What's On at Sage Gateshead | November / December 2019

What’s On? November/December 2019

Including: New Year’s Eve Ronnie Spector Imogen Heap The Snowman Star Wars Prague Symphony Orchestra Big Family Festive Fun

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At a glance

November Piano Greats: Anna Vinnitskaya Friday 1 November Hang Massive Friday 1 November Oysterband and June Tabor ‘Fire and Fleet’ Tour S aturday 2 November Star Wars Spectacular Saturday 2 & Sunday 3 November The Great Geordie Songbook (Volume 1) Sunday 3 November Moon Duo Sunday 3 November The Tallest Man On Earth plus support Julie Byrne Monday 4 November Charlie Cunningham Monday 4 November ALBUMS SHOW: Elio Pace’s Billy Joel Songbook featuring David Brown Tuesday 5 November Sixties Gold 2019 Wednesday 6 November Wishbone Ash 50th Anniversary Tour Wednesday 6 November Folkworks: May Monday, Karen Tweet & Timo Alakotila Thursday 7 November Riverside Ragas: Music from courts of Kings and Saints Friday 8 November RNS: Rachlin’s Prokofiev Friday 8 November Portico Quartet Friday 8 November Adam Ant Saturday 9 November Folkworks: Postcards & Pocketbooks: The Best of Bella Hardy Saturday 9 November Cauls (Album Launch) with support from Pave The Jungle, Bradfield and Dutch Elm Sunday 10 November Shakespears Sister Sunday 10 November Imogen Heap & Guy Sigworth (Frou Frou) Monday 11 November Marillion with Friends from the Orchestra Live in 2019 plus Harry Pane Wednesday 13 November NICMS: Arcadia Quartet Wednesday 13 November James Ketchell - Chasing Extremes Thursday 14 November Prague Symphony Orchestra Thursday 14 November Mike Peters presents The Alarm Hurricane of Change Tour 2019 Friday 15 November Youth Brass in Concert Saturday 16 November World of Brass in Concert Saturday 16 November Ollie Ollerton Saturday 16 November The 43rd Brass in Concert Championship Sunday 17 November Hot Club of Cowtown Sunday 17 November Foy Vance: The Tour plus Beoga Monday 18 November Sararthy Korwar Tuesday 19 November Tim Minchin: Back 2019 Thursday 21 November Folkworks: Martin Simpson Thursday 21 November RNS: Music of the Night Friday 22 November Samling Masterclass & Concert Saturday 23 November Uke Band with Rich Sutton Saturday 23 November Steve Hackett Genesis Revisited 2019 Saturday 23 November Yoga Live Sunday 24 November Newcastle Bach Choir- Elgar: The Kingdom Sunday 24 November The Pitmen Poets Sunday 24 November Sophie Ellis-Bextor - The Song Diaries Tour Monday 25 November Folkorks: Jon Boden & The Remnant Kings Monday 25 November

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Double Bill by Elliot Smith Dance Tuesday 26 November Emma-Jean Thackray and Noya Rao (Double Bill) Wednesday 27 November RNS: The Italian Job Thursday 28 November Elvana Unplugged Friday 29 November Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi Friday 29 November Folkworks: Andy May Trio Saturday 30 November

December E.T the Extra-Terrestrial in Concert with RNS Sunday 1 December Bollywood Dhamaka!

Sunday 1 December The Overtones Xmas 2019 Monday 2 December Erland Cooper plus AVA Monday 2 December Folkworks Future Traditions Wednesday 4 December Jack Lukeman: Northern Lights Thursday 5 December Les McKeown’s Bay City Rollers Thursday 5 December Words Weekend 6 - 8 December The Sixteen Friday 6 December The Drifters Monday 9 December Martin Stephenson & The Daintees Monday 9 December Folkworks: The Demon Barbers: The Lock In ‘Christmas Carol’ Wednesday 11 December The Sweet Thursday 12 December Paul Simon’s Graceland performed by The London African Gospel Choir Friday 13 December Richard Dawson plus support Friday 13 December RNS: Messiah Saturday 14 December A Christmas Extravaganza Sunday 15 December Cara Dillon - Upon a Winter’s Night Monday 16 December Philharmonix Tuesday 17 December Marlene Dietrich: Live in Gateshead Wednesday 18 December Christmas on Broadway Thursday 19 December Ronnie Spector & The Ronettes Special Christmas Show Friday 20 December Kate Rusby Saturday 21 December A Jazzy Christmas Saturday 21 December History of Classical Music Saturday 21 December The Snowman Sunday 22 - Tuesday 24 December Folkworks Family Christmas Ceilidh with 422 Monday 23 & Tuesday 24 December Jez Lowe’s Ice Cold in Alnwick Friday 27 December A Luther Vandross Celebration Saturday 28 December Swing Bridge Singers- Annual Reunion Gig Monday 30 December New Year’s Eve: Lost In Music + Guilty Pleasures + Phil Davids & The Good Times Band Tuesday 31 December

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What’s On?

Friday 1 November Sage Two, 8pm The UK/Swedish band are the world’s most well-known Hang and Handpan players with over 100 million music video views.

£21.80

Gig Listings

Presented with Mojo Hobo

Hang Massive

Saturday 2 November Sage Two, 8pm One of the most exciting collaborations in folk music.

With separate distinguished careers to pursue, June Tabor & Oysterband’s appearances together are rare, this is a mustsee chance to catch them live.

£24.50 Oysterband and June Tabor ‘Fire and Fleet’ Tour

The Tallest Man On Earth plus support Julie Byrne

Presented by Band on the Wall

Sunday 3 November

Sunday 3 November

Sage Two, 4pm & 8pm

NRFH, 7.45pm

Following Mr Corvan’s Music Hall and The Great Joe Wilson...a tremendous celebration of our brilliant local songwriters including Alan Hull, Joe Wilson and Ned Corvan.

San Francisco’s Moon Duo are a psychedelic Krautrock band with chilly electronic underpinnings and drones inspired by Spacemen 3, Silver Apples, and Suicide.

£16.40

£21.80 The Great Geordie Songbook (Volume 1)

Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult.

Presented by Sage Gateshead

Presented with Wisecrack Productions

Moon Duo plus Carnival Moon DJs

Monday 4 November

Monday 4 November

Sage One, 7pm

Sage Two, 8pm

In April, The Tallest Man On Earth released his first album in four years, I Love You. It’s A Fever Dream. It was written, produced and engineered

by Kristian Matsson and was recorded almost entirely in his apartment in Brooklyn, New York. Don’t miss his performance at Sage Gateshead this November.

Charlie Cunningham returns with the release of new album Permanent Way. Produced by Sam Scott & Duncan Tootill, it’s the first new material from the British guitarist since the release of debut album Lines in 2017.

