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Upcoming Concerts

Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra
Saturday 7 March 2020, Ecclesall Parish Church

MENDELSSOHN Märchen von der schönen Melusine
HENSEL Overture in C major
MAHLER Blumine
BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto in D Major

Fenella Humphreys, violin


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University of Nottingham Wind Orchestra
Saturday 21 March 2020, St Peter's Church, Nottingham

SPARKE A Weekend in New Yorke
BOURGEOIS Serenade 
CLARKE Fanfare and Celebrations 
CHANCE Fiesta
MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition


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Sheffield Youth Orchestra
Saturday 18 April 2020, Central United Reform Church

Repertoire to include:
MANCINI The Pink Panther
STRAUSS The Blue Danube
SCHWARTZ Highlights from Wicked
HANDEL Water Music 

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Bombay Chamber Orchestra
Sunday 3 May 2020

Repertoire TBC

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Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra
Saturday 6 June 2020, Victoria Hall Methodist Church

BRITTEN Soirées Musicales
ELGAR Chanson de Nuit
BOULANGER D'un Soir Triste
ELGAR Symphony No. 1

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Rotherham Symphony Orchestra
Saturday 27 June 2020, Wentworth Woodhouse

TCHAIKOVSKY Marche Slav
BIZET Carmen Suite No. 2
MUSSORGSKY Night on Bare Mountain
SCHUBERT Rosamunde Overture
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS English Folk Song Suite

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Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra
Sunday 5 July 2020, Botanical Gardens, Sheffield

Music in the Gardens 2020

2019/20 Previous Events

​Rotherham Symphony Orchestra
Friday 6 September 2019, Rotherham Civic Theatre

STRAUSS Also Sprach Zarathustra opening
CUSTER Star Trek: Through the Years
BADELT Pirates of the Caribbean
ARLEN Somewhere Over the Rainbow
BARRY We Have All the Time in the World
LOPEZ Music from James Bond

ROSSINI Barber of Seville Overture
COATES March from the Dam Busters
WOOD Fantasia on British Sea Songs
ELGAR Pomp and Circumstance no.1
PARRY Jerusalem

Charlotte Kenny, soprano

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Rotherham Symphony Orchestra
Sunday 8 September 2019, Sheffield Cathedral

STRAUSS Also Sprach Zarathustra opening
SAINT SAENS Danse Macabre
GRIEG Solveig’s Song
GRIEG Hall of the Mountain King
MASSENET Adieu, Notre petite table from Manon
BADELT Pirates of the Caribbean 

BORODIN In the Steppes of Central Asia
ARLEN Somewhere Over the Rainbow
COATES March from the Dam Busters
WOOD Fantasia on British Sea Songs
ELGAR Pomp and Circumstance no.1
PARRY Jerusalem 

Charlotte Kenny, soprano

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Covent Garden Sinfonia
Saturday 12 October 2019
Private Event

HAYDN Symphony no. 70
MOZART Piano Concerto no. 14

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Hallam Sinfonia
Saturday 19 October 2019, High Storrs

SCHUBERT Rosamunde Overture
TCHAIKOVSKY 1812 Overture
STRAVINSKY The Firebird Suite (1945)

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Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra
Saturday 9 November 2019, Victoria Hall Methodist Church

FARRANC Overture No. 1 in E minor
TCHAIKOVSKY Sérenade mélancolique
SCHUMANN arr. Morton Quatre Pièces Caractéristiques (commissioned by Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Clara Schumann)
BRAHMS Symphony No. 2 in D major

Charlotte Pinder, violin

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Sheffield Youth Orchestra
Saturday 23 November 2019, Crookes Social Club

Programme to include:
ROSSINI ​William Tell Overture
​TCHAIKOVSKY 1812 Overture

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University of Nottingham Wind Orchestra
Sunday 24 November 2019, The Great Hall, University of Nottingham

Programme to include:
HESKETH Masque
APPERMONT Colours for Trombone and Wind Orchestra
GERSHWIN American in Paris

Tom Peterken, trombone

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The Picturehouse Orchestra (Carrot Productions)
Monday 2 December 2019, Derby Conference Centre
Tuesday 3 December 2019, Derby Conference Centre
Wednesday 4 December 2019, The Winding Wheel, Chesterfield 
Friday 5 December 2019, Salisbury Cathedral 

WHIBLEY Christmas Overture (to film)
TCHAIKOVSKY Nutcracker Suite (to film)
WHIBLEY The Bear and the Piano (to film)
BLAKE The Snowman (to film)

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Sheffield Youth Orchestra
Tuesday 10 December 2019, Sheffield Cathedral

Alzheimer's Society Christmas Concert

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Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra
Saturday 14 December 2019, Victoria Hall Methodist Church

Christmas Concert feat. Sheffield Youth Orchestra

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Rep Orchestra
Saturday 21 December 2019, The Octagon Centre, University of Sheffield

BLAKE The Snowman (live to film)

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Rotherham Symphony Orchestra
Saturday 25 January 2020, Rotherham Minster

