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SUMMARY:Magical Mozart
DESCRIPTION:An evening of music featuring the sublime works of W A Mozart\, including the Requiem. \nMake a note in your diary.\nMore details to follow…
URL:https://www.overgatehospicechoir.co.uk/event/magical-mozart/
LOCATION:Halifax Minster\, Causeway\, Halifax\, HX1 1QL
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260613T070000
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SUMMARY:Feel The Spirit
DESCRIPTION:An evening of music centred on the American Deep South spiritual tradition. We will be joined by our special guests\, the famous Hammonds Band under the expert baton of their conductor Morgan Griffiths. \nAmong other items\, the choir will be performing ‘Feel the Spirit’\, a cycle of seven familiar spirituals expertly arranged by Sir John Rutter. \nThe vivid and expressive arrangements bring new life to such well loved titles as Steal Away\, I got a Robe and When the Saints go Marching In. \nMake a note in your diary.\nMore details to follow…
URL:https://www.overgatehospicechoir.co.uk/event/feel-the-spirit/
LOCATION:St Paul’s Church\, St Paul's Church\, Queen's Road\, Halifax\, HX1 3NU
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260307T190000
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SUMMARY:On With The Show!
DESCRIPTION:We are most grateful to Symphony Financial Advisers and The Robin Hood Inn\, Cragg Vale for their support and sponsorship of this concert. \n   \nOn With The Show!\nAn evening of music from light opera and musical theatre. \nThe choir will be performing\, among other items\, medleys from Les Misérables and The Lion King and dipping into the songbook of Steven Sondheim. \nWe are excited to be joined\, for this concert\, by our special guest\, Adam Lacey\, an acclaimed musical theatre actor and concert vocalist with over 20 years of professional experience. \n \nAdam Lacey’s professional career includes appearances in major musical theatre works such as Les Misérables\, The Phantom of the Opera\, Evita\, South Pacific and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat\, alongside extensive work as a featured soloist in concerts with choirs\, orchestras and live ensembles.
URL:https://www.overgatehospicechoir.co.uk/event/on-with-the-show/
LOCATION:All Saints Church Elland\, All Saints Church\, Savile Road\, Elland\, HX5 0NH
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251220T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251220T213000
DTSTAMP:20260417T170346
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SUMMARY:Carol Concert 2025
DESCRIPTION:We are most grateful to Simpson Wood and Sellers Textile Engineers for their sponsorship of our Carol concert.\nThis concert has also been generously supported by the Bearder Charity. \n       \nA Calderdale Christmas is not complete without the Overgate Hospice Choir Carol Concert. \nSet in the magnificent Minster with flickering candles\, twinkling lights and a forest of fragrant firs\, it is a festive delight for all the senses. A traditional Carol concert for all the family; special carols by the choir – a number of which involve audience participation – enhanced by exciting festive works from our famous guest band\, Hammonds\, under the expert baton of their conductor\, Morgan Griffiths. This year we are pleased to announce that there will be a guest appearance by the Anne Lister Dancers. \nThis concerts always sells out so make a note in your diary now and book your tickets early.
URL:https://www.overgatehospicechoir.co.uk/event/carol-concert-2025/
LOCATION:Halifax Minster\, Causeway\, Halifax\, HX1 1QL
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251018T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251018T213000
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SUMMARY:A German Requiem
DESCRIPTION:This concert has been generously supported by Walker Singleton\, Charnock Bates and individual choir members \n     \nA German Requiem\nJohannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)\nConductor: James Savage-Hanford\nPianists: Alan Horsey & Robert Sudall \nThis concert is dedicated to the memory of Dr Simon Lindley who died on 25th February 2025 aged 76. Simon joined the choir as accompanist in 1994\, and took over as conductor in 1997 until he retired in 2021. He is sadly missed by his many friends in the choir. \nThis substantial work is originally scored for a large orchestra\, but Brahms also produced an arrangement for piano duet which we will be using for our performance. This will give it a more intimate feel which is very much in keeping with the nature of the work. \nBrahms chose not to set the traditional liturgical texts in his Requiem\, instead selecting various passages from the Bible with a general theme of comfort and consolation. There are certainly none of the references to wrath and judgment found in many other Requiems. In fact there is often more focus on the living than on the dead! \nThe result is a piece of sublime and beautiful choral music which is understated and positive. \nPlease see the Tickets page for details of how to book tickets…
URL:https://www.overgatehospicechoir.co.uk/event/german-requiem/
LOCATION:Halifax Minster\, Causeway\, Halifax\, HX1 1QL
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250621T190000
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SUMMARY:Hope Springs in Song
