Family Fireside Concerts

abracaDABra! is launching a series of Family Fireside Concerts to warm up the winter schedules.

Starting November 26th the concerts will air Fridays and Saturdays at 5pm, with repeats on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 4pm.

The nine features will showcase familiar and new works, including Paddington Bear’s First Concert, with Stephen Fry and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Little Red Riding Hood a musical fairy-tale by Tom Smail and Emma House, told by Harry Enfield, and a specially narrated version of Mussorgsky’s masterpiece, Pictures at an Exhibition.

 

The series is designed for all round family enjoyment and discovery.
Tuesday 30th November

A Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra by Benjamin Britton. Conducted by Leonard Bernstein.

Wednesday 31st November

Paddington Bear’s First Concert by Herbert Chappell. Story told by Stepen Fry.

Friday 3rd December

The Sleeping Beauty Composed by Tom Smail. Written by Emma House.
Story Told by Harry Enfield.

Saturday 4th December

The Three Little Pigs. Adapted by Roald Dahl and set to music by Paul Patterson.  Story told by Chris Jarvis.

Friday 10th December

Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky. Narrated by Peter Schofield.

Saturday 11th December

Little Red Riding Hood. Composed by Tom Smail. Written by Emma House.
Story Told by Harry Enfield

Friday 17th December

Peter and the Wolf. By Sergei Prokofiev. Narrated by Leonard Bernstein.

Saturday 18th December

Snow White by Johnathan Willcocks. Story told by Martin Muncaster.

Friday 24th December

Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky. Narrated by Peter Schofield.

Saturday 25th December

The Snowman by Howard Blake. Story told by Chris Jarvis.