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3 Nantwich, The Methodist Church, Hospital St., 7.30, Nantwich Choral Society, Handel (Messiah) Tickets £12 [£10 concessions], under 16's £2 at the door
4 Widnes, Farnworth Methodist Church Hall, 3pm, The Rivoli Quartet
7 Chester, St Mary's Centre, 7.30, Jean Blackwell (piano), John Blackwell (clarinet), Sarah Tomlins (flute), Colin Waker (violin). The programme will include flute trios by Quantz and the first public performance of a clarinet trio by Leslie Wyatt, written especially for Jean and John Blackwell. Club Members free, non-members: £4; students and job-seekers £1 Tel. 0151 339 5219 (ChMS)
7 Kendal Town Hall, 1pm, Fourtune, Works by Farnon, Fauré, Shostakovitch, Bizet, Grieg, Gershwin and others (KMCC)
10 Parbold, Village
Hall, 7.45, Caroline MacPhie
(soprano
12 Egremont Parish Church Hall, 8pm, The Chetham’s Touring Ensemble and Soloists (Talented pupils from the famous Manchester-based Music School), Details and tickets: 01946 692178, www.copeland.gov.uk/MusicAndArtsEgremont (SASRA)
14 Chester, St Mary's Centre, 7.30, Amy Dickson (saxophone), Catherine Milledge (piano), Jules Demerssmen (Fantasie), James Macmillan (Kiss on wood), Brahms (Intermezzi 1&2 Op 117 (piano solo)), Ginastera (Danza de la moza donosa), Milhaud (Scaramouche), Gershwin (Three preludes), Debussy (Pagodes (piano solo)), Debussy (La plus que lente), Rachmaninov (Vocalise), Charles Dawes (Melody), Eugene Bozza (Aria), Pedro Iturralde (Pequena Czarda) Tickets £12; Reductions £9 Tel. 0151 339 7326 (ChMS)
17 Heywood Civic Centre, 7.30, Six Pac, The programme will include a variety of familiar standards, contemporary melodic pieces by eminent jazz composers as well as the group’s own original compositions. (RMS)
17 Holmes Chapel, Leisure Centre, 8pm, Alexander Karpeyev (piano), Bach, Schubert, Scarlatti, Liszt HCMS
17 Poynton, St George’s Church, London Road, 6pm, St George’s Singers conductor: Neil Taylor, Accompanists: Jeffrey Makinson and Graham Eccles, Nicola Mills (soprano), Joyce Tinsley (mezzo), Richard Dowling (tenor), Marcus Farnsworth (baritone), Rossini (Petite Messe Solennelle)
18 Keswick, Theatre by the Lake, 7.30, Tom Poster (piano), Mozart (Sonata in E flat major, K. 282), Chopin (Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58), Brahms (Klavierstücke, Op. 118), Stravinsky (Three Movements from Petrouchka) Tel. 017687 74411 (KMS)
19 Penrith Methodist Church, 7.30, Rautio Piano Trio, Haydn (Trio in E HobXV:28), John Casken (Trio), Schubert (Notturno), Ravel (Trio in A) Tel. 01768 868248 (PMC)
21 Chester, St Mary's Centre, 7.30, Talented Young Musicians from schools in Chester, an evening of music performed by instrumentalists and vocalists, presented by Lila Hallett Club Members free, non-members: £4; students and job-seekers £1 Tel. 0151 339 5219 (ChMS)
21 Kendal Town Hall, 1pm, London Mozart Trio, Beethoven (Trio in B flat Opus 97 `Archduke'), Shostakovitch (Piano Trio No. 2 Op. 67) (KMCC)
24 Chester, Venue and time to be confirmed, Chester Bach Singers – Come and sing Haydn’s Creation
24 Kendal, The Westmorland Hall, Lakes Leisure, 7.30, Northern Sinfonia, Matthews (Through The Glass), Brahms (Piano Concerto no 1), Schumann (Symphony no 3 Rhenish) Tel. 01539 722533
25 Morecambe, The Platform, 3pm, The Promenade Concert Orchestra, ‘Music for You New Year Viennese Concert’. Viennese music from the Strauss family as well as one or two old favourites! To enchant you this time, the fine tenor soloist, David del Strother, from London, Glyndebourne and Garsington, with songs by Lehar and others. Don’t forget to book early! Tel: 01524 412552
