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SUNDAY 18 SEPTEMBER & SUNDAY 30 OCTOBER, 8PM JONGLEURS ON THE ROAD COMEDY NIGHT HUDDERSFIELD TOWN HALL Huddersfield Town Hall have found the answer to putting off those Monday morning blues with a regular Sunday night comedy club booked for seven nights throughout 2011. Jongleurs - the name which helped launch the careers of Graham Norton, Paul Merton, Dylan Moran, Jack Dee and many more, will, from February 2011, bring the biggest and funniest stars from the Jongleurs clubs to Huddersfield Town Hall. Over 18s only. Tickets: £10 in advance from Kirklees Booking Offices
SATURDAY 24 SEPTEMBER, 7PM CHRIS BEAUMONT’S MUSICAL THEATRE SHOWCASE BATLEY TOWN HALL Tickets: £6 (no concessions) from Kirklees Booking Offices
SUNDAY 2 OCTOBER, 5PM THE GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA HUDDERSFIELD TOWN HALL Ray McVay presents the Glenn Miller Orchestra bringing the 40s back to Huddersfield! The Moonlight Serenades, the Uptown Hall Gang all get together to give you an unforgettable evening with a tribute to the Big Bands including Ted Heath. Tickets £18 (plus concessions) from Kirklees Booking Offices
MONDAY 3 OCTOBER, 1PM KIRKLEES CONCERT SEASON ORGAN CONCERT - GORDON STEWART WITH TOM OSBORNE (TRUMPET) HUDDERSFIELD TOWN HALL
THURSDAY 22 SEPTEMBER, 7.30PM KIRKLEES CONCERT SEASON ORCHESTRA OF OPERA NORTH – THE ORGAN SYMPHONY HUDDERSFIELD TOWN HALL French maestro, Frederic Chaslin, and our resident orchestra launch the season in spectacular style in a programme full of Gallic romance and virtuosity – with a Yorkshire twist. Saint-Saens ever-popular Organ Symphony is the perfect vehicle to showcase Huddersfield’s magnificent Father Willis instrument and, after the wonderful colours of Debussy and Ravel, we celebrate one of the great love stories with the World Premiere of Maestro Chaslin’s own Gypsy Dance from his opera Wuthering Heights. Debussy: Prelude a l’apres-midi d’un faune Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Chaslin: Wuthering Heights: Gypsy Dance (World Premiere) Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 ‘Organ’ Director/Piano: Frederic Chaslin Organ: Joseph Cullen Talking Music: 6.40pm Tickets: £7.50-£23.50 (plus concessions) from Kirklees Booking Offices
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ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE
AUGUST - OCTOBER 2011
MONDAY 17 OCTOBER, 1PM KIRKLEES CONCERT SEASON ORGAN CONCERT – GORDON STEWART HUDDERSFIELD TOWN HALL
G Telemann: Four Heroic Marches J B Leoillet: Sonata for Trumpet and Organ G F Handel: Organ Concerto in F N Rawsthorne: Aria for Trumpet and Organ L Rogg: Fandango C Hohne: Slavische Fantasie Tickets: £5 (£3.50 concessions) from Kirklees Booking Offices or pay on the door
A Hollins: Concert Overture in C G Telemann: Trio in G J S Bach: Fantasia and Fugue in G minor N Cocker: Tuba Tune E Bossi: Variations on an Original theme C Callahan: Aria C-M Widor: Toccata in F (Symphonie 5) Tickets: £5 (£3.50 concessions) from Kirklees Booking Offices or pay on the door
FRIDAY 7 OCTOBER, 7.30PM KIRKLEES CONCERT SEASON ORCHESTRA OF OPERA NORTH MOZART AND BEETHOVEN DEWSBURY TOWN HALL
THURSDAY 20 OCTOBER, 7.30PM KIRKLEES CONCERT SEASON BBC PHILHARMONIC – THE DRAMATIC SYMPHONY HUDDERSFIELD TOWN HALL
