Music - December 16 onwards

Dec 12 2010 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

MUSIC

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16

CHESTER: Ian Roberts play music by Vierne, Bach and Dupré in his lunchtime organ recital in Chester Cathedral at 1.10pm. Retiring collection.

CHESTER: Chester's vocal revue company Interlude present a programme of Christmas music, including carols for everyone, at 7.30pm at Hamilton Street Church, Hoole. Admission £5 with seasonal refreshments and the opportunity to look at 20 decorated Christmas trees. Ring 01244 674878 or email [email protected].

LIVERPOOL: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Carl Davis, present Christmas With Carl, also featuring singer Lance Ellington and the Liverpool Welsh Choral, performing Christmas classics, from Bach to Broadway, by way of the Beatles, at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £39-£15. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

MANCHESTER: Manchester Mid-day Concerts Society presents an Opera Gala featuring Amanda Echalaz (soprano), Gwyn Hughes Jones (tenor) and Jane Robinson (piano) performing arias and duets from Turandot, Tosca, La Bohème, Un ballo in maschera and Madame Butterfly at the Bridgewater Hall at 1.10pm. Tickets £8, concessions £7. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

MANCHESTER: Lunchtime concert featuring RNCM Collectives - RNCM Brass Collective, conducted by Nicholas Childs; RNCM Jazz Collective, dirfected by Mike Hall - performign works by Edward Gregson and Charlie Mingus at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 1.15pm. Free admission. Ring 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk for details.

MANCHESTER: The Halle, conducted by Wyn Davies with soloist Sarah Fox (soprano), perform works by Humperdinck, Sibelius, Handel, Mozart, Bach and others in a seasonal celebration at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets from £11. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17

DUNHAM HILL: City of Chester Band Christmas concert at St Luke’s Church at 7pm. Visit www.chesterbrass.co.uk.

LIVERPOOL: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Ian Tracey with star soprano Lesley Garrett, present The Spirit of Christmas, also featuring Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir and Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir, at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £39-£15. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

MANCHESTER: Raymond Gubbay presents White Christmas featuring soloists Jacinta Whyte and Matt Little, conducted by John Rugby, with the Canzonetta Choir and Manchester Concert Orchestra, presenting a nostalgic show of all-time favourite Christmas songs at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £37.50-£19.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

MANCHESTER: RNCM Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jac van Steen with assistant conductor Gergely Madaras and soloist Anya Muston (violin) performing works by Bartok and Rachmaninov at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 7.30pm. Tickets £16, £13. Ring 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18

CHESTER: Chester Bach Singers invite you to join them in celebrating A Victorian Christmas - the choir, in period dress, present an evening of carols readings and poetry from the Victorian era; this candlelit evening will be accompanied by seasonal refreshments, at St Mary's, Handbridge. Tickets: £12 ( includingŠrefreshments), concessions £11, children £5. Ring 051 677 3137 or 0845 647 7868 or visit www.chesterbachsingers.org.uk.

CHESTER: Chester Music Society Youth Choirs including Preludes and Alumni Choir present an alternative nine lessons and carols at All Saints Church in Hoole Road at 7.30pm. Tickets £7. Ring 01244 300717.

CHESTER: Chester Cathedral Carol Concert at 7.30pm. Tickets £10, £8, children £5, £4. Ring 01244 500959 or visit www.chestercathedral.com.

ELLESMERE PORT: Ellesmere Port Music Society Chorus annual charity carol concert, conducted by Tim Stuart, at the Civic Hall at 7pm. Tickets £9, concessions £7, £2 for under 12s. Ring 0151 327 4062.

LIVERPOOL: Rudolph on Hope Street family concert featuring Alasdair Malloy, Dave Benson Phillips and Big Bear with the Liverpool Philharmonic Training Choir and Melody Makers and Cantemus at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 11.30am and 2.30pm. Tickets £15-£9, children £8. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

LIVERPOOL: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Ian Tracey with star soprano Lesley Garrett, present The Spirit of Christmas, also featuring Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir and Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir, at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £39-£15. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

MANCHESTER: The Halle, with the Halle Choir, Halle Youth Choir and Halle Children’s Choir, plus presenter Petroc Trelawny, perform a traditional Christmas celebration concert at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets from £11. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

MANCHESTER: Salford Choral Society present Handel’s Messiah with the Philharmonic Ensemble, conducted by Matthew Hamilton, at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 7.30pm. Tickets £17. Ring 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk.

NESS: Salvation Army Band at Ness Gardens Lecture Theatre from 2-3pm. Cost £2.50. Visit www.nessgardens.org.uk or ring 0151 353 0123.

NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME: The Froncysyllte Male Voice Choir in concert at the New Vic Theatre, Etruria Road, at 7.30pm. Tickets £17-£13.50. Ring 01782 717962 or visit www.newvictheatre.org.uk.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19

CHESTER: A Christmas Carol Service at 3.30pm sung in the Cathedral by the Chester Cathedral Nave Choir. Collection.

CHESTER: At 6.30pm in Chester Cathedral, Philip Rushforth performs La Nativité by Olivier Messiaen, interspersed with meditative readings. Collection.

KNUTSFORD: Family Christmas carols in the stableyard at Tatton Park from 3-4pm. Car entry £5. Ring 01625 374400 or visit www.tattonpark.org.uk.

