The Hallé - DriveTime Concert

Tickets from £10.00

Our famous Drivetime Concert is back! The world renowned Hallé Orchestra takes to the stage from six o’clock with an hour of spectacular music. This year’s theme is the World Cup in Canda, Mexico, and the USA. Passion for world class football is sweeping the globe, and what better opportunity to explore some great music?

There’s something for everyone, and if you’ve never heard a live 80-piece orchestra before it’s a great place to start. There's a friendly, fun atmosphere and the pieces are introduced from the stage by a presenter, so it's ideal for families too. The concert starts at 6pm so you'll miss the rush hour and there's plenty of time afterwards to grab a meal in town or get the kids to bed.

The concert opens with Aaron Copland’s epic Fanfare for the Common Man, and the World Cup’s host countries are represented by Sousa’s catchy Liberty Bell - the official march of the Canadian Forces (as well as the theme tune to Monty Python!), and Mexican composer Arturo Márquez’s vibrant Danzón. There’s more music from the USA with John Adams’s exhilarating Short Ride in a Fast Machine and Leonard Bernstein’s hopeful America, and combative Mambo from West Side Story. The current champions Argentina are celebrated with Astor Piazzolla’s sultry Libertango, and we look forward to England’s progress with Elgar’s rousing Nimrod and one of the country's unofficial anthems, Land of Hope and Glory in the Pomp and Circumstance March.

Our amazing Drivetime Choir also get in on the act with Handel’s Zadok the Priest, adopted as the Champions League anthem, and John Rutter’s barnstorming arrangement of the American Spiritual, Down by the Riverside.

JOIN THE DRIVETIME CHOIR AND SING WITH THE HALLÉ! 

There’s more! This concert offers the unique opportunity to sing in our spectacular Concert Hall backed by the Hallé’s eighty brilliant musicians in our Drivetime Choir. With hundreds of singers taking part, you’ll make a breathtaking sound!

The Drivetime Choir is open to all, from beginners to seasoned singers. There will be two rehearsals at the Royal Concert Hall on Tuesday 2nd and Thursday 11th June from 7-9pm, and a short dress rehearsal with the Hallé on the concert day from 5.15pm.

Joining the choir is easy, simply head over to our Drivetime Choir page, fill in the sign-up form and book your concert ticket - which you’ll get at the reduced choir member rate of £8.00.

The Drivetime Concert includes:
Copland Fanfare for the Common Man
Sousa Liberty Bell
Piazzolla Libertango
Elgar Nimrod from Enigma Variations
Bernstein America and Mambo from West Side Story
John Adams Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Elgar Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
Márquez Danzón No. 2

Drivetime Choir:
Handel Zadok the Priest
John Rutter Down by the Riverside