Dorothy Kerrigan (Sister Margaret) awaits her diploma from the Northern School of Music at Houldsworth Hall.

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Ellis Keeler gives a recital at the Northern School of Music, accompanied by John Wilson.

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Tudor Galleries, one of the Northern School of Music's early premises, hosts a recital featuring Edna Jamieson and Irene Wilde, and later John O'Connor.

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The Northern School of Music, way back when it was Matthay School of Music, when Leonard Hirsch gave a recital, with special mention to students Edna Jamieson, Alice Guest, George Fisher, Albert Knowles and Dorothy Hague.

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The Northern School of Music at Houldsworth Hall, with special mention to John Wilson, Graham Jackson, David Smith, John Kenworthy, Ian Comboy, Alison Hargan, Brian Fish, Kathleen Morgan, Valerie Thompson, Michael Smyth, Gillian Holme, Josiane Pecheur and Irene Wilde.

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Some Northern School of Music pianists in the school's recital room. Special mention to Graham Jackson, Dorothy Farrar, Teresa Atherton, John Scott, John Boydell, Brenda Baker.

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Audrey Ifor-Davies with good reviews at the Tudor Galleries, with special mention to Emily Hector.

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Someone disagreed with how the repertoire was reported here! Special mention to Valerie Heath, John Wilson, Leonard Foster, Donald Greed.

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Valerie Heath's story of coming back from a car crash to be a concert pianist.

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An enthusiastic performance at Houldsworth Hall with special mention to Charlotte Henderson, Elaine Ratcliffe, Graham Jackson, Michael Smyth, John Wilson, GIllian Holme, Jean Ambrose, Neville Duckworth, John Kenworthy and Irene Wilde.

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Leonard Hirsch and John Wilson at the Northern School of Music.

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Alfreda Hodgson and Hugh Mather perform for the Wigan and District Music Society.

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The lights go off in a BBC Northern Orchestra performance in Bolton. Special mention to conductor George Hurst, leader Reginald Stead, and Alfreda Hodgson.

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Hats off to the Northern School of Music in this review.

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Content warning: racist language, contains outdated identity terms.

The Hallé perform Tippett's "Child of Our Time" featuring Alfreda Hodgson, Jennifer Vyvyan, William McAlpine, Forbes Robinson.

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A review of the Hallé's end of season performances.

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The Northern School of Music stage Gluck's opera "Alcestis". Produced by Sumner Austin and featuring Trefor Davies, Angela Sorrigan, Keiran McNiff, Michael Scott, Ruth Williams, Patrick Broderick, Peter Thornborrow, and Peter Jonas.

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The Northern School of Music's String Orchestra play in Houldsworth Hall, conducted by Leonard Hirsch.

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The Northern School of Music performs Bruckner's Mass in F Minor at the Houldsworth Hall.

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The Northern Trio performs at the Lesser Free Trade Hall, with special mention to Alison Hargan.

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John Wilson and Alison Hargan feature in the Tuesday Midday Concert in the Lesser Free Trade Hall.

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Alison Hargan performs in Blackley, alongside Michael Joseph Hill, Marcia Dawson and Josephine Adams, conducted by Peter Rorke.

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The Northern School of Music vs Hallé on the football pitch. Seems a wee bit chaotic, with special and sometimes shameful mention to Martin Hardy, Frank Cliff, Graham Smith, Philip Hill, Bill Baxter, Andrea Hammerton and Pauline Smith.

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The Northern School of Music perform "Belshazzar's Feast", conducted by Maurice Handford, with special mention to Peter Walker.

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