KIRKLEES
CONCERT
SEASON
2015-16
ÁSTOR PIAZZOLLA
HERBERT CHAPPELL
FRANZ LEHÁR
JEAN SIBELIUS
JOHANN STRAUSS
RICHARD STRAUSS
RICHARD WAGNER PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
WITOLD LUTOSŁAWSKI JOHANNES BRAHMS
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
GUSTAV MAHLER LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
JOSEPH HAYDN JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
GIOACHINO ROSSINI WILHELM STENHAMMAR
FREDERICK DELIUS
EDWARD ELGAR
RICHARD RODGERS LEONARD BERNSTEIN
ALFRED HOLLINS DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE
EDWIN HENRY LEMARE ANTONIN DVOŘÁK
FRANZ SCHUBERT nikolai Rimsky‑Korsakov
engelbert humperdinck IGOR STRAVINSKY
HUDDERSFIELD & DEWSBURY
TOWN HALLS
Living Tradition
There is an extraordinarily rich tradition of
music-making in Kirklees in which we at Opera
North and Kirklees Council are enormously
proud to play a part. What’s more, it’s very
much a living tradition, in a perpetual process
of change and renewal. This is true of the
Kirklees Concert Season, which has continually
evolved since Opera North’s groundbreaking
partnership with Kirklees Council began back
in 2003.
We’ve made great efforts to broaden the
reach of the Season with a particular focus
on appealing to younger people through
initiatives such as our Classic FM concerts,
afternoon family concerts, education projects
and our 13 or under scheme. And the Season
extends well beyond the orchestral repertoire
to encompass Gordon Stewart’s ever-popular
Organ Series and the Dewsbury Lunchtime
concerts, which play such a special and
important part in the lives of their audiences.
What is unchanging is our total
commitment to bringing audiences at
Huddersfield and Dewsbury Town
Halls inspirational, world-class
musicianship with some of
the greatest music ever
composed.
This season, we welcome internationallyrenowned conductors and soloists, including
some of the most exciting younger talents on
the classical scene, who will appear with our
resident ensemble, the Orchestra of Opera
North, and our regular guest orchestras,
the Royal Northern Sinfonia and the BBC
Philharmonic.
Nevertheless, with ten concerts in the
orchestral season and a fine and varied array
of music in the Organ and Chamber series,
there is a wealth of great performances to
look forward to in the season. We hope you’ll
join us as often as you possibly can in the year
ahead because it is only with the support and
commitment of our audiences that we can
strive to continue the rich tradition of musicmaking in Kirklees for future generations.
The 2015/16 season is Richard Farnes’ last
as Opera North’s Music Director after 12
exceptional years at the helm. In December
he conducts the Orchestra in a programme of
Lutosławski and Mahler in Huddersfield that
will provide the perfect showcase for their
extraordinary partnership. You may notice that
the Kirklees Season finishes a little earlier than
usual this year. This is partly because in the
Phil Boughton
Spring of 2016 Richard conducts six complete
Orchestra Director, Opera North
cycles of Wagner’s monumental Ring with
Opera North, for which rehearsals begin in
March.
Cllr David Sheard
Leader of the Council
Orchestral
Concerts
Huddersfield and
Dewsbury
Talking Music
Join us for some lively discussion about
each performance. Before most of our
concerts this year we’ll be ‘Talking Music’
with some of our soloists, conductors and
members of the orchestra. Please see
individual concerts for start times.
Lunchtime
Concerts
Huddersfield and
Dewsbury
Come along to our popular lunchtime
organ and chamber concerts – there are
some real treats in store. Priced at only
£5.50 (£4 concessions), these occasions
are a simply delightful way to spend an
afternoon.
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Thursday 15 October 7.30pm
Dewsbury Town Hall
Thursday 17 September 7.30pm Huddersfield Town Hall
Orchestra of Opera North
Wagner, Strauss
The Kirklees Concert Season is launched in high heroic style with Richard Strauss’ tone
poem Ein Heldenleben, which charts the progress of a hero’s life in thrilling fashion. It’s
an exhilarating showcase for the orchestra, encompassing the clamorous excitement of
the battlefield and the passionate lyricism of a portrait of the composer’s wife Pauline
in the guise of the ‘hero’s companion’. Opening proceedings are two works by Wagner.
