What's On at Leeds Town Hall September - December 2013 by Leeds International Concert Season

What’s On

Your guide for September – December 2013

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Why not host your event at Leeds Town Hall? Iconic, historic and refurbished, Leeds Town Hall is the ideal destination for all kinds of events, great and small. The Victoria Hall offers one of the largest spaces available for hire in Leeds, perfect for a presentation to an audience of up to 1200 people or a banquet for 400 people. With seating removed, the hall can be used for a wide variety of events, including dinners, conferences, exhibitions or dances. Flexible meeting room spaces are also available with a choice of eleven meeting rooms. For further information please contact a member of the Commercial Team on 0113 247 7988 or email leedstownhall@leeds.gov.uk. 2

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Welcome to your What’s On at Leeds Town Hall brochure for September to December 2013, proudly sponsored by the Yorkshire Evening Post. Once more we are delighted to present a rich and diverse programme of concerts, comedy, educational events and more, all taking place at our city’s most iconic venue. In October, The Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio opens the Leeds International Concert Season with an all-Russian programme (5 Oct) and we welcome the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra to Leeds Town Hall for the very first time (19 Oct). Fans of folk music are in for a real treat as we host some of the UK and Ireland’s most well-loved folk musicians. Following last year’s sell out concerts, Christy Moore returns (16 Oct) and Kate Rusby is back with her fantastic Christmas show (12 Dec). Meanwhile English singer songwriter and activist Billy Bragg will be visiting as he tours his new album Tooth and Nail (25 Nov) and BBC Radio 2 Folk Award-winning duo Show of Hands will perform with Miranda Sykes (5 Dec). Here at Leeds Town Hall we will be celebrating Christmas in a multitude of ways so whether you fancy joining us for our festive film screenings on our giant screen (9 – 11 Dec), for our family singalong the Lord Mayor’s Carols (19 Dec) or at the Viennese Whirl (29 Dec), you’re sure to find some Christmas cheer. Plus this year we re-tell the classic family Christmas-time story, The Snowman, on screen with the Orchestra of Opera North playing live (22 Dec). We hope to welcome you to Leeds Town Hall soon. Councillor Lucinda Yeadon Executive Member for Leisure & Skills

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Leeds Lunchtime Organ Music Mondays at 1.05pm Presented by

Dr Simon Lindley

City Organist, with special guests

Once again the 2013/14 series of Lunchtime Organ Music brings friends old and new as listeners and performers to Leeds Town Hall. To complement the solo organ recitals, some programmes feature choral and vocal music with the organ at their heart. Season highlights: 1 Mezzo soprano Margaret McDonald performs Elgar’s Sea Pictures accompanied by Simon Lindley (23 Sept) 1 Clive Driskill-Smith performs the UK premiere of Pantcheff’s Passacaglia on a theme of Benjamin Britten (born 1913), Op 87 1 Simon Lindley accompanies a silent film as part of the Leeds International Film Festival (18 Nov) 1 The University of Huddersfield Brass Band performs a Christmas concert directed by Philip McCann (10 Dec) 1 Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols performed by the Choirs of Leeds Cathedral and Leeds Minster (16 Dec) 4

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At the close of each concert, a retiring collection will be taken. See back cover for dates or visit www.leedsconcertseason.com. Call 0113 247 8336 for a leaflet with full details.

Throughout 2013, the Town Hall will be opening its doors to a series of exciting events, giving you the opportunity to see what’s inside our landmark building. The hidden histories of the Town Hall come alive in our monthly tours, talks and exhibitions programme.

Lunchtime Talks

The Poetry Business

Working with Leeds University’s Brotherton Library and Leeds Central Library, we present a series of ‘one object, one hour’ talks about the objects in the University’s Special Collection. These talks will reveal some of the remarkable objects that make up our cultural heritage.

Sat 14 September: 1pm

Fri 20 September Leeds Town Hall

Secrets of Swallows and Amazons:

The Arthur Ransome Collection

Thur 17 October Leeds Central Library

Art and Architecture on Campus:

Intriguing artworks and amazing buildings at the University of Leeds

Fri 15 November Leeds Town Hall

The Hobbit in Leeds: Tolkien at the University

Thur 12 December Leeds Central Library

Town Hall Tours Last Saturday (10.30am) and Monday (11.30am & 2.30pm) of the month (28 & 30 Sept, 26 & 28 Oct, 25 & 30 Nov)

The Poetry Business returns with an afternoon of writing workshops under the guidance of poetry experts. The Poetry Business poets have won or been shortlisted for almost every major poetry prize, including the Forward Prize on eleven occasions and ten Poetry Book Society awards. Tickets: £18 (£15 concessions)

This tour is your chance to stand at the dock where prisoners once stood, or sit at the judge’s bench of the Borough Court, to descend the stone steps into the dark prison cells below and climb the 203 steps to the top of the clock tower to see the clock itself whilst taking in a view of Leeds unlike any other.

