Ulster Hall and Belfast Waterfront Events Guide January - April 2016 Albert Hammond David O'Doherty Shane Filan Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott
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Ulster Hall and Belfast Waterfront Events Guide January - April 2016
Albert Hammond
David O'Doherty
Shane Filan
Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott
At a glance... UO = Ulster Orchestra
Ulster HallJanuaryGRAND HALL3 City of Belfast School of Music: Alumni
Concert8-9 UO: Your Favourite New Year Viennese
Classics18 BBC Invitation Concert20 UO: JTI Lunchtime Concerts: Three
Course Feast23 UO: Burns Night with the Ulster
Orchestra and Friends29 Organic Lunches: Babett Hartmann29 UO: The Greats: Rachmaninov’s Third
Piano Concerto30 Rumours Of Fleetwood MacGROUP SPACE23 Family Movies: Minions27 Literary Lunchtimes: The Influence of
John Hewitt Today
FebruaryGRAND HALL3 UO: JTI Lunchtime Concerts: Schubert
and Haydn6 Comedy Club: David O’Doherty10 BBC Invitation Concert13 Comedy Club: Neil Delamere14 UO: Your Favourite Romantic Valentine’s
Classics19 Patsy Cline 50th Anniversary Tour26 UO: Beethoven Twos27 Tommy Fleming28 Ultimate EaglesGROUP SPACE13 Family Movies: Beauty and the Beast17 Literary Lunchtimes: Christine Dwyer
Hickey24 Literary Lunchtimes: Secret Scripture -
Irish Poetry of the First World War
MarchGRAND HALL2 UO: JTI Lunchtime Concerts: Schubert’s
Unfinished4 Organic Lunches: Colm Carey4 UO: Beethoven Threes5 Comedy Club: Neil Delamere6 Albert Hammond10 Belfast Royal Academy Annual Spring
Concert11 Welcome to My World: The Life and Music
of Jim Reeves13 Assumption Grammar School Annual
Concert14 Taste of Tabernacles 15 Shane Filan16 Sullivan Upper School Spring Concert17 St Patrick’s Tea Dances18 Friends’ School, Lisburn: A Night Out
With Friends19 Studio Symphony Orchestra25 UO: St John Passion at Easter30 Mike Denver31 Gregory PorterGROUP SPACEInternational Women's Day Lectures:2 Women and the First World War3 When History was Made: the Women of
19164 Striking a Light - Lecture and Book
Launch7 Women, Work and Welfare: the
cooperative crusades of Margaret McCoubrey, 1880 -1956
8 Socialist Opposition to WW1 and the role of women
19 Family Movies: Inside Out31 Family Movies: The Chronicles of Narnia -
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
AprilGRAND HALL9 Irish Vegan Festival12 Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott 15 UO: Shakespearean Fantasies16 Belfast Operatic Company goes from
West End To Broadway17 BBC Radio Ulster School Choir of the
Year20 UO: JTI Lunchtime Concerts:
Shakespeare for Lunch22 Organic Lunches: Joe McKee - The
Mulholland Grand Organ Entertains22 UO: Let Love Spring Forth!23 NABBA Northern Ireland Bodybuilding
Championships24 Chris Cornell26-27 City of Belfast School of Music Showcase
Concerts29 UO: Your Favourite Arias with Noah
StewartGROUP SPACE2 Family Movies: Shaun the Sheep13 Literary Lunchtimes: Shakespeare and
Music with Samantha Lin27 Literary Lunchtimes: Danielle
McLaughlin and Jan Carson in conversation
Belfast WaterfrontAprilAUDITORIUM19 Bizet: Carmen
The new look Waterfront opens its doors in May! With work on the outside of the building nearing completion, the focus has switched to fitting out the interior in advance of the big unveiling.
"Like the original Waterfront, there’s a real buzz that something special is being created with our investment - not just for the venue, but for the wider city too." (Councillor Arder Carson, Lord Mayor of Belfast)
With two new interconnecting halls, additional meeting rooms and a new reception area, the new look Waterfront will be transformed into Belfast's largest conference and exhibition centre and generate millions of pounds of income for the city.
With the building work intensifying inside the Waterfront, we’ve suspended our arts and entertainments programme of events for January, February and March. The Ulster Hall will be busier than ever, with some events switching from the Waterfront to The Ulster during this period.
Belfast Waterfront closure from January to March
Purchasing and picking up your tickets for events couldn’t be easier. The Ulster Hall Box Office opening hours are Monday-Saturday, 10am - 5pm.
The Coronas at The Ulster Hall
Our main box office counter has moved to The Ulster Hall
New look Waterfront set for big spring opening!
City of Belfast School of Music Alumni Concert for Bands and ChoirsSunday 3 January: 3pm Tickets: £10 Students: £5
There’s no better way to spend the first Sunday afternoon of the New Year than at The Ulster Hall listening to great music performed by talented local musicians.
Join The City of Belfast Youth Concert Band and Cantanti along with former members of the Band plus Belfast Chorale and Youth Chorale as they celebrate their 50th anniversary.
Present Youth Concert Band conductor, Colin Irvine and current Cantanti director, Judith Watson, are joined on stage by former Heads of Brass, Bill Donnan and Alfie Burch to perform a widely varied programme.
Chas Cole for CMP Entertainment presents
Rumours Of Fleetwood MacSaturday 30 January: 7.30pm Tickets: £32.50, £22.50
Rumours OF Fleetwood Mac perform, in meticulous note-for-note detail, all the classic hits of one of the most enduring catalogues in rock music history. Acclaimed as the world's leading Fleetwood Mac tribute show, founding member Mick Fleetwood describes the band as “An extraordinary emotive performance of Fleetwood Mac.”
This stunning new show takes you on an epic musical journey through changing eras and styles, from the exciting sound of the Sixties London blues scene through to the staggering commercial success of the Seventies, Eighties and beyond. Enjoy all the classic hits, including Black Magic Woman, Albatross, Go Your Own Way, Dreams, Sara, Oh Diane, Little Lies, Everywhere and many more.
