This marks 35 years since John became a full time artist. The show will feature some of his recent etchings and paintings and will be accompanied by a book giving a retrospective look at his career.

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Harrogate International Festivals is pleased to announce that the 2013 Festival Fringe will be taking place between 27^th May – 9^th June 2013 and submissions are now open!

To become involved with the Festival Fringe simply submit your event details online by following the below link*:

2013 Festival Fringe Submissions

The closing date for submissions is: 31^st March 2013

The Festival Fringe is part of Harrogate International Festivals year-round portfolio of work creating distinctive cultural experiences in the North of England. The Festival Fringe provides an opportunity for local artists and organisations in Harrogate and District to come together and celebrate the wealth of local artistic talent. The Festival Fringe aims to break down boundaries and embrace the creative energy of the crossover between music, literature and art.

Written by Mark Pallant Director of Music at St. Aidan’s Church of England High School, the five minute long cantata called ‘Flower of York’, will be performed by a combined, massed choir and orchestra of young musicians from the local area and visiting music ensembles from Canada and Spain as part of the anniversary celebrations of the festival that brings young, talented musical performers to Harrogate.

Catch the premier of ‘Flower of York at Ripon Cathedral on 2nd April, at 7.30pm as part of the Harrogate International Youth Festival which runs from 29th March to 4th April.

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For this “taster” concert the orchestra is represented by nine string players and their solo trumpet.

Soloists:
Pawel Zuzanski violin
Liya Yakupova violin
Kirill Gusarov trumpet

Programme:
Vivaldi Concerto for Violin in D-major RV230 Op.3/9 “L’estro Armonico”
Ponchielli Concerto in F for trumpet and orchestra
J. S. Bach Concerto for Two Violins BWV 1043
Albinoni Concerto for violin in g minor Op.5/11
Faure Pavane Op. 50
Grieg Holberg-Suite Op.40

04/03/2013
19:30
Ripon Cathedral
Tickets: £17
www.riponconcerts.co.uk

The event on March 23 at the Royal Hall promises to be an exhilarating and fascinating musical journey through Native South American Folk Music.

Song and dance, Cancion and Ballecito, Bolivian, Mexican and Peruvian, the music is brought to life by these musicians, all virtuosos in their own field, who are hotfooting it from Abbey Road Studios where they record scores for Blockbuster Films and major TV series.

The orchestra will be performing with INCA, specialists in performing South American music on native instruments.

The concert will be preceded by a special children’s workshop event with INCA. The start time of the evening performance has been brought forward to 7pm so the young musicians can perform pieces they have learned on native South American instruments.

Tickets (£13 / £11) are on sale now from the Harrogate Theatre Box Office, 01423 502 116
Young people 11- 18 yrs half price, under 11s free. www.harrogateorchestra.org.uk

From scrumptious afternoon teas and delicious dinners to long weekends relaxing in the Spa or playing a few rounds on the beautiful golf course, Rudding Park is the perfect place to treat yourself to a bit of luxury.
www.ruddingpark.co.uk

The Spring Flower Show, that takes place at the Show Ground, was rated top in the survey of 2300 consumers, with the Autumn Flower Show coming in third place.

The announcement comes just a few days after Harrogate Flower Shows were voted Most Popular Gardening Event of the Year by over 47,000 viewers of the specialist TV network, The Horticultural Channel.

Show Director Martin Fish, said:

“The results of the Which? survey and the Horticultural Channel Awards are fantastic news and a tremendous affirmation of the hard work and dedication of everyone involved with Harrogate Flower Shows, from exhibitors and garden designers to staff and volunteers. We would like to thank all those who voted for us or took part in the survey for their support and recognition.

We are immensely proud of our 102-year heritage of supporting and promoting horticulture and of the very special relationship we enjoy with our visitors, many of whom return year after year. We constantly look for ways to improve and develop in response to their views, indeed the 2013 Spring show will feature twice the number of show gardens as a direct result of the comments we received from our visitors last year.”