Rienzi was the composer’s third opera and his first big success. It is Grand Opera at its
grandest, and the extravagant overture, which culminates in a jaunty military march,
also includes one of Wagner’s noblest melodies, Rienzi’s Prayer. The Wesendonck
Lieder were composed at the time Wagner was working on Tristan und Isolde, his great
hymn to erotic love, and both opera and song cycle share an overpowering intensity of
expression.
Wagner Rienzi Overture
Wagner Wesendonck Lieder
Richard Strauss Ein Heldenleben
Aleksandar Marković Conductor
Emma Bell Soprano
Talking Music starts at 6.40pm
Orchestra of Opera North
Beethoven, Tchaikovsky
To open the season in Dewsbury we are
delighted to welcome one of the world’s
leading pianists/conductors, Howard
Shelley. This peerless musician has
recorded all of Beethoven’s works for
piano and orchestra with the Orchestra
of Opera North to international critical
acclaim. In this concert he plays and
conducts from the keyboard the last and
most impressive of Beethoven’s piano
concertos, the ‘Emperor’. Tchaikovsky’s
Fourth Symphony is one of the
pinnacles of Russian orchestral music.
The recurrence of the fateful opening
motif suggests an autobiographical aspect
to the work, but this shouldn’t obscure
Tchaikovsky’s mastery of symphonic form,
especially in the 20-minute long opening
movement. The Fourth is a symphony
supercharged with emotion, and in the
intimate setting of Dewsbury Town Hall it
promises to be a shattering experience.
Beethoven Piano Concerto No.5 ‘Emperor’
Tchaikovsky Symphony No.4
Howard Shelley Piano/Conductor
Talking Music starts at 6.40pm
“… vital, deeply considered and
immensely satisfying.”
International Record Review on the
Howard Shelley/Orchestra of Opera
North recording of Beethoven’s
Complete Works for Piano and
Orchestra
Sunday 25 October 3.00pm
(NOTE TIME)
Huddersfield Town Hall
Royal Northern Sinfonia
Paddington Bear’s
First Concert
Join the world’s favourite bear on his
adventures as he arrives in England
from darkest Peru. In London he meets
The Browns, Mr Gruber and goes to his
very first concert at the Royal Albert
Hall, where he hears music by Schubert,
Haydn, Rossini and even Ástor Piazzolla.
This delightful musical story is an
extended version of the original written
by Paddington’s creator Michael Bond
and has original music by Herbert
Chappell. Narrated by John Suchet and
accompanied live by Royal Northern
Sinfonia, this is an ideal opportunity to
introduce the delights of live orchestra
music to younger family members and
friends.
Please note, there is no screening.
Herbert Chappell Composer
John Suchet Narrator
PADDINGTON BEAR © P&Co Ltd/SC 2015.
Thursday 26 November 7.30pm Dewsbury Town Hall
Orchestra of Opera North
Sibelius, Dvořák
Both Sibelius and Dvořák were deeply attuned to the folk culture of their native lands,
Finland and Bohemia (now the Czech Republic) respectively. Dvořák wrote that ‘Love,
God, Country’ were in his mind as he worked on his Seventh Symphony, yet there
was something more personal too: the recent deaths of his mother and eldest child
cast a shadow over the work. Yet tragedy is counterpointed by lyrical warmth and
a determined sense that life’s adversities may be overcome. The stirring opening
of Sibelius’ Karelia Suite is one of the most instantly recognisable passages in all
classical music and is matched by the wonderfully uplifting march with which the
work concludes. Figures from Finnish legend take centre stage in two further works:
the impetuous youth Lemminkäinen and Luonnotar, the Spirit of Nature and Mother
of the Seas. The Orchestra is joined by soprano Lee Bisset in Autumn Evening and in
Luonnotar, a work that has the other-worldly quality of ancient incantation.