£24.50 - £30.00

Charlie Cunningham plus Winnie Raeder

£16.40 Presented by Sage Gateshead

Presented by DHP Group

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Gig Listings

ALBUMS SHOW: Elio Pace’s Billy Joel Songbook featuring David Brown

Tuesday 5 November

Wednesday 6 November

Sage Two, 8pm

Sage One, 7.30pm

Elio and The Billy Joel Songbook band perform the classic albums Storm Front and The Stranger in their entirety with a special guest from the USA, lead guitarist on the original albums, David Brown.

Re-live the magic of the 1960s with five of the biggest chart acts of the decade: Hermans Hermits, The Merseybeats, The Marmalade, Wayne Fontana And The Mindbenders, and Love Affair’s Steve Ellis.

£27.80 - £30.00

£38.20 Sixties Gold 2019

Wednesday 6 November

Thursday 7 November

Sage Two, 7.30pm

Sage Two, 8pm

Melody Maker’s Best New Band of 1969 make their Sage Gateshead debut as part of a tour to celebrate their 50th anniversary. Look out for Wishbone Ash returning to Sage Gateshead in 2021.

Both Karen Tweed and Timo Alakotila are supreme lyrical performers who have a true gift for uncovering the spirit and text of the tunes they play.

£15.30 - £17.40

£25.10 - £27.30 Wishbone Ash 50th Anniversary Tour

Presented by Chimes International

Presented with Venues All

Presented by Sage Gateshead

Folkworks: May Monday - Karen Tweed & Timo Alakotila

Gig Listings

Friday 8 November

Friday 8 November

NRFH, 7.45pm

Sage Two, 8pm

Experience a new music commission that explores 15th century sounds from Afghanistan and Punjab - the land of five Rivers - in this special double bill.

Sending out echoes of jazz, electronica, ambient music and minimalism, they have created their own singular, cinematic sound over four studio albums. Expect mesmeric new music that draws on their luminous past while pushing their sound into exciting new pastures.

£13.10 - £32.80 (Family Ticket) Riverside Ragas: Music from courts of Kings and Saints

Presented with GemArts

Portico Quartet

Presented by Sage Gateshead

Saturday 9 November

Saturday 9 November

Sage One, 7.30pm

Sage Two, 8pm

Adam Ant will play his landmark Friend or Foe album in its entirety as well as classic chart-topping singles and personal favourites.

With her mesmerising voice and ability to conjure and twist stories that call straight to the heart, Bella has beguiled audiences around the world.

£38.20 - £42.00

£16.40

Presented by Triple A Entertainment

Folkworks: Postcards & Pocketbooks: The Best of Bella Hardy

Adam Ant: Friend or Foe Tour

Cauls (Album Launch) with support from Pave The Jungle, Bradfield and Dutch Elm

Sunday 10 November

Sage Two, 6pm

Sage One, 7pm

Cauls are a six piece female fronted alt-prog collective.

Compromising disparate musical heritages ranging from prog-rock to jazz via 80s synth soundtracks, their unique voice evokes musical titans such as The Mars Volta and Tool.

In 2019, Shakespears Sister announced their official reunion, 26 years after they originally disbanded. They’ll perform their second album, Hormonally Yours featuring hits I Don’t Care, Hello (Turn Your Radio On) and Stay, plus other hits and fan favourites.

£9.80 Presented by Sage Gateshead

Shakespears Sister plus special guests

£36.50 - £80.00 Presented by AEG U14 must be accompanied by an adult

Wednesday 13 November

Sage Two, 8pm

Sage One, 7pm

Self-produced, independent, engaged, Imogen Heap continues to blur the boundaries between pure art form and creative entrepreneurship.

Marillion will be playing songs spanning their 14 album-career with Steve Hogarth and a six-piece band.

£40.90 - £46.30

£25.10 - £27.30

Presented by Kilimanjaro Live

Presented by Sage Gateshead

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Presented by Sage Gateshead

Sunday 10 November

Monday 11 November

Imogen Heap & Guy Sigsworth (Frou Frou)

£17.40 - £19.60

Marillion with Friends from the Orchestra Live in 2019 plus Harry Pane

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What’s On?

James Ketchell: Chasing Extremes

Ollie Ollerton

Thursday 14 November

Friday 15 November

Sage Two, 8pm

Sage Two, 7.30pm

James Ketchell - the only person on the planet to have summited Everest, rowed the Atlantic AND cycled the world delivers his tales of adventure, endeavour and determination in an evening experience that will undoubtedly leave young and old feeling motivated.

The Hurricane of Change tour will be performed solo with a first set dedicated to Eye Of The Hurricane followed by a second performance of Change along with a third set featuring songs from The Alarm’s classic live recording Electric Folklore.

£17.50 Presented with Speakers from the Edge

Mike Peters presents The Alarm - Hurricane of Change Tour 2019

£20.20 Presented by Eastside Events

Saturday 16 November

Saturday 16 November

Sage Two, 8pm

Sage One, 12pm

Ex-Special Forces soldier and star of TV’s SAS: Who Dares Wins, Matthew ‘Ollie’ Ollerton has faced many break points in his life. As one of the first former UK Special Forces members to talk openly to the media and reveal their identity, Ollie has an incredible tale to tell.

Seven bands including 2018 champions Wardle Academy and runners up Elland Silver Youth, perform 20 minutes of quality music featuring soloists, colourful costumes and choreography. These young bands present the very best that youth brass has to offer in entertainment.

£27.80 - £40.90

Youth Brass in Concert

£6.50 - £13.10

Presented with Fane Productions

World of Brass in Concert

Hot Club of Cowtown

Saturday 16 November

Sunday 17 November

Sage One, 7.30pm

Sage One, 9am

Brighouse and Rastrick will provide the entertainment at the World of Brass Gala Concert. Under the baton of Russell Gray, the 2017 National Champions of Great Britain will present a programme of classic brass with vituosi special guest soloist David Childs.

A top quality day of brass band presentation featuring many of the finest bands in the land including the world number No.1.and defending champions Cory, 2018 runners up Carlton Main Frickley Colliery and Brighouse and Rastrick and from the Netherlands brass band Schoonhoven.

£10.90 - £29.40

The 43rd Brass in Concert Championship

£27.30 - £36.00

Sunday 17 November

Monday 18 November

Sage Two, 8pm

Sage Two, 8pm

Award-winning Austin, Texas-based Hot Club of Cowtown may be the world’s most globe-trotting, effervescent string trio. Their joyful sound blends the traditional Western swing of the American southwest with European hot jazz influences of the same era.

Foy Vance is a singer and songwriter hailing from Bangor, Northern Ireland.

His music is deeply rooted in the rich musical history and aesthetic of the Southern United States.

£19.60 - £21.80

£22.30 - £24.50 Foy Vance: The Tour plus Beoga

Presented by Sage Gateshead

Presented by Sage Gateshead

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Gig Listings

Sararthy Korwar

Folkworks: Martin Simpson

Tuesday 19 November

Thursday 21 November

Sage Two, 8pm

Sage One, 7.30pm

Korwar released his second studio album, More Arriving, in July 2019. With this latest release, Korwar blasts out his own vibrant, pluralistic narrative for the world to hear.

