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Here’s ToThe Heroeswith The Orchestra of Opera NorthIn aid of Help for Heroes and encapsulating all that is best about the OlympicSpirit, an epic concert for the winner inside all of us. Olympic themes andpatriotic blockbusters, with stirring anthems and heroic visions. With themoving ‘Wherever You Are’ made famous by the Military Wives’ Choir andJohn Williams’ ‘Hymn To The Fallen’. ‘Jerusalem’ and ‘You Raise Me Up’. ‘Dare to Dream’ and join us to help raise money for this wonderful charity.

15 July 2012, 7.30pm, Leeds Town HallBox office: 0113 224 3801www.leedsconcertseason.com

Sunday 25 March 2012, 4pmLeeds Town Hall

Music Director: Gary Griffiths

Inspiration and The Orchestra of Opera North present

Sail On Titanic

Emotionally chargedCelebrate is perhaps not the right word when talking about the sinking of

RMS Titanic. It is 100 years since that fateful night and it seemed appropriate

to mark the occasion somehow. Most of you will have seen the magnificent film

version, and some of you may have seen the very powerful and atmospheric

stage musical. We have included music from both of these in tonight’s concert.

We have also widened our scope a little with songs about the sea itself and the

rivers that flow into it.

Again I hope I have stretched the singers, especially with the opening of

Vaughan Williams’ ‘Sea Symphony’, one of the most arresting openings in the

classical choral repertoire – ‘Behold The Sea Itself’. They have certainly risen

to the challenge, as always.

After the huge success of our Christmas concert, this term has been completely

different. Much more emotionally charged in some places; dare I say it, more

dramatic. There have been tears. And as always, lots of laughter. The spirit in the

rehearsals has been as uplifting as ever as we piece together what we hope will

be a dramatic and enjoyable concert for you.

It’s so good to have you with us.

Gary

On 10 April 1912RMS Titanic sailed from

Southampton with 2,200passengers and crew. Four days

later she collided with aniceberg and sank. Only 700 souls

survived. 14 April 2012 marksthe 100th anniversary of

that tragic event.

Gary GriffithsInspiration Music DirectorI have been singing for as long as I can remember.Probably my first public performance was singingthe ‘Twelve Days Of Christmas’ at Tettenhall WoodInfant School in Wolverhampton, where I grew upin the 70s. The Grammar School was my majormusical influence – music was everywhere. SchoolChoir, Choral Society, Musical Theatre Group, JazzBand – alongside the Youth Orchestra (where Iwas principal oboist) and the Concert Band(principal percussion).

Maths (my other passion) ran alongside for while, but when it came to Universityit didn’t stand a chance really. It had to be music, and so to York. Threewonderful years of almost constant music making (being a singer, oboist andpercussionist meant I could be in every group going) also included being ChorusMaster for York Light Opera, and Musical Director for Pickering Musical Society –which in turn led to my own business arranging music for choirs and orchestras.

I was by now (mid–90s) a tenor (yes really) in the Choir of York Minster with allthat entails; daily services in the Cathedral as well as many world tours, concertsand recordings. After 18 years of what was in the beginning a dream job, I leftand became part of the creative team behind the formation of SingLive; againwhat in the beginning was a dream job.

Now, with Inspiration as my sole focus, I really do have my dream job. Weeklyrehearsals are a joy. Our trips around the country and abroad are like taking afamily on holiday – even if it is a rather extended familyof 400. And I do think of the singers as just that.My musical family.

Andy BoothAccompanistAndy, who was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire,started learning music when he was three yearsold. A natural at theatre organ, he progressedonto classical piano where he excelled. In his earlyteenage years it was a very natural step for him toprogress into arranging and conducting where hestarting with the school choirs and then onto thelocal operatic societies and adult choirs.

