About Hallam Sinfonia
Following our 50th birthday celebrations in October 2023 and an extended anniversary season, Hallam Sinfonia is now looking forward to 2025 and further consolidation of our partnership with our Musical Director, Jon Malaxetxebarria.
Originally set up as a small chamber orchestra, our repertoire nowadays extends from the baroque to the 21st century, including large-scale romantic works, and from the mainstream classics to film music and children’s concerts.
We also enjoy collaborations: this year’s include a further Concerteenies concert with Polly Ives. We are delighted to be working with Polly again and to be reaching out to families and children and to new audiences. 2024 saw our first ever Christmas concerts, in collaboration with Steel City Choristers at Sheffield Town Hall.
Over the years the Hallam Sinfonia has worked with many distinguished soloists, including members of Ensemble 360. Following the Beethoven Triple Concerto with the Leonore Trio in 2022, we are now very much looking forward to working with their cellist, Gemma Rosefield as part of this year’s Classical Sheffield festival weekend.
This concert, on the theme of Dance, also features another exciting collaboration, this time with a group of dancers, adding a whole new dimension to a performance of the ballet music for The Three-Cornered Hat, by Manuel de Falla, not to mention a nod to Jon’s Spanish heritage.
We rehearse at High Storrs School in Sheffield, where we give many of our concerts. Rehearsals are on Thursdays and Fridays, in blocks, usually during the three weeks before each concert. Players interested in joining us are welcome to make enquiries. Although we may not have a vacancy we are always interested in knowing who’s out there! If you're interested in playing with us, please email hallam.sinfonia@gmail.com
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Who's who
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Musical Director
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Committee
Jeremy Dawson* (chair)
Joy Paul* (secretary)
Charlie Hardwick* (treasurer)
Tom Davies* (fixing coordinator)
Charlotte Kenyon (PR coordinator)
Kathryn Hathaway (concerts manager)
Mary Dougherty (membership secretary)
Hannah Thompson-Smith (leader)
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* indicates committee member is also a trustee of the charity. Hallam Sinfonia is registered charity number 1112838.
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Hallam Sinfonia is proud to be a member ensemble of Classical Sheffield.
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Classical Sheffield aims to bring together all of the classical music being made here in Sheffield and the people making it happen as we do our best to share it with the rest of the city. Sheffield is home to a wealth of talented orchestras, a variety of choirs, aspiring soloists, conductors, composers and everything in between and it is only here where you will find it all in one place. They have already held three hugely successful city-wide Classical Weekend Festivals and have introduced classical music to thousands of new audience members.
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