Well known internationally as a soloist, Tom Bowes has made Elgar's magnificent concerto very much his own.

Njane Mugambi is a leading figure on the Kenyan musical scene as performer, composer, and teacher with interests, reflected in his music, in both African and Western classical music. The title is a tongue-in-cheek representation of the sounds of large and small drums.

Aldhammer was an old name for Prestonpans, The Album is a set of short pieces for string orchestra, written after the composer went to live there several years ago, and inspired by local features.

Lliam Paterson composed his Fantasy Variations early in 2008 while a pupil at St Mary's Music School.

Composed shortly before Strauss' death in 1948, the haunting Four Last Songs are among the most memorable of all his works.

A graduate of RSAMD, Kirstin Sharpin has considerable experience in opera and as a recitalist. She was a semi-finalist in the 2008 Kathleen Ferrier Awards competition.

The Mother Goose Suite started as a set of five pieces for piano duet, which Ravel then orchestrated. Later a further six pieces were added to create the enchanting ballet suite.

Garry Walker's concerts with the Orchestra have become annual events and are keenly awaited.

Britten's Suite is otherwise known as A Time There Was. It is one of his last works, in contrast to his early arrangement of the exquisite Mahler movement for a (relively) small orchestra, designed to introduce Mahler to a wider audience.

The rest of the programme consists of well loved works that need no introduction.

US-born Nicholas Trygstad is currently principal cellist with the Hallé Orchestra besides having a growing international career as a soloist.

This concert is promoted by the Rudolf Steiner School as part of its 70th birthday celebrations. Admission is free. There will be a retiring collection in aid of the work of the orchestra.