This is not necessarily a record of unity; it’s an honest reflection of Korwar’s experience of being an Indian in Britain.

Tim Minchin, award-winning comedian, actor and composer, returns to the stage. ‘Back’ is billed as old songs, new songs, f*** you songs, hinting at a set list of material from all corners of Minchin’s eclectic - and often iconoclastic - repertoire.

£11.40

Tim Minchin: Back 2019

£43.10

Presented with GemArts

Presented by Phil McIntyrne Entertainment

Thursday 21 November

Saturday 23 November

Sage Two, 8pm

The Barbour Room, 10am

The remarkable intimate solo performances Martin gives go from strength to strength – every gig is a masterclass. He travels the length and breadth of the UK and beyond, giving rapt audiences passion, sorrow, love, beauty, tragedy and majesty through his playing.

A fun and informative session looking at songs from a variety of styles and decades, providing opportunities to learn some well-known riffs and even solos arranged for the ukulele.

£17.40

£13 - £15 Uke Band with Rich Sutton

Presented by Sage Gateshead

Presented by Sage Gateshead

Steve Hackett Genesis Revisited 2019

Newcastle Bach Choir- Elgar: The Kingdom

Saturday 23 November

Sunday 24 November

Sage One, 7.30pm

NRFH, 10.30am

For the first time ever, Steve will perform the seminal Genesis album Selling England By The Pound in its entirety. Released in 1973, the album went to No. 3 in the UK charts and has been described as “the definitive Genesis album”.

For the third session in our Yoga Live series, Grace Johnson returns with Jazz guitarist, James Mackay.

James will bring fully improvised accompaniment, responding to Grace’s instruction throughout your Sunday morning yoga practice. 18+

£43.10 Presented by Kilimanjaro Live

Yoga Live

Presented by Sage Gateshead

Sunday 24 November

Sunday 24 November

Sage One, 3pm

Sage Two, 8pm

A rare opportunity to hear Elgar’s masterpiece live in the North East with two fine choirs, the Newcastle Bach Choir and the guest Waynflete Singers, with a stellar line-up of soloists including local-born Claire Rutter and Kitty Whately.

Ex-Lindisfarne singer/ songwriter Billy Mitchell, Warhorse Songman Bob Fox, leading exponent of Tyneside song Benny Graham, and much-covered Durham songwriter Jez Lowe celebrate the triumphs, tragedy, humour and hard times of the North East’s coal mining tradition with music, song and spoken word.

£14 - £24 (students, unwaged and under 18s half price)

The Pitmen Poets

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£15

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£19.60 - £21.80 Presented with The Pitmen Poets

What’s On?

Eliot Smith Dance returns to Sage Gateshead with two exciting new contemporary dance works in a double bill.

From award-winning South Asian choreographer Balbir Singh comes I am not an Indian Dancer and includes On Red Kites, which is the result of Eliot Smith’s observations and creative interpretation of one of Britain’s rarest and most spectacular birds - the red kite. The work is set to Brahms Violin Sonata No 3 in D minor played by Kyra Humphreys of Royal Northern Sinfonia.

Tuesday 26 November, 8.00pm

Sophie Ellis-Bextor The Song Diaries Tour

Monday 25 November

Monday 25 November

Sage One, 7.30pm

Sage Two, 8pm

Following on from performing live with orchestra and band for the first time at London’s Royal Festival Hall last year, renowned singer Sophie EllisBextor will perform orchestral versions of her hits as well as songs from the great canon of disco songs.

Jon Boden, lead singer and main arranger of the progressive folk juggernaut Bellowhead, has become the “stand out performer of his generation” (The Guardian) of traditional folk artists, but one whose repertoire extends far beyond the boundaries of the genre.

£39.80 - £54.50 Presented by Senbla

Folkworks: Jon Boden & The Remnant Kings

Tuesday 26 November

Sage Two, 8pm

Eliot Smith Dance returns to Sage Gateshead with two exciting new contemporary dance works in a double bill, accompanied by live music.

£16.40 - £18.50 Presented by Eliot Smith Dance

Elvana Unplugged

Presented by Sage Gateshead

Wednesday 27 November

Sage Two, 8pm

Emma-Jean Thackray and Noya Rao (Double Bill)

Double Bill by Eliot Smith Dance

£25.60

Rising mega-talent EmmaJean Thackray is a composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist, singer, bandleader and DJ. Since the release of their debut album Icaros, Leeds based electronic-soul quartet, Noya Rao are rising talents of the UK Jazz scene.

£14.70 Presented by Sage Gateshead

Friday 29 November

Friday 29 November

Sage Two, 7pm

Sage One, 7.30pm

Emulating the iconic Nirvana Unplugged concert, Elvana will be performing many of the tracks including Jesus Don’t Want Me for a Sunbeam and Lake of Fire. All shook up with a splash of Elvis Presley and tongues shoved firmly into cheeks.

Rhiannon Giddens, winner of the 2019 Legacy of Americana Award at the AMA Awards, performs folk and traditional music, played on fiddle and banjo. Francesco Turrisi is an Italian pianist and percussionist well versed in jazz, early music and Mediterranean music.

£21.80 Presented by EFN Concerts Under 14s accompanied by an adult

Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi

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£27.30 Presented by Sage Gateshead

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Gig Listings

Saturday 30 November

Sunday 1 December

Sage Two, 2pm (Relaxed Performance) & 8pm

Sage Two, 4.30pm A fun and vibrant evening of Bollywood music, dance and culture in aid of the Bridging Stroke across Newcastle & Gateshead charitable fund, supporting local people affected by Stroke.

Three of the North East’s most sought after musicians - Andy May (Northumbrian pipes), Ian Stephenson (guitar) and Sophy Ball (fiddle) – join forces to create a compelling, energetic instrumental act.

Folkworks: Andy May Trio

The Overtones Xmas 2019

£5.00 - £14.20 Presented by Sage Gateshead

£21.80 Bollywood Dhamaka!

Presented in association with GemArts

Monday 2 December

Monday 2 December

Sage One, 7pm

Sage Two, 8pm

With their innate charm, adherence to vintagemodernist style, and a devotion to the timeless appeal of male vocal harmonies, The Overtones are a bridge between pre-rock’n’roll classicism and lively 21st Century entertainment.

Hailing from the archipelago of Orkney, composer and multi-instrumentalist Erland Cooper explores the natural world of landscape, memory, people and place. Erland believes music often reflects the landscape a musician is surrounded with, be it rural, urban, real or imagined.

£32.20 - £104 (VIP) Presented by SJM

Erland Cooper plus AVA

£15.30 Presented by Sage Gateshead

What’s On?

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Gig Listings

Wednesday 4 December

Thursday 5 December

Sage Two, 8pm

Jack weaves together songs with poetry, stories, and his unique, engaging character, linking what could seem like random elements into a cohesive, thoughtful, but fantastically entertaining show that lingers long after the decorations have come down.

