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Classical Café: Alison Gill
Key information
Sunday 12 January 2025
Middlesbrough Town Hall
Doors open 2pm
£5.00 including 50p booking fee, Under 16s: Free
About this event
Alison Gill presents Mussorgsky’s ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’.
Come and be inspired by a gallery of musical pictures! Today’s recital will celebrate Mussorgsky’s colourful piano work ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’, inspired by a visit to an art gallery. The 10 paintings we will reflect on will cover everything from the gardens and catacombs of Paris through to the Great Gates of Kiev (with a few gnomes and witches in between!).
The pieces will be performed by Alison Gill at the piano with narration from Eleanor Mooney to help bring the paintings to life. Bring your sketchpad and pencils (or borrow some of ours) and let your imagination run wild with the music and images.
About Alison
Alison Gill is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, specialising as an accompanist and répétiteur. Now based in North Yorkshire, Alison is highly sought after as an accompanist across the region, collaborating regularly with the Chorus of the Royal Northern Sinfonia, the Jervaulx Singers and as an accompanist for Leeds Conservatoire, Durham University, the Berkshire Choral International and for the BBC Proms held at the Glasshouse International Centre for Music. As a soloist and accompanist Alison has also performed at venues from the Wigmore Hall to the Palau de La Musica in Barcelona and Vienna’s Musikverein.
About Eleanor Mooney
Eleanor Mooney is a singer, performer and community musician. She collaborates with regional and national organisations including Royal Northern Sinfonia, Sunderland Culture and The National Theatre and has led community music groups for almost 20 years. She sings, writes songs and plays uke in her bands and is releasing new music soon!
About Classical Café
Classical Café is a series of Sunday afternoon performances at Middlesbrough Town Hall. Listen to classical music in a more informal and relaxed atmosphere, enjoying coffee and cake while you listen!
Access information
Toilets and facilities
For more details about our facilities and accessing the different spaces at Middlesbrough Town Hall please visit https://boxoffice.middlesbrough.gov.uk/middlesbrough-town-hall/your-visit-to-middlesbrough-town-hall/accessibility-at-middlesbrough-town-hall/
Pushchair policy
Due to Middlesbrough Town Hall’s fire regulation policies pushchairs, prams & car seats must be left in our dedicated ‘buggy parking’ zone on the carriageway and cannot be taken into any of the event spaces. Unfortunately, we cannot take responsibility for items left there, but we do our best to keep an eye on them.
Relaxed setting
All our family events take place in a relaxed environment, and have the following features:
– There’ll be lower volume levels throughout the event
– Our spaces have consistent lighting, with low level auditorium lights on throughout
– Our musicians and facilitators have relaxed attitude to noise and moving around the space
– A quiet, chill out space will be available should you need a break
Ear defenders
Our younger visitors can find a busy venue and loud musical activities quite overwhelming. A limited number of ear defenders are available from the Box Office – by the main entrance on Albert Road. See us as early as possible to secure a pair.