Music - December 10 onwards

Feb 5 2012 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

MUSIC

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9

CHESTER: Peter Litman, organist at St Peter’s Collegiate Church, Ruthin, gives the lunchtime organ recital in Chester Cathedral at 1.10pm. Admission £5.45, concessions £4.50.

LITTLE BUDWORTH: Cheshire Rural Touring Arts presents Not The Love Story I Was Expecting, a concert by Helen Chadwick whose cycle of songs was inspired by the love poetry of Turkey, Persia, Russia, England, France, Spain and Chile, at Little Budworth Village Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £10-£6. Call 01829 760422 or visit cheshireruraltouringarts.co.uk.

MANCHESTER: Paganini Prize - RNCM violinists and viola players compete for this prestigious annual prize, adjudicated by RNCM International Tutor in Violin, Gérard Poulet, at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 7.30pm. Tickets £7. Call 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk.

MANCHESTER: The Halle, conducted by Sir Mark Elder and featuring soloist Nikolaj Znaider (violin), performing works by Sibelius, Bartok and Beethoven at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £35-£9.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10

GREAT BUDWORTH: Cheshire Rural Touring Arts presents Not The Love Story I Was Expecting, a concert by Helen Chadwick whose cycle of songs was inspired by the love poetry of Turkey, Persia, Russia, England, France, Spain and Chile, at Little Budworth Village Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £10-£6. Call 01606 891571 or visit cheshireruraltouringarts.co.uk.

LLANDUDNO: The Spaghetti Western Orchestra perform classic Ennio Morricone film music in their unique and hilarious style at Venue Cymru at 7.30pm. Tickets £20-£16. Call 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.uk.

MANCHESTER: Raymond Gubbay presents A Celebration of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with the Manchester Concert Orchestra, conducted by Gavin Sutherland with guest singers Rosemary Squires and James Graeme and piper Steve McGuinness, hosted by Jennie Bond, at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £36.50-£12.50. Call 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

MANCHESTER: RNCM International Artist Diploma Cello Recital by Joris van den Berg performing works by Bach, Gaspar, Beethoven, Prokofiev and Chopin at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 7.30pm. Tickets £10. Call 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11

LIVERPOOL: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Carl Davis, present The Film Music of John Williams: 80th Birthday Celebration at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £40-£16. Call 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

MANCHESTER: Sing Live present Sporting Anthems to welcome the 2012 Olympic Games to the UK, at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £19.50-£12.50. Call 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

OXTON: Yorkshire Chamber Choir “Ecclesia” gives a concert in St Saviour’s Church, at 7.30pm. Retiring collection.

WIRRAL: The Three Bs - Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen, The Chris Barber Band & Acker Bilk & His Paramount Jazz Band - at the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton at 7pm. Tickets £24.50. Call 0151 666 0000 or visit www.floralpavilion.com.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12

CHESTER: Concert by candlelight at Chester Cathedral at 7.30pm. Tickets £10. Call 01244 500959 or visit www.chestercathedral.com.

LLANDUDNO: Russian State Philharmonic Orchestra, under music director Valery Poliansky, performs works by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov at Venue Cymru at 7.30pm. Tickets £24-£12. Call 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.uk.

WIRRAL: Grimethorpe Colliery Band in concert at the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton at 7.30pm. Tickets £20, concessions £18. Call 0151 666 0000 or visit www.floralpavilion.com.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13

MANCHESTER: Dutch ensemble Grand Désir present Danse et Chanson - a concert alternating between two of the most important musical forms of the Middle Ages: the basse danse, a courtly dance from Burgundy, and the popular chanson, a French song based on extant poetry and championed by composers such as Dufay and Binchois, at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 7.30pm. Tickets £17, £14. Call 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14

CHESTER: Chester Federation of Arts Tuesday lunchtime recital featuring Duncan Anderson (viola) and Leanne Cody (piano) at Wesley Church Centre, St John Street, at 12.45pm. Admission £3. Call 01244 379275.

