EVENTS

Jun 11 2009 by Michael Green, Flintshire Chronicle

THURSDAY

CHESTER: Grennan & Sperandio: Artists in Residence – Simon Grennan and Christopher Sperandio, Leverhulme Trust artists in residence, present the humorous, touching and exciting work they have made at the Grosvenor Museum to date when they provide insights into their 20-year international career at the museum’s Lecture Theatre from 2-3pm. Admission free.

CHESTER: Chester and District branch of the Parkinson’s Disease Society meeting in the Oddfellows Hall in High Street, Saltney, at 7pm. Ring 01244 678866.

MALPAS: Malpas Horticultural Society meeting with talk on Irises Through The Year at the Jubilee Hall from 7.30pm. Ring 01948 860630.

SATURDAY

RHYDYMWYN: Moth Night – come and see the wildlife of the beautiful hidden valley of Rhydymwyn. For details, ring 01352 742115.

WEPRE: Badger watch at Wepre Park from 8-10pm – come prepared for a walk “off the path” to see badgers in their natural habitats. Wear warm, dark coloured, outdoor clothes and sensible boots. Avoid wearing any strongly scented cosmetics. Booking essential on 01244 814931.

SUNDAY

TALACRE: Beach combing – a walk on the beach to discover man and nature’s flotsam and jetsam with the Coastal Ranger from 1pm. Meet by the red flag. Details on 01244 814931.

WREXHAM: Merlin the Magician – live theatre from Chapterhouse – magic, music and illusion plus famous stories told outside in the Rose Garden at the National Trust property at Erddig from 11am-5pm. Ring 01978 355314. Normal admission applies.

WEDNESDAY

CHESTER: Chester Flower Club meeting with talk on Train, Boats and Planes by Karen Schofield of Preston at Christleton Village Hall at 1.30pm. Ring 01829 751140.

CHESTER: The Artist in the Streets of Chester – a lecture on how the city streets have inspired artists over the centuries, in the Chester Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre from 2-3pm. Admission free.

WEPRE: Dune discovery walk – come and find out about what lives in the dunes and how we protect these special plants and creatures at Wepre Park from 1-3pm. Booking essential on 01244 814931.

MUSIC

THURSDAY

CHESTER: Lunchtime organ recital at 1.10pm in Chester Cathedral features Stewart Smith, director of music at Abbey Gate College. Retiring collection.

FRIDAY

MANCHESTER: RNCM Gold Medal Weekend presents Yoshika Masuda (cello), Simon Parkin (piano) and Duncan Taylor (guitar) performing works by Boccherini, Beethoven, Lutoslawski and Franck at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 7.30pm. Admission free but donations welcome to Amnesty International. Ring 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk.

MANCHESTER: RNCM Gold Medal Weekend presents Ben Cottrell (saxophone) performing works by Klas Torstensson, Oliver Carman, Jacob Ter Veldhuis, Michael Doherty and Karlheinz Stockhausen at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 9.30pm. Admission free but donations welcome to Amnesty International. Ring 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk.

SATURDAY

CHESTER: Lunchtime concert featuring baritone William Phibbs at the Wesley Methodist Church at 12.45pm. Ring 0151 379 2750.

CHESTER: Chester Cathedral’s Nave Choir, accompanied by the 18th Century Concert Orchestra, perform Vivaldi’s famous Gloria , wearing the flamboyant costume of the 18th century at Chester Cathedral. Tickets (adults £10, children £5) are available from the Cathedral box office 01244500959 or online on at: www.chestercathedral.com.

LIVERPOOL: Sing Live Merseyside presents the music of the big bands with 150 singers accompanied by The National Festival Orchestra Big Band at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street. Tickets are available from Sing Live 01609 780315 or from the Philharmonic Hall box office 0151 709 3789.

MANCHESTER: RNCM Gold Medal Weekend presents Anya Muston (violin) and Jonathan Scott (piano) performing works by Giuseppe Tartini, Mark Gotham, Prokofiev and Eugene Ysaye at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 10am. Admission free but donations welcome to Amnesty International. Ring 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk.

