https://www.creativehertfordshire.com/listings/events/?archive=1&user=7386&view=rss Wed, 24 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/from-couch-to-chorus-sing-into-spring-with-opera-north/ Opera North are running From Couch to Chorus: Sing into Spring for singers of all levels, from complete beginners to experienced choir-goers. If you don’t read music or know your voice type, don’t worry, you’ll be provid... Thu, 14 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/summertime-with-the-chorus-of-opera-north/ Join members of the Chorus of Opera North as they take you on a promenade through the hottest season of the year with music ranging from Monteverdi and Fauré to Gershwin and Cole Porter, plus some songs inspired by home ... Mon, 23 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/organ-concert-online-gordon-stewart-23-november-1pm/ Gordon Stewart's online organ concert on 23 November brings you a world premier performance. Towards the end of his life Noel Rawsthorne was writing a partita based on the chorale Ein’ feste Burg dedicated to Gordon Ste... Mon, 07 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/organ-concert-online-gordon-stewart-7-december-1pm/ With Christmas just round the corner Gordon Stewart plays a programme featuring music based on Christmas themes from four countries. Local composer Robert Cockroft is included with his charming Variations on a New Noël ... Thu, 20 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/highlands-of-home-arnold-debussy-bruch-mendelssohn/ Part of the Kirklees Concert Season 2018/2019 Garry Walker returns to Huddersfield to open the Kirklees Concert Season with a programme inspired by his homeland. Scottish landscapes have captured the imaginations o... Thu, 18 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/wings-with-live-score/ Part of the Kirklees Concert Season 2018/2019 We mark the centenary of both the end of World War I and the formation of the Royal Air Force with a special screening of the 1927 silent film, Wings, with Carl Davis’ 199... Thu, 22 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/the-songs-of-war-will-todd-and-g-recki/ Part of the Kirklees Concert Season 2018/2019 Former Music Director of Opera North, Richard Farnes returns to the helm of the Orchestra to present the world premiere of Will Todd’s Songs of Love and Battle. Dedicated ... Thu, 13 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/the-gruffalo-s-child-and-the-highway-rat/ Part of the Kirklees Concert Season 2018/2019 Our family event is a double-bill of Julia Donaldson creations accompanied live by René Aubry’s original orchestral scores. When the Gruffalo’s child disobeys her fathe... Thu, 20 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/opera-north-christmas-concert-dewsbury/ Part of the Kirklees Concert Season 2018/2019 Garry Walker makes his second visit to the Kirklees Concert Season to conduct the Orchestra of Opera North and the massed voices of the Chorus of Opera North, Opera Nor... Sat, 29 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/the-viennese-whirl/ Part of the Kirklees Concert Season 2018/2019 See out the old year and welcome in the new with a celebratory concert from the Orchestra of Opera North, with conductor Christopher Bell guiding you through this annual f... Thu, 24 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/music-of-consequence-wagner-ravel-and-shostakovich/ Part of the Kirklees Concert Season 2018/2019 Few pieces demonstrate the effects of war more starkly than Ravel’s Piano Concerto in D major, written for the Austrian pianist Paul Wittgenstein, who lost his right arm... Sun, 24 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/russian-spirits-lyadov-tchaikovsky-and-prokofiev/ Part of the Kirklees Concert Season 2018/2019 The legendary Russian nymph, Kikimora, inspired Lyadov’s tone poem for orchestra, feeding the composer’s fascination with folklore. Darkly expressive, the piece evokes ... Thu, 04 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/reflections-lutoslawski-strauss-and-bruckner/ Part of the Kirklees Concert Season 2018/2019 Following her vibrant UK début at the Kirklees Concert Season in March 2018, Dalia Stasevska returns to conduct the Kirklees Concert Season finale, as well as making her L... Wed, 19 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/lunchtime-concert-bite-sized-gilbert-and-sullivan/ Part of the Kirklees Concert Season 2018/2019 A delightful romp through the risqué wit of Gilbert and Sullivan’s operettas. Jeremy Peaker (Chorus of Opera North and formerly D’Oyly Carte) and friends will guide you th... Wed, 10 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/lunchtime-concert-whistle-stop-opera/ Part of the Kirklees Concert Season 2018/2019 Never tried opera before? Dip your toe in with Opera North’s brilliant pop up opera. Be entertained by a group of professional opera singers and an accordionist, who will ... Wed, 14 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/lunchtime-concert-songs-of-love-and-war/ Part of the Kirklees Concert Season 2018/2019 The first of two concerts with Leader of the Orchestra of Opera North David Greed and acclaimed pianist Ian Buckle, Songs of Love and War is a poignant reflection in homa... Wed, 12 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/lunchtime-concert-brass-band-christmas-spectacular-dewsbury/ Part of the Kirklees Concert Season 2018/2019 