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Helen May
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Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 7:14 pm Post subject: John Wilson Orchestra Tour Dates |
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By chance I saw on Twitter last night that tickets went on pre-sale today for the 2017 tour.
Programme is MGM Musicals so should be good. Booked my seats direct with Bridgewater Hall this morning.
http://www.johnwilsonorchestra.com/tour/
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FleetingEileenM
Joined: 30 Mar 2010 Posts: 5789 Location: Hampshire
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Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 11:28 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Helen. I had an email from Amazon inviting me to order tickets through them but I shall check other outlets first. It is our annual Christmas treat nowadays |
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Helen May
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19446 Location: Cheshire
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Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2017 10:41 am Post subject: |
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Eileen there was a tweet Wednesday night from the 'JWOfans' who I follow and they said it's always best to try the venue first rather than agents. I get emails from Bridgewater Hall anyway so I always go there first.
It doesn't always work though as sometimes the agencies get the better seats from the start. The first year I tried B. Hall said they had no seats and I didn't realise that they had given them to an agency so we missed out that year.
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oldraver
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FleetingEileenM
Joined: 30 Mar 2010 Posts: 5789 Location: Hampshire
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Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 1:27 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks oldraver, that is a nice article.
Also, thanks for reminding me to book tickets for the Festival Hall London in December. I had so much trouble doing it on-line that I gave up and then other stuff got in the way. I have now booked by phone. Phew! |
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oldraver
Joined: 18 Dec 2006 Posts: 1202 Location: London
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Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 1:35 pm Post subject: |
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Glad to be of some help, Eileen! The Southbank Centre online booking is usually pretty good. I love the RFH. Best place in London, alonmg with the Union Chapel, to see and hear great music. _________________ life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans |
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Helen May
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19446 Location: Cheshire
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Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 8:07 pm Post subject: |
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Glad you've got your tickets Eileen.
Thanks for the article link as well Raver!
Have you seen the Proms list? JWO are doing a semi staged Oklahoma on I think August 11th with a matinee and evening performance on the same day. I love Oklahoma and I think it's televised the same night.
I should have checked the Proms list before I posted, so sorry if I've got details wrong.
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FleetingEileenM
Joined: 30 Mar 2010 Posts: 5789 Location: Hampshire
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Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2017 9:50 am Post subject: |
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Saturday at the RFH can't come soon enough, Helen!
Sorry, Helen, I was talking to a Judith on another MB
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Helen May
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Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2017 10:26 am Post subject: |
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It's Tuesday for us!
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FleetingEileenM
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Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2017 11:39 pm Post subject: |
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Hope you have as lovely an evening as I did, Helen, and also that the weather isn't a problem. |
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Helen May
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19446 Location: Cheshire
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 10:01 am Post subject: |
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I'm glad that it wasn't last night Eileen, as it was extremely cold here, no snow but not good for driving. It's supposed to get a bit less cold during the day so fingers crossed.
Was thinking of you on Saturday!
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Helen May
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Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 10:17 pm Post subject: |
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We really enjoyed the concert Eileen, it was over far too quickly! I wonder what they will do next year?
Did you hear that Oklahoma! will be on TV on Christmas Day and also the Swinging Christmas with Michael Parkinson is on BBC4 quite late on the same day?
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FleetingEileenM
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Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 10:54 pm Post subject: |
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No I hadn't heard that, Helen, thanks. I loved the Oklahoma! production but I have a vague feeling that I didn't quite enjoy the Parky programme as much as I had expected. I'll watch anyway.
I'm glad you enjoyed John Wilson. The acoustics in the RFH are fantastic so we heard every word from Matt and Louise. I hope it was the same for you. I loved the selection of music and especially memorable for me was Matt singing the one from Brigadoon "There But For You Go I". |
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Helen May
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Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:53 pm Post subject: |
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I enjoyed Samantha.
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FleetingEileenM
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Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2017 11:08 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, Samantha was so good with great trumpet from Mike Lovatt. |
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FleetingEileenM
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Posted: Mon May 21, 2018 12:29 pm Post subject: |
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Helen, I have booked for John Wilson at the Royal Festival Hall in December.
I am pleased to be able to tell you that because I thought this MB had been closed down permanently. I have John's other fascinating website about old music in my favourites and had thought of asking him to forward you a message, but I don't need to now. |
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Helen May
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2018 2:02 pm Post subject: |
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Eileen I've PM'd you. We booked for December at Bridgewater Hall, only about 3 weeks ago. I was beginning to think there wasn't going to be a tour this year. I'd seen info for the Festival Hall but nothing for other venues.
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oldraver
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Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2018 9:31 am Post subject: |
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Dunno if this will be of interest...it was on R3 last night.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b53kbd _________________ life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans |
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Helen May
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19446 Location: Cheshire
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Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2018 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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Not long to go until the tour starts. Our venue is first night this year.
There is a new CD (a double one) out this Friday, Best of John Wilson Orchestra which looks to be good. Amazon have it for £9.99 so might indulge!.
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FleetingEileenM
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Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2018 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the tip off about the CD Helen. We are going to the Festival Hall on 15th December. I am angry with myself because I was caught out by purchasing tickets from Viagogo. What possessed me, I cannot imagine |
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Helen May
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Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2018 8:51 pm Post subject: |
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Eileen, as long as you got tickets that's the main thing!
It was wonderful last night, the encore especially so. You'll enjoy it.