Sibelius Karelia Suite
Autumn Evening
Luonnotar
Lemminkäinen’s Return
Dvořák Symphony No.7
David Angus Conductor
Lee Bisset Soprano
Talking Music starts at 6.40pm
Thursday 3 December 7.30pm
Huddersfield Town Hall
Thursday 17 December 7.30pm
Dewsbury Town Hall
Orchestra of Opera North
Lutosławski, Mahler
Orchestra of Opera North
A Joyous Christmas
Richard Farnes’ illustrious 12-year
term as Music Director of Opera North
concludes in the summer of 2016 with
complete cycles of Wagner’s Ring up and
down the country. Richard has conducted
the Orchestra in several memorable
concerts in the Kirklees Season over the
years, and this evening promises to be an
extra-special occasion. The Concerto for
Orchestra by the Polish composer Witold
Lutosławski was premièred in 1954 and,
like Bartók’s earlier work of the same
title, is a remarkable demonstration of
the virtuosity of the modern symphony
orchestra. It’s a perfect piece with which
to celebrate the creative partnership
of Farnes and the Orchestra of Opera
North. Mahler’s First Symphony is full of
vivid orchestral scene-painting, from the
glorious opening sunrise from which the
work derives its nickname, ‘Titan’, to a
fittingly triumphant conclusion.
Lutosławski Concerto for Orchestra
Mahler Symphony No.1 ‘Titan’
Richard Farnes Conductor
Talking Music starts at 6.40pm
The Orchestra of Opera North is joined by the combined voices
of the Chorus of Opera North, Opera North Children’s Chorus
and Youth Chorus in a joyous concert that will fill you with festive
cheer! The annual Dewsbury Christmas concert has become
a popular fixture in the calendar in recent years, and with good
reason: the most wonderful time of the year has inspired many of
the greatest composers to write some of their finest music. Take
a feast of seasonal favourites, add a dash of traditional carols, and
you have the perfect prelude to the Christmas holiday season.
Concert includes:
Rimsky-Korsakov
The Snow Maiden (excerpts)
Humperdinck
Hansel and Gretel (excerpts)
Martin Pickard Conductor
Chorus of Opera North
Opera North Children’s Chorus
Opera North Youth Chorus
Talking Music starts at 6.40pm
Wednesday 30 December 3.00pm
(NOTE TIME)
Huddersfield Town Hall
Orchestra of Opera North
Viennese Whirl
Be swept off your feet and into the
New Year by this afternoon of Viennese
classics. One of the season’s highlights
for many, do book early as this everpopular concert regularly sells out.
Concert includes:
Johann Strauss II
Die Fledermaus Overture
Die Fledermaus Laughing Song
Eine Nacht in Venedig Overture
Lehár Giuditta Meine Lippen
Die lustige Witwe Vilja
John Rigby Conductor
Jennifer France Soprano
John Suchet Presenter
Thursday 28 January 7.30pm Dewsbury Town Hall
Royal Northern Sinfonia
Haydn, Mozart, Stravinsky
One of the delights of a performance by the Royal Northern Sinfonia is the palpable
joy in their music-making. Stravinsky’s neoclassical Concerto in D was composed in
Hollywood in 1946, and its exciting rhythmic character later inspired Jerome Robbins to
choreograph it in his ballet The Cage. Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante is a distillation of
his genius: from the grace and poise of the opening movement, to the deep sadness of
the central andante, to the high-spirited fun of the finale. Haydn’s ‘Farewell’ Symphony
is so called because in the last movement the musicians leave the stage by turns,
leaving just two violins to finish the work. This was perhaps a not so subtle hint to
Haydn’s patron Prince Esterházy that it was time to pack up his summer residence and
head home so that his musicians could be reunited with their families.
Mozart Sinfonia Concertante for Violin
and Viola, K364
Stravinsky Concerto in D
Haydn Symphony No.45 ‘Farewell’
Talking Music starts at 6.40pm
Sunday 14 February 3.00pm
(NOTE TIME)
Huddersfield Town Hall
Orchestra of Opera North
Classic FM - Classic Romance
There has been no greater source of inspiration for composers
throughout the ages than the joys and sorrows of romantic love.