Christmas Lights Clocktower Tour

Join us for a festive evening tour on 6 December at 6.30pm. As The University of Leeds Cookery well as the usual tour you will be Collection able to admire the Christmas lights All talks 12.30pm – 1.30pm and you across Leeds from the top of the clocktower. are welcome to bring your lunch. Tickets: £4 These talks are free, however (advance booking essential) donations are welcome. Email enquiry.express@leeds.gov.uk or call Private tours 0113 247 6016 to reserve a space. We offer private tours to suit you.

Recipes of Christmas Past:

Tours are £100 for up to 25 people. Please note: for those unable to ascend the clock tower stairs an audio-visual presentation will be available upon request. If the weather is particularly bad then we will not be able to take people onto the outside of the clock tower.

SPACE2 TIME AND PLACE PROJECT

Recon Festival Mon 23 September: 6pm Leeds Town Hall Courtroom RECON festival opener featuring Stockpot Stopcock. Dr Seuss, Scott Walker and The Two Ronnies are just some of the diverse ingredients in pianist Matthew Bourne and saxophonist Richard Ormrod’s musical stew. www.reconfest.co.uk Tickets: FREE www.leedstownhall.co.uk

Sat 28 September: 3pm

Royal School of Church Music Festival The Royal School of Church Music returns to Leeds Town Hall after more than 50 years. Dr Simon Lindley will direct singers from the North of England as well as the choirs of Wakefield, Sheffield and Bradford Cathedrals and the Minster Churches of West and South Yorkshire in a service entitled The Whole Company of Heaven which includes anthems by Jackson, Bullock, Mawby, Dyson and Stanford and great hymns on the theme of Angels and Saints. The Rt Revd Glyn Webster – Bishop of Beverley will be our preacher. A festival service book has been produced for this service and is available at a cost of £6 per copy from Andrew Robinson at arobinson@rscm.com. Singers wishing to sing at this festival will need to purchase a festival book and attend the rehearsals from 10.30am – 1pm and the service at 3pm. Anyone wishing to attend just the service should arrive by 2.45pm.

Tue 1 & Wed 2 October: 8pm*

Sarah Millican Home Bird

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EXTRA DATES NOW ON SALE! 9 & 11 May 2014

The British Comedy Award’s Queen of Comedy, Sarah Millican, is giving up the party scene (Ann Summers), easing off on the drinking (fizzy pop equals wealthy dentists) and is settling down (taking her bra off). Determined to put down some roots, she now has a cat (furry baby) and even a tree (she has a lot of mugs). On this, her third national tour, you will learn what to take on a dirty weekend, the easiest way to blend in in posh restaurants and how to teach a pensioner to swear. Join her for some hilarious domestic bliss.

‘Sarah Millican is never less than belly-laugh hilarious’ The Mirror ‘An iron fist in a marigold glove’ The Guardian

Recommended for ages 16+

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Fri 4 October: 5pm onwards

For one night only, Leeds’ artists, makers and performers get together to transform our familiar streets and buildings in an unforgettable evening of exhibitions, installations and events. Across the city, arts organisations and public buildings open their doors late into the night as artists transform spaces into temporary showcases for their work that shine a new light on the city. This year, Light Night’s theme will be the Light Night Circus and many of the installations and events will reflect this so why not create your own costumes to add to the atmosphere? Highlights include Illuminos’ Momentus on Millennium Square, a large scale projection that will transform the entire façade of The Civic Hall into an animated mechanical clock. You can also expect citywide film events, projections, performance, tours, music, dance, storytelling and an unrivalled festival atmosphere.

The Town Hall opens its doors from 5pm – 10pm with installations, and tours of the Clock Tower, Victorian Cells and Courtroom. Navigate your own route with the help of the Light Night map or take the family-friendly Light Night Trail, walkable with even the most reluctant child! Some of the installations and events can only accommodate limited audiences and admission will be strictly by ticket only, so make sure that you’ve booked in advance to avoid disappointment. Come to Light Night with friends and family and help to make Leeds into one great work of art. Further info, programme and map at www.lightnightleeds.co.uk www.leedstownhall.co.uk

Sat 5 October: 7.30pm Free pre-concert talk by Anastasia Belina-Johnson at 6.45pm

Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio

Vladimir Fedoseyev conductor Peter Donohoe piano Rachmaninov Vocalise Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 3 Tchaikovsky Symphony No 4

‘Truly there would be reason to go mad were it not for music’ Tchaikovsky

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Rachmaninov’s third concerto is known as one of the most technically challenging pieces in the classical piano repertoire, so much so that the pianist for whom it was written, Josef Hofmann, despite being an extremely proficient player, denied that the work was written for him! The 1996 film, Shine, tells the true story of an Australian pianist’s plight in learning the piece. Tchaikovsky’s fourth symphony was written as his marriage was breaking down and he had tried to commit suicide. He is said to have been influenced by Beethoven’s Symphony No 5 and the ‘fate’ motif, saying of the opening movement “All life is an unbroken alternation of hard reality with swiftly passing dreams and visions of happiness... No haven exists... Drift upon that sea until it engulfs and submerges you in its depths.” Vocalise is the last song in Rachmaninov’s Fourteen Songs, composed in 1912. This wordless song was originally written for soprano and piano, to be sung on a vowel of the singer’s choosing. It has been arranged countless times since it was written, notably by American vocalist and conductor Bobby McFerrin and cellist Yo-Yo Ma.