NRFH, 7.45pm

Future Traditions showcases the finest new musicians from Newcastle University’s Folk and Traditional Music Degree.

Students will be performing folk song and music from across the British Isles and beyond.

Folkworks Future Traditions

Les McKeown’s Bay City Rollers

Martin Stephenson & The Daintees

Paul Simon’s Graceland performed by The London African Gospel Choir

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Jack Lukeman: Northern Lights

£7.10

£16.40 Presented with Aragorn Promotions

Thursday 5 December

Monday 9 December

Sage Two, 8pm

Sage One, 7.30pm

Les brings back all the thrill and excitement of Rollermania, performing original hits including Bye Bye Baby, Shang-a-Lang, Remember, Summerlove Sensation and Give A Little Love plus many, many more.

The Drifters are the longest running singing group in pop history still performing live, having enjoyed over 50 hits world-wide including Saturday Night At the Movies, Up On the Roof and Under the Board Walk.

£30

£32.20

Presented by The Gig Cartel

The Drifters

Presented by Mark Ellis Live

Monday 9 December

Thursday 12 December

Sage Two, 8pm

Sage Two, 8pm

Always popular on the circuit, Martin’s “must see” live performances are an exuberant tour-de-force combining heart-in-yourmouth intimacy with playful humour and warm selfdeprecation.

1968 to 2019, 51 years and counting of hellraising, star chasing, trail blazing. The Sweet tour with one of the most dynamic and slick live shows featuring hits including Blockbuster, Hellraiser, Ballroom Blitz, Teenage Rampage and The Sixteens.

£23.40 - £25.60 Presented by Sage Gateshead

The Sweet

£28.30 Presented by The Gig Cartel

Friday 13 December

Friday 13 December

Sage One, 7pm

Sage Two, 8pm

The London African Gospel Choir is a collective of African singers, musicians and dancers. They have quite literally performed with everyone who’s anyone, including Annie Lennox, John Legend, as well as Paul Simon himself.

Richard Dawson, the blackhumoured bard of Newcastle, heads to Sage Gateshead following the release of his sixth solo album 2020, his first since the critically acclaimed Peasant.

£27.30 Presented with World Headquarters

£12.50 - £14.70 Richard Dawson plus support

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Presented by Sage Gateshead

What’s On?

YMP Winter Festival

Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 December

Monday 16 December

Various Spaces and Times

Cara and her band will once again capture the mystery of Christmas with a collection of songs ancient and modern providing a welcome reminder that the festive season can be about more than just commercialism.

Students from Sage Gateshead’s Young Musicians Programme present their end of term performances.

With performances from our Centre for Advanced Training, Foundation Strings and Step Up programmes, and our Youth Ensembles.

Free

Sage Two, 8pm

Cara Dillon - Upon A Winter’s Night

£24 - £26.20 Presented by Sage Gateshead

Presented by Sage Gateshead

Wednesday 18 December

Friday 20 December

Sage Two, 8pm

This holiday extravaganza is a raucous, rocking, and intoxicating blend of Ronnie’s Christmas classics; such timeless Ronettes hits as Be My Baby, Baby I Love You, and Do I Love You; cult gems from her back catalogue, and Ronnie’s anecdotes from childhood Christmases in New York City.

Sage One, 7.30pm

After touring internationally with award-winning one (wo)man show, Dietrich: Natural Duty, actor and drag artist, Peter Groom, returns to the North East with a brandnew cabaret.

Marlene Dietrich: Live in Gateshead

A Jazzy Christmas

Folkworks Christmas Ceilidh with 422

£10.90 Presented by Sage Gateshead and Curious Arts

Ronnie Spector & The Ronettes Special Christmas Show

£32.70 - £43.60 Presented by Sage Gateshead

Saturday 21 December

Saturday 21 December

Sage Two, 2pm (Family Show) & 8pm

Sage One, 7.30pm

After sell-out performances A Jazzy Christmas returns for two performances in 2019.

Featuring new arrangements of festive favourites penned by ‘brilliant young pianist’ Paul Edis and performed by some of the leading lights on the UK jazz scene.

£15.30 - £48 (Family Ticket)

Kate Rusby

Forever proud to call herself a folk singer, Kate Rusby’s beautiful, expressive vocals never fail to connect the emotional heart of a song to that of her audience. Kate’s engaging personality and sharp Yorkshire wit have further endeared her to concert goers everywhere.

£21.80 - £30.50

Presented by Sage Gateshead

Presented by Sage Gateshead

Monday 23 December Tuesday 24 December

Friday 27 December

NRFH, 2pm (family) & 8pm

Award-winning songwriter Jez Lowe will be joined by his intrepid touring band so expect a musical feast of guitar, cittern, fretless bass, fiddle, melodeon, piano, whistles and their trademark harmony vocals!

The Folkworks Christmas Ceilidh has become one of the traditions of the Christmas season at Sage Gateshead.

Join in with an afternoon of fun dances, expertly explained by the caller, with music you just won’t want to sit down to from 422.

£8.70

Sage Two, 2pm & 8pm

Jez Lowe’s Ice Cold in Alnwick

£12 - £14.20 Presented by Sage Gateshead

Presented by Sage Gateshead

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Gig Listings

“Me Me Me” With DJ Tennis (Life and Death) and Man Power, all night long

Swing Bridge Singers - Annual Reunion Gig

Saturday 28 December

Saturday 28 December

Sage Two, 9pm

Sage One, 7.30pm

Two close friends play together in the state-ofthe-art space from start till finish. DJ Tennis has used his auspicious musical knowledge and taste to establish himself as an absolute powerhouse within the topflight of global electronic performers.

Experience all the hits of ‘The Velvet Voice’, culminating over 40 million album sales and eight Grammy awards including many of the greatest dance anthems and love songs ever written, fronted by international Luther Vandross tribute Harry Cambridge and his 10 piece band.

£16.40

A Luther Vandross Celebration

£27.30 Presented by Mark Ellis Live

Monday 30 December

Tuesday 31 December

Sage Two, 3pm

Sage One, 8.30pm

The annual Swing Bridge Singers December gettogether is now firmly established as a closeharmony high point of Geordie wintertime. Tyneside’s funkiest youth choir, the Swing Bridge Singers tackle a fantastic range of musical styles with their own unique teenage energy.

Fabulous family entertainment.

Ring in the new decade celebrating the magical ‘70s and let us take you on a musical journey straight to the heart of disco! This show boasts a sensational live band, incredibly talented cast and stunning vocals and is sure to have you dancing in the aisles!

£6 - £12

New Year’s Eve: Lost In Music + Guilty Pleasures + Phil Davids & The Good Times Band

£60 Presented by Sage Gateshead

Make this Christmas a musical one!

Musical instruments, stringed, wind and percussion.

Fair trade instruments from around the world!