In this very special Valentine’s Day concert we celebrate love in
all its aspects – from the thrill of falling into it to the heartbreak
of losing it. And there is surely nothing more romantic than
serenading the object of your heart’s desire with a full-size
symphony orchestra live in the room, playing some of the most
beautiful and passionate music ever written!
Concert includes:
Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Mozart Così fan tutte Overture
Rodgers Carousel Ballet Music, South Pacific Overture
Delius A Village Romeo and Juliet Walk to the Paradise Garden
Stenhammar Two Sentimental Romances Op 28
Elgar Enigma Variations ‘Nimrod’
Wagner Tristan und Isolde Prelude & Liebestod
Richard Strauss Der Rosenkavalier Waltzes
Bernstein On the Town Dances
Tobias Ringborg Conductor / Violin
Anne-Marie Minhall Presenter
Friday 4 March 7.30pm
Huddersfield Town Hall
BBC Philharmonic
Schubert, Strauss, Brahms
We are delighted to welcome the BBC
Philharmonic to the Kirklees Season
under its Chief Conductor Juanjo
Mena in a programme of works by
three generations of Austro-German
masters. Franz Strauss was renowned
as a virtuoso horn player, and his
son Richard composed his First Horn
Concerto with the hope that his
father would give the premi�
ere. In the
event, the technical demands of this
wonderfully fresh work, rich in melody,
were deemed too risky by Strauss
senior, who was by then in his sixties.
Schubert’s genial Sixth Symphony owes
much to the example of Haydn, while
Brahms’ Third Symphony is a work of
striking contrasts. The allegretto third
movement, laced with melancholy, is
a favourite for many, and it is followed
by a tautly dramatic finale which
eventually relaxes into a quiet ending
that glows like sunshine through
Autumn haze.
Schubert Symphony No.6
Richard Strauss Horn Concerto No.1
Brahms Symphony No.3
Juanjo Mena Conductor
Alberto Menéndez Escribano Horn
Talking Music starts at 6.40pm
Leeds Town Hall
Sat 13 February 2016
All concerts start at 7.30pm
Polish National Radio
Symphony Orchestra
Free pre-concert talks at 6.45pm
Leeds International
Orchestral Season
2015/16
Sat 3 October 2015
Dresden Philharmonic
Orchestra
Michael Sanderling conductor
Andrei Korobeinikov piano
Wagner Overture:
The Mastersingers of Nuremburg
Schumann Piano Concerto
Beethoven Symphony No 3 (Eroica)
Tickets: £33.50 – £12.50 (discounts available)
Sat 28 November 2015
Prague Symphony
Orchestra
Pietari Inkinen conductor
Chloë Hanslip violin
Smetana Má Vlast: Šárka
Beethoven Violin Concerto
Sibelius Symphony No 1
Tickets: £33.50 – £12.50 (discounts available)
Alexander Liebreich conductor
Nikolai Demidenko piano
Adams The Chairman Dances
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 1
Penderecki Chaconne
Brahms Symphony No 3
Tickets: £33.50 – £12.50 (discounts available)
Sat 4 June 2016
Discover the treasures of Kirklees’ seven fascinating
historic houses, museums and art galleries.
Orchestra of Opera North
Leeds Festival Chorus
Leeds Philharmonic Chorus
Bradford Catholic Youth Choir
David Hill conductor
Lee Bisset soprano
Katherine Broderick soprano
Kate Valentine soprano
Sarah Castle mezzo soprano
Madeleine Shaw mezzo soprano
Peter Wedd tenor
Michael Druiett bass
Andrew Foster Williams baritone
Mahler Symphony No 8
(Symphony of a Thousand)
Tickets: £45 – £18 (discounts available)
Web: kirklees.gov.uk/museums
Kirklees Museums & Galleries
@KirkleesMuseums
7 September
Gordon Stewart
MONDAYS
1.00PM
Our popular lunchtime organ and chamber concert series return with a
fantastically talented line-up.
