“Cue Music!”
2024 - 2025 Concert Season
at a glance…
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Lights, Camera, Action!
The Huddersfield Philharmonic Orchestra with Compere & Soloist - Adam Smith, presents their annual family friendly concert. Over the past few years, this has gained in popularity with our audience of all ages, so advance booking is recommended. This year, they will transport you to a Hollywood set, with tunes from the movies! They encourage you to don your cowboy hat, space boots, or evening dress and join in the fun! Tickets start at £5. Group discounts available for parties of 10+
SPACE ODYSSEY | MAGNIFICENT SEVEN | JAMES BOND | GLADIATOR | THE DAMBUSTERS | THE GREAT ESCAPE | THE PINK PANTHER | BEAUTY & THE BEAST | WONKA & MORE!
Conductor: Katherine Stonham | Leader: Eileen Butterworth | Compere: Adam Smith
About Adam Smith…
Adam is an actor, singer, after dinner speaker and teacher. His extensive theatre credits include: The Full Monty (National Tour), Of Mice and Men (Torch Theatre), Billy Elliott (Italian Tour), The Snow Queen (UAE Tour), Santa’s Missing Trousers (Torch Theatre), Seaside Special (Openwide International), Bridlington Summer Season, Cinderella (Mark Andrews Productions) and A Midsummer Nights Dream (Made Up North Theatre). His television credits include: Gladiators Epic Prank (CBBC), Player Prank (Sky), Micheal McIntyres Big Show (BBC) and Only Here for the Pier (Yorkshire TV).
He regularly tours all over the UK as an after dinner speaker with his shows “May Your Days be Merry and Bright” and “From West End to Broadway” and delivers one to one singing and vocal coaching lessons through his business Calderdalesingingteacher.co.uk
Instagram : Adam.portersmith
Facebook: Calderdale Singing Teacher
European Excursion
Dukas: Fanfare to La Peri
Sibelius: Violin Concerto
Dvorak: Symphony No 6
Conductor: Katherine Stonham | Leader: Eileen Butterworth | Soloist: Xander Croft
Let’s get this party started!
The Huddersfield Philharmonic Orchestra kick off the Prom Season with a joyous, fun filled, "last night of the Prom's style" concert for all. Music will include Ravel’s Bolero, Dukas – the Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Bizet – Carmen Suite, Copland – El Salon Mexico, a WORLD PREMIERE of Peter Thompson's Prelude for Orchestra, and much more!
Conductor: Katherine Stonham | Leader: Eileen Butterworth
Mince Spies & Mozart
Huddersfield Philharmonic Orchestra invite you to join them as they welcome in the yuletide season, with their annual Christmas Concert, featuring a real mix of festive music. (Please note the change of venue from previous years)
Rimsky-Korsakov: Snow Maiden Suite
Killian: Mince Spies
Mozart: 3 German Dances
Tchaikovsky: December
+more!
Conductor: Katherine Stonham | Leader: Eileen Butterworth | Soloist: Rowena Burton
Kirklees Classics
Huddersfield Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Katherine Stonham, are back for their 2024-2025 “Cue Music!” Season, which once again starts with a concert packed with much loved Classics.
Brahms: Academic Overture
Dvorak: Serenade for Strings
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
Conductor: Katherine Stonham | Leader Eileen Butterworth
Summer House
Our end of season summer concert is always packed with beautiful music to round off our season. This year is no exception. Our horn section introduce us to a work written by the horn player of the Dresden Royal Court Orchestra and inspired by a similarly-named work by Robert Schumann, which he had played in the presence of the composer.
Beethoven - Overture - Egmont
Fauré - Pavane
Hübler - Konzertstück for 4 horns and orchestra
Beethoven - Symphony No. 7
Conductor: Katherine Stonham
Soloists: Bob Shaw, John Page, Judith Stones and Nick Barber
Hummel in the House
Our Principal Trumpet takes centre stage in a performance of this concerto by a student of both Mozart and Salieri. We also feature Gustav Holst in the 150th anniversary of his birth, and a gem of a symphony by Brahms.
Holst - The Perfect Fool
Hummel - Trumpet Concerto
Brahms - Symphony No. 2
We Love More Musicals!
We are back again with even MORE classics from the Musicals, including:
My Fair Lady, Phantom of the Opera, South Pacific, Oliver, West Side Story, Shrek & of course…..
The Little Mermaid
This is a concert suitable for young and old, with favourites from every generation included, so why not make it a family or group occasion (group tickets are available on request from the ticket secretary). This concert is not in the tradition of a formal concert and younger members of the audience will be especially welcome.
Christmas at home with the HPO
Christmas music galore, old and new, songs from Rowena and carols for you to sing too.
Hall of Fame 2023
We return with another Hall of Fame as the first concert of our 2023-2024 series, but the final performance as part of Kirklees Year of Music 2023 (#kyom23). We are delighted to perform former conductor Arthur Butterworth’s Mill Town almost 20 years to the day since the orchestra gave the debut performance here in the Town Hall. We also feature one of Dvořák’s best-loved symphonies.
Glinka: Overture - Ruslan and Lyudmilla
A Butterworth: Mill Town
Bizet: Jeux d’enfrants (Petite Suite d’Orchestre)
Dvořák: Symphony No. 8
Conductor: Katherine Stonham