Forthcoming concerts in the 2018-2019 Concert Series
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COME SING CHRISTMAS
Saturday 8 December 2018 at 7.30pm
Priory Place Methodist Church, Printing Office St, DN1 1TR
A gala concert of seasonal music including carols for all to sing.
Also featuring:
Elli-Mae McGlone plays seasonal organ solos
The Clifton Handbell Ringers from Brighouse
The original Clifton Handbell Ringers were formed around 1890. The band was composed of male members of Clifton Parish Church. Under the guidance of Mr James Fearnley, a Clifton joiner, they began by playing a few simple tunes with about two dozen bells belonging to Clifton Parish Church, St John’s. Their efforts were popular and their membership grew, as did their fame. Around this time the team began to enter local and national Handbell Competitions. A larger set of bells was bought by public subscription and there were enough members to make two teams of around twelve ringers each. Eventually they had about two hundred bells.
The start of the Great War in 1914 brought about the demise of the original Clifton Handbell Ringers and the team disbanded on the 21st of February 1915 and the bells were put into storage at a local mill. The bells remained there for 60 years until rediscovered by Mr Peter Fawcett who was researching the history of the original team. He realised that there were 50 bells missing, however he cleaned and repaired what bells he could and gathered together a small group of enthusiasts
The present Clifton Handbell Ringers was re-established in 1975. The junior team that was formed in 1978 is still in existence but is now called The Clifton Village Handbell Ringers. The team of eight play off a square table using the traditional Yorkshire “off the table” style of ringing. They have been successful at a number of music festivals in the North of England and they entertain a wide variety of audiences across region in venues as prestigious as The Harrogate International Conference Centre and The Bridgewater Hall. In 1996 the Clifton Village Handbell Ringers represented their country at an International Symposium of Handbell ringing in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The team has recently appeared on Look North alongside Harry Gration. To ensure the future of the organisation, an ambitious fundraising programme was started and combined with help from various funding bodies, enough money was raised to ensure delivery of 140 new handbells in March 2001 and June 2004 replacing the set dating from 1908. The aim of the organization is to continue the traditional art of “off table” handbell ringing by means of public performance.
TICKETS & further information
For further information & tickets please contact:
The Ticket Secretary: 01302 840728 or you can book online using the button above
Tickets £12.00 bought in advance
£14.00 bought on the door
(Students £3, school pupils FREE)
There are a limited number of reserved seats available at £2 extra for each concert
Tickets for individual concerts are available from:
Tourist Information, High Street, Doncaster
Tel: (01302) 734309
or from Christiana Daley (01302) 840728
or using the link below (booking fee applies)
Saturday 8 December 2018 at 7.30pm
Priory Place Methodist Church, Printing Office St, DN1 1TR
A gala concert of seasonal music including carols for all to sing.
Also featuring:
Elli-Mae McGlone plays seasonal organ solos
The Clifton Handbell Ringers from Brighouse
The original Clifton Handbell Ringers were formed around 1890. The band was composed of male members of Clifton Parish Church. Under the guidance of Mr James Fearnley, a Clifton joiner, they began by playing a few simple tunes with about two dozen bells belonging to Clifton Parish Church, St John’s. Their efforts were popular and their membership grew, as did their fame. Around this time the team began to enter local and national Handbell Competitions. A larger set of bells was bought by public subscription and there were enough members to make two teams of around twelve ringers each. Eventually they had about two hundred bells.
The start of the Great War in 1914 brought about the demise of the original Clifton Handbell Ringers and the team disbanded on the 21st of February 1915 and the bells were put into storage at a local mill. The bells remained there for 60 years until rediscovered by Mr Peter Fawcett who was researching the history of the original team. He realised that there were 50 bells missing, however he cleaned and repaired what bells he could and gathered together a small group of enthusiasts
The present Clifton Handbell Ringers was re-established in 1975. The junior team that was formed in 1978 is still in existence but is now called The Clifton Village Handbell Ringers. The team of eight play off a square table using the traditional Yorkshire “off the table” style of ringing. They have been successful at a number of music festivals in the North of England and they entertain a wide variety of audiences across region in venues as prestigious as The Harrogate International Conference Centre and The Bridgewater Hall. In 1996 the Clifton Village Handbell Ringers represented their country at an International Symposium of Handbell ringing in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The team has recently appeared on Look North alongside Harry Gration. To ensure the future of the organisation, an ambitious fundraising programme was started and combined with help from various funding bodies, enough money was raised to ensure delivery of 140 new handbells in March 2001 and June 2004 replacing the set dating from 1908. The aim of the organization is to continue the traditional art of “off table” handbell ringing by means of public performance.
