Four Decades Of Distinguished Musical Leadership Concludes In Concert Of Favourites

Four Decades Of Distinguished Musical Leadership Concludes In Concert Of Favourites
April 25, 2022

Andrew Penny MBE is to conduct his final programme with the Hull Philharmonic Orchestra after 40 years at the helm.

The May 14 concert marks the end of his tenure with a performance of some of his favourite music at Hull City Hall. The hugely popular Clarinet Concerto by Mozart with soloist John Bradbury and the Enigma Variations by Elgar, will be complemented by the mighty Brahms Symphony No 4.

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Irish Folk Greats Dervish To Take Beverley Crowd By Storm This May

Irish Folk Greats Dervish To Take Beverley Crowd By Storm This May
March 31, 2022

Dervish, one of the world’s most imaginative interpreters of Irish folk music, will take to the stage at East Riding Theatre, Beverley on Monday 23 May as part of a run of live dates across the UK.

Recently recognised with a BBC Lifetime Achievement Award, the Irish folk icons will be returning to stages across England and Wales this May, with dates in Beverley, Kendal, Bury, Cambridge, Grantham, London and Cardiff.

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Winter Music Festival Stage4Beverley Will Soon Be With Us

Winter Music Festival Stage4Beverley Will Soon Be With Us
January 26, 2022

This year’s Stage4Beverley festival is almost upon us and with restrictions being eased, and one event already sold out, it promises to be a week full of excellent performances and entertainment.

Leading artists from around the country will be arriving in Beverley to bring their music, song, poems and more to venues around the town.

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Bridlington Spa Welcomes Back ‘Let’s Rock’

Bridlington Spa Welcomes Back ‘Let’s Rock’
January 14, 2022

The popular young people’s music event, ‘Let’s Rock’, returns on Saturday, 22 January at the Royal Hall, Bridlington Spa, at 6pm. The event showcases the work of young bands, groups and solo performers from across the East Riding and Hull. Over 100 young people of all ages and abilities will be sharing their music.

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Beverley’s Winter Music Festival STAGE4BEVERLEY Is Back

Beverley’s Winter Music Festival STAGE4BEVERLEY Is Back
December 9, 2021

As winter has finally reached us, we have something to cheer us up and to look forward to in those long, cold and dark winter nights.

Beverley’s Winter music festival, Stage4Beverley, is back again next February ( 13th – 20th ) after a year’s break due to COVID. Chris Wade, the programmer for the festival said “ the festival has felt so long in coming that we all now feel the need to get out and hear live music and entertainment. S4B is the perfect answer.”

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East Riding Festival Of Words 2021 Tickets Now On Sale

East Riding Festival Of Words 2021 Tickets Now On Sale
September 15, 2021

East Riding Libraries are delighted to announce a varied and exciting programme for their literature festival, The East Riding Festival of Words, which will be back with live events this autumn.

The main festival will take place from Friday 15 to Saturday, 23 October, with additional events scheduled in the lead-up, plus a varied programme of children’s events too. 

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East Riding Festival Of Words Returns With Live Events For 2021

East Riding Festival Of Words Returns With Live Events For 2021
August 24, 2021

East Riding Libraries are delighted to announce a varied and exciting programme for their literature festival, The East Riding Festival of Words, which will be back with live events this autumn.

The main festival will take place from Friday 15 to Saturday, 23 October, with additional events scheduled in the lead-up, plus a varied programme of children’s events too. 

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Businesses Leading The Way To Promote Literacy By Backing The Big Malarkey

Businesses Leading The Way To Promote Literacy By Backing The Big Malarkey
June 23, 2021

Children and their families from across the region are celebrating the return this week of a festival that encourages curiosity, learning and creativity by promoting reading for pleasure.

The Big Malarkey took a Covid-enforced break during 2020 but is now beginning a new chapter at East Park with a week of activities dedicated to schools in the city, followed by a weekend of events that are open to the public.

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Resonance Workshop Residencies For BAME Music-Makers Return

Resonance Workshop Residencies For BAME Music-Makers Return
September 22, 2020

Following the successful ‘Lockdown Edition’ of its workshops for music-makers and composers from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, Opera North is seeking applications for next spring’s Resonance programme, and planning for a return to collaborations in person, with live scratch performances in front of audiences.

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Musicians In Tune With Mental Health With Release Of Three Minute Heroes Album

Musicians In Tune With Mental Health With Release Of Three Minute Heroes Album
August 12, 2020

A project which uses music to deliver mental health messages from young people about what’s on their mind will this week showcase the products of its second phase with a virtual launch.

Three Minute Heroes, led by The Warren Youth Project, brings together musicians from across the Hull area, draws on writing from students in East Yorkshire and is already having an impact on health and social care in Manchester.

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Children’s Shows Return To Bridlington Spa

Children's Shows Return To Bridlington Spa
July 28, 2020

Popular local children’s entertainer Magic Mike will be back for fun and frivolity at Bridlington Spa with two shows per week in August.

With social distancing in place, the venue will be operating at a reduced capacity and the show will take place in the Edwardian style theatre. Instead of the Royal Hall.

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International Drag Showcase Live In Your Living Room!

International Drag Showcase Live In Your Living Room!
July 22, 2020

New Hull-based events company Rich T Events presents ambitious digital drag show, ‘Thru The Queer Hole’, featuring over 50 drag acts from around the world on Friday 24 July.

The show will feature big-name stars from RuPaul’s Drag Race, the Boulet Brother’s Dragula, and Channel 4’s Drag SOS, as well as acts from around the UK and USA, including icons of Hull’s LGBT+ scene.

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