Children's Summer Singing Workshops

Durham Scratch Choir, Durham Cathedral

Monday 18th - Friday 22nd August, 10 am - 12 noon daily

A week of workshops including songs and musical games ending in an exciting performance at Durham Cathedral, accompanied by the Cobweb Orchestra. For ages 8 - 16 years. Under 8s are also welcome but must be accompanied by an adult.

Tickets £4 per session or £15 for the week. To book, contact Bridie Jackson at bridiet@hotmail.co.uk or Sheila Adamson on 0191 384 4495.

For more information visit www.durhamscratchchoir.moonfruit.com.

Children's Summer Singing Workshops

Durham Scratch Choir, Durham Cathedral

Monday 18th - Friday 22nd August, 10 am - 12 noon daily

A week of workshops including songs and musical games ending in an exciting performance at Durham Cathedral, accompanied by the Cobweb Orchestra. For ages 8 - 16 years. Under 8s are also welcome but must be accompanied by an adult.

Tickets £4 per session or £15 for the week. To book, contact Bridie Jackson at bridiet@hotmail.co.uk or Sheila Adamson on 0191 384 4495.

For more information visit www.durhamscratchchoir.moonfruit.com.

Children's Summer Singing Workshops

Durham Scratch Choir, Durham Cathedral

Monday 18th - Friday 22nd August, 10 am - 12 noon daily

A week of workshops including songs and musical games ending in an exciting performance at Durham Cathedral, accompanied by the Cobweb Orchestra. For ages 8 - 16 years. Under 8s are also welcome but must be accompanied by an adult.

Tickets £4 per session or £15 for the week. To book, contact Bridie Jackson at bridiet@hotmail.co.uk or Sheila Adamson on 0191 384 4495.

For more information visit www.durhamscratchchoir.moonfruit.com.

Children's Summer Singing Workshops

Durham Scratch Choir, Durham Cathedral

Monday 18th - Friday 22nd August, 10 am - 12 noon daily

A week of workshops including songs and musical games ending in an exciting performance at Durham Cathedral, accompanied by the Cobweb Orchestra. For ages 8 - 16 years. Under 8s are also welcome but must be accompanied by an adult.

Tickets £4 per session or £15 for the week. To book, contact Bridie Jackson at bridiet@hotmail.co.uk or Sheila Adamson on 0191 384 4495.

For more information visit www.durhamscratchchoir.moonfruit.com.

Children's Summer Singing Workshops

Durham Scratch Choir, Durham Cathedral

Monday 18th - Friday 22nd August, 10 am - 12 noon daily

A week of workshops including songs and musical games ending in an exciting performance at Durham Cathedral, accompanied by the Cobweb Orchestra. For ages 8 - 16 years. Under 8s are also welcome but must be accompanied by an adult.

Tickets £4 per session or £15 for the week. To book, contact Bridie Jackson at bridiet@hotmail.co.uk or Sheila Adamson on 0191 384 4495.

For more information visit www.durhamscratchchoir.moonfruit.com.

Tyneside Chamber Orchestra - Handel, Bach, Suk

Alwinton Church, Alwinton (Near Rothbury), 7.30pm
Tickets: £7, £5 concessions, £1 students up to 18 in education

Programme to include:
Handel - Concerto Grosso Op. 6 in G minor
Bach - Violin Concerto in A minor
Suk - Serenade

Tyneside Chamber Orchestra: Violin Workshop

St. Hilda's Church Hall, Thornleigh Road, Jesmond, Newcastle; 10.30am - 12.30pm

Following the successful workshop for cellists in March, as part of the Making Music Sound Project, the orchestra is holding a further workshop at the above venue for young musicians, again featuring the soloist in our current concert (details below).

In the concert Edward Cross, who also leads the orchestra, will be playing Bach's Concerto in A Minor. Edward is a former leader of Newcastle University's symphony orchestra and regularly performs with the Durham Sinfonia, Newcastle Sinfonietta and the New Century Ragtime Orchestra. His main teaching base is the Music Centre in Heaton. He is to perform Schumann's Violin Concerto with the Yetholm Sinfonia in Kelso on 11 October.

If you know of any young violinists Grade 6 (or good Grade 5) or above who would like to work on a piece with Edward Cross could you let me have the names and addresses by 5 July. They would need to bring their own accompanist.

Edward and Roger Crowther from the orchestra have CRB clearance for working with young people and the orchestra's work with young people is governed by our Child Protection Policy, a copy of which is available on request.

For more information contact Roger Crowther, rogercrowther@talktalk.net, 0191 284 6615.

Tyneside Chamber Orchestra - Handel, Bach, Suk

St. Basil and St. James Church, Wingrove Road, Fenham, Newcastle, 7.30pm
Tickets: £7, £5 concessions, £1 students up to 18 in education

Programme to include:
Handel - Concerto Grosso Op. 6 in G minor
Bach - Violin Concerto in A minor
Suk - Serenade

Summer Music Gathering in Stockton

Thursday 17th July: Drop-in event from 2-8pm.

Music groups invited to celebrate another year of music making in style!

Making Music has teamed up with Platform to provide a flexible mix of workshops, discussion groups, performances and networking to voluntary music groups in the North East.

Held at the Georgian Theatre, Stockton, on Thursday 17th July, the format of the event will be informal and flexible. With drop-in workshops and discussion groups from 2pm to 8pm, music groups and musicians can simply come to the sessions they want to, when they want to.

Everyone is invited to come along, and thanks to funding from Making Music and Stockton Borough Council the whole event is entirely free, including drinks and nibbles.

Workshops will include:

• Conducting
• Fundraising
• Music and organisational development
• Sponsorship

All from 2.50-3.50pm, repeated 6.30-7.30pm

Discussion groups from 5-5.45 pm will address questions such as:

• How do we raise the profile of classical music making?
• How can we work more effectively in the region to develop our audiences?
• How do we encourage more people to join in?

There will also be opportunities to chat informally to representatives of MusicLeader, Northern Cultural Skills Partnership, the Community Foundation, the Sponsors Club for Arts and Business, Making Music and Platform, and find out more about the facilities available to community groups at Green Dragon Studios.
Community groups are also invited to perform at the event. Provisional slots are at 2pm, 3.50 or 5.45, and will last for around half an hour but groups are also invited to get in touch to arrange a time that suits them.

Join us to celebrate another year of music making!

For more information, including a full timetable and booking form contact Penny Appleyard at Platform on 01642 384687, mail@platformteesvalley.org.uk.

Opera Nova with Cleveland Youth Opera: On Reflection

Stokesley Town Hall, 7.30pm
Tickets: £10.00
Tel: 01429 42 34 24

On Reflection includes some of the most supremely beautiful music ever written. Favourite pieces requested from past concerts and productions, including The Pearl Fishers Duet, the Barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann and the Evening Prayer from Hansel and Gretel.

We are also featuring some sacred music, Including the lovely Bach/Gounod Ave Maria. The exotic is catered for with excerpts from Thais, set in Egypt, The Golden Cockerel in Central Asia and Turandot in China.

The programme ends with our much acclaimed arrangement of Bishop's Home Sweet Home.

Including excerpts from:
Puccini; Turendot
Offenbach; Tales of Hoffmann
Mozart: Idomeneo
Handel: Rinaldo
Massenet: Thais
Gershwin: Porgy & Bess
Borodin: Kismet
Delibes: Lakme
Bizet: The Pearl Fishers
Bach/Gounod: Ave Maria
Rimsky-Korsakov: The Golden Cockerel
Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel

Prudhoe Community Choir Annual Concert

Prudhoe Community High School, Moor Road, Prudhoe; 7.30pm

An evening of light entertainment including a selection of songs from West End musicals and other popular vocal arrangements.