28 Ambleside Parish Centre, 11am, Chihiro Ono and Vladimir Waltham, Violin and cello recital, Ravel, Kodaly et al.
30 Lytham, King Edward VII & Queen Mary's School, Clifton Drive, 7.30, Rowena Calvert & Eleanor Turner (cello/harp duo), works by Bach, de Falla, Mozart, Piazzolla, Ravi Shankar, Gershwin, Saint-Saëns and others (LSMC)
31 Bolton, Victoria Hall, 7.30, Bolton Symphony Orchestra with Opera 74, Chorus Master Paul Witkiewicz, MC John Matthias New Year Concert Tel. 01204 334400
31 Kendal, The Westmorland Hall, Lakes Leisure, 7.30, BBC Philharmonic, Wagner (Overture: Die Meistersinger), Brahms (Violin Concerto in D), Martinu (Symphony no 6) Tel. 01539 722533
31 Macclesfield, The Heritage Centre, 7.30, Tom Poster (piano), Mozart, Chopin, Brahms, Stravinsky Tel. 01625 611594 or 01625 427339
31 Parbold, Village
Hall, 7.45, Craig Ogden (guitar
31 Runcorn, The Brindley Theatre, 7.30, Alexander Karpeyev ( piano) and the Northerly Winds
31 Stockport, The Ballroom, Stockport Town Hall, 7.30, Stockport Symphony Orchestra-Conductor: Baldur Brönnimann, Beethoven (Coriolan Overture), Bruch (Violin Concerto No 2-Soloist Leland Chen), Walton (Symphony No 1) Ticket information can be found on the website: www.stockportsymphony.co.uk, Box Office: 07947 474574
February 2009 top Abbreviations
2 Manchester, RNCM, 7.30, Pacifica Quartet, Haydn (Quartet in D op 64 no 5 ‘Lark’), Elliott Carter (Quartet no 2), Mendelssohn (Quartet in E minor op 44 no 2) (MCCS)
4 Chester, St Mary's Centre, 7.30, The Kings School Chamber Orchestra, a programme of orchestral music, plus quartets, trios and duos. Club Members free, non-members: £4; students and job-seekers £1 Tel. 0151 339 5219 (ChMS)
4 Clitheroe, Royal Grammar School, York Street, 7.30, Gemma Rosefield (cello) & Simon Lepper (piano), Beethoven (Judas Maccabeaus Variations), Richard Strauss (Sonata), Mendelssohn (Sonata No.2 in D major), Martinu (Variations on a Theme by Rossini) (CCS)
4 Kendal Town Hall, 1pm, The Pavao String Quartet, Mozart (String Quartet No.6 in C major K.456 `The Dissonance'), Bax (String Quartet No. 1 in G major) (KMCC)
6 Blackpool, Sixth Form College, 7.30, Sam Haywood (piano), Bach/Busoni, Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, Korngold, Schubert and Hummel (arr, Haywood) Tel. 01253 349650 or 724472 (NFMC)
7 Acton, St Mary’s Church, 7.30, Sandbach Voices, “A Song for Abi”, a programme of song, raising money for Abigail Davey - also featuring the Brereton Handbell Ringers
7 Bolton, Canon Slade School Chapel, Cottontown Chorus with a Barbershop Quartet from the USA
7 Warrington, Parr Hall, 7.30, North Cheshire Wind Orchestra with Dr. Jazz and the Cheshire Cats, Conductor: Catherine Parsonage, Programme includes - Adam Gorb (Eine Kleine Yiddische Ragmusik), Dominic Muldowney (Dance Suite), Michael Gandolfi (Vientos y Tangos), Roberto Sierra (Fandangos) Tel. 01925 442345 Pre-concert talk at 6:50
7 Wilmslow Leisure Centre, 7.45, Wilmslow Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Kenneth Woods, Elgar (Cockaigne), Gregson (Trombone Concerto with Gareth Brown), Arnold (Scottish Dances), Gershwin (American in Paris), Copeland (Rodeo) Tel. 01625 526380
8 Bollington, Methodist Church, 7.30, Bollington Festival Choir, RNCM Soloists with Orchestra, Mendelssohn Elijah. Further details / booking information 0161 427 2870 or visit www.marple55.freeserve.co.uk/Choir.html
