WORKSHOPS

Workshop Details

02/02/2025

09:00 to 20:00

Contact Details

Sue Ogden

[email protected]

07742711878

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Entry Options

Adult workshop £30

Student £20

Adult concert £10

Under 18 £0

A Workshop and Concert to include popular operatic choruses, arias, duets and overtures.

Workshop and Concert: A Night at the Opera

 

Sunday 2 February 2025

9.00 am to 7.00 pm

 

A Workshop and Concert to include popular operatic choruses, arias, duets and overtures.

 

Workshop Leader: Thom Meredith

Thom has led previous Adult Workshops with great success and is well known throughout the North of England as a conductor and baritone soloist. He stepped down as Principal of Musica Kirklees after 20 years in order to focus more on performing and conducting. Thom conducts the renowned Colne Valley Male Voice Choir and was appointed as Musical Director of the Yorkshire Philharmonic Choir in September 2023. 

 

Accompanist: Christopher Pulleyn

 

Soloists:  Ann Wilkes (Soprano) and Sarah Ogden (Mezzo-soprano)

 

Concert orchestra featuring members of the Musica Kirklees Youth Symphony Orchestra

 

Date:                    Sunday 2 February 2025

Workshop:         9-00 am to 4-45 pm 

Concert:             5-45 pm to 7-00 pm

Venue:                 Huddersfield Town Hall

 

Information, Registration & Fee

Further information can be found on our website: www.mrssunderlandfestival.com 

Or contact Sue Ogden at sue.[email protected]

or mobile 07742 711878

 

Registration with fee of £30 (£20 students) is via our website at www.mrssunderlandfestival.com 

Please apply early to avoid disappointment.

 

Concert Tickets: Adults £10   Children under 18 free 

Tickets available from the Kirklees Box Office

Workshop Details

12/02/2025

09:30 to 13:00

Contact Details

Carole Hetherington

[email protected]

07743846331

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Entry Options

Child £5

MINI MUSIC – Baby and Toddlers’ Workshops

MINI MUSIC – Baby and Toddlers’ Workshops  sponsored by Hield 

Wednesday 12th February 2025

 

After the success of last year, we are thrilled again for you to join us in the Town Hall for our Mini Music Workshops 

This year we offer two different sessions:- 

Session 1 (9.45 -10.30 am) Toddler session led by Music Early Years specialist Emily Reaves-Bradley. Emily will be leading parents, carers and their toddlers in a singing, playing and movement session, incorporating songs and rhymes. This session will encourage communication through music, which is fundamental for child development.

Session 2 (11:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.)  A baby sing and sign session led by Angela Joseph. Sing and Sign is an award winning music programme recommended by experts and loved by parents/carers and babies across the UK.  We are fortunate to be able to offer it at this year’s festival. It will be a fun filled class that will help babies communicate BEFORE they start to speak. 

These will be two morning sessions in the Old Court Room on Wednesday 12^th February 2025.  The registration fee is £5 per child. Registration is via the website www.mrssunderlandfestival.com

Please book early to avoid disappointment. 

Wednesday 12^th February 2025

Title – Mini Music – Baby and Toddlers’ Workshops

Workshop leaders:  Emily Reaves-Bradley and Angela Joseph. 

Workshop Details

12/02/2025

09:30 to 13:00

Contact Details

Ann Talboys

[email protected]

07743846331

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Reach for the Stars - SPECIAL NEEDS WORKSHOP

Reach for the Stars - SPECIAL NEEDS WORKSHOP

Tuesday, 12 February 2025

 

At the last festival, schools from Kirklees joined together in various dance, drama and musical activities and we hope they will all be back this year.

 

The day will start with a workshop led by Dark Horse Theatre Group, followed by the opportunity for students to showcase their skills in prepared performances.

An audience is welcome at no charge.

Workshop Details

12/02/2025

14:00 to 16:00

Contact Details

Ann Talboys

[email protected]

07743846331

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A participation event with music from Musica Kirklees in the atmospheric concert hall

Invited guests from various Dementia Support Groups and their supporters can enjoy the music, sing and - if they wish - dance to the music of their youth. Audience and performers will have the opportunity to meet and chat over tea and cakes. All participants, young and old, will benefit from this exciting event.

Workshop Details

13/02/2025

09:45 to 20:00

Contact Details

Caroline

[email protected]

07743846331

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Entry Options

Adult concert £5

Children (18 years and under) £0

workshop per school £40

Our KS2 workshop is entitled “Musicals Through the Years”

Huddersfield Mrs Sunderland 2025 Performing Arts Festival KS2 Singing Workshop

We are delighted to announce our Mrs Sunderland KS2 workshop and concert. Our KS2 workshop is entitled “Musicals Through the Years” and will be led by Lorna Bowers and Tom Jennings. The songs are all from well-known and well-loved musicals from throughout the last 60 years and the programme will be a fabulous and fun learning experience for the children and adults involved. 

The KS2 workshop and concert will be on Thursday 13^th February 2025, with the morning workshop running 9.45am to 11.30am and the evening concert running 7pm to 8pm. Tickets from the Town Hall box office will cost £5 for adults, free for children.

There will be a teacher training session on Thursday 24^th October 2024, 4.15pm to 5.30pm, at Lindley Junior School, George Street, Lindley, Huddersfield HD3 3LY, where we will learn the songs with Tom and Lorna. 

Workshop Details

17/02/2025

18:15 to 21:30

Contact Details

Ann Talboys

[email protected]

07743846331

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Entry Options

performer £15

Spoken word audition masterclass workshop. Two sessions School years 6-9 and school years 10-13

Opportunity to perform a short audition piece, provided in advance by the adjudicator, to a small group.  The adjudicator will provide advice and coaching.  Parents are invited to join the event and will be offered a short question and answer session with the adjudicator.
Masterclass will last for approx. 80 minutes.  This will be an evening event.
Performers must enter at least one other drama class to be eligible for a place in the audition masterclass.
Maximum of 8 performers.