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WELCOME Having joined the wonderful Hallé family last September, I am delighted, in spite of these extraordinary times, that the orchestra has been able to perform together once again. As we enter another period of lockdown, I want to reassure everyone that the best interests of the musicians and staff at the Hallé are at the centre of everything we do. With concert halls currently closed and live audiences sadly excluded, we are thrilled, in association with our partners at The Bridgewater Hall and our own Hallé St Peter’s, to be able to bring you a Winter Season of nine unique concerts. These specially curated performances have been filmed and recorded to the very highest quality for you to watch at home at your leisure. Although for me nothing beats the live experience, this exciting new filmed format enables us to adventure into new ways of presenting the orchestra and enhancing the music. The diverse array of repertoire on offer will be complemented by introductions, interviews and insights from our family of Hallé conductors and special guest artists. The Hallé exists to play for you, our audiences, and the support of so many of you during this pandemic has been an inspiration and literally kept us going. We are deeply grateful. On behalf of us all here at the Hallé, thank you for your continued support and we hope that you enjoy this illuminating and life-enhancing series of events.
David Butcher Hallé Chief Executive
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EPISODE 3 THE EVENT HORIZON BROADCAST FROM HALLÉ ST PETER’S, MANCHESTER
SIMON ARMITAGE the event horizon COPLAND Quiet City HANNAH KENDALL Where is the chariot of fire? world premiere GLAZUNOV Concerto for Alto Saxophone SIMON ARMITAGE Evening RAVEL Mother Goose – Suite Jonathan Bloxham conductor Simon Armitage poet laureate • Jess Gillam saxophone SPONSORED BY
We announce with regret that conductor Jonathon Heyward had to withdraw from the recording of this concert owing to current restrictions. The Hallé is grateful to Jonathan Bloxham, who replaced him at short notice.
It is due to the generosity of our sponsors, patrons and every loyal supporter who has been so understanding over the past months that we are able to perform this concert. Arts Council England, the Greater Manchester Authorities and the City of Manchester have all been steadfast in their support and have our sincerest thanks. The Hallé is deeply grateful to our partners in The Bridgewater Hall, without whose collaboration these streamed concerts would not be possible.
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SIMON ARMITAGE (b. 1963)
THE EVENT HORIZON READ BY SIMON ARMITAGE the event horizon was commissioned by the Hallé for the 2019 reopening of Hallé St Peter’s, the organisation’s recording, rehearsal, education and small performance space in Ancoats, Manchester. The poem is incorporated into the physical structure of the building in the form of a letter-cut steel plate situated at the entrance to the auditorium, the ‘event horizon’.
the event horizon a signal silence / the gathered knot of amplified quiet after the tuning up and the last cough / every qualia poised and set at the starting line of the opening bar / moments cued to a noiseless threshold / atoms tensed for the first contact of horsehair and gut / all instruments tempered and torqued as the planet spins on the tapered nib of a white wand and a note bubbles up in the singer’s throat / till that greenflash of sound / the yaw and roll as we’re pitched into music / tipped to where raw music comes pitching into the soul
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PASSING NOTE event horizon n. (a) Physics the boundary of a region in space-time having the property that no event within that region can have a causal relationship with any external future event; esp. such a boundary associated with a black hole, beyond which neither electromagnetic waves nor matter can escape; (b) figurative a point of no return or at which something is not perceptible or knowable. Definition from the Oxford English Dictionary
ABOUT THE POET Simon Armitage is the Poet Laureate. He was made CBE for services to poetry in 2015 and in 2019 received the Queens’s Gold Medal for Poetry. He has published 12 full-length collections, most recently Magnetic Field (Faber, 2020) and Sandettie Light Vessel Automatic (Faber, 2019), a collection of his commissioned and collaborative work. He was born and lives in Yorkshire. He is a broadcaster, playwright, novelist, songwriter, librettist and the author of three best-selling volumes of non-fiction. Simon Armitage writes, records and performs with the band LYR (Land Yacht Regatta) and is Professor of Poetry at the University of Leeds. He was Oxford Professor of Poetry from 2015 to 2019. His play The Last Days of Troy was performed at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in 2014. Over the past three decades Simon Armitage has received numerous accolades, including the Sunday Times Young Author of the Year, one of the first Forward Prizes, an Eric Gregory Award, a Cholmondeley Award, a Lannan Award, the Keats-Shelley Poetry Prize, the Hay Poetry Medal, the 2017 PEN Award for Poetry in Translation and an Ivor Novello Award for his lyrics for the BAFTA-winning television film Feltham Sings. A translator of medieval poetry, his version of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight has sold over 150,000 copies worldwide. Follow him on Instagram
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AARON COPLAND (1900–1990)
QUIET CITY (1939, REV. 1940) Gabriel Mellon has lived the American Dream. He’s changed his name, married into money, and through effort, determination and charisma has become a wealthy tycoon and now a professional diplomat. But there’s a sound in his head that won’t be silenced: the voice of his youthful principles and his half-forgotten Jewish roots – embodied in his memory by the jazz trumpet of his penniless brother David Mellinkoff, who has kept his name as well as his idealism. As he wanders the streets of New York by night, Gabriel keeps hearing – or is it imagining? – the sound of David’s distant trumpet: the embodiment of his conscience, his solitude and all the limitless yearnings of a city that never sleeps. That’s the basic story of Irwin Shaw’s 1939 experimental play Quiet City, and you can see why it might have struck a chord with Aaron Copland – the Jewish boy, born in Brooklyn to an immigrant father called Kaplan, who went on to become America’s great musical statesman. Shaw was one of several left-leaning young artists associated with the modernist Group Theatre – an ensemble committed to finding an artistic voice that could connect with audiences of all classes. Elia Kazan (the future director of the Marlon Brando movie On the Waterfront) directed the first production of Shaw’s play, which ran for just two nights in New York in April 1939. For those two performances he commissioned Copland to write incidental music for four players – piano, saxophone, clarinet and (of course) trumpet. Soon afterwards, Copland reworked the music into a 10-minute meditation for string orchestra, cor anglais and trumpet, premiered in January 1941. Shaw had imagined the mysterious, distant trumpet almost as a character in his play. ‘The horn is muted, sounds little, and infinitely far, like a slight wind, musical, restless, dying,’ he writes at one point (in the jazz world, a ‘horn’ is a trumpet). Later, ‘the horn suddenly sweeps up, mocking now, mischievous, erratic’. Copland’s solo trumpet follows suit – ‘an attempt to mirror the troubled main character of Irwin Shaw’s play’, as he put it. The string instruments, meanwhile, open up vast spaces and silences – moving, wrote Copland, with ‘the slogging gait of a vagrant’. Even in the stillness of night, the city is filled with the hopes and sorrows of millions. As a finishing touch, Copland added another voice, one that didn’t come from the play but which, with its smoky timbre, its melancholy and its quiet questioning, evokes a whole world elsewhere. That’s the cor anglais (known in America as the ‘English horn’). ‘The idea of contrasting trumpet with English horn was a trouvaille, a “find”, giving, I think, a certain freshness and variety of instrumental colour,’ he said, years 8 | ≥ WINTER SEASON 2020/21
AARON COPLAND CBS Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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later – adding that, purely practically, it also ‘let the trumpeter have a breathing space’. As ever, Copland was being modest. It’s the sound that brings the whole piece into focus, and transforms it into something universal: music that can speak to anyone who’s lain awake at night in a great city, listening to the distant murmur, and wondering … what if? Richard Bratby © 2021
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HANNAH KENDALL (b. 1984)
WHERE IS THE CHARIOT OF FIRE? (2020) WORLD PREMIERE
Specially commissioned by the Hallé for this concert, Hannah Kendall’s latest work, Where is the chariot of fire?, takes its title directly from a line in Lemn Sissay’s poem ‘Godsell’. The work, which lasts approximately six and a half minutes, pushes rhythmic and sound boundaries by instructing the specific positioning of instruments within the performance space, as well as using novel techniques such as vocal whispering sounds and string players humming in unison with their bowed notes. The addition of some unusual instruments also adds depth. Alongside the orchestra there are: two wind-up music boxes, playing the pre-programmed tunes ‘You Are My Sunshine’ and ‘Carrying You’; a 15-note music box song ‘Deep River’ played in the final bars as a duet between a music box and a solo violin; and the use of the güiro, a Latin American percussion instrument.
