Opera North Youth Orchestra: Beach’s Gaelic Symphony and more

The Opera North Youth Orchestra, conducted by Oliver Rundell, performs Carwithen, R. Strauss and Beach's 'Gaelic' Symphony at Dewsbury Town Hall.

The Opera North Youth Orchestra, made up of musicians aged 16–21 from across the North, gives its second concert of the season at Dewsbury Town Hall, led by conductor Oliver Rundell and coached by members of the Orchestra of Opera North. The programme comprises Carwithen's overture 'Bishop Rock', R. Strauss's Horn Concerto No. 1 with soloist Toby Johnson-Jones, and Amy Beach's Symphony in E minor, 'Gaelic' — the first symphony by an American female composer. The concert forms part of the Kirklees Concert Season 2026–27.