Music - March 4 onwards

Mar 2 2010 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

MUSIC

THURSDAY, MARCH 4

CHESTER: Lunchtime organ recital at 1.10pm in Chester Cathedral will be given by the director of music, Philip Rushforth. Retiring collection.

MANCHESTER: The Halle, conducted by Sir Mark Elder with soloist Uri Caine (piano) and the Halle Youth Choir, perform works by Uri Caine and Mahler at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £37-£9.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

FRIDAY, MARCH 5

CHESTER: People to People Association of Chester USA Spectacular featuring Simon Bate (trumpet), Ruth Shannon (soprano) and guest soloist Fergal O’Mahony (piano) at St Mary’s Centre at 7.30pm. Tickets £7, under 18s £4, available at the door.

LIVERPOOL: MusicRoots and Routes of the Blues - An introduction to the history of the blues by Stephen Hardstaff, artist and lecturer at John Moores University at The Bluecoat, School Lane, from 6-7pm. Free admission. Ring 0151 702 5324.

MANCHESTER: Raymond Gubbay presents Last Night of the Spring Proms featuring the Manchester Concert Orchestra, conducted by John Pryce-Jones with soloists Jonathan Stoughton (tenor) and James McOran-Campbell (baritone), performing works by Rossini, Elgar, Strauss and more at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £33.50-£18.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

SATURDAY, MARCH 6

CHESTER: Chester Philharmonic Orchestra and Chester Bach Singers, conducted by Stephen Threlfall and featuring Chloe Greenwood, winner of the Chetham’s School/Chester Philharmonic Concerto Prize, Diana Palmerston (soprano) and narrator Charles Foster, performing works by Elgar, Mozart and Vaughan Williams, at Chester Cathedral at 7.30pm. Tickets £15, £10, £8. Ring 0151 632 1633.

LIVERPOOL: Classical Spectacular featuring the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra at the Echo Arena. Tickets £36-£25.50. Ring 0844 8000 400 or visit www.accliverpool.com.

MANCHESTER: Scottish Fiddle Orchestra, with musical director John Mason, leader Bill Cook and compere Jim McColl, at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £21-£12. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

WREXHAM: Bryn Fona’r Band celebrates St David’s Day at the William Aston Hall, Glyndwr University, at 8pm. Tickets £10, concessions £8. Visit www.glyndwr.ac.uk/events or ring 01978 292015.

SUNDAY, MARCH 7

LIVERPOOL: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra family concert on the theme of Out of This World, presented by Alasdair Malloy, at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 2.30pm. Tickets £12-£7, children £5. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

ST ASAPH: Resident assistant organist John Hosking, plays music by Bach, Howells and Mendelssohn, in his organ recital in St. Asaph Cathedral at 4.15pm. Retiring collection.

TUESDAY, MARCH 9

CHESTER: Lunchtime concert featuring Alison Phillips (soprano), Tony Metcalfe (piano) and Susan Merrs (mezzo soprano) at the Wesley Methodist Church in St John Street at 12.45pm. Tickets £2.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10

CHESTER: Chester Music Society Celebrity Concert featuring the Sitkovetsky Piano Trio performing works by Haydn, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky at St Mary’s Centre at 7.30pm. Tickets £12. Reduced prices available. Ring 0151 339 7326.

THURSDAY, MARCH 11

CHESTER: St Asaph based organist Graham Eccles gives the lunchtime organ recital in Chester Cathedral at 1.10pm. Retiring collection.

CHESTER: Carol Williams, San Diego's civic organist will be performing music at Hamilton Street Church, Hoole, at 7.30pm. Admission £10 (under 21s free). Ring 01244 674878 or visit www.hoolemethodistchurch.org.uk.

WARRINGTON: Northern Chamber Orchestra, with pianist Martin Roscoe, perform works by Mozart, Schubert, Beethoven and Barber at the Parr Hall, Palmyra Square at 7.30pm. Tickets £14.50-£8. Ring 01925 442345 or visit www.pyramidparrhall.com.

FRIDAY, MARCH 12

MANCHESTER: BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Ludovic Morlot, with soloist Steven Osborne (piano), perform works by Stravinsky, Britten, Sibelius and Debussy at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £31-£9. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

WREXHAM: Chamber Music at The Stiwt at The Stiwt in Broad Street, Rhos, at 7.30pm. Adults £10, concessions £8.50 concessions. Ring 01978 841300 or visit www.stiwt.co.uk.

