Sheffield's Welcoming Orchestra
Sheffield's Welcoming Orchestra
Ukrainian concert, 20 April 2024:
Click the links below to watch the concert:
Taras Bulba
Fantastic March
Farewell Waltz
Carpathian Rhapsody
Ukrainian Fantasy
Canonic Concerto
Victorian Kitchen Garden Suite
Veronika's harp solo
January 2024 concert:
Click the links below to watch the performances:
- Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake suite
- Pirates of the Caribbean
- Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade
Scheherazade
youtube.com/watch?v=VBKJdOkdMKY&feature=youtu.be
Swan Lake suite
https://www.youtube.com/watchsi=NiBXAYC4SVvpXbHO&v=yWnywOsznOg&feature=youtu.be
Pirates of the Caribbean
https://www.youtube.com/watchv=jDsuPw6cW8s&feature=youtu.be
July 2023 concert:
Click the links below for performances and videos:
- Brahms Academic Festival Overture
- Chabrier Espana
- Respighi Ancient Airs and Dances
- Brahms 2nd Symphony
Brahms Overture
https://youtu.be/opZBUlRgLBM?si=0BqjR0dDVp-MIG9U
Respighi
Chabrier
Brahms Symphony
Recording of new orchestral composition, Happy Melancholy
Happy Melancholy is a work by Endcliffe Orchestra viola player Matthew Leese. He has been a member of the orchestra since 2006 and in recent years has been the orchestra’s treasurer and a committee member.
Happy Melancholy was first performed in the January 2016 concert, and a decision was taken to record it, which took place on July 4th 2016 at Ecclesall Parish Church. The recording is on YouTube at the links below:
March 2023 concert:
Click the links below for performances and videos of our concert. The soloists in the Mozart were Ralph Dawson and Lindsay Aitkenhead
- Wagner: Overture Mastersingers
- Bizet: L’Arlesienne Suite no.1
- Piazzolla: Libertango
- Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante (soloists Ralph Dawson and Lindsey Aikenhead)
- Mahler symphony 2 (best bits!): brass ensemble
Piazolla https://youtu.be/FgUOgtffSjg
Bizet https://youtu.be/GrQhWlprB6g
Mozart https://youtu.be/Jgdg0Cu39Fw
Wagner https://youtu.be/WG7mj6Cch4Q
Mahler https://youtu.be/UxuRIY-xGH0
July 2022 concert:
Peter Maxwell Davies -
Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise
Featuring bagpiper Stuart Fung. The piper's thrilling entry is at 11:25
2012, Charity Concert at Sheffield City Hall raising money for Sheffield Children's Hospital
The orchestra performed a sell-out children's charity concert at Sheffield City Hall.
Sheffield Children's Hospital made this great YouTube video celebrating the event:
2010 - collaboration with local musician Ian Huddlestone
Amateur musician Ian Huddlestone approached the orchestra requesting some string players to play with his band. Endcliffe Orchestra conductor Martin Lightowler said he could have the whole orchestra! Martin arranged an accompaniment to Ian's songs and this resulted in a concert at Sheffield's Victoria Hall.
Listen to Ian's songs, and a Green Day Medley, Queen's Don't Stop Me Now, and Bryan Adams's Everything I do that the orchestra performed on its own, which have reached over 10,000 views!
Martin's Leaving Video
Martin Lightowler retired as our conductor in 2022 after seventeen glorious years. This video was prepared for his leaving party in September 2022 from our archive of photos, accompanied by Matthew Leese's Happy Melancholy