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Welcome Music has a proud tradition in the Kirklees district. This includes classical music being hosted in our magnificent Town Halls since at least the 1920s. As part of this story, the Kirklees Concert Season has evolved over the years to become the very special experience it is today. We are delighted to continue working in partnership with Opera North to deliver a world class music programme in Huddersfield and Dewsbury. Through this special partnership, we continue to develop new ways of delivery to sustain this fabulous offer for our residents. However, we are still in difficult financial times and the scale of the challenges that face Kirklees Council are unprecedented. Despite these current difficulties we will not be defeated. We are rising to the challenges. Further to the necessary changes made last year, you will notice a few new approaches. We need to keep trying different things to find ways to support the orchestral season for years to come. And we will only achieve this, if we work together. So please help us by telling your friends and family about the concerts and encouraging them to come along or make a donation if you are able to - everything helps! I hope you will enjoy this season’s excellent programme of quality music. When times are tough, we need rays of sunshine to brighten our lives, which our music concerts always provide.
Councillor G. Turner Cabinet Holder for Asset Strategy, Resources & Creative Kirklees (Arts) Kirklees Council The challenging times are far from over but the commitment from Kirklees Council and Opera North to continue bringing world-class music to Huddersfield and Dewsbury is still as strong as ever.
Become a subscriber to the Kirklees Concert Season today! Not only will you see more and save money, there’s a host of exclusive events on offer so you can get up-close-and-personal with Yorkshire’s very own symphony orchestra, the Orchestra of Opera North. What’s more, you’ll also be supporting the Kirklees Concert Season for another year of wonderful music making in your community. Your Orchestral Season subscription package includes: • • • • •
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Talking Music
The Town Halls come alive with a fantastic and varied programme. There is the organ recital series in Huddersfield, at the heart of which is ever popular Borough Organist Dr. Gordon Stewart; there are enticing chamber events in Dewsbury; and in both our Town Halls there are heart-warming family-friendly concerts plus the best symphonic music in orchestral concerts brought to you by the finest conductors, soloists and players.
Join us for some lively discussion about each performance. Before selected concerts we’ll be ‘Talking Music’ with some of our soloists and conductors. Please see individual concerts for start times.
It is testament to you, the audience, that we continue, because without your support, your attendance and your commitment, there would be no Kirklees Concert Season and that is something we cannot allow to happen. Help us to keep music live in Kirklees.
Come along to our popular Lunchtime Concerts – there are some real treats in store. Priced at only £5, these occasions are a simply delightful way to spend an afternoon. Why not come early and enjoy a pre-concert lunch served from 11.30am?
Lunchtime Concerts
Support the Kirklees Concert Season Phil Boughton Director of Orchestra and Chorus Opera North
Find out how you can help us to excite and engage generations to come. More information towards the back of the brochure.
Thursday 28 September 7.30pm Huddersfield Town Hall
Tuesday 24 October 6pm Huddersfield Town Hall
From the Old World to the New: Glinka, Borodin and Dvorˇák
Stick Man & Room on the Broom
Alpesh Chauhan Conductor
Terry Davies
Glinka Ruslan and Lyudmila: Overture
René Aubry Stick Man
Borodin In the Steppes of Central Asia
René Aubry Room on the Broom
Borodin Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances
Talking Music begins at 6.40pm ‘Chauhan is one of those conductors who makes every phrase and detail sound like it’s communicating something – and he possesses that magical, Beecham-like knack for making even rests sing’ The Arts Desk
Alpesh Chauhan, Principal Conductor of Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini Parma and former Assistant Conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, makes his début in Kirklees and with Opera North in this season’s opening concert.
HALL of FAME
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Conductor
‘The animated adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s book appeals to the child in all of us’
Dvorˇák Symphony No. 9 in E minor ‘From the New World’
Both Glinka’s Overture to Ruslan and Lyudmila and Borodin’s Polovtsian Dances are more well-known than the operas they come from and are arguably the composers’ most renowned works. Similarly, the ‘From the New World’ Symphony has a far greater following than any of Dvorˇák’s other works and, since its première in 1893, has been one of the most performed symphonies worldwide.
October half-term family friendly concert
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Join us this October half-term for the screening of two animated tales from the creators of The Gruffalo with René Aubry’s evocative scores performed by the Orchestra. This early evening concert begins with the first live UK performance of Stick Man, a story of friendship and adventure. After going for a jog one morning, Stick Man encounters a bounding dog, who just wants to play fetch. A series of unfortunate events take him far from home. Will he ever get back? You’ll have to wait and see… The enchanting Room on the Broom follows. The witch and her cat are happily flying through the sky on her broomstick when – whoosh! – a gust of wind blows away her hat, her bow and her wand! Will she find her missing things? Come along and find out!
