Manchester Camerata returns to The Meridian Centre for a relaxing afternoon of popular classics chosen by local residents that will be specially arranged for this concert. Expect to hear a collection of music that will take you back to the time of big bands and dance halls, alongside well-known classical masterpieces such as Barber’s Adagio for Strings. We’re delighted to be joined by Withernsea Ladies Choir and residents from local care homes for this concert.
Across Britain from Shetland to Sark, and across the globe from Vancouver to Singapore, Simon Mayor and Hilary James have brought their special blend of dazzling musicianship.
If they have a speciality, it’s an ability to combine a truly diverse array of talents into a hugely entertaining stage show. There can’t be many performers who slide easily from a beautifully evocative Irish ballad into a mandolin and guitar version of Handel’s Arrival Of the Queen Of Sheba and then have the audience singing one of their own notorious comic songs, but it’s this wry humour and an easy, informal stage manner that holds it all together.
The duo’s musical diversity has led to an equally broad range of festival invitations from Henley Classical Music Festival (England) to the Stephen Leacock Humour Festival (Canada), the Vancouver Folk Festival and countless folk and Celtic festivals throughout the world.
Vassily Sinaisky conducts the BBC Philharmonic as they return to Hull City Hall. Antonín Dvořák’s Cello Concerto in B minor was premiered on 19 March 1896 in London and is the last solo concerto he composed. Former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist Leonard Elschenbroich brings his passion and flair to this much loved staple of the solo repertoire. Edward Elgar’s Symphony No. 1, which the composer intended to reflect “a wide experience of human life” and “a massive hope in the future”, closes this evening’s concert.
Mozart: String Quartet in D minor K421
Britten: String Quartet no. 2 in C major
Schumann: String Quartet no. 1 in A minor
Lose yourself in this programme of iconic and beautiful string quartets from the Elias Quartet, acclaimed as one of the most intense and vibrant quartets of their generation.
“Unspeakably moving” – BBC Music Magazine
Supported by Hull City Council and Making Music
Due to overwhelming public demand, original X-Factor stars and operatic multi-platinum selling vocal quartet G4 are back, with their atmospheric G4 Christmas tour.
This intimate performance sees Jonathan, Lewis, Mike and Nick recall the musical experiences of their childhoods.
Expect to hear timeless classics such as When A Child is Born, Silent Night and All I Want For Christmas, as well as delightful medleys to evoke the Christmas spirit, all delivered up-close and personal
Eight international musicians, who all met at the Rio International Cello Encounter in Brazil, will be performing chamber music and Tango-Jazz fusion concerts here in East Yorkshire!
Music by Bach, Debussy, Schumann, Elgar, Bridge, Brahms, Boulanger, Faure, Saint-Saens, Villa Lobos, Gliere, Boulanger, Bernstein performed as solos, duets, trios and quartets. The Blas Rivera Quartet perform Tango – jazz fusion by Rivera, Piazzolla, Jobim and Gardel.
Thursday August 30th- Albermarle Music Centre, Hull at 7:30pm
Friday August 31st- Albermarle Music Centre, Hull at 7:30pm
Saturday September 1st- Albermarle Music Centre, Hull at 7:30pm
Sunday September 2nd- Methodist Church, Cottingham at 4pm
Tuesday September 4th- Toll Gavel Church, Beverley at 7:30pm
Tickets all £10 on the door apart from Sunday 2nd September which is a Charity Concert for the Moghissi Laser Trust. Free Entry.Donations welcome.
The Minster Choir’s end of term concert will feature some of the choir’s favourite pieces from the past year.
It will include music by Britten (Rejoice in the Lamb), Sullivan (Festival Te Deum), Rachmaninov (Bogoroditsye dyevo), Vaughan-Williams and Blair, as well as songs by the Junior Choir.
The concert is free with a retiring collection in aid of the choir’s forthcoming tour of Germany in October 2018.
Hessle Sinfonia is a thriving amateur orchestra attracting players from Kingston upon Hull, the East Riding of Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire, giving three public concerts each year in the auditorium of Longcroft School and Performing Arts College, Beverley.
The programme will take you on a journey starting in a barbershop in Seville, to the Steppes of Central Asia, to a dance in Hungary before a symphonic ending in Italy.
The Hessle Sinfonia aim is to provide good classical music in a relatively informal setting.