Tom Kelly Promotions presents
Patsy Cline 50th Anniversary Tour Music and MemoriesFriday 19 February: 8pm Tickets: £20
This magical evening celebrating the music and memories of the iconic Patsy Cline, one of Country music’s greatest ever stars, will take you on an amazing journey packed with her most popular hits.
Acclaimed Irish singing star, Sandy Kelly, marks 25 years of producing and starring in this show which has enjoyed an extended run on London’s West End and is packed full of the Country icon’s timeless classics, including Crazy, Sweet Dreams and many more!
Special guest is Gerry Guthrie, an extremely gifted and relatively new Country star on the Irish scene.
Tommy Fleming in ConcertSaturday 27 February: 8pm Tickets: £27.50 Concessions: £25.50 Groups (10+): £25.50
Acclaimed as one of the finest singers of his generation, a Tommy Fleming concert is a unique and emotional musical experience not to be missed.
One of Tommy’s biggest selling albums to date, 2014’s The West’s Awake sees him revisit his musical roots with songs like Sonny and John O Dreams.
Further enriched by his world class band, this new show features songs from his latest release in 2015 - Voice of Hope 10th anniversary special and also his greatest hits, from Danny Boy to Bright Blue Rose and Hard Times… sung as only Tommy can sing them.
Ultimate Eagles Sunday 28 February: 8pm Tickets: £22.50, £21
From BAFTA winning producers comes the show that celebrates the legacy of one of the world’s biggest selling and best loved bands.
Starring Grammy nominated musicians, the internationally renowned Ultimate Eagles reproduce legendary hits such as Hotel California, Take it Easy and Desperado with such reverence and accuracy, that you’ll believe you are listening to the real thing!
“The Best Eagles show in the world...” (Chris Evans, BBC Radio 2)
Babett Hartmann (Denmark)Friday 29 January: 1pm
Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)Praeludium in C, BuxWV 137Benjamin de Murashkin (b.1981)Music of an Organic NatureJohann Peter Emilius Hartman (1805-1900)Sonata in G minor. Allegro marcato - Andantino - Allegro poco agitatoPetr Eben (1929-2007)Hommage à Dietrich Buxtehude
Joe McKee:
The Mulholland Grand Organ EntertainsFriday 22 April: 1pm
Joe McKee presents a personal choice of organ favourites, both classical and popular, to showcase Andrew Mulholland’s vision of a versatile concert organ for the people of Belfast.
J S Bach (1685 - 1750)“Short” Prelude & Fugue in D minor (BW V 554) Jean Langlais (1907–1991)Prelude à la messe Orbis Factor Alec Templeton (1910 - 1963)Bach goes to townMalcolm Archer (b.1952) A Thornbury Fanfare C S (Robin) Lang (1891 - 1971) Tuba Tune in D William Mathias (1934 - 1992) Processional
Colm CareyFriday 4 March: 1pm
Dietrich Buxtehude (1637 – 1707)Prelude, Fugue and Ciacona in CGottfried August Homilius (1714 - 1785)Herr Jesus Christ, du höchstes GutJesus, meine ZuversichtFelix Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847)Sonata no 6. in D minorJohann Ludwig Krebs (1713 - 1780)Vom Himmel HochHerzlich lieb hab ich dich, o HerrPrelude and Fugue in C major
Ulster Hall Organic Lunches 2016The Ulster Hall’s iconic Mulholland Grand Organ teams up with some of today’s finest and most celebrated pipe organists to serve up this mouth watering selection of musical showcases. Meet the organist after the concert!
Lunchtime concerts featuring popular organists playing the iconic Mulholland Grand Organ.
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Paul Young (Trumpet) and Colm Carey
Perform popular music for Trumpet and OrganFriday 13 May: 1pm
Jeremiah Clarke (1604 - 1707)Suite of Ayres for the TheatrePedro de Araujo (1640 - 1705)Batalha de 6. Tom Trad. arr. Andrew Johnstone (b.1967)Portuguese Folk SongsLouis Vierne (1870 – 1937)Clair de luneFritz Werner (1898 - 1977)Sonata for Trumpet and Organ
Louis Vierne (1870 – 1937) BerceuseNoel Rawsthorne (b.1929) Elegy - Aria Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934)Chanson de Matin, arr. Herbert Brewer Chanson de Nuit, arr. Herbert Brewer Pomp & Circumstance March No 4, arr. G R SinclairEasthope Martin (1882 - 1925) EvensongProcul Harem (b.1967) Whiter Shade of Palearr. Stanley Vann (1910 – 2010) Danny BoyJohn Philip Sousa (1854 - 1932) The Washington Post
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Joe McKee programme continued
BBC Radio Ulster School Choir of the Year 2016Sunday 17 April
Who will be BBC Radio Ulster’s Junior and Senior School Choir of the Year? School choirs from across Northern Ireland showcase their talents as they compete to win in the final.
Presenters John Toal and Kerry McLean introduce the 6 finalists whilst the judges have the difficult task of choosing which choirs win the Junior and Senior titles.
For further information and to apply for free tickets please visit www.bbc.co.uk/tickets
Maximum of 4 tickets per person. Minimum age limit of 8 years old. Under 16’s must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Broadcast live on BBC Radio Ulster on Sunday 17 April.
Comedy Club at The Ulster Hall
The Lisa Richards Agency presents
David O’Doherty
We Are All in the Gutter, But Some of Us Are Looking at David O'Doherty
Saturday 6 February: 8pm Tickets: £18 Concessions: £16
According to David O’Doherty, life is like a box of chocolates, but one where somebody else has eaten all the chocolates and replaced them with mouse heads and dishwasher tablets.
The Lidl Enya, broken Bublé and Perrier Comedy Award winner presents 90 minutes of talking and songs, played on a keyboard from 1986.