Sun 6 October: 7.30pm Lively Up! Festival presents

Denys Baptiste’s Now’s the Time... Let Freedom Ring! Music, poetry and the moving image combine to mark the 50th Anniversary of civil rights activist, Dr Martin Luther King’s historic I Have A Dream oration in a major, exhilarating concert by Mercury-nominated saxophonist, Denys Baptiste. Inspired by Dr King’s momentous speech that demanded freedom, justice and equality for all, Denys Baptiste’s stirring suite, Let Freedom Ring! gained critical acclaim and standing ovations the world over when it toured in 2003. In 2013, Baptiste re-invents and expands the piece for a new decade, adding an entirely new suite with gospel music and poetry, and reprising Dr King’s call to action: Now Is The Time... Let Freedom Ring! Audiences can expect a moving, thoughtprovoking yet utterly uplifting performance that combines contemporary jazz with rousing gospel, blues, Afrobeat and Afro-Cuban rhythms, the poetry and voices of Ben Okri and Lemn Sissay, and projected visuals by award-winning filmmakers/VJs, Yeast. Presented by Baptiste’s sensational 13-piece band augmented by the soulful voices of Voices of the Day, this is an awesome concert you really won’t want to miss! Produced by Lively Up! Festival www.livelyupfestival.com

‘Engrossing and intelligent music that also swings like hell. Dr King would be proud’

TimeOut

A profound yet totally accessible musical response to Dr King’s timeless declaration’ Echoes

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Sun 13 October: 7.30pm

Sing for Heroes! Directed by Will Prideaux Accompanied by Matthew Jones Two hundred male voices come together under the baton of international award-winning choral conductor Will Prideaux for a rousing evening of popular melodies in support of Help for Heroes. With special performances from Leeds and Gledholt Male Voice Choirs as well as the renowned Peterborough Male Voice Choir, and introducing the Sing for Heroes! men who – with little or no previous musical experience between them – have been recruited from across the city to form a new male choir especially for the occasion! An unmissable concert of choral favourites, ballads and songs from the shows to appeal to all the family! A £18

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£2 off for over 60s 50% off for under 18s, students and unwaged.

Wed 16 October: 8pm

Christy Moore with Declan Sinnott

The legendary Christy Moore is one of contemporary Irish music’s best-loved singer/songwriters. With a successful recording career spanning over 40 years, his stature and influence in Irish roots music is unparalleled. Returning to the UK in October 2013 for a select number of concerts, he will be joined by regular accompanist, well known musician and record producer Declan Sinnott, whose relationship with Christy goes back to his days with Moving Hearts. Tickets: £32.50, £30.50 10 Box Office: 0113 224 3801

Sat 19 October: 7.30pm Free pre-concert talk by Julian Rushton at 6.45pm

Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

Stéphane Denève conductor Henning Kraggerud violin Mozart Violin Concerto No 5 (Turkish) Mahler Symphony No 6 (Tragic)

Mozart composed his fifth and final violin concerto when he was just twenty one years old. It follows the typical fast-slow-fast musical structure, but surprises us with a thematic change to characteristically Turkish music in the finale movement, giving the concerto its nickname. Mahler’s sixth symphony was composed during a happy time in his life when he had recently married and started a family. However, towards the end of the work it becomes surprisingly dark and moody. Listen out for the final movement, which originally featured three hammer blows. Being deeply suspicious, Mahler removed the third after his eldest daughter died and he was diagnosed with a fatal heart condition.

‘It should be one’s sole endeavour to see everything afresh and create it anew’ Mahler

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Fri 25 October: 8pm

Sat 26 October: 7.30pm Free pre-concert talk by Brian Newbould at 6.45pm

The Hallé Markus Stenz conductor Andrew Tyson piano Brand new show, brand new jokes, same old Jimmy. Gagging Order promises to be an hilarious night out... let’s see shall we. The show will be packed with one-liners, stories and jokes. Some clever, some rude and a few totally unacceptable. Everybody’s welcome. Just leave your conscience, sense of common decency and moral compass at home and come on out for a laugh. Jimmy has sold over a million DVDs and hosted countless TV shows, but live comedy is what he does best – come and see for yourself. Recommended for ages 16+

Tickets: £25

EXTRA DATE ADDED DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND!

