Messiah, Hallé, The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
In Manchester, when, precisely, does Christmas begin? Is it Christmas when the city’s...
Read MorePosted by Alfred Searls | Dec 18, 2024 | Bands & Gigs, Music
In Manchester, when, precisely, does Christmas begin? Is it Christmas when the city’s...
Read MorePosted by Alfred Searls | Jun 10, 2024 | Archives
On the evening when Manchester United was fighting for the FA Cup down in London, back in Manchester a different season was also drawing to a dramatic close. I’m talking about The Hallé Orchestra’s conclusion to its...
Read MorePosted by Helen Nugent | Jun 10, 2024 | Archives
Northern Soul has teamed up with the Royal Northern College of Music to offer five readers a family ticket to the first concert in their new Young Explorers Series for children. Take a trip into space as the Piccadilly Symphony...
Read MorePosted by Chris Payne | Jun 10, 2024 | Archives
A year or so after his MTV appearance on Unplugged, I went to see Tony Bennett at the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow. It was 1996, he was about to turn 70, and I thought this might be the last time I’d get a chance to see the...
Read MorePosted by Charlotte Oliver | Jun 1, 2024 | Archives
As I queued at the security bag search at Scarborough’s Open Air Theatre, I found myself wondering whether they’d noticed any unusual trends in people’s bags that evening given how strongly associated Tom Jones is with the...
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