MOZART Magic Flute Overture
COPLAND Quiet City
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3

Martin Lightowler, cor anglais
Jeremy Wade, trumpet

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Covent Garden Sinfonia
Tuesday 28 January 2020, Troxy, London

ROSEN Quezon’s Game (live to film)
Concert performance world premiere

2018/19 Previous Events


​Rotherham Symphony Orchestra
Saturday 8 September 2018, Clifton Park

STRAUSS I Radetsky March 
STRAUSS II Roses from the South
BELLINI Vi Ravviso from La Sonnambula
STRAUSS II Thunder and Lightening Polka
PUCCINI Humming Chorus from Madama Butterfly
BRAHMS Hungarian Dance no.1
PUCCINI Chi’ il bel sogno from La Rondine 

BIZET Highlights from Carmen
MOZART Non Più Andrai from Marriage of Figaro
ELGAR Nimrod
COATES March from the Dam Busters
WOOD Fantasia on British Sea Songs 
PARRY Jerusalem

Charlotte Kenny, soprano
​Rhys Thomas, bass

​Sheffield Makes Music Orchestra
Friday 28 September 2018, St Paul's Place

TCHAIKOVSKY 1812 Overture
BRAHMS Hungarian Dance no.1
TCHAIKOVSKY Selections from Swan Lake
ELGAR Nimrod
VARIOUS Sheffield Pop Medley arr. Morton 

Rep Orchestra
Saturday 29 September 2018, The Octagon Centre, Sheffield 

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Sinfonia Antartica (chamber orchestra version arr. Morton 2018)

Andrea Tweedale, soprano
Tim Peters, chorus director

Hallam Sinfonia
Saturday 20 October 2018, High Storrs

DEBUSSY La Mer
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony no.5

Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra
Saturday 11 November 2018, Victoria Hall Methodist Church

MUSSORGSKY Night on Bald Mountain 
SAINT SAENS Danse Macabre
GRIEG Hall of the Mountain King
BERLIOZ Symphonie Fantastique 

​Tony Hobbs, violin

​Sheffield Youth Orchestra
​Saturday 24 November 2018, Central United Reformed Church

DVORAK Slavonic Dance no.8
STRAUSS Pizzicato Polka
STRAUSS Emperor Waltzes
BERNSTEIN West Side Story
BRAHMS Hungarian Dances no.1, 3 & 10


University of Nottingham Wind Orchestra
Sunday 25 November 2018, The Great Hall, University of Nottingham

WILLIAMS Olympic Fanfare and Theme
HOLST Dances from the Morning of the Year
CARROLL Winter Dances
HESKETH Danceries
LENAERTS Elegia*
ELLERBY New World Dances

Peter Dunn, conductor*

Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra
Saturday 9 December 2018, Victoria Hall Methodist Church

TCHAIKOVSKY The Nutcracker Suite
ANDERSON Sleigh Ride
PROKOFIEV Troika
ANDERSON Christmas Festival
STRAUSS Pizzicato Polka
CHASE Around the World at Christmas Time

Rotherham Symphony Orchestra
Sunday 27 January 2019, Rotherham Minster

ROSSINI William Tell Overture
REINECKE Flute Concerto in D Major
DVORAK Symphony no.9

Kathryn Hathaway, flute

Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra
Saturday 2 March 2019, Ecclesall Parish Church

JAMES Mad Meg (World Premiere)
SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Concerto no.2
BEETHOVEN Symphony no.1

Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra
Saturday 9 March 2019, Classical Sheffield Festival

BEETHOVEN Symphony no.1

University of Nottingham Wind Orchestra
Saturday 23 March 2019, Venue TBC

SPARKE A Weekend in New York
HESS The Catskills
GRUNDMAN A Copland Portrait
WHITACRE Godzilla Eats Las Vegas
SOUSA The Liberty Bell
HIGGINS Hollywood Milestones
HESS Global Variations

Sheffield Youth Orchestra
Saturday 27 April 2019, Venue TBC

Music to include:
STRAUSS Blue Danube
BUTTERWORTH Banks of Green Willow
VIVALDI ​Concerto Grosso in D Minor

Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra
Saturday 9 June 2019, Victoria Hall Methodist Church

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS English Folk Song Suite
WEBERN Langsamer Satz
MAHLER ​Symphony no.1

Rotherham Symphony Orchestra 
Saturday 15 June 2019, Rotherham Minster

BORODIN In the Steppes of Central Asia  
GRIEG Peer Gynt Suite
GRIEG Solveig’s Song
MASSENET Adieu, Notre petite table from Manon

ROSSINI Barber of Seville Overture 
DVORAK Song to the Moon, from Rusalka
SAINT SAENS Danse Macabre
TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet Overture 

Charlotte Kenny, soprano
Hannah Thompson Smith, violin

University of Nottingham Wind Orchestra
Sunday 16 June 2019, The Great Hall, University of Nottingham

