2009 Concert Season

Dear Friends,

A very warm welcome to a tremendously exciting year. The Orchestra's concert at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester will be a huge event and not to be missed; tell your friends, tell your families; let's fill this fantastic hall!!

2009's music is very wide ranging and challenging but full of great enjoyment with a few surprises along the way: from classical Dvorak to the romantic violin concerto of Menotti and the daring but ever so beautiful 2nd Symphony by Ives. Enjoy the thrilling music of Walton and Bliss with the welcome return of Peter Donohoe and join us for a journey down memory lane with a Festival of British Light Music; all the old favourites will be there. Finally, come and enjoy our first ever Christmas concert where we again will be working with the Bolton Hospice to raise money for this much valued local charity.

Bob Chasey - Artistic Director

Saturday 31 January 7:30pm

Bolton Symphony Orchestra with Opera 74
Victoria Hall, Bolton

Chorus Master and Conductor: Paul Witkievicz
Master of Ceremonies - John Matthias

New Year Concert

This ever-popular concert offers a glittering start to the 2009 season. Once again, we are at the Victoria Hall and we anticipate a sell out event, so book your tickets early. Don't be disappointed!

Programme to include:

Bizet: Pearl Fishers Duet
Elgar: March of the Mogul Emperors
Strauss: Thunder and Lightening Polka
Strauss: Leichtes Blut Polka
Handel: Light the Bright Seraphim
Berlioz: Rakoczy March
Monti: Czardas
Novello: Selection from "King's Rhapsody"

Adults: £10
Concessions: £10
Under 19s: free

Saturday 28 February 7:30pm

Bolton Symphony Orchestra
The Albert Hall, Bolton

Conductor: Robert Chasey
Soloist: David Greed

US of A, here we come!

Two of Sousa's best known marches coupled with the romantic Concerto of Menotti and the little-known but beautiful 2nd Symphony by Ives. An unusual programme but well worth a listen. Come along and be surprised!

Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever
Menotti: Violin Concerto
Ives: Symphony No 2
Sousa: Liberty Bell

Adults: £8
Concessions: £6
Under 19s: free

David Greed

Saturday 2 May 7:30pm

Bolton Symphony Orchestra
The Albert Hall, Bolton

Conductors: Robert Chasey and Richard Davis**

A Dvorák extravaganza!

The ever popular 8th Symphony is joined by the beautiful "Serenade for Wind" and the little known tone poem "Wood Dove".

Dvorák: Tone Poem "Wood Dove"
Dvorák: Serenade for Wind**
Dvorák: Symphony No 8

Adults: £8
Concessions: £6
Under 19s: free

There will be a pre-concert talk given by the Dvorák Society in the Albert Hall at 6:30pm.

Richard Davis

Antonín Dvorák

Saturday 11 July 7:30pm

Bolton Symphony Orchestra
The Albert Hall, Bolton

Conductor: Robert Chasey

A festival of British light music

Let us take you down memory lane as we play some of the favourites from the ever popular British light music era.

Programme to include:

Coates: By the Sleepy Lagoon
Ellis: Coronation Scot
Coates: The Dambusters March
Coates: Calling all Workers
Binge: Elizabethan Serenade
Arnold: St Trinian's Suite
Goodwin: 633 Squadron

Adults: £8
Concessions: £6
Under 19s: free

There will be a pre-concert talk given by the Light Music Society in the Albert Hall at 6:30pm.

Eric Coates

Sunday 1 November 7:30pm

Bolton Symphony Orchestra with the Bolton Symphony Chorus
Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

Conductor: Robert Chasey
Chorus Master: John Powell
Soloist: Peter Donohoe

Bolton at the Bridgewater

Sponsored by

Parry: Blest Pair of Sirens
Bliss: Piano Concerto
Walton: Belshazzar's Feast

Tickets available from the Bridgewater Hall box office.

John Powell

Peter Donohoe

Saturday 5 December 7:30pm

Bolton Symphony Orchestra with the Choirs from Bolton Music Service
Victoria Hall, Bolton

Conductor: Robert Chasey
Narrators: Delia Corrie and Charles Foster

Bolton Hospice Christmas concert

Programme to include:

Berlin: White Christmas
Anderson: Christmas Fantasy
Holst: Christmas Day

plus favourite carols for Christmas and much more...

Adults: £12
Concessions: £10
Under 19s: free

Charles Foster