LEMN SISSAY (b. 1967)
GODSELL You knock upon my door And open I drink to you. This is a bad trip, something about armageddon and pigs possessed by devils flinging themselves from cliffs. Look back into my house and I may turn to salt. Blackened horizons itch with locusts, whole pieces of earth slump swallowed by the devils breath; Yea as I walk through the valley of death with Lucifer in the crick of my back an avalanche of commands befalls me and I whimper from the cross and catapult
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in the childs hand, clutching a lock of my own hair, feeling the heat of the burning bush singe the back of my neck. Three score and ten years of this; Look back into my house and I may turn to salt. Where is the chariot of fire where is the chariot of fire. I, one piece of thirty pieces of silver, a possessed pig, laugh at the cliffs edge, snort and fling myself to the rocks. When I meet Peter I shall bribe him as I have been bribed.
PASSING NOTE The line ‘Where is the chariot of fire’ directly derives, like much of the language in Sissay’s poem, from the Judaeo-Christian Bible (II Kings 2:11 and 6:17), where the Old Testament prophet Elijah is described as being whisked up to heaven in a whirlwindpowered ‘chariot of fire’. The visionary artist-poet William Blake then famously included the phrase ‘Bring me my Chariot of fire!’ in his prophetic poem ‘And did those feet in ancient time’, now more widely known in the form of Hubert Parry’s communal hymn Jerusalem, as regularly sung every year (in Edward Elgar’s orchestration) at the Last Night of the BBC Proms. By coincidence, Hannah Kendall’s most recent British premiere, Tuxedo: Vasco ‘de’ Gama, was itself commissioned to open the First Night of the BBC Proms in last year’s Covid-curtailed season of live-streamed, audience-free broadcasts.
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ABOUT THE COMPOSER Born in London in 1984, Hannah Kendall graduated from the University of Exeter with First Class Honours in Music, having studied composition with Joe Duddell. She subsequently studied with Kenneth Hesketh at the Royal College of Music, completing a Masters in Advanced Composition with Distinction. In 2015 she won the Women of the Future Award for Arts and Culture, and she is currently on the DMA (Doctor of Musical Arts) programme at Columbia University in the City of New York. Hannah Kendall’s music has been performed by major UK groups including the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers and Philharmonia Orchestra, at venues including the Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room, Royal Opera House (Linbury Studio Theatre), The Place, Westminster Abbey and Westminster, Canterbury, Gloucester and St Paul’s Cathedrals, as well as at the BBC Proms and the Cheltenham Music Festival. Recent projects include a one-man chamber opera, The Knife of Dawn, premiered at London’s Roundhouse in 2016; The Spark Catchers, an orchestral piece written for and premiered by Chineke! at the Royal Albert Hall as part of the 2017 BBC Proms; Verdala, premiered by the London Sinfonietta under George Benjamin at the Roundhouse as part of the 2018 Proms; and Tuxedo: Vasco ‘de’ Gama, premiered by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Sakari Oramo at the opening concert of last year’s live BBC Proms season. Deeply committed to contemporary culture as a whole, she often works collaboratively with artists from other art forms, including the poet Rick Holland, a number of whose poems she has set (including Fundamental for choir and brass quintet), and the choreographer Symeon Kyriakopoulos, with whom she created Labyrinthine, premiered at The Place in 2009. She also joined forces with Gallery Libby Sellers in developing Middlegame for solo piano: inspired by the Gallery’s GAMES exhibition, it was premiered by Andrew Matthews-Owen and later expanded into a three-movement piece, On the Chequer’d Field Array’d, which was selected as a Premiere of the Year by Classical Music magazine in 2013.
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ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV (1865–1936)
CONCERTO IN E FLAT MAJOR FOR ALTO SAXOPHONE AND STRINGS, OP.109 (1934) Allegro moderato – Andante – Allegro
Paris between the wars was a powerhouse of artistic innovation. For Alexander Glazunov, however – elderly, ill and far from home – it was the end of the road. The former golden boy of classical music in imperial Russia had struck an uneasy truce with the post-1917 communist regime. As Head of the Leningrad Conservatoire he’d been fiercely protective of his students (who included the teenage Dmitry Shostakovich), but the new world of political directives and food shortages took its toll, and in September 1928 an exhausted Glazunov left Russia for France. He never returned. His musical imagination, however, remained as lively as ever. In March 1932 he wrote a Saxophone Quartet for the French saxophonist Marcel Mule. Classical saxophone players around the world (then, as now, a select group) immediately sat up and paid attention. One was the German virtuoso Sigurd Raschèr, who attended a performance of Glazunov’s Quartet in Paris that December and saw the composer – ‘a tall, lightly stooping gentleman with white hair’ – acknowledge the applause. ‘Overflowing with enthusiasm,’ Raschèr recalled, ‘eventually even I made it into the artists’ room. I had difficulty expressing myself in a common language, so I held the master’s hand and asked simply “May I play for you?” ’ Raschèr never missed a trick: immediately after playing, he asked Glazunov for a concerto. ‘Oui – for such a musician I will write one,’ replied the composer. Heart disease intervened; he was unable to begin work for over a year, during which time Raschèr subjected the 68-year-old composer (as Glazunov told a friend) to ‘attacks rather than requests’ for the promised piece. But, once Glazunov felt ready, he worked swiftly: he seems to have written the concerto between March and May 1934. He sent the score to Raschèr and later coached him prior to the world premiere, which took place in Nyköping, Sweden, on 26 November 1934. Glazunov was a Russian Romantic composer of the old school and, while he was certainly aware of Paris’s jazz scene, he knew himself too well to try to be something that he wasn’t. As a teenage prodigy in the 1880s, he’d learnt the secret of musical colour from Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, handling woodwind instruments the way Fabergé’s jewellers crafted gold and enamel. In this concerto, he lets the saxophone ≥ WINTER SEASON 2020/21 | 13
sing – long, wistful, deeply Russian songs of nostalgia and exile. And he places its glowing sound against a bed of soft-hued velvet and silk. A string orchestra moulds itself lovingly around the saxophone’s song, occasionally rustling or catching the light. The concerto is in a single, 15-minute movement, with a reflective central section and (once the singing is done) an increasingly brilliant solo cadenza that leads into a dancing, leaping fugal finale. The old master allows himself a few reminiscences, but also delights in the potential of the instrument, and in the energy and skill of the young artists who had tempted him out of retirement. It would be his final orchestral work and it goes out on an exuberant and optimistic high. Despite everything, that’s just the kind of composer he was. Richard Bratby © 2021
PASSING NOTE Once Glazunov listened to a friend and myself sight-read Brahms’s Second Symphony. We were reading badly, because we didn’t know the music. Glazunov asked whether we knew it, and I answered honestly, ‘No, we don’t.’ And he sighed and said, ‘You’re so lucky, young men. There are so many beautiful things for you to discover. And I already know it all. Unfortunately.’ Dmitry Shostakovich, recalling an incident from his student days with Alexander Glazunov, as recounted in Testimony: The Memoirs of Dmitry Shostakovich as related to and edited by Solomon Volkov (Hamish Hamilton, 1979)
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SIMON ARMITAGE
EVENING READ BY SIMON ARMITAGE You’re twelve. Thirteen at most. You’re leaving the house by the back door. There’s still time. You’ve promised not to be long, not to go far. One day you’ll learn the names of the trees. You fork left under the ridge, pick up the bridleway between two streams. Here is Wool Clough. Here is Royd Edge. The peak still lit by sun. But evening. Evening overtakes you up the slope. Dusk walks its fingers up the knuckles of your spine. Turn on your heel. Back home your child sleeps in her bed, too big for a cot. Your wife makes and mends under the light. You’re sorry. You thought it was early. How did it get so late? Copyright © Simon Armitage ‘Evening’ is taking from Simon Armitage’s 2006 collection of poems entitled Tyrannosaurus Rex versus The Corduroy Kid. Shortlisted for the T. S. Eliot Prize, the poems are scored by oppositions and fault lines: between youth and age, ancients and moderns, monsters and underdogs, and – ultimately and inevitably – nations. ‘Evening’ is reproduced with kind permission from Faber and Faber.