The ever-popular Christmas Brass Band concert returns to Dewsbury Town Hall with an abundance of festive favourites that are sure to get you in the seasonal spirit. A joyf... Wed, 30 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/lunchtime-concert-the-world-of-percussion/ Part of the Kirklees Concert Season 2018/2019 Opera North’s Principal Percussionist, Chris Bradley reunites former students of the University of Huddersfield from the last 30 years. All professional percussionists, t... Wed, 20 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/lunchtime-concert-opera-north-oboe-bassoon-and-piano-trio/ Part of the Kirklees Concert Season 2018/2019 Two of the Orchestra of Opera North’s Wind Principals, Richard Hewitt and Adam Mackenzie, join Assistant Head of Music, pianist Annette Saunders for this concert of music ... Wed, 27 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/lunchtime-concert-david-greed-violin-and-ian-buckle-piano/ Part of the Kirklees Concert Season 2018/2019 Leader of the Orchestra of Opera North, David Greed, returns to Dewsbury for his second concert this season with a wonderful celebration of violin music to mark the Compan... Mon, 10 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/organ-concert-gordon-stewart-10-september/ Part of the Kirklees Concert Season 2018/19 The season opens with Noel Rawsthorne’s rousing ‘March’, then the wonderfully varied programme ranges from the opening fantasia from Bach’s ‘Leipzig Chorales’ to Mendelssohn... Mon, 24 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/organ-concert-gordon-stewart-24-september/ Part of the Kirklees Concert Season 2018/2019 (In loving memory of Judith Bainbridge – this concert is kindly sponsored by Terry Bainbridge) The Father Willis Grand Organ is one of the finest concert organs in the ... Mon, 15 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/organ-concert-gordon-stewart-15-october/ Part of the Kirklees Concert Season 2018/2019 (This concert is dedicated to past and present members of Wakefield & District Organists Association and is kindly sponsored by Pete Shakles) A recording on the Hudders... Mon, 29 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/organ-concert-gordon-stewart-29-october/ Part of the Kirklees Concert Season 2018/2019 (This Concert is kindly sponsored by Reginald Holmes in loving memory of Janet Holmes, devoted wife, mother and talented organist) This Halloween concert gives the Town... Mon, 12 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/organ-concert-darius-battiwalla-leeds-12-november/ Part of the Kirklees Concert Season 2018/2019 (This concert is kindly sponsored by David Cutforth) We’re pleased to welcome Leeds Town Hall’s new organist Darius Battiwalla to Huddersfield. Last year Darius played ... Mon, 26 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/organ-concert-gordon-stewart-26-november/ Part of the Kirklees Concert Season 2018/2019 One of the most remarkable stops on the Father Willis organ is the Grand Tuba which will certainly be in evidence in the opening piece, Christopher Morris’s arrangement of... Mon, 03 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/organ-concert-nigel-ogden-3-december/ Part of the Kirklees Concert Season 2018/2019 Nigel Ogden brings his own distinctive style to the Huddersfield Father Willis organ. From marches by Souza through to waltzes by Tchaikovsky and tributes to Lehár and Sta... Mon, 10 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/christmas-brass-band-spectacular-huddersfield-10-december/ Christmas Brass Band Spectacular Part of the Kirklees Concert Season 2018/2019 The ever-popular brass band concert heralds the arrival of Christmas. It is the perfect way take a break from the Christmas shopping, re... Thu, 20 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/music-for-christmas-huddersfield-town-hall/ Part of the Kirklees Concert Season 2018/2019 For many of our audience this concert is the real start of their Christmas as Gordon Stewart is again joined by the Huddersfield Boys’ and Girls’ Choirs in a programme of ... Mon, 07 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/organ-concert-gordon-stewart-7-january/ Part of the Kirklees Concert Season 2018/2019 (This concert is kindly sponsored by Mr & Mrs Aldred and is dedicated to The Aldred family) Gordon Stewart opens the New Year with what is considered to be Sullivan’s f... Mon, 21 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/organ-concert-gordon-stewart-21-january/ Part of the Kirklees Concert Season 2018/2019 During each season audience members approach Gordon Stewart and ask for certain pieces to be played. This programme includes three of those requests. During the summer of ... Mon, 04 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/organ-concert-andrew-dewar-paris-4-february/ Part of the Kirklees Concert Season 2018/2019 Andrew Dewar is one of the finest organists of his generation. For his first Huddersfield concert he has chosen a wonderfully varied programme including Ivor Atkins’s arra... Mon, 25 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/organ-concert-gordon-stewart-a-tribute-to-sir-walter-parratt/ Part of the Kirklees Concert Season 2018/2019 When Huddersfield Town Hall was being built, a son of the town, Walter Parratt, then organist at Magdalen College, Oxford, advised the Council to purchase an organ which H... Mon, 11 