Ives The Unanswered Question Beethoven Piano Concerto No 4 Brahms Symphony No 1

Brahms was under immense pressure when he wrote his first symphony and he put it off for many years for fear of comparison to Beethoven. Despite his confession that it took 21 years to write, it didn’t take long for critics to draw similarities between Brahms’s First Symphony and Beethoven’s Ninth, an observation to which Brahms retorted, “any ass can see that!” and the work soon became known as ‘Beethoven’s Tenth’. The similarities are strongest in the final movements of both pieces, although during composition Brahms said he was thinking of John 14:10: “I am in the Father, and the Father is in me.” Ives’s The Unanswered Question was originally scored for woodwind quartet, solo trumpet and offstage string quartet, each working within their own time and key. Ives described this as a “cosmic landscape”. It was not until 1940 when Ives rewrote the piece for orchestra that it was eventually published. The piece is featured prominently in the German award-winning film Run Lola Run.

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Sat 2 November: 7.30pm Free pre-concert talk by Judy Blezzard at 6.45pm

The Hallé

Leeds Philharmonic Chorus

David Hill conductor Elizabeth Watts soprano Alexander Ashworth baritone Elgar In the South (Alassio) Vaughan Williams Dona nobis pacem Elgar The Spirit of England

Elgar was inspired to compose In the South whilst on a family holiday in Alassio in the south of Italy. It was premiered in 1904 as part of an Elgar Festival, conducted by Elgar himself as the score was not ready in time for conductor Hans Richter to study. Listen out for the viola solo in the middle and the brass-heavy finale. Dona nobis pacem (Grant us peace), was commissioned in 1936 for Huddersfield Choral Society. The six parts of the work, using text from poetry, the Mass, the Bible and a political speech are entitled Agnus Dei, Beat Beat Drums!, Reconciliation, Dirge for Two Veterans and two untitled final sections. Also influenced by war and poetry, Elgar wrote The Spirit of England to remember those who died during the first world war using text from three Laurence Binyon poems: The Fourth of August, To Women and For the Fallen. The work was premiered here in Leeds in 1916.

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Sun 3 November: 3pm

Wed 6 – Sun 24 November

Brighouse and Rastrick Band The Brighouse and Rastrick Band is regarded by many as the best and most consistent public subscription band in the world. The band was formed almost 130 years ago through public donations given by the townsfolk of the adjacent villages of Brighouse and Rastrick. ‘Briggus’ is considered amongst the ‘elite’ bands both on the contest and concert platforms and has built a reputation as one the country’s most entertaining live bands, making this concert in the beautiful setting of Leeds Town Hall a must for music lovers and brass band connoisseurs.

The North of England’s largest film event, Leeds International Film Festival takes over the Town Hall every November to bring an unmissable line-up of outstanding films from around the world, exclusive to the city. Launching with the Opening Gala on 6 November in the stunning setting of Victoria Hall, LIFF27 will present over 100 screenings and live events in the Town Hall including: previews and premieres of some of the most anticipated films of the year; unique silent film events with live musical accompaniment; major international competitions for filmmakers; marathon film events for fans of horror and Japanese anime; and screenings of all-time film classics. The LIFF27 programme is launched on Friday 4 October as part of Light Night and great value passes are now on sale through Box Office or leedsfilm.com. www.leedsfilm.com

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Sat 23 November: 7.30pm

Sun 24 November: 7.30pm

Free pre-concert talk by Peter Whitfield at 6.45pm

John Wilson & the John Wilson Orchestra

BBC Philharmonic

That’s Entertainment

Juanjo Mena conductor Louis Lortie piano

A Tribute to the Golden Age of the MGM Musicals With very special guests: Anna Jane Casey and Matt Ford

Berlioz Overture: Roman Carnival Ravel Piano Concerto in G Bruckner Symphony No 6

The much loved John Wilson and his orchestra return with special guest singers to tour the UK with an all new show celebrating the golden era of the MGM film musicals. Featuring: Meet Me in St Louis, High Society, The Band Wagon, Gigi, An American in Paris, Crazy Girl, Easter Parade, Show Boat and so much more! Tickets: £44, £39, £34, £24

Ravel’s jazz-inspired Piano Concerto in G was written after a trip to America when jazz was at the height of its popularity. Back home in Paris the trend was also catching on at cafes across the city. Whilst the work still uses a classical structure, the harmonies and rhythms are clearly taken from jazz. Listen out for the opening whip crack and drum roll. “The G-major Concerto took two years of work… The opening theme came to me on a train between Oxford and London. But the initial idea is nothing. The work of chiseling then began.” Bruckner’s rarely performed sixth symphony was one of the only symphonies that he didn’t subject to many revisions. He was finally proud and confident of his work. Unfortunately the critics disagreed! In the second movement listen out for the opening love song of the strings and oboe, followed by a funeral march, and in the third movement, an Austrian folk dance style.

