Newcastle upon Tyne Bach Choir will mark the 300th anniversary of Bach’s St John Passion with a performance in the King’s Hall, Newcastle University. The celebrated work, telling of the last days of Jesus Christ, was first performed on Good Friday in 1724 at St Nicholas Church in Leipzig, where the composer had just been …
A big night is coming up at The Glasshouse for RNS Moves, the inclusive ensemble for disabled and non-disabled orchestral musicians. Joining them in the smaller of the two concert halls will be much feted rising star Héloïse Werner (Paris-born, London-based) who is both soprano and composer. Recently appointed an associate artist of London’s Wigmore …
Johnny Flynn — film, theatre, TV actor, composer and highly acclaimed musician — is to play at the Allen Valleys’ Folk Festival later this year. It’s an astonishing coup for the festival, which has been running for eleven years, and is based in the south Northumberland village of Allendale. His visit will be a poignant …
Billy Taylor’s off to Germany next week, playing in an emo band fronted by Thomas Nicholas — the actor best known for playing Kevin Myers in American Pie. Prior to that he recorded the guitar parts for the latest series of top-rated ITV show The Masked Singer. And later this year he’ll be hitting the …
Tickets are on sale for two concerts at The Glasshouse in Gateshead which highlight jazz as a broad church and point the way to a more sustainable form of music touring. They also reflect the venue’s full title, The Glasshouse International Centre for Music. The first concert, on May 22, will feature German saxophonist Daniel …
A celebration of migration in Middlesbrough will feature performers and music from around the world to embody those who have made the town their home from the early 1800s to the present day. North East Opera is rehearsing with the Middlesbrough Town Hall Community Choir for a special concert as part of the SHINE festival …
Born in Newcastle and given his big break in Sunderland, music and tech mover and shaker Harvey Lee will always have a soft spot for the North East. It was AC/DC, fuelled by flat-cap wearing Geordie frontman Brian Johnson, who inspired the academic flop’s colourful future career. And Harvey will be hoping the region’s next …
Originally called The Baltics, Shay Bagnall, Guy Robson and Adam Marshall got together as teenagers in 2019 – changing their name to Bear Park a couple of years back. A debut EP in 2021 and a steady stream of live dates around the North East caught the attention of The Libertines’ drummer, Gary Powell. The …
Mark Knopfler has always been someone who has done more than his bit for causes he cares about. But the former Dire Straits frontman is outdoing himself in 2024. It might only be February, but the 74-year-old has already raised upwards of £2m for charities selected to benefit from last week’s sale of more than …
There’s excitement in the air at Live Theatre. A chunky run of staged readings of Seconds Away! — a new play with songs, created by Jimmy Nail and Ian La Frenais — kicked off last night (Feb 6), offering sell-out crowds at the Newcastle theatre a first taste of a project, which has been five …
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