Saturday, 4th July 2026 | 7:30PM BST
Summer Concert 2026
Tickets available at the door
Rugby High School
Concert Programme
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Conductor: John Gull
Leader: Angela Donnelly
1. A Midsummer Night's Dream
Felix Mendelssohn2. Symphony No. 1 in D major
Charles Gounod3. Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488
Wolfgang Amadeus MozartSoloist: Rosemary Robinson
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Composed by Felix Mendelssohn
Mendelssohn's beloved incidental music to Shakespeare's comedy, featuring the famous Wedding March and the delicate Scherzo, evoking the enchanted world of fairies and lovers in an Athenian forest.
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Meet Our Conductor
John Gull
John is a professional musician with a broad portfolio career as a conductor, collaborative pianist, and performance coach. John has conducted two of our previous concerts and has been invited back due to his enthusiasm and drive. He always gets the best out of the musicians and they have enjoyed his direction.
Meet Our Soloists
Rosemary Robinson
Pianist
Rosemary Robinson has been performing Mozart piano concertos with Rugby Rococo Players for over thirty years and is delighted to be performing one of the loveliest of them, K488 in A major, at the concert in July.
She is much in demand as a piano teacher and performer, both on piano and spinet. This term's projects include a recital in Bury Parish Church of baroque and modern music for spinet, recorder and baroque viola with her daughter Laura, and accompanying various sections at the Nuneaton and Leamington competitive festivals.
Event Details
When & Where
Saturday, 4th July 2026
7:30PM BST
Rugby High School
Rugby High School, Longrood Road, CV22 7RE
Tickets
Tickets can be purchased at the door with cash only
Adults £10.00
Children £2.00
Extra Info
Parking: Large car park is available on site
Refreshments: Interval refreshments will be available
Concert Poster
Poster coming soon!