Andy now regularly MDs the Sheffield Theatrespantomime (Evolution Productions – 2009 SnowWhite, 2010 Peter Pan and 2011 Sleeping Beauty) and was the MD for thereopening of the Crucible Theatre (2009 Crucible Awakes). He has nationalcredits including ‘Rejoice!’ – 2010 Orchestra of Opera North and Inspiration UKchoir, ‘Viva Las Vegas’ – 2009 An Elvis Tribute Tour, ‘Full Monty’ – 2010 SheffieldCity Hall, ‘Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street’ – 2011 SheffieldLyceum. His own orchestra, The Fono Philharmonic, regularly performs at theBarlow Proms and is often out and about or found in professional orchestra pits.

His TV appearances include concerts with the Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus(ITV) and besides having his music played on the radio, he has also been knownto appear on air coaching local radio celebrities (Becky Measures and SeanGoldsmith – Peak 107FM).

As MD, he has worked with a wide range of people including Shona Lindsay, PaulKeeting, Toyah Wilcox, Hayley Tamadonn, Pauline Mclynn, Matt Ford, Toby Foster,Bernie Clifton, Nigel Planer, Gemma Sutton, Gemma Wardle, Jeff Hooper andLance Ellington.

His passion though is the Carolare Choir (Chesterfield), which he still runs everyweek and was started in 1933 by his great grandfather. In itself it is a choir ofnote having had such illustrious singers as Kathleen Ferrier, Isobel Baillie andRobert Easton as soloists for various concerts.

For further information about Andy and his company Fono Productions, visitwww.fono-productions.co.uk.

Titanic received six icewarnings on the day of the

collision. The wireless operator,who was preoccupied with

transmitting passengermessages, ignored

them all.

The Orchestra of Opera North, Classic FM’s Orchestra in Yorkshire, is the onlyensemble in the country to have a year-round dual role in the opera houseand concert hall.

It has important relationships with Leeds International Concert Season and theregion’s choral societies, and is the resident Orchestra for the Leeds ConductorsCompetition, the National New Composers Forum and the orchestral concertseasons in Kirklees.

The Orchestra has a strong commitment to education work and many of theplayers are outstanding teachers with several holding professorships at the Royal Northern College of Music and at Universities within the region.

It has received international recognition for its recordings, with releases onChandos, Collins Classics, Deutsche Grammophon, EMI, Hyperion and Naxos, and has toured abroad both with the whole Company and independently tomany European countries and regularly performs at venues throughout the UK.

First ViolinsPeter Maslin* (Leader)Andrew Long (Associate Leader)David RileyStephen Shulman*Michael Ardron*Eileen Spencer* Brian ReillyJacqueline Cima

Second Violins Ian BoneAnita Chidsey*Catherine Baker*Helen GreigWendy DysonAlison Dixon

Violas David Aspin Anne TrygstadHoward Breakspear*Clare Fox

CellosSally PendleburyJudith BurginAndrew Fairley*Zoë Long

BassesPeter FryClaire Sadler

Flutes Kevin GowlandDavid Moseley*

OboeCatherine Lowe

Clarinets Colin HonourMassimo di Trolio

BassoonDavid Baker

Horns Robert Ashworth*John PrattAndrew LittlemoreMax Garrard

Trumpets Murray GreigMichael Woodhead*Jim Bulger

TrombonesGary MacPhee Robert Burtenshaw*

Bass TromboneSimon Minshall

TubaBrian Kingsley*

TimpaniMarney O’Sullivan

PercussionChristopher Bradley*Graham Hall

KitMatthew Dabbs

HarpRhian Evans

Bass GuitarHarrison Wood

PianoAndrew Booth

Chorus and Orchestra Director:Douglas ScarfeOrchestra Manager: Hattie GarrardLibrary Manager: Andrew Fairley*Librarian: Victoria BellisStage Manager: Christopher LaddsOrchestra Attendant: John BoultonMusic Secretary: Helen Stephens*

