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Outdoor musical concerts with fireworks was first started in the UK by Ian Craig of Phoenix Fireworks.

He worked with English Heritage to start the Kenwood Bowl concert in London that was fired by Phoenix for 33 years and then spread it to other venues like Leeds Castle where it has been fired for 26 years.

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Kenwood House - The venue for breathtaking fireworks reflections.

Crystal Palace was also one of the early venues to embrace the concept with Phoenix

The Phoenix music archive is extensive and can propose many pieces that realise the dynamism, colour and spectacle of musical fireworks to classics.

Phoenix have extensive experience in firing to many suitable pieces. Some regularly requested are:

1812 Overture - Tchaikovsky
Pomp & Circumstance, Elgar
The Planets - Mars, Venus & Jupiter - Holst
Tritch Tratch Polka - Strauss
Marche Slave - Tchaikovsky
Thunder and Lightning polka - Strauss
Finlandia - Sibelius
Spanish Caprice - Runksy Korsakov
and many more

Butterfly lance work for English Heritage

Leeds Castle has increased in stature and reputation over the years and is now regularly conducted by Carl Davis.

Phoenix has performed with nearly all the UK Philharmonic Orchestras there.

A Leeds Castle display by Phoenix Fireworks

Leeds Castle Classical Concerts information for the 2006 season, dates, what to bring, what its like, ticket prices etc.

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