8 Keswick, Theatre by the Lake, 7.00, Local Junior Artists’ Concert (KMS)
11 Chester, St Mary's Centre, 7.30, Barbirolli String Quartet, Katie Stillman (violin), Rhaki Singh (violin), Ella Brinch (viola), Victoria Simonsen (cello), Mozart (Quartet No. 22 in Bb Major, K589 (Prussian No2)), Beethoven (Quartet No. 11 in F minor Op. 95 (Serioso)), Emily Hall (New composition), Ravel (Quartet in F major), Tickets: £12; Reductions £9. Tel. 0151 339 7326 (ChMS)
13 Egremont Parish Church Hall, 8pm, The Navarra String Quartet, Details and tickets: 01946 692178, www.copeland.gov.uk/MusicAndArtsEgremont (SASRA)
14 Birkenhead, Pacific Road Arts Centre, 7.30, Liverpool Mozart Orchestra, Tchaikovsky (Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture), Shostakovich (Piano Concerto No 2), Brahms (Symphony No 4) Tel: 0151 647 0752 Pre-concert talk – 6.45pm
14 Lancaster, Ashton Hall, 7.30, Haffner Orchestra, Tchaikovsky (Romeo & Juliet Overture), Bruch (Scottish Fantasy for violin & orchestra (Soloist: Jack Liebeck)), Elgar (Enigma Variations) (6.30pm pre-concert talk by conductor, Natalia Luis-Bassa)
18 Chester, St Mary's Centre, 7.30, Jeremy Heald and Brian Heald (pianos), an evening of piano solos and duets. Club Members free, non-members: £4; students and job-seekers £1 Tel. 0151 339 5219 (ChMS)
18 Kendal Town Hall, 1pm, Rowena Calvert (cello) & Alison Rhind (piano), Bach (Gamba Sonata No. 2 in D major BWV 1028), Crumb (Sonata for Solo Cello), Franck (Sonata in A major) (KMCC)
18 Keswick, Theatre by the Lake, 7.30, City of London Sinfonia, Sarah Williamson (clarinet), Mozart (Divertimento No. 3 in F major K.138), Finzi (Clarinet Concerto), Piazzolla (Verano (Summer) from Four Seasons of Buenos Aires), Schubert (Symphony No 5 in Bb) Tel. 017687 74411 (KMS)
21 Heywood Civic Centre, 7.30, The Scott Brothers (piano duo), Mozart (Overture to The Magic Flute), Debussy (Petite Suite), Ligeti (Sonatina), Schubert (Fantasie in f minor D 940), Mozart (Sonata in D KV 381), Dvořák (Three Slavonic Dances Op. 46), Rimsky-Korsakov (Flight of the Bumblebee) (RMS)
21 Holmes Chapel, Leisure Centre, 8pm, The Rautio Piano Trio, Haydn (Piano Trio Hob XV/30), Beethoven (Kakadu Variations), Brahms (Piano Trio No. 2 in C major) (HCMS)
21 Kendal, The Westmorland Hall, Lakes Leisure, 7.30, Hallé, Stravinsky (Divertimento from The Fairy’s Kiss), Tchaikovsky (Rococo Variations), Dvořák (Silent Woods, Symphony no 9 From the New World) Tel. 01539 722533
22 Manchester, RNCM, 7.30, William Byrd Singers and Capriccio, conductor: Stephen Wilkinson, Jadran Duncumb (guitar), Schütz (Fuggi, o mio core, Dunque addio, Ride la primavera, Vasto mar), Vivaldi (Guitar Concerto in D), Pizzetti (Due Composizioni Corali), Turina (La oración del Torero), Castelnuovo-Tedesco (Romancero Gitano) and guitar solos Tickets: £11.00 (£10.00 concessions, £5.00 students) from the RNCM Box Office
23 Manchester, RNCM, 7.30, Carmina Quartet, Wolfgang Holzmair (baritone), Respighi (Quartetto Dorico, ‘Il Tramonto’ for baritone and string quartet), Hugo Wolf (Mörike Songs I for baritone and string quartet, Italian Serenade in G major for string quartet, Mörike Songs II for baritone and string quartet) (MCCS)
23 Penrith Methodist Church, 7.30, Martin Roscoe (piano), Beethoven (Sonatas op.27 no.1 and op.111), Dohnanyi, Liszt Tel. 01768 868248 (PMC)
