Ticket Sales
Detailed information and ticket sales from Festival Office at St Mark's Church, Telephone 0114 266 3613, festival@stmarkssheffield.co.uk, and Williamson Hardware shop in Broomhill.
Please note that unless stated otherwise, concessionary tickets are available to those who are unwaged including students and children.
7:30pm Opening Night Celebrity Concert with Tim Horton
Born in Brighton, Tim took piano lessons at the age of six and just three years later headed north to Manchester and Chetham's School of Music where his teachers included Charles Hopkins and Ryszard Bakst.
Tim has performed with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Bournemouth Symphony and Trondheim Symphony orchestras and the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group. Performances of Britten's The Turn of the Screw with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra led to a recording of the work for Virgin Classics.
Chamber music is a central part of Tim's musical life. He has performed widely as duo partner of cellist Adrian Brendel, is a regular at the Plush Festival in Dorset and has given concerts with violinist Lucy Jeal and with members of the RLPO.
"As always, the pianist at the concerts under review, the wholly excellent Tim Horton, played everything with commitment which says this music is a masterpiece!"
Sheffield Telegraph, 2006
£10, £6 school students. Tickets from Festival outlets.
Programme:
BEETHOVEN Sonata in F sharp Op. 78
BEETHOVEN Sonata in G Op.79
BEETHOVEN Sonata in C sharp minor Op.27 No. 2 Moonlight
CHOPIN Scherzo No. 1 in B minor Op.20
CHOPIN 2 Nocturnes Op. 27
CHOPIN Ballade No. 4 in F minor Op.52
CHOPIN 2 Nocturnes in F and F sharp Op.15
CHOPIN Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 31
10:00am Chelsea Palm Court Players
Broomhill Methodist Church
with Mike Titler, baritone
Admission: £2, including refreshments
7:30pm Friends of the Porter Valley Talk
Geoff Marston will give an illustrated talk about the Shepherd Wheel, its restoration and importance to Sheffield.
Tickets: £3
7:30pm Sheffield Our Place
Three well-known Sheffield poets and creative writing tutors read their poems on Sheffield and its area including poems on the great Sheffield flood, Sheffield's rivers and its Derbyshire surroundings.
Liz Cashdan, Rob Hindle, Chris Jones
Open mic session after the readings
Admission £3. Tickets from Festival outlets.
7:30pm Band Night
at Fox & Duck
Featuring a selection of musical styles and audible treats.
1:30pm Hannah Shaw
Visit and activities with writer and illustrator Hannah Shaw, to be attended by a local school.
7:30pm Festival Gala Dinner
at Hilton Hotel
7.30 pm Drinks reception
sponsored by the Rutland Hotel Sheffield
sponsored by the Rutland Hotel Sheffield
Featuring music by Cantores; an 8 voice choir directed by Andy Thomas singing a varied and light hearted programme
8.00 pm Dinner
Music from The Southdene String Quartet
Tickets £28.00 from the Festival office
10:30am A Porter Valley Walk
at Bingham Park
Rustlings Road entrance to Bingham Park
A gentle walk along the park driveway to Shepherd Wheel. The visit will enable ticketholders to get a close up view of the scope of the restoration project including the repair of the dam embankment, the pentrough and dilapidated water wheel as well as the drive mechanisms to the individual grinding hulls and associated equipment – a real experience of working conditions a century ago.
Price : £2
2:00pm - 5:00pm Family Fun Afternoon
Enjoy an afternoon in the beautiful Botanical Gardens with entertainment for all the family featuring the Birkdale School Big Band, The Yorkshire Tea Bags Skiffle Group, children’s entertainment, Pullins amusements, face painting and lots more
Admission £1, children free
Sponsored by Lloyds TSB Bank, Beech Hill Nursery
7:30pm Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra
Shostakovich - Festive Overture
Karlowicz - Eternal Songs
Lutoslawski - Dance Preludes
Rachmaninoff - Symphonic Dances
Karlowicz - Eternal Songs
Lutoslawski - Dance Preludes
Rachmaninoff - Symphonic Dances
Musical Director: Ewa Strusinska
Leader: Chris Lee
Leader: Chris Lee
Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra is the longest-running orchestra in Sheffield. A collective of talented and enthusiastic amateur musicians, we stage symphonic concerts of the highest quality.
Admission: £8, Concessions £7, Student/Under 18 £3
Tickets available on the door, by telephoning 01709 850473 or from any member of the Orchestra.
10:30am Jazz Praise Service
For the 10th year running Broomhill Methodist Church are hosting a Jazz Praise Service with spirituals, gospel songs and hymns with music by the splendid Silver Leaf Jazz Band from Barnsley.
Admission free - collection for expenses and the Festival charities
1:00pm - 5:00pm Five A Side Football Tournament
Teams (boys and girls) invited in sections Y1/2, Y3/4, Y5/6, Y7/8, Y9/10. Entry fee £10.00 per team. Trophies and medals awarded.
Booking forms available from Festival Office, Williams Hardware, local schools and on the festival website.
This event is sponsored by Patak’s Original and the University of Sheffield
1:00pm Highly Strung
Highly Strung features talented young string players from High Storrs, King Edward VII, Silverdale and Tapton Secondary Schools. Directed by Martin Cropper and Liz Hanks, this string ensemble have performed at the Crucible Theatre, at Sheffield Music Club, Classical Music in the Botanical Gardens and. They recently took part in a Practise-a-thon where they raised over £750 whilst practising the challenging Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings.
