Howard Blake News

Professional dancer Hannah Flynn celebrated her 1,000th performance in the much-loved stage show of THE SNOWMAN on Friday, January 22nd at Birmingham Repertory Theatre.

The Snowman has been a widely recognised and fondly regarded book and film since its conception by Raymond Briggs in the late 1970's. It has had an annual Christmas TV slot since 1982 and the 26-minute film was even nominated for an Academy Award - not bad considering it derived from a children's picture book with no words! In 1986, the story was made into a stage show with Birmingham Rep producing the most notable version in 1993. It is here that I revisited the show thirty years after its stage debut.

Sixty singers under the direction of Karl Geiger, made a suitably strong and joyful noise in Nativity.

Created by Birmingham Repertory Theatre 22 years ago, The Snowman has been delighting young and old alike for over two decades with its wonderful mix of storytelling, spectacle and magic. Now, it returns to Birmingham Repertory Theatre in the New Year following a succesful 18th festive year in London's West End.

Richmond, Virginia Kick off the holiday season with the Academy Award-winning movie The Snowman today, November 28 at 11am. The charming, animated film follows the story of a young boy and his magical friendship with a snowman, while the Richmond Symphony performs Howard Blake's score, including the popular song “Walking in the Air.” Additional holiday favorites such as “The Polar Express” and “Winter Wonderland” will also be performed during the program. The concert will be held at Richmond CenterStage's Carpenter Theatre and led by guest conductor, Ankush Kumar Bahl.

November 10, 2015 – Richmond, Virginia Kick off the holiday season with the Academy Award-winning movie The Snowman on Saturday, November 28 at 11am. The charming, animated film follows the story of a young boy and his magical friendship with a snowman, while the Richmond Symphony performs Howard Blake's score, including the popular song “Walking in the Air.” Additional holiday favorites such as “The Polar Express” and “Winter Wonderland” will also be performed during the program. The concert will be held at Richmond CenterStage's Carpenter Theatre and led by guest conductor, Ankush Kumar Bahl.

As the Christmas season reaches its peak, with the hustle and bustle of shopping, food preparation and present buying, the final 2015 Concerts at Christ Church, North Adelaide and the seasonal program of traditional services gives a timely reminder of the true meaning of Christmas.

As the acclaimed Graduate Singers, conducted by Karl Geiger, come to the close of another successful year they finish on a celebration of that most popular of festivals Christmas and the Nativity.

The Autumn / Winter 2015 Season at Sadler's Wells launches tonight.

The Autumn / Winter 2015 Season at Sadler's Wells has just been announced.

WALNUT CREEK, CA (April 21, 2015) – The California Symphony, entering its third season with Music Director Donato Cabrera, is expanding its regional profile in Northern California, performing concerts in three new venues beginning in June. The orchestra, based in Walnut Creek, will perform three concerts in summer 2015 and eight concerts during its 2015-16 season, including at its home at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek as well as at Oakland's Kaiser Center Rooftop Garden, the Napa Valley Performing Arts Center's Lincoln Theater in Yountville, and at the Concord Pavilion in Concord. The orchestra is focused on American repertoire, nurturing new American composers as part of its Young American Composer in Residence program, and bringing music to people in new and unconventional settings as well as performing the most revered core classical repertoire. In May 2016, the orchestra and guitarist Jason Vieaux perform the world premiere of the new concerto commission by Dan Visconti, current Young American Composer in Residence, in concert in Walnut Creek and Yountville. Other season highlights include an American Roots program with pianist Charlie Albright performing Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, a showcase of two California Symphony principal musicians in a little-heard R. Strauss double concerto, a rooftop outdoor performance with Postmodern Jukebox, performances of Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 and Brahms' Symphony No. 2, the orchestra's first performance accompanying the live classic film The Wizard of Oz, and holiday music with Pacific Boychoir. Season subscription ticket packages go on sale today, Tuesday, April 21, at 10 am.

Celebrating 21 spellbinding years on the stage, Birmingham Repertory Theatre's live version of Raymond Briggs' iconic and much-loved children's classic, The Snowman, flies to the Lyceum Theatre from Wednesday 19 - Sunday 23 November to enchant audiences of all ages.

Sheffield Theatres' Artistic Director Daniel Evans today announces the final production in the Theatres' autumn season, the world premiere of Bryony Lavery's Queen Coal directed by Robert Shaw Cameron, alongside the news that in an unprecedented development for the company, they will take three of their productions in the forthcoming season on tour, enabling their work to reach as wide an audience as possible.

From May 2014 - March 2015, Sadler's Wells presents its biggest ever programme of inclusive dance. =dance is a new series featuring some of the most exciting and innovative work created and performed by deaf and disabled artists.

From May 2014 - March 2015, Sadler's Wells presents its biggest ever programme of inclusive dance. =dance is a new series featuring some of the most exciting and innovative work created and performed by deaf and disabled artists.

The arts in Philadelphia continue to be fueled by some of the most talented versatile professional actors in the Delaware Valley. I was happy to literally catch up to one of the busiest leading ladies, Jennie Eisenhower, who will soon start rehearsals for her role as Elaine Harper at the Walnut Street Theater's upcoming production of Arsenic and Old Lace.

BuySoundtrax Records is proud to announce the release of Music From the Films of Ridley Scott, available digitally on May 14th and, in stores and from www.buysoundtrax.com today, May 27, 2013.

BuySoundtrax Records is proud to announce the release of Music From the Films of Ridley Scott, available digitally on May 14th and, in stores and from www.buysoundtrax.com on May 27, 2013.

The original TV soundtrack to arguably the most intelligent and authentic version of the Titanic tragedy. The score includes Howard Blake's symphonic score and a tapestry of historically-correct music that was played on the ship in the last hours.

The original TV soundtrack to arguably the most intelligent and authentic version of the Titanic tragedy. The score includes Howard Blake's symphonic score and a tapestry of historically-correct music that was played on the ship in the last hours.