Study Day: Butterworth – A Shropshire Lad and other songs with Joe Davies and Lucy Britton (soprano) – Violas and Bassoons needed!
Classical Café with Peter Gulbis – Brass and bassoons particularly welcome!
A Christmas Performance at Gibside – are you interested?
January – A Month of Dances – enrolment now open!
Study Day: Butterworth – A Shropshire Lad and other songs with Joe Davies and Lucy Britton (soprano)
Sunday 10th November, 2-6pm
Warcop Parish Hall, Warcop, Appleby-in-Westmorland CA16 6NX
To enrol, please click here
Violas and Bassoons needed!
Join our friend Joe Davies for another study day – this time with guest soprano Lucy Britton for a wonderful day looking at George Butterworth’s ‘ A Shropshire Lad’ and other songs.
Britain’s most underappreciated composer? Join Joe Davies (Conductor) and Lucy Britton (Soprano) for an exploration of George Butterworth, featuring his Shropshire Lad Rhapsody and the eponymous Song Cycle. Tragically killed in 1916 at the Battle of the Somme, Butterworth’s music represents a tribute to a lost generation, a moving testimony to the days lost by so many. Kaleidoscopic harmonies combine with glorious melodies in the music of one of Britain’s finest.
We’d love to see you there!
Classical Café with Peter Gulbis
Sunday 1st December
12-2pm Rehearsal
3pm Performance
Middlesbrough Town Hall, Albert Rd, Middlesbrough TS1 2QJ
£6 Members/ £8 Non-Members
To enrol for this event, please click here
Brass and bassoons particularly welcome!
Join Peter Gulbis for a Cobweb performance as part of Middlesbrough Town Hall’s Classical Cafe series.
Cobweb Billingham welcomes players on all instruments to join us for this event!
We have a 2-hour rehearsal, with the performance following on once the audience (‘Classical Cafe’) has assembled. It is a fine opportunity to ‘showcase’ the Cobweb movement!
The 1-hour programme is deliberately audience-friendly and varied, and readily ‘learnable’ by folk joining us on the day. ‘Selection from South Pacific’ is centre stage, with movements from Handel, Mozart, Sullivan, Holst and Lloyd-Webber. A trio of carol arrangements (Hobbs/Kirby) start and finish the performance.
A Christmas Performance at Gibside – are you interested?
After the success of our summer performance, we have been invited back to Gibside on Sunday 15th December in the afternoon, to contribute to their Christmas celebrations. If this sounds interesting to you, complete the form here.
If there’s enough interest, we’ll make this go ahead in a Cobweb first. Register your interest by Friday 15th November and we’ll let you know if it’s going ahead by Monday 18th November.
A Month of Dances:
Waltz your way into the new year with a Month of Music to Dance to (dancing whilst playing optional!) Don’t let January blues step on your toes, put your rhythm shoes on and join Mark and our guest conductors for an exciting month of music to get you swaying in your seats. As ever, there’s a ticket deal on offer so the more events you attend, the better the deal.
To enrol for any of the following January events, please click here.
Sunday 5th January, 2-6pm, St. Paul’s Centre, Spennymoor
Dance your way into the New Year (Vienna style!) with Mark Edwards
In traditional Viennese style, join Mark to welcome in the New Year. With a flurry of polkas, waltzes and marches, kick off your 2025 full of joy, excitement and positivity. Bow ties not required!
Saturday 11th January, 12-5pm, Lidgett Methodist Church, York
Please note different times to usual Saturday events.
Borodin – Polovtsian Dances with Helen Harrison
You might remember Helen from our Month Of series in 2023, and we’re delighted she’s back to guide us through Borodin’s heroic Polovtsian Dances.
Saturday 18th January, 11-4pm, Dalston Victory Hall, Dalston
Tchaikovsky – Selections from Swan Lake and The Nutcracker with Au Arias
We welcome Au to Cobwebs, and we’re delighted he will be taking us through selections of the much loved Tchaikovsky ballets of Swan Lake and The Nutcracker.
Sunday 26th January, 2-6pm, Dipton Jubilee Centre
Rachmaninov – Symphonic Dances with Mark Edwards
What an ending to the month! Join Mark for a Month Of finale – an exploration of Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances – his final orchestral masterpiece. We’ll look at his use of folk melodies, jazz and even an Orthodox chant.
Cost
As promised, we’re offering a deal if you sign up to multiple events:
1 event – £13 member / £16 non-member
2 events – £24 member / £30 non-member (saving £2)
3 events – £33 member / £42 non-member (saving £6)
4 events – £39 member / £51 non-member (saving £13, one event free for members!)
Lorna Edwards
