Stan Graham's Leisure Guide for North and West Yorkshire
I’m sure that we all have pieces of music which, if not our favourites, have meant something important, so much so, that we are transported, albeit only in our minds, to a place or time. The piece might have the power to console, I have friend who would fall back on Michael MacDonald’s ‘I Can…
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Not a very appropriate title for a production staged on a wet and chilly day in mid-October, but, as they would have been struggling to coincide with any of the three summer days we have had this year, I will overlook that. I have never seen the play by Shakespeare, on which this opera by…
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The last time I spoke to Jasdeep Singh Degun at Howard Assembly Room he told me that he had been invited to perform at the 2024 Darbar Festival at The Barbican in London and was hugely honoured and excited to be doing so. It is the most prestigious event in the South Asian Music calendar,…
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This was my first visit to the amazing Howard Assembly Room since June, and I couldn’t wait. Not only to see the concert but to meet up with the people who work there with whom I have become friendly over the years. Because quite a few of the front of house staff are students, there…
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You can look at the cv of Nile Rodgers and see that he has written, produced and performed on singles that have sold over 75 million copies as well as 500 million albums worldwide. He has collaborated with artists such as Madonna, David Bowie, Dianna Ross, Sister Sledge, Duran Duran, Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger and…
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It was great to be back at Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House, to give it its Sunday name. The place looked better for its fettling, as we say in this part of the world, having had a nip and tuck rather than the full Cher. Just as well really, as this opera provides more…
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Last Friday marked my having occupied a rather large space on this planet for three-quarters of a century, so I had a fish butty for dinner. I know how to party! I wasn’t the prettiest looking baby, in fact, the midwife picked me up by my arms and slapped my face. I had arranged to…
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I never knew that I had something in common with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, but you live and learn. We are/were both seemingly enthusiastic exponents of the sport of bowling – as you can see from the feature image. By the way, that is me, not Mozart! How do I know this, well, the first piece…
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Had someone told me, even three years ago, that I would get hooked on ballet I would have been a bit sceptical as, although the music is usually really good, I don’t speak the language of dance. If they had laboured their point and included modern ballet I would have been even more doubtful. Now,…
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Here we have a preview covering the end of the year with not a mention of Christmas, so, should you want to escape the tinsel and fairy lights and experience something completely different, check out these events. Saturday, 28th September sees Memories As Harmonies at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton, Leeds, a double bill of music…
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Tyke It To The Limit 