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MAURICE RAVEL (1875–1937)
MOTHER GOOSE – SUITE (1908–10, ORCH. 1911) 1 Pavane of the Sleeping Beauty 2 Petit Poucet (Hop-o’-My-Thumb) 3 Laideronnette (Little Ugly), Empress of the Pagodas 4 Conversation between Beauty and the Beast 5 The Fairy Garden
‘Of all my parents’ friends, Ravel was my favourite, because he used to tell me stories that I loved. I used to climb on his knee and indefatigably he would begin, “Once upon a time …” And it would be Laideronnette or Beauty and the Beast or, especially, the adventures of a poor mouse that he made up for me.’ So recalled Mimie Godebska, the daughter of Ravel’s friends Cipa and Ida Godebski.
MAURICE RAVEL Durand & Cie, Éditeurs, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Ravel often stayed at the family’s country house, La Grangette at Valvins, and on one visit he presented Mimie and her brother Jean with a suite of five pieces for piano duet that he had specially written for them under the title Ma Mère l’Oye (Mother Goose). Not surprisingly, although Ravel wanted them to, the Godebski children – aged six and seven – weren’t keen to give the first performance of the work and so this was left to the slightly older and more proficient duo of Jeanne Leleu (aged 11) and Geneviève Durony (14), who introduced it to the public on 20 April 1910. Ravel orchestrated the work the following year. Each piece takes its inspiration from a French fairy tale. The first, the wonderfully soporific ‘Pavane of the Sleeping Beauty’, portrays a slow courtly dance around the bed of the slumbering princess. The second depicts a Tom Thumb-like character, who thinks he can find his way back home from the forest by leaving behind him a trail of breadcrumbs, but hasn’t considered that the birds might eat them all! In the exotic ‘Laideronnette’, the ugly Empress of the Pagodas bathes in her garden while the pagodas – nodding toy figures – sing and play their walnut- and almond-shell musical instruments. During the ‘Conversation between Beauty and the Beast’, Beauty tells the Beast that, when she thinks of his kind heart, he doesn’t seem so hideous. He, however, maintains that he is still a monstrous sight (a subterranean contrabassoon plays the role of the deep-voiced brute), but, as everyone knows, in the end the beast is transformed into a prince ‘more handsome than Love’. Finally we hear the exquisite ‘The Fairy Garden’, a piece that ravishingly suggests the garden’s alluring atmosphere of innocence and enchantment. Anthony Bateman © 2016
PASSING NOTE ‘There are few of my childhood memories in which Ravel does not find a place. … At Christmas he used to bring us loads of little toys. He loved surprises and magic and got as much pleasure as we did out of the toys and mechanical objects on sale at New Year from the stalls of the boulevards. He liked the Rococo and the Baroque and was enchanted by a certain kind of bad taste. He often used to bring my mother miniature Japanese gardens with dwarf oak-trees in – they were so full of strength and violence that, when you looked at them through opera-glasses, they seemed gigantic. In any game of “Suppose”, if it came to “Suppose he were a tree”, I could describe Ravel without any hesitation at all!’ From the reminiscences of Mimie Godebska, published as ‘Quelques souvenirs intimes sur Ravel’ in the December 1938 issue of La revue musicale
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HOPE: A HALLÉ WORKPLACE CHOIR PROJECT
At the end of 2020, the Hallé’s family of workplace choirs came together to record ‘Hope’ – a new piece written for the choirs by composer Ollie Lambert. The award-winning Hallé Workplace Choir programme has been running choirs in organisations across the North of England for ten years. Each choir is paired with a professional choral conductor, with whom they rehearse, either in the workplace or virtually. For many choirs, the programme culminates each year with the Hallé Workplace Choir Competition in November at Hallé St Peter’s; each entrant choir rehearses two songs over the course of five sessions leading up to the Competition. Whilst the winning choir is honoured by performing exclusively during one of the Hallé’s Christmas concerts, all workplace choir singers are invited to join the Hallé’s Massed Choir that same evening—a unique opportunity to perform alongside one of the world’s greatest orchestras to an audience of around 2,000 at The Bridgewater Hall. ‘The benefits of having a workplace choir are astronomical. From the point of view of your own company it helps you to build better, more integrated teams, which can even be across different sites. The Siemens choir helps us to build a stronger employee base, it gives a whole degree of different perspectives about the company, what the company means and how they value their employees. From an individual point of view there are benefits in well-being and general physical and mental health.’ Gary Provis, member of the Siemens Choir
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Due to Covid-19 restrictions, the Hallé Workplace Choir Programme went online in 2020, with the usual Competition replaced by a virtual project which included a recording of the newly-commissioned piece aptly entitled ‘Hope’. The virtual aspect of this much-loved programme was borne out of necessity but has proven to increase accessibility and as such has attracted a whole new group of workplace choirs from across the UK. Businesses that require staff to work remotely or across several sites and regions have found the virtual offer to be flexible and accommodating. Perhaps most significantly, the need to work from home over the year has affected very many people and companies are concerned about the morale and mental health of their staff, many of whom are now more isolated because of the pandemic. The online format has proved to be an excellent resource for HR Managers searching for tried and tested systems to help engage, entertain and support staff working in difficult conditions. The Hallé Workplace Choir programme offers a tangible solution and experts in HR are heralding the Hallé programme as a strong option in tackling staff morale and team work issues, both during and potentially after the pandemic. Consequently, plans are being developed to continue to deliver a virtual Workplace Choir programme into 2021 and beyond – ideally working in parallel with a standard competition format of live rehearsals; blending the benefits of both options moving forward.
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‘Singing just lifts you up; it is something for you an hour just for you, and you can come together and have fun, and not take it too seriously. Sometimes we come into our sessions on a low ebb feeling emotional or stressed, but you never feel like that afterwards. It has become a highlight in our week: we look forward to it and feel better after it.’ Kerry Lyons, member of the NHS Bolton Choir
In these difficult times, the need for the arts as a means of bringing joy, relief and a sense of community, has never been so great. Members of the Hallé Workplace choirs consistently report how the rehearsals help them to manage stress, increase productivity and bring fun and energy to their day. In 2020, these virtual choirs have also allowed colleagues to stay connected and to come together to produce a creative project, whilst experiencing all the mental and physical benefits of singing. ‘Music not only provides a source of pleasure but has recorded psychological benefits. A passionate and powerful medium that can lift your spirits, engage your mind reduce stress and improve your memory (students remember facts to background music). It is recognised as being beneficial to both emotional and physical wellbeing. Cases have also recorded music helping with pain management, Alzheimer care, motivation, sleep, reducing depression, increasing performance and improving cognitive skills. All that from notes on lines but played with passion.’ Aileen Wiswell, mbe, Whitehall Campus Programme Lead, Cabinet Office and member of the Hallé Board
‘As a company with team members spread across the length and breadth of the UK, the virtual nature of the programme this year has meant we were able to invite everyone in the company to come together to learn a new skill and have fun. The hour’s rehearsal each week helped build bridges between individuals and departments and gave us an opportunity to escape the strangeness of the year. The final recording, which we used as a “virtual Christmas card” has had many positive comments from our customers who enjoyed seeing familiar faces and gave high praise to the quality of the finished song.’ Jo Stonehewer, member of the Veterinary Defence Society Choir
For more information, including ways your organisation can be involved in this programme please contact Susanna Caudwell, Corporate Partnerships Manager at susanna.caudwell@halle.co.uk
FREE TASTER SESSION The Hallé is offering a free taster session for companies interested in starting a Workplace Choir in 2021. Please contact us before the 15 February to take up this offer.