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Mon 25 November: 7.30pm

A Band on the Wall Fundraiser Event

Touring on the back of the release of Tooth & Nail, his first studio album in five years, the great English singer songwriter, activist and voice of a generation brings his wonderful music to Leeds Town Hall. Drawing on personal rather than political themes, Tooth & Nail sees Billy Bragg drawing on soul, country and folk music influences to explore the ups and downs of relationships that have stood the test of time. Recipient of the Roots Award at this year’s BBC Folk Awards, expect the night to feature much-loved classics such as A New England, Between the Wars, Sexuality and Waiting for the Great Leap Forward alongside songs from the new album. A terrific evening is promised in the company of one of Britain’s most authentic and engaging artists. Presented by Band on the Wall and CODA

Tickets: £20

Sat 30 November: 7.30pm Free pre-concert talk by Judy Blezzard at 6.45pm

Czech National Symphony Orchestra

Libor Pešek conductor Chloë Hanslip violin Strauss Tales from the Vienna Woods Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Dvorˇák Symphony No 9 (From the New World)

‘Though everything else may appear shallow and repulsive, even the smallest task in music... is truly a blessed gift of God’ Mendelssohn

Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto is known as the first of the Romantic period. Despite following the usual form of three movements, the concerto was unusual for its time as the movements are all linked together, in order to prevent the audience from applauding in the breaks. Whilst applause between movements was the practice previously, Mendelssohn’s concept became the norm. Listen out for the sustained bassoon note which links the first and second movements and the brief violin and strings passage which links the second and third. Dvorˇák’s Symphony No 9 is one of the most popular symphonies from the romantic repertoire, and is best known to many as the tune from the Hovis advert which featured the theme from the third movement. Dvorˇák wrote the piece to mark 400 years since Columbus’s discovery of America, but whilst he was influenced by African-American spirituals, a nostalgic sense of longing for his homeland can be sensed.

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Thur 5 December: 7.30pm ESL presents

featuring Miranda Sykes If you haven’t heard of Show of Hands by now, where have you been?! Celebrating a 21 year musical partnership, singer songwriter Steve Knightley and multi instrumentalist Phil Beer have sold out the Royal Albert Hall four times and are triple winners at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards (Best Duo, Best Original Song, Best Live Act). Joined by musical chameleon Miranda Sykes on double bass they have become one of the acoustic roots scene’s major players, widely recognised for their resonating original songs, slick musicianship and audience rapport – featuring on BBC TV’s Countryfile, BBC Breakfast and Andrew Marr shows and regularly played by the likes of Bob Harris, Mark Radcliffe and Simon Mayo. Following a summer of key UK festival headline appearances and a tour of Germany, the genre-defying band returns to the UK this autumn for the Hand in Hand tour – for the first time ever Steve, Phil and Miranda will be their own support act – performing three songs apiece in the opening set to showcase their myriad individual talents, before joining forces for the unique Show of Hands experience after the interval. Tickets: £18 18 Box Office: 0113 224 3801

Sat 7 December: 7.30pm Free pre-concert talk by Brian Newbould at 6.45pm

Orchestra of Opera North Richard Farnes conductor Kathryn Stott piano

Leeds Film City Christmas Screenings Experience classic films like you’ve never seen them before, on the giant screen at Leeds Town Hall. Tickets: £7 (£5 concessions)

Britten Piano Concerto Elgar Symphony No 2

This evening we hear from two British composers as one of the UK’s most well-loved pianists performs Britten’s only piano concerto, which he premiered himself in 1938, followed by Elgar’s second, and last, symphony. Elgar dedicated his work to the late King Edward VII who had recently passed away and the second movement is a funeral march. Elgar instructed: “I want you to imagine a great crowd of silent people, watching the passing of a beloved sovereign. Strings, you must play those semiquaver figures of yours like the sigh of an immense crowd... Oboe, I want you to play your lament entirely free, with all the expression you can get into it...” Elgar said that he was inspired to write this movement following a visit to Venice and also by a Percy Shelley poem but another profound influence was his friendship with Alice Stuart Worley, with whom many believed he was in a romantic relationship.

Mon 9 December 4pm

A Touch of Evil (95 mins, 12A) 6pm

Gremlins (106 mins, 15) 8.15pm

The Terminator (107 mins, 15) Tue 10 December 3pm

Great Expectations (118 mins, U) 5.30pm

Princess Bride (98 mins, PG) 7.45pm

It’s a Wonderful Life (130 mins, PG) Wed 11 December 3pm

The Apartment (125 mins, PG)

Festival of Britten supported by

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Singin’ in the Rain (103 mins, U) 7.45pm

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Thur 12 December: 7.30pm

Kate Rusby at Christmas

Kate Rusby is steeped in her local traditions and tonight showcases the carols and songs learnt through childhood in her native South Yorkshire. Come along to hear new variations of familiar carols mostly unheard outside the area together with a selection of old favourites.

