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Monday 2 December HUDDERSFIELD
St Paul’s Hall, University of Huddersfield, Queensgate HD1 3DH, 7.30pm LUMAS WINDS György Ligeti Six Bagatelles (1953) Valerie Colman Rubispheres for flute, clarinet and bassoon (2015) Pavel Haas Wind Quintet Op 10 (1929) George Gershwin Porgy and Bess Suite Summertime/A woman is a sometime thing Bess you is my woman There’s a boat that’s leavin’ Carl Nielsen Wind Quintet Op 43 (1923) Huddersfield Music Society 07525 337233 www.huddersfield-music-society.org.uk £25 (£18, £5) Tuesday 3 December MANCHESTER
The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street M2 3WS, 1.10pm THE EASY ROLLERS DANI SICARI – vocals ALEX HILL – piano TOM SHARP – trumpet JAMIE STOCKBRIDGE – clarinet/saxophone JAMES GIRLING – guitar/banjolele SAM JACKSON – double bass MATT BROWN – drums/washboard Taking you back to the golden age of jazz, The Easy Rollers are a roaring seven-piece jazz outfit performing hits from the The Jazz Age (1920-1933) and The Swing Era (1933–1947). Originally established in Manchester, and all award-winning musicians, they have been offering audiences an authentic underground speakeasy experience since 2016. Sponsored by RBC Brewin Dolphin Manchester Mid-days bridgewater-hall.co.uk/whats-on/?series=17968 £10, concessions £8.50, students £5, + £3 booking fee unless booked in person Thursday 5 December ROSSENDALE
The Whitaker Museum, Haslingden Rd, Rawtenstall BB4 6RE, 7.30pm BLACKBURN CHAMBER CHOIR JOHN ROBINSON – director Carols at The Whitaker An unforgettable evening with one of the leading choral ensembles in the region, featuring a selection of the best Christmas carols to get you in the Christmas spirit. The Whitaker Museum 01706 260785 www.thewhitaker.org £12 Sunday 8 December BUXTON
St John’s Church Buxton, 6 St John’s Rd SK17 6XN, 7.30pm BUXTON MUSICAL SOCIETY MICHAEL WILLIAMS – conductor SAM HAYES – choral director HELEN GROVES – soprano WILLIAM TOWERS – counter-tenor OTHER SOLOISTS – tba Messiah@80 – 80th Anniversary Performance G F Handel Messiah Buxton Musical Society 01298 72190 buxtonoperahouse.org.uk £20 Wednesday 11 December CLITHEROE
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School 6th Form Centre, York Street BB7 2DJ, 7.30pm CELLOSHIP OF THE STRING Celloship of the String is a Lancashire based cello quartet founded in 2022. Margit van de Zwan, Ilona Hepburn, Penny Holt and Bob Buller will play an eclectic mix of repertoire to include Vivaldi, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Piazzola, Mancini, The Beatles, Abba and Lloyd Webber and a potential seasonal favourite. Clitheroe Concerts Society www.clitheroeconcerts.org £20 (Young people under the age of 18 accompanied by a Member or paying adult FREE) Wednesday 11 December KENDAL
Kendal Town Hall, Highgate LA9 4DL, 1.00pm THE ROSSETTI ENSEMBLE SARA TRICKEY – violin SARAH-JANE BRADLEY – viola TIM LOWE – cello JOHN LENEHAN – piano Bax Piano Quartet in One Movement Judith Weir Piano Quartet (2000) Howells Piano Quartet in A minor op. 21 Kendal Midday Concert Club www.kendalmiddayconcertclub.org Tickets on sale at the Hall from 12 noon £10 (students £2) Friday 13 December KNUTSFORD