DESCRIPTION:Hope Springs in Song\nWe held our first Hope Springs concert last year and it was so well received that we now have an eye to make it an annual event. \nWe are delighted to be joined once again by the Hospice Hi-Notes. The Hi-Notes choir is made up of staff\, volunteers and supporters from Overgate Hospice and provides an opportunity\, not only to enjoy the music\, but to support each other through personal highs and lows as well as through the inevitable challenges of hospice work. They see themselves very much as a family! They enjoy a wide range of musical styles\, some of which you will hear during the concert. \nThe different repertoires of the two choirs are contrasting but compliment each other very well. The music has been selected to be uplifting\, positive and life-affirming which we hope you will find inspiring\, energising and above all enjoyable. \nPlease see the Tickets page for details of how to book tickets…
URL:https://www.overgatehospicechoir.co.uk/event/hope-springs-2025/
LOCATION:All Saints Church Elland\, All Saints Church\, Savile Road\, Elland\, HX5 0NH
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250322T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250322T213000
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SUMMARY:Messiah
DESCRIPTION:We are most grateful to Symphony Financial Services\, Elland\, The Robin Hood Inn\, Cragg Vale and individual choir members for their generous support of this concert. \n  \nMessiah\nGeorge Frideric Handel (1685 – 1759)\nConductor: James Savage-Hanford\nOrgan: Alan Horsey\nWith principals of the National Festival Orchestra\nLeader: Sally Robinson \nHandel’s Messiah has become one of the most celebrated and performed works in the classical canon. \nMessiah traces the story of Jesus Christ based on three concepts: the story of the nativity and it’s prophecy; that of the crucifixion and redemption of mankind; and a commentary on the Christian soul and its victory over death. \nHandel uses his consummate skill as an opera composer to inject vivid colour and intense drama into his score. Arias of sublime beauty and triumphant courage sit alongside soaring choruses of stunning power\, including the iconic ‘Hallelujah Chorus’. \nBe part of a wonderful choral tradition and join us to experience some of Handel’s most heart-stopping music – dramatic\, profoundly touching and spiritual. \nPlease see the Tickets page for details of how to book tickets…
URL:https://www.overgatehospicechoir.co.uk/event/handels-messiah/
LOCATION:All Saints Church Elland\, All Saints Church\, Savile Road\, Elland\, HX5 0NH
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241221T213000
DTSTAMP:20260417T170346
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SUMMARY:Carol Concert 2024
DESCRIPTION:We are most grateful to Ramsden’s Solicitors for their support of our Carol Concert.\nThis concert has also been generously supported by The Bearder Charity.\n \nA Calderdale Christmas is not complete without the Overgate Hospice Choir Christmas Carol Concert. Set in the magnificent Minster\, with flickering candles\, twinkling lights and a forest of fragrant firs\, it is a festive delight for all the senses. \nA traditional Carol concert for all the family; special carols by the choir – a number of which involve audience participation – enhanced by exciting festive works from our famous guest band\, Hammonds. \nThe choir are particularly looking forward to performing a wonderful arrangement\, with brass band\, of O Holy Night (the UK’s favourite Carol) by local musician Darius Battiwalla. Another highlight is the hauntingly beautiful O Magnum Mysterium by Morten Lauridsen. \nHammonds Band\, under the expert baton of their conductor\, Morgan Griffiths\, will be performing Christmas medleys and arrangements from their extensive repertoire including Midnight Sleighride\, Meditation from Thais by Massenet and Frosty the Snowman. \nThis concert will sell out so get your tickets now. \nPlease see the Tickets page for details of how to book tickets…
URL:https://www.overgatehospicechoir.co.uk/event/carol-concert-2/
LOCATION:Halifax Minster\, Causeway\, Halifax\, HX1 1QL
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241019T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241019T213000
DTSTAMP:20260417T170346
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SUMMARY:The Creation
DESCRIPTION:We are most grateful to Walker Singleton\, Charnock Bates\, Sellers International and Ramsdens Solicitors for their support of our Autumn Concert \n            \nThe Creation\nJoseph Haydn (1732 – 1809)\nConductor: James Savage-Hanford\nOrgan: Alan Horsey\nWith principals and soloists from the National Festival Orchestra \nIn February this year David Armitage expressed a wish to contribute towards the sponsorship of the Choir’s autumn concert through his company Sellers International Ltd and gave us a generous donation. Very sadly\, David will not be able to see us perform The Creation as he died on 6 April\, but we are so grateful to him for his generosity to the Choir over many years and dedicate this concert to his memory. \nFor our Autumn concert we are delighted to present the choral masterpiece that is Haydn’s Creation. Combining texts from Genesis\, the Psalms and Milton’s Paradise Lost\, it tells the story of that most audacious of subjects; creation itself. \nThe oratorio opens with an extended instrumental passage where Haydn conjures primordial disorder and nothingness in sound; truly memorable and arresting. The work plays out almost like a musical panorama – changing landscapes and scenes summoned one after the other. We meet a whole host of angels\, as well as Adam and Eve\, who in turn take delight in introducing all of creation\, from dazzling light\, billowing seas and uplifted land\, to the whole animal kingdom. Listen out for the ‘musical jokes’ of the great whale\, leaping tiger and sinuous worm. \nThe architecture of Haydn’s music is breath-taking\, from the vast sweep of immense themes to tiny details that only emerge on closer inspection. It’s also a work that does unbounded joy and celebration better than almost any other; a spiritual masterpiece for a secular age. \nPlease see the Tickets page for details of how to book tickets…