Tickets are £5 including refreshments. Contact 01661 835738 or 0191 4135090.

Choral Workshop and Masterclass with Mike Brewer OBE

Middlesbrough Town Hall, 2.30 - 4.30pm

Free entry

Be part of something big!

On August 24th the Olympic Torch comes to the UK. To celebrate, local singers and choirs will lead the public in massed song up and down the nation.

In preparation for this, the composer of the national song, Mike Brewer, will give a series of regional workshops for the participating singers.

• Sing in a masterclass
• Teach other choirs what you know
• Practice both performing and leading
• Represent your own choir
• Learn the skills you need to lead the singing at a national music event, from a world famous composer and conductor!

What it's all about...

• Platform Tees Valley and Middlesbrough town Hall are co-ordinating with Sing the Nation to bring this free event to the region, in preparation for the Torch handover ceremony on the 24th of August. This ceremony will be broadcast worldwide and one of the regional big screens will be in the Central Square, Middlesbrough.
• At that event, various local choirs will lead the general public in singing a regional and a national song, as well as performing a song of their own choice. The regional song has yet to be decided upon, and choirs have the opportunity to suggest, share and teach one at this initial workshop.
• During the course of the workshop Mike Brewer will teach participants the national song, and then teach them how to teach it themselves...a great opportunity to perform, share, learn and develop your musical leadership skills for the future.
• The event as a whole is about joining together in song and linking the nation together. To this end, the workshop may be filmed so that other choirs in other regions can watch online and learn the music too.

Mike Brewer is an acclaimed Musical Director and conductor. He has conducted several award winning choirs, is the director of the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain, and has produced highly successful publications for fabermusic including the conductor's manual Kickstart your choir. His programme of concerts and workshops regularly take him to South East Asia, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand as well as within Europe. He has composed the National Song for the torch handover ceremony this year.

To request a booking form for an individual or choir, contact Penny Appleyard at Platform, mail@platformteesvalley.org.uk, 01642384687.

Using the Arts with Juvenile and Young Offenders

BALTIC, Gateshead, 10.00 - 4.15pm

Artsplan is pleased to be delivering the one day course 'Using the Arts with Juvenile and Young Offenders' at the North East Artsplan Training Centre - BALTIC.

This training course provides an overview of delivering the arts to young people known to the criminal justice system, including those within the community and those within the secure estate. Participants will examine the issues that need to be considered when planning a project with juvenile and young offenders, highlighting the practical and safety issues associated with working in a secure unit, including appropriate behaviour, security and CRB legislation guidelines. The course will identify the skills needed to successfully implement an arts based project with these young people and understand the importance of good partnerships with prison education staff and youth offending teams.

A professional trainer with specialist experience in using the arts with juvenile and young offenders will be delivering the course. Artswork provides continual support towards the professional development of each trainer, guaranteeing courses remain relevant and informative, enabling us to deliver quality training.

All participants will receive a certificate of attendance and a FREE copy of the Artsplan 'Using the Arts with Juvenile and Young Offenders' guidelines, a useful resource for anyone working in this area.

Prices for each course, which include lunch and refreshments, range from £150 to £110, with limited bursaries available. All members of ENYAN can also request a 5% discount on all training!

For more information on the course and to book a place, please contact Jay Barron, Artsplan Development Manager, on artsplan@artswork.org.uk or call 023 8063 0960. To subscribe to ENYAN visit www.enyan.co.uk.

Newcastle Choral Society: Rio Grande and Chichester Psalms

Banqueting Suite, Civic Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne

Rio Grande - Constant Lambert
Chichester Psalms - Berstein

Two pianos and percussion

The Brook Street Band

Bishop Auckland Music Society
Throne Room, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland - 7.30pm

Leclair: Premiere Recreation de Musique
Rameau: L'Entretien des Muses
Handel: Trio Sonata Op.2 No.4
Couperin: Huitieme Concert
Bach: Sonata for violin and harpsichord BWV 1014
Handel: Oxford Water Music Suites

Tickets: £12, £11 concessions, Child/student under 22 free, phone 0191 386 8622.

The Tynedale Orchestra Open Day

Orchestral Open Day

The Tynedale Orchestra will be holding its annual 'open day' on Sunday June 29th this year, from 10am to 4.30pm in the Winter Gardens, Queen Elizabeth High School, Hexham (our usual rehearsal venue). We will be working on Symphony no 2 by Brahms under the direction of our conductor Alex Lewis. The cost is £10, all are welcome, click here to download an application form.

Music for Royal Occasions - Durham Singers

Elvet Methodist Church, Durham - 7.30pm.

Music for Royal Occasions
includes works by Purcell and Blow, with baroque strings.

The Cleveland Philharmonic Choir 40th Anniversary Concert

Stockton Baptist Taberacle 7:30pm

Haydn: Creation

Soloists from The Royal Northern College of Music

John Forsyth, Conductor

Mowbray Orchestra

For further information contact info@cleveland-philharmonic-choir.org.uk

Opera Nova with Cleveland Youth Opera: On Reflection - Picnic in the Garden

Ormesby Hall, 7pm
Tickets: £10.00
Tel: 01287 62 21 76, 01429 42 34 24

Bring your picnic in the garden

On Reflection includes some of the most supremely beautiful music ever written. Favourite pieces requested from past concerts and productions, including The Pearl Fishers Duet, the Barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann and the Evening Prayer from Hansel and Gretel.

We are also featuring some sacred music, Including the lovely Bach/Gounod Ave Maria. The exotic is catered for with excerpts from Thais, set in Egypt, The Golden Cockerel in Central Asia and Turandot in China.

The programme ends with our much acclaimed arrangement of Bishop's Home Sweet Home.

Including excerpts from:
Puccini; Turendot
Offenbach; Tales of Hoffmann
Mozart: Idomeneo
Handel: Rinaldo
Massenet: Thais
Gershwin: Porgy & Bess
Borodin: Kismet
Delibes: Lakme
Bizet: The Pearl Fishers
Bach/Gounod: Ave Maria
Rimsky-Korsakov: The Golden Cockerel
Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel

Any new orchestra leaders out there?

Wylam Institute, 10.30am - 4.30pm

One of the ways that the Cobweb Orchestra has been able to expand the amount we offer over the last year has been the development of professional group leaders (as in conductors rather than lead violinists). People who express an interest in becoming Leaders must first attend an induction day (at a cost of £25) and then join the Leaders' Group which meets roughly every two months. Once people are sufficiently able and confident, they can take on the job of leading sessions and are remunerated at our standard rates of pay.

There has been continued interest from within and from outside the orchestra and so we are running another induction day on Saturday 28th June 2008 at Wylam Institute (10.30am - 4.30pm). There are still a couple of places free, so please get in touch with me if you are interested in becoming a Cobweb leader.
For more information and to book contact Andy : andy.jackson0@talk21.com

Gloria! A Celebration: The Bailiffgate Singers and guests

St James' United Reformed Church, Pottergate Alnwick, 7.30pm.

A concert by The Bailiffgate Singers and a guest choir from Whitby, The Tuesday Singers will be held at the newly refurbished premises of St James' United Reformed Church, Pottergate Alnwick, on Saturday 21 June 2008 at 7.30pm.

They will be performing a varied repertoire including, Schubert's Mass in F and Part Songs; Haydn's Gloria from Heiligmesse, Tavener's The Lamb, highlights from Mamma Mia!, gospels and folk songs.