SATURDAY, MARCH 13

CHESTER: Chester Music Society Choir featuring soloists Joanne Dexter (soprano), Jeanette Ager (mezzo soprano), Oliver White (tenor) and Neil Baker (baritone) with the Liverpool Sinfonia, conducted by Graham Jordan Ellis, perform Dvorak’s Stabat Mater at Chester Cathedral at 7.30pm. Tickets £16, £12, £6. Ring 01244 380347.

ELLESMERE PORT: At 7.30pm in Ellesmere Port Civic Hall, the National Association of Choirs, Wales North & Cheshire West Group, presents a Six Choirs Festival featuring The Great Sutton MVC, The Chester Ladies' Choir, The City of Chester MVC, Kelsborrow Choir, Hadlow Green Singers and Caerwys MVC. Admission £6 including programme. For tickets in advance, contact the group chairman on 01244 372822.

MANCHESTER: Manchester Camerata, conducted by Richard Farnes with soloist Valeriy Sokolov (violin), perform works by Haydn, Stravinsky and Beethoven at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £32-£9. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

SUNDAY, MARCH 14

LIVERPOOL: Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra concert at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

MANCHESTER: BBC Philharmonic, family concert, featuring presenter Matt Baker and conducted by Richard Davis, performing an hour of orchestral favourites with a spring theme at the Bridgewater Hall at 3pm. Tickets £8.50 adults, £6 children. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

NESS: Monthly music recital featuring The Pioneers at Ness Gardens from 2-3pm. £2.50 person plus normal admission prices to gardens apply. Ring 0151 353 0123 or visit www.nessgardens.org.uk

TUESDAY, MARCH 16

CHESTER: Lunchtime concert featuring John Powell (baritone) and Russell Lomas (piano) at the Wesley Methodist Church in St John Street at 12.45pm. Tickets £2.

MANCHESTER: Lunchtime concert featuring Slava Sidorenko (piano) performing works by Scarlatti, Beethoven, Chopin and others, at the Bridgewater Hall at 1.10pm. Tickets £8. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

MOLD: Jazz event featuring American tenor sax player Scott Hamilton, Welsh jazz guitarist Trefor Owen, and the Bill Coleman Trio in the Clwyd Room at Clwyd Theatr Cymru at 8.30pm. Tickets £10, concessions £8. Ring 0845 330 3565 or visit www.clwyd-theatr-cymru.co.uk.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17

LIVERPOOL: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Vasily Petrenko with soloists Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano) and James Clark (violin), perform works by Tippett, Grieg, Vaughan Williams and Elgar at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £34-£11. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

MANCHESTER: Organist Jonathan Scott performs works by Bach, Wagner, Durufle, Dupre and more at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £12.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

THURSDAY, MARCH 18

LIVERPOOL: Lunchtime concert featuring All Around The Bass performing chamber music for double bass including works by Hindemith, Bach and Massenet at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 1pm. Tickets £6. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

LIVERPOOL: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Vasily Petrenko with soloists Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano) and James Clark (violin), perform works by Tippett, Grieg, Vaughan Williams and Elgar at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £34-£11. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

MANCHESTER: The Halle, conducted by Sir Mark Elder with soloist Polina Leschenko (piano), perform works by Bax, Chopin and Sibelius at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £37-£9.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

FRIDAY, MARCH 19

MANCHESTER: Percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie, accompanied by pianist Philip Smith, performs works by Rzewski, Psatha, Vivaldi and others at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £29-£10. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

SATURDAY, MARCH 20

CHESTER: Voices of the North Celebrity Concert, directed by Jolyon Dodgson and featuring music by Liszt and Distler at St John’s Church at 7.30pm. Tickets £10, students £5, available at the door.

CHESTER: Chester Music Society Youth Choirs Spring Concert featuring the Youth Choir and Preludes, conducted by Helena Thomas and Katie Wilkes, performing a festival of Britten, folk songs and sacred songs at All Saints Church in Hoole Road at 7.30pm. Tickets £7. Reduced prices available. Ring 01244 300717.

LIVERPOOL: Pacifica String Quartet perform works by Haydn, Prokofiev and Beethoven at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £16. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

RUNCORN: Halton Music Society in association with The Brindley presents Martin Roscoe And the Manchester Chamber Ensemble performing works by Mozart, Faure and Brahms at The Brindley, High Street, at 7.30pm. Tickets £12.50, £10.50. Ring 0151 907 8360 or visit www.thebrindley.org.uk.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24

CHESTER: Chester Music Society Club presents An Evening in the Long Room at Eaton Park at 7.30pm. Club members £8, non-members £12, including buffet and wine. Bookings in advance on 0151 339 5219.

