Hallé Winter Season 2020/21 Movie Classics programme

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IN ASSOCIATION WITH

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WELCOME Having joined the wonderful Hallé family last September, I am delighted, in spite of these extraordinary times, that the orchestra has been able to perform together once again.

As we find ourselves in another period of lockdown, I want to reassure everyone that the best interests of the musicians and staff at the Hallé are at the centre of everything we do.

With concert halls currently closed and live audiences sadly excluded, we are thrilled, in association with our partners at The Bridgewater Hall and our own Hallé St Peter’s, to be able to bring you a Winter Season of nine unique concerts. These specially curated performances have been filmed and recorded to the very highest quality for you to watch at home at your leisure.

Although for me nothing beats the live experience, this exciting new filmed format enables us to adventure into new ways of presenting the orchestra and enhancing the music. The diverse array of repertoire on offer will be complemented by introductions, interviews and insights from our family of Hallé conductors and special guest artists.

The Hallé exists to play for you, our audiences, and the support of so many of you during this pandemic has been an inspiration and literally kept us going. We are deeply grateful.

On behalf of us all here at the Hallé, thank you for your continued support and we hope that you enjoy this illuminating and life-enhancing series of events.

David Butcher Hallé Chief Executive

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MOVIE CLASSICS BROADCAST FROM THE BRIDGEWATER HALL, MANCHESTER

VERDI The Force of Destiny: Overture DVOŘÁK Rusalka: Song to the Moon TCHAIKOVSKY The Sleeping Beauty: Waltz HANDEL Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba PONCHIELLI La Gioconda: Dance of the Hours MOZART Clarinet Concerto: slow movement J. STRAUSS II On the Beautiful Blue Danube: Waltz PURCELL Dido and Aeneas: Dido’s Lament ELGAR Enigma Variations: Nimrod MENDELSSOHN A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Wedding March VERDI La traviata: Sempre libera OFFENBACH Orpheus in the Underworld: Can-can Stephen Bell conductor • Petroc Trelawny presenter Sergio Castelló-López clarinet • Nardus Williams soprano SPONSORED BY

It is due to the generosity of our sponsors, patrons and every loyal supporter who has been so understanding over the past 11 months that we are able to perform this concert. Arts Council England, the Greater Manchester Authorities and the City of Manchester have all been steadfast in their support and have our sincerest thanks.

The Hallé is deeply grateful to our partners in The Bridgewater Hall, without whose collaboration these streamed concerts would not be possible.

A MESSAGE FROM THE SPONSOR Cargill provides food, agriculture, financial and industrial products and services to the world. Together with farmers, customers, governments and communities, we help people thrive by applying our insights and over 155 years of experience. We have 155,000 employees in 70 countries who are committed to feeding the world in a responsible way, reducing environmental impact and improving the communities where we live and work.

Cargill’s plant in Manchester is a production facility at the hub of the UK food and beverage industries. The plant and offices located in Manchester are part of Cargill’s starches and sweeteners business which produces sweeteners and wheat proteins for food customers. These include customers in the confectionery, brewing, beverage, dairy and bakery sectors.

In addition to the food sector, the Manchester plant also serves the needs of the farming and aquaculture sectors with animal feed products and vital wheat gluten.

Cargill also produces premium potable and industrial alcohol serving the spirit, food, pharmaceutical, chemical and cosmetics industries.

As a major employer in Manchester and the North West, Cargill contributes to the overall economic wellbeing of the region and this is complemented by the work we do and our commitment outside of the workplace, within the local community. For a number of years Cargill has funded and supported community-based projects that have made a difference in a real and tangible way. Our employees’ fundraising and ongoing work with local charities demonstrates this commitment.

Cargill is delighted to work in conjunction with the Hallé and help young children in the area gain access to such world-renowned experience and education through the Inspire programme.

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MOVIE CLASSICS GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813-1901)

THE FORCE OF DESTINY: OVERTURE JEAN DE FLORETTE / MANON DES SOURCES The Force of Destiny (‘La Forza del Destino’) is one of Verdi’s grandest operas, a tale of love, war and vengeance spanning from country to country, from monastery to battlefield and from tragedy to comedy. It was first performed at St Petersburg’s

GIUSEPPE VERDI Giovanni Boldini, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Court Theatre in 1862, though Verdi subsequently revised it, adding this substantial overture. The plot tells how the hero, Don Alviro, accidentally kills the father of his beloved, Leonora, and how destiny pursues him in the form of her brother, Don Carlo.

At one point the two men actually become friends, but when Don Alviro’s true identity is revealed, revenge is inevitable.

The opera’s overture opens with a series of arresting brass chords representing the irresistible power of destiny (and also good to silence the noisy operatic audiences of Verdi’s day!). The restless theme which follows is the work’s principal Fate motif and, although a succession of other themes from the opera are subsequently introduced, its presence remains throughout: the force of destiny will not be denied.

The work provided a suitably fatalistic musical backdrop to director Claude Berri’s film Jean de Florette (1986) and its sequel Manon des Sources (also in 1986). Both are screen renditions of Marcel Pagnol’s exquisite novel, L’eau des Collines (‘The Water from the Hills’).

ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK (1841-1904)

RUSALKA: SONG TO THE MOON DRIVING MISS DAISY / DEPARTURE SUNG BY NARDUS WILLIAMS Rusalka, which was first performed in Prague in 1901, is the one Dvořák opera with a regular place in the present-day repertoire. It owes its lasting success, in no small way, to the ‘Song to the Moon’ in which Rusalka, a water nymph who has the misfortune to fall in love with a human – the Prince who comes to bathe in her lake – appeals to the moon to tell him of her love for him. A ravishing, magically orchestrated aria of great melodic beauty, it is inspired in its use of the soprano voice in every way.

The aria’s exquisite strains are heard in the 1989 comedy-drama Driving Miss Daisy.

The movie concerns an elderly widow who befriends her chauffeur after the death of her husband. So too in Departure (2015), in which an English mother and her teenage son spend a week in the South of France breaking up a summer home that has become one of the casualties of the boy’s parents’ crumbling marriage.

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PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893)

THE SLEEPING BEAUTY: WALTZ SLEEPING BEAUTY / A.I.: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Tchaikovsky simply loved the theatre and particularly identified with the glamour and opulence of the ballet, as well as the graceful femininity of the ballerina. He wrote only three ballets, although much of his music is permeated by the spirit of dance, and those three scores did nothing less than change the course of dance theatre history.

The Sleeping Beauty (1890) is the second of Tchaikovsky’s ballet scores and, like the other two, is simply a treasure trove of great melodies. This lovely waltz comes from Act I during the preparations for Princess Aurora’s birthday party. Young peasants bring in garlands of flowers and dance to this beautifully rocking music. It might be Johann Strauss II who is known as ‘The Waltz King’, but Tchaikovsky could turn out this dance form with equal skill and aplomb.

Of course, there are various film versions of this balletic masterpiece, including a luscious take by Walt Disney in 1959. But this exquisite waltz also more recently graced Steven Spielberg’s A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001). The film concerns the relationship between a highly advanced robotic boy and his single mother who has abandoned him, but the boy possesses human emotions. The choice of this music was therefore inspired.

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (1685-1759)

SOLOMON: ‘THE ARRIVAL OF THE QUEEN OF SHEBA’ FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL In Act III of Handel’s oratorio Solomon (1749), the titular monarch receives the exotic Queen of Sheba, shows off his opulent palace and provides her with lavish musical entertainment. Her arrival is announced by this sparkling orchestral interlude. Handel actually borrowed its vivacious tune from a now forgotten opera by Giovanni Porta, though such ‘borrowing’ (some might say plagiarism) was fairly commonplace at the time. No matter, with its chortling oboes and nimble string writing, it is typical of Handel at his irresistible best.

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Made in just six weeks and at a cost of under £3 million, Four Weddings and Funeral (1994) became the highest grossing British film at the time. It follows the fortunes of Charles (Hugh Grant) and his circle of friends at a series of social occasions where they each find romance. Richard Rodney Bennett provided the original score, though Handel’s gem also made a lively cameo.

AMILCARE PONCHIELLI (1834-1886)

LA GIOCONDA: DANCE OF THE HOURS FANTASIA The Italian composer Ponchielli was something of a one-hit wonder with his Grande opera, La Gioconda (1876), although today he is remembered largely for just one part of that work, the charming Dance of the Hours. It was wonderfully choreographed in the 1941 Walt Disney musical cartoon Fantasia when it was danced by a surprisingly nimble and elegant Hyacinth, the hippo wearing the most ill-fitting tutu imaginable.

She certainly enjoys herself though, despite the unwonted attentions of the local crocodiles!