Regular lunchtime concert goers comment how wonderfully friendly and
sociable these daytime events are, and with competitively priced lunches
available from 11.30am, ticket holders can enjoy a bite to eat and chat
prior to sitting back and enjoying the uplifting musical programmes on
offer. With friendly chat from Borough Organist Dr Gordon Stewart and
other season performers, the audience gets an insight into the music,
as well as a few entertaining personal anecdotes.
Season tickets are available for all 15 organ concerts for just £40 see information toward the rear of this brochure for booking details
and venue information. After having held ticket prices for the last four
seasons, single ticket prices are increasing by 50p this year. We still feel
these concerts are very well priced and good value at only £5.50 each (£4
for concessions).
Beat the queue - Book online at www.kirkleestownhalls.co.uk
Gordon Stewart opens his 25th season
as Borough Organist with a programme
celebrating the 150th anniversaries of two
British organist composers, Alfred Hollins
and Edwin Lemare. There will be a giant
screen so that the audience can see the
pedals in Leo Sowerby’s showpiece for
pedals.
Hollins Concert Overture in C Minor
Buxtehude Praeludium in D
Bach Prelude and Fugue in A minor
Hollins Trumpet Minuet
Lemare Berceuse
Lemare Scherzo Fugue
Sowerby Pageant
21 September
Gordon Stewart
14 September
Margaret Phillips
Margaret Phillips is one of the UK’s most
respected organists. Her recordings of
Bach have been extremely well received,
and the range of music she performs
sets her apart from most players. Her
programme has at its centre the huge
first sonata by Alexandre Guilmant who is
considered by many to be the father of the
French Romantic School.
Bach Wesley Guilmant Dupré Toccata, Adagio & Fugue
Andante Cantabile in G
Sonata 1
Prelude & Fugue in G Minor
Gordon’s programme continues with
one of the most exciting works from the
French Classical repertoire then includes
two pieces by Yorkshire composer,
Andrew Carter. Dance for Joy was written
this year to celebrate the 75th anniversary
of the York Organists’ Association.
Augustin Barié’s Marche, Lamento and
Toccata will make a grand ending.
Marchand Grand Dialogue
Bach
Prelude on Allein Gott in der
Höh sei Ehr
Bach
Fantasia and Fugue in C
Minor
Berveiller Mouvement
Carter
Passacaglia
Carter
Dance for Joy
Barié
Trois Pièces
2 November
Gordon Stewart and
George King
5 October
Gordon Stewart
Gordon Stewart has chosen a programme
of French music ranging from the glory of
the 17th century to virtuoso repertoire of
the 20th. Many of the most famous organ
composers from Paris are there, but also
included is Roger-Ducasse, whose 1909
Pastorale in F is one of the treasures of the
organ repertoire.
Couperin
Offertoire Messe pour les
Couvents
De Grigny Récit de Tierce en Taille
Widor
Symphonie VI (first
movement)
Vierne
Cantilène from Symphonie III
Dupré
Deux Esquisses
Roger-Ducasse Pastorale
Grison
Toccata
19 October
Robert Sharpe
The Director of Music at York Minster
makes a welcome return to the Town Hall
with a programme including the famous
Ricercare in six voices which Bach wrote
on a theme given to him by Frederick
the Great, and, a first for Huddersfield,
Paul Spicer’s exciting and colourful Kiwi
Fireworks.
Mendelssohn Sonata I
Vierne
Clair de Lune
Bach
Ricercare from The Musical
Offering
Bairstow Evening Song
Spicer
Kiwi Fireworks
One of the country’s finest improvisers,
George King is also a concert pianist
and award-winning composer. As well
as performing works for piano and
organ by César Franck and Philip Moore
with Gordon Stewart, George will be
taking themes from solo organ pieces
and developing them in his own unique
way. A concert not to be missed! The
programme includes Bach’s Prelude and
Fugue in G minor, Franck’s Prelude, Fugue
and Variation and Philip Moore’s Prelude,
Adagio and Toccata.