Tatton Park WA16 6SG, 3.30pm NORTHERN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA THE CHOIR OF ST NICHOLAS HIGH SCHOOL, NORTHWICH HELEN MCKENNA – conductor Christmas Concert Northern Chamber Orchestra 0161 706 1990 www.ncorch.co.uk £21 (£11) Friday 13 December LONDON
St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square WC2N 4JJ, 7.00pm EX CATHEDRA JEFFREY SKIDMORE – conductor RUPERT JEFFCOAT – organ Christmas Music by Candlelight Ex Cathedra www.excathedra.co.uk £10–£40 (age up to 17 & students: £5; aged 18–30: £15) Saturday 14 December CARNFORTH
Holy Trinity Church, Main Road, Bolton-le-Sands LA5 8DU, 7.30pm LEVENS CHOIR GAWAIN GLENTON – conductor “Now May We Singen” A varied programme of seasonal music, old and new, including music by Howells and McDowall. Levens Choir levenschoir.net £tbc Sunday 15 December WINDERMERE
Carver Uniting Church, Lake Road LA23 2BY, 3.00pm LEVENS CHOIR GAWAIN GLENTON – conductor “Now May We Singen” A varied programme of seasonal music, old and new, including music by Howells and McDowall. Levens Choir levenschoir.net £tbc Tuesday 31 December WINDERMERE
Carver Uniting Church, Lake Road LA23 2BY, 5.30–11.45pm CUMBRIA FESTIVAL CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA IAN JONES – conductor EMILY ROBINSON – soprano KATE NOBLE – contralto JIM BLOOMER – tenor JOHN PRATT – bass Mendelssohn Elijah Cumbria Festival Chorus 01539 720168 cumbriafestivalchorus.weebly.com Chorus fee £10; Audience donations for charity |
Tuesday 3 December LEEDS
The Venue at Leeds Conservatoire, Quarry Hill LS2 7PD, 7.30pm QUARTETTO INDACO ELEONARA MATSUNO – violin IDA DI VITA – violin JAMIANG SANTI – viola COSIMO CAROVANI – cello Anonymous Lamento di Tristano e Rotta Giovanni Sollima Sonnets et Rondeaux Cosimo Carovani Quattro canti toscani per quartetto d’archi oppure Piccola Bergamasca Leonardo Vinci Antiche danze Wolfgang Amadeus String Quartet No 1 Lodi Mozart Giuseppe Verdi Rigoletto (reduction for string arr. Melchior quartet) Nino Rota String Quartet Giuseppe Verdi String Quartet This concert is part of Leeds International Chamber Series 2024/25. Leeds Ticket Hub 0113 376 0318 www.leedsconcertseason.co.uk £27.50, £25.50 (£25.50, £23.50, £14, £13, £10) Thursday 5 December LEEDS
The Venue at Leeds Conservatoire, Quarry Hill LS2 7PD, 7.30pm KATHRYN STOTT – piano JS Bach Prelude and Fugue No 1, BWV 846 Lili Boulanger Thème et Variations Gabriel Fauré Barcarolle No 4, Op 44 Maurice Ravel Jeux d’eau Edvard Grieg Wedding Day at Troldhaugen Astor Piazzolla Milonga del Angel arr. Kyoko Yamamoto Dmitri Shostakovich Prelude & Fugue No 24, Op 87 Graham Fitkin Scent Richard Rogers The Sound of Music: arr. Stephen Hough My Favourite Things Caroline Shaw Gustave Le Gray Frédéric Chopin Mazurka, Op 17, No 4 Percy Grainger Molly on the Shore Carl Vine The Anna Lander Preludes: Short Story Graham Fitkin Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly This concert is part of Leeds International Piano Series 2024/25. Leeds Ticket Hub 0113 376 0318 www.leedsconcertseason.co.uk £27.50, £25.50 (£25.50, £23.50, £14, £13, £10) Saturday 7 December KESWICK
St John’s Church CA11 4DD, 7.30pm PIVA – THE RENAISSANCE COLLECTIVE Tudor Yuletide songs and music performed on 40 instruments of the period. Keswick Music Society 01900 403150 www.keswick-music-society.org.uk £20 (£5) Sunday 8 December KENDAL
