Huddersfield Phil members enjoyed forming the band under Nick Smith’s baton for Silk Opera’s production of “The Mikado” at Gawsworth Hall, Macclesfield.
Feedback comments from the Silk Opera website, guestbook page, at www.silkopera.com/guestbook/
Congratulations on the brilliant production of “The Mikado”. You gave us all a real treat at The Hall. The best production ever! ..read more
Huddersfield Examiner 6 June 2011
Concert revue by William Marshall
For the great majority of people, movie soundtracks, rather than the concert hall, CDs, Radio 3 or Classic FM, are where they encounter and experience orchestral music.
It is a canny tactic, then, for an organisation like the Huddersfield Phil to put on ..read more
Huddersfield Examiner – 2 May 2011
Review by William Marshall
Having been confirmed as its new principal conductor, Nicholas Smith presided over one of the Huddersfield Philharmonic’s most assured, mature performances for a long time.
It was a demanding programme, but there was always plenty of power in reserve. Towards the close of ..read more
The following story appeared in the Sunday Mirror of 27 March 2011 and, cpmplete with illustrations, is accessible on line at
www.mirror.co.uk/…/found-at-last-the-violin-played-by-the-titanic- bandmaster-as-the-ship-went-down-115875-23018075/ -
Other posts on this site document the link between Wallace Hartley and Huddersfield Philharmonic Orchestra
Mystery over heroic band leader’s artefactExclusive by Mike Merritt
The missing violin played by the Titanic’s band ..read more
Our thanks to players Bob (Principal Horn) and Julie (trumpet) Shaw for providing this insight into the musicians aboard the Titanic, including bandleader Wallace Hartley, former playng member of the Huddersfield Philharmonic. It is an interesting coincidence that the centenary of the voyage of the Titanic occurs in the same year ..read more
Long term subscribers to the Huddersfield Philharmonic Orchestra’s concert season, Mr & Mrs Roger and Susan Shaw, were inspired to write the following in an email on Sunday February 6th, subsequently kindly confirming that they were also happy for their comments to be published:
“Last night’s Concert was outstanding ..read more
Title: Huddersfield Philharmonic Orchestra
Venue: Huddersfield Town Hall
Review: William Marshall.
After the events of November, when the abrupt, acrimonious departure of principal conductor Natalia Luis-Bassa made headline news in the Examiner and throughout the country, this was one of the most important concerts in the history of the Huddersfield Phil.
Any suggestion of ..read more
An afternoon performance, starting at 3pm, this is a concert of film music that the whole family can enjoy, compered by our friend of the Phil Robert Powell, most recently of ‘Holby City’ fame. Robert narrated our “Peter and the Wolf” in 2008, which can still be seen on YouTube. ..read more
We intend to perform an exciting series of three ‘themed’ subscriber concerts this season, the run up to our 150th Anniversary in 2012.
Dates booked for the Huddersfield Town Hall (”subscriber” season 2010-11) are as follows, with the final musical programmes as indicated.
Saturday 13th November 2010 (”explosive” music”) ”Music for the Royal Fireworks” ..read more
A theme of Russian composers pervades the thrilling third concert of our 2010-11 subscriber season, on the eve of “May Day”. We look forward to warmly welcoming you at the Town Hall! Book early to avoid the queues.
Mussorgsky – Night on a Bare Mountain
Rachmaninoff – Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Shostakovich ..read more