Arts Extra
KNOWN as one of the world’s most noted young pianists Yu Kosuge returns to Parbold Douglas Music to perform in the Arena Auditorium in the Village Hall on Saturday, April 8, at 7.45pm.
Yu Kosuge was born in Tokyo in 1983. She joined the Tokyo University of the Arts when she was four and gave her first concert with piano and orchestra aged nine.
She has since won awards in Japan, Germany and the US and comes to Parbold via Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Norwich, and Kelso. Her next concert is Rachmaninov’s second concerto with the Regensburg Philharmonic in Bavaria. To find out more and purchase tickets, visit: www. parbolddouglasmusic. org; or telephone: 01257 498452 (booking answerphone).
GRIMETHORPE Colliery Band will perform at Southport Theatre on April 8, 2017. Formed in 1917, during the First World War, Grimethorpe Colliery Band is a British institution which celebrates its centenary this year.
The Band have been National and Open Champions on numerous occasions, making Grimethorpe Colliery the world’s leading Brass Band.
The bands’ successes include 16 Brass In Concert Championship titles, 11 times Yorkshire Regional Champions, two English National Championship victories, four times British Open Champions and four times National Champion Brass Band of Great Britain.
The band has been the recipient of two gold discs, as well as a BAFTA nomination for its contributions to the global hit movie ‘Brassed Off’ for which Grimethorpe Village and the Band were the focal point.
The Royal Albert Hall, Symphony Hall, Barbican, Westminster Abbey, European Parliament, Sydney Opera House and more, have played host to Grimethorpe.
With tours to Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, and concerts and festival appearances throughout Europe, the band’s performance reputation remains unsurpassed. In addition to continuing to delight audiences across the globe, Grimethorpe also continues to invest in and support its local community in Grimethorpe, Barnsley and South Yorkshire, particularly through its youth music initiatives and community performances, both locally and on a national scale.
Grimethorpe Colliery Band thrive on giving enjoyment to audiences around the world, and the band is looking forward to be back to Southport in 2017.
They have received accolades from around the world including: Sir Harrison Birtwistle, who said: “The brass bands of this country are unique, and the Grimethorpe Band is unique amongst them” and Sir Peter Maxwell Davies who said: “Grimethorpe Colliery Band - the finest jewel in the world of brass bands, and a unique cultural asset.”
Tickets are £21.50 and can be purchased from www.atgtickets.com