Sat 6th May 2017 7:00pm

The Hallé Orchestra, Elizabeth Llewellyn, Madeleine Shaw, Joshua Ellicott, James Platt

at Sheffield City Hall and Memorial Hall

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Ryan Wigglesworth - conductor
Elizabeth Llewellyn - soprano
Madeleine Shaw - mezzo-soprano
Joshua Ellicott - tenor
James Platt - bass

Programme:
Haydn - Symphony No.103 in E flat 'Drum Roll'
Interval
Tippett - A Child of Our Time

Ryan Wigglesworth returns to conduct a concert of contrasts. Hadyn's 'Dum Roll' is packed with the composer's most beguiling melodies, turns of phrase and wiit surprises, showing all the skill of a sumphonist with over a hundred similar works to his credit!

The choral masterpiece A Child of our Time was written early in world war II as a protest against “man’s inhumanity to man”. It's emotional essence lies in the five spirituals which Tippett incorporated into the score, inspired by the chorales in J.S.Bach's Passions.

These unforgettable settings lend universal resonance to the suffering of oppressed people everywhere. Like the Haydn, however, this great work's ultimate message is one of optimism.

The Hallé Orchestra

Founded by the pianist and conductor Sir Charles Hallé in 1858, The Hallé is the UK’s oldest working orchestra (and the fourth oldest in the world)…

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Joshua Ellicott

Joshua Ellicott is a lyric tenor working on the international stage. His artistry comes from a rare combination of beauty of tone and power which has…

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