25 Ambleside Parish Centre, 11am, Vardanyan String Quartet, programme to be announced.
27 Lytham, King Edward VII & Queen Mary's School, Clifton Drive, 7.30, BOREAS TRIO, Sophie Wang (violin), Camilla Bisengaliev (oboe), Jonathan Fisher (piano), music by Bach, Beethoven, Elgar, Grovlez, Schumann, Salieri & Wieniawski (LSMC)
28 Acton, St Mary’s Church, 10am, Nantwich Choral Society with Philip Rushforth, Director of Music, Chester Cathedral, Singing Day
28 Bolton, Albert Hall, 7.30, Bolton Symphony Orchestra, Conductor: Robert Chasey, Soloist: David Greed, Sousa (Stars and Stripes Forever, Liberty Bell), Menotti (Violin Concerto), Ives (Symphony No 2) Tel. 01204 334400
28 Cheadle Hulme, All Saints Church, 7.30, Gatley & District Choral Society, Vivaldi (Gloria), Handel (Zadok The Priest), Purcell
28 Kendal, Stricklandgate Methodist Church, 7.30, Levens Choir, 'Appalachian Spring', a concert with an American theme including music by Aaron Copland and Samuel Barber. Full details from 015539 733944 www.communigate.co.uk/lakes/levenschoir
28 Macclesfield, The Heritage Centre, 7.30, Navarra String Quartet, Haydn (marking his 200th Anniversary), Shostakovich, Mendelssohn Tel. 01625 611594 or 01625 427339
28 Parbold, Village
Hall, 7.45, Noriko Ogawa
(piano
March 2009 top Abbreviations
1 Borrowdale, St. Andrew’s Church, 4pm, Keswick Choral Society, Choral Evensong
1 Stockport, The Ballroom, Stockport Town Hall, 7.30, Stockport Symphony Orchestra – Conductor:Edward Warren, Elgar (Overture: In the South), Mozart (Piano Concerto No 27-Soloist: Ronan O’Hora), Tchaikovsky (Manfred Symphony) Ticket information can be found on the website: www.stockportsymphony.co.uk, Box Office: 07947 474574
4 Clitheroe, Royal Grammar School, York Street, 7.30, Ellie Fagg (violin) & Anna Tilbrook (piano), Leclair (Sonata), Beethoven (Sonata in F Major “The Spring”), James Macmillan (“After the Tryst”), Franck (Violin Sonata) (CCS)
4 Kendal Town Hall, 1pm, Martin Kasik (piano), Janáček (Sonata 1.x.1905), Martinu (Three Czech Dances), Mussorgsky (Pictures at an Exhibition) (KMCC)
6 Blackpool, Sixth Form College, 7.30, Anthony Hewitt (piano), Bach, Chopin and Schumann Tel. 01253 349650 or 724472 (NFMC)
7 Chester Cathedral, 7.30, Chester Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: David Chatwin, Rachmaninov (Youth Symphony, Piano Concerto No. 3 with soloist Dmytro Onyshchenko), Tchaikovsky (Symphony No. 1), Tickets: 0151 6321633
8 Stockport Town Hall, 7pm, Stockport Youth Orchestra with the Stockport Youth Wind Orchestra, Programme to include Rimsky-Korsakov (Capriccio espagnol)
11 Chester, St Mary's Centre, 7.30, Dmytro Onyshenko (piano), Liszt (Piano Sonata in B minor S178), Bach (Preludes and fugues (selection)), Beethoven (Piano Sonata in Bb major, Op. 106 (Hammerklavier)) Tickets: £12; Reductions £9. Tel. 0151 339 7326 (ChMS)