30 November
Gordon Stewart
16 November
Daniel Cook
Daniel Cook is sub-organist at
Westminster Abbey and one of the finest
of the younger generation of organists.
Best-known for his performances of
19th and 20th century British music, his
programme includes seldom heard pieces
by William McKie, Ernest Tomlinson
and Edward Bairstow, as well as Healey
Willan’s greatest piece, the Introduction,
Passacaglia and Fugue.
Whitlock
McKie
Elgar
March Dignity and Impudence
Romance in B flat
Prelude and Angel’s
Farewell from Dream of
Gerontius
Tomlinson Paean
Bairstow Scherzo in Ab
Healey Willan Introduction, Passacaglia
and Fugue
Gordon Stewart plays one of the most
famous 19th century German organ
works, the Sonata on the 94th Psalm by
Julius Reubke. A pupil of Franz Liszt,
Reubke died at the age of only 24, leaving
two great sonatas, one for piano and this
one for organ. It is the piece most often
requested at Huddersfield Town Hall.
Böhm
Stanley Bach
Widor
Reubke
Praeludium in C
Toccata for the flutes
Prelude and Fugue in C
Andante Sostenuto
Sonata The 94th Psalm
7 December
University of Huddersfield
Brass Band
The annual appearance of the University
of Huddersfield Brass Band is a
Christmas highlight for many Kirklees
concert-goers. Here they are again
under their charismatic conductor
Phillip McCann in a new programme for
Christmas, including carols for all to sing.
14 December
Nigel Ogden
11 January
Gordon Stewart with Tom
Osborne (Trumpet)
For over 35 years Nigel Ogden has been
the presenter of BBC Radio 2’s popular
programme The Organist Entertains. He
has appeared many times at Huddersfield
Town Hall and finds colours in the Father
Willis organ which are rarely heard. In a
programme looking towards to Christmas
you can be sure of some brilliant Ogden
arrangements of well-known songs.
Coates Rodgers Rota
60 years of Squadron 617
Film Classics
Michael Denison and Dulcie
Gray
Borodin Three pieces from Kismet
Bach/Booker Two for the price of one
Ogden Memories of Belle Vue
circus!
Ogden A seasonal song mixture
Gordon Stewart is again joined by the
Hallé Orchestra’s co-principal trumpeter
Tom Osborne in a programme which
stretches from the glory of the Baroque
to an arrangement of Rachmaninov’s
beautiful Vocalise, and the virtuoso world
of the cornet in Arban’s Fantasie Brillante.
Vivaldi
21 December
Gordon Stewart with
Huddersfield Boys’ & Girls’
choirs and Adam Finchett
Many of the audience say their Christmas
really begins with this lunchtime concert.
Gordon Stewart is this year joined by
the 70 voices of the Huddersfield Boys’
and Girls’ Choirs and the brilliant young
percussionist Adam Finchett. The
programme will be a mix of Christmas
music old and new, with organ music by
Bach, Daquin and Cockroft and carols for
audience, choir and organ.
Concerto in A Minor (first
movement)
Telemann Concerto for trumpet and
organ
Widor
Andante Cantabile from
Symphonie IV
Vierne
Impromptu
Rachmaninov Vocalise
Reger
Toccata and Fugue in D
minor/major
Arban
Fantaisie Brillante
8 February
Gordon Stewart
25 January
Daniel Moult
Daniel Moult is a real Huddersfield
favourite. The audience enjoys not only
his playing and interesting programmes,
but also his enthusiastic presentation.
His programme this time includes several
works which have not appeared in the
series before, as well as core repertoire
pieces, Mendelssohn’s Sixth Sonata and
the ever-popular last movement from
Vierne’s First Symphony.
Liszt
Excelsior!
Bach
Trio in G
Mendelssohn Sonata VI
Saint-Saëns Élévation
Schmidt
Toccata
Françaix Suite Carmelite
Vierne
Final from Symphonie I
Gordon Stewart has twice played the
Whitlock Recital in St Stephen’s Church
in Bournemouth where the composer
was organist. On the first occasion he
played the Plymouth Suite, which many
consider his finest work; certainly the
Willis Grand Tuba will be heard to great
effect in the Toccata. Before the suite
come two pieces by Yorkshire-based
composers, Andrew Carter and Alan
Spedding, both pieces receiving their
Huddersfield premières.
