Quentin Clare isn’t going to be completely happy until he has accomplished his dream - to create a Symphony Orchestra for Yorkshire
, who love the place, but who – for the simple reason of earning a living – are always having to get the train to London, or to drive to Manchester or Birmingham, you name it, and then they have to return home – to Barnsley, or Sheffield or where-ever they may live.“One of the many other reasons why we wanted to start Brigantes was that people can now identify with ‘their’ orchestra, ‘their’ players. The main venue that we use is Sheffield Cathedral – and that’s for many reasons.
“It also allows the players to engage with the audiences after the show, and to discuss the music. There was one time when I was just going back to my dressing room during the interval, and someone stopped me, and started discussing what they’d just heard. That was wonderful. Contact, feed-back, appreciation.
While The Brigantes are – for the moment – brought together as individuals for each concert, there are firm plans to move, in time, to their being a permanent and full-time orchestra, “part of the fabric and aspirations of the city,” with all players under contract. “In this current world of uncertainty in the arts,” says Quentin, “you have to move with both care, and caution. It’s ‘baby steps’ toward our goal and ambition.
Brigantes Orchestra: Winter Warmer (including extracts from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite, Respighi and “a dusting of carols”, Sheffield Cathedral, Saturday December 17, 4.00pm.
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