Please Note: Comedy Club events are strictly for over 16s only unless otherwise stated
Neil Delamere Ctrl Alt Delamere
Saturday 13 February and Saturday 5 March: 8pm Tickets: £17.50
2015 has seen the award-winning comedian continue his star turn on the perennially popular Blame Game for BBC NI on TV and radio, while his Edinburgh Fringe Festival shows garnered rave reviews, including a coveted five stars from The Scotsman.
Now Neil’s back with a new show brimming with hilarious stories and incisive wit! He’ll be telling tall tales and spinning side- splitting yarns about the events of the year gone by!
The Lisa Richards Agency presents
Family Movies Morning Family Movies: arrive before the movie for child friendly crafts and fun. Activities from 9.45am, Movies at 10.30am. Suitable for children aged 3 to 11. Children must be accompanied by an adult aged 18+
Beauty and the Beast, The Chronicles of Narnia and Shaun the Sheep are shown as part of Family Friendly Belfast, delivered by Belfast Strategic Partnership with support from the Public Health Agency.
The Ulster Hall’s phenomenally popular Family Movies are back with five more classic film favourites!
MinionsSaturday 23 January. Tickets £3
The little yellow stars of the Despicable Me movies get their first starring role in this feature length adventure jam-packed with laughter, music and much madness.
Shaun the SheepSaturday 2 April Free admission - booking required
Get in the mood for Spring with Shaun the Sheep and friends as they take off on an exciting adventure to the big city.
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeThursday 31 March Movie at 2.30pm Free admission - booking required
Join us for a special screening of this modern adaptation of CS Lewis’s hugely popular children’s book.
Beauty and the BeastSaturday 13 February Free admission - booking required
A special Valentine’s Day screening of the classic Disney adaptation of this much-loved fairy tale.
Inside OutSaturday 19 March. Tickets £3
Disney Pixar’s runaway hit of 2015 follows Riley and her emotions - joy, fear, anger, disgust and sadness- as they negotiate a new city, house and school.
FAMILY MOVIE AFTERNOON
Box Office: 028 9033 4455
Your Favourite New Year Viennese ClassicsFriday 8 and Saturday 9 January: 7.45pm Tickets: £27, £24.50, £22, £18, £14.50, £10
Christopher Bell ConductorCara O'Sullivan Soprano
Get your New Year off to the best possible start with a sparkling selection of your favourite light classical pieces, such as Blue Danube Waltz and the Thunder and Lightning Polka.
Burns Night with the Ulster Orchestra and FriendsSaturday 23 January: 7.45pm Tickets: £27, £24.50, £22, £18, £14.50, £10
John Logan ConductorAly Bain FiddlePhil Cunningham Accordion
Hannah Rarity Vocals
Ulster-Scots Agency Juvenile Pipe Band Phil Kids Choir Markethill Dancers
Hosted by Dan Gordon
Join the Orchestra and friends for a ceilidh’s-worth of toe-tapping traditional tunes, the romance of Robert Burn’s poetry and song set to music and a visual spectacle that celebrates Burns Night perfectly!
Presented in association with the Ulster-Scots Agency.
The Greats: Rachmaninov’s Third Piano ConcertoFriday 29 January: 7.45pm Tickets: £27, £24.50, £22, £18, £14.50, £10
Rafael Payare ConductorAlexander Gavrylyuk Piano
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.3Tchaikovsky Symphony No.1, Winter Daydreams
Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Concerto is a favourite with audiences - and a sinew-stretching technical challenge that pushes any soloist to the limit.
at The Ulster Hall
Your Favourite Romantic Valentine’s ClassicsSunday 14 February: 7.45pm Tickets: £27, £24.50, £22, £18, £14.50, £10
Robert Ziegler Conductor
An evening of some of your best-loved romantic classics from film and television, featuring music from The Onedin Line, West Side Story, The Twilight Saga and more!
Beethoven ThreesFriday 4 March: 7.45pm Tickets: £27, £24.50, £22, £18, £14.50, £10
Rafael Payare ConductorInon Barnatan Piano
Beethoven Overture: Leonore No.3Beethoven Piano Concerto No.3Beethoven Symphony No.3
A heroic evening awaits in this concert of Beethoven Threes - radical writing, the romantic era of heroes and heroines, and a modern day hero of the piano.
Free pre-concert talk at 7pm with guest soloist Inon Barnatan.
Ulster Orchestra: How to bookUlster Orchestra tickets are available by calling 028 9033 4455, online at www.waterfront.co.uk or www.ulsterhall.co.uk and at The Ulster Hall Box Office.
Please note: Waterfront and Ulster Hall gift vouchers can be used for Ulster Orchestra concerts at The Ulster Hall.
Beethoven TwosFriday 26 February: 7.45pm Tickets: £27, £24.50, £22, £18, £14.50, £10
Rafael Payare ConductorJonathan Biss Piano
Beethoven Overture: Leonore No.2Beethoven Piano Concerto No.2Timo Andres New Work for Piano and OrchestraBeethoven Symphony No.2
This Beethoven showcase celebrates his rise to ascendancy as the world’s greatest composer.
Free pre-concert talk at 7pm with Chief Conductor Rafael Payare.
Box Office: 028 9033 4455
Let Love Spring Forth!Friday 22 April: 7.45pm Tickets: £27, £24.50, £22, £18, £14.50, £10
Rafael Payare ConductorTamás Kocsis Violin
Rautavaara Cantus Articus: Concerto for Birds and OrchestraWieniawski Violin Concerto No.2Mahler BlumineSchumann Symphony No.1 Spring
An evening of luxurious and beautiful music, with all the passion and romance of blossoming spring.
Free pre-concert talk at 7pm with Chief Conductor Rafael Payare.
Shakespearean FantasiesFriday 15 April: 7.45pm Tickets: £27, £24.50, £22, £18, £14.50, £10
Rafael Payare Conductor
Tchaikovsky Fantasy Overture: HamletTchaikovsky Fantasy Overture: The TempestProkofiev Selection from Romeo and Juliet
The sumptuous and dramatic music of Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev, Russian masters of melody, transport you to the fantastical lands of Shakespeare.
