Scarborough Spa Orchestra to perform on New Years Day.
A Viennese Whirl may very well be a delicious biscuit, but the real whirls in the ballrooms of Vienna itself are the graceful movements of the dancers as they move around the floor to the lively tunes of a very famous family. They were the Strauss family of composers and conductors comprising Johann the father and his three sons Josef, Eduard and the most famous of them all, Johann Strauss II, the Waltz King.
Johann Strauss and his Orchestra toured the world, so it’s no surprise that their music is popular all-round the planet. In 1838, he played 79 concerts in London before embarking on a six-week tour of England, Scotland, and Ireland. A world-wide tradition now has it that New Year’s Day is the time to celebrate Viennese music. Major orchestras on every continent will play a popular programme of music featuring the Strauss waltzes and polkas together with other well-known pieces by composers who found fame and fortune in Vienna.
And Scarborough is no exception. At 3pm on 1st January 2025 in the Spa Grand Hall, the legendary Scarborough Spa Orchestra will begin their own traditional New Year’s Day concert with the familiar strains of the Blue Danube Waltz. More whirling waltzes will follow, interspersed with famous polkas such as Thunder and Lightning and more gentle pieces, including two items specially orchestrated for the occasion by the Orchestra’s popular Musical Director Paul Laidlaw. With the accent on good tunes, the afternoon ends with more great melodies from Franz Lehar’s The Merry Widow.
The perfect way to round off the New Year celebrations, this is always a big crowd-puller, and tickets are now on sale.
1st January 2025, 3pm
Click here or call the Spa Box Office on 01723 376774