Tickets available from choir members and St James' Church priced at £6 each.

A Night at the Opera with The Priory Singers

St John's Church Hall, North Shields - 7.30pm

A Night at the Opera
The group will sing old operatic favourite choruses from Nabucco, Trovatore and others, ably assisted in by popular soprano Rachel Orr, mezzo Maureen McAuley, and baritone Robert Seaton.

Music director: Jonathan Scott.

Ticket prices and outlets to follow shortly.

Hartlepool Orchestral Beginners' Sessions

Come and play in an orchestra for the first time! If you're an adult learning an instrument or have just dusted the cobwebs off your old violin in the attic come along and give your instrument an airing with others.

The sessions will be on June 7th, 14th and 21st, from 10.30am - 12.30pm in the Town Hall Theatre, Raby Road, Hartlepool, TS24 8AH. The cost will be £3 for Cobwebs members and £4 for non-members, and free for Hartlepool residents. The first session will be led by Andy Jackson, and the second and third by Clare Barker who made similar sessions in May both enjoyable and very instructive for participants.

For more information and a booking form contact Liz: liz.carlile@ntlworld.com

Cappella Novocastriensis: 'In Honour of Mary and Cuthbert'

Melrose Parish Church, 8pm

'In Honour of Mary and Cuthbert'

Palestrina: Mass and motet 'Assumpta est Maria'
Victoria: Magnificat 'primi toni'
Tavener: Ikon of St Cuthbert of Lindisfarne
Bruckner: Ave Maria
Rachmaninov: Ave Maria

Tickets £8, concessions available, from Windows (0191 232 1356) and at the door.

This is the start of Cappella's five year musical journey, visiting venues particularly associated with St Cuthbert. At Melrose, he reputedly had a vision which eventually took him to Holy Island, and into the Golden Age of Northumbria.

Further info: www.cappellanovocastriensis.com

Opera Nova with Cleveland Youth Opera: On Reflection

Darlington Arts Centre, 8pm
Tickets: £9.00, £8.00 concessions
Tel: 01325 48 65 55

On Reflection includes some of the most supremely beautiful music ever written. Favourite pieces requested from past concerts and productions, including The Pearl Fishers Duet, the Barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann and the Evening Prayer from Hansel and Gretel.

We are also featuring some sacred music, Including the lovely Bach/Gounod Ave Maria. The exotic is catered for with excerpts from Thais, set in Egypt, The Golden Cockerel in Central Asia and Turandot in China.

The programme ends with our much acclaimed arrangement of Bishop's Home Sweet Home.

Including excerpts from:
Puccini; Turendot
Offenbach; Tales of Hoffmann
Mozart: Idomeneo
Handel: Rinaldo
Massenet: Thais
Gershwin: Porgy & Bess
Borodin: Kismet
Delibes: Lakme
Bizet: The Pearl Fishers
Bach/Gounod: Ave Maria
Rimsky-Korsakov: The Golden Cockerel
Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel

Bach Cantatas - Newcastle upon Tyne Bach Choir with Anthony Robson

King's Hall, Newcastle University, 7.30pm

Newcastle upon Tyne Bach Choir with Anthony Robson, baroque oboe, perform Bach Cantatas 78, 97, 135.

Concerto for violin & oboe BWV 1060

Katharine Fuge
James Laing
James Gilchrist
Adrian Powter

Newcastle Baroque

Anthony Robson, baroque oboe
Simon Jones, violin

Conductor: Eric Cross

Tickets £15, concessions available, from Newcastle Tourist Information Centre (0191 277 8003).

A star-studded line up of vocal soloists, and arguably the best baroque oboist in the world - who happens to come from Middlesbrough!

Simon Jones has lead all the leading baroque ensembles.

Further info: www.newcastlebachchoir.org.uk

'Going French' with Cleveland Chamber Orchestra

Teesside High School, Eaglescliffe, Stockton - 7.30pm

"Going French"
Debussy Petite Suite
Fauré Élégie
Gounod Petite Symphonie for wind
Poulenc Sinfonietta

Tickets £8, £7, children/students £2, available on the door or reserve by contacting Tim Jackson (01748 821343, tim@timpjackson.plus.com).

New Tyneside Orchestra: Gala Concert

The Royal Grammar School, Jesmond 7:30pm

Festival Overture - Shostakovich
'Song to the Moon', Rusalka - Dvorak
'O Mio Babbino Caro' - Puccini
Exsultate Jubilate -Mozart
Voi Che Sapete - Mozart
Overture '1812' - Tchaikovsky
L'Arlesienne Suite No.2 - Bizet
Overture, 'William Tell' - Rossini

Soprano Soloist - Rachel Orr (Northern Opera)
Conductor - David Milner

Tickets:
£9 for adults
£7 for concessions
£4 for students/unwaged

Tickets from JG Windows, Central Arcade, Newcastle, telephone: 0191 232 1356 or Royal Grammar School, telephone: 0191 212 8930. Alternatively you can buy tickets on the door.

Hartlepool Orchestral Beginners' Sessions

Come and play in an orchestra for the first time! If you're an adult learning an instrument or have just dusted the cobwebs off your old violin in the attic come along and give your instrument an airing with others.

The sessions will be on June 7th, 14th and 21st, from 10.30am - 12.30pm in the Town Hall Theatre, Raby Road, Hartlepool, TS24 8AH. The cost will be £3 for Cobwebs members and £4 for non-members, and free for Hartlepool residents. The first session will be led by Andy Jackson, and the second and third by Clare Barker who made similar sessions in May both enjoyable and very instructive for participants.

For more information and a booking form contact Liz: liz.carlile@ntlworld.com

Bishop Auckland Music Society presents Ensemble 360

Throne Room, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland - 7.30pm

Mozart: String Quartet, K465, The Dissonance
Misek: Sonata No.2 for double bass and piano Op. 6
Schubert: Piano Quintet, D667, The Trout

Tickets: £12, £11 concessions, Child/student under 22 free, phone 0191 386 8622.

Jesmond Choral Group present 'Mystical Muse'

St Hilda's Church, Thornleigh Rd, Jesmond, 7.30pm

Dvořák's Te Deum | Puccini's Messa di Gloria | Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs

Alex Murchie (Soprano)
Louise Pickering (Soprano)
Chris Vernazza (Tenor)
Robert Seaton (Bass-Baritone)

Piano: Fang Fang
Conductor: Jonathan Scott

Tickets £5 (on door or reserve:jonathan.scott@blueyonder.co.uk; 07850 036556) - concessions available.

Note change of venue from original advertisement.

Bishopwearmouth Choral Society present An Evening with Gershwin and friends

Sunderland Minster 7:30pm

Conductor David Murray

Further information including ticket availability contact 0191 5227721

Hartlepool Orchestral Beginners' Sessions

Come and play in an orchestra for the first time! If you're an adult learning an instrument or have just dusted the cobwebs off your old violin in the attic come along and give your instrument an airing with others.

The sessions will be on June 7th, 14th and 21st, from 10.30am - 12.30pm in the Town Hall Theatre, Raby Road, Hartlepool, TS24 8AH. The cost will be £3 for Cobwebs members and £4 for non-members, and free for Hartlepool residents. The first session will be led by Andy Jackson, and the second and third by Clare Barker who made similar sessions in May both enjoyable and very instructive for participants.

For more information and a booking form contact Liz: liz.carlile@ntlworld.com

Darlington Clarinet Ensemble: Play Day (for clarinet and saxophone) and Evening Concert

Play Day for Clarinet and Saxophone players
Tutors to include Sarah Field, saxophone and members of the Chinook Clarinet Quartet.