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)

CLARINET CONCERTO: SLOW MOVEMENT OUT OF AFRICA PERFORMED BY SERGIO CASTELLÓ LÓPEZ Mozart composed his Clarinet Concerto (1791) for his masonic colleague, the clarinettist Anton Stadler. Although Mozart nicknamed Stadler ‘old redcurrant face’, he hugely respected him, tailoring the concerto so as to exploit Stadler’s celebrated singing tone and love of the instrument’s rich lower register. This lovely work has featured in several films, including The King’s Speech (2010), 27 Dresses (2008) and Out of Africa (1985) when it provides the musical backdrop to a moving retrospective montage (whatever Donald Trump might have said, the triple-Oscar-winning Meryl Streep can act!).

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J. STRAUSS II (1825-1899)

ON THE BEAUTIFUL BLUE DANUBE: WALTZ 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY On the Beautiful Blue Danube was originally a choral waltz composed for a Carnivaltime concert given by the Vienna Men’s Choral Association on 15 February 1867.

Contrary to myth, the work was an immediate success and the Viennese newspaper Die Presse commented two days after its premiere: ‘The lovely waltz, with its catchy rhythms, ought soon to belong among the most popular of the prolific dancecomposer.’ The critic, of course, was spot on. Its text, however, was specific to Carnival time so in 1890, Franz von Gernerth provided new words including the line ‘Donau so blau ...’ (‘Danube so blue’).

Nevertheless, today this most famous of waltzes is invariably heard as a purely orchestral piece. After its shimmering opening Johann Strauss unveils a succession of quite exquisite waltz themes. It was a quite brilliant choice for Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 sci-fi masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey. In one scene of this most musical of films, it accompanies the elegant ‘dancing’ movements of a space craft at the docking station. It’s an inspired re-use of music from a very, very different age.

HENRY PURCELL (1659-1695)

DIDO AND AENEAS: DIDO’S LAMENT ENGLAND, MY ENGLAND: THE STORY OF HENRY PURCELL / MR TURNER / THE MAN WHO CRIED SUNG BY NARDUS WILLIAMS The English composer Purcell, one of the greatest musical talents of the seventeenth century, wrote his first work at the tender age of just nine. One of his greatest masterpieces is his opera Dido and Aeneas, premiered in the 1680s. In this aria, Dido laments the death of his lover Aeneas – it is Purcell at his most inspired and inspiring.

‘Dido’s Lament’ features poignantly in the Tony Palmer-directed biopic of the composer, England My England: The Story of Henry Purcell (2011), but more recently it has been heard in films including Mike Leigh’s biopic Mr Turner (2014) and Sally Potter’s The Man Who Cried (2000).

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SIR EDWARD ELGAR (1857-1934)

ENIGMA VARIATIONS: NIMROD DUNKIRK One evening in October 1898 Elgar sat down at his piano to improvise. ‘That’s a good tune’ commented his wife, ‘what is it?’. ‘Nothing yet’, replied Elgar, ‘but something might be made of it’. He then carried on improvising, imagining what his various friends would do with the tune. What resulted was an affectionate series of musical pictures in which, taking the original ‘enigma’ theme as their starting point, Elgar portrayed his friends and loved ones in a gallery of melodious and richly orchestrated canvases.

EDWARD ELGAR Herbert Lambert (1881–1936), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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‘Nimrod’ is the very soul of the Enigma Variations. It is a portrait of Elgar’s dear friend, champion and publisher A. J. Jaeger (‘Jaeger’ being the German word for ‘hunter’ and Nimrod being the ‘mighty hunter’ from the Book of Genesis). This noble and highly affectionate passage opens with echoes of Beethoven’s ‘Pathétique’ Sonata and is, again to quote the composer, ‘the record of a long summer evening talk, when my friend discoursed eloquently on the slow movements of Beethoven’.

With no hint of irony and to great emotional effect, Elgar’s music was adapted for use in Christopher Nolan’s 2017 film portraying the Allied evacuation of mainland Europe from the French coastal town of Dunkirk in late May and early June 1940. It was the perfect choice, the music combining as it does senses of heroism, great camaraderie and deep poignancy.

FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847)

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM: WEDDING MARCH A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM / WAYNE’S WORLD 2 / WHAT’S YOUR NUMBER? / BACHELORETTE / WHAT IF? / ENTOURAGE Mendelssohn first came under the spell of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream when he was an impressionable seventeen-year-old. So struck was he by the bard’s beguiling fantasy that he composed an overture inspired by the play, a remarkable distillation of Shakespeare’s work glistening with elfin charm, delicacy and humour.

Nearly two decades later Mendelssohn was able to recapture the spirit of his youthful overture when he came to write incidental music for a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1843). Mendelssohn retained the overture and added to it another thirteen numbers, including his famed ‘Wedding March’.

A rousing fanfare announces the arrival of the bride and Mendelssohn’s march gets underway. In between three renditions of the march proper are two contrasting sections: the first is a muscular affair while the second is altogether more elegant.

Trumpets, trombones and cymbals add to the sense of elation occasioned by the marriage of Shakespeare’s Theseus and Hippolyta.

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comedy. Most recent was Michael Hoffman’s 1999 version. Its cast features Kevin Kline as the wonderfully named Bottom, Michelle Pfeiffer and Rupert Everett as Titania and Oberon, Stanley Tucci as the mischievous Puck and Calista Flockhart, Anna Friel, Christian Bale and Dominic West as the four lovers.

GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813-1901)

LA TRAVIATA: SEMPRE LIBERA THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT / PRETTY WOMAN SUNG BY NARDUS WILLIAMS La traviata (‘The Fallen Woman’) (1853) tells of the tragic romance of Violetta and Alfredo. Trapped within the constraints of society’s expectations, their happiness and love for each other is torn asunder and Violetta’s self-sacrifice leads to her paying the ultimate price, the loss of her true love. Verdi’s iconic score matches the highs and lows of this dramatic storyline.

At the beginning of the opera, Violetta hosts a party where she meets, and is wooed by, Alfredo. Once she is alone however, she laughs at the idea of true love, vowing to live her life for pleasure, singing ‘Sempre libera’ (‘Always free’).

The aria appears in the hugely successful romantic comedy, Pretty Woman (1990) which features Julia Roberts, as the down-on-her-luck prostitute Vivian Ward, and Richard Gere as Edward Lewis, a wealthy businessman. During the film, Edward takes Vivian to the opera for the first time – they see La traviata. At the end of the performance, an older lady asks Vivian if she liked the opera. Vivian says: ‘It was so good, I almost peed my pants!’ to which Edward quickly replies: ‘She said she liked it better than Pirates of Penzane.’!

The aria also features, very memorably, in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994). This Australia comedy follows two drag queens and a transgender woman as they journey across the Australia Outback in a tour bus named ‘Priscilla’.

Felicia, one of the drag queens played by Guy Pearce, sings the aria from the top of the tour bus in full drag.

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JACQUES OFFENBACH (1819-1880)

ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD: CAN-CAN PETER’S FRIENDS / MOULIN ROUGE! Orpheus in the Underworld (1858) is commonly regarded as the first full-scale operetta (or light opera) ever written, but it was only when various critics sharpened their quills that the piece really took off. One scribe described it as ‘a coarse and grotesque parody, full of vulgar and indecent scenes that give off an unhealthy odour’; another called it ‘a profanation of holy and glorious antiquity.’ This being Paris, everyone wanted to know what the fuss was about and Offenbach’s burlesque became a massive hit as a result.

Its racy, high-kicking Can-Can (in the form of John Hudson’s song ‘Orpheus in the Underground’) appears at the beginning and end of Kenneth Branagh’s comedy Peter’s Friend’s (1992) and in the Montmartre-based Moulin Rouge! (2001). It simply had to be included in the latter film!

Programme notes by Anthony Bateman © 2021 • La traviata programme note by Zoe Thompson © 2021

DETAIL OF POSTER FOR PARIS REVIVAL, 1878 Jules Chéret (1836-1932), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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HALLÉ INSPIRE SUPPORTED BY CARGILL Cargill Plc, sponsors of this concert, are long term supporters of the Hallé’s groundbreaking Education programme, Hallé Inspire.