The Spring Flower show takes place from 25th- 28th April at the Yorkshire Show Ground. Tickets are available from £12.00 via www.flowershow.org.uk

07 January 2013, 7.30pm, Ripon Cathedral, £17

www.riponconcerts.co.uk

Performing widely as a soloist, accompanist and chamber musician, James Sherlock regularly appears at festivals throughout the UK and abroad. In the past season these have included the Edinburgh Fringe, Leeds International, Harrogate, Ryedale, Deal, Chelsea Schubert, Cambridge Summer Music, Music Festivals at Sea, St Martin-in-the-Fields, St John’s Smith Square and the Barbican Hall, alongside visits to Japan, South Africa and Brazil.
Winner of the Royal Overseas League Piano Competition, BBC Fame Academy and Gold Medallist at the Marcello Galanti International Organ Competition, James studied at Trinity College Cambridge and with Joan Havill and Pamela Lidiard at the Guildhall School of Music. In 2011 he was selected by Making Music and Park Lane Group for their Young Artist Programmes.
As an accompanist he has performed and broadcast with the classical-chart-topping groups Tenebrae, Voces 8 and Blake.
He has recently been awarded a Making Music Philip & Dorothy Green Award for Young Concert Artists

Programme:
Frederic Chopin Barcarolle
Mozart Sonata in E flat K282
Francis Pott Farewell to Hirta
Bach arr. Busoni Chaconne
Richard Rodney Bennett Excursions
Claude Debussy Images Book 1
Frederic Chopin Polonaise Fantasy

Wednesday 9th January 2013

St George Hotel, Harrogate

Mike Gunn, Lloyd Griffith, Carly Smallman & MC Tom Taylor

Thursday 17th January 2013

Monkbar Hotel, York

Junior Simpson, Luke Benson, Carly Smallman & MC Tom Taylor

Wednesday 13th February 2013

St George Hotel, Harrogate

Gary Delaney, Paul Thorne, Alan Francis & MC Tom Taylor

Wednesday 13 March 2013

St. George Hotel, Harrogate

Tiff Stevenson, Pete Johansson, Tiernan Douieb & MC Tom Taylor

Thursday 21st March 2013

Monkbar Hotel, York

Steve Gribbin, Nathan Caton, Pat Cahill & MC Tom Taylor

Thursday 9th May 2013

Monkbar Hotel, York

Boothby Graffoe, Helen Arney, Nick Doody, Kirsty Newton & MC Tom Taylor

2013 sees the eagerly anticipated 40^th anniversary of one of Harrogate’s foremost cultural events – the Harrogate International Youth Festival (Music and Performing Arts) – and organisers are appealing to residents and fans alike to come forward with their own HIYF memories for a special exhibition.

As part of a multitude of celebrations to ring in the event’s 40^th year, the committee is requesting that previous participants, conductors, audience members and fans of HIYF’s rich history come forward with anything that may be put, on loan, into an exhibition during the event.

Items such as programmes, pin badges, t-shirts, sheet music and photos are all welcome to be showcased in what will be the most significant collection of the event’s memorabilia to date.

In addition, past participants are invited to join in with a one off, group performance of an Alumni massed band, Choir or Dance. Interested parties should email Claire at the Liaison Committee: HIYF1973@gmail.com.

HIYF 2013 takes place at venues and locations across Harrogate and the surrounding area from 29^th March to 4^th April and will once again ignite the town with exciting and diverse performances from local, regional and international groups.

The success and longevity of this event is often attributed to the wide variety of music and cultural performers that descend on Harrogate each Easter. International groups have come from as far as Canada, Africa and China to take part in what is widely regarded as one of the finest Youth Festival’s on offer globally.

Last year saw the return of the beloved Easter Parade and the 40^th anniversary spectacle promises to top even last year’s hugely successful march. Fans of the Festival can expect the biggest ever event in 2013 with even more exciting events in the run up to the week long programme.

Mike Clark, Managing Director of ECE Travel LTD (organisers of the Festival) said: “We really hope that the huge number of people we know love this event and have ardently supported it for years, will help us put together something special to celebrate this wonderful milestone.

“Even some great memories you have that we can write up for the exhibition would be wonderful. Anyone with any suggestions or thoughts can contact Amy Keen at One PR via akeen@onepublicrelations.com to submit – the same goes for any previous participants that might like to get involved with the Alumni performance. 2013 will be our best event yet and we look forward to sharing further details with you all in the coming weeks.”

For more information please visit www.hiyf.co.uk or call 0844 858 1545.