Free pre-concert talk on the subject of Shakespeare and music at 7pm.
at The Ulster Hall
St John Passion at EasterFriday 25 March: 7.30pm Tickets: £27, £24.50, £22, £18, £14.50, £10
Jac van Steen ConductorEllie Laugharne SopranoClaudia Huckle ContraltoDaniel Norman EvangelistRupert Charlesworth TenorQuirijn de Lang ChristusMarcus Farnsworth Pilate/Bass
Belfast Philharmonic Choir Stephen Doughty Chorusmaster
J.S. Bach St John Passion
An outstanding array of soloists join the Ulster Orchestra and the Belfast Philharmonic Choir for this moving Good Friday concert featuring Bach’s most dramatic work.
Your Favourite Arias with Noah StewartFriday 29 April: 7.45pm Tickets: £27, £24.50, £22, £18, £14.50, £10
Christopher Bell ConductorNoah Stewart Tenor
An uplifting evening of popular operatic arias and hit songs from the golden era of Hollywood film musicals, including Serenade from The Student Prince, You Stepped Out of a Dream, Be My Love and many more!
JTI Lunchtime ConcertsRelax and unwind to an hour’s worth of live lunchtime music… for just £6
Three Course FeastWednesday 20 January: 1.05pm
Neil Thomson Conductor
Saint-Saëns Symphony No.2Enescu Prélude à l’unissonDvorák Symphonic Variations
Music from France, Romania and Bohemia by way of this trio of musical highlights from the careers of three national heroes.
Make Time for Schubert and HaydnWednesday 3 February: 1.05pm
Eivind Gullberg Jensen Conductor
Schubert Rosamunde: Overture, Entr’acte No.3 and Ballet Music No.2Haydn Symphony No.101 The Clock
Make time for Haydn’s Clock Symphony, so-called because of its ticking rhythm in the second movement.
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Schubert’s UnfinishedWednesday 2 March: 1.05pm
Rafael Payare Conductor
Weber Overture: Der FreischützRossini Overture: SemiramideSchubert Symphony No.8 Unfinished
Schubert’s mysterious Unfinished Symphony is considered one of the best ever written.
Shakespeare for LunchWednesday 20 April: 1.05pm
Rafael Payare Conductor
Beethoven Coriolan OvertureMendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Overture, Intermezzo, Nocturne and ScherzoTchaikovsky Fantasy Overture: Romeo and Juliet
Musical responses to the passion, drama and romance of Shakespeare’s plays from three of the finest composers.
Women and the First World War by Carol Walker of the Somme MuseumWednesday 2 March
The First World War was a watershed for women, especially in relation to new employment and enhanced voting opportunities.
Carol Walker discusses how the work of the suffragettes and the contribution by women to the war made it apparent that a change in the laws concerning elections was needed.
International Women’s Day Lectures 2016By Reclaim the Agenda
Striking a Light: Lecture and Book Launch by Louise RaweFriday 4 March
This talk looks at the importance that working class women have played in the labour movement. Author and commentator, Louise Rawe’s latest book tells the story of a group of women who did just that in 1888 - the match girls at Bryant and May’s factory in Bow, East London. Incredibly well researched and written, Striking a Light is a major contribution to labour and social history.
When History was Made: the Women of 1916 by Ruth TaillonThursday 3 March
The Easter Rebellion of 1916 was a watershed in Irish history, setting in motion a chain of events which culminated in the foundation of the Irish state.
Ruth Taillon recounts the role of the 200 female rebels who took part in virtually every aspect of the insurrection, and who shared in the sorrows and deprivations which followed.
Free admission: booking not required Light lunch from 12.30pm Lectures: 1pm - 2pm
Celebrate International Women’s Day at The Ulster Hall with lunchtime lectures on the theme "Women reclaim the 1916 agenda." Reclaim the Agenda is a collective of women's centres, organisations, trade unions, individuals and community & voluntary members who campaign and lobby against poverty, discrimination, domestic and sexual violence and abuse.
BBC Invitation Concerts with the Ulster Orchestra
For further information (including programme details) and to apply for free tickets please visit www.bbc.co.uk/tickets.
Maximum of 2 tickets per person. Minimum age limit of 12 years old. Under 16s must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Hear and NowMonday 18 January: 7pm
David Brophy Conductor Matthew Schellhorn Piano Elaine Agnew Twilight (2010) Piers Hellawell Dogs & Wolves (2005) Ed Bennett Ausland (2005) Marian Ingoldsby The Heron by the Weir (2008) Ian Wilson Mutazione: Piano Concerto (2003)
Recording for broadcast on BBC Radio 3
Afternoon on 3Wednesday 10 February: 2pm
John Toal presents a programme of music for Ash Wednesday, live into BBC Radio 3’s Afternoon on 3.
Women, Work and Welfare: the cooperative crusades of Margaret McCoubrey, 1880 -1956 by Myrtle HillMonday 7 March
Myrtle Hill explores the life and work of Margaret McCoubrey, the suffragist, pacifist and labour councillor who’s commitment to tackling poverty and social inequality earned her a pivotal role in the history of early 20th century Belfast.
Socialist Opposition to WW1 and the role of womenTuesday 8 March
“Far from being a glorious episode, we regard the (First World) War as an imperialist inspired misadventure resulting in senseless sacrifice.” (Reclaim the Agenda)
During this talk Reclaim the Agenda discuss how the Marx Memorial Library archives reveal ‘far more opposition to the War than ‘the standard histories give credence to’ and how this opposition was in the main inspired by socialism and by women.
Albert Hammond in ConcertSunday 6 March: 8pm Tickets: £27.50 Concessions: £25
One of the world's greatest songwriters, Albert Hammond has sold more than 360 million records worldwide.
