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Well that was quite an evening! Huge congratulations to The Phil Kids on a fantastic Jubilate concert, and to conductor Lynsey Callaghan who is stepping down after 11 years. Jane Wells MBE DL was thrilled to represent HM Lord Lieutenant on this special night of joyful singing in the city.
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A wonderful celebration of music and achievement at the Gala dinner at Belfast's City Hall to mark the 150th anniversary of @belfphil. With Katherine Hanratty, Chair of the choir and Leslie Morrison, Chairman of The Ulster Orchestra. Warmest Congratulations to you all. 🌟👏🎶🎵
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Greetings from Budapest!
We really enjoyed performing in St. Stephen's Basilica yesterday after a morning of sightseeing, we even did an impromptu performance of 'An Irish Blessing' outside the stunning House of Music Hungary!
Concert number 2 today in Esztergom#belfastphil150
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This day last week we performed in Esztergom Basilica, Hungary's largest church building, and what an acoustic!
Thanks to our appreciative audiences and Musik-Land Travel Agency/Hungary for organising two very special concerts and our sight-seeing tours of Budpaest and Gödöllő
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We are delighted to be performing with our long-standing partner the @ulsterorchestra and the exciting line up of soloists for this special concert!
Conducted by our Chorus Director James Grossmith, it promises to be a memorable evening in the historic Ulster Hall #BelfastPhi150
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As we prepare the programme for our concert next week, we remember our visit to @hilloftheoneill - don't miss your chance to hear us in the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Carryduff, on Sat 19th Oct at 7.45pm (tickets not required).
#ThrowbackThursday
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Announcing the first concert of our 150th anniversary season!
Don't miss this special fundraising event and your chance to hear the repertoire we will be performing on our tour to Budapest at the end of the month
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We are VERY excited to introduce our new logo, the perfect way to start our 150th anniversary season!
Thanks to the team at Darragh Neely Design for working with us to create such a special brand identity
@darraghneely
Thanks for a great launch @OhYeahCentre on behalf on @BelfPhil
We are live at the Sound of Belfast 2024 launch today! #SoundofBelfast #SOB #SoundofBelfast2024 #SOB2024
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Our first open rehearsal of the 150th anniversary season is sounding great!
We have another one planned for next week followed by auditions plus auditions for our Youth and Chamber Choirs for singers aged 11-18 - all the details are on our website
Make Music Day makemusicday.co.uk/event/mak… – at Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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We'll be closing the 23/24 season with midsummer evening magic in @hilloftheoneill on Sat 15 June. The concert is full of music of light, the heavens, love and memory: Lauridsen's Nocturnes, Whitbourn's The Seven Heavens and Hagenberg's Illuminare. ✨ #ACNISupported
ALT Flyer image of a summer night with deep blue sky over a forest, with river and fireflies in foreground. Text: This Shining Night Saturday 15th June 2024 Book Online: www.belfastphilharmonic.org.uk/ShiningNight Or 028 87728600 Hill of the O'Neill, Market Square, Dungannon, BT70 1AB Logos for Belfast Philharmonic Choir and Arts Council of Northern Ireland Lottery Funding
Katherine Hanratty retweeted
What a breathtaking performance of Mahler 2! Congratulations @UlsterOrchestra and @BelfPhil ! Multiple standing ovations and joyous cheers 👏📯🎻 (excellent liner notes @RichardBratby ).
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If you're interested in joining the adult chorus and missed our big audition sessions in September and January, we have a few bonus slots to audition on the evening of Tuesday 13th February. Email [email protected] for information on timeslots!
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Unexpected tickets from a friend, best festive surprise!! @UlsterOrchestra @BelWaterfront @BelfPhil #TheMagicOfChristmas 🎄🥰
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But before that our Chorus Director James will be on @bbcradioulster Talkback from 1pm talking - appropriately enough - about his favourite Christmas carols ☃️
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Review of the weekend's Messiah: "The Philharmonic, under their new chorus director James Grossmith, is currently in fine form, and they were particularly impressive as they soared through the rippling choruses right to the mighty Great Amen" newsletter.co.uk/whats-on/ar…
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Our Phil Kids were *amazing* singing at Stormont today, helping to launch the Assembly's Giving Tree 🎄 Thank you to the Speaker for inviting us!
Speaker Alex Maskey with the help of the kids from the @BelfPhil Youth Choir switches on the Northern Ireland Assembly’s 2023 #Christmas Giving Tree.
This year’s Giving Tree is in support of both @SVP_Ireland and the @salvationarmyuk
ALT Speaker, Alex Maskey standing on the left with his hand on a switch ready to switch on the Christmas Tree lights. To the right are Valentina, Jessica, Gideon and Toby from the Belfast Philharmonic Youth Choir. They are helping the Speaker to hit the switch and switch on the lights.
ALT The Belfast Philharmonic Youth Choir standing on the staircase in the Great Hall with (left to right) on the front row, Mary Waide from St Vincent de Paul, Speaker Alex Maskey, Assembly Chief Executive Lesley Hogg, and Phillip Cole from the Salvation Army.
ALT The Speaker, Alex Maskey standing at a lectern in the Great Hall of Parliament Buildings in front of a Christmas Tree. To the right standing on the staircase are the Belfast Philharmonic Youth Choir.