A selection of Victorian & Elizabethan Music performed by Bishop Auckland Choral Society

Bishop Auckland Town Hall, 7.30pm

Enquiries: 01388 834 359

James Gilchrist (Tenor) and Anna Tilbrook (Piano)

Newcastle upon Tyne Chamber Music Society

The Sage Gateshead, Hall 2, 7.30pm

Enquiries: 0191 284 7421

Teesside Symphony Orchestra perform Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven

Holy Trinity Church, Hartburn, 7.30pm

Mozart: Idomeneo Overture & Ballet Music
Haydn : Cello Concerto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7

Enquiries: 01642 898 821

Zum play at Alnwick Playhouse

Alnwick Music Society
Alnwick Playhouse, 7.30pm

Five-piece group Zum will be performing:
Gordon: End Of Jealousy
Piazzolla: Oblivion
Summerhayes: Requiem
Rumanian Folk Tunes

Enquiries: 01665 720 633

Trio Jean Paul perform Haydn, Vasks and Brahms

Darlington Music Society

Darlington Arts Centre, 7.30pm

Enquiries: 01325 253 148

North Tyne & Redewater Choral Society perform Gilbert & Sullivan

Bellingham Town Hall, 7.30pm

North Tyne & Redewater Choral Society perform Gilbert & Sullivan: Pirates Of Penzance Excerpts plus Poetry & Songs

Enquiries: 01434 270 228

Alan Fearon (Piano) and Jeanette Mountain (Cello) perform Beethoven and Martinu

Hexham & District Music Society

Hexham, Queens Hall, 7.45pm

Enquiries: 01434 682 337

An Evening with Sarah Beth Briggs (Piano)

Sunderland Pianoforte Society

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens, 7.15pm

Sarah Beth Briggs (Piano) plays Haydn, Mozart, Bartok, Rachmaninov, Brahms, Chopin

Enquiries: 01429 296 225

Sarah-Jane Bradley (Viola) and Jonathan Ayerst (Piano) perform Schumann, Glinka, Elgar, Brahms and Martinu

Hartlepool Music Society
Hartlepool Town Hall Theatre, 7.30pm

Enquiries: 01429 837 034,
Website: http://www.hartlepoolmusicsociety.org.uk/

Durham Singers' Spring Concert

Elvet Methodist Church, Old Elvet, Durham City. 7.30pm.

Programme includes Fauré Requiem and motets by Bach, Byrd and Harris.

Tickets £10 (£8 concessions) from Durham Tourist Information, Millennium Square (0191 384 3720) or at the door.

Ryton Choral Society perform Mozart: Coronation Mass and Requiem Mass

Kings Hall, Newcastle University, 7.30pm

Mozart: Coronation Mass and Requiem Mass (featuring Graeme Danby among the soloists)

Enquiries: 0191 488 2329

Newcastle Choral Society perform Verdi and Campling

Banqueting Suite, Civic Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, 7.30pm

Verdi: Four Sacred Pieces
Campling: In Paradisum

Enquiries: 0191 286 6338

Tynedale Orchestra performs Tomlinson and Mendelssohn

Hexham QEHS Winter Gardens, Hexham, 7.30pm

Tomlinson: English Folk Dance Suite
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4

Enquiries: 01661 822909, website:http://www.tynedaleorchestra.org.uk/

Darlington Choral Society perform Orff and Johnson

The Dolphin Centre, Darlington, 7.30pm

Orff: Carmina Burana
Johnson: Te Deum

Enquiries: 01325 488 911

Berwick Arts Choir perform Bernstein, Gershwin, Grofe and Harris

Berwick Parish Church, 7.00pm

Bernstein: Chichester Psalms
Gershwin: I Got Rhythm
Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite
Harris: Folk Song Symphony

Enquiries: 01890 840 494, email lorbottle@btinternet.com

Vogler String Quartet perform Beethoven, Bartok and Schumann

Hexham & District Music Society
Queens Hall, Hexham, 7.30pm

Beethoven: Razumovsky No. 3
Bartok: Quartet No. 2
Schumann: Op. 4 No. 2

Enquiries: 01434 682 337

Bishopwearmouth Choral Society perform Handel and Britten

Sunderland Minster, 7.30pm

Handel: Dixit Dominus
Britten: Rejoice In The Lamb; Abraham & Isaac

Enquiries: 0191 528 1469

Guisborough Choral Society celebrate 40 Years: includes Rutter's Gloria

'Forty Years On'

Guisborough Methodist Church, Westgate, 7.30pm

Guisborough Choral Society are celebrating 40 years with a selection of music sung over the years, which will include Rutter's Gloria.

