Ulster Orchestra
The Ulster Orchestra was formed in 1966 and it has established itself as one of the major symphony orchestras in the UK. Its main concert season takes place in the Ulster Hall (newly re-opened after its major refurbishment) and the Waterfront Hall in Belfast, and it is a lynch-pin of the Belfast Festival at Queen’s. It has accompanied many opera and ballet productions at Belfast’s Grand Opera House. The Ulster Orchestra gives concerts in centres across Northern Ireland...
Ulster Orchestra wins the double
The Ulster Orchestra picked up two awards last night at the Allianz Arts & Business NI Awards. The Building Blocks project with...
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Caribbean Capers
The Ulster Orchestra has teamed up with L’Estrange & Brett solicitors for a new project for children with hearing and...
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Conductor laureate dies
Vernon Handley, the Ulster Orchestra’s Conductor Laureate, has died at the age of 77. He had been the Orchestra’s Principal Conductor and Artistic Director from 1985 to 1989 and he made many distinguished CD recordings with the Orchestra, pursuing his...
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Around the World with the Ulster Orchestra
Following the success of last year’s Music Around the World, an education project based on the theme of music from...
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Four members of the Ulster Orchestra’s viola section are joining with the City of Belfast School of Music (CBSM) to...
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Primary School Pupils Making Music In Orchestra Education Scheme
Northern Ireland primary school children are hitting the high notes in an initiative to bring music into the classroom. A...
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All Change At The Ulster Orchestra
Last week's Annual General Meeting of the Ulster Orchestra Society Ltd. marked the end of an era for four long-standing...
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Magical Music with the Ulster Orchestra!
Following the success of similar projects in recent years across Northern Ireland, the Ulster Orchestra recently brought Musical Magic, a...
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Chief Executive's response to Draft Budget proposals re arts funding
Melanie McGinnisEconomic Policy Unit, OFMDFMRoom E5.22, Castle BuildingsStormontBELFAST BT4 3SRDear Ms McGinnis,I am writing in response to the...
