Hallé Christmas Concerts brochure 2021

≥ CHRISTMAS CONCERTS 2021 CONCERTS AT THE BRIDGEWATER HALL MUSIC DIRECTOR SIR MARK ELDER CH CBE

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1 THE HALLÉ’S AUTUMN & WINTER SEASON 2021 AT THE BRIDGEWATER HALL

SUNDAY 12 DECEMBER, 11am

HALLÉ CHRISTMAS FAMILY CONCERT Bash is Santa’s Chief Elf and she’s got a big problem. Trolls have stolen the ‘merry melody’ that Santa uses to create his Christmas magic. No melody, no toys! But you, Children of the North, can help! Together with Santa’s favourite orchestra, the Hallé, you’ll go on a quest with Bash to find the horn, drum and dance that can rescue Christmas from the trolls.

Join the adventure packed with Christmas orchestral favourites, elvish magic, ice spells, and mischievous trolls who can’t juggle! The concert will include the themes from the films Elf and ET, Trepak from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, Sleigh Ride and many more!

Delyana Lazarova conductor • Lucy Tuck presenter • Jonathan James creator Tickets (including booking fees) Adults £27.50, Children (aged 17 and under) £17.50 Family Tickets (4 people, minimum 1 child) £69.50

FRIDAY 17 DECEMBER, 7.30pm

HALLÉ CHRISTMAS CRACKER Including: It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas; It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year; Let It Snow; Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas; Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire; White Christmas; Believe from Polar Express; The Man with the Bag; Panis Angelicus; O Holy Night; Troika from Lieutenant Kijé; Jingle Bells; We Three Kings; Sleigh Ride; excerpts from The Nutcracker and many more!

The big day is just over a week away so why not get your celebrations started with this cracker of a concert? Conductor Stephen Bell will help you get into the Christmas spirit with songs and music performed by the award-winning Hallé, two impressive vocal ensembles and an exceptionally versatile singer-actor, baritone Quirijn de Lang.

Stephen Bell conductor • Quirijn de Lang baritone Hallé Christmas Chorus Hallé Workplace Choir Competition Winners Tickets (including booking fees) from £16.50

SATURDAY 18 DECEMBER, 3pm SUNDAY 19 DECEMBER, 3pm and 7.30pm

HALLÉ CAROL CONCERTS ‘Tis the weekend before Christmas and all through the Hallé, everyone was singing and making music merrily! Come and join in with some traditional favourites and hear the Orchestra and three Hallé Choirs, including the brilliant Children’s Choir, performing even more.

The programme includes: Good King Wenceslas; It Came Upon the Midnight Clear; God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen; Hark! The Herald Angels Sing; See Amid the Winter’s Snow; Silent Night; I Saw Three Ships; In the Bleak Midwinter; The Skater’s Waltz; the Hallé Children’s Choir performing Sparklejollytwinklejingley from Elf and more.

Stephen Bell conductor Hallé Choir directed by matthew hamilton Hallé Youth Choir directed by stuart overington Hallé Children’s Choir directed by shirley court Tickets (including booking fees) from £16.50

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WEDNESDAY 22 DECEMBER, 4pm THURSDAY 23 DECEMBER, 11am and 1.30pm

THE SNOWMAN & HAIRY MACLARY

Three short stories for narrator and orchestra (Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy; Slinky Malinki’s Christmas Crackers and Hairy Maclary’s Showbusiness) words and illustrations by lynley dodd, music by timothy redmond The Snowman (screening with live orchestra) Ben Palmer conductor • Tom Redmond presenter Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without settling down in front of Raymond Brigg’s classic animated film, The Snowman. Bring everyone to watch whilst the Hallé performs Howard Blake’s magical score live, including a chorister singing ‘Walking in the Air’.

In the first half, join Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy as he goes ‘out of the gate and off for a walk’! The lovable canine rogue meets the orchestra in these brilliant new settings, bringing together music, rhyme and Lynley Dodd’s captivating illustrations. This is truly an unmissable family treat.