TICKETS & further information
For further information & tickets please contact:
The Ticket Secretary: 01302 840728 or you can book online using the button above
Tickets £12.00 bought in advance
£14.00 bought on the door
(Students £3, school pupils FREE)
There are a limited number of reserved seats available at £2 extra for each concert
Tickets for individual concerts are available from:
Tourist Information, High Street, Doncaster
Tel: (01302) 734309
or from Christiana Daley (01302) 840728
or using the link below (booking fee applies)
Bless the Lord!
Saturday 16 March 2019 at 7.30pm
Priory Place Methodist Church, Printing Office St, DN1 1TR
Benedicite - Andrew Carter
Feel the Spirit - John Rutter
York-based Composer Andrew Carter's Benedicite incorporates Bless the Lord , a set of three cheerful and merry movements for children's choir.
Feel the Spirit, another firm favourite, brings a special magic - new life even- to such well loved titles as Steal Away and Deep River.
Margaret McDonald - mezzo-soprano
Childrens choirs from Bessacarr and Town Fields Primary Schools and Doncaster Minster
National Festival Orchestra - leader Sally Robinson
TICKETS & further information
For further information & tickets please contact:
The Ticket Secretary: 01302 840728 or you can book online using the button above
Tickets £12.00 bought in advance
£14.00 bought on the door
(Students £3, school pupils FREE)
There are a limited number of reserved seats available at £2 extra for each concert
Tickets for individual concerts are available from:
Tourist Information, High Street, Doncaster
Tel: (01302) 734309
or from Christiana Daley (01302) 840728
Saturday 16 March 2019 at 7.30pm
Priory Place Methodist Church, Printing Office St, DN1 1TR
Benedicite - Andrew Carter
Feel the Spirit - John Rutter
York-based Composer Andrew Carter's Benedicite incorporates Bless the Lord , a set of three cheerful and merry movements for children's choir.
Feel the Spirit, another firm favourite, brings a special magic - new life even- to such well loved titles as Steal Away and Deep River.
Margaret McDonald - mezzo-soprano
Childrens choirs from Bessacarr and Town Fields Primary Schools and Doncaster Minster
National Festival Orchestra - leader Sally Robinson
TICKETS & further information
For further information & tickets please contact:
The Ticket Secretary: 01302 840728 or you can book online using the button above
Tickets £12.00 bought in advance
£14.00 bought on the door
(Students £3, school pupils FREE)
There are a limited number of reserved seats available at £2 extra for each concert
Tickets for individual concerts are available from:
Tourist Information, High Street, Doncaster
Tel: (01302) 734309
or from Christiana Daley (01302) 840728
SUMMER FESTIVAL CONCERT
Saturday 18 May 2019 at 7.30pm
Priory Place Methodist Church, Printing Office St, DN1 1TR
Requiem - Christopher Wood
Requiem - John Rutter
Soprano - Kirsty Hopkins
Mezzo Soprano - Marie Elizabeth Seager
Tenor - Thomas Elwin
Baritone - David Guest
National Festival Orchestra - leader Sally Robinson
Christopher Wood's Requiem was written in response to the mixture of emotions generated by the death of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.
If the people filing past her coffin had been a choir, what music would they have sung?" This beautiful work is a fitting accompaniment to John Rutter's Requiem, written in memory of his father.
We will also be joined by Members of Sheffield Bach Choir.
This concert is presented in association with L'Inviti Music Management Ltd
TICKETS & further information
For further information & tickets please contact:
The Ticket Secretary: 01302 840728 or you can book online using the button above
Tickets £12.00 bought in advance
£14.00 bought on the door
(Students £3, school pupils FREE)
There are a limited number of reserved seats available at £2 extra for each concert
Tickets for individual concerts are available from:
Tourist Information, High Street, Doncaster
Tel: (01302) 734309
or from Christiana Daley (01302) 840728
Saturday 18 May 2019 at 7.30pm
Priory Place Methodist Church, Printing Office St, DN1 1TR
Requiem - Christopher Wood
Requiem - John Rutter
Soprano - Kirsty Hopkins
Mezzo Soprano - Marie Elizabeth Seager
Tenor - Thomas Elwin
Baritone - David Guest
National Festival Orchestra - leader Sally Robinson
Christopher Wood's Requiem was written in response to the mixture of emotions generated by the death of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.
If the people filing past her coffin had been a choir, what music would they have sung?" This beautiful work is a fitting accompaniment to John Rutter's Requiem, written in memory of his father.
We will also be joined by Members of Sheffield Bach Choir.
This concert is presented in association with L'Inviti Music Management Ltd
TICKETS & further information
For further information & tickets please contact:
The Ticket Secretary: 01302 840728 or you can book online using the button above
Tickets £12.00 bought in advance
£14.00 bought on the door
(Students £3, school pupils FREE)
There are a limited number of reserved seats available at £2 extra for each concert
Tickets for individual concerts are available from:
Tourist Information, High Street, Doncaster
Tel: (01302) 734309
or from Christiana Daley (01302) 840728