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A NEW TEACHING RESOURCE FOR 2021 An online concert from The Bridgewater Hall available from Friday 22 January The Hallé’s dedicated set works concert, ‘The Orchestra Through The Ages’, has been created in collaboration with teachers and music educators across the country to provide a unique resource for pupils studying GCSE and A-level music. The concert aims to engage as many students as possible, not just those studying music for public exams. Performed by the Hallé and conducted by Delyana Lazarova at The Bridgewater Hall and presented by BBC Radio 3 presenter Tom Redmond. the concert features: • the development of the orchestra from the Renaissance to the present day; • concert repertoire taken from the GCSE, AS and A-level music syllabuses of the AQA. OCR, Edexcel and Eduqas/WJEC exam boards; • on screen analysis of some of the key works and • insights into the role of the conductor and the musical journeys of the two RNCM student soloists.
www.halle.co.uk/setworks
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EPISODE 3 THE EVENT HORIZON RECORDED 6 JANUARY 2021 IN HALLÉ ST PETER’S, MANCHESTER
PRODUCTION BY
Maestro Broadcasting Limited AUDIO PRODUCER AND ENGINEER
Stephen Portnoi ASSISTANT ENGINEER
Graham Jacob
OB UNIT MANAGER
TECHNICIAN
Richard Stevenson
John Millman
VISION SUPERVISOR
LIGHTING DESIGNER
Jon McGrath
Robert Dunne
VT OPERATOR
John Shuker
HALLÉ DIGITAL MANAGER
CAMERA OPERATORS
Bill Lam HALLÉ VT PRODUCER
Riley BramleyDymond HALLÉ GFX DESIGNER
Peter Naish
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Gemma Dixon DIRECTOR
Jonathan Haswell Quiet City appears courtesy of Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Limited
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Chris Goor Andy Parr Dave Brice VIDEO EDITOR
Andy Barker
Sing with us Applications open soon for the Hallé Youth Choirs, Children’s Choir and also the Hallé Youth Orchestra for the 2021/22 season. All details at www.halle.co.uk/halle-connect
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JONATHAN BLOXHAM CONDUCTOR
Having taken up conducting in 2015, former cellist Jonathan Bloxham launched his new career in earnest when he assumed the role of Assistant Conductor at the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in 2016. Recent guest engagements have taken him to the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, Aurora Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, Basque National Orchestra and RTÉ
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Chamber Orchestra. Last season he conducted the Orchestre Philharmonique de Luxembourg, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Tapiola Sinfonietta, London Mozart Players and Manchester Camerata. He had been due to debut with the Shanghai Symphony, Guangzhou Symphony, China National Philharmonic (in Beijing) and Tokyo Symphony. A summer concert with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie led first to a recording project and then to subscription concerts in Bremen and at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg. After taking over Rusalka rehearsals with the Deutsches SymphonieOrchester Berlin, he was invited back to conduct a future studio concert. In 2019 he conducted two performances of Rigoletto for the Glyndebourne Tour, leading to invitations to conduct Madama Butterfly on the (cancelled) 2020 Tour and to make his Glyndebourne Festival debut in 2021. When Covid struck in March 2020, Jonathan Bloxham was working with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in Cardiff on what became a very poignant performance of Beethoven’s ‘Eroica’ Symphony and then in September 2020, following the first national lockdown, he returned to work with the same orchestra, in the same hall, on a recording for BBC Radio 3’s Afternoon Concert. He has subsequently been fortunate to have made debuts with orchestras including the Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra, Residentie Orkest (The Hague) and now the Hallé. As a conductor, time is often spent planning and preparing future events, but lockdown forced a change of pace, shifting his focus to a more day-to-day approach. Alongside a new long-distance running regime and studying some Italian, he gathered together a group of musicians from all around Europe for a weekly, virtual cooking competition. For 12 weeks, each dish was judged on its concept and presentation by professional chefs. Series 2 will be returning in 2021. For the past 11 years Jonathan Bloxham has been Artistic Director of the Northern Chords Festival, based in his hometown of Newcastle upon Tyne. He was also a founder member and cellist of the Busch Trio, with whom he performed regularly at the Southbank Centre and Wigmore Hall and also on BBC Radio 3. Passionate about contemporary music, he has commissioned new works by young composers including Vlad Maistorovici, Jack Sheen and Freya Waley-Cohen. He has conducted the CBSO in a performance of Nitin Sawhney’s The Animal Symphony (broadcast on Sky Arts) and conducted the premiere of Matthew Kaner’s Stranded for solo violin and chamber orchestra with violinist Benjamin Baker at the 2017 Europe Day Concert at St John’s Smith Square, London. ≥ WINTER SEASON 2020/21 | 25
JESS GILLAM SAXOPHONE
The first ever saxophonist to reach the final of BBC Young Musician (in 2016), Ulverston-born Jess Gillam won a Classic BRIT Award in 2018, headlined the Last Night of the BBC Proms that same year and performed live at the BAFTAs, to millions of viewers at home, in 2019. Having continued to perform throughout the Coronavirus pandemic, she appeared as a special guest at the Royal Albert Hall’s
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VE Day 75 Commemoration last May and returned to the hall to perform in the ‘Royal Albert Home’ series last July. While in lockdown, she launched her Virtual Scratch Orchestra, inviting musicians of any standard to come together to play music virtually with her. The orchestra played music by David Bowie and The Beatles, as well as a Christmas special of Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride. Over 2,000 people, aged 2 to 94, from around 30 different countries, took part across the two projects, playing a huge range of instruments. Recent highlights, from before the pandemic, include performances at the Last Night of the BBC Proms Japan, with the Minnesota Orchestra and at the Lucerne Festival. This season she is one of the European Concert Hall Organisation’s Rising Stars for 2020/21 and continues to perform throughout the UK and Europe in recital, as well as with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Manchester Camerata, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. The first saxophonist to be signed to Decca Classics, she recently released her second album, TIME, which topped the Official UK Classical Charts, as did her debut album, RISE, in 2019. Curated to mirror the arc of energy in a passing day and the constant orbit of our existence, TIME includes music by Michael Nyman, Björk, Brian Eno, Anna Meredith and Thom Yorke, as well as two new commissions from Luke Howard and Will Gregory. The youngest ever presenter for BBC Radio 3, Jess Gillam hosts her own awardwinning weekly show and podcast called This Classical Life. She has also been a guest presenter for BBC Radio 2 and co-hosted a mini-series for BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. In 2019 she presented five BBC Proms live on television. A passionate advocate for the power of music in society, often combining her concert engagements with educational and social projects, she is a patron for Awards for Young Musicians and a trustee for the HarrisonParrott Foundation, and also promotes her own concert series in her Cumbrian hometown.
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≥ MUSIC DIRECTOR SIR MARK ELDER FIRST VIOLINS
VIOLAS
FLUTES
HORNS
Kanako Ito Tiberiu Buta Peter Liang Steven Proctor Helen Bridges † John Gralak † Michelle Marsh Nicola Clark †
Timothy Pooley †
Amy Yule
Laurence Rogers †
SECTION LEADER
Julian Mottram † Martin Schäfer Piero Gasparini † Gemma Dunne † Victoria Stephenson
SECTION LEADER
Matthew Head
OBOES
TRUMPETS
Stéphane Rancourt
Gareth Small †
SECTION LEADER
Thomas Davey †
CELLOS SECOND VIOLINS
Philippa Heys Paulette Bayley Rosemary Attree Caroline Abbott † Grania Royce † John Purton Christine Davey †
Simon Turner Dale Culliford † Jane Hallett David Petri † Jonathan Pether DOUBLE BASSES
Ben Cunningham Daniel Storer Yi Xin Han † Rachel Meerloo
SECTION LEADER
Joanne Boddington
SECTION LEADER
Kenneth Brown † Tom Osborne
CLARINETS
Sergio Castelló López SECTION LEADER
TENOR TROMBONE
Katy Jones SECTION LEADER
James Muirhead † TUBA BASSOONS
Ewan Easton mbe
Elena Comelli Simon Davies
TIMPANI
John Abendstern PERCUSSION
David Hext † SECTION LEADER
Riccardo Lorenzo Parmigiani † Erika Öhman HARP
Marie Leenhardt † CELESTE/PIANO
Gemma Beeson
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The Hallé, numbered amongst the world’s top symphonic ensembles, continues to seek ways to enhance and refresh what it undertakes, with aspirations to provide leadership through performance standards, education, understanding and training. 2020 saw the Hallé embarking on its very first digital season. During its 162-year history, the organisation has weathered many storms – from two world wars to financial crises, volcanic ash clouds and now a global pandemic – and not being allowed to work and make music with immediate effect in March 2020 was truly devastating for its passionate players and staff. To be able to return to the stages of The Bridgewater Hall and Hallé St Peter’s to once again make music for loyal and supportive audiences has the feeling of a true renaissance. Founded by Sir Charles Hallé in Manchester, the Hallé gave its first concert in the city’s Free Trade Hall on 30 January 1858. Following the death of Sir Charles, the orchestra continued to develop under the guidance of such distinguished figures as Dr Hans Richter, Sir Hamilton Harty, Sir John Barbirolli and Sir Mark Elder. The Hallé has received many awards, notably from the Royal Philharmonic Society and the South Bank Awards, for its work in the concert hall and celebrated collaborations with other orchestras and Manchester organisations. The Hallé has a distinguished history of acclaimed performances, in Manchester and around Britain, as well as televised concerts, frequent radio broadcasts and international tours. Since launching its own recording label in 2003, a number of the Hallé’s recordings have won prestigious awards including five Gramophone Awards, two Diapasons d’Or and a BBC Music Magazine Award. Over a quarter of a million people heard the Hallé live in the year up to April 2020 and more than 65,000 of those were inspired by the Hallé’s pioneering education programme. Working across the whole community – from schools to universities, care homes to prisons – to bring music in its broadest terms to those who may not attend the concert hall, the programme releases creativity and raises aspirations through very accessible and practical projects. Winter 2020 saw the launch of Goddess Gaia, a digital resource for schools featuring a twenty-minute animation and soundtrack based on a story by Tony Mitton. The Hallé is a Registered Charity No. 223882
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≥ ST PETER’S ANCOATS, MANCHESTER
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Situated at the heart of the resurgent area of Ancoats, Hallé St Peter’s provides a home for the Hallé’s rehearsals and recordings, its choirs and Youth Orchestra, as well as a space for education workshops and small performances. Opened by the Hallé’s Patron HRH The Countess of Wessex in 2013, the facility is concentrated around a restored, Grade II listed, former church. A three-storey extension, The Oglesby Centre, was opened in November 2019 and includes a number of new practice rooms and performance spaces. The Hallé Kitchen space is now home to Café Cotton at Hallé St Peter’s. This independent café, restaurant and bar is open to the general public seven days a week offering great coffee, delicious homemade food and cakes for takeaway. Follow Hallé St Peter’s (@hallestpeters) for our latest opening times and information.