The Darlington Clarinet Ensemble is mounting its third Clarinet and Saxophone Play Day on June 7 at Darlington Arts Centre at 10 am, followed by a concert by the guest artists in the evening.
The day will be suitable for all comers and standards.



Concert at 7.30pm
Darlington Clarinet Ensemble, conductor John MacKenzie.
Soloists: Sarah Field, saxophone and the Chinook Clarinet Quartet.

Programme includes:
Mozart Symphonie Concertante in Eb Major arranged for Clarinet Ensemble
Paul Harvey Concertino for Soprano saxophone and Clarinet Ensemble

Workshop £12/£6, concert £8.50/£6.

For more information about the Play Day and a booking form contact Mike Frankton, mikefrankton@hotmail.com or download more information here and the booking form here (both PDF format). For concert tickets contact the box office, Darlington Arts Centre, on 01325 486555.

Cappella Novocastriensis: 'In Honour of Mary and Cuthbert'

Ushaw College Chapel, Durham, 7.30pm

'In Honour of Mary and Cuthbert'

Palestrina: Mass and motet 'Assumpta est Maria'
Victoria: Magnificat 'primi toni'
Tavener: Ikon of St Cuthbert of Lindisfarne
Bruckner: Ave Maria
Rachmaninov: Ave Maria

Tickets £8, concessions available, from Windows (0191 232 1356) and at the door.

This is the start of Cappella's five year musical journey, visiting venues particularly associated with St Cuthbert. At Melrose, he reputedly had a vision which eventually took him to Holy Island, and into the Golden Age of Northumbria.

Further info: www.cappellanovocastriensis.com

Tynemouth Choral Society perform Haydn's Creation

Saint Augustin's Church, Washington Terrace, North Shields: 7.30pm

For their 2008 Spring concert, Tynemouth Choral Society perform Haydn's Creation with soloists and full orchestral accompaniment.

Beethoven Mass in C and Violin Concerto

Hexham Orpheus Choir
Queens Hall Hexham, 7.00pm

Beethoven Mass in C Beethoven Violin Concerto

Visit website for further details www.hexham-orpheus-choir.org.uk
Tickets £12 available from Cogito Books, Hexham or tel: 07751 346487.

Bishop Auckland Music Society presents Amy Dickson (saxophone) and Catherine Milledge (piano)

Throne Room, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland - 7.30pm

Demersseman: Fantaisie
Milhaud: Scaramouche
Rachmaninov: Vocalise
Creston: Sonata
Gershwin: Three Preludes
Macmillan: Kiss on Wood
Hindson: In search of Ecstasy
Iturralde: Pequena Czarda

Tickets: £12, £11 concessions, Child/student under 22 free, phone 0191 386 8622.

An Evening of Beethoven, Borodin and Mozart - In Memory of John Faulds

Bishop Auckland Town Hall, 7.30pm

Bishop Auckland Choral Society together with Jesmond Choral Group are holding an evening of music in memory of John Faulds. The evening also includes the Cobweb Orchestra conducted by Andy Jackson, Venera Bujkova and Jonathan Scott with Emily Devine (violin) and Fang Fang (piano).

Mozart, Idomeneo Overture
Borodin, Polovtsian Dances
Beethoven, Romance in F for violin and orchestra
Mozart, Ave Verum
Beethoven, Choral Fantasia

Soloists include Shirley Wilkinson and Louise Pickering (Sopranos), Joan Kelsall (Alto), Jonathan Scott and Chris Vernazza (Tenors) and Peter Walker (Bass).

Tickets £9 (£7 concessions) - available from Bishop Auckland Choral Society members or pay at door.

Further enquiries Sophie Hassall on 01388 834359
Web Sites: www.bachoral.org.uk and www.jesmondchoralgroup.org.uk

'Piano Landscapes' with Margaret Fingerhut

Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens, 7:15pm

Sunderland Pianoforte Society present Margaret Fingerhut (piano) performing music by Beethoven, List, Debussy, MacDowell, Sax and Schutt

Tickets available on the door.
Season subscriptions are also available, for further enquiries contact 01429 296 225 or visit www.sunderlandpianofortesociety.org.uk

The Durham Singers: The Latin Legacy

Ushaw College, Durham. 7.00 pm

The Latin Legacy

Latin Church Music from composers of the Roman Catholic Tradition, performed as part of the college's 200th anniversary celebrations.
Programme to include music by Lassus, Palestrina, Bruckner, and V. Williams (Mass in G Minor).

Tickets: Durham Tourist Information, tel: 0191 384 3720 - £8.00, £5.00 concessions and free to children under 16.

Further info: www.durham-singers.org

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto: Teesside Symphony Orchestra

St Bernadette's Church, Nunthorpe, 7.30pm

Teesside Symphony Orchestra perform
Beethoven Overture Leonora No 1,
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto (with soloist Sam Kennedy),
Sibelius Valse Triste,
Schubert Symphony No 2

Conducted by Christopher Haigh

Further details from Julie Snell 01642 553393

Newcastle upon Tyne Bach Choir with Newcastle University: Mahler - Symphony No. 8 in E flat major

The Sage Gateshead, 7.30pm

Newcastle Bach Choir
Newcastle University Orchestra & Choir
augmented in association with the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning

Soloists from the Royal Northern College of Music & the Royal College of Music

Conducted by Eric Cross

A CHORAL PREMIERE FOR THE NORTH EAST!

Mahler's massive Eighth Symphony is one of the iconic works of the symphonic and choral repertoires. Written almost exactly 100 years ago (it was completed in 1907), it was dubbed the 'Symphony of a Thousand' by the promoter at its premiere in 1910, where the composer conducted a choir of 850 and an orchestra of 171. Although this performance will have more modest forces to allow for some audience in the hall, the massive orchestra, which includes harps, piano, harmonium, celesta and mandolin, is joined by several choirs, including a children's choir, a separate brass band, and eight soloists.

The first movement sets the Latin hymn 'Veni, creator spiritus', while the atmospheric second movement, based on the closing text from Goethe's Faust, ends with the vision of the Eternal Feminine. The effect was summed up by Mahler as: 'Try to imagine the whole universe beginning to ring and resound.'

This performance will be given by the Newcastle Bach Choir and Newcastle University's Choir and Orchestra, augmented by students from other regional universities through the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, and other choristers from the region who have joined the 'Mahler Extra Choir'. The children's choir is from the King's School, Tynemouth.

The soloists include several of the leading young singers at the Royal Northern College of Music and the Royal College of Music.

As far as we know this will be the symphony's first ever performance in NewcastleGateshead.

There is also a free pre-concert talk.

Tickets: £22/17/12/8 from The Sage Gateshead (0191 443 4661)

Mozart the Master - The Priory Singers

Christchurch Preston Road, North Shields - 7.30pm

Mozart the Master
Regina Coeli, K127
Ave Verum, K618
Coronation Mass, K317
Piano Concerto no.23 in A, K488
Vesperae solennes de Confessore, K339

In their first performance with new Music Director Jonathan Scott, the singers are joined by soloists Shirley Wilkinson (Soprano), Joan Kelsall (Alto), Geoff Hughes (Tenor) and Peter Walker (Bass), with accompanist Fang Fang on piano.

Tickets £8 available from Hound Dog Music North Shields, 147 Park View, Whitley Bay, NE26 3RF (0191 252 7490), also available at the door or by contacting the Secretary.

Bishop Auckland Music Society presents Peter Donohoe (piano)

Throne Room, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland - 7.30pm

Programme includes:
Bach-Busoni: Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major BWV 564
Brahms: Sechs Klavierstucke Op. 118
Schumann: Arabesque Op. 18
Liszt: Sonata in B Minor

Tickets: £12, £11 concessions, Child/student under 22 free, phone 0191 386 8622.