A vibrant outdoor event that includes performances by the Classics Concert Orchestra, four amazing voices from Opera North, award-winning street food and a spectacular firework finale, it’s set to be a fantastic evening for all ages.
Organised and hosted by broadcaster Blair Jacobs, Classics in the Park is specially designed to be a safe, friendly and awe-inspiring celebration. Spreading out across the lush field surrounded by greenery, audience members can choose to take blankets, deckchairs and picnics, or arrange to set up a marquee or gazebo.
There’s also the option to bring your own food, picnic and wine, or enjoy incredible food from Shoot the Bull, locally roasted coffee from The Blending Room and a range of refreshments at the bar.
The Black Dyke Band is the most recorded band in the world, with over 350 recordings and growing every year.
They are also the most successful contesting band in the world, having won the European Championships thirteen times, he British Open no fewer than 30 times and the National Championships of Great Britain 23 times.
The Black Dyke Band will share the stage with local favourites East Yorkshire Motor Services Band, in a spectacular ‘Summer Proms’ concert that will showcase the entertainment qualities of both bands.
Making his fourth guest appearance with the Hull Philharmonic Orchestra, Alessandro Taverna will feature in Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev’s Third Piano Concerto.
The Venice-born soloist has captivated audiences on some of the greatest stages, and concertgoers will be able to find out more about him during a pre-concert talk with the orchestra’s musical director, Andrew Penny.
The concert includes another 20th century classic in Jean Sibelius’s seventh symphony and Antonin Dvorak’s brilliant fifth symphony wraps up a successful season for the Hull Philharmonic Orchestra.
John Scott Whiteley, Organist Emeritus of York Minster, returns to Hull City Hall following his triumphant stint as the coordinator of the city’s Organfest in 2017.
The former Royal College of Music student who spent more than 35 years in York before making a name for himself through his performances of the complete organ music of Johann Sebastian Bach in the joint BBC2 and BBC4 commission 21st-Century Bach, has performed in illustrious venues all over the world and boasts some 28 solo recordings to his name.
Featuring all 7 of the ensembles which HUMS has to offer, Hull University welcomes you to their summer concert.
The theme for this concert is ‘Musicals’ which features pieces based around animals. Other features include pieces which ensemble leaders have chosen to work on this semester.
The ensembles include:
Wind Band
Brass Ensemble
Flute Choir
String Orchestra
Sax Choir
Choir
Orchestra
The Orchestra of Opera North presents the Viennese Whirl.
A New Year celebration like no other, conductor Justin Brown masterfully guides a traditional musical trip through Austria-Hungary with a glittering world of waltzes, polkas, marches and song.
See out the old year and welcome in the new with a celebratory concert from Yorkshire’s symphony orchestra; the Orchestra of Opera North. This Viennese-inspired afternoon programme includes much-loved music, including the ever-popular Blue Danube. A sparkling musical journey through some of the finest music from the Strauss family, as well as other classical masterpieces from the giants of the Austrian music scene is a must for your diary and a wonderful addition to your New Year festivities.
A Performance of Vivaldi’s “Gloria” and Howard Goodall’s “Eternal Light – A Requiem”.
Vivaldi’s “Gloria” needs little introduction, and is one of the most popular works in the classical choral repertoire. Vivaldi was employed for many years at an orphanage school in Venice, where he composed the Gloria amongst an enormous quantity of music during the early part of the 18th century. The orphanage had a renowned orchestra and choir, for whom most of his music was written.
“Eternal Light” is unlike the great Requiems of Mozart and Verdi, which offer prayers of salvation for the departed. Goodall’s work is intended to provide solace to the grieving.
Goodall writes that a modern Requiem is one that acknowledges the unbearable loss and emptiness that accompanies the death of a loved one. The text is a mixture of liturgical Latin and English poetry.
This presentation of Messiah, given by the chamber choir and chamber orchestra of Invitatione, offers a contrast to the larger-scale performances more commonly seen. Staged in an intimate setting, and featuring local soloists Lucy Bates, Pam Waddington Muse, Robin Datta and James Dhonau, this performance seeks to renew the impact of a well-known work by emphasising the drama contained within the narrative of both text and music.
Sat 14 Apr, 7pm. All Saints, Great Driffield. Free admission, retiring collection.
Sat 21 Apr, 7pm. Hull Minster. £6-£10.
Concessions (students and registered unemployed) are £6; children go free.
Tickets available from Hull Box Office and also available on the door.
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