Thursday 26 April, 2.15 and 6.30pm at Brighouse Civic Hall
When the evil Starjick steals Ivan's brother, Ivan sets off on an adventure to get him back. He is chased by wolves, almost drowns in an icy well but eventually finds himself at The Ice Palace. There, frozen into a huge wall of ice are hundreds of children stolen by Starjick. Ivan uses a spell taught to him by a strange old woman to melt the ice in Starjick's heart. The wall of ice collapses and the children are freed. Ivan leads them back home.
Starjick is played by a 9 foot high puppet operated by 5 children. Puppets are also used alongside live action as the villagers get together to tell the story of brave Ivan.
Based on Robert Swindells' story, this is a new opera for children by Barry Russell, commissioned by the Young Musicians' Festival, and performed by the 190 pupils of St Joseph's RC J & I School, Brighouse, with Ellie Doodey (soprano), Tony Harris (keyboard and electronics), Damien Harron (percussion), directed by Barry Russell.
Tickets: £2 (£1 concessions) Children free
Friday 27 April, 7.30pm at Square Chapel, Halifax
- Haydn Quartet in D Op. 20 No. 4
- Beethoven Quartet in F minor Op. 95
- Berg Lyric Suite
Tickets: £10 (£7.50 concessions) £1 under 18s / full-time students
Saturday 28 April, 12 noon at the Piece Hall Band Stand
Leeds College of Music
Fun, theatrics - musical and visual - and unflagging energy from this New Orleans septet, guaranteed to set feet tapping!
Admission free - bucket collection
Saturday 28 April, 7.30pm at Square Chapel, Halifax
Welsh College of Music and Drama
Flute, clarinet, cello, piano and soprano
- Schubert Shepherd on the Rock
- Villa-Lobos Choros No. 2
- Ravel Chansons Madecasses
- John Corigliano Three Folk Songs
- Martinu Trio for flute, cello & piano
Tickets: £7 (£5 concessions) £1 under 18s / full-time students
Sunday 29 April, 12 noon at Square Chapel, Halifax
directed by Al Wood
Leeds College of Music
The LCM Big Band, directed by Al Wood and featuring vocalists Sandra Pehrsson and Kari Bleivik, is made up of the cream of the College's young musicians who will play a programme guaranteed to entertain big band music devotees. Instrumental titles such titles as Fascinating Rhythm; Who's Sorry Now?; In A Mellow Tone and I Remember Clifford alternate with vocal arrangements of It's Alright With Me; Mean To Me; You Took Advantage Of Me; Sentimental Journey in a programme that also contains other classic and original big band charts.
Tickets: £6 (£4 concessions) £1 under 18s / full-time students
Sunday 29 April, 7.30pm at Square Chapel, Halifax
Royal College of Music
- Haydn Quartet in D Op. 76 No. 5
- Britten Quartet No. 2
- Zemlinsky Quartet No. 1
Tickets: £7 (£5 concessions) £1 under 18s / full-time students
Monday 30 April, 6.30pm at Square Chapel, Halifax
Pre-Concert Talk
Leo Chadburn, a member of the Flautadors Recorder Quartet, talks about the ensemble and the music he has written for it.
Admission free.
Monday 30 April, 7.30pm at Square Chapel, Halifax
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Recorder quartet
- Telemann Concerto in C
- Stefan Thomas Inherent Patterns
- Bird Ye Maiden's Song
- Trad (arr. Ian Wilson) Scottish Folk Tunes
- Pärt Pari Intervallo
- Vivaldi Concerto in C
- Ekimowskij Kites Flying
- Locke Suite in G
- Leo Chadburn De la salle
- J. S. Bach Contrapunctus IV and IX from 'The Art of Fugue'
- Koomans The Jogger
Tickets: £7 (£5 concessions) £1 under 18s / full-time students
Tuesday 1 May, 6.30pm at Square Chapel Bar, Halifax
Pre-Concert Talk
Composer Dai Fujikura talks about his new works which are premiered in tonight's concert.
Admission free.
Tuesday 1 May, 7.30pm at Square Chapel, Halifax
Trinity College of Music
- Haydn Trio in B flat HB.XV:20
- Dai Fujikura Silent Coda (premiere)
- Dai Fujikura Piano Trio (premiere)
- Schubert Trio in B flat D.898
Tickets: £7 (£5 concessions) £1 under 18s / full-time students
Wednesday 2 May, 10.30 am & 1.30 pm at Square Chapel, Halifax
Playing clarinets of all shapes and sizes, the Chinook Clarinet Quartet presents two fun-filled concerts for children in which they can learn how a clarinet works, help to create exciting sounds, compose a piece and even conduct the Quartet!
Concert for Special Schools at 10.30 am
Concert for Young People with Hearing and Visual Impairment at 1.30 pm
Contact the Festival Office on 01706 817633 for further information
Wednesday 2 May, 7.30pm at Square Chapel, Halifax
Royal Academy of Music
- Stravinsky Fanfare for a New Theatre
- Lutoslawski Mini Overture
- Jeremy Woodruff Quintet
- Bernstein Dance Suite
- Folke Rabi Basta
- Henze Sonatine
- Henze Fragments from a Show
- Penderecki Capriccio
- Far Sua Two Post Tango (premiere)
- Anthony Plog Four Sketches
Tickets: £7 (£5 concessions) £1 under 18s / full-time students
Thursday 3 May, 6.30pm at Square Chapel Bar, Halifax
Pre-Concert Talk
Douglas Jarman talks about Sviridov and Shostakovich.
Admission free.
Thursday 3 May, 7.30pm at Square Chapel, Halifax
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
- Rachmaninov Elegiac Trio in D minor Op. 9
- Sviridov Piano Trio
- Shostakovich Piano Trio Op. 67
Tickets: £7 (£5 concessions) £1 under 18s / full-time students
Friday 4 May, 6.30pm at Square Chapel Bar, Halifax
Pre-Concert Talk
Peter Syrus talks about Brahms's Clarinet Quintet.
Admission free.
Friday 4 May, 7.30pm at Square Chapel, Halifax
Royal Northern College of Music
- Haydn Quartet in C Op. 54 No. 2
- Beethoven Quartet in E flat Op. 127
- Brahms Quintet in B minor Op. 115
Tickets: £7 (£5 concessions) £1 under 18s / full-time students
Saturday 5 May, 7.30pm at Square Chapel, Halifax
Cologne Hochschule für Musik
- Mozart Quartet in C KV465 ('Dissonance')
- Webern Five Movements Op. 5
- Brahms Quartet in C minor Op. 51 No. 1
Tickets: £8 (£6 concessions) £1 under 18s / full-time students
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