Hear the songs, the stories behind them and recollections of the artists Albert has worked with, including Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Neil Diamond, Julio Iglesias, Willie Nelson, Whitney Houston, Tina Turner and many more. Make me an Island, Good Lookin’ Woman and Joe Dolan's Teresa are among the classics he penned.
This showcase of monster million selling hits includes all-time classics like It Never Rains In Southern California, The Free Electric Band, The Air That I Breathe, Down By The River, One Moment In Time, I'm A Train, To all the girls I’ve loved before, When I need You and many more.
Belfast Royal Academy Annual Spring Concert
Thursday 10 March: 7.30pm Tickets: £10 Students / Senior Citizens: £8 Family Tickets: 2 adults and 1 child: £25 2 adults and 2 children: £30
Come along and enjoy the many choirs and instrumental groups in Belfast Royal Academy, as over 200 young musicians play a wide repertoire ranging from classical to popular music.
The Senior Chorus performing Carl Orff's masterpiece, Carmina Burana, is one of the many concert highlights.
Tom Kelly Promotions presents
Welcome to My World The Life and Music of Jim Reeves
Friday 11 March: 8pm Tickets: £20
Brilliant Scottish singer, Al Grant, presents this unique insight into the life and music of the great Jim Reeves.
Further enriched with narration and video footage of Reeves’ life, this classic evening of Song and Story is a ‘must’ for all fans of the timeless Country music giant. Al has won acclaim for his classic interpretations of Jim Reeves’ songs, which bear an unerring likeness to the voice of the great man himself!
Special guest is renowned singer/songwriter, Isla Grant.
Assumption Grammar School Annual Concert
Sunday 13 March: 4.30pm Tickets: £10 Family Ticket (2 adults + 2 children): £35
The girls of Assumption Grammar School in Ballynahinch present this feast of music and drama. This showcase for the specialist music school features every instrumental and vocal style, with classical, jazz, popular and traditional music groups all performing.
Starting with Gershwin and finishing with a staged production of songs from Mamma Mia, this promises to be a highly enjoyable and memorable experience to delight music lovers of all ages!
Aiken Promotions presents
Shane Filan Right Here Tour 2016
Tuesday 15 March: 8pm Tickets (seated and standing): £35.50 Standing area: over 16s only Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult aged 18+
The release of the new Right Here album has cemented Shane’s popularity as a solo artist following his amazing success with Westlife, one of the world’s most successful bands of the past few decades.
“For me, there is nothing quite like the moment I see the audience singing along to the songs I wrote, and I hope the Right Here Tour will be just as memorable, just as special. I cannot wait to see all the fans again. I am really proud of Right Here (the album) and now can’t wait to perform the new songs live, alongside some old favourites.” (Shane Filan)
International Christian Embassy Jerusalem Irish Branch Taste of Tabernacles
Monday 14 March: 7.30pm Free admission - booking required
Guest Speaker: Dr Juergen Buehler Executive Director International Christian Embassy Jerusalem.
For the past 35 years Christians from all around the world have gone to Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles sponsored by the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem.
Featuring the Shalom Dance Team and Tabernacles Praise and Worship Band, the Taste of Tabernacles gives a flavour of this Feast.
Friends’ School, Lisburn A Night Out With FriendsFriday 18 March: 7:30 pm Tickets: £8 Children / concessions: £5
Join the Music Department of Friends’ School, Lisburn for a fun-filled evening of music and entertainment.
This concert celebrates the music of Friends’ choirs and instrumental ensembles, courtesy of a packed and varied programme of enticing excerpts ranging from Carl Orff's choral masterpiece, Carmina Burana to Mark Ronson’s blockbuster hit, Uptown Funk.
Punjana St Patrick’s Day Tea DancesThursday 17 March: 12pm and 3pm Free admission - booking required
Put on your dancing shoes and enjoy an afternoon of old time dancing and refreshments with the John Trotter band.
If you’ve been to the Tea Dances before you’ll want to go again. If you haven’t, come along and find out what you’ve been missing!
Tickets are available from Monday 8 February at 9am from The Ulster Hall Box Office and by calling: 028 9033 4455. Free tickets are not available online.
Maximum of 3 tickets per person - booking essential.
Please note: Due to the popularity of these events admission for ticket holders will be on a first come - first served basis.
Sullivan Upper School Spring ConcertWednesday 16 March: 7.30pm Tickets: £10 Senior Citizens and children: £7
This is an opportunity for those inside and outside the school community to enjoy a varied programme of classical, traditional, jazz and popular music ranging from orchestral pieces to ensemble groups.
The concert also features the fine voices of The Sullivan Singers - runners-up in the Radio Ulster School Choir of the Year 2015 competition and Regional Winners of the RTE All Island Choir Competition 2014.
Studio Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Masterpieces: A tribute to founder Havelock NelsonSaturday 19 March: 7.45pm Tickets. £15 Concessions: £12
Berlioz Roman Carnival, Brahms Violin Concerto Shostakovich 5th Symphony.
Ottie Maas Leader Thomas Jackson Violin David Openshaw Conductor
This very special concert showcases three great, exciting orchestral works. Roman Carnival is one of Berlioz’s most exciting overtures and will be a rousing start to the concert. Brahms violin concerto is one of the great violin works, while the second half of the concert features Shostakovich’s glorious 5th Symphony.
Tom Kelly Promotions presents
Mike Denver and guests in concert
Wednesday 30 March: 8pm Tickets: £25
Ireland's most popular Country singer has already built up a huge following in his relatively short time on the Irish scene, boasting 14 hit albums and 10 best selling DVDs to date.
Some of the greats of the Irish music scene have served as inspiration for Mike during his meteoric rise to the top, including Daniel O Donnell, Foster & Allen and US Country music legend George Jones, with whom he recorded a single
Mike Denver and his excellent Band treat you to a superb mix of his own hits, Country classics and popular standards.
If you only make it to one Country show in 2016 make sure it’s a Mike Denver show!