MANCHESTER: RNCM Gold Medal Weekend presents Helen Wilson (flute) and Jonathan Scott (piano) performing works by Oliver Knussen, Mozart, Pierre Boulez and Prokofiev at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 11.30am. Admission free but donations welcome to Amnesty International. Ring 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk.

MANCHESTER: RNCM Gold Medal Weekend presents Kathryn Rudge (mezzo soprano) and David Jones (piano) performing works by Handel, Mozart, Mahler and others at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 2pm. Admission free but donations welcome to Amnesty International. Ring 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk.

MANCHESTER: RNCM Gold Medal Weekend presents Ana Kim (cello) and Jeremy Young (piano) performing works by Ligeti, Schumann and Beethoven at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 3.30pm. Admission free but donations welcome to Amnesty International. Ring 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk.

MANCHESTER: RNCM Gold Medal Weekend presents Sijie Chen (violin), Silvia Fraser (piano) and Martin Haywood (harpsichord) performing works by Saul Cosentino & Osvaldo Tarantino, Bach, Arthur Williford and Brahms at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 5pm. Admission free but donations welcome to Amnesty International. Ring 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk.

MANCHESTER: BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda with soloists Kate Royal (soprano), Andrew Kennedy (tenor), Neal davies (baritone) and the BBC Singers, perform Haydn’s Creation at the Bridgewater Hall at 7pm. Tickets £31-£9. Ring 0161 907 9000.

MANCHESTER: RNCM Gold Medal Weekend presents Chi Yan Wong (piano) performing works by Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Liszt and Nikolai Kapustin at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 7.30pm. Admission free but donations welcome to Amnesty International. Ring 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk.

MANCHESTER: RNCM Gold Medal Weekend presents Le Yu (percussion), Rhys Matthews (marimba) and Strike4 Percussion Quartet performing works by Keiko Abe, Iannis Xenakis, Gang Chen, Jan Bradley and Astor Piazzolla at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 9.30pm. Admission free but donations welcome to Amnesty International. Ring 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk.

SUNDAY

LLANDUDNO: Halle, conducted by Arild Remmereit with soloist Lyn Fletcher (violin), perform works by Grieg, Haydn and Franck at Venue Cymru at 7.30pm. Tickets £24-£12. Ring 01492 872000 or visit the website: www.venuecymru.co.uk.

MANCHESTER: RNCM Gold Medal Weekend presents Arsha Kaviani (piano) performing works by Leopold Godowsky, Chopin, Kaviani and Ferruccio Busoni at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 10am. Admission free but donations welcome to Amnesty International. Ring 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk.

MANCHESTER: Jennifer Pike (violin) and Martin Roscoe (piano) present Morning Serenade featuring music by Beethoven, Ysaye, Paganini and Edwin Roxburgh at the Bridgewater Hall at 11am. Tickets £12. Ring 0161 907 9000.

MANCHESTER: RNCM Gold Medal Weekend presents Jennifer Watson (saxophone), Ben Powell & Tom Taylor (piano) performing works by Mark-Anthony Turnage, Edison Denisov, Christian Lauba, Graham Fitkin at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 11.30am. Admission free but donations welcome to Amnesty International. Ring 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk.

MANCHESTER: RNCM Gold Medal Weekend presents Pei-Sian Ng (cello) and Ben Powell (piano) performing works by Bach, Anton Webern, Prokofiev, Daniel Kidane and Bohuslav Martinu at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 2pm. Admission free but donations welcome to Amnesty International. Ring 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk.

MANCHESTER: 2008 RNCM Gold Medal Winners Concert featuring Nestor Bayona Pifarre (piano), William Stafford (clarinet), Rowena Calvert (cello) at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 4pm followed by the announcement of winners of the 2009 Gold Medals. Admission free but donations welcome to Amnesty International. Ring 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk.

MANCHESTER: Spotlight concert featuring the RNCM Gospel Choir, directed by Audrey Mattis, at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 6.30pm. Admission free. Ring 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk.

MANCHESTER: Naturally 7 bring together gospel, doo-wop, beat-boxing and soulful R&B at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 7.30pm. Tickets £25, £20. Ring 0161 907 5555 or visit the website: www.rncm.ac.uk.