‘I felt very proud of myself on the day performing with the Hallé because parents, teachers, adults and children were watching us perform - a very memorable, unforgettable scene.’ (Year 6 pupil) Hallé Inspire is a long-term partnership programme with primary schools that aims to raise aspirations and expectations in communities across Greater Manchester that do not generally engage with organisations like the Hallé. Children taking part in the programme are identified because of the daily challenges they face including, social and economic disadvantages, low engagement, low motivation, minimal aspiration and poor behaviour. By using music as a creative intervention tool Hallé Inspire promotes positive attitudes to learning, listening and team work and helps develop life skills and motivation, deepening the children’s learning and understanding in a range of curriculum areas. Feedback from teachers is that the participants gain confidence and communication skills but also learn to take on the responsibilities of a team player, listening and considering others. The impact on their behaviour across the school day has, in most cases, noticeably improved as a result of this work and as a consequence attainment and aspiration levels improve too.

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while promoting sustainable and responsible economic development to improve living standards and promote thriving communities.

Cargill businesses and facilities and their employees also give through more than 350 employee-led Cargill Cares Councils worldwide. The councils provide support for local charitable and civic organisations and programs such as food relief agencies, school and youth programmes, and local environmental projects. Our employees around the world give their time and talent to volunteer activities that have a local impact.

Annually Cargill commits 2% of its pre-tax global earnings to support communities and in fiscal year 2020 Cargill provided $115 million in total philanthropic contributions across 56 countries to advance programmes that make a difference.

‘Inspire is uplifting, well organised and a great way to learn about a topic using music and helps children improve their mood, health and well-being. There should be more of this.’ Parent Prior to the restrictions imposed by the pandemic, the Inspire programme involved two Halle musicians working with selected classes or groups of children each term to deliver creative music workshops based on a specific curriculum area/theme, chosen by the participating school. To encourage families to engage positively in their children’s learning, parents and carers were invited to school to watch the children perform their music compositions at the end of each term. The children also showcased aspects of other curriculum learning linking to the chosen theme. During these performance opportunities children developed self-confidence and the ability to work as part of a team. Children were also invited to attend a Hallé for Youth concert at The Bridgewater Hall to hear and see ‘their’ musicians working with the whole orchestra.

‘Our school, although within close proximity of the historical centre of Manchester, is in a challenging urban context where many children and their families would not normally engage with the Hallé. For the school to have such high quality experts coming to work within our community and creating aspirations for the children, has been a wonderful opportunity. The contribution from the Hallé musicians to the wider curriculum of the school has been extremely enriching as has our visit to The Bridgewater Hall to watch the orchestra in action.’ Assistant Headteacher at participating school ‘The Hallé project was the best thing ever. The concert (culmination of children’s work) was amazing - Seeing all the children being able to work together so well.’

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Through the project, Hallé musicians work with around 300 primary school children annually with a programme that spans the whole academic year. In the last few years the students have covered subjects such as Peterloo, Mayans, Rainforest, AngloSaxons, Portraits and Landscape art, bones and skeletons, Industrial Manchester, Invaders and Settlers, Evacuees and creating a soundtrack for a short animation.

‘The project is great for the children’s concentration as they had to concentrate to keep the correct pace and rhythm. It was lovely to see the children so engaged in the performance. The children were so proud in what they achieved.

Many children volunteered to present and take part who wouldn’t usually.’

Teacher at participating school

Cargill has also provided each Hallé Inspire school with a cooking workshop, delivered

by Kiddy Cook, which have encouraged children to learn about healthier food and make informed choices whilst having lots of fun.

‘We are very proud to support the Inspire programme and of our long-standing relationship with the Hallé. Of all the charitable programmes that Cargill supports, this one is unique in using music to engage with young people. We have learnt from the feedback of both teachers and pupils, that it has a positive impact and contributes to improving their approach to learning, their confidence and communication skills. It also gives them the opportunity to learn, and play, musical instruments that they may never have encountered at school. A key highlight for the children is the opportunity to visit the stunning Bridgewater Hall and listen to a concert.’ Sally Easterbrook, Cargill Cares Committee Member 16 | ≥ WINTER SEASON 2020/21

An exciting new resource for schools from the Hallé Words by Tony Mitton • Music by Steve Pickett Goddess Gaia, a brand new 20-minute animated cantata from the Hallé, explores the beauty and fragility of the natural world and takes us on a thought-provoking journey around the globe, warning us about the danger of human greed on the environment A complete classroom resource for teachers, including three videos with opportunities for children to participate through singing and classroom percussion; audio files, creative music project, written teacher information and a comprehensive curriculum pack with suggestions and activities for a wide range of cross-curricular learning, including science, geography, art, citizenship, literacy, maths, DT and dance.

Aimed at KS2 but all resources can be adapted to suit the needs of individual classes.

www.halle.co.uk/gaia

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MOVIES CLASSICS RECORDED 10 DECEMBER 2020 IN THE BRIDGEWATER HALL, MANCHESTER

PRODUCTION BY

Maestro Broadcasting Limited AUDIO PRODUCER AND SOUND BALANCER

Stephen Portnoi ASSISTANT ENGINEER

Graham Jacob

OB UNIT MANAGER

RIGGING SUPERVISOR

Martin Sexton

Norman Bendon

HALLÉ DIGITAL MANAGER

Bill Lam

LIGHTING DIRECTOR

Martyn Rourke

VISION GUARANTEE

RIGGERS

HALLÉ VT PRODUCER

CAMERA SUPERVISOR

Jack Sowerby

Matt Tyler Chris Sharples

Riley BramleyDymond

Chris Goor

HALLÉ GFX DESIGNER

Andy Hetherington Liz Hillman Andy Parr John Oldroyd Simon Harmsworth

SOUND GUARANTEE

Will Underwood

Peter Naish

SOUND ASSISTANT

Sarah Ambrose VT GUARANTEE

CAMERA OPERATORS

Charles Howell VIDEO EDITOR

Andy Barker EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Gemma Dixon DIRECTOR

Jonathan Haswell

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Recruiting now The Hallé is now welcoming applications for the 2021–22 season of the Hallé Youth Orchestra, Youth Choir, Youth Training Choir and Children’s Choir!

All details at www.halle.co.uk/youth-ensembles-recruitment Application deadline: Monday 7 June 2021

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Situated at the heart of the resurgent area of Ancoats, Hallé St Peter’s provides a home for the Hallé’s rehearsals and recordings, its choirs and Youth Orchestra, as well as a space for education workshops and small performances.

Opened by the Hallé’s Patron HRH The Countess of Wessex in 2013, the facility is concentrated around a restored, Grade II listed, former church. A three-storey extension, The Oglesby Centre, was opened in November 2019 and includes a number of new practice rooms and performance spaces.

The Hallé Kitchen space is now home to Café Cotton at Hallé St Peter’s. This independent café, restaurant and bar is open to the general public seven days a week offering great coffee, delicious homemade food and cakes for takeaway. Follow Hallé St Peter’s (@hallestpeters) for our latest opening times and information.

EVENTS AT HALLÉ ST PETER’S Hallé St Peter’s is a versatile venue suitable for a wide variety of events. The elegant interior provides a beautiful backdrop for weddings, parties, corporate events, meetings, conferences, receptions and more. Hallé at St Michael’s, our nearby sister venue also provides stylish space for events.

Enquiries are welcome for weddings, conferences and events. Call us on 0161 806 0260.

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STEPHEN BELL CONDUCTOR

Described as ‘one of the most gifted younger British conductors’ (International Record Review), Stephen Bell is in demand with a wide variety of international orchestras.

His diverse repertoire, versatility and aptitude for communication with audiences of all genres and ages have led to exciting conducting projects with an eclectic range of artists.

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Past highlights have included conducting the Queen’s Jubilee Concert at Chatsworth House, a tribute concert for Stanley Black at the Royal Festival Hall, a gala event for Prince Charles at Windsor Castle, the memorial concert for Alistair Cooke at Westminster Abbey, the award-winning Pitch Perfect for BBC TV’s Children in Need at Wembley with the BBC Singers, the televised Music Nation concert from the Clyde Auditorium in Glasgow, and pop legends Texas with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at Barrowland, Glasgow.

Stephen’s discography includes critically acclaimed CDs on the ASV, Naxos and Dutton labels, including two with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, a disc devoted to the music of Gordon Jacob and three world premiere recordings with violist Roger Chase and the BBC Concert Orchestra. 2016 saw three new releases, including A Christmas Celebration with the Hallé on its own label and a collaboration with awardwinning vocalist Clare Teal on MUD Records. He frequently appears on Classic FM as well as on BBC radio and television.

From 2005 to 2010, Stephen was invited to conduct the annual televised BBC Proms in the Park with the BBC Philharmonic, and since 2011, he has appeared every year on the live TV broadcasts of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra’s Last Night of the Proms celebrations. He made his Royal Albert Hall Proms debut with the hugely successful Doctor Who Prom in 2008, returning in 2012 for a Family Matinee Prom with the Royal Northern Sinfonia and again in 2014 for two televised CBeebies Proms with the BBC Philharmonic. The Folk Prom in the 2018 season marked his first Prom with the BBC Concert Orchestra, returning in the 2019 season.

