Join us for the U.S. premiere of Artist in Residence David Briggs’ transcription of Elgar’s deeply moving First Symphony (1908). This work underwent a long gestation—Elgar was 51 when he wrote it, and the piece offers a long look into the composer’s character: by turns aristocratic, volatile, nature-loving, wistful, and passionately romantic.

Program
All pieces by Edward Elgar
Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39, March No. 4 (transcribed Herbert Brewer)
Nimrod from Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 (transcribed Sir William Harris)
Symphony No.1, Op. 55 (transcribed by David Briggs)