Thursday 30 November 7.30pm Huddersfield Town Hall
Exotic Homelands: Britten, Mozart and Elgar Garry Walker Conductor Elena Urioste
Violin
Britten Soirées musicales Op. 9 Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, ‘Turkish’ K.219 Elgar Symphony No. 1 in A flat
Garry Walker returns to Opera North after his critically acclaimed performances of Britten’s Billy Budd. From the arresting opening of the Soirées musicales through to the noble ending of Elgar’s First Symphony, a common thread of stylistic experimentation – sometimes playful, sometimes audacious – unites the works of three markedly different composers.
Talking Music begins at 6.40pm ‘Opera North’s... superb orchestra... delivered a brilliantly vivid, sharply etched account under conductor Garry Walker, full of surging drama and also moments of exquisite contemplation’ The Scotsman
Elena Urioste, former BBC New Generation Artist and yoga fanatic, is a seasoned recitalist and concerto performer, working with numerous American and UK orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, BBC Symphony and Hallé Orchestras. Here she takes centre-stage to perform Mozart’s exquisite Violin Concerto No. 5.
HALL of FAME
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Tuesday 12 December 6pm Huddersfield Town Hall
Thursday 14 December 7pm Dewsbury Town Hall
The Snowman and Cinderella
Opera North Christmas Concert Hugh Brunt
Conductor
John Savournin
Narrator
Adrian Leaper
Conductor
Chorus of Opera North Prokofiev Cinderella Suite
Opera North Youth Chorus Opera North Children’s Chorus
Howard Blake The Snowman
Arguably the most cherished soundtrack to the Christmas season is the score to Raymond Briggs’ The Snowman. This December the Orchestra of Opera North performs the music in all its heart-melting splendour to a live screening of the animation. Sure to captivate the imaginations of young and old alike, this is not only the perfect way to spend time with loved ones, but a wonderful introduction to the thrills, chills and power of a symphony orchestra performing live. Before that, narrator John Savournin delights with the classic rags-to-riches tale of Cinderella with sensational music and illustrations to accompany the story.
‘Brunt’s conducting of every bar, from the opening buzzing bass line to the sudden consonant end assertive, was graceful, just like the music. Wonderful’ The Times
Programme includes: Turina Pérez Evangelio Op. 12
The annual Christmas concert in Dewsbury is a sparkling showcase for Opera North’s different ensembles. With a programme designed to feature its Chorus, Children’s and Youth Choruses, all underpinned by the exceptional Orchestra, you’ll be inspired to join in with the audience carols in a concert that will certainly get you into the festive spirit. Having brought the curtain down on the last Kirklees Concert Season with an unforgettable programme of Sibelius, Bruch and Strauss, Adrian Leaper returns to conduct the massed forces. There’s a distinctly Mediterranean feel to the concert as he brings a flavour of his adopted home of Spain to Dewsbury.
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Finzi In Terra Pax Op. 39 Tchaikovsky Nutcracker: Overture Talking Music begins at 6.10pm ‘A remarkably assured performance… full of dynamic contrast and dramatic climaxes’ HHHH The Reviews Hub on Adrian Leaper, Nature and Spirit
Saturday 30 December 3pm Huddersfield Town Hall
Viennese Whirl
Justin Brown
Conductor
The other perennial favourite of the Kirklees Concert Season is of course the Viennese Whirl conducted this year by Justin Brown, General Music Director of Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe, Germany, and Music Director Laureate of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. Equally at home on the symphonic platform as on the operatic podium, Justin will close another year of culture in Kirklees with a traditional musical trip through Austria-Hungary, a glittering world of waltzes, polkas, marches and song.
‘…the conductor Justin Brown drew a luminous, technically brilliant musical performance from the singers and orchestra’ Opera Magazine
‘Superb’ HHHHH The Times on the Orchestra of Opera North
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Thursday 25 January 7.30pm Huddersfield Town Hall
Sunday 25 February 4pm Huddersfield Town Hall
From Hollywood with Love
Distant Shores: Mozart, Elgar and Dvorˇák Tobias Ringborg Conductor
Ben Gernon Conductor
Ian Buckle Piano
Kathryn Rudge
Mezzo-soprano
Andrew Collins Presenter
Andrew Collins, Classic FM presenter and Film Editor of the Radio Times, guides us through the world of Hollywood film music with help from Tobias Ringborg, Ian Buckle and the Orchestra of Opera North.