This concert will feature music by Elgar, Vivaldi and Tchaikovsky.
Tickets: £5 / £3. Tickets from Festival outlets or on the door.
With funding from Sheffield Town Trust, Freshgate and Earnest Cook Trusts and sponsored by Sevenstone, Sheffield.
6:00pm Secret Broomhill Walk
A walk around Parkers Lane and Crookes Road with Eva Wilkinson, secretary of the Broomhill Local History Group. The walk will start and finish at the car park on Whitham Road by the Nottingham House, and last about an hour.
Numbers limited to 12
Admission £4. Tickets from Festival outlets.
7:30pm Meet the Artists
Come and meet our two local artists who are exhibiting this year in St Marks Church for the duration of the Festival, Liz Churton, a painter and Berris Conolly, a photographer. They will be together in St Mark's to talk about their work and answer your questions. An informal evening with a free glass of wine.
Tickets: £5 / £4. Tickets from Festival outlets.
8:30pm Jam Night
at The York
A great chance for local talent to flourish, or just come along and enjoy the jam sessions.
9:30am Music Box
Polly Ives will lead two sessions based on the wonderful children's book Rumble in the Jungle, by Giles Andreae and David Wojtowycz. Children will create their own jungle inspired music for the chattering chimpanzees, the happy hippos, the gangly giraffe and the ravenous rhinoceros.
These sessions are open to any school groups (up to 35 children's spaces per session) on a first come first served basis and targeted at Foundation/ Year 1. Schools can book their group place by contacting Polly Ives on 0114 281 4660 or polly@musicintheround.co.uk.
7:00pm Schools Concert
Come and enjoy music and singing performed by local schoolchildren from Birkdale Preparatory, Broomhill Infant, Lydgate Infant, Lydgate Junior School and Westbourne Schools.
Admission: Adults: £2, children free. Pay on door. (Tickets not sold in advance)
7:30pm David Price
Sheffield Troublemakers – Rebels and Radicals in Sheffield History
David Price traces out Sheffield’s radical tradition from the time of George III through the attempted Chartist uprising, the Sheffield outrages of the 1860’s and the mass trespass to the Socialist Republic of South Yorkshire in the 1980’s.
Admission £3 including refreshments. Tickets from Festival outlets or on the door.
9:15pm Pub Quiz
11:00am Story Box
Activity for under-fives. Booking essential, limited places. Please contact Broomhill Library (273 2476) to book a place. Refreshments will be served. Collection in aid of Festival charities.
7:00pm Schools Concert
Come and enjoy music and singing performed by local schoolchildren from Ashdell, Nether Green Infant, Nether Green Junior and Sheffield Junior High Schools.
Admission: Adults: £2, children free. Pay on the door. (Tickets not sold in advance)
9:00pm Band Night featuring Silver Wheel
at Fox & Duck
Silverwheel mix the beauty and power of traditional music with the imagination and dynamics of rock. Five experienced, soulful musicians blend harmony vocals, acoustic guitar, fiddle, mandolin, bouzouki, bass and drums, fronted by a singer who commands the stage.
We welcome them back for their fifth visit to the Broomhill Festival.
10:30am Woodholme Quintet
6:00pm Secret Broomhill Walk
A walk around Parkers Lane and Crookes Road with Eva Wilkinson, secretary of the Broomhill Local History Group. The walk will start and finish at the car park on Whitham road by the Nottingham House, and last about an hour.
Numbers limited to 12
Admission £4. Tickets from Festival outlets.
6:30pm Treasure Hunt and Supper
Meet at St Marks Church and finish at the Nottingham House pub for food!
Entry £5 including food
1:30pm Childrens Fancy Dress Parade
Broomhill Infant School to St Marks Green
Calling all children to come in fancy dress ready for the Parade, with the New Orleans Strollers; children sporting all kinds of fanciful outfits and the sounds of the Strollers herald the opening of the Garden Party. Children wishing to take part should come to the school at 1pm. There will be grand prizes awarded for the most original outfits especially for those on the theme “Our Time, Our Place”. All the children who enter will receive a prize.
2:00pm Festival Garden Party
New Orleans Strollers, Sheffield Concert Band, Café, Art and Photography Exhibitions, Stalls and Sideshows, Children’s Entertainment, Licensed Bar with special Festival ale, Grand Raffle
Admission £1 adults, children free.
7:30pm Sheffield Symphony Orchestra
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Prokofiev
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Symphony no. 1 'Classical'
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Tchaikovsky
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Piano Concerto no. 1 Peter Foggitt, piano
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Sibelius
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Symphony no. 5
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As is customary, the final concert of the Symphonies season is less of a themed programme; more a selection of great works with a reasonably popular appeal. Prokofiev’s ‘Classical’ Symphony is his affectionate tribute to Haydn; equally as inventive as the older master and certainly more challenging! Tchaikovsky’s 1st Piano Concerto is so familiar that it hardly requires any introduction here, and our season concludes with Sibelius’ Fifth Symphony; romantic, evocative and ultimately triumphant.
Tickets: £8.50, £6.50 unwaged, £4.50 student/child
Tickets available from: Calow Classics: tel 255 3440, Eurolink Courses: tel 262 1522 and Festival outlets
10:00am Festival Service in the presence of the Lord Mayor
Refreshments served