
SUITE SOUNDS OF SUMMER | SHEFFIELD YOUTH ORCHESTRA
River will conduct the Sheffield Youth Orchestra for their Summer concert - Suite Sounds of Summer!
Join Sheffield Youth Orchestra for a wonderful family friendly concert of classical music - performing a selection of delightful suites, getting you in the summer spirit!
The programme will include:
GRIEG - Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
ARNOLD - Little Suite No.1
RODGERS - The Sound of Music Suite
WILSHERE - Dance Suite No.1
Tickets are 'Pay what you can' with suggested donations £5 Adult, £2 Student/Under 18.
Reserve tickets for free on ticketsource and cash donations are taken on the day (Cards accepted).

AN AMERICAN ADVENTURE | ENDCLIFFE ORCHESTRA
River will conduct the Endcliffe Orchestra on an American adventure. This will be River's first concert with The Endcliffe Orchestra in Sheffield.
A selection of repertoire performed includes:
WILLIAMS - Olympic Fanfare
COPLAND - Rodeo Suite
GERSHWIN - Piano Concerto in F (Soloist Marc Kawwas)
REICH - Excerpt from Music for 18 Musicians
BEACH - Bal Masque
GRANT-STILL - Afro-American Symphony (No.1)

MAGICAL CLASSICS | CHESTERFIELD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
River will conduct the Chesterfield Symphony Orchestra
A selection of repertoire performed includes:
MENDELSSOHN - The Hebrides
GRACE WILLIAMS - Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Rhymes
FORSYTH - Viola Concerto (Soloist Melissa Doody)
DVOŘÁK - Symphony No.8

ADVANCED CONDUCTING COURSE | ST ANDREWS UNIVERSITY
River has been selected as 1 of 8 active participants on this advanced conducting course ran by Honorary Professor of conducting Sian Edwards
The four day course in St Andrews will conclude with an orchestral workshop with leading Scottish freelance string players.
The repertoire discussed will include:
BENJAMIN BRITTEN - Les Illuminations
ERROLLYN WALLEN - Photography
PAUL HINDEMITH - Trauermusik

COMMUNITY DAY | SHEFFIELD YOUTH ORCHESTRA
River will conduct the Sheffield Youth Orchestra for their Musicals Community Day
The programme will include:
Selections from Phantom of the Opera - Lloyd Webber
Selections from Wicked - Schwartz
The Sound of Music Suite - Rodgers - (Part-Day)

FOUR ELEMENTS OF NATURE | CHESTERFIELD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
River will conduct the Chesterfield Symphony Orchestra
A selection of repertoire performed includes:
DE FALLA - Ritual Fire Dance and The Three Cornered Hat Suite No.1
TALBOT - Hovercraft
SMETANA - Vltava (The Moldau)
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No.6 (Pastoral)

YOUTH AND SYMPHONY - A COLLABORATIVE CLASSICAL CELEBRATION | SHEFFIELD YOUTH ORCHESTRA AND SHEFFIELD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Experience the power of collaboration as Sheffield Youth Orchestra joins forces once again with Sheffield Symphony Orchestra for an unforgettable afternoon concert of classical masterpieces. This event forms part of the Classical Sheffield Weekend.
Featuring works by Beethoven, Bizet, Arnold, and Dvořák, this concert celebrates the enduring beauty of orchestral music across generations.
Beethoven – Coriolan Overture
Malcolm Arnold – Little Suite No.2
Dvořák – Symphony No.9 (4th Movement)
Bizet – L’Arlésienne Suite No.1
Bizet - Farandole from L’Arlésienne Suite No.2
Tickets must be purchased through Wegottickets or the Classical Sheffield Weekend

THE MUSICAL KALEIDOSCOPE | SHEFFIELD YOUTH ORCHESTRA AND SILVER SPECTRUM WIND BAND
Experience a kaleidoscope of musical discovery this Spring time! Sheffield Youth Orchestra and Silver Spectrum Wind Band join forces for a captivating concert featuring a colourful tapestry of classical and wind band music, perfect for all ages.
Sheffield Youth Orchestra and Silver Spectrum Wind Band will perform a spectrum of repertoire from their own groups before joining together to perform exciting works from Bizet's L’Arlésienne Suites and Vaughan Williams English Folk Song Suite.
Tickets are 'Pay what you can' with suggested donations £5 Adult, £2 Student/Under 18. Reserve tickets for free on ticketsource and cash donations are taken on the day (Cards accepted).

