THE SEASON 2010-2011                                                                                       AT A GLANCE

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October 7            7.30pm in Rochdale Parish Church (St. Chad's)
                   MUSIC BY MEMBERS OF THE NORTH WEST COMPOSERS
                                                         ASSOCIATION

                              Colin Bayliss:           SONATINE  for Flute and Piano
                              David Forshaw:       3 PIANO PIECES  
                             Geoffrey Kimpton:   SCOPE for Viola and Piano
                              Graham Marshall:   NIGHTMARES OVER CHRISTMAS for Piano Duet  
                                                                  HOSANNA SWING for Piano Duet 
                                                                  FIVE WHIMISIES for Voice and Piano
                                                                  PIETA for Organ
                                                                  HAITIAN LULLABY with VARIANTS for Flute and Piano
                              David Solomons:    Pieces  for Flute and Guitar 
                                          
                                                  with more to follow .............................................................!!! 

Members of the North West Composers Association in Prescot Parish Church with the Fell Clarinet Quartet during the Prescot Festival 2009
                                                          

                         DAVID FORSHAW piano    GEOFFREY KIMPTON viola   
                           JOHN PEACE piano CHRISTOPHER PULLEYN piano 
                                              LESLEY READING  flute 
                                DAVID SOLOMONS guitar/counter-tenor/baritone 

                                Adults £10            Students £5              Children £1

November 6                        7.30pm in Middleton Arena
                           THE BIG BAND from Chetham's School of Music

                                                    with jazz soloist  
                                                  JEAN TOUSSAINT                  

                             Adults £14   Senior Citizens £12    Students £5  Children £1 
Their debut performance at the Middleton Arena presents a magical evening of great charts performed by the students from the internationally renowned Chetham's School  of Music.

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The following four concerts are those for which SUBSCRIPTION SEASON TICKETS apply:

                                               SUBSCRIPTION SEASON TICKETS                 
                               Adults £48 (saving £9)  Senior Citizen £40 (saving £9)

February 5****                    7.30pm in Heywood Civic Centre
                                            ALEXANDRA DARIESCU  piano
                                                                                                                                                   
                                            Beethoven           32 Variations in C minor
                                            Schumann            Abegg Variations
                                            Chopin                  Two Nocturnes Op. 27 Nos. 1 and 2
                                            Debussy               L'isle joyeuse
                                            Liszt                       Ballade No. 2 in B minor
                                            Wagner arr.Liszt  Liebestod
                                            Chopin                  AndanteSpianato and Grande Polonaise in G

Alexandra Dariescu

March 12****                       7.30pm in Heywood Civic Centre
                                                      OPERA GALA
                                       Favourite Opera arias duets and ensembles
                                   with lighter Operetta and Musical Theatre numbers
                    Helen Sherman soprano  Emma Johnston  contralto  Richard Pollock  tenor  
                                       Oliver Dunn  baritone   Malcom Forbes-Peckham  piano 

April 9****                           7.30pm in Middleton Arena
                                        NORTHERN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 
                                          soloist MARTYN JACKSON  violin
                              Beethoven  Corialan Overture    Mendelssohn  Violin Concerto    
                              Barber  Adagio for strings    Mozart  Symphony No. 41, 'Jupiter'

May 8****                       7.30pm in Rochdale Parish Church (St. Chad's)                
                                          NEW LONDON CHAMBER ENSEMBLE 
                                                                     wind quintet
        Mozart Serenade in C minor   Ben Thorn 'Waking up' (theatre piece for Clarinet solo)
                         Ravel  Excerpts from 'Mother Goose'   Moondog  Birds of Paradise   
                                   Graham Marshall Wind Quintet, 'Moods' (World Premier)  
                                                          Jim Parker Missisippi Five

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June 11                    7.30pm in St. Andrew's Church, Smith Street, Rochdale

                                      Lucille Burns Flute   Vincent Lindsey-Clark  Guitar
                                                  Adults £10    Students  £5    Children £1 

----------------------------- TICKETS and information for all these concerts from: ----------------------       
          HEYWOOD CIVIC CENTRE, Church Street, Heywood OL10 1LW Tel.  01706 62410
 TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE, Touchstones, The Esplanade, Rochdale OL16 1AQ 
                                                             Tel. 01706 924928
           MIDDLETON ARENA          Tel. 0844 855 4020