‘Her show sparkles with magic and an achingly bittersweet sense of Christmasses past’ Yorkshire Post 2012

‘...exquisite interpretations of traditional material from the pocket-sized folk singer with the heartbreakingly tremulous voice and bawdy Yorkshire wit’ Daily Telegraph 2012

This un-missable evening of entertainment will feature songs from Kate’s two albums of Yorkshireinspired songs and carols. Kate is touring this Christmas season with her hugely talented band, complete with brass quintet – a rousing Christmas celebration! Of all the stars in folk music’s wondrous firmament, few shine as brightly as Yorkshire’s Kate Rusby. A remarkable interpretive singer, Kate’s soulful vocals resonate with the wistful beauty of an earthbound angel. Inhabiting a lyric with unforced conviction – no matter how old or how modern – she has that rare ability to transport her audience, of touching them emotionally and making each tune live vividly within their experience and imagination. South Yorkshire has a very strong tradition of carol singing starting early November. Sunday lunchtimes see 100s of carollers cram into various pubs in the locality to join in the unashamedly joyous singing – standing room only! At its heart, it represents an oral tradition, constantly evolving, passed down from generation to generation, with roots dating back over 200 years. Tickets: £24

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Fri 13 December: 7pm

A Choral Christmas Chorus & Orchestra of Opera North

Timothy Burke conductor Benjamin Britten

St Nicolas

Sing with the Chorus of Opera North Join us for a seasonal performance of Britten’s dramatic Cantata St Nicolas featuring the Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North, alongside their Children’s and Community Choruses. Take part yourself on the day! If you would like the opportunity to perform alongside Opera North’s extraordinary singers, please contact education@operanorth.co.uk. Timothy Burke conducts this enchanting choral masterpiece, which tells the story of the legendary incidents in the life of St Nicolas. Tickets: £10 & £5

Sat 14 December: 7.30pm Leeds Festival Chorus presents

Leeds Festival Chorus Orchestra of Opera North Conducted by Simon Wright Ruby Hughes • Kathryn Rudge Joshua Ellicott • Matthew Hargreaves Vivaldi Gloria Bach Christmas Oratorio, Parts 1, 2 & 3 Tickets: £31.50 – £16 Discounts available

Thur 19 December: 6.30pm & 8.30pm

The 2013 Lord Mayor’s

Carol Concerts

Leeds Philharmonic Chorus Rothwell Temperance Brass Band Alan Horsey organ Introduced and conducted by Simon Lindley

ROTHWELL TEMPERANCE BRASS BAND

Sat 21 December: 4pm The massed voices of Inspiration and The Orchestra of Opera North present

LEEDS PHILHARMONIC CHORUS

Celebrate Christmas at Leeds Town Hall’s annual family carol concerts. After the concert there will be a collection for the Lord Mayor’s Charity Appeal. The Lord Mayor’s chosen charity for 2013 – 2014 is a project called Leeds Offers Fun for the Young (LOFFTY). The proposal is to raise funds in order to provide additional fun activities for kids in the City during and after school, at weekends and throughout the school holidays. The charity Cash for Kids will manage the LOFFTY project. It’s the official charity of Radio Aire and Magic 828 and has provided support for thousands of the neediest children in Leeds. Tickets: £5

Concessions: £2.50

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Happy Holidays Music Director Gary Griffiths It wouldn’t be Christmas without Inspiration’s Christmas concert to get you in the mood. This year, as well as some of your favourites, we will be featuring Christmas songs from the world of musical theatre and continuing our exploration of music written especially for the stage. Big numbers from Irving Berlin’s White Christmas and haunting songs from Randy Newman and Burt Bacharach go alongside our trademark wall of sound in The First Noel, Hallelujah Chorus and Hark! The Herald Angels Sing. There’s even a bit of Dolly Parton! Tickets: £20, £15, £10

Sun 22 December: 3pm

Peter and the Wolf/ The Snowman Delight your family this Christmas with a double-bill of classic musical stories for children, accompanied by a live orchestra and narrated by Sanjeev Bhaskar.

Orchestra of Opera North Sanjeev Bhaskar narrator Neil Thomson conductor

Peter and his animal companions are brought to life before your ears by dancing strings, quacking oboes, fluttering flutes and prowling horns in Prokofiev’s charming tale of courage and compassion. With the enchanting animated film The Snowman shown on a big screen, orchestral forces inject tingle-down-the-spine magic into Walking in the Air – the soundtrack to every child’s Christmas. The perfect way to begin the exciting build-up to Christmas day. A £23

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Discounts: Under 18s £5 off, Over 60s £1.50 off

