2011 – 2012 Concert Season

Details of our 2011/2012 season are as follows:


West Meets East

Saturday 12th November 2011
Waterside Arts Centre, Sale
(Box Office Tel: 0161 912 5616)

Pre-concert talk at 6:50 pm, Concert at 7:30 pm

North Cheshire Wind Orchestra
Yibin Seow Conductor
Zhou Mi Cello

Programme to include:

Steven Bryant – ImPercynations
Johan de Meij – Casanova
Zechariah Goh – Symphonie Bombastique
Itaru Sakai – Alpine Flower’s Party
Derek Bourgeois – Arabian Knights


Festive Concerts

Saturday 10th December 2011
St John’s URC, Wilderspool Causeway, Warrington
For ticket enquiries, email tickets@northcheshire.org.uk

Family Concert at 4:00 pm, Main Concert at 7:30 pm

North Cheshire Wind Orchestra
Tom Newall Conductor

Programmes to include all of your seasonal favourites

A shorter afternoon Christmas programme is sure to appeal to younger audiences – bring your own jingle bells or homemade shaker to join in with the band. Both concerts include carols and other seasonal favourites for all the family.


Variations on America

Saturday 4th February 2012
Pyramid Arts Centre, Warrington
(Box Office Tel: 01925 442345)

Pre-concert talk at 6:50 pm, Concert at 7:30 pm

North Cheshire Wind Orchestra
Yibin Seow Conductor
Dr Jazz and the Cheshire Cats Big Band
Matt Shaw Director

NCWO programme to include:

Charles Ives – Variations on “America”
Virgil Thompon – A Solemn Music
Robert Russell Bennett – Symphonic Songs for Band

Dr Jazz and the Cheshire Cats programme to include:

Bill Reddie (Buddy Rich) – West Side Story
Vernon Duke arr. Bob Mintzer – April in Paris
Bob Mintzer – New Rochelle
Bob Mintzer – Mambone
Bob Minzter – Computer
Bob Mintzer – Sophisticated Lady


The Special Relationship

Saturday 28th April 2012
Pyramid Arts Centre, Warrington
(Box Office Tel: 01925 442345)

Pre-concert talk at 6:50 pm, Concert at 7:30 pm

North Cheshire Wind Orchestra
Alpesh Chauhan Conductor
Daniel Parkinson Conductor

Programme to include:

John Adams – Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Eric Whitacre – Lux Aurumque
Steven Reineke – The Witch and the Saint
Aaron Copland – Emblems
Eric Whitacre – Sleep
Malcolm Arnold – Tam O’Shanter Overture
Martin Ellerby – Dona Nobis Pacem
Malcolm Arnold – Prelude, Siciliano and Rondo


Festivals

Saturday 30th June 2012
Studio Theatre, Royal Northern College of Music, 124 Oxford Road, Manchester
(Box Office Tel: 0161 907 5555)

Pre-concert talk at 6:50 pm, Concert at 7:30 pm

North Cheshire Wind Orchestra
Catherine Tackley Conductor

Programme to include:

Dmitri Shostakovich – Festive Overture
Ottorino Respighi – Huntingtower
Gary Carpenter – Runcorn Bridge (NCWO Commission, World Première)
Adam Gorb – Awayday
Gordon Jacob – Music for a Festival
Adam Gorb – Dances from Crete


NCWO reserve the right to change any programme or soloist without prior notice.