AFTER several successful European and overseas tours, the Chamber Philharmonia Cologne is returning to England with a concert in Taunton.

The orchestra's motto is 'classical music the world over' – whether they are playing in a village church, the open air, in Cologne Cathedral or in the Sydney Opera House – their enthusiasm to play music is the same every time.

The objective is simple – the orchestra want to inspire as many people as possible across all generations to enjoy classical music. The popularity of the ensemble is reflected in the fact that the Chamber Philharmonia Cologne gives around 300 concerts a year around the globe.

The permanently expanding repertoire of the Chamber Philharmonia Cologne consists primarily of hand-picked pieces. The real appeal of our programme lies in the meeting of popular and unknown works from a wide variety of musical epochs. This sees familiar greats like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Vivaldi in dialogue with works from people such as Sergei Prokofieff through to the “King of Tango” Astor Piazzolla. This mix promises great diversity of the very highest order, without us having to preach to the audience in the process. After all, music is for

Saturday, August 20 at 7.30 pm in St. Mary Magdalene’s Church in Taunton

Taunton Visitor Centre, Market House, Fore Street. TA1 1JD, Tel. 01823 / 340470

and at the Church one hour prior to the concert from 6.30 pm