Gainford Choral Society Spring Concert

Gainford Parish Church, 8.00pm

Handel 'Zadok the Priest'
Parry 'Blest Pair of Sirens'
Rutter 'Sprig of Thyme'

Conductor: John MacKenzie
Piano: Chris Thompson
Organ: Caroline Hodgson

Tickets £7.50, concessions available

"Faire is the Heaven"

King's Hall, University of Newcastle - 7.30pm

Northern Praeclassica
Northern English Singers
North Wind Ensemble

"Faire is the Heaven"

A programme of songs of aspiration and yearning in various styles from the 16th to the 20th Centuries, together with music for wind ensemble:

Mass in E minor - Bruckner
Faire is the Heaven - Harris
Motets - Palestrina and Vaughan Williams
Spiritual/Gospel Songs
Music for wind - Mozart and Dvořák

Programme devised and directed by Howard Layfield

Tickets £12 (£9 Senior Citizen; £6 Student (card required))
Available at the door, or in advance from:
The Great North Air Ambulance Service (Tel: 01325 487263)
JG Windows Ltd, Central Arcade, Newcastle (Tel: 0191 232 1356)

The Heath String Quartet with Timothy Orpen on clarinet

Queens Hall Arts Centre, Hexham - 7.45pm

Hexham and District Music Society present the Heath String Quartet with Timothy Orpen on clarinet

Oliver Heath and Rebecca Eves (violin)
Gary Pomeroy (viola)
Christopher Murray (cello)

Another young quartet from the RNCM this time with Making Music sponsorship, the Heath Quartet is rapidly establishing a reputation for exciting and innovative performances. Local cellist Christopher Murray will already be familiar to those who attended our AGM in 2004.

Haydn: String Quartet op.20 no.6
Britten: String Quartet no.3
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet

Prices:
Single concerts £12, students £6 and children £1
Subscription available at £65.

Box office telephone: 01434652477

Sunderland Pianoforte Society Present - An Evening with Warren Mailley-Smith

Sunderland Museum and Wintergardens 7:15pm

Warren Mailley-Smith presents a recital of Chopin piano works built enitirely from rarely heard pieces.

Tickets available at £9.00
Season subscriptions are available for further enquiries contact 01429 296 225 or www.sunderlandpianofortesociety.org.uk

Jesmond Choral Group and Riding Mill Choral Society perform Haydn's Creation

St Georges Church, Osborne Road, Jesmond - 7.30pm
Entrance Free

Soloists Shirley Wilkinson (Soprano), Jonathan Scott (Tenor) and Robert Seaton (Bass).
Conducted by Alastair Lord.

One of five joint concerts this season, this concert forms part of the Jesmond Community Festival in the Jesmond Choral Group's 40th anniversary year.

The Jesmond Consort perform Victoria Requiem Officium defunctorum 1605

Holy Trinity Church, Jesmond - 7.30pm

As part of the Jesmond Community Festival the Consort perform the Victoria Requiem as well as music by Lotti, Bruckner, Casals, Grieg and Rachmaninov.

Conducted by Jonathan Scott.

Entrance free.

The Jesmond Consort is affiliated to the Jesmond Choral Group.

The Carducci Quartet play Mozart, Janacek, Beethoven

Teesside Music Society
St Bernadette's, Nunthorpe, 7.45pm

The Carducci Quartet play Mozart, Janacek, Beethoven

Tickets from Marion Bolton: 01642 817097

Newcastle Choral Society: Brahms concert

Banqueting Suite, Civic Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne

Brahms
Requiem
Nänie

with Durham Sinfonia

Tickets £12 (£10 students)

Navarra String Quartet

Queens Hall Arts Centre, Hexham - 7.45pm

Hexham and District Music Society present the Navarra String Quartet

Xander van Vliet and Marje Ploemaeher (violins)
Simone van der Geissen (viola)
Nathaniel Boyd (cello)

Tillet Trust sponsorship brings the Navarra Quartet on tour to Hexham. They met at RNCM, where they are currently postgraduate students, in 2002 and have since won numerous chamber music awards.

Beethoven: String Quartet op.18 no.1
Shostakovich: String Quartet no. 5
Schubert: String Quartet in A minor (Rosamunde)

Prices:
Single concerts £12, students £6 and children £1
Subscription available at £65.

Box office telephone: 01434652477

Jesmond Choral Group: Choral Fantasia and Polovtsian Dances

Two chances to see Jesmond Choral Group perform Beethoven's Choral Fantasia and Borodin's Polovtsian Dances from the opera Prince Igor.

Saturday 15 March 2008. Kings Hall, Newcastle University.
Thursday 15 May 2008. Bishop Auckland Town Hall.

Further details to follow.

Tynedale Orchestra Easter Concert

Winter Gardens, Queen Elizabeth High School, Hexham: 7.30pm

Programme to include:
Mendelssohn: Overture 'The Hebrides'
Vivaldi: Oboe Concerto
Schumann: Symphony no.1 in Bb major 'The Spring'

New Tyneside Orchestra perform Wagner, Beethoven and Bartok

The Royal Grammar School, Jesmond 7:30pm

Overture 'Tannhauser' - Wagner
Concerto for Orchestra - Bartok
Symphony No. 3 'Eroica' - Beethoven

Conductor - Stephen Pettitt

Tickets:
£8 for adults
£6 for concessions
£3 for students/unwaged

Tickets from JG Windows, Central Arcade, Newcastle, telephone: 0191 232 1356 or Royal Grammar School, telephone: 0191 212 8930. Alternatively you can buy tickets on the door.

Verdi's Requiem performed by Cleveland Philharmonic Choir

Middlesbrough Town Hall 7:30pm

Verdi: Requiem

John Forsyth Conductor

Mowbray Orchestra

For further information please contact info@cleveland-philharmonic-choir.org.uk

Morpeth Music Society present John Lill

Morpeth Methodist Church 7:30pm

Morpeth Music Society present an evening with the celebrated pianist John Lill

Mozart Sonata in F K332
Schumann "Carnival de Vienne" Op26
Prokofiev Toccata Op11
Chopin Ballade No.4 in F minor Op52
Beethoven Sonata in C, Op53 "Waldstein"

Tickets £10 available from Aileen Cunningham ( aileen@cunningham1204.fsnet.co.uk )

Wansbeck Music Festival: North Tyneside Steelband

Chantry Middle School, Mitford Road, Morpeth - 6.00pm

NTSB will be entering three bands in the Wansbeck Music Festival; under-13's, under-16's and under-18's. Each band will perform a varied programme within the festival time limits of 10 minutes.



Further information: www.wansbeckmusicfestival.co.uk/

Vivaldi Rediscovered: Cappella Novocastriensis and Newcastle Baroque with Julia Kogan (soprano) and Eric Cross (conductor)

King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University. 7.30pm - 9.30pm

Vivaldi Rediscovered

Cappella Novocastriensis and Newcastle Baroque with Julia Kogan (soprano) and Eric Cross (conductor) perform a programme of varied music by Vivaldi, including the UK premiere of the recently discovered Dixit Dominus, and a performance of the 'other', less familiar Gloria.

Programme includes:
Dixit Dominus, RV 807
Domine ad adiuvandum me, RV 593
Gloria, RV 588
In furore giustissimae irae, and other operatic arias.

Tickets: £14/£10/£6 (full/concession/NUS) available from Windows, Central Arcade, Newcastle and Newcastle Tourist Information Centre.

