A Celebration of Victoria Wood – The Hallé

The Hallé
Stephen Bell conductor
Featuring Josie Lawrence & Alex Jennings
The Hallé Children’s Choir

Alan Menkin Be Our Guest from Beauty and the Beast
A Northern Song: Celebrating the Genius of Victoria Wood
A new piece commissioned by the Hallé, celebrating the words and music of Victoria Wood.
Musical arrangements by Nigel Lilley & Howard Goodall, script and lyrics by Beth & Emma Kilcoyne.
Based on the original works by Victoria Wood

This family concert – a world premiere arrangement – has been commissioned by the Victoria Wood Foundation. The piece will be performed by the Hallé Children’s Choir and the full forces of the Hallé. It will showcase some of Victoria Wood’s most memorable songs, newly orchestrated for the occasion by composer Howard Goodall CBE and Victoria’s long-term Musical Director and friend, Nigel Lilley. Victoria believed passionately that music and the arts should be a vital part of every child’s education – it’s the theme of her 2014 film That Day We Sang, which also features The Hallé Children’s Choir and the Hallé. They will celebrate Victoria Wood’s unique work and legacy – now woven into the DNA of the UK’s cultural life – with a little help from Henry Purcell and a Dinner Lady…