Respighi
Bach
Bach
Carter
Spedding
Whitlock
Festival March from The
Birds
Prelude on Liebster Jesu
Fantasia and Fugue in G
Minor
Cantilena
Variations on Vater unser im
Himmelreich
Plymouth Suite
29 February
Gordon Stewart
Gordon Stewart ends the series with a
programme including two of the bestloved of all organ pieces, the toccatas by
Bach and Widor. Also included are Liszt’s
great tribute to Bach and two pieces by
local composer, Robert Cockroft.
Buxtehude Prelude, Fugue and
Chaconne
Bach
Trio on Allein Gott in der Höh
sei Ehr
Bach
Toccata and Fugue in D
Minor
Vierne
Scherzo from Symphonie II
Liszt Prelude and Fugue on BACH
Cockroft Berceuse and Scherzetto
Widor
Toccata from Symphonie V
Tickets: £5.50 (£4 concessions) available from
Dewsbury Town Hall Box Office.
Season tickets are available for all 7 concerts
for just £19.
For full venue information, please
see details toward the rear of this
brochure.
All Dewsbury Lunchtime Concerts
start at 12.30pm. Lunch is served
in the main hall from 11.30am.
Beat the queue - Book online at
www.kirkleestownhalls.co.uk
WEDNESDAYS
12.30PM
9 September
David Greed and Ian Buckle
(Violin and Piano)
11 November
The Queen’s Six
Dewsbury favourites, violinist David
Greed and Ian Buckle, open the series
with a programme including Beethoven’s
glorious Sonata in D, Vaughan Williams’
The Lark Ascending and Elgar’s Salut
d’Amour. A perfect concert to open a
concert series.
This is a real coup for Dewsbury!
The Queen’s Six have been
performing all over Europe and
getting rave reviews wherever they
have appeared. Their programme
for Dewsbury ranges from the 16th
Century masterpieces to brilliant
new jazz arrangements. Definitely a
concert not to be missed.
21 October
George King (Piano)
George King is unique amongst
British pianists in that he
is recognised as a classical
concert pianist but is also an
internationally admired jazz
pianist. This will be his fifth
appearance in the series and he
really is back by public demand.
There will certainly be fireworks
in Chopin and Liszt and the usual
King invention in an improvisation
on a popular melody.
9 December
University of Huddersfield
Brass Band
For many of the Dewsbury audience
Christmas starts when they come
to hear the wonderful University of
Huddersfield Brass Band. Here they
are again in concert, directed by the
charismatic Phillip McCann, with lots
of new pieces to welcome in the Festive
Season, and carols for all to sing.
20 January
The Chagall Piano Trio
10 February
Paul Chamberlain (Accordion)
Although Tchaikovsky is one of the
most popular of all composers, famous
for his ballets, overtures and symphonies,
his chamber works are less regularly
heard. In this concert his magnificent Piano
Trio in A Minor will be the main work – a
rare opportunity to hear one of the real
masterpieces of the repertoire.
Paul Chamberlain’s last appearance in
Dewsbury was one of the highlights of the
season. Many audience members asked
if we could have him back, so here he is
in a programme including virtuoso music
from Russia, Argentina and France. Paul is
recognised as one of the finest players in
this country and his concerts have taken him
to Russia, Finland and the USA.
9 March
Ross McInroy (Bass)
with Geoffrey Tanti (Piano)
Ross McInroy is one of the rising stars in
the world of opera. A prize-winning student
in Glasgow and London, he has appeared
in operas ranging from Mozart to Britten.
In his programme for Dewsbury, he has
chosen as wide a range of music as
possible – “Something for all tastes”, he
says, “from oratorio to opera and then
to Broadway!” He is accompanied by
Glasgow-based pianist Geoffrey Tanti and
both are making their first appearances
in the Dewsbury season. Ross appears by
permission of Opera North.