SYMPHONY IN A PLAYDAY | CHESTERFIELD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA + CNEDMC
River will conduct Chesterfield Symphony Orchestra and players from Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire Music Centre in a Symphony in a Play-Day event.
The programme will include:
SCHUBERT: Symphony No 8 - Unfinished
MARQUEZ: Conga del Fuego

COMMUNITY DAY | SHEFFIELD YOUTH ORCHESTRA
River will conduct the Sheffield Youth Orchestra for their Community Day
The programme will include:
ABBA Symphonica - Benny Andersson/Björn Ulvaeus
Super Mario Galaxy Orchestral Theme
YMCA - The Village People - (Part-Day)

SUITE SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS | SHEFFIELD YOUTH ORCHESTRA
River will conduct the Sheffield Youth Orchestra.
Join Sheffield Youth Orchestra for a wonderful family friendly concert of classical music - performing a selection of delightful suites and Christmas tunes to get you in the Christmas spirit!
Repetoire:
Vaughan Williams - English Folk Song Suite
Arnold - Little Suite No.2
Shore - Lord of the Rings 'Return of the King' Suite
Matt Riley - Carol of the Bells/God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman
Selection of Congregational Carols
Soloist - Sarah Sherwood (Flute)
Tickets are 'Pay what you can' with suggested donations £5 Adult, £2 Student/Under 18.
Reserve tickets for free on ticketsource and cash donations are taken on the day (Cards accepted).

SPO CHRISTMAS COLLABORATION | SHEFFIELD YOUTH ORCHESTRA
River and Sheffield Youth Orchestra will be joining forces with Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra to bring a Christmas extravaganza!
Join Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra and the Sheffield Youth Orchestra at their annual family Christmas concert. We’ve packed a stocking full of the best-loved festive music of all time. And of course, there's your chance to join in and sing along too - everyone’s welcome!
Programme to be announced.

DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY | CHESTERFIELD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
River will conduct the Chesterfield Symphony Orchestra
A selection of repertoire performed includes:
KHACHATURIAN - Masquerade Waltz and Galop
DVOŘÁK - Slavonic Dances
DE FALLA - Ritual Fire Dance
SHOSTAKOVICH - Jazz Waltz No.2
ANDERSON - ABBA Symphonic Suite

COMMUNITY DAY | SHEFFIELD YOUTH ORCHESTRA
River will conduct the Sheffield Youth Orchestra for their Community Day
The programme will include:
Lord of the Rings (The Return of the King Suite) - Howard Shore
The Lion King Suite - Hans Zimmer
In the Hall of the Mountain King - Edvard Grieg (Part-Day)

NEWCASTLE GIG | SYMPHONIC IBIZA
River will perform Violin with Symphonic Ibiza at Summer Lovin Live Festival in Newcastle (Leazes Park)
Set List included: Right Here Right Now, Children, Titanium, Sandstorm and Get You Free

WIND CONDUCTING COURSE | SHERBORNE SUMMER SCHOOL
River is an active participant in the Wind Conducting Course at Sherborne Summer School
The repertoire discussed will include:
HOLST - Second Suite in F
GORB - Pikes Peak
GORB - Over Hill, Over Dale
CARROLL - Gold from the Earth

AN AMERICAN EVENING | CHESTERFIELD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
River will conduct the Chesterfield Symphony Orchestra
BEACH - Bal Masqué
COPLAND - Rodeo
COLERIDGE-TAYLOR - Othello Suite
GRANT-STILL - Symphony No 1 “Afro-American”

LEGENDS OF SOUND AND SCREEN | SHEFFIELD YOUTH ORCHESTRA
River will conduct the Sheffield Youth Orchestra.
Join Sheffield Youth Orchestra for a wonderful family friendly concert of classical music - performing works celebrating the orchestral legends of sound and screen.
· BERNSTEIN: The Magnificent Seven
· BEETHOVEN: Coriolan Overture
· SCHÖNBERG: Selections from Les Misérables
· MOZART: The Magic Flute Overture
· COPLAND: Hoe-Down from Rodeo
Tickets are 'Pay what you can' with suggested donations £5 Adult, £2 Student/Under 18. Reserve tickets for free on ticket source and cash donations are taken on the day (Cards accepted).