MONDAY 31 OCTOBER, 1PM KIRKLEES CONCERT SEASON ORGAN CONCERT – GORDON STEWART Music for Halloween J S Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor E Grieg: In the Hall of the Mountain King C Saint-Saens: Danse Macabre C Gounod: Funeral March for a Marionette P Eben: Walpurgisnacht from Faust M Mussorgsky: Night on a bare mountain R Wagner: Ride of the Valkyries Tickets: £5 (£3.50 concessions) from Kirklees Booking Offices or pay on the door
Coming soon…
Last season the BBC Philharmonic thrilled our audience with a magnificent performance of Mozart’s great Symphony No. 40 in G minor. This season they open with the so called ‘Little G minor’, but there’s nothing ‘little’ about this work. Written when the composer was just seventeen, it’s a full-blooded, stormy, dramatic symphony and a great prelude to Sibelius’ atmospheric concerto and Brahms’ final symphony. Brahms was a composer able to meld the classical architecture of the past with the rich expressiveness of his own era, and nowhere more so than in the work that crowned his symphonic career. Mozart: Symphony No. 25 in G minor Sibelius: Violin Concerto Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor Conductor: Jonathan Schiffman Violin: Alexandra Soumm Talking Music: 6.40pm Tickets: £7.50-£23.50 (plus concessions) from Kirklees Booking Offices
We open the season in Dewsbury with Mozart at his most romantic and Beethoven at his most classical. Mozart’s dramatic and impassioned Piano Concerto No. 20 was one of the works which most closely cemented the perception of him as the harbinger of the coming Romantic age. It’s set beside two of Beethoven’s most dramatic overtures and his most light-hearted symphony, full of Haydnesque high spirits. Beethoven: Overture: Coriolan Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor Beethoven: Grand Overture in C: Die Namensfeier Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F Conductor: Yasuo Shinozaki Piano: Piers Lane Talking Music: 6.40pm Tickets: £6.50-£18.50 (plus concessions) from Kirklees Booking Offices
ALEXANDRA SOUMM - Huddersfield Town Hall
SATURDAY 22 OCTOBER, 8.30PM (DOORS OPEN 7.30PM) HEROES OF ROCK AND POP THROUGH THE AGES CLECKHEATON TOWN HALL The ultimate musical journey in full costume, featuring some of the greatest bands of all time. From the Beatles to Oasis, Queen to U2, The Stones to Kings of Leon, this unique show is not to be missed! Tickets: £12 (no concessions) from Kirklees Booking Offices
YASUO SHINOZAKI - Dewsbury Town Hall
FREDERIC CHASLIN - Huddersfield Town Hall
SATURDAY 24 SEPTEMBER, 7.15PM HONLEY MALE VOICE CHOIR IN CONCERT WITH LESLEY GARRETT HUDDERSFIELD TOWN HALL
SATURDAY 8 OCTOBER, 7.15PM NEW MILL MALE VOICE CHOIR WITH ALISON BALSOM HUDDERSFIELD TOWN HALL New Mill Male Voice Choir in concert with Alison Balsom and David Goode on the Organ. Tickets: £10 - £25 (concessions available) from Kirklees Booking Offices
Honley Male Voice Choir in concert with special guest Lesley Garrett. Celebrating their 75th Anniversary, the Honley Male Voice Choir perform a concert of popular music starring internationally renowned soprano Lesley Garrett. Tickets: £15-£30 (no concessions) from Kirklees Booking Offices
WEDNESDAY 12 OCTOBER, 12.30PM KIRKLEES CONCERT SEASON LUNCHTIME CONCERT – VOCES8 DEWSBURY TOWN HALL
SUNDAY 6 NOVEMBER, 6PM BBC CHILDREN IN NEED CONCERT HUDDERSFIELD TOWN HALL Brass and Voices. Tickets: £7.50 - £12 (plus concessions) from Kirklees Booking Offices