Korngold The Adventures of Robin Hood
Mozart Symphony No. 31 in D major, ‘Paris’ K.297/300a
Rózsa Thief of Bagdad: Eternal love
Elgar Sea Pictures Op. 37
Steiner Gone with the Wind
Dvorˇák Symphony No. 8 in G major
Provost Intermezzo: Souvenir de Vienne Webb Notorious Herrmann North by Northwest
With classic scores from Korngold, Williams, and Rota and lesser known gems from Addinsell, Provost and Webb, this is a concert where you’re bound to know the tunes even if the names are unfamiliar.
Chaplin Limelight
Cementing the links between Classic FM, the Kirklees Concert Season and Opera North, there is no better way to celebrate the breadth of music that movies have inspired.
John Williams Star Wars
‘There was no doubting the conductor’s living and breathing the music. His enthusiasm was infectious; the orchestra’s vivid response … was not the least of the evening’s special qualities’ Opera Today on Tobias Ringborg
Korngold Sea Hawk Korngold Kings Row
John Williams Schindler’s List: Theme Addinsell Dangerous Moonlight: Warsaw Concerto Rota The Godfather
With our second foray into the symphonic works of Antonín Dvorˇák, Ben Gernon, former Dudamel Fellow with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, makes his Opera North début with the 8th Symphony, a work with a bright and optimistic feel, unlike many of Dvorˇák’s other compositions.
Talking Music begins at 3.10pm ‘…a rising star in the conducting world.’ Esslinger Zeitung on Ben Gernon
The programme also includes Mozart’s muchloved Symphony No. 31, ‘Paris’ before we introduce our guest vocalist for the evening, BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist, Kathryn Rudge. Elgar’s Sea Pictures, a setting of five poems set to music for mezzo-soprano, were premièred in 1899 by Clara Butt dressed as a mermaid! We don’t anticipate that Kathryn Rudge will appear in the same guise, but she is sure to enchant either way.
John Williams Superman
HALL of FAME
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Thursday 29 March 7.30pm Huddersfield Town Hall
Across the Atlantic: Bernstein, Gershwin, John Adams and Rachmaninov Dalia Stasevska
Conductor
Sofya Gulyak
Piano
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Bernstein West Side Story: Symphonic Dances Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue John Adams The Chairman Dances
To celebrate the Bernstein centenary, we close this year’s Kirklees Concert Season with a concert of American music, including his iconic Symphonic Dances from the ground-breaking, award-winning musical West Side Story. Gershwin’s epic Rhapsody in Blue needs no introduction; it serves to fuse jazz and classical elements showcasing the versatility of the Orchestra, soloist Sofya Gulyak (2009 Leeds International Piano Competition winner) and Finnish conductor Dalia Stasevska. John Adams’ The Chairman Dances follows. Taken from his opera Nixon in China, the piece is also known as Foxtrot for Orchestra and it’s easy to understand why given its rhythmic drive. The concert concludes with Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances. Written while he was in New York, this colourful composition is a wonderful way to mark the close of this year’s Kirklees Concert Season.
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Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances Op. 45 Talking Music begins at 6.40pm ‘The star of the evening was conductor Dalia Stasevska.’ Aamulehti
HALL of FAME
17 – 26 November 2017
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Batley Mondays 2pm - 3.30pm Batley Central Methodist Church
Singers of all ability welcome, no experience required. Sessions are just £5 per person For more information email, please contact Opera North’s Education Team by emailing: education@operanorth.co.uk
Thursday 17 September 7.30pm Huddersfield Town Hall
Orchestra of Opera North LUNCHTIME CONCERTS
Wagner, Strauss Huddersfield Town Hall
Dewsbury Town Hall
Mondays 1pm
Wednesdays 1pm Wagner Rienzi Overture
The Lunchtime Concert Season is back!Wagner Wesendonck Lieder Richard Strauss Ein Heldenleben
The ever-popular Dr. Gordon Stewart, Kirklees Borough Organist, is at the helm of the Aleksandar Conductor Lunchtime Concerts at Huddersfield Town Hall and as usual we Marković welcome some brilliant Emma Bell Soprano guest performers throughout the season. At Dewsbury Town Hall, Opera North’s Talking Musicprogrammed starts at 6.40pmthis year’s Director of Orchestra and Chorus, Phil Boughton, has once again Lunchtime Chamber Concerts, showcasing the talents of the Company’s musicians along with local artists this intimate setting. Please The Kirklees ConcertinSeason is launched in high heroicnote the new start time of 1pm for the Dewsbury Lunchtime Concerts. style with Richard Strauss’ tone poem Ein Heldenleben, which charts the progress of a hero’s life in thrilling Regular Lunchtime Concert-goers often comment how wonderfully friendly and sociable fashion. It’s an exhilarating showcase for the orchestra, these daytime events are, and with competitively priced light lunches available from encompassing the clamorous excitement of the 11.30am at both Halls, ticket holders enjoy battlefield and the passionate lyricism of acan portrait of a bite to eat and chat before relaxing and taking delight in the uplifting music on offer. the composer’s wife Pauline in the guise of the ‘hero’sFriendly chat from Gordon and our other season performers theare audience with companion’. Opening provides proceedings two works by an insight into the music, as well as a smattering of entertaining personal anecdotes. Wagner.
