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Family Concert: Once Upon a Tune

with Britten Sinfonia

,Milton Court Concert Hall
Illustration from James Mayhew's book Once Upon A Tune: Stories From The Orchestra, depicting a fairy tale castle, and in the sky is a sun with a smiling face.

Live illustration, colourful music and storytelling merge in this magical family concert from author and illustrator James Mayhew and Britten Sinfonia.

Mayhew’s recent book, Once Upon A Tune, is brought to life by Britten Sinfonia, as stories of celebrated pieces of music – including Grieg’s In The Hall of the Mountain King, Dukas’s The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade and Rossini’s William Tell – emerge before our eyes, while Mayhew’s captivating work is projected from his easel on to a big screen.

Once Upon A Tune was the Sunday Times and Guardian Children’s Book of the Year 2021.

Tagged with: Classical music Britten Sinfonia

This performance will finish at approximately 12.00pm, with no interval

Promoted by Britten Sinfonia

Programme

  • Paul Dukas   The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov   'The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship' from Scheherazade
  • Gioachino Rossini   William Tell Overture
  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov   Flight of the Bumblebee
  • Edvard Grieg   In the Hall of the Mountain King

Performers

  • Britten Sinfonia  
  • James Mayhew   author & illustrator

Milton Court Concert Hall

Location
Milton Court Concert Hall is located within the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and is approximately a 5 minute walk from the Barbican entrance on Silk Street.  

Address
Milton Court
Silk St, London
EC2Y 9BH

Nearby public transport
We are within walking distance from a number of London Underground stations, the closest being Barbican, Old Street, St Paul’s and Moorgate. The nearest train stations are Liverpool Street and Farringdon. Bus Route 153 runs directly past the Barbican along Chiswell Street

Car and bicycle parking
We have free bicycle spaces and paid car parking spaces available