The Phil’s concert on Saturday 12 November 2011 began with a performance of Sibelius’ Valse Triste, played in acknowledgement of the death in July of Mary Rafferty, leader of the orchestra from 1988 to 2009. The choice of music was made in conjunction with Mary’s husband, Ken. Along with the ..read more

Huddersfield Daily Examiner, Monday 14 November 2011

Review by William Marshall of

Concert in Huddersfield Town Hall on Saturday 12 November 2011

Extravagant folk music-infected compositions by Khachaturian and Borodin began and ended this concert and between them was the Brahms Violin Concerto in D major.

So this was not a concert that could easily ..read more

Here is the rehearsal schedule for the whole of the concert season 2011-12. Click on read more to see the link. You will see that only the details for the November concert are currently displayed in full, along with the outline dates for the rest of the season. The schedule ..read more

Members and friends of Huddersfield Philharmonic Orchestra will be saddened to learn of the death last weekend of former leader, Mary Rafferty, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Mary was a distinguished leader for many years and, even after her retirement due to increasing ill-health, was in the ..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

Huddersfield Philharmonic Orchestra are delighted to have been invited to be the resident orchestra for a new venture, Huddersfield Youth Opera, whose opening concert “excerpts from the world’s favourite operas” will be on Saturday 25th September 2010, 7.30pm at the Lawrence Batley Theatre. We are particularly happy that our leader, Mary Barber, ..read more

Hello, Many thanks for expressing an interest in playing with the Huddersfield Philharmonic Orchestra. We’re always pleased to hear from prospective new playing members.

The Society is a Registered Charity and consists of the orchestra itself, its patrons, subscribers & sponsors and an executive committee appointed at the Annual General Meeting (usually ..read more

Families & friends, businesses or individuals, might like to sponsor a player from as little as £25 per season, and for which their support will be acknowledged in the concert programmes & on the website.