In 2009, he was appointed Artistic Director of the City of Oxford Orchestra and, in 2013, he was delighted to take up the post of Associate Conductor of the Hallé Pops in 2013. He studied at the Royal College of Music under the renowned conductor, Norman Del Mar. In March 2020, the arts scene in the UK came to a screeching halt. Stephen’s final live concert before the world went mad was in Manchester with the Hallé. As the father of three primary school aged children, lockdown forced Stephen to become a reluctant school teacher, dealing with online learning platforms, ensuring the children stayed fit and healthy, with the help of PE with Joe, and cooking. It has been a torrid year, with just one day of work between March and September. Stephen took a conscious decision not to learn any new music during the first period of lockdown, finding it hard to learn a piece without knowing when a return to performance would be possible. Since September, Stephen has spent time working on the Halle’s wonderful Christmas concert and this fantastic Movie Classics programme. He was absolutely thrilled that is was possible to record these two concerts - a Herculean team effort. ≥ WINTER SEASON 2020/21 | 23

PETROC TRELAWNY PRESENTER

Petroc Trelawny, one of the best-known voices on BBC Radio Three, presents the daily Breakfast programme. Last summer saw his twenty-first consecutive season introducing the BBC Proms, for both radio and television. In 2015 he hosted the firstever BBC Proms Australia, a week of concerts and recitals in Melbourne, broadcast live on ABC Radio, and he has twice hosted the BBC Proms Dubai at the new Dubai Opera House.

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As well as presenting concerts with the Hallé, other hosting roles have included presenting the live BBC broadcast of the Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year’s Day Concert and, in June 2019, he presented the BBC ‘Cardiff Singer of the World’ competition for the eleventh time. From Edinburgh, he has presented the international telecast of Eurovision Young Musicians to more than two dozen countries and, live from Gothenburg, he has hosted Eurovision Choir, a competition that celebrates different traditions, languages and the joy of singing.

Petroc has introduced televised profiles of numerous figures from the Arts including Dame Fanny Waterman, Julian Bream and Yehudi Menuhin. He has presented performances by the Royal Ballet, shown in cinemas around the world, and in September 2018 he anchored note-by-note coverage of the Leeds International Piano Competition for Medici.tv.

A proud Cornishman, Petroc’s early career includes broadcasting in Hong Kong for the British Forces Broadcasting Service, being part of the launch team for Classic FM and London News Radio, presenting breakfast on BBC Radio Manchester and working as a presenter for RTÉ in Ireland. He is President of the Lennox Berkeley Society, Luton Music and the Three Spires Singers. In addition to this, he is a trustee of BZAM – a charity supporting the work of the Zimbabwe Academy of Music in Bulawayo. As well as concerts and opera, Petroc loves travel, food and wine, cinema, books and the theatre.

During the pandemic, Petroc has felt lucky that much of his life’s regular pattern has continued as normal. Although there has been no travel and much less real contact with friends and family, his Radio 3 Breakfast show has continued every morning and not from his kitchen table but from Broadcasting house – sometimes feeling as though he and the studio engineer were the only people in the building! Being ‘on-air’, offering people comfort and solace in classical music and an escape from the grim reality all around has been an immense privilege. Petroc feels that it has been so good to have been able to collaborate with the Hallé again, to be part of its brilliant programme returning musicians to performance, when so many have been silenced, and their lives and livelihoods have been put on hold.

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NARDUS WILLIAMS SOPRANO

British soprano Nardus Williams, described by Opera Today as a ‘superbly controlled, sensuous soprano’, is an English National Opera Harewood Artist. She was also a member of the Houston Opera Studio during the 2018/19 season and is a former Jerwood Young Artist at Glyndebourne.

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Nardus’s 2020/21 season has so far included the roles of Mimi/La bohème, part of English National Opera’s Drive & Live series, and Ciboulette/In the Market for Love, socially-distanced performances for Glyndebourne Tour. Looking ahead to the summer, she has been cast as Countess/Le Nozze di Figaro, as part of Opera Holland Park’s 2021 season, as well as the role of Belinda in a new opera entitled Dido’s Ghost, a co-commission with the Dunedin Consort, Mahogany Opera and the Barbican.

Highlights from recent seasons have included: Micaëla/Carmen (English National Opera); Mimi/La bohème and Donna Anna/Don Giovanni (Houston Grand Opera); Armida/Rinaldo (cover) and Adina/L’elisir d’amore (cover) (Glyndebourne Festival Opera); Governess/The Turn of the Screw (cover) (Garsington Opera); the role of Martha in a new commission Wake by Giorgio Battistelli, directed by Graham Vick (Birmingham Opera Company); and Countess/Le Nozze di Figaro (cover) (English National Opera). Further roles have included: Maggie/Marjana in the world premiere of Lewis Murphy’s Belongings (Glyndebourne Festival Opera); Donna Elvira/Don Giovanni (Opera Holland Park); and Fox in Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen (Royal College of Music). Nardus Williams was also invited to perform with Welsh National Opera and Nevill Holt Opera. Concert highlights have included recitals at Wigmore Hall and St John’s Smith Square as well as Handel’s Messiah at King’s Place.

Nardus Williams trained at the International Opera School at the Royal College of Music, where she was the sole recipient of the prestigious Kiri Te Kanawa Scholarship.

In the 2016 Maureen Lehane Vocal Awards, she was awarded First Prize and the Audience Prize.

When the UK went into lockdown in March 2020, Nardus Williams found herself with no work and cancelled concerts. Having spent the past eight years studying, in the UK and America, her career was taking flight, keeping her very busy. With an optimistic outlook on life, she enjoyed being at home, spending time on hobbies such as running, learning how to cook (properly) and riding her bike. As the restrictions lifted, new opportunities came her way: she was excited to be looking at music again and it felt amazing to have work. As the restrictions have been reinstated, she continues to think positively, returning to baking sourdough bread and reading to keep herself busy.

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SERGIO CASTELLÓ-LÓPEZ CLARINET

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Sergio Castelló López was born in Xàtiva, Spain, in 1994. He began learning the clarinet at the age of five and went on to study with Michel Arrignon and Enrique Pérez at the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía in Madrid.

While Sergio was a student he was awarded several first prizes at music competitions and also played with youth orchestras including the European Union Youth Orchestra and Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra.

In 2015 Sergio left college to become Principal Clarinet at l’Opéra de Limoges, in France, before taking up his current post as Principal Clarinet with the Hallé the following year. In addition to his Principal Clarinet role, Sergio has also taken the solo roles in concertos and recorded Debussy’s Première Rhapsodie on the Hallé own label.

Sergio also enjoys performing as a guest with orchestras around the world, including the Orquesta Nacional de España, London Philharmonic, BBC Philharmonic, Royal Northern Sinfonia, Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Royal Scottish National Orchestra.

When the pandemic hit the UK in March 2020 and concerts all over the world stopped with little to no warning, Sergio took the opportunity to rest. Working with the Hallé doesn’t often leave time for playing sonatas, chamber music, concertos and other forgotten gems, just for fun and to challenge himself. Doing bits of DIY and jobs around the house also helped to keep him distracted. Although the lockdown restrictions eased over the summer months, Sergio chose to stay in the UK rather than visit family in Spain, whom he now hasn’t seen for over a year. Previously they spoke once or twice a week but, a positive that has come out of the situation is that, they now speak almost daily.

