Tales of Tempest and Triumph

Malcolm Arnold – Tam O’Shanter Overture 
Michael Omer – Rages of the Ages 
Edward Elgar – Symphony No. 2 
 

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This compelling programme journeys through drama, intensity, and noble reflection, bringing together three powerful orchestral voices.
 
Malcolm Arnold’s Tam O’Shanter Overture launches the concert with vivid storytelling and whirlwind energy, inspired by Robert Burns’s famous tale. 
 
The contemporary sound world of Michael Omer’s Rages of the Ages follows, offering a striking exploration of human conflict and emotion through bold orchestral colours. 
 
The evening culminates in the sweeping grandeur of Edward Elgar’s Symphony No. 2, a work of profound depth and dignity, rich in lyricism and emotional complexity, bringing the concert to a stirring and majestic close.