PLAY! Charles Hazlewood with Army of Generals and the British Paraorchestra

PLAY! is a symphonic roller-coaster ride of classic computer game themes alongside the orchestral works that paved the way. Taking Holst’s The Planets and Strauss’s iconic tone poems as a starting point, the programme takes in the high-octane pursuit of Grand Theft Auto, the legendary theme to Tetris, the cinematic soundtrack to Final Fantasy VIII and many more. Tonight’s show will bring together gamers young and young at heart as it references classic console music from the past four decades.

First performed to a rapt audience at Glastonbury Festival 2017, Play! is conducted by Hazlewood and performed by a forty-piece ensemble of musicians from the electrifying Army of Generals and members of the world’s only professional collective of disabled musicians, the British Paraorchestra. Also confirmed to appear as a special guest is BBC's All Together Now finalist Victoria Oruwari, who will provide vocals for 'Everybody's Gone To The Rapture' by Jessica Curry.