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≥ MUSIC DIRECTOR SIR MARK ELDER FIRST VIOLINS

VIOLAS

OBOES

TRUMPETS

Paul Barritt

Timothy Pooley †

Stéphane Rancourt

Gareth Small †

PERMANENT GUEST LEADER

Sarah Ewins ASSOCIATE LEADER

Zoe Colman Peter Liang Steven Proctor Alison Hunt † Helen Bridges † Nicola Clark † Victor Hayes † John Gralak † Michelle Marsh Katie Jackson SECOND VIOLINS

Paulette Bayley Rosemary Attree Caroline Abbott † Grania Royce † Christine Davey † Elizabeth Bosworth John Purton Eva Petrarca Diego Gabete Yu-Mien Sun Sian Goodwin

SECTION LEADER

Julian Mottram † Martin Schäfer Piero Gasparini † Robert Criswell † Gemma Dunne † Chris Emerson † Cameron Campbell CELLOS

Nicholas Trygstad SECTION LEADER

Simon Turner Dale Culliford † David Petri † Jane Hallett Clare Rowe Jonathan Pether

SECTION LEADER

Virginia Shaw † COR ANGLAIS

Thomas Davey †

TENOR TROMBONES CLARINETS

Sergio Castelló López

FLUTES

Amy Yule SECTION LEADER

Sarah Bennett

Katy Jones SECTION LEADER

Roz Davies †

SECTION LEADER

Rosa CamposFernandez Dan Bayley

BASS TROMBONE

Kyle MacCorquodale TUBA

BASS CLARINET

Ewan Easton mbe

James Muirhead † TIMPANI BASSOONS

John Abendstern

Ursula Leveaux Simon Davies

PERCUSSION

DOUBLE BASSES

Beatrice Schirmer † Yi Xin Han † Rachel Meerloo Natasha Armstrong

SECTION LEADER

Kenneth Brown † Tom Osborne Andy Dallimore

CONTRABASSOON

Simon Davies HORNS

Julian Plummer † Matthew Head Andrew Maher Richard Bourn † Jon Harris

David Hext † SECTION LEADER

Riccardo Lorenzo Parmigiani † Erika Öhman Michael Harper HARP

Marie Leenhardt †

PICCOLO

Rob Looman

† = 20 YEARS SERVICE

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The Hallé, numbered amongst the world’s top symphonic ensembles, continues to seek ways to enhance and refresh what it undertakes, with aspirations to provide leadership through performance standards, education, understanding and training.

2020 saw the Hallé embarking on its very first digital season. During its 162-year history, the organisation has weathered many storms – from two world wars to financial crises, volcanic ash clouds and now a global pandemic – and not being allowed to work and make music with immediate effect in March 2020 was truly devastating for its passionate players and staff. To be able to return to the stages of The Bridgewater Hall and Hallé St Peter’s to once again make music for loyal and supportive audiences felt like a true renaissance.

Founded by Sir Charles Hallé in Manchester, the Hallé gave its first concert in the city’s Free Trade Hall on 30 January 1858. Following the death of Sir Charles, the orchestra continued to develop under the guidance of such distinguished figures as Dr Hans Richter, Sir Hamilton Harty, Sir John Barbirolli and Sir Mark Elder.

The Hallé has received many awards, notably from the Royal Philharmonic Society and the South Bank Awards, for its work in the concert hall and celebrated collaborations with other orchestras and Manchester organisations. The Hallé has a distinguished history of acclaimed performances, in Manchester and around Britain, as well as televised concerts, frequent radio broadcasts and international tours. Since launching its own recording label in 2003, a number of the Hallé’s recordings have won prestigious awards including five Gramophone Awards, two Diapasons d’Or and a BBC Music Magazine Award.

Over a quarter of a million people heard the Hallé live in the year up to April 2020 and more than 65,000 of those were inspired by the Hallé’s pioneering education programme. Working across the whole community – from schools to universities, care homes to prisons – to bring music in its broadest terms to those who may not attend the concert hall, the programme releases creativity and raises aspirations through very accessible and practical projects. Winter 2020 saw the launch of Goddess Gaia, a digital resource for schools featuring a twenty-minute animation and soundtrack based on a story by Tony Mitton.

The Hallé is a Registered Charity No. 223882

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≥ CHAIR ENDOWMENTS The Chair Endowment programme is an opportunity for you to be associated with one of our players and link your name with a position in the Orchestra. Your gift will help us to ensure the Hallé continues to develop artistically, attracting and retaining musicians of the highest quality.

The key to a successful orchestra is the quality of the individual players. At the Hallé we are fortunate to have some of the country’s most gifted musicians whose talent and commitment help keep the Hallé among the finest orchestras in the world.

Find out more at www.halle.co.uk/chair-endowments

MUSIC DIRECTOR, SIR MARK ELDER CH CBE

FIRST VIOLINS SARAH EWINS

SECOND VIOLINS PRINCIPAL

Mr Martin McMillan OBE and Mrs Pat McMillan

Elaine and Neville Blond Charitable Trust

Patrick and Tricia McDermott

CHIEF EXECUTIVE, DAVID BUTCHER

TIBERIU BUTA

Karen Farquhar

Hamish and Sophie Forsyth LEADER

Penny Moore GUEST LEADER, PAUL BARRITT

in memory of Geoffrey Robinson ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR, DELYANA LAZAROVA

PZ Cussons, Sir Mark and Lady Elder, The Garrick Charitable Trust CHORAL DIRECTOR, MATTHEW HAMILTON

In memory of Alison WilkieDavies

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Dr Anne R Fuller

PAULETTE BAYLEY ROSEMARY ATTREE

John Geddes

in memory of the late Marie and Jack Levy

PETER LIANG

CAROLINE ABBOTT

Jennifer MacPherson

Peter and Mary Jones

ALISON HUNT

JULIA HANSON

Mrs Vivienne Blackburn for Michael

Lou Page

HELEN BRIDGES

in loving memory of Michael Hall

ZOE COLMAN

Professor Chris Klingenberg POSITION VACANT

In loving memory of Kaye Tazaki, from his family and the Hallé

JOHN PURTON HANNAH SMITH

Patrick and Tricia McDermott

VIOLAS TIMOTHY POOLEY

FLUTE AMY YULE

TRUMPETS GARETH SMALL

Dr Susan M Brown

Mr Peter Heath

Shared Trust

JULIAN MOTTRAM

In loving memory of John Pickstone MARTIN SCHÄFER

David and Beryl Emery PIERO GASPARINI

Mrs Jane Fairclough CHRIS EMERSON

Bolton Opus Group

KENNETH BROWN PICCOLO JOANNE BODDINGTON

in memory of Ronald Marlowe OBOE STÉPHANE RANCOURT

The Duchy of Lancaster Benevolent Fund VIRGINIA SHAW

Alison Wilkinson CELLOS NICHOLAS TRYGSTAD

Martin and Sandra Stone SIMON TURNER

In memory of Mrs G E Whitehead DAVID PETRI

K and S Coen JANE HALLETT

COR ANGLAIS TOM DAVEY

In loving memory of Douglas Crawford CLARINET SERGIO CASTELLÓ-LÓPEZ

The Hallé Choir

Professor Sir Netar Mallick CLARE ROWE

Shared Trust

Nina Harris Charlotte Westwood POSITION VACANT

In loving memory of Dorothy Hall DOUBLE BASSES POSITION VACANT

Edmundson Electrical Ltd YI XIN HAN

In memory of Stella and Harold Millington BEATRICE SCHIRMER

BASSOONS POSITION VACANT

Penny Moore TROMBONE KATY JONES

Sylvia Kendal in memory of Ivor Rowe TIMPANI JOHN ABENDSTERN

In memory of Alan and Vivian Glass PERCUSSION DAVID HEXT

Rosemary Whitesman RICCARDO LORENZO PARMIGIANI ERIKA ÖHMAN

Mrs R Russell in loving memory of her husband, Jim Russell RBA; Michael Eagles

In memory of Miss Amy Alexandra Morris

HALLÉ YOUTH ORCHESTRA BASSOONS

ELENA COMELLI

PERCUSSION

Anonymous

I and E Brett Karen Brown

HORNS

in memory of Arthur Bevan and Enid Roper LAWRENCE ROGERS

in memory of C K Andrews

Joyce Kennedy in loving memory of Michael

RICHARD BOURN

NATASHA ARMSTRONG

ANDREW MAHER

Shared Trust

John and Pat Garside

Mr CR and Mrs E Anslow

RACHEL MEERLOO

MATTHEW HEAD

In loving memory of Hilmary Quarmby, a lifelong lover of music and friend of the Hallé

TOM OSBORNE

Michael Eagles BASS CLARINET JAMES MUIRHEAD

JONATHAN PETHER

Shared Trust

In loving memory of Nora Dawson

Mr C R and Mrs E Anslow

CELLOS

The Holland-Frickes Mr John Summers WIND AND STRINGS

The English-Speaking Union, Mid Cheshire Branch Anonymous HALLÉ YOUTH CHOIR SOPRANOS AND ALTOS

Mr and Mrs Smith HALLÉ CHOIR

Jane Hampson ALTOS

Chris Hughes

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≥ PATRON PROGRAMME By joining the Hallé Patron programme you can become part of a family of supporters who are helping to shape the future of the Hallé.

Patrons have access to unique opportunities to experience many different facets of the Hallé alongside musicians, performers and fellow supporters in recognition of their regular support.