Instruments for kids and musical stocking fillers.

Ethical, fun and plastic free!

We specialise in the interesting and unusual.

Guitars, ukuleles, banjos, mandolins and so much more!

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Family Listings

Saturday 2 November 7.30pm Sunday 3 November 3pm

Family Listings

Sage One Royal Northern Sinfonia perform John Williams’s awardwinning scores from the iconic films. The Force is strong with this one!

Star Wars Spectacular

Sunday 1 December Sage One, 3pm & 7.30pm

Wednesday 11 December

John Williams’s Academy Award® - winning score performed live by Royal Northern Sinfonia in sync to the film projected on an HD screen. A Christmas treat for all the family.

Half gig, half dance show and half panto! Join the BBC Award Winning team of musicians and dancers for 150% of the very best festive live music, song and dance!

Sage Two, 8pm

£18.50 - £42 C

£18

© Snowman Enterprises Ltd. 1982, 2019

E.T. The ExtraTerrestrial in Concert with RNS

The Snowman

Folkworks: The Demon Barbers: The Locked In ‘Christmas Carol’

Presented by Sage Gateshead

Sunday 22 - Tuesday 24 December

Monday 23 & Tuesday 24 December

Sage One, Various times

NRFH, 2pm

Pure Christmas magic at Sage Gateshead. The enchanting animated film on the big screen, with live orchestral accompaniment from Royal Northern Sinfonia.

A Folkworks Family Christmas Ceilidh has become one of the traditions of the Christmas season at Sage Gateshead.

Join in with an afternoon of fun dances, expertly explained by the caller, with music you just won’t want to sit down to from 422.

22/23 Dec £19.50 F £60 24 Dec £22 F £65

Folkworks Family Christmas Ceilidh with 422

NRFH, 11am, 1pm & 2.30pm

Presented by Sage Gateshead

Bring your smallest musicians along to our weekly musicmaking classes for 0-4 year olds. Our songs, dances and games all help to gently support development whilst helping you experience just how magical music can be for the whole family.

Put on your festive jumper, reindeer head gear or Christmas pudding socks and join us for a joyful jumble of seasonal singing, playing and dancing. Suitable for under 7s and their families.

£4 per person (adults are

required to purchase a ticket when purchasing a child ticket)

£8.70

Greggs Children’s Room, Various dates and times

Saturday 28 December

Big Family Festive Fun!

£16.50 - £40 C

Music Live Under Five

Family & Friends Ticket: £12 Box Office: 0191 443 4661

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What’s On?

As we approach a new decade, we want to make sure you end 2019 on a musical high!

Sage Gateshead will be packed full of Christmas concerts and family festivities in the run up to 2020 so make sure you get them on your calendar now before the season sneaks up on you.

Give the Gift of Music to a loved one this Christmas by buying tickets or vouchers for concerts, music classes, the Brasserie, the shop or a Sage Supporter Membership. And as we are a charity, you can purchase a special gift knowing that every penny goes back into providing great music opportunities for everyone.

Time for a deep breath and here’s what we’ve got coming up…

Festive favourite headliners include The Overtones, Cara Dillon, Kate Rusby, Jez Lowe and the Folkworks Christmas Ceilidh. Folk powerhouse The Demon Barbers bring their family-friendly ‘Lock In Christmas Carol’ back by popular demand on December 11.

Made up of a BBC award-winning team of musicians and dancers, it’s part gig, part dance show and part panto!

The legendary Ronnie Spector and the Ronettes will be spreading holiday cheer with their ‘Best Christmas Party Ever!’ on December 20. And after sell-out performances in 2017 and 2018, A Jazzy Christmas returns to Sage Gateshead on December 21, including a family show at 2pm.

For families we also have The Snowman (22 - 24 December) - a highlight of the year - where Royal Northern Sinfonia play the iconic film score live while the magical film is shown on a big screen in our main concert hall, Sage One. If you can’t wait until then, RNS will be performing John Williams’s Academy-Award-winning E.T. score while this movie masterpiece plays on December 1 (3pm and 7.30pm).

Virtuoso chamber choir The Sixteen celebrate their 40th anniversary with a Christmas musical celebration that includes Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols, guaranteed to make your hairs stand on end in the stunning acoustic surroundings of Sage One (6 December).

Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without Handel’s Messiah, featuring RNS and this year conducted by Jeanette Sorrell on December 14. If it’s something a bit different you’re after, then join some superstars of the orchestral world for a no-holds-barred musical cocktail of classical, jazz, Latin, improv and pop with Philharmonix on December 17. Or be whisked away by RNS and leading musical theatre soloists to Christmas on Broadway on December 19.

If you’re unable to hear RNS at their Sage Gateshead home, then look out for them in the region’s most beautiful churches on their Christmas by Candlelight tour at the beginning of December.

To keep the Christmas magic alive, we have the Big Family Festive Fun! on December 28 (11am, 1pm and 2.30pm).

Throughout December you can cosy on up to Music by the Fireplace on our Concourse, and enjoy free music performances. Keep an eye on the website for further details.

Santa’s elves are busy whipping up some sumptuous seasonal treats for you in our Brasserie and café.

Book now for a festive afternoon tea or two or three course meal in the Brasserie. New this year is Lunch with Santa’s Helpers, perfect for anyone attending The Snowman. Our Christmas party packages include drinks overlooking stunning views of the Quayside, a delicious three course meal and disco with our resident DJ. For more information on all of the above merriment this Christmas visit www.sagegateshead.com

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Sage Gateshead will be ringing in the new decade with the sounds of the 70s on New Year’s Eve. The ‘Lost in Music’ show will headline proceedings, celebrating the golden age of disco with songs from legendary artists such as Donna Summer, Gloria Gaynor, Earth, Wind & Fire, Sister Sledge and Chic.

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What’s On?

Lost in Music boasts a sensational live band, incredibly talented cast and stunning vocals sure to have people dancing in the aisles. It will feature hits such as Never Can Say Goodbye, On the Radio, Hot Stuff, Car Wash, Boogie Wonderland and many more.

North East musicians Phil Davids’ Good Time Band will bring in the New Year at midnight, playing the best in classic soul, funk, rock ‘n’ roll and pop.

They’ll bring in the New Year with their high energy, upbeat, unique take on classic tunes, whilst paying homage to a legendary range of artists; from Stevie Wonder to Fleetwood Mac, from James Brown to The Beatles. They’re sure to keep you dancing through the night!

To end the celebrations, legendary club night Guilty Pleasures bring their energetic DJ set featuring some mind-blowingly awesome party tunes in the early hours of the new year.

Stay with us into the early hours of the morning for this unashamedly glorious renouncement of pop

music and an antidote to modern day clubbing fatigue. In eight short years it’s become one of the biggest events and movements of the music scene.

Prepare for a big, wild and glamorous night!

Party-goers can also enjoy the evening with a special three-course New Year’s Eve meal which can be booked at the time of booking concert tickets.