MCD presents
Gregory PorterThursday 31 March: 8pm Tickets: £44 (seated and standing) Standing area: over 16s only Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult aged 18+
Hailed as the next big male vocal jazz star and one of the most inspiring jazz performers of the last decade, Gregory Porter wields one of the most captivating baritone voices in music today. He possesses an amazing gift for writing poignant songs based upon personal experiences with a relatable and emotional immediacy, with hooky melodies that penetrate instantly.
Liquid Gold - the Grammy award winning singer / songwriter’s latest album - has been described as "...sheer genius.... quite possibly the year’s best jazz recording.”“Gregory Porter has most of what you want in a male jazz singer, and maybe a thing or two you didn’t know you wanted.” (The New York Times)
MCD.ie present
Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott plus special guests
Tuesday 12 April: doors 7pm Tickets: £27.50 (seated and standing) Standing area: over 16s only Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult aged 18+
Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott enjoyed a succession of critically-acclaimed smash hits in the 1990s and early 2000s with The Beautiful South, including Rotterdam, Perfect 10 and Don’t Marry Her.Wisdom, Laughter and Lines is their new album, the second following the critically acclaimed What Have We Become, which saw them record together for the first time since the multi-million selling days of The Beautiful South.
Enjoy new songs and old during this momentous Ulster Hall gig!
Belfast Operatic Company goes from West End To Broadway Saturday 16 April: 7.30pm Tickets: £22, £20
Join with Belfast Operatic Company as they celebrate the greatest West End and Broadway hits of all time!
This award winning company, who previously brought Sister Act, Titanic the Musical and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast to Belfast are accompanied by a fantastic band and a chorus of over 80 singers and dancers. Together they bring you excerpts and highlights from everyone’s favourite shows, plus a taste of music from their forthcoming show, The Addams Family.
The acclaimed production team of Director Wilfie Pyper, Musical Director Colin Scott and Choreographer Timmy Bell combine to add the Broadway pizzazz we have come to expect from Belfast Operatic Company.
Irish Vegan FestivalSaturday 9 April: 10.30am - 5pm Tickets: £2 Under 15s: free admission Tickets also available at the door
The Irish Vegan Festival brings an array of vegan stalls and entertainment to The Ulster Hall. Ranging from hot food for consumption on the day, to sweets and chocolates, to cosmetics and campaign stalls, there will be a great choice for everyone!
Also enjoy live music throughout the day, film screenings and children’s entertainment.
A strictly limited number of VIP tickets are available. £10 VIP tickets include a goodie bag packed with delights and special offers and grant early admission to the Festival at 10am.
The Irish Vegan Festival is organised by and benefits Farplace Animal Rescue - all profits go to animal rescue projects.
For more information visit: www.irishveganfestival.com
City of Belfast School of Music Showcase ConcertsTue 26 and Wed 27 April: 7.30pm Tickets: £10 Students: £5
The City of Belfast School of Music annual Showcase concerts represent the culmination of the year’s work by the School’s more senior groups.
Both concerts feature a variety of ensembles: bands, orchestras, drummers, singers and harps.
Don’t miss these concerts showcasing some of our finest emerging new talent.
Children under the age of 2 are not permitted.
MCD presents
Chris CornellSunday 24 April: 8pm Tickets: £46.50 Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult aged 18+
Chris Cornell is a genre-transcending modern innovator who was the chief architect of the 90s grunge movement and remains one of the finest rock voices of all time. Achieving multi-platinum success with three legendary bands - including Seattle trailblazers, Soundgarden - he has forged his own unique identity over three decades as a Grammy award-winning, Golden Globe nominated singer, songwriter, guitarist, composer and lyricist.
Cornell will perform a career-spanning set, including tracks from his new album, Higher Truth, described by Metro as “heartbreakingly effective,” with Kerrang! Magazine proclaiming it as “one of the best records Chris has made in the last 15 years.”
NABBA Northern Ireland Bodybuilding Championships 2016Saturday 23 April Pre judging: from 12.30pm; Evening show: from 7pm Tickets: Judging: £12; Evening show £20 All day pass £26
The NABBA Northern Ireland Championships is a qualifying event for the NABBA British Finals, The NABBA Worlds in Brazil and the NABBA Universe!
With special guest stars, trade stands, competitions and prizes for 2015, giveaways and the Best Gym Award, 2016 is shaping up to be the Greatest NABBA Northern Ireland show to date.
Mens Classes: Juniors / Novice / First Timers / Mr Class 4 / Mr Class 3 / Mr Class 2 / Mr Class 1 / Over 40’s / Over 50’s / Mr Overall. Ladies Classes: Miss Toned / Miss Athletic / Miss Trained For information visit www.nabbani.co.uk
The highly popular Literary Lunchtimes are back with more bookish adventures. There’s no better or more engaging way to spend an hour at lunchtime!
Literary LunchtimesSecret Scripture: Irish Poetry of the First World WarWednesday 24 February: 1pm *Free admission: booking required
An introduction to the lives and themes of some of Ireland’s First World War soldier poets including Francis Ledwidge, Tom Kettle, C.S. Lewis, Thomas MacGreevy and Patrick MacGill.
Fran Brearton is Professor of Modern Poetry at Queen’s University and Director of the Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry. She is author of The Great War in Irish Poetry and recently edited Robert Graves’s First World War memoir, Good-bye to All That.
The Ulster Orchestra presents
Shakespeare and Music with Samantha LinWednesday 13 April: 1pm *Free admission: booking required
William Shakespeare once described music as the ‘food of love.’ This Literary Lunchtime discusses several Shakespearean passages about music and explores how composers have, in turn, responded to Shakespeare’s plays. Musicians from the Ulster Orchestra perform the Adagio from Beethoven’s 1st String Quartet, inspired by the tomb scene from Romeo and Juliet.
Samantha Lin is a final-year PhD student at Queen’s University where she is researching the role of the soundtrack in Shakespearean movie adaptations.