EVENTS AT HALLÉ ST PETER’S Hallé St Peter’s is a versatile venue suitable for a wide variety of events. The elegant interior provides a beautiful backdrop for weddings, parties, corporate events, meetings, conferences, receptions and more. Hallé at St Michael’s, our nearby sister venue also provides stylish space for events. Enquiries are welcome for weddings, conferences and events. Call us on 0161 806 0260.
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≥ CHAIR ENDOWMENTS The Chair Endowment programme is an opportunity for you to be associated with one of our players and link your name with a position in the Orchestra. Your gift will help us to ensure the Hallé continues to develop artistically, attracting and retaining musicians of the highest quality. The key to a successful orchestra is the quality of the individual players. At the Hallé we are fortunate to have some of the country’s most gifted musicians whose talent and commitment help keep the Hallé among the finest orchestras in the world. Find out more at www.halle.co.uk/chair-endowments
MUSIC DIRECTOR, SIR MARK ELDER CH CBE
FIRST VIOLINS SARAH EWINS
SECOND VIOLINS PRINCIPAL
Mr Martin McMillan OBE and Mrs Pat McMillan
Elaine and Neville Blond Charitable Trust
Patrick and Tricia McDermott
CHIEF EXECUTIVE, DAVID BUTCHER
TIBERIU BUTA
Karen Farquhar
Hamish and Sophie Forsyth LEADER
Penny Moore GUEST LEADER, PAUL BARRITT
in memory of Geoffrey Robinson ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR, DELYANA LAZAROVA
PZ Cussons, Sir Mark and Lady Elder, The Garrick Charitable Trust CHORAL DIRECTOR, MATTHEW HAMILTON
In memory of Alison WilkieDavies
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Dr Anne R Fuller
PAULETTE BAYLEY ROSEMARY ATTREE
John Geddes
in memory of the late Marie and Jack Levy
PETER LIANG
CAROLINE ABBOTT
Jennifer MacPherson
Peter and Mary Jones
ALISON HUNT
JULIA HANSON
Mrs Vivienne Blackburn for Michael
Lou Page
HELEN BRIDGES
in loving memory of Michael Hall
ZOE COLMAN
Professor Chris Klingenberg [VACANT]
In loving memory of Kaye Tazaki, from his family and the Hallé
JOHN PURTON HANNAH SMITH
Patrick and Tricia McDermott
VIOLAS TIMOTHY POOLEY
FLUTE AMY YULE
TRUMPETS GARETH SMALL
Dr Susan M Brown
Mr Peter Heath
Shared Trust
JULIAN MOTTRAM
In loving memory of John Pickstone MARTIN SCHÄFER
David and Beryl Emery
KENNETH BROWN PICCOLO JOANNE BODDINGTON
in memory of Ronald Marlowe
PIERO GASPARINI
OBOE VIRGINIA SHAW
Mrs Jane Fairclough
Alison Wilkinson
CHRIS EMERSON
Bolton Opus Group CELLOS NICHOLAS TRYGSTAD
COR ANGLAIS TOM DAVEY
In loving memory of Douglas Crawford
Martin and Sandra Stone SIMON TURNER
In memory of Mrs G E Whitehead DAVID PETRI
K and S Coen JANE HALLETT
CLARINET SERGIO CASTELLÓ-LÓPEZ
The Hallé Choir BASS CLARINET JAMES MUIRHEAD
Shared Trust
Professor Sir Netar Mallick CLARE ROWE
Nina Harris
In memory of Miss Amy Alexandra Morris
Charlotte Westwood
ELENA COMELLI
POSITION VACANT
Anonymous HORNS
in memory of Arthur Bevan and Enid Roper LAWRENCE ROGERS
YI XIN HAN
in memory of C K Andrews
In memory of Stella and Harold Millington
RICHARD BOURN
BEATRICE SCHIRMER
Joyce Kennedy in loving memory of Michael NATASHA ARMSTRONG
John and Pat Garside RACHEL MEERLOO
In loving memory of Hilmary Quarmby, a lifelong lover of music and friend of the Hallé
Penny Moore TROMBONE KATY JONES
Sylvia Kendal in memory of Ivor Rowe TIMPANI JOHN ABENDSTERN
In memory of Alan and Vivian Glass PERCUSSION DAVID HEXT
Rosemary Whitesman RICCARDO LORENZO PARMIGIANI
Michael Eagles Mrs R Russell in loving memory of her husband, Jim Russell RBA; Michael Eagles HALLÉ YOUTH ORCHESTRA BASSOONS:
Mr C R and Mrs E Anslow
In loving memory of Dorothy Hall
Edmundson Electrical Ltd
TOM OSBORNE
ERIKA ÖHMAN BASSOONS [POSITION VACANT]
JONATHAN PETHER
DOUBLE BASSES POSITION VACANT
Shared Trust
Shared Trust ANDREW MAHER
Mr CR and Mrs E Anslow
PERCUSSION
I and E Brett Karen Brown CELLOS
The Holland-Frickes Mr John Summers WIND AND STRINGS
The English-Speaking Union, Mid Cheshire Branch Anonymous
MATTHEW HEAD
HALLÉ YOUTH CHOIR SOPRANOS AND ALTOS:
In loving memory of Nora Dawson
HALLÉ CHOIR
Mr and Mrs Smith Jane Hampson ALTOS:
Chris Hughes
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≥ PATRON PROGRAMME By joining the Hallé Patron programme you can become part of a family of supporters who are helping to shape the future of the Hallé. Patrons have access to unique opportunities to experience many different facets of the Hallé alongside musicians, performers and fellow supporters in recognition of their regular support. Find out more at www.halle.co.uk/become-a-patron
CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE John and Margaret Allen Dr Anne R. Fuller Pat Kendall-Taylor Professor Chris Klingenberg Patrick and Tricia McDermott David and Mary McKeith Dr and Mrs Ian McKinlay OBE Penny Moore, for Terry, who loved the Hallé Dr Sambrook Christine and David Walmsley In memory of Lynne In memory of Alfred and Brenda Burley
MAESTOSO Brian and Valerie Bailey Dr Christopher Brookes Dr Susan M. Brown Mr David A. Budgett Mr and Mrs J. Davnall Valerie and Peter Dicken Mrs Juliet Gibbs Andrew Hay and Nicola Kitching Mark Kenrick Jennifer MacPherson John Nickson and Simon Rew Martin and Sandra Stone John and Pat Turner Judi Winterson and David Hoyle
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CRESCENDO Mr C. R. and Mrs E. Anslow Mr Jon and Dr Carol Ashley Mr Edward Astle Carole and David Baume Mr John Biggins Audrey and Richard Binch David and Maggie Blackburn Mrs Vivienne Blackburn Clair Boyes J. R. Bushell (Bolton) Ltd Laura and Peter Carstensen Dr and Mrs Michael and Diana Cavanagh Lawrence David Cody and in memory of Mr and Mrs L. J. Cody Mr Julian Craddock Philip Crookall Mr A. Fowell Mr and Mrs J. Fox Mr Richard Garnett Chris and Karen Halicki Miss Lynne Hamilton Dr Andrew Hardman David Haworth Mr John Hopwood and Dr Julia Morrison