11 Keswick, Theatre by the Lake, 7.30, Amy Dickson (saxophone), Martin Cousin (piano), Jules Demersseman (Fantaisie), Darius Milhaud (Scaramouche), Serge Rachmaninov (Vocalise), Paul Creston (Sonata), George Gershwin (Three Preludes), James Macmillan (Kiss on Wood), Matthew Hindson (In Search of Ecstasy), Pedro Iturralde (Pequena Czarda) Tel. 017687 74411 (KMS)
14 Holmes Chapel, Leisure Centre, 7.30, Holmes Chapel Singers, Haydn (Creation), Tickets £8 with concession for students/ unemployed £4. Tel. 01477 534928
14 Kendal , Westmorland Hall, Lakes Leisure, 7.30, Westmorland Orchestra, Soloist: Katie Lockhart (clarinet), Bach (Fantasia and Fugue in C minor), Weber (Clarinet Concerto No.2), Walton (‘Spitfire’ Prelude and Fugue), Tchaikovsky (Suite: ‘Sleeping Beauty’, ‘Capriccio Italien’) Patron and ticket information available from Mirvine Barden, Hon Secretary, 21 Leighton Drive, Lancaster, LA1 5UQ, Tel: 01524 381979 or Email: mirvine@onetel.com
14 Wilmslow, Wilmslow High School, 7.30, The Barnby Choir, Orff (Carmina Burana), Bernstein (Chichester Psalms)
18 Kendal Town Hall, 1pm, Chamber Domaine Piano Quartet, Mozart (Piano Quartet in G minor K.478), Brahms (Piano Quartet in C minor Op. 60) (KMCC)
20 Egremont Parish Church Hall, 8pm, The Plane Dukes Rahman Trio (piano, viola and clarinet), Details and tickets: 01946 692178, www.copeland.gov.uk/MusicAndArtsEgremont (SASRA)
21 Birkenhead, St Saviour's Church, Oxton, 7.30, Birkenhead Choral Society, Easter Concert - Stainer's (Crucifixion) and choral music by Haydn, Vaughan Williams and Kodály Tel. 0151 625 9980
21 Chester, Cathedral, 7.30, Chester Music Society Choir, Soloists from the Royal Northern College of Music, Eve Harrington (piano), Stephanie Howard (piano), Simon Russell (harmonium), Rossini (Petite Messe Solennelle), Tickets: £12, £6 Reduced prices available Tel. 01244 380347 (ChMS)
21 Holmes Chapel, Leisure Centre, 8pm, Jiafeng Chen (violin) with Jen Hughes (piano), Brahms (Sonata No. 3 for Piano and Violin), Wieniawski (Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 15), Paganini (Caprices) (HCMS)
21 Parbold, Village
Hall, 7.45, Jennifer Pike (violin),
the youngest winner of BBC Young Musician & recipient of the 2008 South Bank
Show/Times Breakthrough Award for impact on the arts, with
Martin Roscoe (piano
21 Rochdale, St. Andrews Church Hall, 7.30, The Wakeford Trio (harp, viola, flute), Telemann (Trio Sonata), J S Bach (Sonata in G minor (flute & harp)), Debussy (Sonate en Trio), Takemitsu (‘and then I knew ‘twas wind), Alwyn (Naiades (flute & harp)), Ravel (Sonate) (RMS)
21 Sandbach, St Mary’s Church, 7.30, Sandbach Voices, An evening of Mozart: Requiem, Twelfth Mass, Clarinet Concerto (Soloist TBA)
22 Douglas, Isle of Man, Villa Marina, 7.30, Isle Of Man Choral Society with the Isle of Man Symphony Orchestra, Parry (I Was Glad), Bruckner (Te Deum), Lloyd Webber (Requiem)
22 Manchester, Royal Northern College of Music, 7.30, The Tatton Singers with Sale Choral Society, Elgar (The Dream of Gerontius) Tel: RNCM Box Office 0161 907 5555
