OXINABOX REVIEW: ‘A thoroughly deserved standing ovation’ Why Ravel’s Bolero bought the OSJ audience to their feet at Dorchester Abbey
You can’t get much more of a famous classic than Ravel’s Bolero. It must surely be up there with Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony – in terms of those four instantly recognisable and iconic notes.
However, the Orchestra of St John’s made us wait for the main event, not that we minded as it was the Spanish themed choice of performances that provided the warmth and cheer on Saturday evening. READ MORE