Saturday 3 May                                     MACCLESFIELD
The King’s School, Alderley Road, Prestbury SK10 4SP, 7.30pm
NORTHERN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
ZOË BEYERS – director
Schnittke          Moz-Art à la Haydn
Haydn               Symphony No.45 Farewell
Judith Weir       Still, Glowing
Mozart              Symphony No.38 Prague
Northern Chamber Orchestra  0161 706 1990  www.ncorch.co.uk  
£28 (£18, free)
Wednesday 14 May                                             ILKLEY
King’s Hall, Station Road LS29 8HB, 7.30pm
KALEIDOSCOPE CHAMBER COLLECTIVE – piano quintet
George Walker     Lyric for Strings
Korngold               Suite for two violins, cello and piano
                                left hand, op 23
Amy Beach            Piano Quintet in F sharp minor, op 67
Ilkley Concert Club  07791 083326  [email protected]
£20, £18, £16 (£5, Free U18)
Monday 19 May                                       MANCHESTER
The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street M2 3WS, 7.30pm
BUENOS AIRES SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF COLÓN OPERA
MARIANO CHIACCHIARINI – conductor
PABLO MAINETTI – bandoneón
Wagner            Tristan and Isolde: Prelude and
                           Liebestod
Piazzolla           Concerto for Bandoneón and Orchestra,
                           ‘Aconcagua’
Bizet                  Carmen Suite No.1
Tchaikovsky      Swan Lake (suite)
Ginastera          Estancia Suite
Piazzolla            Libertango
The Bridgewater Hall  0161 907 9000  www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk/whats-on/buenos-aires-symphony-190524/   £45, £38, £31, £23
Sunday 25 May                                     MANCHESTER
Christ Church, West Didsbury, Darley Ave M20 2ZD, 7.00pm
WILLIAM BYRD SINGERS
KEITH ORRELL – musical director
with harpist
Just as the Tide was Flowing
William Byrd                       Praise Our Lord; Prevent us
                                              O Lord; Sing Joyfully 
Caroline Shaw                    And the swallow
Cecilia McDowall               The Lord is Good
Francis Poulenc                  Chanson à boire (male
                                              voices)  
Camille Saint-Saëns          Calme des nuits
Gustav Holst                       Hymns from the ‘Rig Veda’
                                              (Group 3)
Mátyás Seiber                    Three Nonesense Songs
Harpist solos                       (Works tbc)
Ralph Vaughan Williams   Four English Folk Songs
Arr. Bob Chilcott                 Londonderry Air
William Byrd Singers
www.williambyrdsingers.com   £15 (£12, £5)
Saturday 10 May                                                KENDAL
Kendal Parish Church, Kirkland LA9 5AF, 7.30pm
KENDAL SOUTH CHOIR, AMABILE CHOIRS, FELLas men’s singing group
GEOFFREY FIELD – conductor
EMILY ROBINSON – soprano
DOMINIC MATTOS – countertenor
JONATHAN MILLICAN – baritone
PADDY DAVIES and others – percussion
Carl Orff       Carmina Burana
Kendal South Choir  01539 725955 kendalsouthchoir.weebly.com   £18 (under-18s free)
Thursday 15 May                                     MANCHESTER
The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street M2 3WS, 1.10pm
JESS GILLAM TRIO
JESS GILLAM – saxophone
SAM BECKER – bass
LEIF KANER-LIDSTROM – piano
Jess Gillam is celebrated as a leading figure of the saxophone. With her electrifying performances, vibrant stage presence and magnetic personality, the ‘uniquely mercurial’ (The Times) Jess Gillam has been invited to play on the world’s major stages since becoming the youngest ever soloist to perform at the Last Night of the Proms and was hailed for her ‘effortless virtuosity and limitless expressiveness’ (Arts Desk). Equally at home behind the microphone, Gillam has shattered glass ceilings as the youngest ever presenter for BBC Radio 3 with her award-winning weekly show, This Classical Life.  Jess is joined by Sam Becker and Leif Kaner-Lidstrom as the Jess Gillam Trio make their debut at the Manchester Mid-days.
Programme to be announced
Sponsored by an anonymous donor
Manchester Mid-days
bridgewater-hall.co.uk/whats-on/?series=17968
£10, concessions £8.50, students £5, + £3 booking fee unless booked in person
Wednesday 28 May                               MANCHESTER
The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street M2 3WS, 1.10pm
SOFIIA MATVIIENKO – flute
Sofiia Matviienko, a remarkable flautist, was born in the picturesque town of Pereshchepino in central Ukraine. Her journey in the world of music began at a young age when a doctor discovered her speech problems and recommended playing the recorder as a therapeutic measure. Sofiia Matviienko continues to inspire audiences worldwide with her virtuosity, passion, and unwavering commitment to her musical journey.
Programme to be announced
Sponsored by an anonymous donor
Manchester Mid-days
bridgewater-hall.co.uk/whats-on/?series=17968
£10, concessions £8.50, students £5, + £3 booking fee unless booked in person
Header photo: Benjamin Appl