* Opera North Company member for 25 years or more

OvertureThe Orchestra of Opera North

Sail On TitanicYeston

Showboat MedleyKern and Hammerstein

Down To The River To PrayTraditional

Let The River RunSimon

Pirates Of The CaribbeanZimmer and Badelt

The Orchestra of Opera North

I Am A Pirate KingGilbert and Sullivan

Richard Aldham

Hail PoetryGilbert and Sullivan

Richard Aldham and Pirates

Down By The RiversideTraditional

Lady’s MaidYeston

Lynne Hegarty, Alison Young,Christine Rowlands, Neil Clarke,Peter Dredge, Adrian Greenwood,Mark Drummond, John Hurst,Hilary Sykes, David Isaac andSarah-Jane Foxton

To Be A CaptainYeston

Brian Fletcher

No MoonYeston

Behold The SeaVaughan Williams

Where Corals LieElgar

Penny Wilson

Suite From Titanic The MovieHorner

Under The SeaMenken

Lady Of The SeaLakeman

ShenandoahTraditional

Beyond The SeaTrenet and Lawrence

Brian Fletcher

Deep RiverTraditional

Eternal FatherWhiting and Dykes

Titanic FinaleYeston

Sail On TitanicPart one Part two

Titanic carried 1,178 lifeboatseats. The legal requirement

was 962. A total of 2,208 lifeboatseats were needed. The law at thattime based the number of lifeboats

required on the gross registeredtonnage of a ship, not her

passenger capacity.

The ship’s band playedmusic up to the last few

minutes before Titanic sank. None survived. The last songsthey played included ‘Songe

d’Automne’ and the hymn‘Nearer My God To Thee’.

The temperature ofthe Atlantic at the time

of sinking was 31°F. CharlesJoughin was the only person to

survive the ice cold Atlanticwater. He reportedly had

been drinking heavily.

Our singersBrenda AdamsJudith AdamsMaralyn AdeyAnthea AinleyPat AinleyJanet AldhamRichard AldhamJane AldrickEnid AllinsonDe’Anne AmblerAmanda ApperlyRichard ApperlyMary ArmitageAnne AustwickClaire BakerRosemary BallJennifer BalmforthPat BassanoRosemary BayfordBetty BedfordLisa BergmanisValdis BergmanisJean BishopAlan BlackSally BlackVicki BluckAllan BlueJanet BlueRosalind BodsworthCarolyn BoothChristine BottomHelen BretonVanessa BridgeMollie BrumfittHetley BurnhamBettie BushMarilyn BushPat ByrneMaria CameronNick CameronFiona Campbell HallPauline ChidseyBarbara ClarkNeil ClarkeSally ClarkeSheila ClarkeKirsty CobbJulia CockroftRob CopeHelen CourtmanMargaret CouzensDebbie CowlingJayne Cunliffe

Catherine DakinDoromie DaviesJenny DavisMarian DavisJohn DawSusan DayGeoff DickinsonVal DickinsonShelagh DixonRowena DobsonKaren DodgsonMilly DonaldsonKaren DouglasLinda DredgePeter DredgeMark DrummondJane DunneCelia EasthamJanice EastwoodCheryl EliasSteven EmeryBrenda FinchettSheila FitzgeraldJo FlanneryChristine FlecknoeMervyn FlecknoeBrian FletcherChris FolkardLynne FolkardWendy ForrestSarah-Jane FoxtonSue FoxtonLiz FranklinMichael FreemanChris Gale Dot GallagherSheila GibbsCaroline GibsonMarilyn GillisNancy GlaisterAlison GlewMary GorneyHelen GraceMichaela GreasleyAdrian GreenwoodLynne GreepRita GriceKatie GrovesPatricia GwynneJenny HaighMarie HallSue HallColin Hallewell

