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MOVE TO THE MUSIC MADE POSSIBLE BY OUR CORPORATE SUPPORTER JTI

SEPTEMBER 2018 MAY 2019

FREE CONCERTS AND FREE TRAVEL! Our award-winning Move to the Music scheme helps older people who are isolated or lonely to more easily access live orchestral music. ULS Move to the Music 6PP copy.pdf 2 22/08/2018 11:22

ENJOY LISTENING TO MUSIC? OVER 65? LIVING ALONE OR FEELING LONELY? HAVE TROUBLE GETTING OUT AND ABOUT?

MOVE TO THE MUSIC COULD BE FOR YOU! Our award-winning Move to the Music scheme provides free tickets to selected concerts throughout the season – along with bus transport from your home, concert programmes and a free hot drink as well!

This year we are o ering older people over 65 the opportunity to enjoy a more diverse range of concerts across and to meet musicians from the Ulster Orchestra in pre-concert engagement events to make the experience even more pleasurable and fun! We are also working in partnership with Age NI to help deliver Move to the Music.

Feedback from our older patrons who have taken part in Move to the Music has been extremely positive – they enjoy seeing each other and making new friends at the Orchestra concerts as well as appreciating the music; many cite the Move to the Music evening as some of the only social events they are able to get out to.

And, since you are picked up directly from home and brought back there afterwards, you don’t have to worry about getting to and from the concert. Plus it costs you nothing to attend, thanks to the generous support of our corporate partner JTI.

PRECONCERT ENGAGEMENT SESSION There will be an exciting new opportunity for Move to the Music participants to take part in a pre-concert engagement session with musicians from the Ulster Orchestra. This will probably be mid-morning time and will last one hour. Dates and venues to be confirmed nearer the time. ULS Move to the Music 6PP copy.pdf 3 22/08/2018 11:22

CRITERIA

Participants must: • Live alone or feel lonely • Be aged 65 and over • Live in one of the following areas: Armagh (BT60 - BT67) County Down (BT23, BT24, BT30) Ballymena (BT42, BT43) Derry~Londonderry (BT47, BT48) Coleraine (BT52) Enniskillen (BT74, BT94) Cookstown (BT70, BT71, BT80) Omagh (BT78, BT79)

SAVE THE DATE To help you remember what concerts you have selected to be entered for, please keep this section: tick boxes for each date

Thursday 18 October 2018 – Strule, Omagh Thursday 1 November 2018 – Marketplace, Armagh Friday 2 November 2018 – Ulster Hall, Thursday 15 November 2018 – Ardhowen, Enniskillen Thursday 6 December 2018 – Guildhall, Derry~Londonderry Saturday 8 December 2018 – , Belfast Sunday 6 January 2019 – Millennium Forum, Derry~Londonderry Saturday 19 January 2019 – Belfast Waterfront Thursday 24 January 2019 – Belfast Waterfront Thursday 21 February 2019 – Marketplace, Armagh Thursday 7 March 2019 – Burnavon, Cookstown Saturday 16 March 2019 – Belfast Waterfront Thursday 4 April 2019 – Guildhall, Derry~Londonderry Friday 19 April 2019 – Ulster Hall, Belfast Thursday 25 April 2019 – Strule, Omagh ULS Move to the Music 6PP copy.pdf 4 22/08/2018 11:22

APPLICATION PROCESS

If you meet the criteria, or know someone who does, and would enjoy being part of our Move to the Music scheme, you can find out more at www.ulsterorchestra.org.uk or call us on 028 9023 9900.

You can also contact your local Age Sector Network, which is supported by Age NI, who may be able to apply on your behalf. To apply to take part in the scheme, just fill in the application form and either post it back to us or give it to your local Age Sector Network contact.

APPLICATION FORM

Name: Address: Postcode: Email: Telephone: DOB/Age: I confirm I am over 65 and living alone Do you have any special access requirements? If yes, please give details: ULS Move to the Music 6PP copy.pdf 5 22/08/2018 11:22

SELECT YOUR PREFERRED DATES!

Simply tick ONE CONCERT IN YOUR LOCAL AREA & ONE BELFAST CONCERT that you would like to attend – there’s nothing more to it!

Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Thursday 18 Oct 2018 Strule Arts Centre, Omagh Music of America Thursday 1 Nov 2018 Marketplace Theatre, Armagh Music of America Friday 2 Nov 2018 Ulster Hall, Belfast Schubert’s The Great Thursday 15 Nov 2018 Ardhowen Theatre, Enniskillen Handel’s Messiah Thursday 6 Dec 2018 Guildhall, Derry~Londonderry Handel’s Messiah Saturday 8 Dec 2018 Belfast Waterfront Vienna! Sunday 6 Jan 2019 Millennium Forum, Derry~Londonderry I Love Burns Night! Saturday 19 Jan 2019 Belfast Waterfront Four Last Songs Thursday 24 Jan 2019 Belfast Waterfront Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto Thursday 21 Feb 2019 Marketplace Theatre, Armagh Beethoven No.7 Thursday 7 Mar 2019 Burnavon Theatre, Cookstown I Love Irish Music! Saturday 16 Mar 2019 Belfast Waterfront Saint-Saëns’ Egyptian Thursday 4 Apr 2019 Guildhall, Derry~Londonderry Mozart’s Requiem Friday 19 Apr 2019 Ulster Hall, Belfast Variations on a Rococo Theme Thursday 25 Apr 2019 Strule Arts Centre, Omagh

PLEASE RETURN YOUR FORM AT LEAST 4 WEEKS BEFORE YOUR FIRST CONCERT CHOICE.

Post to: FREEPOST, Please note that we have a set number of Ulster Orchestra, tickets available per concert. If applications for Seymour House, any individual concerts exceed the number 9 Gloucester Street, available, then all places for that concert will be Belfast BT1 4LS. allocated on a first come basis. ULS Move to the Music 6PP copy.pdf 6 22/08/2018 11:23

MTTM is always a lovely night out and meeting people from other parts of NI is very good, it is always very enjoyable and the music is wonderful.

Think it is a wonderful experience for many “Seniors” living alone in rural areas who cannot drive to the venues. Something to look forward to in the darker evening and being transported safely to and from home is extremely appreciated. Some also make new friends who they can then meet with for fellowship at other times and helps keep many connected to life outside four walls.

Ulster Orchestra Seymour House 9 Gloucester Street Belfast BT1 4LS

T: 028 9023 9900 W: ulsterorchestra.org.uk

PRINCIPAL FUNDING PARTNERS

Ulster Orchestra Society is a company limited by guarantee, registered in Northern Ireland (NI 14222). Registered Charity (NIC 103063). Registered oce: Ulster Orchestra. 9 Gloucester Street, Belfast BT1 4LS