MANCHESTER: Camerata Salzburg, conducted by Tomas Hanus with soloist Hilary Hahn, perform works by Mozart, Britten and Dvorak at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £38-£10. Call 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

MANCHESTER: Musical Castaway with Lynne Dawson - Lynne Dawson, the RNCM’s Head of Vocal Studies, talks with RNCM Head of Opera, Stefan Janski, sharing memories, stories and the music that would keep her company as a Musical Castaway, at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 7.30pm. Tickets £12.50 including light refreshments. Call 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15

MANCHESTER: Masterclass with Christine Brewer - One of the world’s great sopranos, admired and acclaimed for her performances on the opera stage, in recital and on disc, Christine Brewer works with RNCM singers on a selection of song repertoire, at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 7.30pm. Tickets £11. Call 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16

CHESTER: Roger Fisher plays music by Bach, Callahan and Jongen in his lunchtime organ recital in Chester Cathedral at 1.10pm. Admission £5.45, concessions £4.50.

LIVERPOOL: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Vasily Petrenko with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, perform works by Shostakovich and Wagner at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £40-£16. Call 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

MANCHESTER: Beats & Pieces Big Band, directed by Ben Cottrell, take the classic big band sound and add slamming bass and drums, wah-wah funk and retro 70s fusion, at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 7.30pm. Tickets £14. Call 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17

FRODSHAM: Frodsham Music and Arts Club meeting featuring Choral Celebration - an evening with the Highfield Male Voice Choir in the community centre in Fluin Lane at 7.45pm. Contact 01928 724296.

UPTON: Cheshire Rural Touring Arts presents Western Swing and Old Time Country Music Show, a concert by three piece country band Rip Roaring Success at Upton Village Hall in Heath Road at 7.30pm. Tickets £10-£6. Call 01244 380068 or visit cheshireruraltouringarts.co.uk.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18

LIVERPOOL: To celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, broadcaster and former BBC royal correspondent, Jennie Bond, will host Happy and Glorious, a performance of much loved pieces and songs that unite a nation at the Philharmonic Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £34.50-£19.50. Ring or 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

WARRINGTON: Northern Soul Night - Northern Soul returns to celebrate its 1stŠ anniversary, with a great mix of oldies, rare and not-so-rare Northern Soul and an outstanding DJ line up, at the Parr Hall in Palmyra Square at 8pm. Tickets £7. Call 01925 442345 or visit www.pyramidparrhall.com.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19

MOLD: Ensemble Amaranthos present Bach and Forwards, a programme of music by Bach, his forbear Dietrich Buxtehude and those who took on the master’s mantle such as Telemann, in the Anthony Hopkins Theatre at Clwyd Theatr Cymru at 7.30pm. Tickets £15.50, concessions £13.50. Call 0845 330 3565 or visit www.clwyd-theatr-cymru.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21

CHESTER: Chester Federation of Arts Tuesday lunchtime recital featuring Roger Fisher (piano) at Wesley Church Centre, St John Street, at 12.45pm. Admission £3. Call 01244 379275.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22

CHESTER: Chester Music Society Club presents the Cheshire Violin Ensemble, led by Laura Miller, and Chester Catholic High School Gospel Choir, directed by Kevin Tout, at St Mary’s Centre at 7.30pm. Members free, non-members £5. Call 0151 339 5219.

MANCHESTER: The Halle, conducted by Rory Macdonald and featuring soloist Nicola Benedetti (violin), performing works by Mozart, Sibelius and Beethoven at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £35-£9.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23

MANCHESTER: The Halle, conducted by Rory Macdonald and featuring soloist Nicola Benedetti (violin), performing works by Mozart, Sibelius and Beethoven at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £35-£9.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26

MANCHESTER: The Halle, conducted by Rory Macdonald and featuring soloist Nicola Benedetti (violin), performing works by Mozart, Sibelius and Beethoven at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £35-£9.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

THURSDAY, MARCH 1

RHYL: Hayley Westenra and her Orchestra in concert at the Pavilion Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £27.50-£25.50. Call 01745 330000 or visit www.rhylpavilion.co.uk.

SATURDAY, MARCH 3

CHESTER: Across the World - a giant anthem for 400 voices - as part of BBC Music Nation, at Chester Amphitheatre at 2pm. Led by women’s choir A Handbag of Harmonies singers, dancers, children and giants tell the story of a Chester giant who, like an Olympic athlete in pursuit of gold, travels the world to find her dream. Free admission. Event lasts approximately 20 minutes.

