Contrasting soundscapes come together in this concert conducted by Peter Sommerer, artistic director of the Saxon Wind Philharmonic. In *Othello: A Symphonic Portrait*, Alfred Reed transforms Shakespeare’s drama into a sequence of musical scenes, ranging from love to tragedy. *Theme and Variations* reveals the virtuosity of Arnold Schoenberg’s musical composition, in a work conceived for wind band, whilst Johann Strauss II’s score brings us Viennese splendour and charm. The programme also includes excerpts from an opera by Jorge Salgueiro and culminates with a work by Johann de Meij featuring Henk van Twillert as soloist – an opportunity to celebrate the saxophonist’s multifaceted career and the legacy he has built through teaching and performing the instrument in Portugal.