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Sun 29 December: 3pm

Orchestra of Opera North

Nicolai The Merry Wives of Windsor: Overture Wohl denn, gefaßt ist der Entschluß! Jac van Steen Sarah Tynan Mark Forrest Johann Strauss II Annen-polka conductor soloist presenter Frühlingstimmmen Pizzicato Polka Josef Strauss Brennende Liebe Tchaikovsky Eugene Onegin: Polonaise Von Suppé Join us in the magnificent surroundings of Leeds Die schöne Galathée: Overture Town Hall as we celebrate the festive season with a Josef Strauss wonderful afternoon concert of Viennese waltzes, Dorfschwalben aus Österreich marches, polkas and arias. Stolz Im Prater blüh’n wieder die Bäume: title song BBC Radio’s Mark Forrest presents this seasonal Johann Strauss II favourite with the Orchestra of Opera North, conducted by Jac Van Steen and featuring soprano Éljen a Magyar! Sarah Tynan. Gershwin Shall We Dance: Walking the dog The Show is On: By Strauss Joseph Strauss A B C D E O Sphärenklänge £27.50 £24 £22.50 £18 £14 £9.50 Johann Strauss II On the Beautiful Blue Danube (See page 27 for discounts) 24 Box Office: 0113 224 3801

Leeds City Council and Paul Holman Associates present

X Factor Finalists

SAME DIFFERENCE

Returning by popular demand CBBC’s

JEZ EDWARDS

Friday 6 December 2013 – Saturday 11 January 2014 We’re spinning dreams this Christmas as the enchanting fairytale of Sleeping Beauty is brought to life at the Carriageworks Theatre with all the traditional pantomime ingredients audiences expect and enjoy. With The X Factor finalists Same Difference joining Leeds’ favourite, Jez Edwards, it’s a pedigree premiere production that will leave everyone in a spin! Tickets from

al e n o i t i d a r Leeds’ T Pantomim

ROB STEVENS

SLP College & Junior Academy Director: Sue Hodge Choreographer: Clare Kennedy

£9

LISA KELSEY September 7 Jive 14 Silhouette 28 DJ Night

October 5 Jive 12 Chris Hopkins Harvest Festival 26 DJ Night

November 2 Jive 9 DJ Night 23 Chris Hopkins

December 7 Jive 21 Chris Hopkins Christmas Ball Pudsey Civic Hall Dawson’s Corner, Pudsey, Leeds, LS28 5TA

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There is full wheelchair access to Leeds Town Hall and wheelchair-accessible toilet facilities on all floors. A number of spaces in the seating area are reserved for wheelchair users. Please let us know when booking of any special access requirements you may have.

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Car Park The nearest secure parking is available at The Light (accessible via Great George Street). Price: £6.50 between 6pm – 9am

Concert Bus A coach service is available for orchestral attenders*, picking up from Addingham, Ilkley, Ben Rhydding, Burley-in-Wharfedale, Otley, Menston, Guiseley, Yeadon, Rawdon and Horsforth. Ticket price: £5 return journey (£4 from Yeadon) For booking information please contact the Box Office on 0113 224 3801 or boxoffice@leeds.gov.uk. Please note that seats are only guaranteed if reserved by the Wednesday before the concert. * Please note there is no service for the choral concert on 2 November.

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A number of free parking spaces are reserved at the front of the Town Hall for blue badge-holders.

This brochure and our concert programmes are available in alternative formats – please call us on 0113 247 8336 for more details, or visit www.leedsconcertseason.com. Support dogs are welcome.

How to book

Town Hall seating plan

By telephone

0113 224 3801

The Booking Line is open from 10am – 6pm Monday to Saturday. Please note: a transaction fee of £2.50 will apply per booking for all Leeds City Council comedy and concerts outside of Leeds International Concert Season.

Online

www.leedsconcertseason.com

Please note: a booking fee of £1 per ticket applies to music and comedy events and 24p for films.

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If you have any questions or comments about Leeds Town Hall events please email music@leeds.gov.uk or write to Leeds Town Hall, The Headrow, Leeds, LS1 3AD.

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Discounts are available on LICS presentations for groups of 10 or more. Please contact the Box Office for details.

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The following discounts are available for LICS orchestral concerts, identified by the LICS logo. Please call the Box Office for information on discounts for other concerts and events. Over 60s: £1.50 reduction. Under 18s, full-time students and unwaged: 50% reduction. Patrons with disabilities: Patrons with disabilities and their essential carers may obtain two tickets for the price of one.

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The Carriageworks, The Electric Press, 3 Millennium Square, Leeds, LS2 3AD Email: boxoffice@leeds.gov.uk The Box Office is open to personal callers from 10am – 6pm Monday to Saturday.