NESS: Musical recital with Branka Crowder (harpist) performing classical, popular and traditional at Ness Gardens from 2-3pm. Admission free. Normal admission prices to gardens apply.

ST ASAPH: The RSCM North Wales (St Asaph) Area Festival Service, directed by Mervyn Cousins with organist Alan McGuinness at 5pm. The music to be sung by the massed choir celebrates the anniversaries of Purcell, Haydn, Handel and Mendelssohn. Retiring collection.

MONDAY

MANCHESTER: Masterclass with Hansjorg Schellenberger, former principal oboe of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 7.30pm. Tickets £8. Ring 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk.

WREXHAM: John Evans (organ) and Angela Evans (contralto) give the Mondays-at-12.30 concert in St Giles' Church. Retiring collection. Lunches available from noon.

TUESDAY

CHESTER: The Tuesdays-at-One organ recital in St Werburgh's Church, Grosvenor Park Road, Chester, will be given by Charles Jones, organist at St Paul's Church, Colwyn Bay, who will play music by Marcello, Lefebure-Wely, Buxtehude, Guilmant, Dandrieu and Dubois. Retiring collection.

CHESTER: TMS Celebrity Concert at Bolesworth Castle by kind permission of Diana Barbour at 6.30pm. Ring 01829 771533 for details.

WEDNESDAY

COLWYN BAY: Lunchtime concert at 1pm in St Paul's Church, features popular classics played by resident organist Charles Jones with young musicians from Eiras High School. Retiring collection in aid of the Organ Fund.

THURSDAY, JUNE 18

CHESTER: Roger Fisher plays music by Bach and Mendelssohn in his lunchtime organ recital in Chester Cathedral at 1.10pm. Retiring collection.

MANCHESTER: RNCM Opera Scenes – RNCM students from the School of Vocal and Opera Studies perform selected staged excerpts drawn from operas by Beethoven, Berkeley, Bizet, Britten, Handel, Massenet, Menotti, Mozart, Poulenc, Previn, Vaughan Williams and Wagner at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 6pm. Free admission. Ring 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk.

MANCHESTER: Friends of the RNCM present a Lieder Recital featuring Terence Auebare (baritone), Laura Sheerin (soprano) and Malcom Forbes-Peckham (piano) at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 7.30pm. Tickets £12.50. Ring 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk.

MANCHESTER: BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda, present Haydn the Innovator featuring Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Diana Moore (mezzo soprano), Andrew Kennedy (tenor), Neal Davies (baritone) and the BBC Singers at the Bridgewater Hall at 7pm. Tickets £31-£9. Visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk or ring 0161 907 9000.

SHOWS

CHESTER: June 13 – Chester Comedy Club featuring Sol Bernstien, Chris Henry and Ken Bulger at Alexander’s, Rufus Court at 8pm. Admission £10. Ring 01244 340005 or visit www.alexanderslive.com.

ELLESMERE PORT: June 11 – West Cheshire Drama Department presents The Visit by Friedrich Durrenmatt, an hilarious tragi-comedy at the Civic Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £5, £3 staff and students. Ring 01244 670417.

ELLESMERE PORT: June 15 – An evening of music and dance, performed by West Cheshire College dance department, at the Civic Hall at 7pm. Tickets £7. Ring 01244 670417.

LIVERPOOL: June 11 – Comedy Central presents Jarred Christmas, Paul Smith, John Robbins and MC Dave Twentyman, at Baby Blue, Edward Pavilion, Albert Dock, at 8pm. Tickets £10. Ring 0151 702 5834 or visit www.liverpoolcomedycentral.com.

LIVERPOOL: June 11 – Comedy Central presents Geoff Norcott, Phil Ellis, Holly Walsh and MC Jonathan Mayor, at Baby Blue, Edward Pavilion, Albert Dock, at 8pm. Tickets £10. Ring 0151 702 5834 or visit www.liverpoolcomedycentral.com.

LIVERPOOL: June 14 – Jeff Wayne’s musical version of The War of the Worlds at the Echo Arena. Tickets £55, £41.50. Ring 0844 8000 400 or visit www.echoarena.com.