Chris Hughes, to mark 42 years with the Hallé Choir Mr Kenneth Kay Mr Michael Leach Mr Colin Lomax David and Jane Murphy Sir Charles Nightingale Mrs Kathy Noble Mr John D. Owens Mr D. Pritchard Mr Martin Rayner A. C. and C. J. Riddington Mrs Jackie Roberts T. G. Roberts Mr and Mrs R. J. W. Rogers Judith and Patrick Rutter Sheila Rydz and in memory of Simeon Rydz John and Susan Schultz Mr P. D. Senn Mr David Shipley Marian Smith & in memory of Mr Colin Smith OBE Mrs E. G. Tonge Joy White Professor and Mrs Philip Wiles David and Veronica Yates In memory of Brenda Owens
INTERMEZZO
SCHERZO
Dr D. Yvonne Aplin Joan Ball Tony Bates Professor Tony Berry Mr K. A. Bevan Mrs Margaret Bradshaw Mrs P. Cate Monica and Mick Clark Mr J. Cooney Pamela Craig Sarah Crouch Mr Antony Doust Mr Micheal Dowling Chris Dumigan Dr George A. Eccleston Revd and Mrs J. F Ellis Mrs Anne Fitzpatrick Charlie Fleischmann Ann Flowerday Jeremy and Gillian French Mrs Ruth Gooddie Mr and Mrs R. Green Mr John Hannah Mrs Bessie Harper Callum Harvey Mr and Mrs D. Hawkes Peter and Audrey Hewer Mr Simon Hutchence Mrs Wendy Jeffs Mr Nicholas and Dr Mary Jones Mr J. G. Knox Mr and Mrs B. H. Lawrence Mr and Mrs R. W. Lee Mel Littler Alan Lowe Mr T. Marsden Stephen and Jacqueline Miley Mrs Alison Milford Gordon and Jess Minton Philip and Margaret Morey Miss Maire Morton Mr and Mrs J. P. Platt Malcolm and Morag Ranson Mr Michael Redhead Canon C. Roberts Joan and Graham Rogers Dr T. and P. E. Schur Phil Thornley Mr John Turner Mrs M Warrener Mr J. C. White Professor Richard Whitley Mr John Wildman Jack and Elizabeth Wimpenny Joan Wood In loving memory of Helen Brave In memory of Albert Mesrie
Gill and Barrie Adams Mr Peter Adamson Mr Timothy R. Ades Dr Katherine Adler Mrs J. Ainsworth Mr Roger Ainsworth Vin Allerton Dr P. J. Alvey Professor and Mrs R. D. Arnell Mr Barry J. Ball Dr Peter Barberis Mr Michael Barley Mrs J. E. Baxendale Mr Paul K. Berry Steve Best Mr D. J. Bird Mr Stuart Bishop Dr Howard Booth Ms Annie Bracken Arnold and Brenda Bradshaw Philip Broughton Mr Dean Brown Karen Brown Miss S. R. Brown Peter Burgess Barbara and Anthony Butcher Miss Christine Bywater Miss Christine S. Catherall Mrs B. Y. Chubb Mrs Kathleen Cleary Mrs Gina Collison Mr David Cooke Mr H. C. Cowen Mrs Frances Critchley Mr John Critchley TD Mrs J. D. Darwent Dr D. Dawson Mr and Mrs B. A. DeSousa Mrs Joyce Dewhurst Mrs Marie Dixon Ann and Donald Docker Mr Paul Durham Mrs D. Dyer Mr E. Alan Eaves Miss E. Evans David Farrow Dr Larissa Fast Mr B. Fitton Miss Charlotte Fitzgerald Mr George Fletcher Mr Alan Freeman Dr Tim Gartside Mrs Elaine M. Gavin Mr Adrian Gerrard Mrs J. Gill Mrs Mary Glynn Christopher Grafham
Mr and Mrs S. R. Lancelyn Green Mrs Caroline Greenwood John D. Gregory Dr R. Gregory Mr J. B. Haddow Dr I. M. Hall Paul and Amanda Hamblyn Mr C. W. Hampson Mrs Thora Harnden Brian and Bridget Harris Mr Simon Harrison Mrs Dorothy Heaton Mr Cliff Heckle Donald and Caroline Henderson Mrs G. Hewitt Miss Pauline Hickey Mr and Mrs J. M. Hill Peter and Charlotte Hill Mrs J. M. Hindshaw Mrs Dorothy Holt Mrs Janet Holwill Dr W. Hoyle Mr H. Hughes and Mrs F. Hughes David Humphries Mrs Glynis Hunter Dr Steven Hurst Joyce Hytner Mr Howard Johnson Mrs Jean Johnson Mr Alan Jones David and Fae Jones Christine and Michael Jones Alma Jones and in memory of Frank Jones Mr Trefor Jones Miss Brunhilde Kay Mr and Mrs Rex Keen Lynne and Martin Kemp Ian Leonard Jennifer and Paul Lingwood Mr Harry Lipson Mrs Dorothea Livesey Virginia and Peter Lloyd Mr and Mrs M. and A. Losse Mr Kevin Lyons Mr F. P. S. and Mrs D. A. B. Marriott Dr and Mrs P. J. Marriott Mr P Marsh and Ms H M Bennett Mrs C. Mason Mr Michael Mattison Mrs E. McCrone Mrs Angela McMenemy John McPeake Mary McPeake
Mrs Bernice Meagher Mr David Miers Mr David Milner Mr Jeff Milner Dr Brian Molyneaux Mr Peter Moorhouse Ms Kathleen Morris Miss Jean Motler Mr P. K. Murphy Mr David Odling Professor Damian O’Doherty William and Janet Ollier Mr John Peaker Dr John Pearson Revd David Peters David and Elizabeth Pioli Mr Victor Potapczuk Professor James Powell OBE Dr R. E. Price Mrs Jean Proud Mr D. Radley Mrs Beryl Ratcliffe Angus and Jenny Reynolds Mr Paul Reynolds David and Elly Roberts Mrs A. Rose David and Maggie Rowlands Mrs Susan Rowlands Professor Michael G. Rusbridge Mrs J. Ryner Martin and Gail Sanderson Mrs Jan Schofield Mr James A. Scott Mr Simon Shelbourn Mr C. and Mrs T. Shepherd Mr Michael J. Shiels Mr and Mrs C. Smith Charles and Helen Smith Mr Roger Smith Mr Alan Spier Mr and Mrs R. T. and C. M. Stafford Mr Dennis Staunton Mr Frank Stoner and Mrs Margaret Dudley-Stoner Mrs Carla Suter Mrs Norma Swan Mrs M. E. Thompson Mr John Thomson Mrs Jean Tracy Mrs Jackie Tucker Tom Uprichard Mrs Barbara Upton Mr Peter and the late Mrs Diana van der Feltz Derek Vernon Jeffery and Judith Wainwright
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Mr Brian Walker Mr R. B. Walsh F. T. Walters Mrs Anne Ward Mr George Watson John and Christine Weller Mrs Lynn Wharton Mr Peter R. White J. Christopher Whitehead Mr A. Whittaker Mr Thomas Williams Mr C. F. Winter Barry Wood Hilary and the late Noel Woodhead Mrs Ann Woolliscroft Dr J. M. Worth D and M. Wright Dr David Yorke A Music Lover In memory of Margaret Brailsford In memory of O. Calvert In memory of Mr Tom Chadwick In memory of Liz Glynn In memory of D. S. Goodes In memory of Dr D. B. Jones In memory of my parents In memory of Mrs M. McDonald In memory of Patsy Pringle In memory of Dr Barbara Smith In memory of John Wallace Tonge
ALLEGRO Mr A. C. Abbas Mrs Brenda Ackroyd Mr Chris Adams and Professor Rosemary Lucas Mr Paul Adkins Mr Paul Ager Mr Richard Alliss Mohammed Amin Voxra Andersen Miss D. M. Ashworth Mr G. Aspey Mrs Barbara Aspin Mrs Barbara Austin Ms Elaine Bagley Mrs P. Barlow Mr C. Barton Dr A. J. Basey Mr and Mrs Melvyn Bathgate Mr and Mrs S Beckett John Begg
