ELO and the BSO, what a match made in heaven! The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra brings you this celebration of the greatest hits from Jeff Lynne’s ELO brought to life with the full force of one of the UK’s best-loved orchestras at Lighthouse, Poole on Saturday 18 October.

Formed in 1970 in Birmingham UK, the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) is a band that fuses pop music with classical overtones. Jeff Lynne, its creator and continuing driving force added violins, cellos, string basses, horns and woodwind to the standard rock line-up to “pick up where the Beatles left off…” In the 13 years following their arrival on the music scene, they sold over 50 millions records worldwide, accumulated 27 Top 40 songs in the UK singles chart, and 15 in the US charts. In the summer of 2016, they played the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Festival, and in December, it was announced they had been elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2017 Jeff Lynne continues to front ELO (Jeff Lynne’s ELO).

This special concert celebrates the unique aura of ELO, expanding the classic sound with a treatment that utilises a full symphony orchestra and band, with 6 singers to replicate the glorious wall of vocal sound. The concert celebrates ELO’s catalogue of classic chart hits – not re-imagined, but like you’ve never heard them before!

In association with GRB Concerts.

Works and composers

‍Turn To Stone, Last Train To London, Xanadu, Telephone Line, Sweet Talkin' Woman, The Diary Of Horace Wimp, Wild West Hero, Evil Woman, Livin' Thing, Rockaria!, Shine A Little Love, Mr Blue Sky and many more!

Featuring

Conductor: Richard Balcombe

Singers: Stuart Matthew Price, Jon Boydon, Graham Bickley, Heather Lundstedt Price, Alex Turney, James Alexander Gibbs

Bournemouth Symphony Chorus

This concert is part of the BSO Pops series – this fantastic array of  concerts include popular classics that you will recognise from TV and adverts to our full- blown symphonic Spectaculars showcasing the music of the likes of Queen, ABBA and Pink Floyd and outdoor extravaganzas at Meyrick Park in Bournemouth. They also perform regular film music nights which feature some of the best movie classics ever written and an annual feast of Christmas and New Year seasonal treats.