LIVERPOOL: June 15 – Abba Forever – non-stop choreography, stunning visuals, top class musicianship and the songs of Abba combine for this spectacular tribute show at the Empire Theatre in Lime Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £18-£14. Ring 0844 847 2525 or visit the website: www.liverpoolempire.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: June 11 – An evening of mediumship with Tony Stockwell – Stockwell demonstrates his belief that those who have passed can communicate with us. The remarkable star of Living TV’s Street Psychic and Zone Reality’s original Psychic Private Eyes endeavours to give proof beyond doubt of the afterlife, at the Opera House, Quay Street, at 7.30pm. Tickets £20. Visit www.palaceandoperahouse.org.uk or ring 0844 847 2484.

MANCHESTER: June 12 – Superstar American Wrestling – now in its 10th season of presenting top USA stars against the best British talent to sell-out crowds with a great atmosphere, at the Opera House, Quay Street, at 7.30pm. Tickets £12. Visit www.palaceandoperahouse.org.uk or ring 0844 847 2484.

MANCHESTER: June 12 – Comedian Russell Howard at the Apollo Theatre, Ardwick Green. Doors open at 7pm. Tickets £15. Ring 0161 242 2560.

MANCHESTER: June 13 – Dolly – Jeanne Jordan and Emily Clark plus a full cast of singers, dancers and musicians take you on a musical journey through Dolly Parton’s early days to the present at the Opera House, Quay Street, at 7.30pm. Tickets £18.50, £17.50. Visit www.palaceandoperahouse.org.uk or ring 0844 847 2484.

MANCHESTER: June 13 – Ken Dodd brings his latest Happiness Show to the Palace Theatre in Oxford Street, at 7pm. Tickets £20, £18. Visit www.palaceandoperahouse.org.uk or ring 0844 847 2484.

MANCHESTER: June 16-20 – Comedian Bill Bailey at the Palace Theatre in Oxford Street, at 8pm. Tickets £27.50, £25.50. Visit www.palaceandoperahouse.org.uk or ring 0844 847 2484.

NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME: June 17 – Independent Ballet Wales presents How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn – production of one of Wales’ best known stories featuring choreography from Darius James and some of the best young dancers in Europe, at the New Vic Theatre in Etruria Road at 7.30pm. Tickets £16-£12. Ring 01782 717962 or visit www.newvictheatre.org.uk.

RHYL: June 11 – Edith Piaf – A Celebration of a Legend – with Tina May and her musicians at the Pavilion Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £14.50, concessions £1 off. Ring 01745 330000 or visit the website: www.rhylpavilion.co.uk.

RHYL: June 13 – Made In Britain – a celebration of the timeless classic hits from the UK’s foremost rock ‘n’ roll stars such as Lennon and McCartney, Cliff Richard and Billy Fury at the Pavilion Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £15, concessions £1 off. Ring 01745 330000 or visit the website: www.rhylpavilion.co.uk.

RUNCORN: June 12 – Four Penny Circus return with a new poetry spectacular at The Brindley, High Street, from 7pm. Alberto the escapologist bursts out of his past with a humorous flourish. Diana the tightrope walker treads the line between song and sadness. Androcles the lion tamer masters his whimsical side, and ringmistress Sally Zucchini whips up thoughts of love and lust. They tell a mixture of tales – funny, sexy, strange or sad. Tickets £5. Ring 0151 907 8360 or visit the website: www.thebrindley.org.uk.

WIRRAL: June 10-13 – Hoylake and West Kirby Theatre Group present Disco Inferno by Justin Sepple, a glittering and colourful 70s musical at the Gladstone Theatre at 7.30pm. Ring 0151 643 8757.

WIRRAL: June 16 – Liverpool Theatre School presents Hollywood or Bust at the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton at 7.30pm. Tickets £12.50. Ring 0151 666 0000 or visit the website: www.floralpavilion.com.

WREXHAM: June 13 – Buddy Holly's Winter Dance Party 2009 featuring the music of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper, Dion and the Belmonts and Frankie Sardo at the William Aston Hall at Glyndwr University at 7.30pm. Tickets £15 from Wrexham Tourist Information Centre on 01978 292015 or visit the website: www.seetickets.com.