North Yorkshire County Music Service
The Wreck of the Titanic - March 29th 2012
The Royal Hall, Harrogate
Venue:
The Royal Hall, Ripon Road, Harrogate, HG1 2RD
Tickets:
Available from the box office
Tel: 01423 502116
£5 full price, £3 concessions, £9 family of 3
Performance: 7.00pm
Programme:
The Shipbuilders
Peter Yorke
i. Web of Steel
ii. The Launching
iii. All Hands at Work
iv. Maiden Voyage
Music from the film Titanic
James Horner
Titanic Dances
Ian Bangay
i. The Ship Passes
ii. Panic
iii. The Lost Children
iv. The Pier
The Wreck of the Titanic
David Bedford
Conductor: Stephen Price
The Night of the Titanic is the first event in a series for the North Yorkshire County Council Children and Young People's Service Cultural Olympiad 2012.
The performance features children from local schools and from Harrogate Music Centre
Boroughbridge High School
The Forest School, Knaresborough
Springwater School, Harrogate
Bilton Grange Community Primary School, Harrogate
Coppice Valley Community Primary School, Harrogate
Richard Taylor Church of England Primary School, Harrogate
St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Harrogate
Western Primary School, Harrogate
St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School & Pateley Posse
Harrogate Music Centre - Blast Off (Wider Opportunities Band)
Harrogate and Skipton School Concert Orchestra
Phoenix Dance Company
The Dance performances tonight feature children from primary schools in Harrogate.
Who have been working with dancers from Phoenix Dance Company .Formed in 1981 in the Harehills area of Leeds, Phoenix Dance Theatre has become one of the UK's most well-known and respected contemporary dance companies. Touring to mid-scale venues internationally and across the UK, Phoenix presents a repertoire of work from both established and up and coming choreographers, focussing on producing compelling, entertaining and diverse mixed programmes. The work on stage is supported by a dedicated education programme which helps widen access to dance for people of all ages and abilities and provides world class training for young, aspiring contemporary dancers.
Conductor's Comments
Harrogate has a special reason to remember the demise of the Titanic by way of a musical performance. Wallace Hartely was a violinist in the Harrogate Symphony Orchestra, based at the Royal Hall. He was also one of the violinists who formed part of the quartet that sank with the ship 100 years ago this year.
Musicians from Harrogate Music Centre are preparing for a Concert in the Royal Hall in Harrogate to commemorate the sinking of the Titanic by performing David Bedford's "The Wreck of the Titanic".
This work enables young musicians from all ages and abilities to come together in one work, without compromising the ability of the more advanced players or being beyond the grasp of those who are relative beginners. This piece will see the combination of Harrogate Youth Concert Orchestra with two 'Wider Opportunity Bands'. One meets as part of Harrogate Music Centre and the other, known as the Pateley Posse, is from a Junior School in the nearby town of Pateley Bridge. The work has also enabled Primary Schools from the area to be involved, either by singing in the choir or producing art work for the occasion which will be displayed in the Royal Hall on the evening of the concert.
The combination of choirs and varied ability musicians has been used to produce some particularly effective music and the children of all ensembles have enjoyed rehearsing it right from the start which is an achievement in itself.
The addition of an adult musician ability band and narrators completes the effectiveness of the piece and I'm sure that this will be a significant musical experience for all the performers involved.
Stephen Price, Conductor of The Wreck of the Titanic
Stephen is a long serving member of the North Yorkshire County Music Service staff and, since September 2010, has been the head of Harrogate Music Centre. Stephen is a French Horn player and, in his weekly teaching, he has taken a lead role in developing a successful model for the delivery of whole class instrumental tuition that is now and will remain a feature of the Music Service.