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Seating Area
Single Ticket
Concessions
14 - 26 year olds
13 or under
Viennese Whirl concert
Season Subscription
A
£24.00
£21.00
–
£1.00
£15.00
£90.00
B
£18.00
£15.50
£4.00
£1.00
£15.00
£67.50
C
£12.00
£10.00
£4.00
£1.00
£15.00
£45.00
D
£10.00
£8.50
£4.00
£1.00
£15.00
£37.50
D
D
B
D
C
B
Dewsbury orchestral prices and discounts
Seating Area
Single Ticket
Concessions
14 - 26 year olds
13 or under
Season Subscription
A
£19.00
£16.50
–
£1.00
£55.50
B
£16.00
£13.50
£4.00
£1.00
£46.50
C
£11.50
£10.00
£4.00
£1.00
£33.00
C
D
B
D B
A
D
A
A
Band A - Balcony
Band B - Balcony
Band C - Stalls
Band D - Stalls,
Balcony and Gallery
Please note - orchestral subscription tickets are
not transferable between venues.
stage
D
£9.00
£7.50
£4.00
£1.00
£25.50
D D
B
C
D D
B
C
Band A - Balcony
C
C
Band B - Balcony
D
D
Band C - Stalls
A
Huddersfield Town Hall
Location:
Ramsden Street, Huddersfield HD1 2TA
Entrance
Corporation Street for access to Box Office,
Stalls and Old Court Room.
Princess Street for access to Balcony and
Gallery.
D
Concessions are available to Kirklees Passport holders, senior citizens,
unwaged, disabled and Stagepass holders. Please note that there are no
concessions on subscription tickets.
Please note that the Viennese Whirl on the 30 December is not included
in the season subscription and has a ticket price of £15.00 all areas, £4.00
for 14 - 26 year olds, £1.00 for 13 or under, with no further concessions.
Venue information
stage
Band D - Stalls
Box Office
The Box Office will open one hour prior to
the start of each concert for collection of
pre-booked tickets and ‘on the door’ sales.
Dewsbury Town Hall
Location:
Wakefield Old Road, Dewsbury WF12 8DG
Entrance
Ground floor access to the Box Office and
stairs/lift to the Concert Hall is at the front
of the Town Hall.
Box Office
Opening hours: Monday – Friday 9.30am
– 5pm. From 6.15pm on concert nights for
collection of pre-booked tickets and ‘on the
door’ sales.
Facilities at Huddersfield and
Dewsbury Town Halls
Talking Music:
For an extra insight into the music and an
opportunity to meet some of the performers,
there is a free talk before the concerts at
6.40pm (unless otherwise stated) in the
main hall. Please ensure that you purchase
your concert ticket before going into the hall.
Travel and Parking
All venues are located within walking
distance of the rail and bus stations.
Parking is available in local car parks, as
well as limited free parking on surrounding
streets during the evening. For further
details of car parks please visit
www.kirkleestownhalls.co.uk
Induction Loop System
Both Town Halls have induction loops in
the Concert Halls.
Wheelchair Access
A number of wheelchair positions are
available in the stalls only. Access is via the
level access Corporation Street entrance at
Huddersfield and the level access entrance
at Dewsbury. A steward will be available
to assist you. Please make it clear when
booking that you require a wheelchair
space. Wheelchair spaces are sold at the
concessionary rate; one accompanying
carer may claim a free seat.
Refreshments
Bar and catering facilities are available.
You may wish to pre-order your interval
drinks at the bar to beat the rush!
How to Book
You can book your ticket in person, by
phone or online as follows:
Holmfirth Information Centre
tel: 01484 222444
Huddersfield Visitor Information Centre
tel: 01484 223200
Dewsbury Box Office
tel: 01924 324501
Book online at
www.kirkleestownhalls.co.uk
Single tickets for all concerts go on sale
from Monday 27 July 2015
The information contained in this booklet was
correct at the time of printing. However, Kirklees
Council and Opera North reserve the right to
alter the programme without prior notice.
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