The concert begins with Walton’s vibrant Coronation Te Deum, premiered 60 years ago at Elizabeth II’s coronation. Elgar’s ever-popular Enigma Variations follow, including the quintessentially English Nimrod.

In the second half, all forces are combined for Walton’s thrilling and fiery Belshazzar’s Feast, featuring baritone Nicholas Warden. Walton packs the music with drama, telling the story of the downfall of the Babylonian king Belshazzar. The emotion rises as the piece builds to an unforgettable finale.

David Gibson conducts.

  • THEY were driven underground when the Nazis banned jazz music in the Netherlands during the Second World War.

But not even the might of Hitler could silence a group of young jazz band fans who wanted to preserve their music at all odds.

They practised secretly, copied illegal radio broadcasts and were determined to set up a school for jazz music when the war was over.

Known as the Dutch Swing College members gave lectures, organised jazz meetings and started to teach jazz music.

It was not until Liberation Day on May 5, 1945 that the orchestra of the Dutch Swing College (DSC), which headlines an international jazz night at Eastleigh’s Concorde on Wednesday, made its first public appearance.

In 1960 the DSC Band – leading the field of traditional jazz in Netherlands - became professional, won innumerable prizes and today perform to worldwide audiences.

The Concorde date is part of the band’s 70th anniversary world tour.