Carol HallsworthJanelle HardacreJanet HardwickRaymond HardwickPeter HardyJacqueline HareSue HarrisonWilliam HarrisonSheena HastingsFiona HayLynne HegartyJo HemsworthDiane HensonRobert HensonJoanne HeritageAudrey HerrouAnne HeyhoeDavid HeyhoeElaine HillJanet HillSheila HillKath HinchcliffeChristine HodgsonJackie HoldichTom HollowayBarbara HolmesCarol HorwoodMarilyn HoughDerek HowardMargaret HowardLisa HudsonRose HudsonJan HunterJohn HurstTricia HutchinsonFreda IllingworthIsabella InmanJean IrvinTina IrvingDavid IsaacBernie JacksonPam JaggerLiz JarrattMavis JohnsonSandy JohnstonFelicity KennedyMargaret KerinsDiane KershawPauline KettlewellMalcolm Kleiman MBEWendy KnowlesJohn KrencKaren Lanfear

Sarah LangliJane LarderPaul LattimerKathryn LawnPatricia LawrenceHelen LaycockCaroline LedgardHazel LeeValerie LeeBob LewisEion LindsayRita LindsayPaula ListerDeborah LongJack LyttleAllison McCrackenAmanda McNicholasJulia ManderPenny MansonVera MarkovicCarol MarshallFay MarshallBarbara MartinAndrea MasseyJosie MedvedTamsin MellorCarly MitchellTess MooneyJ Marian MoranSarah MoranCatherine MorleyRoger MorleyJoan MoseyBrian MunnochMaureen MyersMichael Navin-JonesJulie NewellHelen NewmanJanet NewsomeNoreen O’HaraKath O’ShaughnessyLouise O’SullivanJan OddyJudith PaxtonDebra PearlmanNadine PembertonMaryline PineauErnest PollardFreda PollardSiân PoolCarmel PotterKaren PotterElaine Powell

Patricia PrattJulie PriestleyJean PurcellJane QuayleSandra RawdingMargaret RhodesKezia RobertsMalcolm RobertsMatthew RobertsRita RobertsTrudi RobertsAdrian RobertshawStephanie RobinsonJudith RowanChristine RowlandsCarole SaulCharlotte SayerLynn ShadfordRuth ShakespeareJulia ShawClare ShoesmithJill Shoesmith

Liz SibsonDaniela SimonatoKirsty SkimmingBeverlie SmithCatherine SmithJohn SmithJoy SmithJulie SmithJulie SmithJacqueline SomersideHelen SpencerGraham StandringPatricia StandringAnne SteadJames StockAnne StoreyEvelyn StoreyCarole SullivanBarbara SumroyDorothy SwallowHilary SykesCatherine Tausney

Dani TaylorHelen TaylorIan TaylorVal TetchnerPenny TharrattSue ThistlethwaiteJules ThomasJayne ThompsonSteven ThompsonSue ThorpSue TimmeJill TristramTim TristramKrystyna TrybulaSusan WaineGill WainwrightBonita WakelinLesley WalesChristine WalkerSally WallaceAlison WarrenLisa Wells

Alison West-LaySue WhelanSue WhitelawGwen WigginsGill WildeCeri WilliamsSheila WillisAnn WilsonKim WilsonPenny WilsonSue WilsonYvette WindowsElaine WormwellAnne WrightSheila WrightSusan WrightCarole YeomansAlison YoungRobin Young

Historically RMS Titanicis known as the ship thatwas called ‘unsinkable’.

However, even though she wascalled so in news stories afterthe sinking, neither The White

Star Line nor Harland andWolff ever declared

her unsinkable.

Inspiration at Disneyland Paris performingthe first ever Christmas Choral Celebration

In the final momentsit was reported thatpassengers rode the

exercise bicycles in thegymnasium to pass time

before the ship sank.

Inspiration teamChristine RowlandsChristine has been working with Gary and Inspiration sinceits conception. As well as singing in the choir Christinechoreographs and stage manages the Leeds choir, she alsoassists with the lighting for the Newcastle concert. On theday of the concert she has to fit 300 plus singers onto therisers by voice, friendship and needs. This is no mean featand she couldn’t do it without her team of volunteers.