Ms Rowena BeightonDykes Mrs Lois Beldon Mr P. Beresford Mr I. C. Berridge Mr G. N. Berry Mr R. Berryman Ms Rosemary Betterton Mr David Bimson Mr A. Birch Mrs A. Birch Mrs Christine Bird Michael S. Birkett Mr Robin Bissell Mrs Diane Blackburn Marilyn Booth Mrs Marjorie Boothby MBE Mr John M. J. Bowden Mr Alan Brant Mr Roger Brentnall John Bridgman Mrs Susan Briggs Mr David Britnor Mr and Mrs Andrew Brochwicz-Lewinski Ms Patricia Brock Mrs Gwyneth Brown Miss V. Brown Mr Ian Brownlee Mr A. Budworth Mrs Sarah Bunting Mr and Mrs P. Burns Dr Kathy Burton Mrs Pauline Bushnell Peter Callon Mr Gerard Cambridge Ms Shirley Campbell Mr Geoffrey Carter Mrs Pamela Carter Mr J. K. Chadwick Mr William Chadwick Austin Chambers Mrs J. Chambers Ms K. Chapple Mrs Margaret L. Chatfield Mr Eric Chilton V. K. F. Ciaputa Mrs Betty Clee Mrs Anne Clegg Mrs C. Connor Mr Michael Connor Mrs Olive Cook Mr D. Cooper Mr Geoffrey D. Copage James Coppock Mrs Joyce Cotgrave Mrs Barbara Cotterill Mr Richard Cowley Mr David Cresswell Mrs Margaret R Croker
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Mr and Mrs J. B. and Sylvia Crummett Dr C. S. Cundy Hilary and Adrian Curtis Mr Alan Dagger Mr Gerard Dale Jennifer Dale Mrs Jackie Dalingwater Ms Maria Davies Mr G. J. Davison Mr Alan Dean Anne and John Dempsey Mrs Wendy Dewey Mr and Mrs I. Disley Professor Alexander Donnachie Mrs M. Downing Helen Drew Miss Margaret Dunn Ms Louise Durose Dr S. Dymock Mr Gary East Mr Barry Eastwood Mrs Stella Eberlein R Ellershaw Mr M Ellis Mr and Mrs K. Else Mr Peter English Mrs J. M. Evans Mrs Christine Everett Ms Julie M. Fallon Ms N. E. Farrell Mr Steven Farrell Mrs Margaret Faulkner Mrs Cynthia Fenton Steven Fidler Mr Howard Fisher Mrs P. Fitzgerald Raymond and Eileen Flint Mr R. Foster Ms Wendy Foulger Mrs Augusta Fox Mr Charles R. Fox Mr J. W. Fox Miriam and Michael Fox David and Sylvia Francis Mr R. F. Fry David and Joyce Fuller Miss A. M. Furphy Mrs E. Galloway Peter Gannon John Gardner Eileen Goodwin in memory of Jack Mrs F. B. Grant Mr T. Greene Ms Joy Greenwood Pamela Greenwood Mr Stephen Gregory Mr J. C. B. Gregson Mr A. L. Griffith
Mrs Audrey Griffiths John Groarke Mr J. F. Austin Hall James Hallows Mrs Eveline Hamilton Mrs Sheila Hardy Mrs Helen Harrington Dr W. David Harrison Mrs Judith Harrop Mr David Hartley Peter and Susan Haslehurst Tony Hayter Mrs Susan Heard Mr R. Heaton Mrs P. A. Hemstock Dr Kenneth Henderson Mr John Herod Mr Thomas A. Heyes Mr and Mrs G. D. Heyward Dr Pamela Hobson Mr Alex Hodgeon Mr Paul Holder Mr Derek Hollingsworth Dr Michael J Holloway Mr and Mrs M. Holmes Mr R. Holmes Miss Jeanne Holt Mr Brian Hooley Mrs Ann Hooper Mrs M. Horan Mr John David Howard Mrs C. M. Hughes Mr J. G. B. Hunter Mrs Jacqueline Hurdle John Hytner Miss Susan Ingham Mrs Helen Margaret Ireland Dr Melanie Isherwood Mr Paul Jabore Bridget Jackson Mrs J. A. Jackson Mrs I. J. Jackson Mr John Jackson Mr M. D. Jackson Mrs Pauline Jackson Mrs Emma Jacobs Miss Hilary Jarvis Dr K. Jeffery Mrs Christine Jenkinson Mr Mark Johnson Mr R. Johnson Mrs A. Johnstone Mrs A. Jones Mrs J. M. Jones Mr Fred Jones Shirley Jones Mr D. J. Kay Mrs Angela Kendrick Mr Andrew Kennaugh Jack Kirby
Miss B. Knight Dr W. F. Knox Mr Rainer Kolbeck Mrs Pat Kundi Dr Louis Kushnick Mr and Mrs Vivian Labaton Mrs Lillian Langshaw Dr Hugh Laverty Mrs Alison Lawrence Mr and Mrs E. Layland David and Pam Leaver Charles Ledigo Mr R. Lee Mr Graham J Lees Mrs S. Leete Mr Howard Leigh Mr John K. Lewis Mrs S. Lewis Mrs Susan G. Lewis Mrs A. Leyland Mr John Liles Mrs Anne Livesey Pam and Gordon Lorimer Mrs Barbara Lowe Mr C. A. Lowe Dr Marion E. Mackay Mr David MacKley Mrs Sarah C. Maddock Mrs Barbara Maitra Mr D. F. Mardon Mrs B. Marples Dr and Mrs Martin Mr Michael Martindale Mrs Dianne Massey Mr M. D. Masters Mrs Wendy Maunders Mrs Anne McCormack Mr J. McCrory Mr J. McGough Mrs T. R. McGough Mr Brian McGrath Mrs Sylvia McKellar Mrs Hinda Meggit Mr John Meriton Miss Audrey Messenger Dr John P. Miller Mr Roger Miller Mr Robert Millington Mr Andrew C. Mitchell Mr Tim Mitchell Miss G. Mobb Anthony and Linda Mooney Mrs Gillian Moorhouse Mrs Jennifer Moorhouse Dr Richard Morgan Mr S. J. Morley Dr M. G. Mortimer Mr and Mrs Muir Mr A. Murray Mr V. Murray Dr Granville Neath Mr and Mrs A. Newton
Mr Peter Newton Mr Edward Nicholls Mr and Mrs Jonathan Noble Mr Thomas Nuhse Mrs L O’Connor Mr Stephen O’Hagan Mr Stephen Oliver-Watts Mr Martin Olley Mr B. H. O’Neill Ms Angela Owen Mrs M. Owen Mr Michael Owen Mrs Christine Owens Graham and Dorothy Palmer Mr and Mrs K. Parker Mr R. K. Parker Mrs Rosemary Parsons Mrs Ann Patterson Mrs M. Pattinson Mr Alan Pearson Mrs Pauline Pedlar Mr J. D. Perry Mary Pexton R. and E. Philburn Dr Max Pilotti Mr John Piper Mr M. Pittam Mr J. Platt Mrs Lynne Powell Mr Lee Price Mrs Frances Prince Mrs Jean Pugh Mrs Jennifer Rae Mrs Sheila Ramsay Mr Stuart Ramsden Mr and Mrs Alan K. Rawson Mr Paul Raynor Dr Redford Mrs M. Redmond Miss Karen Redmore Mrs Susan Renshaw Mrs A. Richardson Mrs S. Rigby Mrs Christina Roberts Elizabeth and Hugh Roberts Mrs Winifred Robertson Mrs Doreen Robinson Mrs Kathleen Robson Mr Mark Robson Mr Colin Rogers Valerie and Howard Rogerson Mr Philip Roper Mrs J. A. Round Mr J. Roundell Mr Raymond Rouse Miss P. Rowland Mr C. Rudd
Miss S. M. Salmon Mr Peter Sampson Mr J. B. Sangster Mr Gerald Francis Schultz Mrs Margaret Scott Mr Robert Scott Mrs Carol Selby Alison Sellars Mr Andrew Senior Mr Maurice Setton Mr Christopher Sharp Mr David J. Shearing Mr S. W. Shone Mrs Eileen Short Mr P. Sidwell Mr Chris Simon Mrs J. K. Slack Dr A. J. and Mrs J. M. Smith Mrs Anne Smith Mr Lionel Smith Dr J. Spangler Mr M. Spoors Mrs Joyce Stafford Mrs C. M. Stead Mrs P. Steed Mrs Jane Stephens Mr Paddy Stephenson Mr J. R. Stuart Mrs Sally Sturt Mrs C. Summerfield J. B. and J. W. Sutcliffe Miss Sykes-Howden Dr D. P. M. Symmons Mr J. P. Syner Mr T. Tarpey Mr J. Taylor Mrs J. Taylor Mrs Lesley Taylor Mr M. Taylor Rosemary and Roger Taylor Mr D. F. Thickbroom Jim and Stella Thomas Michael Thomas Mrs S. K. Thomas Miss Marie Thompson Mr Philip Thompson Mr Terence P. Thornton Mrs J. Tims Mr D. Allan Townsend Mr and Mrs P. Trickett Mr and Mrs Brian Tuffery Mrs J. Turner Mrs Barbara Twiney Mr W. W. Wagstaff Mr Angus Walker Mr P. R. Walker Mrs Sylvia Walker Mr W. A. Walker Mr John Ward Dr Stephen Ward
