Negotiating the challenges of the pandemic has been tough, but it has also been a huge privilege to provide access to quality music education for the children taking part in Crescendo. Music…
The Ulster Orchestra is delighted to have joined with Tanya Ross and Graeme Stewart to bring you three very special sessions of Yoga. Graeme has specially composed music for each session and…
Our annual concerts for Primary and Post-Primary Schools are always hotly anticipated, but what to do when a pandemic means the concerts can’t take place in person? We go digital! This year,…
The Ulster Orchestra and the Creative Learning team at the Lyric Theatre are delighted to launch a brand new partnership with a set of videos celebrating Spring. The series brings together excerpts…
The Ulster Orchestra, Women’s Aid ABCLN and Northern Ireland Opera have launched White Ribbon, a collaborative anthem co-written by pianist Ruth McGinley and songwriter Duke Special, reflecting the voices and experience of…
Due to the current restrictions on travel, continued pressure on the health services and safety of our staff and musicians, we are regretfully cancelling the remaining three concerts in our digital season.…
The Ulster Orchestra is delighted to announce the release of a new recording, Our Songs, Our Place, which features nine songs by local songwriters developed through the Orchestra’s Your Song Now project.…
It is with great regret that, due to seriousness of the latest variant of the COVID-19 virus, the pressure on the health services and safety of our staff and musicians, we have…
Ryan, who has toured internationally with Ed Sheeran and Snow Patrol, took inspiration for the song from the incredible work of the NHS, paying a poignant tribute to those who have lost…
Following UK Government Guidance and our own Risk Assessments, the Ulster Orchestra has drawn up a detailed Health & Safety Policy to protect staff, players and guests from COVID-19. Each week, a…
It’s time to grab your picnic rug and chairs, head out into the garden, settle back and join John Toal for a very different Proms this year. Proms In Your Garden, on…
We are delighted to announce that tomorrow, you will be able to hear us live! Alas, not in person just yet, but tune into BBC Radio 3 for Afternoon on 3 at…
This media type is not supported by your browser. In this strange new world, we are all missing performing and creating music together. Yet, this unique time has created a melting pot…
Dear Friends You may have seen the recent Belfast Telegraph article where I was discussing our intense disappointment as musicians and administrators when we aren’t able to do what we were born…
In the coming days we will invite you to connect with us online through a range of content. Amongst other things, you can expect live-streamed recitals, some split-screen chamber ensembles, tutorials and…
Dear Friends, In these challenging times it would have been a pleasure to have offered you concerts to lift the spirits. However, it doesn’t make sense for all of us to get…
Ulster Orchestra’s Director of Marketing and Communications, Michelle Baird, celebrates a special partnership with Stephen Perry, Sales and Marketing Manager for Ten Square Hotel, who are sponsoring the Orchestra’s Music for Valentine’s…
Over the past few weeks, we have been involved in a series of workshops with the Women’s Art Club and Book Group which meets in the Spectrum Centre on the Shankill Road.…
Around 3,500 children and teachers had the opportunity to hear the full Ulster Orchestra perform a number of specially-tailored concerts last week in Belfast, Derry~Londonderry, Ballymena, Newry, Omagh and Enniskillen! ‘Global Rhythms’ brought…
Applications are now open for the first of our popular Come & Play concerts on Sunday 9 February in the Ulster Hall! If you’re playing at grade 6-8, can provide your own…
Starting from Monday 18th November, BBC Radio 3 will be devoting a whole week of the Afternoon Concert to the Ulster Orchestra. With some amazing highlights from the last season, including Rafael…
Unfortunately, the original soprano soloist for our Messiah concerts on Friday 13 and Saturday 14 December, Giulia Semenzato, is unable to perform. Instead we will welcome Emma Morwood as her replacement for…
We are delighted to be shortlisted as a finalist in the ‘Innovative Company of the Year’ Award category at this year’s First Trust Business Eye Awards! Now in its 14th year, the…
Are you a strictly fan, but don’t know the difference between a waltz and a rumba? Have you ever tried to dance some ballet steps in your Irish dancing class? All around…
Unfortunately, the original soloist for our concerts on Thursday and Friday of this week (3 and 4 October 2019), Christianne Stotijn, is unfortunately unwell and unable to perform. Instead we will welcome…
We return to St. Anne’s Cathedral for Culture Night 2019. Join us, and guest conductor Paul Campbell, for a night of toe-tapping popular works from 7.00 until 7.45pm. From the Toreador’s March…
We’re very pleased to announce that our first concert of the 2019/20 season has sold out. Our new chief conductor Daniele Rustioni will be joined by cellist Joahnnes Moser for Elgar’s Cello…
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