Tickets available from Greensleeves or Guisborough Book Shop, both Chaloner Street.
Prices £9.00; £8.00 concessions; £1.00 students and children.
Enquiries: 01287 633 850

There will be a reception following the concert, previous choir members are most welcome.

Bobby Chen (Piano)

Darlington Piano Society

Darlington Arts Centre, 7.30pm

Bach: Chromatic Fantasy & Fugue
Prokofiev: Visions Fugitives
Schubert: Impromptu D.899 Opus 90
S. Cant: Turning the Tide (First performance)
Delius: Preludes and Toccata
Liszt: Ballade No.2

Bobby Chen entered the Yehudi Menuhin School in 1991. In 1996 he was selected as a soloist for a Classic FM CD, 'Yehudi Menuhin's Young Virtuosi'. He toured Britain with Menuhin and the Warsaw Sinfonia. 1997 saw him at the Royal Festival Hall playing in the South Bank Prokofiev Festival. After his 1998 concerto debut with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra he toured with Nicholas Daniel, Britten Sinfonia and the Cavendish Singers for the John Lewis Partnership's Golden Jubilee Celebrations. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Music with 1st Class Honours.

There will be a pre-concert talk at 6.30pm (free to ticket holders) in which the composer Stephanie Cant will talk about her new piece, Turning the Tide and Bobby Chen will describe the challenges of tackling a new commission and giving the first public performance.

Enquiries: 01325 469 019
Website: http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/darlingtonpiano/

The Painter and the Patriarch (The 'Zurbaran' Oratorio)

Auckland Castle 22nd, 23rd, 24th March @ 7.30pm

Bishop Auckland Choral Society are staging a specially written oratorio by David Napthine, Duncan Brown and Greg Pullen, inspired by a unique collection of paintings by Spanish artist Francisco de Zurbaran depicting Jacob and his Twelve Sons dressed in Spanish peasant costume. The paintings have been housed in Auckland Castle since 1756, and it is here - home to the Bishop of Durham and one of the finest palaces in the Church of England - that this unique work will be performed. Further background is given in our news section, as well as details of exciting opportunities to participate.

The Oratario, produced by theatre company Changeling Productions, will tell the story of the paintings interwoven with the Biblical story of Jacob. Local school children and members of the community will take part in an opening procession with music, movement and icons in the style of traditional religious processions of Seville and the performance concludes with a grand firework finale.

Soloists for the 3 performances will be Eliot Alderman (tenor), Richard Coxon (tenor), Paul Hudson (bass) and Jonathan Scott (tenor).

Anyone wishing to get involved contact Jill Cole, Project Manager on 01833 631838.
Tickets on sale from Brothertons, Bishop Auckland or phone 01833 631838.

The Painter and the Patriarch (The 'Zurbaran' Oratorio)

Auckland Castle 22nd, 23rd, 24th March @ 7.30pm

Bishop Auckland Choral Society are staging a specially written oratorio by David Napthine, Duncan Brown and Greg Pullen, inspired by a unique collection of paintings by Spanish artist Francisco de Zurbaran depicting Jacob and his Twelve Sons dressed in Spanish peasant costume. The paintings have been housed in Auckland Castle since 1756, and it is here - home to the Bishop of Durham and one of the finest palaces in the Church of England - that this unique work will be performed. Further background is given in our news section, as well as details of exciting opportunities to participate.

The Oratario, produced by theatre company Changeling Productions, will tell the story of the paintings interwoven with the Biblical story of Jacob. Local school children and members of the community will take part in an opening procession with music, movement and icons in the style of traditional religious processions of Seville and the performance concludes with a grand firework finale.

Soloists for the 3 performances will be Eliot Alderman (tenor), Richard Coxon (tenor), Paul Hudson (bass) and Jonathan Scott (tenor).

Anyone wishing to get involved contact Jill Cole, Project Manager on 01833 631838.
Tickets on sale from Brothertons, Bishop Auckland or phone 01833 631838.