COMMUNITY DAY 60TH ANNIVERSARY | SHEFFIELD YOUTH ORCHESTRA
River will conduct the Sheffield Youth Orchestra for their Community Day as part of their 60th Anniversary Celebrations.
The programme will include:
WILLIAMS : Star Wars Suite for Orchestra

PASSION AND POWER | SHEFFIELD PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
River will perform with the Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra.
KAPRÁLOVÁ Military Sinfonietta
DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto feat. Richard Jenkinson
BRAHMS Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
This thrilling programme opens with Vítězslava Kaprálová's best known work Military Sinfonietta, which she premiered in 1937 in Prague, becoming the first woman to conduct the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. Following will feature a piece by a more familiar Czech composer, Antonín Dvořák. The Orchestra are delighted to accompany acclaimed cellist, Richard Jenkinson who will play Dvořák’s sumptuous and virtuosic cello concerto. After the interval the Orchestra will present Brahms' Symphony No. 1 in C minor. Brahms’ First Symphony, from sketches to finishing touches, took him 21 years to complete. It begins with the pounding of a broken heart, and ends in a blaze of triumph guaranteed to get your pulse racing!

CONTEMPORARY CLASSICS | SHEFFIELD YOUTH ORCHESTRA
River will conduct the Sheffield Youth Orchestra.
Join Sheffield Youth Orchestra for an evening of contemporary classics: spanning film scores, new compositions and minimalism.
· DERBYSHIRE: Theme from Dr Who
· REICH: Music for 18 Musicians (Section VI)
· WILLIAMS ET AL.: The Complete Harry Potter Suite
· DOCASAL: La Esperanza (Conducted by Minnie Docasal)
· ZIMMER: Earth
Tickets are 'Pay what you can' with suggested donations £5 Adult, £2 Student/Under 18. Reserve tickets for free on ticket source and cash donations are taken on the day (Cards accepted).

COMMUNITY DAY | SHEFFIELD YOUTH ORCHESTRA
River will conduct the Sheffield Youth Orchestra for their Community Day.
The programme will include:
WILLIAMS ET AL.: Harry Potter Suite
HOLST: Mars from The Planets
ZIMMER: Earth from BBC Planet Earth

STEEL CITY CHORISTERS COLLABORATION | SHEFFIELD YOUTH ORCHESTRA
River and Sheffield Youth Orchestra will be joining forces with Steel City Choristers for a Christmas celebration at St Marie’s Church in Sheffield of orchestral and choral music.
Programme to be announced.

SPO CHRISTMAS COLLABORATION | SHEFFIELD YOUTH ORCHESTRA
River and Sheffield Youth Orchestra will be joining forces with Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra to bring a Christmas extravaganza!
Join Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra and the Sheffield Youth Orchestra at their annual family Christmas concert. We’ve packed a stocking full of the best-loved festive music of all time. And of course, there's your chance to join in and sing along too - everyone’s welcome!
Programme to be announced.

AUTUMN EQUINOX | SHEFFIELD YOUTH ORCHESTRA
River will conduct the Sheffield Youth Orchestra.
Join Sheffield Youth Orchestra for a wonderful varied evening of exciting classical works celebrating the Autumn Equinox.
· GRIEG: Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
· WHITACRE: October
· SHAPIRO: Tight Squeeze with Electronics
· FALLA: Ritual Fire Dance
· SAINT-SÄNS: Danse Macabre
· COLERIDGE-TAYLOR: Christmas Overture
Tickets are 'Pay what you can' with suggested donations £5 Adult, £2 Student/Under 18. Reserve tickets for free on ticket source and cash donations are taken on the day (Cards accepted).

THE SILVER SCREEN | SHEFFIELD PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
River will perform with the Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra.
Join the Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra as it launches it's 79th annual concert season in style by taking you on a trip to the movies.
The Orchestra will play some classic and popular film scores from 1927 to 2001, including music from: Lord of the Rings, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Metropolis, Psycho, Forrest Grump, Wallace and Gromit, and many more!