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At a glance

MUSIC FILM EDUCATION COMEDY

CHILDREN MULTI-ARTFORM OTHER

SEPTEMBER Thursday 5 – Sunday 8 Thursday 12 Saturday 14 Monday 16 Friday 20 Fri 20 – Sun 22 Monday 23 Saturday 28 Sunday 29 Monday 30

Various 7.30pm 1pm 1.05pm 12.30pm 10am – 5pm 1.05pm 6pm 10.30am 3pm 9.30am – 4.30pm 11.30am & 2.30pm 1.05pm

LEEDS INTERNATIONAL BEER FESTIVAL see www.leedsbeer.com for session times LEEDS METHODIST CHOIR presents a festival spectacular for voices and brass – Tickets £12 THE POETRY BUSINESS: Writing Workshop ORGAN RECITAL: Simon Lindley LUNCHTIME TALK: Secrets of Swallows and Amazons YORKSHIRE BICYCLE SHOW www.yorkshirebicycleshow.com (Friday is trade only) ORGAN RECITAL: Margaret McDonald & Simon Lindley RECON FESTIVAL: Stockpot Stopcock TOWN HALL TOUR ROYAL SCHOOL OF CHURCH MUSIC FESTIVAL LEEDS VINTAGE FASHION FAIR Tickets: £3 – www.leedsvintagefashionfairs.com TOWN HALL TOUR ORGAN RECITAL: Clive Driskill-Smith

8pm 5pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 1.05pm 7.30pm 1.05pm 8pm 12.30pm 8pm 7.30pm 1.05pm 7pm 8pm 10.30am 7.30pm 11.30am & 2.30pm 1.05pm

SARAH MILLICAN: Home Bird LIGHT NIGHT (plus various locations across Leeds) TCHAIKOVSKY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF MOSCOW RADIO DENYS BAPTISTE: Now’s the Time... Let Freedom Ring! ORGAN RECITAL: Yorkshire Three Choirs’ Festival (at Leeds Minster) SING FOR HEROES! – Two hundred male voices perform in aid of Help for Heroes ORGAN RECITAL: Jonathan Kingston CHRISTY MOORE LUNCHTIME TALK: Art and Architecture on Campus (at Leeds Central Library) FASHION SHOW – a platform for talent in the north STUTTGART RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ORGAN RECITAL: Simon Lindley DAUGHTER JIMMY CARR: Gagging Order TOWN HALL TOUR THE HALLÉ TOWN HALL TOUR ORGAN RECITAL: Daniel Justin

7.30pm 3pm 1.05pm Various 1.05pm 12.30pm 1.05pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 11.30am & 2.30pm 1.05pm 7.30pm

THE HALLÉ & LEEDS PHILHARMONIC CHORUS BRIGHOUSE & RASTRICK BAND ORGAN RECITAL: Simon Lindley 27th LEEDS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ORGAN RECITAL: Simon Lindley – Music of Remembrance LUNCHTIME TALK: The Hobbit in Leeds ORGAN RECITAL: Simon Lindley – Silent Film with organ accompaniment BBC PHILHARMONIC JOHN WILSON & THE JOHN WILSON ORCHESTRA: That’s Entertainment TOWN HALL TOUR ORGAN RECITAL: Alan Horsey BILLY BRAGG SALUTE TO YOUTH presented by Lindsey Berwin and Upper Harmony, featuring local school choirs and XL12 – Tickets £6.50 (Concessions £5) from 01924 363736 TOWN HALL TOUR CZECH NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

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NOVEMBER Saturday 2 Sunday 3 Monday 4 Wed 6 – Sun 24 Monday 11 Friday 15 Monday 18 Saturday 23 Sunday 24 Monday 25 Friday 29 Saturday 30

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9.30am – 4.30pm 1.05pm 7pm 7.30pm 6.30pm 7.30pm 3pm Various 1.05pm 12.30pm 7.30pm 7pm 7.30pm 1.05pm 6.30pm & 8.30pm 4pm 3pm 3pm

LEEDS VINTAGE FASHION FAIR Tickets: £3 – www.leedsvintagefashionfairs.com ORGAN RECITAL: David Houlder YAMSEN – Simon Lindley directs Yamsen’s 30th fun concert with bands and choirs – Tickets free – 01274 59399 SHOW OF HANDS CHRISTMAS LIGHTS CLOCKTOWER TOUR ORCHESTRA OF OPERA NORTH 50th SALVATION ARMY COMMUNITY CAROL CONCERT – featuring Salvation Army bands and choirs, children’s ‘choir for the day’ and special guests – 0113 225 0330 for info In aid of the Yorkshire Cancer Centre LEEDS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ORGAN RECITAL: University of Huddersfield Brass Band LUNCHTIME TALK: Recipes of Christmas Past (at Leeds Central Library) KATE RUSBY AT CHRISTMAS A CHORAL CHRISTMAS: Chorus & Orchestra of Opera North – St Nicolas LEEDS FESTIVAL CHORUS: The Glory of Christmas ORGAN RECITAL: A Ceremony of Carols 2013 LORD MAYOR’S CAROL CONCERTS INSPIRATION: Happy Holidays PETER & THE WOLF/THE SNOWMAN: Orchestra of Opera North VIENNESE WHIRL: Orchestra of Opera North