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Purely Classical
Edward Elgar – Overture ‘Cockaigne’ (1901) Carl Nielsen – Flute Concerto (1926) Johannes Brahms – Symphony no. 2 (1877) Adding zest to…
From Finland to London
The evening of Saturday 19 November offered another opportunity to assess the strengths of the Todmorden Symphony Orchestra in their mixed programme…
Where Scotland Meets Ireland
Celtic Collisions Hamish MacCunn – The Land of the Mountain and the Flood (1887) Max Bruch – Scottish Fantasy (1880) with Shuwei…
New Beginnings
Old and new worlds jostle in a traditional programme Todmorden with its motto ‘By Industry We Prosper’ has a gleamingly spruced up…
Vienna… and beyond
On Saturday 18 January 2020, to welcome another musical year, Todmorden Orchestra presented a varied evening of masterpieces largely from the European…
Music for a century
Tragedy, fairy-tales and childhood visions in Yorkshire Malcolm Arnold – Overture: Peterloo (1967) Igor Stravinsky – Firebird Suite (1919) Gustav Mahler –…
Fame and farewell
Todmorden’s magnificent, Grade 1-listed Town Hall, dating from 1875, straddles county boundaries and county loyalties. The latter seems tired in the face…
From Italy to England
From the first wind entry with its undercurrent of string pizzicato, Respighi’s Ancient Airs and Dances developed its courtly ambiance. Variously rhythmic…
Autumn concert
There were three themes to this concert: Spain, aspects of Russia and intensely earnest fantasy. Before that, and given that a special…
Film Music Night
Opening with an unlisted, but immediately recognisable, cinema fanfare a Film Music Night concert was presented by Todmorden Orchestra at the Town…