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![]() An ambitious project to capitalise on the town’s rich musical heritage has been welcomed by Huddersfield Civic Society. The project, aimed at making Kirklees a world-class destination for music, has received nearly £300,000 from the Leeds LEP’s Business Rates Pool fund. At a HCS meeting in the town hall on September 4, members were given an outline of the plan by Chas Ball, who sits on our committee and on the council's project steering group. The council announced its commitment to music in a 2016 report. The following year, it announced its ambition for Kirklees to become a place where everyone can hear world-class music. It is also looking support the next generation of musicians and music professionals to build and sustain careers, by providing access to the best industry advice, career opportunities and performance routes. The council hopes to bring together local, national and international partners to hold a year of music in 2023 to complement the plans for Leeds City of Culture, expected to take place at the same time. Council leader Coun Shabir Pandor, said: "We recognise the value of music on a places identity as well as its economic impact. There is a strong tradition of music making in the district with local music organisations being innovative within their approach and punching above their weight individually. "We need to build upon this to promote the area, bring communities together, and give our creative industries a boost. The recent successful bid for money from the business rates pool is the first of what we hope to be many bids that bring funding into the district to deliver on our ambition for music.”
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Paul Vincent
29/1/2019 01:38:57 pm
I visited Huddersfield this last weekend (from Crediton, in Devon), to attend the premiere (long delayed!) of a light opera by my composer grandfather Thomas F Dunhill - written in 1937.
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Robert Cockroft
29/1/2019 02:39:28 pm
Thank you for your interesting comments, Mr Vincent. Your suggestion about Sir Walter Parratt will be put forward for discussion at our next committee meeting.
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