As youwas arethe aware, the Council’s budget continues to shrink and so we carry on working Rienzi composer’s third opera and his first big success. It is Grand Opera at its grandest, and the hard behind the scenes to look at new ways of delivering the Lunchtime Season. One way extravagant which culminates in a jaunty has been tooverture, seek sponsors for individual concerts and another is the addition of donation military march, also includes one of Wagner’s boxes. These are perfect for smaller gifts noblest and any loose change, so seek them out in melodies, the foyer!Rienzi’s PleasePrayer. be assured that any donations received are held separately to be used specifically for the Kirklees Concert Season. The single ticket price remains at £5 with a season ticket for all 14 organ concerts at Huddersfield available for just £49, whilst a season ticket for all 7 Dewsbury lunchtime concerts is just £24.50 – both offering a 30% saving and so great value for money. We hope you enjoy this season! For full booking and venue details, see information toward the rear of this brochure.
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Huddersfield Town Hall
Monday 18 September 1pm
Gordon Stewart
Gordon Stewart opens the season with a programme which has at its centre the fourth of Mendelssohn’s six sonatas. Around this is music from England, France and America – a real Town Hall recital which will make use of all the stops on the Father Willis organ.
Daniel Moult Handel Overture The Occasional Oratorio
Handel
Alla Hornpipe (from Water Music)
Bach
Trio Sonata 1 in E flat
Felton arr Wall
A Little Tune
Mendelssohn
Sonata 4 in B flat
Handel
3 clock pieces (Minuet-Air- A flight of angels)
Seth Bingham
Rhythmic Trumpet
Mozart
Fantasia in F Minor
Widor
Andante Sostenuto (Symphonie Gothique)
Liszt
Resignazione
Whitlock
Fantasie Choral 2
Reger
Toccata and Fugue in D minor/major
Thalben-Ball
Variations on a theme of Paganini for pedals
Hollins
Song of Sunshine
Widor
Finale from Symphonie VI
Huddersfield Town Hall
Monday 2 October 1pm
Gordon Stewart
To mark the 100th birthday of Dr Francis Jackson, Gordon Stewart’s programme includes music by his mentor, Edward Bairstow, two pieces written to celebrate his 90th birthday and three pieces by Dr Jackson himself. The concert ends with Norman Cocker’s Tuba Tune which was played by Dr Jackson on a best-selling record from York Minster.
Huddersfield Town Hall
Monday 16 October 1pm
Huddersfield favourite Daniel Moult returns with another spectacular programme. It is many years since the virtuosic pedal variations by Thalben-Ball were heard at the Town Hall, and the Whitlock Fantasie Choral may well be a first Huddersfield performance.
Huddersfield Town Hall
Monday 30 October 1pm
Gordon Stewart Rawsthorne
Fanfare for Francis
Jongen
Sonata Eroica
Jackson
Toccata, Chorale and Fugue
Bach arr Bate
Bourrée (3rd Cello Suite)
Bairstow
Evening Song
Bach
Trio on Herr Jesu Christ
Howells Master Tallis’s Testament
Jackson
The Sweet Rivelet
Carter Passacaglia for Francis Jackson Jackson Legend Cocker
Tuba Tune
A programme in two halves. After a real Town Hall opening with Jongen’s wonderful Sonata, and music by Bach and Howells, the programme turns to Halloween. Be ready for spooky lighting and perhaps some guests!