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/organ-concert-gordon-stewart-with-tom-osborne-trumpet/ Part of the Kirklees Concert Season 2018/2019 (This concert is kindly sponsored by David Cutforth) Tom Osborne, Co-Principal Trumpet in The Hallé, is a Huddersfield lunchtime favourite. This year the programme inc... Mon, 25 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/organ-concert-gordon-stewart-25-march/ Part of the Kirklees Concert Season 2018/2019 (This concert is kindly sponsored by Margaret Green and John Clark, keen supporters of the Lunchtime Organ Concert Season) The season ends with another real Town Hall p... Mon, 12 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/kirklees-concert-season-2022-23-september-concerts/ Ready for an unforgettable year of music? September sees the return of the Kirklees Concert Season for the 2022-23 Season and we hope you'll find time to go along and enjoy some of the wonderful music on offer. D... Wed, 05 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/dewsbury-lunchtime-concerts-season-preview/ Join the Director of Opera North's Orchestra and Chorus Phil Boughton for a free concert from members of the Chorus, followed by a drink and an exclusive preview of the forthcoming Kirklees Concert Season, focusing on th... Thu, 06 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/kirklees-concert-season-preview/ Join Kirklees Borough Organist Dr Gordon Stewart, Opera North's Director of Orchestra and Chorus Phil Boughton and Kirklees Council's Creative Economy Manager Kath Davies for an exclusive free preview of the forthcoming ... Thu, 19 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/the-emperor-webern-schubert-beethoven/ Webern, Schubert, Beethoven Commanding orchestral showstoppers coupled with a phenomenal piano solo: you’ve got the perfect recipe for an impressive start to the Concert Season. THE MUSIC… Short, sharp and dyn... Sun, 06 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/a-feast-of-gilbert-and-sullivan/ A concert performance brimming with sparkling satire, titillating tongue twisters and colourful characters. Famed for their catchy creations, up-tempo thrills and unavoidable earworms, now’s your chance to enjoy Gilb... Wed, 11 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/lunchtime-concert-murray-greig-trumpet-recital/ Nothing heralds the start of a Lunchtime Concert Season in Dewsbury more than a rousing brass concert! This varied programme by Opera North's Principal Trumpet, with piano accompaniment, includes pieces Mahler Rachman... Wed, 09 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/the-musical-world-of-ivor-novello/ David Greed joins acclaimed pianist Ian Buckle and Opera North Chorister Sarah Estill for a delightful expedition through some of Ivor Novello's greatest musicals. Featuring a selection of beloved classics including, ... Wed, 13 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/bassoon-oboe-and-harpsichord/ Opera North Wind Principals Richard Hewitt and Adam Mackenzie make a welcome return to the season, joined by Catherine Lowe, also from Opera North's Wind Section. With Annette Saunders on piano, the group will perform so... Wed, 11 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/brass-band-christmas-concert/ Christmas with all the trimmings in one bite-sized concert: the University of Huddersfield Brass Band treats you to a collection of holiday classics, Yuletide greats and audience carols too. Festive feel-good within o... Thu, 28 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/orchestra-of-opera-north-bluebeard-s-castle/ Colossal orchestral scores and sensational vocals will make this an unforgettable concert performance. THE MUSIC… Towering fanfares sandwich Janáček’s dazzling Sinfonietta. This lively orchestral piece sees rusti... Wed, 22 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/violin-cello-and-piano-recital/ Jessica Burroughs makes a welcome return to the Lunchtime Concert Season with fellow Opera North string musician, Byron Parish. With Opera North's Head of Music, David Cowan, on piano, the trio will perform Brahms' B Maj... Wed, 19 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/violin-french-horn-and-piano-recital/ David Greed returns for his second performance of the season, this time joined by Alexander Hamilton from Opera North's brass section and Annette Saunders on piano. This recital of poignant beauty includes Brahms' heartf... Wed, 11 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/orchestra-of-opera-north-the-nutcracker-the-snowman/ An enchanting tale told through music, narration and hand-drawn illustrations. On Christmas Eve, Clara is gifted with the most beautiful toy, a nutcracker. Falling asleep with the toy in her arms, she dreams of a world o... Wed, 18 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/violin-and-piano-recital/ Performance cancelled in light of the increasing threat of the Coronavirus outbreak A romantic, light-hearted lunchtime programme for violin and piano concludes our 19/20 Concert Season at Dewsbury Town Hall. A... Thu, 12 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativekirklees.com/kirklees-concert-season/orchestra-of-opera-north-christmas-concert/ Heavenly voices and beloved orchestral pieces are a wonderful addition to your Christmas festivities as the Orchestra of Opera North, joined on stage by the massed voices of the company’s Chorus and Youth Chorus, captiva...