Find out more at www.halle.co.uk/become-a-patron

CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE John and Margaret Allen Dr Anne R Fuller Pat Kendall-Taylor Professor Chris Klingenberg Patrick and Tricia McDermott David and Mary McKeith Dr and Mrs Ian McKinlay OBE Penny Moore, for Terry, who loved the Hallé Dr Sambrook Christine and David Walmsley In memory of Lynne In memory of Alfred and Brenda Burley

MAESTOSO Brian and Valerie Bailey Dr Susan M Brown Mr David A Budgett Mr and Mrs J. Davnall Valerie and Peter Dicken Mrs Juliet Gibbs Andrew Hay and Nicola Kitching Mark Kenrick Jennifer MacPherson John Nickson and Simon Rew Martin and Sandra Stone John and Pat Turner Judi Winterson and David Hoyle

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CRESCENDO Mr C. R. and Mrs E. Anslow Mr Jon and Dr Carol Ashley Mr Edward Astle Carole and David Baume Mr John Biggins Audrey and Richard Binch David and Maggie Blackburn Mrs Vivienne Blackburn Clair Boyes Dr Christopher Brookes J. R. Bushell (Bolton) Ltd Laura and Peter Carstensen Dr and Mrs Michael and Diana Cavanagh Lawrence David Cody and in memory of Mr and Mrs L. J. Cody Mr Julian Craddock Philip Crookall Mr A Fowell Mr and Mrs J. Fox Mr Richard Garnett Chris and Karen Halicki Miss Lynne Hamilton Dr Andrew Hardman David Haworth Mr John Hopwood and Dr Julia Morrison Chris Hughes, to mark 42 years with the Hallé

Choir Mr Kenneth Kay Mr Michael Leach Mr Colin Lomax David and Jane Murphy Sir Charles Nightingale Mrs Kathy Noble Mr John D Owens Mr D Pritchard Mr Martin Rayner AC and CJ Riddington T. G. Roberts Mrs Jackie Roberts Mr and Mrs R. J. W. Rogers Judith and Patrick Rutter Sheila Rydz and in memory of Simeon Rydz John and Susan Schultz Mr P D Senn Mr David Shipley Mrs Marian Smith and in memory of Colin Smith OBE Mrs E. G. Tonge Joy White Professor and Mrs Philip Wiles David and Veronica Yates In memory of Brenda Owens

INTERMEZZO

SCHERZO

Dr D Yvonne Aplin Joan Ball Tony Bates Professor Tony Berry Mr K A Bevan Mrs Margaret Bradshaw Mrs P Cate Monica and Mick Clark Pamela Craig Sarah Crouch Mr Anthony Doust Mr Micheal Dowling Chris Dumigan Dr George A Eccleston Rev’d and Mrs J F Ellis Mrs A Fitzpatrick Charlie Fleischmann Ann Flowerday Jeremy and Gillian French Mrs Ruth Gooddie Mr and Mrs R Green Mr John Hannah Mrs Bessie Harper Callum Harvey Mr and Mrs D Hawkes Peter and Audrey Hewer Mr Simon Hutchence Mrs Wendy Jeffs Professor Nicholas and Dr Mary Jones Mr J G Knox Mr and Mrs B H Lawrence Mr and Mrs R W Lee Mel Littler Mr Alan Lowe Mr T Marsden John and Mary McPeake Stephen and Jacqueline Miley Mrs Alison Milford Gordon and Jess Minton Miss Maire Morton Mr and Mrs J P Platt Malcolm and Morag Ranson Mr Michael Redhead Canon C Roberts Joan and Graham Rogers Dr T and P E Schur Phil Thornley Mr John Turner Mrs M Warrener Mr J C White Professor Richard Whitley Mr John Wildman Jack and Elizabeth Wimpenny Joan Wood In loving memory of Helen Brave In memory of Albert Mesriee

Gill and Barrie Adams Mr Peter Adamson Mr Timothy R Ades Dr Katherine M Adler Mr Roger Ainsworth Vin Allerton Dr P J Alvey Mr Barry J Ball Dr Peter Barberis Mr Michael Barley Mrs J E Baxendale Mr Paul K Berry Mr Steve Best Mr D J Bird Mr Stuart Bishop Dr Howard Booth Ms Annie Bracken Arnold and Brenda Bradshaw Philip Broughton Mr Dean Brown Karen Brown Miss S R Brown Peter Burgess Barbara and Anthony Butcher Miss Christine Bywater Miss Christine S Catherall Mrs B Y Chubb Mrs Kathleen Cleary Mrs Gina Collison Mr David Cooke Mr H C Cowen Mrs Frances Critchley Mr John Critchley TD Mrs J D Darwent Dr D Dawson Mr and Mrs B A DeSousa Mrs Joyce Dewhurst Mrs Marie Dixon Ann and Donald Docker Mr Paul Durham Mrs D Dyer Mr E Alan Eaves Miss E Evans David Farrow Dr Larissa Fast Miss Charlotte Fitzgerald Mr George Fletcher Mr Alan Freeman Dr Tim Gartside Mrs Elaine M Gavin Mr Adrian Gerrard Mrs J Gill Mrs Mary Glynn Mr Christopher Grafham Mr and Mrs S R Lancelyn Green Mrs Caroline Greenwood Mr John D Gregory

Dr R Gregory Mr J B Haddow Dr I M Hall Paul and Amanda Hamblyn Mr C W Hampson Mrs Thora Harnden Brian and Bridget Harris Mr Simon Harrison Mrs J M Hartley Mrs Dorothy Heaton Mr Cliff Heckle Donald and Carolyn Henderson Mrs G Hewitt Miss Pauline Hickey Mr and Mrs J M Hill Peter and Charlotte Hill Mr J M Hindshaw Mrs Dorothy Holt Mrs Janet Holwill Dr W Hoyle Mr H Hughes and Mrs F Hughes David Humphries Mrs Glynys Hunter Dr Steven Hurst Joyce Hytner Mr Howard Johnson Mrs Jean Johnson Alma Jones, and in memory of Frank David and Fae Jones Christine and Michael Jones Mr Trefor Jones Miss Brunhilde Kay Mr and Mrs Rex Keen Lynne and Martin Kemp Ian Leonard Jennifer and Paul Lingwood Mr Harry Lipson Mrs Dorothea Livesey Virginia and Peter Lloyd Mr and Mrs M and A Losse Mr Kevin Lyons Mr F P S and Mrs D A B Marriott Dr and Mrs P J Marriott Mr P Marsh and Ms H M Bennett Mrs C Mason Dr Michael Mattison Mrs E McCrone Mrs Angela McMenemy Mrs Bernice Meagher Dr David Miers Mr David Milner Mr Jeff Milner Dr Brian Molyneaux Mr Peter Moorhouse Ms Kathleen Morris

Miss Jean Motler Mr P K Murphy Mr David Odling Professor Damian O’Doherty William and Janet Ollier Mr John Peaker Dr John Pearson Reverend David Peters David and Elizabeth Pioli Mr Victor Potapczuk Professor James Powell OBE Dr R E Price Mrs Jean Proud Mr D Radley Mr Peter Ramsden Mrs Beryl Ratcliffe Angus and Jenny Reynolds Mr Paul Reynolds David and Elly Roberts Mrs A Rose David and Maggie Rowlands Mrs Susan Rowlands Professor Michael G Rusbridge Mrs J Ryner Martin and Gail Sanderson Mr and Mrs John and Jackie Say Mrs Jan Schofield Mr James A Scott Mr Simon Shelbourn Mr C and Mrs T Shepherd Mr Michael Shiels Charles and Helen Smith Mr and Mrs C Smith Mr Roger Smith Mr Alan Spier Mr and Mrs R T Stafford Mr Frank Stoner and Mrs Margaret Dudley-Stoner Mrs Carla Suter Mrs Norma Swan Mrs M E Thompson Mr John Thomson Mrs Jean Tracy Mrs Jackie Tucker Tom Uprichard Mrs Barbara Upton Mr Peter and the late Mrs Diana van der Feltz Derek Vernon Jeffery and Judith Wainwright Mr Brian Walker Mr R B Walsh F T Walters Mrs Anne Ward Mr George Watson John and Christine Weller

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Mrs Lynn Wharton Mr Peter R White J Christopher Whitehead Mr A Whittaker Mr Thomas Williams Mr C F Winter Barry Wood Hilary and the late Noel Woodhead Mrs Ann Woolliscroft Dr J M Worth D and M Wright Dr David Yorke A music lover In memory of my parents In memory of Margaret Brailsford In memory of O Calvert In memory of Mr Tom Chadwick In memory of Liz Glynn In memory of D S Goodes In memory of Dr D B Jones In memory of Mrs M McDonald In memory of Patsy Pringle In memory of Dr Barbara Smith In memory of John Wallace Tonge

