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Feb 2022
Harrogate Philharmonic Orchestra to showcase female composers
Harrogate Philharmonic Orchestra will perform the first of a new series of concerts celebrating female composers this weekend.
The orchestra will give the UK premiere performance of the first symphony by Emilie Mayer – a mid-nineteenth century composer whose music, in her day, was renowned throughout her native Germany and beyond.
The concert, at St Mark's Church on Leeds Road in Harrogate will also include Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme, featuring cello soloist Dr George Kennaway.
Mendelssohn's The Fair Melusina is also on the programme.
HPO, which was founded in 1981, focuses on smaller and lesser known orchestral works and puts on three concerts a year at St Mark’s.
HPO committee member Claire Golightly said:
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After her death in 1883, Mayer's music faded into obscurity.
Ms Golightly described it as "bold and confident", adding:
Tickets cost £11 for adults and £5 for students with cards and are available in advance only here, Entry is free for under 16s and carers assisting wheelchair users.
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