Further info: www.cappellanovocastriensis.com
This concert is part of the Newcastle Early Music Festival (see www.ncl.ac.uk/events/kings-hall).

Haydn's 'The Creation' performed by Durham University Choral and Orchestral Societies

Durham Cathedral, 7.30pm

Durham University Choral Society and Durham University Orchestral Society perform
Haydn: The Creation
Conducted by James Lancelot

Ticket Sales from Durham Tourist Information Centre or on the door

Bishopwearmouth Choral Society perform Bach's St John's Passion

Sunderland Minster, 7:30pm

J S Bach: St John Passion

Conductor David Murray

For further information including ticket availability contact 0191 5227721

Music for Youth Festival: North Tyneside Steelband

St Thomas More High School, Blaydon: 10.00am - 1.00pm

Our performance band will be entering the Music for Youth Festival with a 14 strong band aged 13-18 playing a varied programme within festival time limit of 6 minutes.



Further information: www.mfy.org.uk

Tyneside Chamber Orchestra: Schubert, Mozart, Haydn and Weber

Caedmon Hall, Gateshead, 7.30pm.

Schubert: Symphony 5
Mozart: Symphony 40
Haydn: Cello Concerto in D (soloist Anna Menzies)
Weber: Clarinet Concertina (soloist Sue Hurrell)

Tickets £7, available from the Hall (Box Office 0191 433 8420).

Sunderland Pianoforte Society Present - An Evening with Mitra Alice Tham

Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens 7:15pm

Mitra AliceTham (under the auspices of the Arthur and Gwyneth Harrison Professional Development Programme) will perform an evening of exciting piano music

Tickets available at £9.00
Full season subscriptions are available, for further details contact 01429 296 225 or www.sunderlandpianofortesociety.org.uk

North Tyneside Steelband at the Ryton Music Festival

Emmaville Hall, Ryton: 8.00pm

We have three entries in the Ryton Music Festival: under 12's, under 16's and Open. Each group will play a varied programme within the festivals time limit of 7 minutes.



Further information from the Ryton Music Festival.

Mark Padmore (tenor) with Roger Vignoles

Queens Hall Arts Centre, Hexham - 7.45pm

Hexham and District Music Society present Mark Padmore (tenor) with Roger Vignoles

International tenor Mark Padmore does not often have time for recitals so when this opportunity arose it was too good to miss. What better way to spend St. Valentine's Day than listening to the bewitching tones of a fine singer accompanied by master of the keys Roger Vignoles.

Schubert: Schwanengesang
Britten: Winter Words

In association with Queens Hall Arts

Prices:
Single concerts £12, students £6 and children £1
Subscription available at £65.

Box office telephone: 01434652477

Morpeth Music Society present The Emperor Piano Trio

Morpeth Methodist Church 7:30pm

Morpeth Music Society present an evening with the very successful Emperor Piano Trio

Arenski Piano Trio No1
Beethoven Piano Trio in D Op70
Ravel Piano Trio in A minor

Tickets £10 are available from Aileen Cunningham ( aileen@cunningham1204.fsnet.co.uk )

Madeleine Mitchell (violin), Craig Ogden (guitar) and Michael Bennett (tenor)

Teesside Music Society
St Bernadette's, Nunthorpe, 7.45pm

Madeleine Mitchell (violin), Craig Ogden (guitar) and Michael Bennett (tenor)

Tickets from Marion Bolton: 01642 817097

Sunderland Pianoforte Society Presents Daniel de Borah

Sunderland Museum and Wintergardens, 7:15pm

Daniel de Borah (Countess of Munster Trust Sponsor) performs music by Beethoven, Prokofiev and Chopin

Tickets £9.00
Season subscriptions available; for further enquiries contact 01429 296225 or www.sunderlandpianofortesociety.org.uk

Hexham and District Music Society present Divertimenti

Queens Hall Arts Centre, Hexham - 7.45pm

Hexham and District Music Society present Divertimenti

Paul Barritt and Rachel Isserlis (violins)
Jonathan Barritt (viola)
Sebastian Comberti and Josephine Horder (cellos)

A finer string quintet would be hard to find which is why Divertimenti have been invited back. Their interpretation of the Schubert Quintet was wonderful last time and we expect the Brahms to be as memorable.

Frank Martin: Pavane Couleur du Temps
Joseph Miroslav Weber: String Quintet in D
Brahms: String Quintet in F minor (Piano Quintet reworking)

Prices:
Single concerts £12, students £6 and children £1
Subscription available at £65.

Box office telephone: 01434652477

The Hermitage Trio with Nikolai Demidenko perform Mahler, Dohnanyi, Schubert and Brahms

Teesside Music Society
Stokesley Methodist Church, 7.45pm

The Hermitage Trio with Nikolai Demidenko (piano) perform Mahler, Dohnanyi, Schubert and Brahms

Tickets from Marion Bolton: 01642 817097

Morpeth Music Society present Ripon Cathedral Choir

Morpeth Methodist Church 7:30pm

Morpeth Music Society present Ripon Cathedral Choir in an evening of European Sacred Music

Tickets are £10 and are avaialbe from Aileen Cunningham ( aileen@cunningham1204.fsnet.co.uk )

Darlington Piano Society - Andrew Brownell

Darlington Arts Centre 7:30pm

Andrew Brownell performs
Handel: Suite no 8 in F Minor
Schubert: Sonata in C minor
Debussy Preludes Book no.2

Tickets £14.
Seasonal subscriptions available - for further details telephone Richard Roberts, Treasurer on 01642 617200

An introduction to securing business sponsorship for your group

Seminar: Introduction to Sponsorship
Organised by: Arts and Business (Community Foundation)
Durham, 16 January 2008
9.30am - 12.30pm
Cost: £15 (negotiable for voluntary groups if necessary)

An introduction to securing business sponsorship for your group.

For more information contact Ruth Raynor, rr@communityfoundation.org.uk, 0191 222 0945
www.sponsorsclub.org.uk

Darlington Clarinet Ensemble Christmas Concert

Darlington Arts Centre, 7.30pm

Christmas concert in aid of the Cystic Fibrosis Research Trust
Programme of music for the festive season including audience carols

For tickets contact Box Office 01325486555

The Priory Singers' Christmas Concert

Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Monkseaton - 7.00pm

Haydn: St. Nicholas Mass
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in E flat
plus Christmas Carols, including some new, some well-known, and some with audience participation

Tickets: £8.00 including refreshments (one price only)
Email the Secretary for reservations

Lord Mayor of Alnwick's Christmas Concert

St Paul's Church, Alnwick: 7.30pm

Bailiffgate Singers
Collection - Proceeds to Arthritis Care and Multiple Sclerosis.

Gainford Choral Society Christmas Concert

Gainford Parish Church, 8.00pm

Christmas Concert
Music for the festive season with audience carols

Tickets £7.50, concessions available

Guisborough Choral Society: Christmas Concert

7.30pm

Christmas Concert - further details to follow

Morpeth Music Society present An Evening of Late Romantic Duets with Sarah Williamson (Clarinet) and Catherine Milledge (Piano)

Morpeth Town Hall 7:30pm

Please note change of Programme

Morpeth Music Society present clarinetist Sarah Williamson and pianist Catherine Milledge for a evening of late romantic duets.