FRIDAY 25 NOVEMBER, 7.30PM THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC CHRISTMAS SHOW DEWSBURY TOWN HALL Thank You for the Music Abba Merry Christmas Party. It’s the ultimate tribute to ABBA and the Bee Gees. From the company who brought you the Magic of Motown Show! You’ve seen the record-breaking movie, taken in the smash-hit West End musical, bought the chart topping albums and singles … now experience the UK’s No 1 concert show the ultimate party spectacular. Now in their fabba-ulous 18th year, the superb, all-star cast have entertained the nation for longer than Bjorn, Agnetha, Benny and Frida did during the 70s and 80s! Tickets: £16 until 31 August & £18 thereafter from Kirklees Booking Offices
THURSDAY 1 DECEMBER, 8PM CIRCUS OF HORRORS – THE VENTRILOQUIST HUDDERSFIELD TOWN HALL The show that Rocked Britain’s Got Talent is back with a new awe inspiring jaw dropping sensation, featuring hair hanging beauties, twisted contortionists, flying aerialists, demon dwarves, gyrating jugglers, voodoo warriors, pickled people, sword swallowers and its latest and greatest new found star The Ventriloquist. Please note that this show is not suitable for children and under 16s MUST be accompanied by an adult who is aware of the show’s content. The show contains some nudity but not of a sexual nature and strobe lighting is used. Tickets: £12-£25 (early bird offer £3 off the top 2 ticket prices purchased a month before ie. By 31/10/11. £3 off the top 2 ticket prices only for Kirklees Passport Holders and students. Please note that Circus of Horrors issue 2 for 1 vouchers to fan club members and shops displaying posters – this offer is only valid on the top ticket price. Please note that only one discount is applicable i.e. early bird or 2 for 1.)
SUNDAY 23 OCTOBER, 7.30PM JETHRO – LIVE ON TOUR HUDDERSFIELD TOWN HALL Originally a “timber man” from Lavant Tin Mine, Jethro will be performing armed with nothing more than a microphone, a stand and a small table with his favourite drink to hand. As he paces the stage from side to side, you’ll hear hilarious antics of rural comedy delivered to you in a warm Cornish accent. Selling over 4 million stand up comedy DVD’s to date, isn’t it about time you came and experienced some serious nonsensical twaddle! Contains adult material. Ticket prices: £18.50 from Kirklees Booking Offices
Making their third Dewsbury appearance are Britain’s leading a capella vocal group Voces8. Audience favourites, they present a programme which stretches from the 16th century to jazz standards of the 20th century. The perfect start to the series, and one which no music-lover in Kirklees will want to miss. Tickets: £5 (£3.50 concessions) from Kirklees Booking Offices or pay on the door
HONLEY MALE VOICE CHOIR - Huddersfield Town Hall
FRIDAY 16TH DECEMBER, 7.30PM GALA XVI - THE LINDLEY BAND ‘IT’S SHOWTIME’ HUDDDERSFIELD TOWN HALL
LESLEY GARRETT - Huddersfield Town Hall
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VOCES8 - Dewsbury Town Hall
DEWSBURY TOWN HALL BOX OFFICE TEL: 01924 324 501 Dewsbury Town Hall, Old Wakefield Road, Dewsbury WF12 8DQ VISITOR INFORMATION OFFICE TEL: 01484 223 200 Huddersfield Library, Princess Alexandra Walk, Huddersfield HOLMFIRTH INFORMATION CENTRE TEL: 01484 222 444 49 - 51 Huddersfield Road, Holmfirth, Huddersfield HD9 3JP
With Tromba Mundi from the USA, superb professional trumpet players; Sirens of Swing, today’s answer to The Andrews Sisters performing their toe-tapping classics from wartime songbirds to modern day chart toppers, all mixed with a retro vibe, glamour and grace of the 1940s and The Halifax Young Singers. Tickets: £6.50-£15 from Kirklees Booking Offices
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