Concert dedicated to past and present members of Wakefield & District Organists Association - kindly sponsored by Pete Shakles
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Bach
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
Grieg
In the Hall of the Mountain King
Robert Bedell
All Hallow’s Eve
Saint-Saëns arr Lemare
Danse Macabre
Huddersfield Town Hall
Monday 13 November 1pm
Gordon Stewart and George King
Huddersfield Town Hall
Monday 11 December 1pm
Brass Band Christmas Spectacular
Bach
Fugue alla Gigue
Franck
Prelude, Fugue and Variation
Philip Moore
Prelude, Adagio and Toccata
Harold Britton
Variations on I Got Rhythm
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 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!
For many Huddersfield regulars the ever-popular brass band concert is an essential part of their Christmas celebrations. Expect a wonderful programme of music old and new, with carols for all to sing. This concert is sure to get you into the festive spirit!
Concert kindly sponsored by Mr D Cutforth
Huddersfield Town Hall
Monday 4 December 1pm
Gordon Stewart
A programme of music for Advent and looking forward to Christmas. Noel Rawsthorne’s Fantasia on Wachet auf! was written for his successor as organist at Liverpool Cathedral, Ian Tracey. Yorkshire is represented by Andrew Carter’s Toccata, and the concert ends with the American Garth Edmundson’s famous toccata. Concert dedicated to Judith Bainbridge – kindly sponsored by Terry Bainbridge
Thursday 21 December 1pm
Huddersfield Town Hall
Gordon Stewart and The Choristers of Wakefield Cathedral directed by Thomas Moore Carter
Toccata on Veni Emmanuel
Rawsthorne
Prelude on This is the truth
Rawsthorne
Fantasie on Wachet auf!
Bach
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland
Daquin
Noel in G Grand Jeu et duo
Bovet
Noel de Moulins
Edmundson
Toccata on Vom Himmel hoch
Please note this concert is on Thursday not the usual Monday
Gordon Stewart is once more joined by the Choristers of Wakefield Cathedral in a programme of Christmas music from all round the world. The organ solos include music by Daquin, Bach, Rawsthorne and Cockroft. A real Christmas celebration and an opportunity to join in singing well-known carols with the choir and Father Willis organ.
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Huddersfield Town Hall
Monday 8 January 1pm
Gordon Stewart
Richard Gowers Hollins
Concert Overture in C
Bach
Prelude and Fugue in D
Walond
Voluntary in G
Vierne
Naïades
Bach
Fantasia and Fugue in G minor
Duruflé
Scherzo
Haydn
Scherzando (Sonata in C sharp minor)
Mozart
Fantasia in F minor/major
Hollins
Spring Song
Franck
Choral in B minor
Wagner arr Lemare
Prelude to The Mastersingers
Cockroft Gordon Stewart starts New Year with a really varied Vierne programme. César Franck’s three chorales were written right at the end of his life. The second is undoubtedly the most intense, and demanding rich foundation tone as it does, is perfectly suited to the Huddersfield Willis organ. Even the seldom heard Vox Humana is called for. Framing the concert are Hollins’ early concert overture and two movements from Vierne’s first symphony.
Lullaby Allegro Vivace and Final (Symphonie 1)
Huddersfield Town Hall
Monday 22 January 1pm
Gordon Stewart
One of the pieces most requested by the lunchtime organ audience is Julius Reubke’s Sonata on the 94th Psalm. It is an astonishing piece, generally acknowledged to be one of the pinnacles of organ composition of the 19th Century and written by a composer who died at the age of just 24. The concert opens with the first Huddersfield performance of the American virtuoso Frederick Swann’s Trumpet Tune.
Richard Gowers was until recently Organ Scholar at King’s College, Cambridge where he played for the world-famous choir and played and conducted regular concerts. Asked about playing for the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols he said it was a real privilege, especially as the worldwide audience is estimated at 140 million. His programme reflects his wide range of musical interests, and includes a piece by Yorkshire born Alfred Hollins.
Huddersfield Town Hall
Monday 12 February 1pm
Gordon Stewart with Tom Osborne Frederick Swann Trumpet Tune
Buxtehude
Toccata in F
Stanley arr Wall Toccata for the Flutes
Telemann
Concerto for trumpet and organ
Widor
Andante Cantabile from Symphonie IV
Vierne
Impromptu
Rawsthorne
Aria for Trumpet and Organ
Eben
Moto Ostinato (Sunday Music)
Böhme
Russian Dance
Bach
Prelude and Fugue in G
Bach
Trio on Allein Gott in der Höh’ sei Ehre
Reubke
Sonata The 94th Psalm
Tom Osborne, co-principal trumpet in the Hallé Orchestra, is a Huddersfield lunchtime favourite. This year the programme includes Telemann’s wonderful Concerto and Noel Rawsthorne’s beautiful Aria. It is a tradition that Tom ends his Huddersfield recitals with a virtuoso piece for cornet; this year it’s Böhme’s Russian Dance. Concert kindly sponsored by Mr D Cutforth
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Huddersfield Town Hall
Monday 5 February 1pm
Huddersfield Town Hall
Monday 12 March 1pm
Gordon Stewart Susato Mohrentanz
In this varied programme which includes Bach’s famous Passacaglia and the first movement of Widor’s sixth symphony is music by the Dutch composers Sweelinck, Asma and van Oortmerssen. England is represented by the beautiful Homage to Fauré by Peter Aston.