COMMUNITY DAY | SHEFFIELD YOUTH ORCHESTRA
River will conduct the Sheffield Youth Orchestra for their Community Day.
The programme will include:
WILLIAMS: Raider’s March
GIACHINNO: Suite from ‘Up’
HISAISHI: My Neighbour Totoro
Source: https://sheffieldyouthorchestra.com/community-day-september-2023

DEP REHEARSAL | ENDCLIFFE ORCHESTRA
River will be conducting Endcliffe Orchestra in Sheffield, rehearsing excerpts from Tchaikovsky's Symphony No.4
Source: https://www.endcliffeorchestra.com

FANTASY AND FABLES | SHEFFIELD PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
River will perform with the Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra.
The Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra (SPO) is delighted to be bringing award-winning illustrator and author James Mayhew to Elsecar Ironworks, Barnsley. James will be painting live onstage while the Sheffield Philharmonic plays music inspired by Fantasy and Fables. Projected onto a big screen, Mayhew’s artwork will bring the music to life in this amazing multi-media experience.
“It’s quite the tonic to watch Mayhew match colours, shapes and images to the orchestra’s own sweet patterns.” Sunday Times
COLERIDGE–TAYLOR: Music from Othello
MOZART: Die Zauberflöte, Overture
HUMPERDINCK: Hansel & Gretel Prelude
TCHAIKOVSKY: Sleeping Beauty, op.66

AROUND THE WORLD | SHEFFIELD YOUTH ORCHESTRA
River will conduct the Sheffield Youth Orchestra.
Join Sheffield Youth Orchestra for a wonderful family friendly concert of classical and film music - performing works from an eclectic mix of cultures.
· ROWLEY: Miniature Piano Concerto (Britain)
· BACH: Double Violin Concerto (Germany)
· GRIEG: 4 Norwegian Dances (Norway)
· MÁRQUEZ: Conga del Fuego (Mexico)
· DESPLAT: Mr Fox in the Fields (France)
· HISAISHI: My Neighbour Tortoro (Japan)
Tickets are 'Pay what you can' with suggested donations £5 Adult, £2 Student/Under 18. Reserve tickets for free on ticket source and cash donations are taken on the day (Cards accepted).

PRICE, COLERIGE-TAYLOR & DVOŘÁK | SHEFFIELD PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
River will perform with the Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra.
The SPO will be diving back into the musical world of Florence Price with her virtuosic Concert Overture No. 1 on the spiritual “Sinner, Please Don’t Let This Harvest Pass”m followed by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s delightful Othello Suite; the incidental music that he wrote for a production of Shakespeare’s Othello at His Majesty’s Theatre in 1912.
i. Dance
ii. Children's Intermezzo
iii. Funeral March
iv. The Willow Song
v. Military March
To close, the orchestra will perform Anton Dvořák’s Symphony No. 7. This sunny and lyrical Seventh Symphony owes much to the influence of Brahms, but it is distinctively Czech. As Dvorák said during its composition, “what is in my mind is Love, God and my country.”
We will also be joined by Sheffield's award winning classical music blogger, Classicalexburns, for a short informal pre-concert talk at 7pm.
Price: Concert Overture No. 1
Coleridge–Taylor: Suite from Othello, Op. 79
Dvorák: Symphony No. 7, Op. 70 in D minor

COMMUNITY DAY | SHEFFIELD YOUTH ORCHESTRA
River will conduct the Sheffield Youth Orchestra for their Community Day. The will perform Copland’s Billy the Kid Suite and Powell’s Chicken Run.

POULENC ORGAN CONCERTO | GUILD OF STRINGS
River will perform with Albinoni’s Adagio for Strings and Organ, Holst’s St Pauls Suite and Poulenc’s Organ Concerto with the Guild of Strings.

STORYTIME | SHEFFIELD YOUTH ORCHESTRA
River conducts the Sheffield Youth Orchestra for Beethoven’s Egmont Overture Op.84, Coleridge-Taylor’s Petite Suite de Concert Op.77, and Badelt’s Pirates of the Carribean Suite.