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with a concert including Purcell’s Chaconne, a Handel Organ
Concerto, and the premiere of a new work by Britten, the

cantata Saint Nicolas.

RECREATING THE FIRST CONCERT

This opening concert was ‘recreated’ at Snape Maltings Concert
Hall this, with a concerto co-commission by Robin Haigh performed
by trumpeter Matilde Lloyd. The concert programme reflected
Britten’s influences, illustrating how the Festival has continued to

champion the new whilst celebrating the past. Robin Haigh’s
entertaining work Luck – described in the programme notes as
‘being like a Netflix-drama version of classical music—grand but
squeezed into a pop music sensibility’ bristled with detail, colour

and verve, itself an illustration of compositional choices has
evolved to meet audience needs and expectations.

The 75th Festival also celebrated a significant moment in the life of
its founder, highlighting the important friendship between Britten