Sweelinck
Unter der Linden Grüne
Bach
Passacaglia and Fugue
Feike Asma
Psalm 72
Jacques van Oortmerssen
Three Preludes
Aston
Homage à Gabriel Fauré
Bourgeois
Serenade
Widor
Symphonie VI (first movement)
...at Dewsbury Town Hall Saturday 9th and 16th December 2017 • • • •
Red Carpet arrival Sumptuous three course meal Selfie Photo Booth! Dance till the early hours with our Live singer and Disco
From £31.95 per person For details of our menus call:01924 324501 (option 4) or visit: KirkleesTownHalls.co.uk to download a brochure
Huddersfield Town Hall
Monday 26 March 1pm
Gordon Stewart Anthony Baldwin Mr Theo Saunders – His Trumpet Tune Couperin
Gordon Stewart ends the season with a varied programme including pieces by three Yorkshire composers, Andrew Carter, Alan Spedding and Alfred Hollins. Bach’s Toccata in F is famous for its pedal solos, and Liszt’s tribute to Bach makes a perfect conclusion.
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Elevation and Offertoire
Celebrate your special day at Huddersfield or Dewsbury Town Hall Dewsbury Town Hall is a perfect venue for your wedding ceremony, wedding breakfast, pre wedding party or evening celebration.
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• Unique surroundings
Bach
Toccata in F
• Spectacular photo opportunities
Carter
Cantilena
• Versatile rooms
Hollins
Maytime - Gavotte
Lefébure-Wély
Sortie in B flat
• Flexible catering packages
Spedding
Variations on Urbs Beata
Liszt
Fantasia and Fugue on Bach
If you would like to have a look around our ceremony and function rooms our bookings team will happily show you around the venue. For further details call 01484 221900 (Press Option 1 for Room Bookings).
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TOWN HALLS
Wednesday 13 September 1pm
Dewsbury Town Hall
George King – Piano
Opera North String Trio Opera North’s Assistant Head of Music, Annette Saunders joins Orchestra Leader, David Greed and Principal Cello, Jessica Burroughs to perform Ravel’s Piano Trio in A minor and other works.
Back by popular demand, George King will perform a combination of classical masterpieces and jazz standards all woven together with his unique improvisatory twist. His continued draw is testament to the skill and versatility of this seasoned performer who is as much at home with the music of Debussy and Beethoven as he is with that of Miles Davis and Dave Brubeck.
Wednesday 18 October 1pm
Dewsbury Town Hall
Wednesday 13 December 1pm
Dewsbury Town Hall
Brass Band Christmas Spectacular
Andrew Long – Violin Come and hear the Associate Leader of the Orchestra of Opera North, Andrew Long as he performs romantic gems from the violin repertoire. The programme will include music from Ladies in Lavender, Estrellita, and selected highlights from his recent Naxos recording of music by Sir Edward German. Andrew Long will be accompanied on piano by Jill Crossland.
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Dewsbury Town Hall
Wednesday 15 November 1pm
Just as you can’t have Christmas without baubles and mince pies, you can’t have a Dewsbury concert series without the Brass Band Christmas Spectacular. With carols to sing and others to tap your foot to, this popular concert is bound to leave you feeling festive. A seasonal staple for many, early booking is recommended for this Yuletide favourite.
Wednesday 31 January 1pm
Dewsbury Town Hall
Jeremy Peaker Ensemble
Dewsbury Town Hall
World of Percussion Following last year’s unforgettable romp through Gilbert and Sullivan classics, Jeremy is back with a further foray into the world of Savoy Opera with a few friends to assist him. Booking in advance is strongly recommended.
Wednesday 21 February 1pm
Wednesday 14 March 1pm
Chris Bradley, percussionist at Opera North, will present an array of percussion instruments from around the world. Chris is joined by two of his percussion colleagues to play a collection of exciting pieces with lots of different sounds and sensations. Manchesterbased Charlie Ashby plays frequently with the Orchestra of Opera North and recently performed as part of the Dirty Dancing ensemble, and Elsa Bradley is a freelance percussion/timpanist based in London who regularly plays with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Concert Orchestra, Abstruckt Ensemble and the Orchestra of Opera North.