ALLEGRO Mr A C Abbas Mrs Brenda Ackroyd Mr Chris Adams and Professor Rosemary Lucas Mr Paul Adkins Mr Paul Ager Mr Richard Alliss Mohammed Amin Voxra Andersen Mr G Aspey Mrs Barbara Aspin Mrs Barbara Austin Ms Elaine Bagley Mrs P Barlow John Barnard Mr C Barton Dr A J Basey Mr and Mrs Melvyn Bathgate Mr and Mrs S Beckett John Begg Ms Rowena BeightonDykes Mrs Lois Beldon Mr P Beresford Mr I C Berridge Mr G N Berry Mr R Berryman Ms Rosemary Betterton

Mr David Bimson Mr A Birch Mrs A Birch Mrs Christine Bird Michael S Birkett Mr Robin Bissell Mrs Diane Blackburn Marilyn Booth Mrs Marjorie Boothby MBE Mr John M J Bowden Mr Alan Brant Mr Roger Brentnall John Bridgman Mrs Susan Briggs Mr David Britnor Mr and Mrs Andrew Brochwicz-Lewinski Ms Patricia Brock Mrs Gwyneth Brown Miss V Brown Mr Ian Brownlee Mr A Budworth Mrs Sarah Bunting Mr and Mrs P Burns Dr Kathy Burton Mrs Pauline Bushnell Peter Callon Mr Gerard Cambridge Ms Shirley Campbell Mr Geoffrey Carter Mrs Pamela Carter Mr J K Chadwick Mr William Chadwick Austin Chambers Mrs J Chambers Ms K Chapple Mrs Margaret L Chatfield Mr Eric Chilton VKF Ciaputa Mrs Betty Clee Mrs Anne Clegg Mrs C Connor Mr Michael Connor Mrs Olive Cook Mr D Cooper Mr Geoffrey D Copage James Coppock Mrs Joyce Cotgrave Mrs Barbara Cotterill Mr Richard and Mrs Karen Cowley Mr David Cresswell Mrs Margaret R Croker Mr and Mrs J B and Sylvia Crummett Dr C S Cundy Hilary and Adrian Curtis Mr Alan Dagger Mr Gerard Dale Jennifer Dale Mrs Jackie Dalingwater

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Ms Maria Davies Mr G J Davison Mr Alan Dean Anne and John Dempsey Mrs Wendy Dewey Mr and Mrs I Disley Professor Alexander Donnachie Mrs M Downing Helen Drew Miss Margaret Dunn Ms Louise Durose Dr S Dymock Mr Barry Eastwood Mrs Stella Eberlein R Ellershaw Mr M Ellis Mr and Mrs K Else Mr Peter English Mrs J M Evans Mrs Christine Everett Ms Julie M Fallon Ms N E Farrell Mr Steven Farrell Mrs Margaret Faulkner Mrs Cynthia Fenton Steven Fidler Mr Howard Fisher Mrs P Fitzgerald Raymond and Eileen Flint Mr R Foster Ms Wendy Foulger Mrs Augusta Fox Mr Charles R Fox Mr J W Fox Miriam and Michael Fox David and Sylvia Francis Mr R F Fry David and Joyce Fuller Miss A M Furphy Mrs E Galloway Peter Gannon John Gardner Eileen Goodwin in memory of Jack Mrs F B Grant Mr T Greene Ms Joy Greenwood Pamela Greenwood Mr Stephen Gregory Mr J C B Gregson Mr A L Griffith Mrs Audrey Griffiths John Groarke Mr J F Austin Hall James Hallows Mrs Eveline Hamilton Mrs Sheila Hardy Mrs Helen Harrington Dr W David Harrison Mrs Judith Harrop Mr David Hartley

Peter and Susan Haslehurst Tony Hayter Mrs Susan Heard Mr R Heaton Mrs P A Hemstock Dr Kenneth Henderson Mr John Herod Mr Thomas A Heyes Mr and Mrs G D Heyward Dr Pamela Hobson Mr Alex Hodgeon Mr Paul Holder Mr Derek Hollingsworth Dr Michael J Holloway Mr and Mrs M Holmes Mr R Holmes Miss Jeanne Holt Mr Brian Hooley Mrs Ann Hooper Mrs M Horan Mr John David Howard Mrs C M Hughes Mr J G B Hunter Mrs Jacqueline Hurdle John Hytner Miss Susan Ingham Mrs Helen Margaret Ireland Dr Melanie Isherwood Mr Paul Jabore Bridget Jackson Mrs J A Jackson Mrs I J Jackson Mr John Jackson Mr M D Jackson Mrs Pauline Jackson Mrs Emma Jacobs Miss Hilary Jarvis Dr K Jeffery Mrs Christine Jenkinson Mr Mark Johnson Mr R Johnson Mrs A Johnstone Mrs A Jones Mrs J M Jones Mr Fred Jones Shirley Jones Mr D J Kay Mrs Angela Kendrick Mr Andrew Kennaugh Jack Kirby Miss B Knight Dr W F Knox Mr Rainer Kolbeck Mrs Pat Kundi Dr Louis Kushnick Mr and Mrs Vivian Labaton Mrs Lillian Langshaw Dr Hugh Laverty Mrs Alison Lawrence Mr and Mrs E Layland

David and Pam Leaver Charles Ledigo Mr R Lee Mr Graham J Lees Mrs S Leete Mr Howard Leigh Mrs S Lewis Mrs Susan G Lewis Mrs A Leyland Mr John Liles Mrs Anne Livesey Pam and Gordon Lorimer Mrs Barbara Lowe Mr C A Lowe Dr Marion E Mackay Mr David MacKley Mrs Sarah C Maddock Mrs Barbara Maitra Mr D F Mardon Mrs B Marples Dr and Mrs Martin Mr Michael Martindale Mrs Dianne Massey Mr M D Masters Mrs Wendy Maunders Mrs Anne McCormack Mr J McCrory Mr J McGough Mrs T R McGough Mr Brian McGrath Mrs Sylvia McKellar Mrs Hinda Meggit Mr John Meriton Miss Audrey Messenger Dr John P Miller Mr Roger Miller Mr Robert Millington Mr Andrew C Mitchell Mr Tim Mitchell Miss G Mobb Anthony and Linda Mooney Mrs Gillian Moorhouse Mrs Jennifer Moorhouse Dr Richard Morgan Mr S J Morley Dr M G Mortimer Mr and Mrs Muir Mr A Murray Mr V Murray Dr Granville Neath Mr and Mrs A Newton Mr Peter Newton Mr Edward Nicholls Mr and Mrs Jonathan Noble Mr Thomas Nuhse Mrs L O’Connor Mr Stephen O’Hagan Mr Stephen Oliver-Watts Mr Martin Olley Mrs M Owen Mr Michael Owen

Mrs Christine Owens Graham and Dorothy Palmer Mr and Mrs K Parker Mr R K Parker Mrs Rosemary Parsons Mrs Ann Patterson Mrs M Pattinson Mr Alan Pearson Mrs Pauline Pedlar Mr J D Perry Mary Pexton R and E Philburn Dr Max Pilotti Mr John Piper Mr M Pittam Mr J Platt Mrs Lynne Powell Mr Lee Price Mrs Frances Prince Mrs Jean Pugh Mrs Jennifer Rae Mrs Sheila Ramsay Mr Stuart Ramsden Mr and Mrs Alan K Rawson Mr Paul Raynor Dr Redford Mrs M Redmond Miss Karen Redmore Mrs Susan Renshaw Mrs A Richardson Mrs S Rigby Mrs Christina Roberts Elizabeth and Hugh Roberts Mrs Winifred Robertson Mrs Doreen Robinson Mrs Kathleen Robson Mr Mark Robson Mr Colin Rogers Valerie and Howard Rogerson Mr Philip Roper Mrs J A Round Mr J Roundell Mr Raymond Rouse Miss P Rowland Mr C Rudd Miss S M Salmon Mr Peter Sampson Mr J B Sangster Mr Gerald Francis Schultz Mrs Margaret Scott Mr Robert Scott Mrs Carol Selby Alison Sellars Mr Andrew Senior Mr Maurice Setton Mr Christopher Sharp Mr David J Shearing Mr S W Shone

