EDWIN OUTWATER: SYMPHONY FOR METALHEADS 

A concert designed for Metalheads who want to have a truly heavy symphonic experience. Featuring music specifically chosen for metal fans by Wagner, Prokofiev, Berlioz, Holst and others, the concert will explore symphonic visions of warriors, demons, witches, and Hell itself. The concert will also include symphonic arrangements and tributes to classic bands and musicians, as well as special guest appearances from metal luminaries to introduce their favourite symphonic works. 

Sample repertoire selections:

Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique movements 4 and 5

Prokofiev: Scythian Suite, Alexander Nevsky (with Chorus)

Stravinsky: Infernal Dance

Shostakovich: (Symphonies 10, 8, 11)

Rachmaninoff: Isle of the Dead

Varèse: Ameriques

Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain, Great Gate of Kiev

Mosolov: Iron Foundry

Rouse: Bonham, Infernal Machine and Others

Liszt: Dante Symphony (excerpts from ​“Inferno”)

Holst: Mars (covered by Diamond Head and quoted in Led Zep ​“Friends”)

Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 (Scherzo)

Wagner: Valkyries, Sigfried Funeral Music