SATURDAY, MARCH 3

CHESTER: Chester Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by David Chatwin with soloist Peter Dixon (cello), performing works by Smetana, Kabelevsky and Sibelius at Chester Cathedral at 7.30pm. Tickets £15 (reserved), £10 and £8 (unreserved), school children and students £5. Call 0151 632 1633 or visit www.bookings@chesterphilorchestra.co.uk.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14

CHESTER: Chester Music Society Celebrity Concert featuring the Primrose Piano Quartet - Susanne Stanzeleit (violin), Robin Ireland (violin), Andrew Fuller (cello) and John Thwaites (piano) - performing works by Bridge, Dvorak and Brahms at St Mary’s Centre at 7.30pm. Tickets £12. Call 0151 339 7326 or visit www.chestermusicsociety.org.uk.

FRIDAY, MARCH 16

FRODSHAM: Frodsham Music and Arts Club meeting featuring Performers A Plenty - an evening with Eva Warren and friends in the community centre in Fluin Lane at 7.45pm. Contact 01928 724296.

SATURDAY, MARCH 17

CHESTER: The record breaking and award winning Fron Male Voice Choir will be performing at Hamilton Street Church, Hoole, at 7.30pm. The concert will also feature the church’s well-known organist John Evans. Tickets £12. Call 01244 674878 or email: angiejohnevans@uwclub.net.

SUNDAY, MARCH 18

MANCHESTER: Tommy Fleming has many times been described as the “Voice of Ireland” and is one of Ireland’s top entertainers who is coming to the Opera House in Quay Street. Ring 0844 372 7272 or visit www.manchesterpalace.org.uk.

MONDAY, MARCH 28

MANCHESTER: Louis Clark's Hooked On Classics - The legendary Louis Clark will be conducting the 60 piece English Pops Orchestra featuring many players who recorded on the original album, recreating the original Hooked On Classics live in concert, at the Palace Theatre in Oxford Street. Call 0844 847 2484 or visit www.palaceandoperahouse.org.uk.

SATURDAY, MARCH 31

CHESTER: Chester Bach Singers present St John Passion by Bach, conducted by Martin Bussey, featuring the 18th Century Sinfonia at Chester Cathedral at 7.30pm. Tickets £18, £12, £6. Call 07527 686239.

FRIDAY, APRIL 20

FRODSHAM: Frodsham Music and Arts Club meeting featuring Orchestral Delights - an evening with the Port Sunlight Orchestra, conducted by Eric Jennings, in the community centre in Fluin Lane at 7.45pm. Contact 01928 724296.

SATURDAY, APRIL 28

CHESTER: Chester Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Richard Howarth with soloist Callum Smart, String Finalist in the BBC Young Musician of the Year 2010, performing works by Tchaikovsky at Chester Cathedral at 7.30pm. Tickets £15 (reserved), £10 and £8 (unreserved), school children and students £5. Call 0151 632 1633 or visit www.bookings@chesterphilorchestra.co.uk.

SATURDAY, MAY 5

SANDIWAY: Cheshire Rural Touring Arts presents Western Swing and Old Time Country Music Show, a concert by three piece country band Rip Roaring Success at Sandiway and Cuddington Village Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £10-£6. Call 01606 883128 or visit cheshireruraltouringarts.co.uk.

SATURDAY, MAY 12

CHESTER: Chester Bach Singers present What The Dickens - a day of words and music celebrating the bicentenary of Charles Dickens and his times at the Welsh Presbyterian Church in St John Street from 10am-5pm. Sponsor a song or a reading, come to the coffee concert and join in a Come and Sing session. For further information, call 01829 770104.

SATURDAY, JUNE 9

CHESTER: Chester Bach Singers, conducted by Martin Bussey, present Faure’s Requiem at St Mary’s Without The Walls in Handbridge at 7.30pm. Tickets £12. Call 07527 686239 or 0845 647 7868.

SATURDAY, JUNE 30

BICKERTON: Cheshire Rural Touring Arts presents Western Swing and Old Time Country Music Show, a concert by three piece country band Rip Roaring Success at Bickerton Village Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £10-£6. Call 01829 782392 or visit cheshireruraltouringarts.co.uk.

CHESTER: Chester Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Edward Warren, performing works by Elgar and Dvorak at Chester Cathedral at 7.30pm. Tickets £15 (reserved), £10 and £8 (unreserved), school children and students £5. Call 0151 632 1633 or visit www.bookings@chesterphilorchestra.co.uk.