The John Hewitt Society presents
Christine Dwyer HickeyWednesday 17 February: 1pm Tickets: £5
Christine Dwyer Hickey has published seven novels, one short story collection and a full length play. Her short stories have been published in anthologies and magazines world-wide and have won several awards.
The Cold Eye of Heaven won the Irish Novel of the Year 2012 and was nominated for the IMPAC award. Christine’s first play, Snow Angels, premièred at the Project Arts Centre in March 2014 and her latest novel, The Lives of Women, was published last April.
The John Hewitt Society presents
The Influence of John Hewitt TodayWednesday 27 January: 1pm *Free admission: booking required
John Hewitt was a poet, art critic, and social commentator. Through his poetry he addressed issues of identity and expressed his love for the Ulster countryside.
Famously declaring himself to be 'Ulster, Irish, British, and European', he was a mentor of Heaney, Longley and others and in his retirement was made a Freeman of the City of Belfast.
Tony Kennedy, Chair of The John Hewitt Society, discusses John Hewitt's life, work and ideals plus their continuing relevance today.
Box Office: 028 9033 4455Art and Photographic Exhibitions
As The Ulster Hall exhibition spaces are in a working building there may be times when the galleries are closed to the public. Please call in advance to check opening hours. Tel: 028 9033 4400.
For details of exhibition launches please contact Cathryn McCarroll. Phone 028 9033 4471 or email: [email protected] *Please note: Free tickets available from The
Ulster Hall Box Office and by calling 028 9033 4455. Free tickets are not available online.
That’s SO Me By The Skyway Club
Saturday 2 - Thursday 28 April
This latest collaboration between the Skyway Club and Carrie Davenport brings you a candid collection of portraits capturing pure emotion and personality.
In a world inundated with soulless selfies and inane Instagrams, The Skyway Club encourages you to slow down and rediscover the possibilities of portraiture and its ability to be compelling and thought-provoking.
Open ArtsTuesday 1 - Sunday 27 March
This exhibition is the end result of a collaboration involving Open Arts’ three visual arts groups. Each group worked with
a variety of media including printmaking, textiles, pastels, paint, ink, papier-mâché and collage.
Open Arts provides high quality activities and events for disabled people across a range of art forms.
Action Mental Health Creative Skills Group Show
Tuesday 2 - Thursday 25 February
This exhibition by participants on the Action Mental Health New Horizons programme’s Creative Crafts courses showcases new work presented in a variety of media.
Action Mental Health New Horizons programme helps people to overcome the effects of mental ill health and in many cases assists them in returning to work. The
Creative Crafts courses enable people to engage with the arts, learn new creative skills and to build their confidence. The courses include Tiffany Glass, Fused Glass, Floristry, Digital Photography and Art & Design.
This project is part-funded through the Northern Ireland European Social Fund 2014-2020 and the Department for Employment and Learning.
The John Hewitt Society presents
Danielle McLaughlin and Jan Carson in conversationWednesday 27 April: 1pm Tickets £5
Danielle McLaughlin’s short stories have appeared in newspapers and magazines such as The Stinging Fly, The Irish Times, The South Circular, Southword, The Penny Dreadful, Long Story Short and The New Yorker. Her début collection, Dinosaurs On Other Planets, was published in 2015.
Jan Carson is a Belfast-based writer. Her first novel, Malcolm Orange Disappears, was published in 2014 and her short story collection, Children’s Children is due for publication in February 2016.
The Muppet Christmas Carol Big Christmas MovieWednesday 23 December: 2pm Movie begins at 3pm Tickets: £3 Movie snack box deal: £6
Big screen movie magic returns to the Waterfront this Christmas!
This epic movie will transform the Auditorium into a traditional movie house, packed to the rafters and full of atmosphere, excitement and festive cheer!
Everyone’s favourite Muppets, including Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, Fozzie Bear and Sam the Eagle all join in the fun as Scrooge receives visits from spirits of three Christmases - past, present and future.
Get into the spirit of the occasion from 2pm with face painting and lots of festive fun!
Waterfront Events Guide
STUDIO - LANA Productions presents
Cinderella The Christmas pantomimeNow on until Sunday 3 January
See the Waterfront website for ticket prices and performance times
You won’t just be watching Cinderella – you’ll get up close to the larger than life characters and be part of this magical adventure as the
excitement and fun unfolds on stage! Children will love cheering the goodies, booing the baddies and joining in with the catchy sing-along songs… all in true Waterfront panto tradition!
Will Cinderella get to go to the ball, meet the prince of her dreams… and live happily ever after? Or will she forever remain in the evil clutches of two of the ugliest and nastiest sisters audiences will ever clap their eyes on?
Christmas at the Waterfront: still time to book
AUDITORIUM - Wonderland Productions presents
Christmas with The Priests plus guests
Sunday 20 December: 8pm Tickets: £35, £33, £25
As well as singing much loved favourites such as Ave Maria, Pie Jesu and Amazing Grace, The Priests will perform some of the most cherished seasonal songs of all time.
AUDITORIUM - David Hull Promotions presents
Ireland’s Showbands Do You Come Here Often?
Mon 28 - Wed 30 December: 7:45pm Tickets: £27.50, £25.50, £23.50
Now celebrating its nineteenth year, this biggest and best celebration of the showband era features the original stars from those magical dance hall days
Relive the excitement, the euphoria and the innocence of those wonderful times!
AUDITORIUM
The Music Box Presented by Peter Corry
Thursday 17 to Saturday 19 December: 7.30pm Saturday matinee at 2.30pm Tickets: £24.50 - £20.50
Proudly supported by SPAR, this heart-warming and family friendly spectacular will
take you on a magical festive journey through a selection box of music, readings, song and dance. This entirely new production is filled with music gems past, present, traditional and contemporary.
Capture the magic of Christmas and get festive with Peter Corry, internationally renowned West End leading lady Joanna Ampil, Game of Thrones star, Ian McElhinney and the very finest local talent, guest choirs, ballet girls and boy trebles!