Full Programme:

Leo Werner Peregri Verbunk
Schumann Fantasy Pieces
Debussy Premiere Rhapsodie
Messenger Solo de Concours
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Interval
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Ireland Fantasy Sonata
Brahms Sonata No 1 in F Minor
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Tickets £10 are available from Aileen Cunningham (aileen@cunningham1204.fsnet.co.uk )

Jesmond Choral Group Christmas Concert

Tuesday 11 December 2007, 7.30pm
St Hilda's Church, Thornleigh Road, Jesmond



Soloists: Alex Murchie {Soprano}, Robert Seaton {Baritone}
Pianists: Fang Fang, Robert Humes
Conducted by Jonathan Scott

Admission £5.00 {includes programme and refreshments}

Newcastle Bach Choir perform Handel's Messiah at The Sage Gateshead

The Sage Gateshead, 7.30 pm

Handel's Messiah

Newcastle Bach Choir with Dame Emma Kirkby, Catherine King, Charles Daniels, Peter Harvey and Newcastle Baroque

Conducted by Eric Cross

Tickets: £22, £18, £12, £8
Information: 0191 4434661

The Malcolm Sargent Annual Children's Christmas Concert

New Tyneside Orchestra
City Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne 3pm

The Malcolm Sargent Cancer Fund for Children Annual Christmas Concert

Conductor: Stephen Pettitt

Durham Young Musicians Christmas Concert

This year's Durham Young Musicians Christmas Concert will be held on 9 December 2007 at 2.00 pm at St Cuthbert's Church, North Road, Durham.

The concert will feature a selection of the best solo young musicians in Durham City and surrounding area. In addition, this year the Junior Section of the Chester le Street Youth Theatre Group will perform and add a Christmas theme to the event.

This is an opportunity to hear the young musicians who have performed well at recent DYM events, a number of whom have been successful at various competitions in the region, and further afield. The Chester le Street Youth Theatre is well known in the area for its entertaining performances. Refreshments will be available.

Tickets for the event will be available at the door at price £2.50 for adults and £1.00 for Children. Please call Ian Rudd on 0191 3844002 for more information.

Cleveland Philharmonic Choir perform Handel's Messiah

Stockton Baptist Tabernacle, 7.30pm

The Cleveland Philharmonic Choir perform the rarely heard arrangement of Handel's Messiah by Mozart:

Soloists
Soprano - Rhian Lewis
Alto - Anna Huntley
Tenor - Alan Clayton
Bass - George Humphreys

Conductor: John Forsyth
Mowbray Orchestra

For further information contact info@cleveland-philharmonic-choir.org.uk

The Bailiffgate Singers' Christmas Concert

The Bailiffgate Museum, Alnwick, 7.30pm

Tickets £5 or pay at the door.

Zum

Queens Hall Arts Centre, Hexham - 7.45pm

Hexham and District Music Society present Zum

Adam Summerhayes (violin)
Chris Grist (cello)
Eddie Hession (accordion)

The full Zum band gave the December concert in 2004. They now have a trio version playing the same dynamic mix of tango, gypsy, jazz and varied folk idioms: an evening of exciting and delightful music.


Prices:
Single concerts £12, students £6 and children £1
Subscription available at £65.

Box office telephone: 01434652477

Sunderland Pianoforte Society Present - An Evening with Luis Pares

Sunderland Museum and Wintergardens, 7:15pm

Luis Pares (Making Music Artist) performs Berg, Prokofiev,Granados and Ginastera

Tickets available at £9.00
Seasonal subscriptions also available, for further enquiries call 01429 296 225 or visit
www.sunderlandpianofortesociety.org.uk

The Quince Quartet play Mozart, Bartok, Schubert

Teesside Music Society
St Bernadette's, Nunthorpe, 7.45pm

The Quince Quartet play Mozart, Bartok, Schubert

Tickets from Marion Bolton: 01642 817097

Handel's Messiah: Performed by Hexham Orpheus Choir and Guests

Hexham Abbey, 7.30pm

Handel's Messiah

Hexham Orpheus Choir
with
Kathryn Jenkin (Soprano)
Susan Davis (Contralto)
Stephen Davis (Tenor)
Robert Seaton (Bass)

Visit website for further details www.hexham-orpheus-choir.org.uk
Tickets £12 available from Cogito Books, Hexham or tel: 07751 346487

Cappella Novocastriensis Christmas Concert: 'Angeli archangeli'

All Saints - St Willibrord, Lower Pilgrim Street, Newcastle Quayside; 7.30pm

Angeli archangeli

Seasonal music by Byrd, Buxtehude, Gorecki, Isaac, Tavener, & Rutter
Conducted by Eric Cross

Candle-lit, with seasonal refreshments.

Tickets £12, £9 (senior citizens), £6 (students & unwaged) from Newcastle Tourist Information Centre (0191 277 8003)

Bishopwearmouth Choral Society

Sunderland Minster 7.30pm

Mozart Requiem in D minor Mozart Mass in C minor (The Great)

Conductor: David Murray

For further information including tickets contact 0191 5227721

Tyneside Chamber Orchestra present Works for Strings

Royal Grammar School, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne

Works for Strings by Sibelius, Grieg, Elgar and Debussy

Further details to follow

Gainford Choral Society: Concert of French Choral Music

Gainford Parish Church, 7.45pm

Concert of French Choral Music Programme includes Gabriel Faurê 'Requiem' and 'Cantique de Jean Racine'

Tickets £7.50, concessions available

Newcastle Choral Society and guests perform Handel's 'Messiah'

Banqueting Suite, Newcastle Civic Centre - 7.30 pm

Newcastle Choral Society perform Handel's 'Messiah', with the Newcastle Baroque Orchestra and soloists

Conducted by Mark Anyan

For ticket information call Charmian Marshall on 01207 560555, Ian Poll 0191 2866338 or email geoff.marshall@which.net

Tynedale Orchestra Christmas Concert with guests Riding Mill Choral Society

Main School Hall, Queen Elizabeth High School, Hexham - 7.30pm

Elgar: The Music Makers
with Riding Mill Choral Society and soloist Evelyn Mitchell
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Mozart: Overture to Don Giovanni
Vivaldi: Concerto in C for 2 Trumpets and Strings
(Soloists: Alex Lewis & Alastair Lord)
Mozart: 3 German Dances k605
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Tickets: £7.50 (Concession available)

An Evening of Rossini with the Jesmond Choral Group

St Hilda's Church, Thornleigh Road, Jesmond - 7.30pm

Jesmond Choral Group begin the celebration of their 40th Anniversary with one of the first works they performed - Rossini's 'Petite messe solonnelle'.

Other works will include the Prayer from Moses, his four part arrangement of 'O Salutaris Hostias', arias from his operas and also the famous 'Cat Duet'.

Soloists are:
Shirley Wilkinson (Soprano)
Joan Kelsall (Alto)
Ronnie Bridgett (Tenor)
John Kirk (Baritone)

Pianist: Fang Fang
Conductor: Jonathan Scott

Tickets will be £5 - further information from Jonathan Scott.

