Love will soon be in the air in Cheam once more as the Sutton Symphony Orchestra returns with a show full of French romance this winter.

Following their second programme earlier this year, this season there will be three romantic pieces from three French composers.

Georges Bizet’s Roma Symphony, which is said to have taken 11 years to write, will be performed first before Claude Debussy’s “La Mer” (The sea) comes up next.

Conductor Philip Aslangul said: “Bizet’s Roma is not performed as often as it should be. It seems to have been overshadowed by his more famous operatic works but it’s very lyrical with some beautiful melodies.

“Well worth a listen.”

It’s said Debussy didn’t like the term “La Mer”, and the piece was initially not well received, but would become a core part of orchestral repertoire decades later.

Frances Burton, chair of the Sutton Symphony Orchestra, said: “Debussy is pretty epically scored with extra woodwind and brass parts and lots of percussion.

“It’s interesting to see how all this translates into a musical interpretation of the sea - at Eastbourne.”

Then later a Sutton Grammar school pupil and the 2017 winner of the Sutton Music Festival Daniel Brnadon will take centre stage with Saint Saens 1st cello concerto, performed by Camille Saint-Saens.

It will be played as a single flowing movement on the night.

Mr Aslangul added that it’s “always good to support young and local players”, believing Daniel “ticks both boxes”.

“An Evening of French Romance in Cheam”, hosted by the Sutton Symphony Orchestra, will start at 7.30pm on November 24 at St Andrews Church in Northey Avenue.

Tickets are available both online and on the door – with adults going for £10 and under-18s for free. There will also be cakes available at the interval.

This is one of Sutton Symphony Orchestra’s three concerts each year.

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