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North Wales Chronicle
4 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
4 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).
