29-05-2025
Wrexham Symphony Orchestra to hold Proms style concert
The Wrexham Symphony Orchestra will stage the concert at William Aston Hall on Sunday, June 1, at 2.30pm.
The concert will be the finale of their 2024/25 season of concerts.
The orchestra will be joined on stage by soprano Erin Rossington and guest conductor Robert Guy.
Erin Rossington (Image: Supplied) The concert will include performances of "Last Night of the Proms" favourites, including Thomas Arne's "Rule Britannia", Edward Elgar's iconic "Pomp & Circumstance No. 1", and Sir Hubert Parry's "Jerusalem".
Other pieces set to be performed include the dynamic "Libertango" by Piazolla and selections of music from opera and film.
Matthew Ellis, the chair of Wrexham Symphony Orchestra, said: "Be sure to bring your flags, hats, singing voices, and silly dances as we round off our season in style with a concert full of joyful pomp and circumstance with music from film, TV, opera, and around the world.
"Of course, there will be the chance to join in with the usual pomp and ceremony.
"We are delighted to have guest conductor Robert Guy leading proceedings and soprano Erin Rossington performing some wonderful arias to lead us through the pomp and ceremony of the prom; this family-friendly concert is not to be missed."
Soprano Erin Rossington, a Welsh National Opera Associate Artist for 2024/25, was raised near Llanfair Talhaiarn in North Wales.
She studied at the Royal Northern College of Music and the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.
Her roles include Maguelonne in Cendrillon, Miss Fortune in Miss Fortune, Mimì in La bohème, Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte, and Vitellia in La clemenza di Tito.
Robert Guy (Image: Supplied) Conductor Robert Guy is well known to audiences in Wrexham and as a co-founder of NEW Sinfonia, he was a driving force behind the "Gresford: Up From Underground" Opera project, which engaged thousands of people and honoured the 90th anniversary of the Gresford Disaster.
He has conducted 65 world premieres and led orchestras and choirs from London's West End to Hong Kong, Austria to Kazakhstan.
Full details of Wrexham Symphony Orchestra's "Last Night of The Proms" concert can be found online, where tickets can also be booked.
