some of the earliest music for chamber orchestra to brand-new works completed only days before the performance.

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FRIDAY 18 MAY 2012

Haydn in the evening; our Composer
in Residence gives the Sinfonia some Lancashire folksongs; and Sibelius
reinvents the symphony!

We return to the beautiful and tranquil St Stephen's Church in Lewisham for our May concert. We reach the finale of our mini-season of three concerts presenting Haydn's Symphonies nos. 6-8. Number 8, titled 'Le soir', is varied and unsual - including a storm scene rivalling Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony!

Those of you who have been following the Sinfonia's season thus far will have been gripped by the brilliance and depth of Tim Jackson's compositions, and the virtuosity of his soloists. For his final work in the 2011-12 season, we present the world premiere of Four Lancashire Folksongs - from the lyrical and heartfelt to the rumbustious and the raucous, Tim's settings draw out the songs' true nature!

Our 2011-12 season has focussed on 7th symphonies. From Haydn to Beethoven to Dvorak, the different ways of using the symphonic form have been fascinating to observe and wonderful to play. For our May concert, we present perhaps the most radically-reinvented symphony ever. Sibelius's Symphony No. 7 is a single movement that changes continually, like the ocean or a forest - breathtaking in its concept and shattering to experience.

Come and hear the Sinfonia at its finest - click here to see a pdf of the whole of the next season. We hope to see you there!