FRIDAY, MARCH 26

CREWE: Manchester Camerata, featuring pianist Martin Roscoe and the Manchester Camerata Ensemble, perform works by Chopin and Schubert at the Lyceum Theatre in Heath Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £16-£13. Ring 01270 537333 or visit www.lyceumtheatre.net.

SATURDAY, MARCH 27

CHESTER: Chester Bach Singers, conducted by Martin Bussey, bring you an evening of adventurous and rich choral music for Holy Week in their concert From Darkness to Light at St Werburgh's Church, Grosvenor Park Road at 7.30pm. The performance includes music by Finzi, Poulenc, Orlando Gibbons, Morales, Antonioi Lotti, Lobo, Palestrina and William Byrd. Tickets £11 (concessions £10, children and full-time students £5). Ring 0151 677 3137.

MANCHESTER: BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda, perform works by Gregson and Mahler at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £31-£9. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

WARRINGTON: Grimethorpe Colliery Band in concert at the Parr Hall, Palmyra Square at 7.30pm. Tickets £17-£15. Ring 01925 442345 or visit www.pyramidparrhall.com.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7

MANCHESTER: Musicians of the Globe present Shakespeare’s Musick, with musical director Philip Pickett, at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £26-£10. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

SATURDAY, APRIL 10

LIVERPOOL: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Carl Davis, present Side By Side: A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim in his 80th birthday year at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £36-£15. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

FRIDAY, APRIL 16

STOKE-ON-TRENT: BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Nicholas Kraemer with soloist Richard Watkins (horn), perform works by Hayden, Mozart and Beethoven at the Victoria Hall at 8pm. Tickets £27.50-£12. Ring 0844 871 7627 or visit www.ambassadortickets.com.

SATURDAY, APRIL 24

MANCHESTER: BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda, perform works by David Matthews and Mahler at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £31-£9. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28

MANCHESTER: The King’s Singers present Friends, a programme which includes works by Byrd, Tallis, Gilbert & Sullivan, Lennon & McCartney and more at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £29-£10. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

SUNDAY, MAY 2

MANCHESTER: BBC Philharmonic and the Halle, conducted by Sir Mark Elder with soloist Olivier Latry (organ), the Halle Choir, Halle Children’s Choir and the City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, perform works by Olivier Latry and Mahler at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £31-£9. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

THURSDAY, MAY 6

MANCHESTER: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Pinchas Zukerman (violin), perform works by Beethoven at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £39-£10. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

FRIDAY, MAY 7

MANCHESTER: BBC Philharmonic and the Halle, conducted by Gunther Herbig with soloist Shai Wosner (piano), perform works by Shostakovich and Mozart at the Bridgewater Hall at 7pm. Tickets £31-£9. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

SATURDAY, MAY 8

CHESTER: Chester Music Society Choir, conducted by Graham Jordan Ellis with organist Simon Russell, perform works by Mendelssohn, Schubert, Vivaldi and others at Chester Cathedral at 7.30pm. Tickets £12, £6. Reduced prices available. Ring 01244 300717.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 12

MANCHESTER: Sir James Galway (flute) is joined by Lady Jeannie Galway (flute) and Michael McHale (piano) to perform works by Debussy, Taffanel, Bazzini and more at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £29-£10. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

SUNDAY, MAY 16

LIVERPOOL: Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra concert at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

FRIDAY, MAY 21

MANCHESTER: Organist Cameron Carpenter in concert at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £15. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

THURSDAY, JUNE 3

MANCHESTER: The Academy of Ancient Music, with musical director Pavel Beznosiuk (violin) and soloist Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano), perform works by Vivaldi, Purcell and Handel at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £29-£10. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

SATURDAY, JUNE 5

MANCHESTER: BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda, perform works by Anthony Payne and Mahler at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £31-£9. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9

MANCHESTER: Alison Balsom (trumpet) and The Balsom Ensemble perform works by Vivaldi, Purcell, Scarlatti and more at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £26-£10. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

SATURDAY, JULY 10

CHESTER: Chester Music Society Youth Choirs Summer Concert featuring the Youth Choir, Preludes and Alumni Choir, conducted by Helena Thomas and Katie Wilkes, at All Saints Church in Hoole Road at 7.30pm. Tickets £7. Reduced prices available. Ring 01244 300717.