CLASSICAL Taste of the country for lunchtime treat

Ulster Hall, Belfast Tuesday, 1.05pm

The orchestra, under conductor Joshua Weilerstein, continues its successful lunchtime series with a musical trip to the countryside.

The concert starts in the peaceful calm of a forest with Mendelssohn’s overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, continues the atmosphere in English composer Anna Clyne’s beautiful elegy Within Her Arms, follows on with a quick visit to the American Mid-West with Copland, before Bernstein’s bustling Three Dance Episodes: On the Town abruptly finishes the country journey.

Tickets cost £7.50 and are available from the box office tel: 028 9033 4455 or visit ulsterorchestra.org.uk.

St Columb’s Hall, Londonderry Wednesday, 7.30pm

The City of Derry International Choir Festival takes place from October 25-29.

The overall festival provides opportunities for competitive and non-competitive participation for choral singers across a wide range of styles, ensembles and ages.

Aside from the competitive focus, the city comes alive with pop-up performances, high-quality concerts and educational activities for a celebration of everything choral music has to offer.

Highlights include Swedish a cappella sensation The Real Group, known for its vocal exploration of jazz, pop and folk.

Tickets from millennium forum.co.uk

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