Tinged with sadness for me today though as my Mum sadly passed away this afternoon. I spoke to her twice this morning and we talked about the concert, she was a fan and saw JW perform at the Sage Gateshead several times long before he started doing proms.
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FleetingEileenM
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Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 12:01 pm Post subject: |
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Oh dear, Helen, sorry to hear about your Mum. How nice it was that she too was a fan of John Wilson and that you were able to talk to her about the concert.
Am I right in thinking that Matt Ford is not in this one? If that is the case I shall miss him. |
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Helen May
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Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2018 12:13 pm Post subject: |
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Eileen I hope you enjoy Saturday's concert, we certainly did!
You are right Matt Ford isn't on the bill, he was part of the Sinatra tour which I don't think finished until last Saturday. In any case the vocals were superb by Kim Criswell.
There is a great encore as well!
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FleetingEileenM
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Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2018 9:15 am Post subject: |
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Helen, I was a bit disappointed last night until the FANTASTIC encore numbers. Thank goodness for Kim Criswell but I would have preferred more songs and a male singer, either Matt Ford or Julian Ovenden.
The orchestra is wonderful of course and there was plenty to enjoy but I found my mind wandering during some of the longer film incidental or background music because there seemed nothing to get my teeth into, as it were. Individual shorter pieces were great.
Did you buy a programme? I didn't for a change as they weren't available on the Level we were on at the RFH and I wasn't inspired enough to go downstairs in search of one. If you have one, could you tell me please the name of the lovely slow waltz which was played I think just before Mike Lovatt's great playing of The Shadow of Your Smile? I seemed to think it might have been from La Cage aux Folles but unsure.
I hope to continue an annual visit to the JWO, as long as I know there will be more songs, either sung or played. I don't think incidental or background music holds up without the pictures to go with it, in my opinion anyway. |
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Helen May
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Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 1:33 pm Post subject: |
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Eileen,
I did buy a programme, was the waltz from Slipper And The Rose? A couple of pieces were not quite in the order they were played.
I agree that I could have come up with some other pieces and hope they will get back to their previous winning formula even repeating some of the previously heard pieces.
My favourite Prom is still Hooray For Hollywood! I may watch it again over Christmas.
Matt Ford seems to do a lot with the Foden Band as does Mike Lovatt (according to Twitter anyway. I follow @JWOrchestrafans which somehow links to Matt Ford. I don't use it that much but get odd gems of info from it!
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FleetingEileenM
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Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 11:50 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Helen, yes it was The Slipper and the Rose Waltz and I have just found it on YouTube. Silly of me to think it was from La Cage as there hasn't been a film of that show, as far as I know.
I was wondering how you had been after your sad loss. Quite busy I should think with making arrangements. |
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Ian Robinson Site Admin
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Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2019 12:29 am Post subject: |
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A nice surprise when watching sci-fi comedy The Orville on Fox this week when The John Wilson Orchestra popped up to perform Singin In The Rain (sadly without the main man himself). |
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FleetingEileenM
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Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2019 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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I see that John Wilson has a Prom this year on 9th August entitled The Warner Brothers Story but I can't find anything about a tour this year. |
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Helen May
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Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2019 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for that Eileen! I hadn't seen the Prom list.
I've been wondering if there is to be a tour. It seems very late for an announcement if it's to happen at the usual time of year.
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FleetingEileenM
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Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2019 11:44 am Post subject: |
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It seems that there won't be a tour - first time in several years . However, I have just booked for the Albert Hall Prom on 9th August. |
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Helen May
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Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2019 1:26 pm Post subject: |
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It's a shame isn't it Eileen. I sort of wondered if there would be any more when they released the 'Best Of' CD. Hopefully there will be more. I suppose it will depend on the material he is working on. One I wish I'd seen was the 'Hooray For Hollywood' one. I couldn't get seats from Bridgewater Hall but realised the following year that they are given to the organising agent and they were still available.
Glad you were able to get seats for the Prom. Is it the afternoon or the evening?
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FleetingEileenM
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Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2019 3:02 pm Post subject: |
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I have booked for the evening one, Helen.
NB It is being shown that evening on BBC4. I shall be setting the recorder for it before we depart for London. |
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FleetingEileenM
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Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2019 12:40 pm Post subject: |
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I have watched the first half and it is absolutely stunning. We were very high up at the Albert Hall so didn't get the full force of especially the singers. Matt Ford singing "I'm Getting Married ..." was utterly wonderful on screen but didn't come over so well in the AH. |
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becky sharp
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Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 12:33 pm Post subject: |
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FleetingEileenM wrote: | I have watched the first half and it is absolutely stunning. We were very high up at the Albert Hall so didn't get the full force of especially the singers. Matt Ford singing "I'm Getting Married ..." was utterly wonderful on screen but didn't come over so well in the AH. |
What a shame,Eileen. |
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Ian Robinson Site Admin
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Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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I have heard the Albert Hall isn't actually that great for listening to stuff. It's why they have all those upside-down mushrooms in the roof, but even then for some sections with some types of music you don't experience it how you should. |
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Helen May
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Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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It was a long time ago, probably 70s or 80s, that I heard that the acoustics were not brilliant at the Albert Hall but I thought they had improved them.
I sometimes think the sound is better on TV but there is nothing like being there at the performance. Glad you were able to record it Eileen.
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FleetingEileenM
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Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2019 11:23 pm Post subject: |
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The Warner Brothers Prom is being repeated on New Year's Eve in the early evening.
... and I couldn't resist watching it again even though I had recorded it on the Skybox on first transmission. |
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