Tickets for the concert are £60 and an extra £40 per person for the meal. Tickets and Brasserie reservations can be booked online or by calling the Box Office. Dinner starts at 6pm and the concert at 8.30pm. Guests can also pre-order their midnight Champagne and other drinks.

So, ring in the new decade celebrating the magical ‘70s and let us take you on a musical journey straight to the heart of disco!

With fabulous food and drinks, live music and a brilliant view of the Quayside midnight celebrations, what better way to welcome in 2020 than here at Sage Gateshead?

New Year’s Eve Menu Amuse Smoked salmon, chive crème fraiche, caviar Starter Game terrine, kirsch cherry chutney, brioche toast, sea salt butter

Main Pan fried corn fed chicken supreme, fondant potato, chantenay carrots, buttered kale, Courvoisier peppercorn sauce Dessert Chantilly lemon and lime bavarois, raspberry coulis Petit fours & coffee

Dietary options are available on request, please call 0191 443 4654

New Year’s Eve Midnight Celebration Drinks Why not beat the queues and order your midnight celebration drinks in advance?

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Classical Listings

Classical Listings

Piano Greats: Anna Vinnitskaya

Friday 1 November Sage One, 7.30pm Anna Vinnitskaya piano Brahms Four Ballades Op.10 Bartók Sonata Sz80 Schumann Novelette in F sharp minor Op.21 No.8 Schumann Arabesque in C major Op.18 Chopin Sonata No.2 in B flat minor Op.35

Sage One Stephen Bell conductor Royal Northern Sinfonia Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia John Williams The Music of Star Wars A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…. John Williams’s

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£18, £22

Rachlin’s Prokofiev

Star Wars Spectacular

Saturday 2 November 7.30pm Sunday 3 November 3pm

Russian ‘lioness at the keyboard’ Anna Vinnitskaya brings her own brand of keyboard brilliance to Gateshead. Everything about this concert demonstrates the full, remarkable range of a pianist whose artistry is as powerful as it is poetic:

scores for Star Wars contain some of the most rousing music ever written for the cinema. Tonight we celebrate the whole saga so far - from The Phantom Menace to The Last Jedi, from the sands of Tatooine to the cliffs of AhchTo. And if you think it sounds good in the cinema, wait till you hear it played live by the full Royal Northern Sinfonia and Chorus! Stephen Bell conducts. The Force is strong with this one.

Friday 8 November Sage One, 7.30pm Julian Rachlin, conductor/ violin Royal Northern Sinfonia Prokofiev Violin Concerto No.2 Prokofiev Classical Symphony Mozart Divertimento in D K136 Mozart Symphony No.36 ‘Linz’

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Please note change to published programme.

Prokofiev’s Classical Symphony forms the centrepiece of this concert in which violinist-extraordinaire Julian Rachlin takes a marvellously entertaining tightrope walk between two centuries.

£14 - £38 P B C Post-concert Spotlight performance

What’s On?

Prague Symphony Orchestra

Arcadia Quartet

Wednesday 13 November Sage Two, 7.30pm Mozart Adagio and Fugue in C minor Bartók String Quartet No.6 Brahms String Quartet op.51 No.2 in A minor

This prizewinning young Romanian ensemble returns with an ever-growing reputation. Their recent recordings of all of Bartók’s quartets have been praised for their ‘spacious, bighearted vision’.

£9 - £21 C Newcastle International Chamber Music Series

Thursday 14 November Sage One, 7.30pm Pietari Inkinen conductor Ester Pavlů mezzo soprano Prague Symphony Orchestra Ladies of the Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia Children’s Chorus Mahler Symphony No.3 Mahler’s Third Symphony is extraordinary. It’s a concert in its own right: a huge, teeming

Sage One, 7.30pm Daniel Blendulf conductor Joshua Ellicott tenor Peter Francomb horn Royal Northern Sinfonia Mozart Serenade No.6 ‘Serenata notturna’ Britten Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings Anna Thorvaldsdottir Illumine Bartók Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta

Please note there will be no interval.

£16.50 - £40 P B C

Samling Masterclass & Concert

Music of the Night

Friday 22 November

musical world in which the composer tried to capture the whole of nature in music.

Distant trumpets, children’s songs, glittering marches and serene mountain-top meditations: Mahler throws them all into the mix before ending with a rapturous hymn to love. Sage Gateshead’s first Mahler 3 - not to be missed!

Join us as we explore the sounds of the night: Bartók’s rhapsody of nocturnal insects and leaves; Thorvaldsdottir’s kindling of a flame against the winter darkness; Mozart dancing the night away, and Britten’s poetic journey through to dawn.

£14 - £38 P B C Pre-concert talk 6.30pm

Saturday 23 November Sage Two, 1.30 - 4.30pm and 5.15 - 6.15pm German Soprano Anne Schwanewilms performs to great acclaim at the world’s major opera houses and concert venues. She will be joined by Samling Artist pianist James Baillieu

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and actor James Garnon to lead eight rising stars in an afternoon of masterclasses and musical discovery. This will be followed by a short concert; the climax of their residential week with Samling Institute.

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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial in Concert with RNS

The Italian Job

Thursday 28 November Sage Two, 8pm Royal Northern Sinfonia Wolf Italian Serenade Britten String Quartet No.3 Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence There’s something unmistakable about the way your spirit starts to dance

when you head for the Mediterranean. Hugo Wolf felt it. So did Tchaikovsky, and their musical postcards from Italy begin and end this evening with music of vibrant melody and brilliant sunlight.

Contrasted with Britten’s haunting final string quartet, inspired by a wintry trip to Venice and filled with mists, reflections and moments of piercing beauty.

£14.50

Sunday 1 December Sage One 3pm & 7.30pm Anthony Gabriele conductor Royal Northern Sinfonia Spielberg’s heartwarming masterpiece is one of the brightest stars in motion picture history. Filled with magic and imagination, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial follows the moving story of a lost little alien who befriends

Sage One, 7.30pm Harry Christophers conductor The Sixteen Britten’s Ceremony of Carols is like a wreath of freshly plucked greenery on the top of this carol concert

with a difference from Harry Christophers and his virtuoso chamber choir The Sixteen: the brightest link in a chain of seasonal music that stretches from Medieval chant to the vivid, poetic British classics

by William Walton, Peter Warlock, Gustav Holst and many more.

£20 - £30 P B C

Saturday 14 December Sage One, 7pm Jeannette Sorrell conductor Elizabeth Atherton soprano Feargal Mostyn-Williams countertenor Ed Lyon tenor David Stout bass-baritone Royal Northern Sinfonia Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia Handel Messiah

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Messiah

The Sixteen

Friday 6 December

a 10-year-old boy named Elliott. Experience all the mystery and fun of their unforgettable adventure in the beloved movie that captivated audiences around the world, complete with John Williams’s Academy Award®-winning score performed live by RNS in sync to the film projected on an HD screen!