LIVERPOOL: Rudolph on Hope Street family concert featuring Alasdair Malloy, Dave Benson Phillips and Big Bear with the Liverpool Philharmonic Training Choir and Melody Makers and Cantemus at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 11.30am and 2.30pm. Tickets £15-£9, children £8. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

LIVERPOOL: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Ian Tracey with star soprano Lesley Garrett, present The Spirit of Christmas, also featuring Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir and Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir, at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £39-£15. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

MANCHESTER: The Halle, with the Halle Choir, Halle Youth Choir and Halle Children’s Choir, plus presenter Petroc Trelawny, perform a traditional Christmas celebration concert at the Bridgewater Hall at 3pm and 7.30pm. Tickets from £11. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

ST ASAPH: Evensong with Carols by Candlelight in St Asaph Cathedral at 6pm sung by the Cathedral Choir. Collection.

WIRRAL: An evening with Asa Murphy, Britain’s answer to Michael Buble, with comedian Sean Styles and recording star Sandi West at the Gladstone Theatre in Port Sunlight at 7.30pm. Tickets £12. Ring 0151 643 8757 or visit www.gladstonetheatre.org.uk.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 20

CHESTER: Chester Music Society presents A Christmas Celebration featuring the Chester Music Society Choir and Chester Philharmonic Orchestra with soprano Diana Palmerston and conductor Graham Jordan Ellis at Chester Cathedral at 7.30pm. Tickets £13, £6. Ring 0780 547 5816 or 0845 241 7868.

LIVERPOOL: Liverpool Welsh Choral presents Countdown to Christmas with presenter Roger Phillips, the Northop Silver Band and Our Lady's Bishop Eton School Choir and soloist Thomas Eaglen (baritone) at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £25-£10. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

MANCHESTER: Raymond Gubbay presents Carols by Candlelight with Ruby Hughes (soprano), Robert Howarth (conductor), the Canzonetta Choir and the Mozart Festival Orchestra in full 18th century costume, performing works by Mozart, Handel, Bach, Vivaldi and more at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £37.50-£19.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21

CHESTER: Chester Music Society presents A Christmas Celebration featuring the Chester Music Society Choir and Chester Philharmonic Orchestra with soprano Diana Palmerston and conductor Graham Jordan Ellis at Chester Cathedral at 7.30pm. Tickets £13, £6. Ring 0780 547 5816 or 0845 241 7868.

LIVERPOOL: Rudolph on Hope Street family concert featuring Alasdair Malloy, Dave Benson Phillips and Big Bear with the Liverpool Philharmonic Training Choir and Melody Makers and Cantemus at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 11.30am and 2.30pm. Tickets £15-£9, children £8. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

LIVERPOOL: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Ian Tracey with star soprano Lesley Garrett, present The Spirit of Christmas, also featuring Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir and Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir, at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £39-£15. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

MANCHESTER: The Halle, with the Halle Choir, Halle Youth Choir and Halle Children’s Choir, plus presenter Petroc Trelawny, perform a traditional Christmas celebration concert at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets from £11. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22

LIVERPOOL: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Ian Tracey with star soprano Lesley Garrett, present The Spirit of Christmas, also featuring Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir and Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir, at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £39-£15. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23

CHESTER: Chester Cathedral Service of Nine Lessons & Carols sung by the Cathedral Choir at 6pm. Collection.

LIVERPOOL: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Ian Tracey with star soprano Lesley Garrett, present The Spirit of Christmas, also featuring Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir and Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir, at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £39-£15. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

MANCHESTER: Raymond Gubbay presents Carols and Classics - The Tradition of Christmaswith Robin Stapleton (conductor), Daniel Norman (tenor), Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet), Kinder Children's Choir, Manchester Chorale and the Manchester Concert Orchestra, performing works by Handel, Bach, Berlioz and more at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £37.50-£19.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 1

LIVERPOOL: Manchester Concert Orchestra, conducted by John Rugby with soloists Jonathan Stoughton (tenor) and Sarah Redgewick (soprano), present New Year’s Day Proms featuring music by Elgar, Strauss, Puccini, Goodwin and more at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 2.30pm. Tickets £33.50-£19.50. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 6

NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME: The Pasadena Roof Orchestra in concert at the New Vic Theatre, Etruria Road, at 7.30pm. Tickets £18.50-£14. Ring 01782 717962 or visit www.newvictheatre.org.uk.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 11

MANCHESTER: Manchester Mid-day Concerts Society presentsthe Manchester Piano Trio - Jeremy Young (piano), Adi Brett (violin), Nicholas Trygstad (cello) - performing works by Beethoven and Brahms at the Bridgewater Hall at 1.10pm. Tickets £8, concessions £7. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12

CHESTER: Chester Music Society Celebrity Concert featuring the Fujita Piano Trio - Arisa Fujita (violin), Honoka Fujita (cello) and Megumi Fujita (piano) - performing works by Mendelssohn, Shostakovich and Brahms at St Mary’s Centre at 7.30pm. Tickets £12. Ring 0151 339 7326 or visit www.chestermusicsociety.org.uk.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19

NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME: Enemble 360 in concert performing works by Mozart, Howells, Stanford, and Weber at the New Vic Theatre, Etruria Road, at 7.30pm. Tickets £18.50-£13. Ring 01782 717962 or visit www.newvictheatre.org.uk.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26

CHESTER: Chester Music Society Club present young musicians from Chester and district with accompanist John Gough and oboe virtuoso Tom Bloomfield. Non-members £5. Ring 0151 339 5219.