Tickets (including booking fees) Adults £27.50, Children (aged 17 and under) £17.50 Family Tickets (4 people, minimum 1 child) £69.50

WEDNESDAY 29 DECEMBER, 7.30pm

’80s BIG NIGHT OUT Welcome to the ’80s! A decade of power dressing, spiral perms, shoulder pads, YUPPIES and some of the best songs ever recorded. Join the Hallé party as they pull their leg warmers up and let their hair down with vocal superstars Alison Jiear and Oliver Tompsett.

What a Feeling; Fame Irene Cara The Time of My Life Medley/Warnes It’s Raining Men Weather Girls Livin’ on a Prayer Bon Jovi 9 to 5 Dolly Parton Total Eclipse of the Heart Bonnie Tyler Never Gonna Give You Up Rick Astley The Living Years Mike + The Mechanics Radio Ga Ga Queen

Faith George Michael Last Christmas Wham!

The Final Countdown Europe Never Too Much Luther Vandross Copacabana Barry Manilow Let’s Dance David Bowie Islands In The Stream Parton/Rogers Endless Love Richie/Ross Thriller Michael Jackson

Stephen Bell conductor • Alison Jiear and Oliver Tompsett vocalists Tickets (including booking fees) from £16.50

6.30pm in the stalls foyer Come early to hear some pre-concert foyer music from students on the RNCM Popular Music course

THURSDAY 30 DECEMBER, 5pm

THE MAGICAL MUSIC OF HARRY POTTER Following on from the Hallé’s sell-out performance in February 2019, you are cordially invited to join us once again to celebrate the story of the world’s most famous wizard. The iconic music from the astoundingly successful Harry Potter films – from Hedwig’s Theme to Quidditch, Dobby the House Elf and Aunt Marge’s Waltz to the Death of Cedric, The Weasley Stomp and Leaving Hogwarts – has delighted generations of wizards and muggles for almost twenty years. Cloaks and wands are highly recommended and don’t forget to practice ‘Expecto patronum’ and ‘Expelliarmus!’ … just in case.

Stephen Bell conductor • Jerome Dowling presenter • Hallé Youth Choir Tickets (including booking fees) from £16.50

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SUNDAY 2 JANUARY, 3pm

VIENNESE NEW YEAR Suppé Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna Lehár Giuditta: Meine Lippen, sie küssen so Heiß Eduard Strauss Mit Dampf, Polka schnell Stolz Der Favorit: Du sollst der Kaiser meine Seele sein J. Strauss Romance for cello, harp and orchestra in D minor J. Strauss II Die Fledermaus: Czardas (Rosalinde’s Aria) J. Strauss II Roses from the South J. Strauss II The Gypsy Baron: Entrance March Kálmán Kaiserin Josephine: Mein Traum, mein Traum J. Strauss II Vienna Bonbons: Waltz Millöcker Die Dubarry: Ich schenk’ mein Herz Gershwin By Strauss J. Strauss II Tritsch-Tratsch Polka J. Strauss II On the Beautiful Blue Danube: Waltz Join Stephen Bell, Sky Ingram and the Hallé as they take you on a whirl around Vienna’s ballrooms and opera houses in this traditional start to the New Year.

Stephen Bell conductor • Sky Ingram soprano Tickets (including booking fees) from £14.50

YOUR SAFETY AND WELL BEING The safety and wellbeing of our audiences and players is the Hallé and The Bridgewater Hall’s first concern. We will keep you fully informed of any changes or recommendations that come into effect over the next few months. We are strongly advising everyone to continue to wear masks where possible. The Hall will continue its thorough cleaning regime between performances, and we expect hand sanitizer to continue to be widely available.

We urge you to consult www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk/your-visit which has full and regularly updated details.

THANK YOU It is due to the generosity of our sponsors, patrons and every loyal supporter who has been so understanding over past the eighteen months that we are able to perform the concerts in this brochure. Arts Council England, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and the City of Manchester have all been steadfast in their support and have our sincerest thanks.