Ulster Orchestra

Here's Tenor Nicholas Mulroy on Handel's Messiah, which will be performed this week by the Ulster Orchestra. The Derry~Londonderry performance has sold out, but tickets are still available for the Belfast Waterfront on the 7th and 8th of December!

"I had three generations of my family here - the first time they'd ever heard the Ulster Orchestra. I really, really appreciate them coming here to the Shankill Road and giving us a wee opportunity to hear them."
Great feedback from our guided walk through Shostakovich's 8th Symphony at the Spectrum Centre on Thursday past.
Our Composers and the State series continues in the new year with Strauss's Four Last Songs and Shostakovich's Symphony No.4 in the Waterfront Hall, featuring renowned soprano Dorothea Röschmann and a huge orchestra, befitting the scale of the work.

We’re having a fabulous day so far at our ever popular Snowman concerts, the perfect start to the festive season! Huge thanks to Real Princesses NI & Event Heroes for letting us borrow Belle & Spider-Man for the day! ☃️🎅🏻

We're pleased to announce that our transport partners, Hannon Coach, are now selling return coach tickets to the Belfast Waterfront for our Magic of Christmas concert on the 19th of December.
If you live in Antrim, Ballymena, Lisburn, Hillsborough, Newry, Banbridge or Bangor, you can avail of discounted transport to and from the concert. Details of pick-up points and full prices can be found below.
Keep an eye out for any future offers from Hannon!

Anticipation building for the second half of tonight's performance, with nearly 80 musicians on stage for Shostakovich's 8th. One of the biggest performances of the season!

Memories of @Lush! Official and the Ulster Orchestra at the The SSE Arena, Belfast back in October of this year. We're reliably informed that over 70% of the tickets for the 2019 date on the 12th of October have sold so far, so if you don't want to miss this amazing spectacle next time around buy now! LSFX Productions really excelled themselves with this amazing promo.

Just a reminder for anyone interested in the Ulster Orchestra Horn Club that their Christmas meeting is coming up on the 16th of December!

The Music Room is a fantastic short drama about a young boy who, supported by his teacher, finds refuge from his warring parents in the most imaginative way possible.
It's a striking tale about the power of music and escapism, and it's a project we were only too happy to be involved in. Congratulations to everyone involved on a wonderful piece of work, which is available on the BBC iPlayer for the next twenty days.

This Friday sees the next concert in our Composers and the State series, with the Ulster Orchestra performing pieces by Shostakovich and Strauss.
A rare outing for Shostakovich's emotionally complex 8th Symphony is one of the most ambitious performances in our 2018/19 season.
With over 80 musicians on stage you get a very real sense of the scope and scale of this pivotal piece, appropriate for a symphony written to mark the end of the costly Stalingrad campaign.
... Tickets are still available for the concert on Friday, 30th of November. Performance starts at 7.45 sharp.
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*DON’T MISS OUT!*
Tickets for the Ulster Orchestra's On Your Doorstep concert in Ballymena are selling very well so if you were thinking of gifting them to that special someone, we'd recommend buying them now!
Don't miss the chance to catch the magic of Vienna in the intimate surrounds of the The Braid Arts Centre!

SPECIAL BLACK FRIDAY OFFER! 20% off ‘Vienna!’ on 4 Jan and ‘Four Last Songs’ on 24 Jan
Use Code: BLACKFRIDAY (until midnight on 26 Nov)
... Celebrate Black Friday with this limited offer on two great Ulster Orchestra concerts!
Waltz into the New Year with ‘Vienna!’ – a glittering tribute to Vienna and Strauss. Experience the magic of over 100 musicians from across Europe and internally-renowned soprano, Dorothea Röschmann, as they take to the stage for this unique collaboration, performing powerful works by Strauss and Shostakovich.
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We all had a great afternoon at the Tea Dance, courtesy of Alzheimer's Society Northern Ireland and The Big Give. All the audience had a great time and I think you might agree, Ulster Hall looked absolutely fabulous for the event!

Today's Tea Dance with the Alzheimer's Society and the Big Give.

On the 21st of November the Ulster Orchestra, in partnership with the Alzheimer's Society organised a tea dance in the iconic Ulster Hall with the kind support of our Big Give campaign donors.
The audience enjoyed the Orchestra performing a set of big band classics and ballads, ably assisted by the superb vocal talents of Peter Corry.

**NEWS!** We have released a limited number of additional tickets for the Orchestra's sold out performance of Handel's Messiah in the Derry~Londonderry Guildhall on the 6th of December.
This inspirational masterpiece is the most-performed piece of classical music than any other and joining us, will be the talented Codetta Choir and guest soloists.
Tickets are also selling well for the Magic of Christmas concert on the 18th of December and Vienna! on the 6th of January 2019.
... Book yours now from the Millennium Forum Theatre & Conference Centre box office!
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Looking forward to welcoming this beautiful lady to our popular Snowman concerts on Sat 1 Dec at Belfast Waterfront! Remember to come early to meet 'Belle' and enjoy face painting and balloon modelling in the foyer before each concert. There may even be another visitor wearing a red suit...! Tickets selling fast for this special family event so book now!