Teesside Symphony Orchestra: Schumann Piano Concerto

Stokesley Methodist Church, 7.30pm

Teesside Symphony Orchestra perform
Bizet Symphony in C
Schumann Piano Concerto (with soloist Barbara White) and
Mendelssohn Symphony No 1

Conducted by Martin Essex

Further details from Julie Snell 01642 553393

Durham University Choral Society perform a selection of Bach Cantatas

St Nicholas Church, Church St, Durham, 7.30pm

Durham University Choral Society with Palatinate Ensemble perform a selection of Bach Cantatas
Conducted by James Lancelot

Ticket Sales from Durham Tourist Information Centre or on the door

Dichterliebe and A Shropshire Lad

Teesside Music Society
Stokesley Methodist Church, 7.45pm

David Kimberg (baritone), Anne Marshall (piano) perform Schumann's Dichterliebe and Butterworth's A Shropshire Lad

Tickets from Marion Bolton: 01642 817097

New Tyneside Orchestra - An American in Jesmond

The Royal Grammar School, Jesmond 7:30pm

Dvorak - Symphony No. 9 'New World'
Gershwin - 'An American in Paris'
Bernstein - West Side Story Symphonic Dances

Conducted by Stephen Pettitt

Kungsbacka Piano Trio

Queens Hall Arts Centre, Hexham - 7.45pm

Hexham and District Music Society present the Kungsbacka Piano Trio

Malin Broman (violin)
Jesper Svedberg (cello)
Simon Crawford Smith (piano)

The Kungsbacka Trio first played in Sweden and have since built an impressive reputation for exciting interpretations. They perform throughout Europe and beyond and are already recording their first discs. Their visit in 2006 was a great success.

Beethoven: Piano Trio op.70 no.1 (The Ghost)
Ravel: Piano Trio
Schubert: Piano Trio in B flat D898

Sponsored by Mike Anton & Associates

Prices:
Single concerts £12, students £6 and children £1
Subscription available at £65.

Box office telephone: 01434652477

Jesmond Choral Group perform the Fauré Requiem

St Matthew's Church, Big Lamp, Newcastle upon Tyne - 11:00am

The group perform the wonderful piece by Fauré as part of a full Requiem Mass for Remembrance Day. They will be joined by Warkworth Village Choir and soloists Alex Murchie (Soprano) and Chris Vernazza (Baritone).

Admission is free although contributions to the collection at the end of the service will be welcomed.

Remembrance...An Evening of Music and Poetry (includes Fauré Requiem)

Warkworth United Reform Church, 7:30pm

Jesmond Choral Group and Warkworth Village Choir join together in an evening of music and poetry, inlcuding a performance of Fauré's astonishing work along with his Cantique de Jean Racine and Bruckner: Motets.

Soloists are Shirley Wilkinson and Alex Murchie (Sopranos), John Kirk (Baritone) and Chris Vernazza (Tenor).

Tickets £4.50 on the door or reservations from Jonathan Scott, Music Director.

Morpeth Music Society present Llyr Williams

Morpeth Town Hall 7.30pm

Llyr Williams continues his tour of the North East with an evening of piano music for the Morpeth Music Society. The performance will include

Beethoven: Sonata No16 in G Opus 31 No 1
Bartok: 3 Burlesques
Debussy: Childrens Corner
Schumann: Kreisleriana Opus16
Liszt: Fantasy on two themes from Mozart's Marriage of Figaro

Tickets £10 available from Aileen Cunningham (aileen@cunningham1204.fsnet.co.uk)

The Dale Trio with Peter Furniss (clarinet) play Haydn, Beethoven, Messiaen

Teesside Music Society Stokesley Methodist Church, 7.45pm

The Dale Trio with Peter Furniss (clarinet) play Haydn, Beethoven, Messiaen

Tickets from Marion Bolton: 01642 817097

'Die Fledermaus' staged by Opera Nova

Middlesbrough Theatre, 7.30pm

Opera Nova will stage 'Die Fledermaus' by Johann Strauss on Thursday 25 October, Friday 26 October and Saturday 27 October 2007 at Middlesbrough Theatre.
The setting will be the roaring twenties.

Admission £12 (concessions £10 and under-19's £1).
A group concession of one free ticket for every 10 purchased is also available.

'Die Fledermaus' staged by Opera Nova

Middlesbrough Theatre, 7.30pm

Opera Nova will stage 'Die Fledermaus' by Johann Strauss on Thursday 25 October, Friday 26 October and Saturday 27 October 2007 at Middlesbrough Theatre.
The setting will be the roaring twenties.

Admission £12 (concessions £10 and under-19's £1).
A group concession of one free ticket for every 10 purchased is also available.

'Die Fledermaus' staged by Opera Nova

Middlesbrough Theatre, 7.30pm

Opera Nova will stage 'Die Fledermaus' by Johann Strauss on Thursday 25 October, Friday 26 October and Saturday 27 October 2007 at Middlesbrough Theatre.
The setting will be the roaring twenties.

Admission £12 (concessions £10 and under-19's £1).
A group concession of one free ticket for every 10 purchased is also available.

Llyr Williams - Piano

Queens Hall Arts Centre, Hexham - 7.45pm

Hexham and District Music Society present Llyr Williams on piano.

Welsh pianist Llyr WilIiams shot to fame following his debut recital at the 2003 Edinburgh Festival to which he has been invited each succeeding year. He is acclaimed for his brilliant technique and for the poetic expressiveness and power of his playing.

Beethoven: Piano Sonata in G op.31 no. 1
Bartok: 3 Burlesques
Debussy: Children's Corner
Schumann: Kreisleriana
Chopin: Ballade no.4 in F minor

Prices:
Single concerts £12, students £6 and children £1
Subscription available at £65.

Box office telephone: 01434652477

New Tyneside Chamber Ensemble with special guest Alistair Anderson present 'Autumn Windfall'

Church of the Holy Saviour, Tynemouth, 7.30pm

A concert of chamber music to include:

On Cheviot Hills, a suite for Concertina and Strings and The Shivering Stone for Northumbrian Smallpipes and Strings, performed by their composer Alistair Anderson

plus works by Handel, Purcell, Delius and Maxwell Davies

Tickets £5 (£4 concessions) available from Rachael Leisk, or at the door - price includes a glass of wine or juice.

Further information from http://www.newtyneorch.org.uk or email newtyneorch@hotmail.com

Profits to 'Wells for India' charity

Darlington Piano Society present Martino Tirimo

Darlington Arts Centre 7.30pm

Darlington Piano Society present Martino Tirimo on Piano.
"A Formidable virtuoso and one with unmistakable magnetism"- The Guardian

Mozart: 4 Pieces K1a-d
Mozart : 6 German Dances
Beethoven:Sonata in C (Waldstein)
Schumann: Fantasy in C
Liszt: 'Rigoletto' Paraphrase (Verdi)

The Bailiffgate Singers' Autumn Concert

St James Shilbottle Church, Shilbottle: 7.30pm

Tickets £4.50 or pay at the door.

Guisborough Choral Society sing CPE Bach and Poulenc

St Nicholas Church, Guisborough 7:30pm

CPE Bach: Magnificat

Poulenc: Gloria

Tickets available from Greensleeves Music Shop and Guisborough Book Shop, both Chaloner Street, Guisborough or on the door.

Morpeth Music Society present The Coull Quartet

7.30pm Morpeth Town Hall

Mozart Quartet in D: K575
Smetana Quartet No.1: 'From my life'
Beethoven Quartet Op59 No.3: 'Rasumovsky'

Tickets £10 available from Aileen Cunningham (aileen@cunningham1204.fsnet.co.uk )

Sunderland Pianoforte Society Present - An Evening with Ashley Wass

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens, 7.15pm

Ashley Wass performs music by William Alwyn, Liszt, Debussy and Frank Bridge.

Tickets available at the door £9.00
A season subscription is available for all information and enquires contact 01429 296 225 or
www.sunderlandpianofortesociety.org.uk

Sunderland Pianoforte Society: An evening of piano music with Alison Farr

The Pottery Rooms in the Winter Gardens, Burdon Road, Sunderland, 7.15pm

Due to a number of requests from members of Sunderland Pianoforte Society, Alison Farr returns to perform and evening of piano music by Mendelssohn, J.S.Bach, Bartock, Poulenc and Chopin.

Further details from www.sunderlandpianofortesociety.org.uk