James Gillett, Yvonne Howard & Henry Waddington
Thursday 8th January 2026, 7:30 pm
A Lyrical Journey through Time
Provisional Programme
Purcell - Dido’s Lament
Mozart - La ci darem, Don Giovanni
Mozart - Pa- pa- pa.. Zauberflöte
Gershwin - Summertime
Gershwin - Bess you is my woman, Porgy & Bess
Novello - We’ll gather Lilacs
Mozart - Sull’aria, Le Nozze di Figaro
Mozart - ‘Non piu andrei… ‘, Figaro
Finzi - Let us Garlands Bring (selection)
Mussorgsky - Song of the flea
Rodgers & Hammerstein - Some enchanted evening
Originally
from
Grimsby,
James
Gillett
is
a
pianist
and
conductor
based
in
Manchester
where
he
is
also
an
opera
coach
with
Royal
Northern
College
of
Music.
James
has
established
a
strong
foundation
in
both
performance
and
music
education;
he
has
cultivated
a
deep
passion
for
music
in
the
theatre,
developing
into
conducting
and
playing operatic repertoire.
Yvonne
Howard
studied
at
the
RNCM
before
becoming
a
Chorus
member
at
Glyndebourne,
where
she
was
a
soloist
for
three
years.
Yvonne
has
a
busy
international
career and now combines her singing work with that of Vocal Professor at the RNCM.
Henry
Waddington
also
studied
at
the
RNCM
and
he
made
his
operatic
debut
there
as
Bottom
in
Britten’s
A
Midsummer
Night’s
Dream.
Henry
joined
Glyndebourne
Touring
Opera
in
1992
and
he
has
sung
regularly
with
all
the
major
UK
opera
companies
and
many
European
companies.
A
nominee
for
Best
Male
Singer in the 2016 International Opera Awards, Henry is in great demand.
A
Lyrical
Journey
through
Time
will
present
arias
&
Songs
from
Handel
to
Hammerstein
&
beyond.
This concert will introduce
Kelsey Thomas
an ‘exciting early-career singer’.
Tickets may be purchased on the door at concerts
Reservations
–
up
to
4
full
pricetickets
may
be
reserved
to
collect
and
pay
for
on
the
door:
Email
imgcscs@gmail.com
with
the
name
of
the
person
reserving,
contact
phone
number
and
the
number
of
tickets
required.
You
will
be
contacted
to
confirm
the
details
and
you
will
receive email confirmation if your reservation is successful.
Concessions
:
• Those in receipt of Universal Credit,or Disability Benefit,or Carers Allowance £5 per concert.
• Under 19’s Free entry
• Students in full time education, aged 19 and above, £5 per concert.
TICKETS
£16:50
Venue:
Grimsby Town Hall
Town Hall Square
Grimsby DN31 1HU
Provisional Programme
Purcell - Dido’s Lament
Mozart - La ci darem, Don Giovanni
Mozart - Pa- pa- pa.. Zauberflöte
Gershwin - Summertime
Gershwin - Bess you is my woman, Porgy & Bess
Novello - We’ll gather Lilacs
Mozart - Sull’aria, Le Nozze di Figaro
Mozart - ‘Non piu andrei… ‘, Figaro
Finzi - Let us Garlands Bring (selection)
Mussorgsky - Song of the flea
Rodgers & Hammerstein - Some enchanted evening
Originally
from
Grimsby,
James
Gillett
is
a
pianist
and
conductor
based
in
Manchester;
he
is
also
an
opera
coach
with
Royal
Northern
College
of
Music.
James
has
cultivated
a
deep
passion
for
music
in
the
theatre,
developing
into
conducting
and
playing
operatic
repertoire.
Yvonne
Howard
a
former
soloist
with
Glyndebourne
has
a
busy
international
career
and
now
combines
her
singing
work
with
that
of
Vocal
Professor
at
the
RNCM.
Henry
Waddington
joined
Glyndebourne
Touring
Opera
in
1992
and
he
has
sung
regularly
with
all
the
major
UK
opera
companies
and
many
European
companies.
A
nominee
for
Best
Male
Singer
in
the
2016
International
Opera
Awards, Henry is in great demand.
A
Lyrical
Journey
through
Time
will
present
arias
&
Songs
from
Handel
to
Hammerstein
&
beyond.
This
concert
will
introduce
Kelsey Thomas
an ‘exciting early-career singer’.
James Gillett, Yvonne Howard & Henry Waddington
Thursday 8th January 2026, 7:30 pm
A Lyrical Journey through Time
Tickets may be purchased on the door at concerts.
Reservations
–
up
to
4
full
price
tickets
may
be
reserved
to
collect
and
pay
for
on
the
door:
Email
imgcscs@gmail.com
with
the
name
of
the
person
reserving,
contact
phone
number
and
the
number
of
tickets
required.
You
will
be
contacted
to
confirm
your
details
and
you
will
receive
email
confirmation
if
your reservation is successful.
Concessions
:
• Those in receipt of Universal Credit,or Disability Benefit,
or Carers Allowance £5 per concert.
• Under 19’s Free entry.
• Students in full time education, aged 19 and above, £5 per concert.
TICKETS
£16:50
Venue:
Grimsby Town Hall
Town Hall Square
Grimsby DN31 1HU
