ILKLEY NEW HORIZONS ORCHESTRA
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2024 Season
Conductors and Music
Conductors for the summer term
Elaine Levene: 12, 19, 26 April, 3 May
Patricia Brierley: 10, 17, 24, 31 May
Andrew McLauchlan: 7, 14, 21, 28 June
Peter Young: 5, 12, 19, 26 July
Peter Young
has chosen
Vaughan Williams: English Folk Song Suite
Peter Young: Elegy for violin and orchestra
Nicolai: The Merry Wives of Windsor overture
Peter young: Recollections
Mozart: Jupiter symphony
Autumn Term
We do not meet in August.
The 4 Fridays in September will be conducted by
Tony Robson
History
We started our rehearsals this year, on
5th January
. We were conducted for the first five weeks by
Jo
. She chose the following music:
Prokofiev: Symphony no 1 in D major
Mozart: Horn concerto no 4
Wagner: Rienzi overture
Peter Young: Rondino
After
Jo
, we were conducted by
Tony Robson
, starting on 9th February. He chose:
Beethoven: Symphony no 2
Mozart: Impressario Overture
Schubert Rosamunde Ballet Music
Sullivan Iolanthe overture
Then
Barry Sugden
took up the baton. His chose
Beethoven: Symphony No 3 "Eroica"
Eric Coates: The Dambusters and/or Calling All Workers
Wagner: Mastersingers Overture
Strauss: Der Rosencavalier Waltz
Strauss: Die Fledermaus Overture
On the 12th of April,
Elaine Levene
took over. She chose
Arriaga: Symphony in D major
Auber: Zanetta overture
Berlioz: Les Franc Juges overture
Coates: "From the countryside" suite
German: Four dances from "Merrie England"
Mozart: Overture to Don Giovanni
Ravel: Pavane
Rossini arr Britten: Soirees Musicales
After Elaine, we were conducted by
Patricia Brierley
.
Her music was:
Beethoven: Symphony 1
Sullivan: Second Selection
Strauss: Die Fledermaus Overture and Selection
Suppe: Morning Noon and Night In Vienna Overture
Andrew
conducted a different symphony each week. These were
Beethoven 5
Haydn 102
Mendelssohn 4 (“Italian”)
Mozart 35 (“Haffner”)
His other music was:
Verdi: Sicilian Vespers
Brahms: Academic Festival Overture
Borodin: In The Steppes Of Central Asia
Suppe: Poet and Peasant Overture
Oklahoma Selection
Butterworth: The Banks of Green Willow
Conductors for the spring term
Jo Richardson: Jan 5, 12, 19, 26 Feb 2
Tony Robson: Feb 9, 16, 23, Mar 1
Barry Sugden: Mar 8, 15, 22, Apr 5
Elaine Levene: Apr 12, 19, 26, May 3)
There was no meeting on 29 March - this was Good Friday.
More history - last year
Autumn 2023
Our first conductor for the Autumn term was
Philippa
. She chose the following music:
Glinka: Rusland and Ludmilla Overture
Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture (Fingal’s Cave)
Haydn: Symphony 101 (The Clock)
Then, on 29th September,
Andrew
took up the baton (No, it is not a relay race). He guided us through
Mozart: Magic Flute overture
Haydn: Symphony 194
Mendelssohn: Ruy Blas overture
Beethoven: Prometheus overture
Dvorak: Humoreske
Rossini: Thieving magpie overture
Strauss: Annen Polka
Music for the Christmas Concert
David Dawson: Christmas Pops No 1
John Ireland: The Holy Boy
Leroy Anderson: A Christmas Festival
Johann Strauss: Radetsky March
Peter Young: Christmas Clog Dance no 2
Assorted Christmas carols
Conductors
Sept 1,8,15,22
Philippa
Sept 29, Oct 6,13,20
Andrew
Oct 27, Nov 3,10,17
Patricia
Nov 24, Dec 1,8,15,22
Peter Young
Our Christmas concert was on 22nd December and was conducted by
Peter Young
who wrote a piece specially for it!