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North Wales Chronicle
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- North Wales Chronicle
Music from BBC's Wolf Hall to be performed in North Wales
The event will take place at the North Wales International Music Festival on September 18, featuring a concert dedicated to the work of Debbie Wiseman OBE, who composed the score for the acclaimed historical drama. The NEW Sinfonia orchestra will perform the music, with Ms Wiseman herself conducting one of the pieces. She will also appear in conversation with Zeb Soanes, Classic FM presenter, with their discussion set to be broadcast on the station. Ms Wiseman said: "I was involved from very early on in Wolf Hall with Peter and some of the themes were composed before filming began. "I didn't have to study a great deal of Tudor music and although I do make use of a few period instruments – harp, recorder, mandolin and cor anglais – the music is meant to reflect the immediacy of Hilary Mantel's prose. "It's not a historical documentary but a very dramatic portrayal of the novel." Ms Wiseman has also composed music for royal occasions, including a piece celebrating the late Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday. She said: "The piece celebrating the late Queen Elizabeth's 90th birthday was composed and recorded by the BBC Concert Orchestra in great secrecy five years before the death of the Queen and was subsequently released as a single with all proceeds going to the Queen's Commonwealth Trust." The North Wales International Music Festival runs from September 11 to 20. The opening concert on September 11 will feature Joseph Calleja, Maltese tenor. Other headliners include the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, vocal ensemble Apollo5, and the Black Dyke Band. This year's programme will also see the return of the Pendine Young Musician of Wales competition. The final concert will feature the North Wales Choral Union and Orchestra, conducted by Trystan Lewis. Fringe events, introduced last year with the aim of strengthening ties with the community, will also return. The festival is supported by the Pendine Park care organisation through the Pendine Arts and Community Trust, along with funding from the Arts Council of Wales, Arts and Business Cymru, and Tŷ Cerdd. Jeremy Salisbury, director of Salisburys Chartered Accountants, sponsors of the Wiseman concert, said: "We are proud to be long-term supporters of the North Wales International Music Festival that's firmly established itself as one of the highlights in the cultural calendar of Wales. "We were delighted to have the opportunity to sponsor the concert showcasing the work of the brilliant composer, Debbie Wiseman, whose work will be familiar to so many television viewers." Tickets are available at Cathedral Frames in St Asaph, and Theatr Clwyd by phone (01352 344101).
Rhyl Journal
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Rhyl Journal
Music from BBC's Wolf Hall to be performed in North Wales
The event will take place at the North Wales International Music Festival on September 18, featuring a concert dedicated to the work of Debbie Wiseman OBE, who composed the score for the acclaimed historical drama. The NEW Sinfonia orchestra will perform the music, with Ms Wiseman herself conducting one of the pieces. She will also appear in conversation with Zeb Soanes, Classic FM presenter, with their discussion set to be broadcast on the station. Ms Wiseman said: "I was involved from very early on in Wolf Hall with Peter and some of the themes were composed before filming began. "I didn't have to study a great deal of Tudor music and although I do make use of a few period instruments – harp, recorder, mandolin and cor anglais – the music is meant to reflect the immediacy of Hilary Mantel's prose. "It's not a historical documentary but a very dramatic portrayal of the novel." Ms Wiseman has also composed music for royal occasions, including a piece celebrating the late Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday. She said: "The piece celebrating the late Queen Elizabeth's 90th birthday was composed and recorded by the BBC Concert Orchestra in great secrecy five years before the death of the Queen and was subsequently released as a single with all proceeds going to the Queen's Commonwealth Trust." The North Wales International Music Festival runs from September 11 to 20. The opening concert on September 11 will feature Joseph Calleja, Maltese tenor. Other headliners include the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, vocal ensemble Apollo5, and the Black Dyke Band. This year's programme will also see the return of the Pendine Young Musician of Wales competition. The final concert will feature the North Wales Choral Union and Orchestra, conducted by Trystan Lewis. Fringe events, introduced last year with the aim of strengthening ties with the community, will also return. The festival is supported by the Pendine Park care organisation through the Pendine Arts and Community Trust, along with funding from the Arts Council of Wales, Arts and Business Cymru, and Tŷ Cerdd. Jeremy Salisbury, director of Salisburys Chartered Accountants, sponsors of the Wiseman concert, said: "We are proud to be long-term supporters of the North Wales International Music Festival that's firmly established itself as one of the highlights in the cultural calendar of Wales. "We were delighted to have the opportunity to sponsor the concert showcasing the work of the brilliant composer, Debbie Wiseman, whose work will be familiar to so many television viewers." Tickets are available at Cathedral Frames in St Asaph, and Theatr Clwyd by phone (01352 344101).
Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Music lover has enjoyed town festival for 80 years
A woman who attended the first edition of a long-running music festival has said it is "enormously important" to the community as it celebrates its 80th anniversary. Elizabeth Jacobs was 12 years old when she went to Cheltenham Music Festival with her parents in June 1945, and still attends now, aged 92. The line-up for Cheltenham Music Festival 2025 has included workshops for children, a BBC Concert Orchestra performance honouring 80 years of spy movie soundtracks, and free events in various cafes, bars, and shops. Jack Bazalgette, the festival's artistic director, said its history and audience, and the town of Cheltenham itself, is what makes the event, which runs until Saturday, so special. More news stories for Gloucestershire Listen to the latest news for Gloucestershire Ms Jacobs still has the flyer for the first Cheltenham Music Festival 80 years ago. "The planning would have happened before hostilities finished," Ms Jacobs said. "[I was] really fortunate in that my parents were music lovers and, when the music festival arrived, they took me as a young teenager. "I sat with them in Cheltenham Town Hall listening to big orchestral sound." "I think [the festival] is enormously important," Ms Jacobs added. "It heartens me and particularly the opportunities that get offered, for instance, when there's big orchestral pieces, that require a children's choir." A collection of photographs taken by Ms Jacobs at Cheltenham Music Festival throughout the years has been turned into a book. Mr Bazalgette said looking back at programmes from past events and seeing names who have performed over the years is "inspiring". "With that comes an audience who really know their stuff and are keen to explore new things," he said. "But I think there's something so special about Cheltenham. It's a beautiful place to come in the summer... the town is just well set up for a music festival. "We're going strong - we'll be here in the next 80 years, no doubt." Follow BBC Gloucestershire on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send your story ideas to us on email or via WhatsApp on 0800 313 4630. Artists announced for Cheltenham Music Festival Arts charity to celebrate 80 years of festivals Cheltenham Festivals
BBC News
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Music lover has enjoyed Cheltenham Music Festival for 80 years
A woman who attended the first edition of a long-running music festival has said it is "enormously important" to the community as it celebrates its 80th Jacobs was 12 years old when she went to Cheltenham Music Festival with her parents in June 1945, and still attends now, aged line-up for Cheltenham Music Festival 2025 has included workshops for children, a BBC Concert Orchestra performance honouring 80 years of spy movie soundtracks, and free events in various cafes, bars, and Bazalgette, the festival's artistic director, said its history and audience, and the town of Cheltenham itself, is what makes the event, which runs until Saturday, so special. Ms Jacobs still has the flyer for the first Cheltenham Music Festival 80 years ago."The planning would have happened before hostilities finished," Ms Jacobs said."[I was] really fortunate in that my parents were music lovers and, when the music festival arrived, they took me as a young teenager. "I sat with them in Cheltenham Town Hall listening to big orchestral sound." "I think [the festival] is enormously important," Ms Jacobs added."It heartens me and particularly the opportunities that get offered, for instance, when there's big orchestral pieces, that require a children's choir."A collection of photographs taken by Ms Jacobs at Cheltenham Music Festival throughout the years has been turned into a book. Mr Bazalgette said looking back at programmes from past events and seeing names who have performed over the years is "inspiring"."With that comes an audience who really know their stuff and are keen to explore new things," he said."But I think there's something so special about Cheltenham. It's a beautiful place to come in the summer... the town is just well set up for a music festival."We're going strong - we'll be here in the next 80 years, no doubt."
Scottish Sun
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Beloved BBC music star who performed for millions dies aged 74 as tributes flood in
Fans of the 'highly-talented' musician have expressed their sympathies 'MOST INTENSE SADNESS' Beloved BBC music star who performed for millions dies aged 74 as tributes flood in A BELOVED BBC music star who performed for millions has died aged 74 as tributes flood in. Composer and conductor Ronald Corp OBE tragically died on the morning of May 7. Advertisement The music icon had a high-flying career with the BBC Concert Orchestra was spotted on TV for its eight-week orchestra program BBC Proms. He also was the musical director for both the London Chorus in 1994 and the Highgate Choral Society. The London Chorus released an emotional tribute for their former director. They wrote on their website: "It is with the most intense sadness that we announce that our beloved Musical Director, Ronald Corp, died on the morning of 7th May at Bath. Advertisement "Ron was not simply a highly talented musician, as a composer, conductor and chorus master. "He was a genuine friend to us all: motivated at all times by the sincerity of his love of music and of the people with whom he made it." Fans of the beloved composer have taken to social media to share express their sympathies. One wrote: "Very sad to hear the news of the death of conductor, Ronald Corp OBE - a very sensitive and dedicated conductor, so at home in music by our home-grown composers. (He was also a composer, himself.) @BBCRadio3 @ArcheryPromos @TheLondonChorus." Advertisement Another shared: "The death has been announced, aged 74, on 7th May of Ronald Corp OBE. "Composer, conductor and Anglican priest he is probably best known for his work with British light classical music notably including Robert Binge (Sailing By, Elizabethan Serenade etc)."