URL:https://www.overgatehospicechoir.co.uk/event/autumn-concert-2/
LOCATION:Halifax Minster\, Causeway\, Halifax\, HX1 1QL
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240608T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240608T213000
DTSTAMP:20260417T170346
CREATED:20231117T112615Z
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SUMMARY:Raise the Curtain
DESCRIPTION:An evening of music from musical theatre and opera\nPerformed with Hammonds Band \nWe are most grateful to choir members for their support of this concert. \nConductor: James Savage-Hanford\nAccompanist: Robert Sudall\nMusical Director\, Hammonds Band: Morgan Griffiths \nJoin us for an evening of music from the world of opera and musical theatre. Sometimes exhilarating and rousing\, sometimes reflective and poignant\, but always enjoyable. A combination of old favourites together with some unexpected surprises. \nThe programme will include opera choruses from Purcell\, Handel and Mozart\, The Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves and The Anvil Chorus by Verdi\, together with Mascagni’s The Easter Hymn. This collection covers a range of periods and operatic styles. \nMusical theatre will be represented by the Great American Songbook of Rogers and Hammerstein’s Carousel (You’ll Never Walk Alone) and a compilation from South Pacific. This is paired with a choral medley from the great Stephen Sondheim\, including Comedy Tonight and Send in the Clowns. \nWe are delighted to be joined by our good friends Hammonds Band\, one of the country’s premier brass bands\, under the expert guidance of their musical director\, Morgan Griffiths. They will enhance the evening by exciting works from their own extensive repertoire. \nPlease see the Tickets page for details of how to book tickets…
URL:https://www.overgatehospicechoir.co.uk/event/summer-concert/
LOCATION:All Saints Church Elland\, All Saints Church\, Savile Road\, Elland\, HX5 0NH
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240302T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240302T203000
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SUMMARY:Spring Concert
DESCRIPTION:Hope Springs in Song\nThis is a joint concert with the Overgate Hi-Notes and will be an uplifting evening of music with an emphasis on the new hope of Spring and the new year. \nAs the dark days of winter give way to the lighter\, warmer days of spring\, we look forward to nature’s awakening and the promise of renewal and better days ahead. \nThis theme is reflected in our Hope Springs in Song concert. The music has been selected to be uplifting\, positive and life-affirming. Music can have a transformative effect. It can chime with our inner-most hopes and fears\, and stir emotions in a way that other mediums cannot. We hope that you will find our concert to be inspiring\, energising and\, above all\, enjoyable. \nWe are delighted to be joined\, for this concert\, by the Hospice Hi-Notes. The Hi-Notes were a ‘pop-up’ choir set up in 2010 by Overgate’s psychotherapist\, Marica Binns\, for a one-off performance at a staff concert. The singers enjoyed themselves so much. That Eilidh Gunson (originally a doctor at the hospice and now working in a voluntary capacity) agreed to take over the choir as the musical director and keep them singing. \nThe Hi-Notes choir is made up of staff\, volunteers and supporters from Overgate Hospice and provides an opportunity\, not only to enjoy the music\, but to support each other through personal highs and lows as well as through the inevitable challenges of hospice work. They see themselves very much as a family! They enjoy a wide range of musical styles\, some of which you will hear during the concert. \nThe choir regularly perform at hospice events\, as well as offering independent concerts for groups including local churches\, the Women’s Institute and Retirement Homes. They are particularly privileged to be able to sing for the Overgate Carer’s group during the course of the year and\, on occasions\, to perform for patients and families on the inpatient unit. \nThey’ve enjoyed collaborative concerts with the Elland Male Voice Choir and the Greetland\, Stainland and Ripponden Community Choir and are now immensely looking forward to this new venture. \nThis is the first time that our two choirs have performed together in the same concert\, which is surprising given our common links to Overgate. We are sure that this is the start of a beautiful friendship with many more collaborations in the future.
URL:https://www.overgatehospicechoir.co.uk/event/spring-concert/
LOCATION:All Saints Church Elland\, All Saints Church\, Savile Road\, Elland\, HX5 0NH
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