23 Manchester, RNCM, 7.30, Michelangelo Quartet, Beethoven (Quartet in A op 18 no 5), Shostakovich (Quartet no 2 in A op 68), Schumann (Quartet in A minor op 41 no 1) (MCCS)
23 Penrith Methodist Church, 7.30, Barbirolli String Quartet, Beethoven (Op.95), Berg (Lyric Suite), Brahms (Op.51 no.1) Tel. 01768 868248 (PMC)
27 Lytham, King Edward VII & Queen Mary's School, Clifton Drive, 7.30, AMANDINE SAVARY (piano), the programme to include works by Franck, Dutilleux & Schumann (LSMC)
28 Chester, All Saints Church, Hoole Road, 7.30, Youth Choir, Spring Concert - An evening of songs and instrumental pieces showcasing the talents of the young singers. Youth Choir and Preludes, Helena Thomas and Katie Wilkes conductors. Tickets: £7 (Reductions: £5) Tel. 01244 300717 (ChMS)
28 Chester, St John’s Church, 7.30, Chester Bach Singers – Haydn Bi-centenary Concert including Nelson Mass and Te Deum
28 Formby, Church of Our Lady of Compassion, 7.30, Formby Choral Society, Mozart (C Minor Mass), Hummel (Mass in B flat major)
28 Heswall, Wirral, The Church of The Good Shepherd, Telegraph Road, 7.30, St Peter's Singers & Orchestra, Handel (Samson) Tickets at the door
28 Kendal, The Westmorland Hall, Lakes Leisure, 7.30, Lakeland Sinfonia, Fauré (Masques et Bergamasques), Mozart (Piano Concerto no 23), Saint-Saëns, (Symphony no 2), Mahler (Adagietto from Symphony 5) Tel. 01539 722533
28 Macclesfield, The Heritage Centre, 7.30, Zephyr Wind Quintet, Verdi, Bizet, Elgar, Arnold, Patterson Tel. 01625 611594 or 01625 427339
28 Nantwich, St Mary’s Church, 7.30, Nantwich Choral Society, Gounod (Messe Solennelle de Saint Cecile), Rutter (Psalmfest) Tickets £12 [£10 concessions], under 16's £2 at the door
28 Ormskirk School, 7.30, Ormskirk Music Society, Le Fleming (Five Psalms), Parry (Chivalry of the Sea), Rimsky Korsakov (Capriccio Espagnole), Dvořák (Symphony No.7)
28 Preston Minster, 7:30, Preston Cecilian Choral Society, Poulenc (Gloria), Fauré (Requiem (Rutter edition)) Tel. 01772 456666
28 Runcorn, The Brindley Theatre, 7.30, European Union Chamber Orchestra
28 Stockport, St Mary's Church, 7.30, Manchester Bach Choir with Manchester Bach Orchestra, Mendelssohn (Elijah)
28 Stockport, The Ballroom, Stockport Town Hall, 7.30, Stockport Symphony Orchestra – Conductor: Ewa Strusińska, Mendelssohn (Symphony No 3 ‘Scottish’), Bruckner (Symphony No 6) Ticket information can be found on the website: www.stockportsymphony.co.uk, Box Office: 07947 474574
28 Warrington, Pyramid Arts Centre, 7.30, North Cheshire Wind Orchestra, Conductor: Catherine Parsonage, Paul Vowles (clarinet), Programme includes - John Adams (Lollapalooza), Martin Ellerby (Clarinet Concerto), Buxton Orr (John Gay Suite), Kurt Weill (Little Threepenny Suite), Frank Ticheli (Blue Shades) Tel. 01925 442345 Pre-concert talk at 6:50
29 Morecambe, The Platform, 3pm, The Promenade Concert Orchestra, ‘Music for You from the Palm Court’ Tel: 01524 412552