Queen’s Valentine’s Night Special
SATURDAY 14 FEBRUARY at 7.30pm
ST George’S BRISTOl
Bristol Ensemble performs a selection of Queen’s greatest hits in special orchestral arrangements of music by Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon made by Bernard Kane and Mark Whitlam
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love
- Another One Bites The Dust
- Killer Queen
- Fat Bottomed Girls
- Who Wants To Live Forever
- Innuendo*
- You’re My Best Friend
- Save Me
- Somebody To Love
- Don’t Stop Me Now
Interval
- Bohemian Rhapsody
- Ay-Oh
- Under Pressure
- These Are The Days Of Our Lives*
- Good Old Fashioned Lover
- Play The Game
- Radio Ga Ga
- The Show Must Go On*
- Flash
- We Will Rock You
- We Are The Champions
*Arranged by Mark Whitlam, all other arrangements by Bernard Kane
Bristol Ensemble
Bristol Ensemble is a dynamic collective of specialist musicians dedicated to delivering the highest calibre of performance to a wide range of audiences. Founded in 1994 by violinist and conductor Roger Huckle, the ensemble has been at the forefront of musical life in Bristol and the South West for over three decades.
Versatility is one of Bristol Ensemble’s greatest strengths. Its repertoire spans from 17th-century music, performed on original instruments, to cutting-edge contemporary composition and experimental music. The ensemble maintains a vibrant schedule of concerts across Bristol and the West of England, alongside its regular concert series in Henleaze and Nailsworth, and as the resident orchestra with If Opera in Bradford-on-Avon.
“Bristol is fortunate to have such a fine orchestra as this”
Bristol Live
Since its foundation, Bristol Ensemble has collaborated with many of the world’s finest performers, including Nicola Benedetti, Dame Evelyn Glennie, Freddy Kempf, Peter Donohoe, Andrei Gavrilov, Chloë Hanslip, Matthew Barley, Alan Schiller, Willard White, Emma Kirkby, James Bowman, Andy Sheppard, Wayne Marshall, Lesley Garrett, Emma Johnson, Natalia Lomeiko, and Gabriel Prokofiev.
The orchestra
Conductor
Roger Huckle
First Violin
Hugh Blogg
Colette Overdijk
Rebekah Allan
Catherine Chamberlin
Second Violin
Joanne Green
Laura Senior
Giselle Boll
Viola
Carl Hill
Fran Higgs
Cello
Juliet McCarthy
Sue Norton
Double Bass
Jub Davis
Flute
Stephanie Gilbert
Oboe
Imogen Triner
Clarinet
David Pagett
French Horn
Mark Kane
Piano
Paul Israel
Drum Kit
Mark Whitlam
MEET THE PLAYERS
WE’RE ON A MISSION
Preludes Music, the education arm of the Bristol Ensemble, works in areas of Bristol that are experiencing high levels of economic disadvantage and aims to put music at the heart of every child’s education. By doing so we improve confidence, co-ordination, speech and language and benefit all other areas of their learning.
Management
Simon Kodurand
Artistic Director
simon.kodurand@bristolensemble.com
Judith Ogden
Publicity Manager
publicity@bristolensemble.com
Kat Kleve
Marketing Manager
marketing@bristolensemble.com
Charlotte Dunling
Preludes Music Manager
charlotte.dunling@preludesmusic.com
Penny Rawlings
Preludes Music Creative Advisor
penny.rawlings@preludesmusic.com
Molly Zoeller
Development Coordinator
development@bristolensemble.com
BOARD
Charles Wyld
Chair of Trustees
Andrew Wood
Trustee & Treasurer
Danielle Radice
Trustee
Simon Cook MBE
Trustee
Penny Rawlings
Trustee
Jan Swann
Trustee
Jenny Hemming
Trustee