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Autumn concert
There were three themes to this concert: Spain, aspects of Russia and intensely earnest fantasy. Before that, and given that a special…
Film Music Night
Opening with an unlisted, but immediately recognisable, cinema fanfare a Film Music Night concert was presented by Todmorden Orchestra at the Town…
Spring romance
As the wintry weather raged around Todmorden Town Hall on Saturday night those who attended the Spring concert by Todmorden Orchestra were…
An evening in Vienna
The committee of Todmorden Orchestra is always looking for programme innovation. Rather than the traditional Christmas event as in years before, to…
Music for autumn
Todmorden, a town in the Upper Calder Valley, in West Yorkshire is about 17 miles from Manchester. It is the home of…
Night at the opera
The programme opened with the overture to Verdi’s La Traviata. The orchestra began calmly with no hint of the drama to come…
Spring concert
Vitality and ambition are hard-wired into these Todmorden concerts. As for the orchestra they were on very fine form notwithstanding some fleetingly…
Autumn concert
Todmorden Orchestra and Nicholas Concannon Hodges again delivered a demanding and well balanced programme in Todmorden’s magnificent Grade I-listed Town Hall. Picking…
Summer concert
The concert opened with a spellbinding performance of Debussy’s Prelude a l’apres midi d’un Faune initiated by a full-toned flute solo played…
April concert with Todmorden Choral Society
Todmorden’s very own symphony orchestra and choir have once again provided the community with something wonderful. Presenting works composed between 1788 and…