Hallam Sinfonia
Saturday 22 June 2019, High Storrs

ARNOLD Peterloo Overture
STRAUSS Four Last Songs
​SIBELIUS Symphony no.1 
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Andrea Tweedale, soprano

Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra
Sunday 7 July 2019, Botanical Gardens

Music in the Gardens

STRAUSS Also Sprach Zarathustra 2001:A Space Odyssey    
CUSTER Star Trek Through the Years
BADELT Pirates of the Caribbean
LOPEZ Music from James Bond
ARLEN Somewhere Over the Rainbow
LOEWE My Fair Lady Medley
WAGNER Ride of the Valkyries

WILLIAMS Jurassic Park  
COATES March from the Dam Busters
WOOD Fantasia on British Sea Songs 
ELGAR Nimrod
ELGAR Pomp and Circumstance no.1
PARRY Jerusalem

2018 | Archive


British Symphony Orchestra
27 December 2017 – 9 January 2018 China (9 concerts)

Repertoire to include:
SIBELIUS
Finlandia
TCHAIKOVSKY March Slav
BIZET Carmen Suite no.1
ELGAR Enigma Variations

Rotherham Symphony Orchestra
Saturday 14 January, The Marble Saloon, Wentworth Woodhouse 

SIBELIUS Finlandia
SVENDSEN Romance 
ELGAR Pomp and Circumstance March no.4
ELGAR Enigma Variations

Hannah Thompson Smith, violin

Thirsk Sinfonia 
Saturday 17 February, St Oswald's Church, Sowerby

Family Concert
SHORE Lord of the Rings
BADELT Pirates of the Caribbean
PROKOFIEV Peter and the Wolf

University of Nottingham Wind Orchestra
Saturday 11 March Wollarton Church, Nottingham

MOWER Flute Concerto
BERNSTEIN Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
ELLERBY Paris Sketches
ARNOLD Fanfare for a Festival

Scarlett Askew, flute

Sheffield Youth Orchestra
Saturday 5 May, Central United Reformed Church, Sheffield

TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet Overture
BIZET Selections from Carmen
WOOD Fantasia on British Sea Songs

Rotherham Symphony Orchestra
Saturday 24 June, The Marble Saloon, Wentworth Woodhouse 

DELIBES Sylvia Suite
FAURE ​Elergie
SIBELIUS Symphony no.2

Jonny Ingall, cello


2017


Thirsk Sinfonia
Saturday 18 February, Ritz Cinema, Thirsk
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NEIL BRAND Blackmail [film screening with live orchestra] 

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Hallam Sinfonia
Saturday 25 February, Parish Church, Firbeck
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​HOLST A Somerset Rhapsody ​arr. Morton
COATES Dam Busters March
ELGAR Enigma Variations ​arr. Morton

​more info
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The Little Malvern Ensemble
Sunday 26 February, Christ Church, Malvern

SIBELIUS Andate Festivo
RESPIGHI Trittico Botticeliano
ELGAR Enigma Variations ​arr. Morton


more info

University of Nottinham Wind Orchestra
Saturday 11 March, Nottingham

WOOLFENDEN Gallimaufry
ITURALDE Pequena Czarda 
RUSSELL BENNETT Suite of Old American Dances
GORB Yiddish Dances

Joshua Mead, saxophone

​more info

Stamford Chamber Orchestra 
Saturday 25 March, Stamford Arts Centre


HAYDN March for the Royal Society of Musicians
WAGNER Seigfried Idyll
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto no.1
PROKOFIEV ​Symphony no.1, Classical Symphony

Julian Trevelyan, piano
more info

Rep Orchestra
Saturday 22 April, Yellow Arch Studios, Sheffield

WARLOCK The Curlew

TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony no.5 arr. Morton [premiere]

Glyn Herron, Tenor

more info

Sheffield Youth Orchestra
Saturday 6 May, Sheffield TBC

WAGNER Seigfried Idyll
KHATCHATURIAN Adagio from Spartacus
NAYLOR Latin-Americana
TCHAIKOVSKY 1812 Overture


more info

Silver Spectrum Wind Ensemble
Saturday 20 May, Sheffield TBC

Programme to include:
REED Second Suite for Band
LLOYD Forest of Arden
TOMLINSON Suite of English Dances

more info

Thirsk Sinfonia
Saturday 17 June, St Oswald's, Sowerby

HAYDN Symphony no.22, The Philosopher
ALBINONI Oboe Concerto op.9 no.2
ELGAR Enigma Variations arr. Morton

Phillip Cull, Oboe

more info

University of Nottinham Wind Orchestra
Sunday 18 June, Grand Hall, University of Nottingham

​more info

Hallam Sinfonia
Saturday 24 June, Grand Hall, High Storrs School

HUMPERDINCK Hansel and Gretel Overture
WIDDOWSON ***
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony no.10

more info

Amadeus Orchestra
Friday 21 July, Exeter Cathedral

BRUCH 
Violin Concerto

Michael Gurevich, violin
© George Morton 2024
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