Dewsbury Town Hall
Opera North Brass Ensemble The flexibility of Opera North’s brass section is put on show here as they demonstrate why they are an integral part of one of the UK’s most versatile and award-winning orchestras through a varied programme of pieces old, new, borrowed and yes, blue!
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Orchestral prices and discounts
Venue and booking information * Events included in the subscription package From the Old World to the New Stick Man & Room on the Broom Exotic Homelands
Band A – Balcony
From Hollywood with Love
Band B – Balcony Band C – Stalls
Distant Shores
Band D – Stalls, Balcony and Gallery
Seating Area
Across the Atlantic
A
B
C D
Season Subscription
£144
£107
£79
£64
Concessionary Season Subscription
£128
£94
£69
£57
Single Tickets
£26
£19
£14
£12
Concessions
£23 £16.50 £12 £10.50
17 – 29
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£4
£4
£4
16 and under
£1
£1
£1
£1
The Snowman
Tuesday 12 December, 6pm
All seats £13
16 and under £6
Dewsbury Christmas Concert Thursday 14 December, 7pm
All seats £17
16 and under £8
Viennese Whirl
All seats £20
16 and under £10
Saturday 30 December, 3pm
Standby tickets £5 tickets for front two rows in Stalls. On sale subject to availability 2 weeks prior to event date. Standby tickets are not available retrospectively.
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.
Box Office: The Box Office will be 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: M onday – Friday: 9.00am – 5.00pm/Saturday: 9.00am – 2.00pm The Box Office will be open one hour prior to the start of each concert for collection of pre-booked tickets and ‘on the door’ sales.
Facilities at Huddersfield and Dewsbury Town Halls 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 kirklees.gov.uk/transport/parking Induction Loop All town halls have induction loops in the Concert Halls. Wheelchair Access A number of wheelchair positions are available in the stalls only. 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. Access seats can only be booked through Kirklees Town Hall Box Office. Refreshments Bar and catering facilities are available. You may wish to pre-order your interval drinks at the bar to beat the rush!
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Venue and booking information Subscription priority booking period: Wednesday 21 June to Friday 14 July General booking opens on Tuesday 18 July, 10am Please note, subscription packages can still be booked up until Thursday 28 September
Kirklees Concert Season 2017/18 This booking form is for SUBSCRIPTION bookings only.
We’ve made it easier than ever to sign up to become a Kirklees Concert Season subscriber. All you need to do is complete this booking form and return it to Huddersfield Town Hall (details below). Please note that subscription booking forms need to be processed carefully and so cannot be completed over the phone or while you wait at the counter. Individual concert tickets can be booked from Tuesday 18 July by calling 01484 225755 or online at: kirkleestownhalls.co.uk
* Events included in the subscription package
How to book Box Office: 01484 225 755 Online: kirkleestownhalls.co.uk In person: Holmfirth Information Centre Huddersfield Visitor Information Centre Dewsbury Box Office Huddersfield Lunchtime Concert Season and all subscription packages are only available through Kirklees Town Halls Box Office.
Booking fees
Please note that as of 1st May 2017 a booking fee of £1 per ticket will be levied on all Kirklees Town Halls tickets with a face value of £12 or more. This decision is not one that has been taken lightly. This will enable us to continue to support a wide range of local events and activities in an increasingly financially challenging climate. Bookings made over the telephone will continue to attract a further 2% charge if you choose to pay by credit card. Please note, for subscription packages, there will only be a £1 charge for the whole subscription and will not be applied to each individual event. Thank you for your continued support of Kirklees Town Halls. By coming to see performances and shows at the Town Halls you are continuing to support us in the most positive way possible. The information contained in this brochure was correct at the time of printing. However, Kirklees Council and Opera North reserve the right to alter the programme without prior notice.