Christmas at the Waterfront: still time to book
AUDITORIUM - Opera & Ballet International presents an Ellen Kent production
Bizet Carmen
Tuesday 19 April: 7.30pm Tickets: £32.50, £28.50, £25, £21.50, £17 Concessions: £1.50 off all ticket prices Groups (10+): 1 goes free
With international soloists, highly praised chorus and full orchestra.
It's the hottest ticket in town as Seville comes to Belfast!
Starring the critically acclaimed Romanian mezzo soprano Liza Kadelnik,* this dazzling production features Bizet’s unforgettable melodies, including The Toreador’s Song. A brand new set reflects the stunning architecture of Seville and its main square with Roman and Moorish influences.
“Impassioned and sultry” (The Observer)
“Hot-blooded, a joy” (The Independent)
Sung in French with English surtitles.*Cast subject to change.
Comedy Club at the Waterfront
Comedy Club events are strictly for over 16s only unless otherwise stated
AUDITORIUM - Phil McIntyre Entertainments presents
Ed ByrneOutside, Looking InSaturday 21 May: 8pm
It’s that bloke - the Irish guy (no, not the bald one…the other one. The one Carol from work really likes). Anyway, funny chap… has a new show!
Ed Byrne is unrivalled as an observational stand up and consistently at the top of his game. You’ve seen him on Mock The Week, Have I Got News For You and Live At The Apollo… now catch him live!
“Comedy’s holy grail.... Go see!” (The Sunday Times)
“A great comedian making the simple sublime…” (Edinburgh Evening News)
Strictly for over 14s only.
AUDITORIUM - Chambers Management presents
Sarah Millican
OutsiderThursday 9 and Friday 10 June: 8pm Tickets: £25
Extra date on sale due to overwhelming demand!
When you put Sarah Millican outside, she used to say things like ‘there’ll be wasps’ and ‘I’ve nothing to sit on.’ Things have changed. Now she has outside slippers, but she still can’t tell if it’s an owl or her husband’s asthma.
“To watch Sarah Millican is to watch a box of comedy fireworks going off.” (The Independent)
COMING SOON
21st Anniversary tour Welcome To The CarnevilSaturday 28 May: 7.30pm Tickets: £27, £25, £18 Concessions: £4 off full ticket prices
The show that stormed into the finals of Britain's Got Talent and went on to become a West End smash hit marks its 21st anniversary in spectacular style!
Performed with forked tongue firmly planted in each cheek, The Circus of Horrors combines some of the world’s greatest and most bizarre circus acts with sensational shocks and the irresistible rock n’ roll of Dr Haze & The Interceptors from Hell.
“Freaking Awesome” (The Sun)
“Bloody Good Fun - Barnum Would be proud” (Time Out)
Strictly for over 18s only Not for the easily offended.
The Circus of Horrors
AUDITORIUM
Acknowledgements and funders
AUDITORIUM - Aiken Promotions presents
An Evening With Gordon Lightfoot
Tuesday 31 May: 8pm Tickets: £48, £35.50
The legendary Canadian singer songwriter and musician returns to Europe in 2016 to play his first Irish date in over 30 years.
This concert features his full band and performances of his best known hits as well as some deep album cuts, all of which will be woven together with some of Lightfoot’s own behind the scenes stories and personal anecdotes about his historic 50 year musical career.
COMING SOON
Ground FloorBLOCK A
BalconyBLOCKS B, E, H
BalconyBLOCKS C, D, F, G
ChoirBLOCK W
Ulster Hall seating plan
Waterfront seating plan
Box OfficeTel: 028 9033 4455Monday - Saturday 9.00am-5.00pm
Counter ServiceOur main box office counter has moved to The Ulster Hall. Counter service at Belfast Waterfront is now only available from 2 hours before an event starts.Tickets for both venues can be purchased in person from The Ulster Hall during the following hours: Monday - Saturday, 10am - 5pm and until 8.30pm on evenings of events.Closed Sundays and Bank Holidays except for performance days.
Onlinewww.ulsterhall.co.uk or www.waterfront.co.uk
Credit/Debit Card Charges£1 per ticket for credit and debit card bookings made by telephone. £1.50 per transaction for online bookings. Credit/debit card sales made at Box Office counter do not incur a handling charge.
Postage Charge50 pence per booking for all tickets forwarded by post. Standing and unreserved seating tickets cannot be forwarded by post.
Reservations Tickets may be reserved and paid for by cash (counter only) or cheque (payable to Belfast City Council) within 3 working days, with no additional handling charge. Reservations cannot be made 7 days before a performance.
Booking Information
ARENA (GROUND)
BLOCKS A, B DOORS 1, 2
LOWER TERRACE (LVL 1)
BLOCKS C-J DOORS 3, 4
UPPER TERRACE (LVL 2)
BLOCKS K-V DOORS 5-8
CHOIR (LVL 2)
BLOCKS W DOORS 7, 8
Waterfront Car ParkingEvening Parking: Special rates are available for evening parking in both multi-storey car parks on Lanyon Place.Lanyon 1 Multi-Storey and Lanyon 2 Multi-Storey: Park between 5.30pm and midnight and pre-pay £5 for your stay.
Ulster Hall Car ParkingMetered parking is available in the streets surrounding the Ulster Hall. Several city centre car parks are located within a five minute walk. These include:
- Bedford Street, surface car park- Dublin Road, multi-storey car park- Great Northern Mall, multi-storey car park
Car Parking at Ulster Hall and Belfast Waterfront
Concessions and DiscountsWhere available these are detailed alongside individual events. Please discuss applicable concessions with Box Office at the time of booking.
Group BookingsT: 028 9033 4455
Terms and ConditionsNo refund or exchange on tickets. Children under the age of three will not be admitted to the Grand Hall, Main Auditorium or Studio, except to productions specifically aimed at children. Care should be taken with ‘Unreserved Seating’ and ‘Standing’ tickets as replacements cannot be issued.
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