Free Friday Lunchtime Concert: Relaxed Performance
LSO Discovery
Friday 17 November 2023 • 12.30pm
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The Concert
Jerwood Hall, LSO St Luke’s
Johann Sebastian Bach Badinerie from Orchestral Suite No 2 in B minor
Claude Debussy Syrinx
Turlough O’Carolan arr Thomas Quigley Concerto
Christoph Willibald Gluck arr Edgar Hunt Dance of the Blessed Spirits from Orfeo ed Euridice
Benjamin Godard Waltz from Trois pièces brèves
Patricia Moynihan flute
Sophia Rahman piano
Rachel Leach presenter
Angie Newman BSL interpreter
The concert will finish at approximately 1.15pm
Tickets
Free entry, just turn up!
Relaxed concerts are particularly suitable for individuals or groups who feel more comfortable attending concerts in a relaxed environment. Everyone is welcome, including people who have sensory and communication impairments, or who are neurodiverse.
This bite-size, informal concert will introduce you to orchestral instruments and chamber music. There will be friendly introductions to guide you through the concert from our presenter Rachel Leach. And if you’re left with burning questions, you can ask them during a Q&A session. Click here for more details on what to expect.
Useful Information
Doors open at 12pm, and the music starts at 12.30pm. We work on a first-come, first-seated basis, so we recommend arriving in good time to avoid disappointment.
Suitable for over-5s
Booking for Accessible Seating & Groups
If you require accessible seating or are attending in a group, please let us know so we can reserve your seats and ensure your visit is as smooth as possible. Please note that accessible seating is limited. For more information or to discuss access needs before you book, please email sophia.lyons@lso.co.uk.
What to Expect
A relaxed attitude to noise and movement.
An adapted BSL interpretation which will include more visual and gestural elements.
Accessible digital programme notes to download in advance or on the day.
Friendly staff on hand to help welcome you.
Doors to the performance space remain open throughout, so you can leave and re-enter at any point.
A separate chill-out space.
A RevoLOO vehicle for change on site, the world’s first attended mobile toilet service with a hoist and changing bench. If you would like to make use of this, please bring along your sling.
Makaton symbols are used with the kind permission of The Makaton Charity, all rights reserved.
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Your Visit and Access
Getting to LSO St Luke's
The main entrance to LSO St Luke’s is through the gates from Old Street.