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A Sage Gateshead Christmas tradition. Handel’s Messiah isn’t so much an oratorio, more a national institution. Some of the most heartfelt and uplifting music ever written.

£16.50 - £40 Pre-concert performance by Young Sinfonia at 6pm

BSL interpreted

Classical Listings

Philharmonix

A Christmas Extravaganza

Sunday 15 December Sage One, 4pm Inspiration Choir Royal Northern Sinfonia Gary Griffiths music director It’s our most favourite musical time of the year, when once again the massed voices of Inspiration and Royal Northern Sinfonia will join together in bringing you

our unique ‘wall-of-sound’ Christmas experience.

Tuesday 17 December

Inspiration’s blockbuster festive concert has established itself as a firm family favourite, and there’s guaranteed to be something for everyone. Old friends join hands with new, in a way only Inspiration can.

Noah Bendix-Balgley violin Sebastian Gürtler violin Thilo Fechner viola Stephan Koncz cello Ödön Rácz bass Daniel Ottensamer clarinet Christoph Traxler piano

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Take seven virtuoso players from the world’s greatest orchestras - the Vienna and Berlin Philharmonics. And

Sage One, 7.30pm Michael England conductor Royal Northern Sinfonia The Great White Way comes to Gateshead this Christmas to showcase the musicals which have put Broadway firmly on the map. Under the baton of expert conductor

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and compère Michael England, and fronted by four leading musical theatre soloists, the programme will include hits from Guys & Dolls, West Side Story, The Sound of Music, South Pacific, The Wizard of Oz, 42nd Street and A Chorus Line, plus a little something extra to put you in the Christmas spirit!

£16.50 - £40

now imagine them kicking back and playing exactly what they’ve always secretly wanted to play - and whether it’s Brahms’s Hungarian Dances or Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody, Johann Strauss’s Fledermaus Overture or Sting’s Englishman in New York, we guarantee you’ve never heard anything like it. Pure class, pure melody… pure fun.

£20.50, £22.50 (cabaret tables)

The History of Classical Music

Christmas on Broadway

Thursday 19 December

Sage Two, 8pm

Saturday 21 December MEC, 10am - 4pm (including regular breaks and a hour for lunch) Why does Bach sound different from Tchaikovsky?

How did Beethoven manage to write music if he was deaf?

Who invented music notation and what does it have to do with Julie Andrews?

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Join Stephen Waller, Director of Music at Newcastle Prep School, on a musical journey through the history of classical music to hear the answers to these burning questions and more. Brought to you by our adult learning programme.

For ages 18+

£30

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What’s On?

The Snowman

Sunday 22 December 2pm (relaxed) & 5pm Monday 23 December 11am, 2pm & 5pm Tuesday 24 December 11am & 2pm Sage One Alan Fearon conductor Eleanor Mooney presenter Royal Northern Sinfonia Ian Stephens We’re Going on a Bear Hunt Howard Blake The Snowman

Pure Christmas magic at Sage Gateshead. The enchanting animated film on the big screen, with live orchestral accompaniment from RNS. A North East family favourite.

22/23 Dec £19.50 F £60 24 Dec £22 F £65

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BSL interpreted

(relaxed performance only)

New Year’s Day concert Wednesday 1 January Sage One | 3pm Jessica Cottis conductor Royal Northern Sinfonia A traditional New Year’s Day concert with Royal Northern Sinfonia, featuring the music of the Strauss family. Whirling waltzes and toe-tapping polkas - what better way to start your year!

Tickets £16.50 - £40 Box Office: 0191 443 4661

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Christmas

by Candlelight Programme includes ‘Winter’ from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons

Thursday 5 - Wednesday 11 December 2019 Darlington | Ushaw, Durham | Alnwick | Richmond | Stockton Rothbury | Carlisle | Hexham | Cullercoats | Sunderland

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Get closer to Royal Northern Sinfonia and support their future With your help Royal Northern Sinfonia can inspire and involve more people of all ages and backgrounds through their music.

Our new supporters programme starts from £10 a month and in return you can enjoy special events and experiences such as behind the scenes rehearsals and an annual season party with the players.

To find out more contact the Fundraising Team on 0191 443 5038.

Bronze

Silver

Gold

£10/month

£25/month

£50/month

• Invitation to our annual RNS Supporters event

• Bronze benefits

• Silver benefits

• Invitation to attend a behind the scenes orchestral rehearsal once a year

• Private introduction to new season each year by the Director of RNS

• Copy of bi-annual RNS newsletter & Annual Report • Acknowledgement on RNS website and in Annual Report

Principal Partner

Principal Partner

• Gold benefits

• Principal Partner (Player) benefits

(Player) £125/month

• Invitation to behind the scenes orchestral rehearsals • Invitation to our annual Principal Partner, player and staff party

North Music Trust is a charity (No. 1087445) and relies on your support

(Section leader) £250/month

• Annual concert invitation hosted by the Managing Director or Director of RNS

Magenta Singers Every Monday afternoon at Sage Gateshead, an extraordinary group of people come together to sing in a choir.

Many of the participants struggle with their speech and some have mobility issues, they all have two things in common; a condition called acquired aphasia and a love of singing.

Acquired aphasia is often the outcome of a stroke or brain injury, and can result in communication difficulties including speaking, understanding, writing and reading.

Sage Gateshead’s choir, Magenta Singers, is for people of any age who have acquired aphasia and it is run in association with the North East Trust for Aphasia Support Centre in Newcastle.

Lindsey, from Sunderland, used to be a music teacher and 9 years ago she suffered a brain haemorrhage caused by a ruptured aneurysm and spent several months in hospital. She has been coming to the choir every week.

“By coming to the classes my music range has increased and it gives me a way of communicating. If it hadn’t been for the choir, I wouldn’t be able to sing and I’ve always loved singing.”

Kerry Green, choir leader, said: “Aphasia can be a result of damage to one side of the brain, usually the left, which controls our words and language system, but our melodic music centre is stored on our right side.

People who struggle to form words find they can often sing the words to familiar songs, as the words are carried along by the melody through a different brain route. This does not transfer into improved speech, but it does give the person some respite from the struggle to utter words.”

During our sessions we sing a wide range of songs including pop, blues and folk, and everything from the Beatles to songs from the musicals and develop vocal skills and breathing. It’s a friendly and supportive group and the atmosphere is really uplifting. No previous singing experience is necessary.”

Julie, from Whitley Bay, also attends the choir every week. After a stroke 4 years ago she couldn’t speak or walk and lost a lot of confidence.

“It impacted on my ability to do everyday activities.

You feel isolated, but this class makes you feel good and the ripple effect is huge. It’s has given me a lot of confidence and independence. I now live on my own and travel by bus or metro each week to the choir. I sing much more at home now too - and when doing the housework.”

Group members and their families have become good friends and they often socialise outside of the class as well as providing peer support.