Mrs Eileen Short Mr P Sidwell Mr Chris Simon Mrs J K Slack Dr A J and Mrs J M Smith Mrs Anne Smith Mr Lionel Smith Dr J Spangler Mr M Spoors Mrs Joyce Stafford Mrs C M Stead Mrs P Steed Mrs Jane Stephens Mr Paddy Stephenson Mr J R Stuart Mrs Sally Sturt Mrs C Summerfield J B and J W Sutcliffe Miss Sykes-Howden Dr D P M Symmons Mr J P Syner Mr T Tarpey Mr J Taylor Mrs J Taylor Mrs Lesley Taylor Mr M Taylor Rosemary and Roger Taylor Mr D F Thickbroom Jim and Stella Thomas Michael Thomas Mrs S K Thomas Miss Marie Thompson Mr Philip Thompson Mr Terence P Thornton Mrs J Tims Mr D Allan Townsend Mr and Mrs P Trickett Mr and Mrs Brian Tuffery Mrs J Turner Mrs Barbara Twiney Mr W W Wagstaff Mr Angus Walker Mr P R Walker Mrs Sylvia Walker Mr W A Walker Mr John Ward Dr Stephen Ward Mrs and Mr Susan and Michael Warrington Mr and Mrs J M Watson Mr and Mrs Bill Webb Miss Judith Weller Mrs Pamela Wells Mr Robert Wensley Mr Werbel Mrs A G Whaley Mr P N Whitaker Mrs H Whitehead Eric Whittaker Mrs Petronella Whittle Mrs L Wilkinson

Professor Arthur Williams Mr and Mrs A J Williams Mrs Margaret Williams Mrs H J Williamson Mr A Willows Mrs Margaret Wilson Mr Stephen Wilson Mrs Kathleen Winterbottom Ms Janet Wolff Mr and Mrs Chris Wolstenholme Mrs Margot Wood Mr and Mrs S Wood Dr Zoe and Roderick Woodhead Mr Terry Woodhouse Mr T Woolfenden Miss A F W Woolley Mr Norton Wragg Dr M Wren Anna Wright Mrs Helen Wright Mr Keith Wright Mr Angus Yeaman A Music Lover In memory of Roger Bogg In memory of Margaret Cooke In memory of Mr and Mrs G W Dawson In memory of my gifted grandfather, Peter Hunt esq.

In memory of Mr G E Huggins In memory of Bill and Florrie Mathews In Memory of Derek Michael Melluish OBE In memory of Dr Nathan and Mrs Shlosberg In memory of Ian Michael (Mick) Othick

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MANY THANKS TO ...

HOLDERS OF THE HALLE SILVER MEDAL FOR PHILANTHROPY Stewart Grimshaw Michael and Jean Oglesby Terry and Penny Moore Arthur Reynolds Jurgen Maier

2058 FOUNDATION PRINCIPAL BENEFACTORS Manchester Airport Mr Martin McMillan obe and Mrs Pat McMillan The Oglesby Charitable Trust Fred Nash and Carole Nash obe Tiger Developments CIM Investment Management Ltd DLA Piper LLP Rothschild MAJOR BENEFACTORS Peter Heath David and Mary McKeith Brother (UK) Ltd PZ Cussons plc Nigel Warr David Wertheim and Family Kirby Laing Foundation Kobler Trust Martin and Jacqueline West The 2058 Foundation is a restricted fund of the Hallé Concerts Society established in the Hallé’s 150th Anniversary year to support specific artistic and education projects.

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SUPPORTERS OF THE OGLESBY CENTRE AT HALLÉ ST PETER’S The Oglesby Charitable Trust The Monument Trust The Dunard Fund The Foyle Foundation Garfield Weston Foundation Granada Foundation The Kirby Laing Foundation Victoria Wood Foundation The Wolfson Foundation and all those who supported The Oglesby Challenge and those who wish to remain anonymous

AMERICAN PATRONS Carol E. Domina Caroline Firestone Rita Z. Mehos Christa Percopa Arthur Reynolds Annette Vass

LONDON PATRONS Joyce Hytner John Nickson and Simon Rew

THE HALLÉ WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING TRUSTS FOR THEIR ONGOING SUPPORT The Monument Trust The Oglesby Charitable Trust Esmée Fairbairn Foundation The Foyle Foundation Granada Foundation Garfield Weston Foundation The Kirby Laing Foundation The Liz And Terry Bramall Foundation The Victoria Wood Foundation The Wolfson Foundation The Zochonis Charitable Trust Angus Allnatt Charitable Foundation The Ann Susman Charitable Trust The Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust The Band Trust The Boltini Trust Boshier Hinton Foundation Church Burgesses Educational Foundation D’oyly Carte Charitable Trust Dunard Fund The Gladys Jones Charitable Trust The Grand Trust CIO The Harding Trust The Derek Hill Foundation John Horniman’s Children’s Trust The Irving Memorial Trust Land & Co. Foundation The Leche Trust Lord and Lady Lurgan Trust McLay Dementia Trust The N Smith Charitable Settlement Paul Hamlyn Foundation Peter Cunningham Memorial Fund Cecil Pilkington Charitable Trust The Pilkington General Charity PRS for Music Foundation The Radcliffe Trust The Rainbow Dickinson Trust The Rix_Thompson-Rothenberg Foundation RUSI (The Royal United Services Institute) Schroder Charity Trust The Sobell Trust Sir George Martin Trust Sale Mayoral Fund The Thriplow Charitable Trust

HALLÉ FAMILY OF BENEFACTORS Mrs A. Alford Mr C. K. Andrews Mr and Mrs Black In Memory of Rabbi Felix Carlebach from his family, friends and supporters Pamela Cate Mr Peter Copping Miss Rebecca Louise Finch Mrs Vivian Glass Mr Harry Johnson Mr A. and the late Mrs A. Johnson Kenneth Kay Mr C. H. Pooley Brian and Glenna Robson Bernadette Rudman Mr and Mrs R. P. Shepherd JP DL Lynne and Bob Spencer Mr and Mrs Brian Tetlow

and others who wish to remain anonymous

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≥ SEASON SPONSORS Diamond Partner

Major Sponsor

With thanks to Manchester Airports Group for 30 years of support.

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Many thanks to our family of Workplace Choirs

HALLÉ BUSINESS CLUB PLATINUM

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Brother Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce Manchester Airport PZ Cussons plc Rothschild & Co

CBRE Ltd./The Towers Business Park SILVER

Beaverbrooks Bruntwood Cazenove Capital

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≥ CONCERTS SOCIETY PATRON HRH The Countess of Wessex gcvo VICE PRESIDENTS A. Martin McMillan obe Edward Pysden BOARD ELECTED DIRECTORS David McKeith [CHAIRMAN] Sharon Amesu Alex Connock Darren Drabble Tim Edge Juergen Maier cbe Linda Merrick John Phillips cbe Merryl Webster Aileen Wiswell mbe NOMINATED DIRECTORS GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY

Eamonn Boylan Councillor Janet Emsley MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL

Councillor Azra Ali CHIEF EXECUTIVE David Butcher FINANCE DIRECTOR Ruth Harkin ORCHESTRAL NOMINEE Caroline Abbott MUSIC DIRECTOR Sir Mark Elder ch cbe PERMANENT GUEST LEADER Paul Barritt ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR, POPS Stephen Bell ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR Delyana Lazarova

CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S OFFICE David Butcher * Alison Lever Isabelle Orford FINANCE Ruth Harkin * Matthew Wyatt Lourdes Román VENUES Martin Glynn * Tyrone Holt Everett Parry † Edward Cittanova David Roberts ARTISTIC PLANNING Anna Hirst * Louise Hamilton Andrea Stafford Sue Voysey CONCERTS DEPARTMENT Stuart Kempster * † Lois Boa ORCHESTRA MANAGEMENT Chris Lewis Jenny Espin LIBRARY Louise Brimicombe Alice McIlwraith STAGE MANAGEMENT Dan Gobey Lawrie Bebb

HALLÉ CONNECT EDUCATION Steve Pickett * Joanna Brockbank Hayley Parkes HALLÉ CONNECT ENSEMBLES Naomi Benn * Jo Pink Isabelle Orford Verity Riley CHORAL LEADERSHIP NETWORK Anna Stutfield SPONSORSHIP AND FUNDRAISING Kath Russell * Eleanor Roberts Susanna Caudwell Amy Adebola Charlie Widdicombe COMMUNICATIONS Andy Ryans * † Peter Naish Liz Barras Harriet Hall Anna Shinkfield DIGITAL Bill Lam Riley Bramley-Dymond ARCHIVE Eleanor Roberts Stuart Robinson † † 20 years service * HEAD OF DEPARTMENT

GENERAL ENQUIRIES info@halle.co.uk www.halle.co.uk

CHORAL DIRECTOR Matthew Hamilton YOUTH CHOIRS DIRECTOR Stuart Overington CHILDREN’S CHOIR DIRECTOR Shirley Court COMPOSER EMERITUS Colin Matthews ARTIST IN RESIDENCE Henning Kraggerud

The Hallé Concerts Society is a Registered Charity No. 223882

Thank you for your support.

The Hallé, now more than ever, relies on the generosity of all our supporters.

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