Mrs and Mr Susan and Michael Warrington Mr and Mrs J. M. Watson Mr and Mrs Bill Webb Miss Judith Weller Mrs Pamela Wells Mr Robert Wensley Mr Werbel Mrs A. G. Whaley Mr P. N. Whitaker Mrs H. Whitehead Eric Whittaker Mrs Petronella Whittle Mr Kenneth Wigley Mrs L. Wilkinson Professor Arthur Williams Mr and Mrs A. J. Williams Mrs Margaret Williams Mrs H. J. Williamson Mr A. Willows Mrs Margaret Wilson Mr Stephen Wilson Mrs Kathleen Winterbottom Ms Janet Wolff Mr and Mrs Chris Wolstenholme Mrs Margot Wood Mr and Mrs S. Wood Dr Zoe and Roderick Woodhead Mr Terry Woodhouse Mr T Woolfenden Miss A. F. W. Woolley Mr Norton Wragg Dr M. Wren Anna Wright Mrs Helen Wright Mr Keith Wright Mr Angus Yeaman A Music Lover In memory of Roger Bogg In memory of Margaret Cooke In memory of Mr & Mrs G W Dawson In memory of Mr G. E. Huggins In memory of Bill and Florrie Mathews In Memory of Derek Michael Melluish obe In memory of Dr Nathan and Mrs Shlosberg
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MANY THANKS TO ...
HOLDERS OF THE HALLE SILVER MEDAL FOR PHILANTHROPY Stewart Grimshaw Michael and Jean Oglesby Terry and Penny Moore Arthur Reynolds Jurgen Maier
2058 FOUNDATION PRINCIPAL BENEFACTORS Manchester Airport Mr Martin McMillan obe and Mrs Pat McMillan The Oglesby Charitable Trust Fred Nash and Carole Nash obe Tiger Developments CIM Investment Management Ltd DLA Piper LLP Rothschild MAJOR BENEFACTORS Peter Heath David and Mary McKeith Brother (UK) Ltd PZ Cussons plc Nigel Warr David Wertheim and Family Kirby Laing Foundation Kobler Trust Martin and Jacqueline West The 2058 Foundation is a restricted fund of the Hallé Concerts Society established in the Hallé’s 150th Anniversary year to support specific artistic and education projects.
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SUPPORTERS OF THE OGLESBY CENTRE AT HALLÉ ST PETER’S The Oglesby Charitable Trust The Monument Trust The Dunard Fund The Foyle Foundation Garfield Weston Foundation Granada Foundation The Kirby Laing Foundation Victoria Wood Foundation The Wolfson Foundation and all those who supported The Oglesby Challenge and those who wish to remain anonymous
AMERICAN PATRONS Carol E. Domina Caroline Firestone Rita Z. Mehos Christa Percopa Arthur Reynolds Annette Vass
LONDON PATRONS Joyce Hytner John Nickson and Simon Rew
THE HALLÉ WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING TRUSTS FOR THEIR ONGOING SUPPORT The Monument Trust The Oglesby Charitable Trust Esmée Fairbairn Foundation The Foyle Foundation Granada Foundation Garfield Weston Foundation The Kirby Laing Foundation The Liz And Terry Bramall Foundation The Victoria Wood Foundation The Wolfson Foundation The Zochonis Charitable Trust Angus Allnatt Charitable Foundation The Ann Susman Charitable Trust The Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust The Band Trust The Boltini Trust Boshier Hinton Foundation Church Burgesses Educational Foundation D’oyly Carte Charitable Trust Dunard Fund The Gladys Jones Charitable Trust The Grand Trust CIO The Harding Trust The Derek Hill Foundation John Horniman’s Children’s Trust The Irving Memorial Trust Land & Co. Foundation The Leche Trust Lord and Lady Lurgan Trust McLay Dementia Trust The N Smith Charitable Settlement Paul Hamlyn Foundation Peter Cunningham Memorial Fund Cecil Pilkington Charitable Trust The Pilkington General Charity PRS for Music Foundation The Radcliffe Trust The Rainbow Dickinson Trust The Rix_Thompson-Rothenberg Foundation RUSI (The Royal United Services Institute) Schroder Charity Trust The Sobell Trust Sir George Martin Trust Sale Mayoral Fund The Thriplow Charitable Trust
HALLÉ FAMILY OF BENEFACTORS Mrs A. Alford Mr C. K. Andrews Mr and Mrs Black In Memory of Rabbi Felix Carlebach from his family, friends and supporters Pamela Cate Mr Peter Copping Miss Rebecca Louise Finch Mrs Vivian Glass Mr Harry Johnson Mr A. and the late Mrs A. Johnson Kenneth Kay Mr C. H. Pooley Brian and Glenna Robson Bernadette Rudman Mr and Mrs R. P. Shepherd JP DL Lynne and Bob Spencer Mr and Mrs Brian Tetlow
and others who wish to remain anonymous
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≥ SEASON SPONSORS Diamond Partner
Major Sponsor
With thanks to Manchester Airports Group for 30 years of support.
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CBRE Ltd./The Towers Business Park SILVER
Beaverbrooks Bruntwood Cazenove Capital
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≥ CONCERTS SOCIETY PATRON HRH The Countess of Wessex gcvo VICE PRESIDENTS A. Martin McMillan obe Edward Pysden BOARD ELECTED DIRECTORS David McKeith [CHAIRMAN] Sharon Amesu Alex Connock Darren Drabble Tim Edge Juergen Maier cbe Linda Merrick John Phillips cbe Merryl Webster Aileen Wiswell mbe NOMINATED DIRECTORS GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY
Eamonn Boylan Councillor Janet Emsley MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL
Councillor Azra Ali CHIEF EXECUTIVE David Butcher FINANCE DIRECTOR Ruth Harkin ORCHESTRAL NOMINEE Caroline Abbott MUSIC DIRECTOR Sir Mark Elder ch cbe PERMANENT GUEST LEADER Paul Barritt ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR, POPS Stephen Bell ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR Delyana Lazarova
CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S OFFICE David Butcher * Alison Lever Isabelle Orford FINANCE Ruth Harkin * Matthew Wyatt Lourdes Román VENUES Martin Glynn * Tyrone Holt Everett Parry † Edward Cittanova David Roberts ARTISTIC PLANNING Anna Hirst * Louise Hamilton Andrea Stafford Sue Voysey CONCERTS DEPARTMENT Stuart Kempster * † Lois Boa ORCHESTRA MANAGEMENT Chris Lewis Jenny Espin LIBRARY Louise Brimicombe Alice McIlwraith STAGE MANAGEMENT Dan Gobey Lawrie Bebb
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