Christine says, “It is wonderful performing and workingwith everyone in Inspiration and I’m looking forward toa calm sailing tonight.”

Barbara SumroyAfter discovering the man called ‘Gary Griffiths’ 13 yearsago when I was 18!!, I was ecstatic when he started upInspiration and honoured when asked to be RehearsalManager. I enjoy my Monday evening ‘Sing-a-long-a-Gary-and-Andy-and-299-other-singers’ so much,I never want it to end.

Although the subject of this concert is the sadremembrance of so many lives lost, you will be takenalong a journey of different emotions. Make sure youhave your hankies handy for the tears and laughter too!

Inspiration is also very honoured to be able to singalongside The Orchestra of Opera North.

Jane LarderJane has always enjoyed singing, but it wasn’t until shemet Gary that she had the chance to do more than singin the church choir. She looks forward to greeting herInspiration family each week and sharing their laughterand tears.

Jane says, “The extra space for rehearsals at the CivicHall means that, as long as Christine can fit us on stage,we have room to expand and I hope to meet even moreold and new Inspirationers after Easter.”

Liz GreenNarratorLiz Green is delighted to narrate today’s concert

with Inspiration and The Orchestra of Opera North.

Multi award-winning journalist, radio and television

broadcaster Liz Green is based in Leeds and has

broadcast for the BBC for 15 years.

Liz is the Yorkshire Media Personality of the Year,

2011. She hosts Liz Green Live, the lunchtime radio

news and current affairs interactive show, 12pm to

3pm across BBC Radio in Yorkshire. The show

includes One On One, an hour in conversation with the people who make

Yorkshire what it is.

Liz has broadcast for BBC Radio across the networks and regularly interviews

leading politicians, captains of industry, news makers and commentators as well

as being acknowledged as being a great communicator with her audience. Her

skills as a journalist in the broadcast media have won her the coveted radio Sony

Gold award twice; the highest accolade the industry can offer. Liz was nominated

as Speech Broadcaster of The Year in the 2011 Sony Radio Awards. She is also a

past winner of the Yorkshire Young Achiever Award for Personality of the Year

and was awarded Silver in this year’s Frank Gillard Awards for Radio Presenter

of The Year.

Born in Huddersfield, Liz is a proud Yorkshire woman. A huge fan of Inspiration,

she is honoured to be able to narrate this concert.

You can follow Liz on Twitter @lizgreenlive.

Titanic was built at theHarland and Wolff shipyard inBelfast. It took three years and$7,500,000 to fully construct it.The ship’s bell used in today’sperformance was partly made

at the same shipyard.

Programme designed by Penny Wilson E: pw@penny-wilson.co.ukProgramme printed by Media Solutions E: info@mediasolutionsplus.co.ukPictures courtesy of Penny Wilson, Disneyland Paris, Michelle Bedell andYorkshire Post Newspapers.

Thanks to…Thanks as always to everyone who helps with the smooth running of Inspiration.

To Barbara (Sumroy and Sheehan) Jane and Jan, Peter and Linda, Andy (without

whom it wouldn’t be possible), Mark, Geoff, Chris, Penny, Sue (my driver) and of

course Dougie and all at Opera North.

Dates for your diary‘Here’s To The Heroes’ with Inspiration and The Orchestra of Opera North15 July 2012, Leeds Town Hall

Box Office: 0113 224 3801www.leedsconcertseason.com

‘Here’s To The Heroes’ with Inspiration and Northern Sinfonia14 July 2012, The Sage Gateshead

Ticket Office: 0191 443 4661www.thesagegateshead.org

14 years prior to theTitanic tragedy, author

Morgan Robertson wrote anovel called Futility. This fictional

novel was about the sinkingof the largest ship ever built

after hitting an iceberg inthe Atlantic Ocean.

Titanic’s doctors carriedtwo cures for seasicknessonboard – beef tea and

smelling salts.