The Wreck of the Titanic - March 29th 2012
The Royal Hall, Harrogate
Venue:
The Royal Hall, Ripon Road, Harrogate, HG1 2RD
Tickets:
Available from the box office
Tel: 01423 502116
£5 full price, £3 concessions, £9 family of 3
Performance: 7.00pm
Programme:
The Shipbuilders
Peter Yorke
i. Web of Steel
ii. The Launching
iii. All Hands at Work
iv. Maiden Voyage
Music from the film Titanic
James Horner
Titanic Dances
Ian Bangay
i. The Ship Passes
ii. Panic
iii. The Lost Children
iv. The Pier
The Wreck of the Titanic
David Bedford
Conductor: Stephen Price
The Night of the Titanic is the first event in a series for the North Yorkshire County Council Children and Young People's Service Cultural Olympiad 2012.
The performance features children from local schools and from Harrogate Music Centre
Boroughbridge High School
The Forest School, Knaresborough
Springwater School, Harrogate
Bilton Grange Community Primary School, Harrogate
Coppice Valley Community Primary School, Harrogate
Richard Taylor Church of England Primary School, Harrogate
St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Harrogate
Western Primary School, Harrogate
St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School & Pateley Posse
Harrogate Music Centre - Blast Off (Wider Opportunities Band)
Harrogate and Skipton School Concert Orchestra
Phoenix Dance Company
The Dance performances tonight feature children from primary schools in Harrogate.
Who have been working with dancers from Phoenix Dance Company .Formed in 1981 in the Harehills area of Leeds, Phoenix Dance Theatre has become one of the UK's most well-known and respected contemporary dance companies. Touring to mid-scale venues internationally and across the UK, Phoenix presents a repertoire of work from both established and up and coming choreographers, focussing on producing compelling, entertaining and diverse mixed programmes. The work on stage is supported by a dedicated education programme which helps widen access to dance for people of all ages and abilities and provides world class training for young, aspiring contemporary dancers.
Conductor's Comments
Harrogate has a special reason to remember the demise of the Titanic by way of a musical performance. Wallace Hartely was a violinist in the Harrogate Symphony Orchestra, based at the Royal Hall. He was also one of the violinists who formed part of the quartet that sank with the ship 100 years ago this year.
Musicians from Harrogate Music Centre are preparing for a Concert in the Royal Hall in Harrogate to commemorate the sinking of the Titanic by performing David Bedford's "The Wreck of the Titanic".
This work enables young musicians from all ages and abilities to come together in one work, without compromising the ability of the more advanced players or being beyond the grasp of those who are relative beginners. This piece will see the combination of Harrogate Youth Concert Orchestra with two 'Wider Opportunity Bands'. One meets as part of Harrogate Music Centre and the other, known as the Pateley Posse, is from a Junior School in the nearby town of Pateley Bridge. The work has also enabled Primary Schools from the area to be involved, either by singing in the choir or producing art work for the occasion which will be displayed in the Royal Hall on the evening of the concert.
The combination of choirs and varied ability musicians has been used to produce some particularly effective music and the children of all ensembles have enjoyed rehearsing it right from the start which is an achievement in itself.
The addition of an adult musician ability band and narrators completes the effectiveness of the piece and I'm sure that this will be a significant musical experience for all the performers involved.
Stephen Price, Conductor of The Wreck of the Titanic
Stephen is a long serving member of the North Yorkshire County Music Service staff and, since September 2010, has been the head of Harrogate Music Centre. Stephen is a French Horn player and, in his weekly teaching, he has taken a lead role in developing a successful model for the delivery of whole class instrumental tuition that is now and will remain a feature of the Music Service.
An excellent performance at the Sage. Music wonderful & moving. The orchestra (and "band") superb. Had a job to hold back the tears, especially seeing the children's sincerity and hearing the words.
Any chance of a DVD becoming available in due course?
Many thanks.
Dorothy and Ken Nicholas
A very memorable performance capturing the atmosphere of the sinking Titanic.The orchestra and the singers told the story of the titanic in a wonderful way.
I was personally involved in the concert orchestra on the clarinet and thought that the performance went brilliantly. It was really great rehearsing and performing the interesting piece, and I felt it was extremely effective.
Thank you for such an amazing opportunity.
Tara