“None of the people in this choir imagined they’d be as good as they are. It’s great seeing the group realise that even though they sometimes find conversation challenging, singing songs can really help express themselves” added Kerry.

The Magenta Singers meet every Monday during term time, 1.30-3pm.

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Accessible Performances

Accessible Performances

Here at Sage Gateshead everyone is welcome, which is why we work really hard to remove barriers and make our building (and everything that happens here) as accessible as possible. We have regular Relaxed and BSL interpreted performances and you’ll find some of these forthcoming events listed below.

Saturday 30 November

Sunday 22 December

Sage Two, 2pm

Sage One, 2pm without interval There will be a BSL interpreter at this concert © Snowman Enterprises Ltd. 1982, 2019

Three of the North East’s most sought after musicians will come together for a short, 40-minute folk performance.

With Andy May playing the Northumbrian Smallpipes (quieter than the more commonly known Scottish bagpipes!), Ian Stephenson on guitar and Sophy Ball on fiddle.

£5

Folkworks: Andy May Trio Relaxed Performance

Tickets: £19.50 F £60

The Snowman Relaxed Performance

Friday 6 - Sunday 8 December

Saturday 14 December Sage One, 7pm Pre-concert performance

by Young Sinfonia at 6pm There will be a BSL interpreter at this concert

All events will be BSL interpreted Words Weekend celebrates the power of words and stories with a packed programme of talks, workshops, panel discussions, music and spoken word.

WORDS WEEKEND Where Words Come to Life

Pure Christmas magic at Sage Gateshead. The enchanting animated film on the big screen, with live orchestral accompaniment from Royal Northern Sinfonia.

Every event in Words Weekend will be accessible. All events will be BSL interpreted and there will be a roaming interpreter facilitating conversations throughout the venue.

Individually priced.

Messiah

Handel’s Messiah isn’t so much an oratorio, more a national institution. Everyone knows the Hallelujah Chorus, but if that’s all you know, you’re in for a wonderful revelation – because every note is just as inspired.

And you don’t have to be religious to be stirred by some of the most heartfelt and uplifting music ever written. A Sage Gateshead Christmas tradition.

Tickets: £16.50 - £40 We’re proud to have been awarded Gold by Attitude is Everything on their Charter for Best Practice, and to have won Gold for Inclusive Tourism at the North East England Tourism Awards in 2018.

For more information about different accessible performances and other support we offer, visit: sagegateshead.com/your-visit/access-information/ Box Office: 0191 443 4661

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General information

Address:

Refunds:

Sage Gateshead, St. Mary’s Square, Gateshead, NE8 2JR

Without TicketPlan (details left) we are unable to offer refunds except in the case of a cancelled concert where we will refund the value of your ticket(s). Sage Gateshead reserves the right to substitute artists without prior notice.

Car Parking: Car parking to rear of the building with lift access and priority spacing for blue badge holders. Charges apply.

TicketPlan: Refund protection is available at a cost of £2 per ticket. This protects you against cancellation resulting from accidents, unexpected illnesses and adverse weather where the Police service or other Government agency have issued warnings not to travel. For full terms and conditions, visit the website.

Exchanges:

Gift Certificates:

Family Ticket: Four tickets, must include at least one adult and one child. See website for details.

If you require postage, a fee of £1.50 will be applied.

We are proud of our environmental awareness: to see our policy and learn about the 2 Star Industry Green award from Julie’s Bicycle, visit the About section of our website.

FREE Metro Travel:

Gift Certificates are valid for 5 years from the date of purchase.

Gift Certificates can be redeemed at Box Office, over the phone and online at sagegateshead.com

Postage:

Tickets may be exchanged for seats of the same or higher value for a performance of the same production with a £2.50 handling fee per transaction.

Environment:

Thanks to the generosity of Nexus, you can travel on the Metro to and from Sage Gateshead concerts for free up to 2 hours before and after a performance. This does not include travel to our educational classes.

For more information please visit www.sagegateshead.com The information in this brochure is correct at the time of printing but may be subject to change.

North Music Trust is a charity (No. 1087445) and relies on your support.

We make music for everyone Every day, and in all that we do, we aim to inspire a life-long love of music with our dynamic international music programme and events and learning opportunities.

Sage Gateshead is a registered charity.

North Music Trust (Reg. Ch. No. 1087445)

As a registered charity, we rely on your generous support to use music to stimulate, educate and inspire.

If you’ve ever enjoyed a gig, classical performance or musical learning opportunity, why not make a donation and help bring the power of music to everyone, today and for the future?

Donate today via our website or by calling 0191 443 5038.

Platinum Corporate Partners

Thank you Sage Gateshead values its partnerships with individuals, trusts and foundations, companies and its core revenue supporters Arts Council England, North East and Gateshead Council. As a registered charity this support is vital to allow us to continue and develop our work.

Trusts and Foundations Britford Bridge Trust Community Foundation serving Tyne and Wear and Northumberland Esmée Fairbairn Foundation Goldman Sachs Gives (UK) Hays Travel Foundation John Lewis & Partners LNER Customer and Communities Investment Fund Morrisons Foundation National Lottery Community Fund Netherton Park Trust PRS Foundation Sir James Knott Trust The Barbour Foundation The Hadrian Trust The John S Cohen Foundation The Kavli Trust The Marchus Trust The Percy Hedley 1990 Trust The Shears Foundation Skipton Building Society Charitable Foundation W A Handley Charity Trust Youth Music

Project Supporters Darlington Borough Council DCSF Music Manifesto and Music and Dance Scheme Newcastle City Council Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council

Public Funding Arts Council England Gateshead Council

Founding Patrons Garfield Weston Foundation Joan and Margaret Halbert Northern Rock Foundation The Barbour Foundation The Sage Group PLC

Founding Endowment and 10th Birthday Endowment Donors 1989 Willan Charitable Trust 400 Club Bowland Charitable Trust Clore Duffield Foundation Cunard Mr J Cuthbert Fenwick Ltd Christopher French Gillian Dickinson Charitable Trust Greggs PLC Mr & Mrs M Howard John and Florence Adamson Charitable Trust John Bell Charitable Trust Lord Falconer of Thoroton Northern Arts Board Northumbrian Water Ms W Oloman Anne Reece Roland Cookson Fund Mr Anthony Sargent CBE Sir James Knott Trust Stuart Halbert Foundation The Barbour Foundation The David Boardman Trust The David Goldman Programme The Go-Ahead Group PLC The Shears Foundation The Squires Foundation The Vardy Foundation

Gold Corporate Partners

Silver Corporate Partners

Bronze Corporate Partners Biffa Komatsu UK Ltd Northern Elevator Limited Pioneer Foodservice Solution Group ZeroLight

Public Funding

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Legacy Bequests Mr H Bender Miss Joyce Christie Audrey Dixon Richard and Maggie Freyman Ann Stephenson

Sage Gateshead is a registered charity, North Music Trust (Reg. Ch. No. 1087445).

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