Kendal Leisure Centre, Burton Rd LA9 7HX, 3.00pm WESTMORLAND ORCHESTRA MELVIN TAY – conductor Farrington Scary Fairy Saves Christmas Arnold Tam O'Shanter Ravel Mother Goose Suite Westmorland Orchestra www.westmorlandorchestra.org.uk 01539 896299 £0/£17.50 Wednesday 11 December ILKLEY
King’s Hall, Station Road LS29 8HB, 7.30pm TRESKE QUARTET Beethoven String Quartet no. 10 in E flat major, op 74 Stravinsky Three Pieces for string quartet Purcell Chacony in G minor (arr. Britten) Britten String Quartet no. 2 in C major, op 36 Ilkley Concert Club 07791 083326 [email protected] £20, £18, £16 (£5, Free U18) Wednesday 11 December LIVERPOOL
The Tung Auditorium, 60 Oxford Street L7 3NY, 7.30pm KATHRYN STOTT – piano/presenter Musical Postcards: Kathryn Stott’s Final Recital Bach Prelude and Fugue No.1 Lili Boulanger Thème et Variations Fauré Barcarolle No.4 Ravel Jeux d’eau Grieg Wedding Day at Troldhaugen Piazzolla Milonga del Angel (arr. Kyoko Yamamoto) Shostakovich Prelude and Fugue No.24 Graham Fitkin Scent Rodgers and My Favourite Things Hammerstein/Hough Caroline Shaw Gustave Le Gray Chopin Mazurka Op.17 No.4 Grainger Molly on the Shore Carl Vine The Anne Landa Preludes: No.1 – Short Story Graham Fitkin Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly Liverpool Philharmonic 0151 709 3789 www.liverpoolphil.com £29, £9 Friday 13 December KNUTSFORD
Tatton Park WA16 6SG, 7.00pm NORTHERN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA THE CHOIR OF ST NICHOLAS HIGH SCHOOL, NORTHWICH HELEN MCKENNA – conductor Christmas Concert Northern Chamber Orchestra 0161 706 1990 www.ncorch.co.uk £28 (£18) Saturday 14 December BLACKBURN
Blackburn Cathedral, Cathedral Close BB1 5AA, 7.30pm BLACKBURN CHAMBER CHOIR BLACKBURN CATHEDRAL CHOIR BLACKBURN CATHEDRAL YOUTH CHOIR JOHN ROBINSON – director JOHN HOSKINGS – organ Christmas Spectacular Always a favourite, with Blackburn Cathedral’s choirs bathed in vibrant lights. Blackburn Cathedral blackburncathedral.com Saturday 14 December MACCLESFIELD
The King’s School, Alderley Road, Prestbury SK10 4SP, 7.30pm NORTHERN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA RAPHAEL WALLFISCH – cello KATIE STILLMAN – director Anna Thorvaldsdottir Illumine Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme Bruckner Adagio from String Quintet Mozart Symphony No.36 Linz Northern Chamber Orchestra 0161 706 1990 www.ncorch.co.uk £28 (£18, free) Monday 16 December LONDON
St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square WC2N 4JJ, 7.00pm EX CATHEDRA JEFFREY SKIDMORE – conductor RUPERT JEFFCOAT – organ Christmas Music by Candlelight Ex Cathedra www.excathedra.co.uk £10–£40 (age up to 17 & students: £5; aged 18–30: £15) Header photo: Guy Johnston (credit Kaupo Kikkas)
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EXTRA CONCERT!
Saturday 10 December CARLISLE St. Cuthbert’s Church, Carlisle CA3 8AG SOLWAY SINGERS Edward Taylor – Musical Director Jordan English – Organist Avril Tisdall – Accompanist Including: Rutter – Magnificat Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on Christmas Carols Chilcott – Twelve Days of Christmas Lauridsen – O Magnum Mysterium www.solwaysingers.org www.trybooking.co.uk/BWEG £12 (under 18 and full time students free) |
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