Opera North Box Office By Phone: 0844 848 2720* Online: operanorth.co.uk In person: 46 New Briggate, Leeds, LS1 6NU *Calls cost 7p per minute plus your telephone company’s access charge Photo credits Phil Boughton by Richard Moran, Stick Man & Room on the Broom Courtesy of Magic Light Pictures, Elena Urioste by Alessandra Tinozzi, The Snowman image © Snowman Enterprises Ltd, Opera North Christmas Concert by Amy Charles Media, Tobias Ringborg by Ryan Garrison, Kathryn Rudge by Sussie Ahlburg, Dalia Stasevska by Jarmo Katila, Sing ON by Justin Slee, Gordon Stewart by Mike Bolderson, Andrew Long by Richard Moran, Opera North Brass Ensemble by Simon Hulme
Band A – Balcony
From the Old World to the New
Band B – Balcony
Stick Man & Room on the Broom Exotic Homelands
Band C – Stalls Band D – Stalls, Balcony and Gallery
Please circle on the table below which price band you would like to sit in.
Huddersfield Seating Area Season Subscription (6 concerts*) Concessionary Season Subscription (6 concerts*) If you have chosen price band D, please tick your seating preference: Stalls
Balcony
From Hollywood with Love Distant Shores Across the Atlantic
A B C D £144 £107 £79 £64 £128 £94 £69 £57
No. of tickets required Total cost of Orchestral subscription £
Gallery
Please note, the Gallery may not be open for every performance OPTIONS FOR EXISTING SUBSCRIBERS 1) I am an existing subscriber and would like to keep my seat/s
2) I am an existing subscriber and would like to change my seat/s
My current seat/s are:
My preferred seating area is:
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Please note: Your current subscription seats will be held until the last renewal date: Friday 14 July. From Monday 17 July any subscriptions that have not been renewed will be released for general sale.
BOLT-ONS: Exclusive discounts to subscribers: Programmes: Save 20% by pre-ordering programmes for events included in the above subscription package
£12
Please indicate how many programmes you wish to pre-order for each concert: Stick Man & Room on the Broom not included in deal
Open Rehearsal: 28 September 2.30pm – approx. 4pm
Free No. of tickets:
Open Rehearsal: 30 November 2.30pm – approx. 4pm
Free No. of tickets:
Open Rehearsal: 25 January 2.30pm – approx. 4pm
Free No. of tickets:
Open Rehearsal: 25 February 11.30am – approx. 1pm
Free No. of tickets:
Open Rehearsal: 29 March 2.30pm – approx. 4pm
Free No. of tickets:
Huddersfield Town Hall
Adult
The Snowman & Cinderella 12 December 6pm Viennese Whirl 30 December 3pm Lunchtime Concerts (14 concerts) Dewsbury Town Hall
No. of tickets:
£
£13 £20 £49
Adult
No. of tickets:
Family Christmas Concert 14 Dec 7pm £17 Lunchtime Concerts (7 concerts) £24.50
£
16 and under £6 £10
No. of tickets:
16 and under £8
No. of tickets:
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Please register your interest to attend an Open Rehearsal by indicating how many tickets you would require. (Space is limited so will be booked on a first come, first served basis)
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Calculate the cost: Total orchestral subscription cost Total cost of BOLT-ONS Booking fee Please add £1 per subscription package. £1 will also need adding to each ticket purchased for The Snowman & Cinderella concert, Viennese Whirl, Dewsbury Christmas Concert.
£ £
Grand Total
£
Your details:
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Method of payment: Payment by Debit/Credit card If you would like to pay by card, please tick the box and the Box Office will call to arrange payment. Please make sure you have added the best number to contact you on in the detail section above. (Please note there is a 2% commission on any credit card sales – phone sales only) Payment by Cheque I enclose a cheque for £____________ (Payable to Kirklees Council) RETURNING YOUR FORM (Renewal period: Wednesday 21 June until Monday 17 July) In person: Huddersfield Library and Visitor Information Centre, Princess Alexandra Walk, Huddersfield, HD1 2SU Dewsbury Town Hall, Old Wakefield Road, Dewsbury, WF12 8DG By post: Subscriptions, Huddersfield Town Hall, Ramsden Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2TA By email: TownHall.Tickets@kirklees.gov.uk with “Subscription” in the email title.
Show your support for the Kirklees Concert Season The Kirklees Concert Season, in association with Opera North, brings internationally renowned musicians and performers to Kirklees each year and it is with the generous support of audience members and advocates that we have been able to expand this year’s concert season. Your support is vital to ensure the future of the Kirklees Concert Season. An individual or regular donation of any size will help to excite future generations for many seasons to come. To find out how to become part of your concert season or to sponsor an Orchestral concert or Organ recital go to:
operanorth.co.uk/support-us/concert-season 0113 223 3553
development@operanorth.co.uk
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OperaNorth
Opera North Box Office 0844 848 2727* operanorth.co.uk
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Creative Kirklees
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*Calls cost 7p per minute, plus your telephone company’s access charge