Band
Ulster Orchestra
Albums
105
Members
5
Active
1966–present
Origin
Belfast
Biography
The Ulster Orchestra is a British Orchestra that has been based in Belfast, the only full-time professional orchestra in Northern Ireland. The orchestra plays the majority of its concerts in Belfast's Ulster Hall and Waterfront Hall. It gives concerts across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, including performances at the Belfast Festival, the Wexford Opera Festival, the Kilkenny Arts Festival, and the National Concert Hall, Dublin. The orchestra currently employs 63 full-time musicians and 17 administrative support staff.
Discography
Violin Concerto / Variations on a Dublin Air
An Irish Symphony / A Comedy Overture
Piano Concerto / In Ireland / With the Wild Geese
Symphony no. 4 / Tintagel
Tone Poems
Wand of Youth Suites / Nursery Suite
The Children of Lir / Ode to a Nightingale
Tone Poems, Volume 2: Into the Twilight / In the Faery Hills / Roscatha / The Tale the Pine-Trees Knew
Britten: Four Sea Interludes / Passacaglia / Bridge: The Sea / Bax: On the Sea Shore
Concert Overtures
A Colour Symphony / Checkmate Suite
Symphonic Dances and other Orchestral Works
Symphony no. 3 in F minor "Irish" / Irish Rhapsody no. 5
Irish Rhapsody No. 1 / Symphony No. 6
Symphony in G Minor / Overture for a Masque
Symphony No. 5 in D Major & Irish Rhapsody No. 4
Debussy: La Boite a Joujoux, Ravel: Ma Mere l'Oye
Romantic Favourites
Serenade No. 1 in D Major & Variations on a Theme
Three Rhapsodies / In the Mountain Country
Debussy: Images / Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole / Alborada del gracioso
Dukas: La Péri / L’Apprenti sorcier / Chabrier: Suite pastorale / España
Moeran: Serenade in G / Nocturne / Warlock: Capriol Suite / Serenade
Piano Concerto in A minor / Peer Gynt Suite no. 2 / Lyric Suite
Symphony no. 2 / Symphony no. 3 “Organ”
Symphony No. 4, Irish Rhapsody No. 6 & Oedipus Rex Prelude
Symphony no. 7 in D minor / Irish Rhapsody no. 3 / Concert Piece
The Complete Symphonies
The Relief of Derry Symphony
Violin Concerto / Lonely Waters/ Whythorne's Shadow
An Irish Rhapsody
Cello Concerto / Hymn to Apollo / The Enchantress
Debussy: Fantaisie / Danse sacrée et danse profane / Première Rapsodie / Ravel: Introduction et Allegro / Don Quichotte à Dulcinée / Tzigane
Symphony No. 2, “Elegiac” / Clarinet Concerto
Debussy: La Mer / Printemps / Ravel: Trio
Milhaud: Le Bœuf sur le toit / La Création du monde / Poulenc: Suite: Les Biches / Ibert: Divertissement
Symphony no. 1 in B flat major / Irish Rhapsody no. 2 "The Lament for the Son of Ossian"
A John Field Suite / The Londonderry Air / In Ireland / Suite from Handel's "Water Music"
Orchestral Works
Shéhérazade: Ouverture de féérie & Trois Poèmes / Introduction et Allegro / L'Éventail de Jéanne: Fanfare / Trio
Symphonies nos. 1-7
Violin Favourites
Fantaisie / Rapsodie for Alto Saxophone & Orchestra / Première rapsodie / Dances
Images / Jeux / Khamma
La mer / Nocturnes / Printemps / Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
Orchestral Works Including La boîte à joujoux · Children’s Corner · Petite Suite
Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 & 2 / Lyric Suite / Piano Concerto
Violin Concerto / Piano Concerto
Behind the Closed Eye
Hebrides Overture / Symphonies Nos 3 (Scottish) & 4 (Italian)
Piano Concerto no. 2 / Concert Variations on "Down Among the Dead Men"
Symphony in G minor / Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra / Overture for a Masque
The Piano Concerto / Where the Bee Dances
Veni, Veni, Emmanuel / Tryst
Violin Concerto / Lonely Waters / Whythorne's Shadow / Cello Concerto
The Protecting Veil / In Alium
Florida Suite / North Country Sketches / On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring / Air and Dance
Leonard Bernstein: The Age of Anxiety (Symphony no. 2) / William Bolcom: Piano Concerto
Tabula Rasa / Symphony no. 3 / Collage
Verklärte Nacht / Chamber Symphony No. 2 / Accompaniment to a Cinematographic Scene
Credits
A John Field Suite / The Londonderry Air / In Ireland / Suite from Handel's "Water Music"
Piano Concerto / In Ireland / With the Wild Geese
Violin Concerto / Variations on a Dublin Air
A Colour Symphony / Checkmate Suite
A Colour Symphony / The Enchantress / Cello Concerto
American Journey (Music By Bernstein, Copland, Villa-Lobos And Ginastera)
An Irish Symphony / A Comedy Overture
Bolero, Ma Mère L'Oye, Concerto In Sol Magg.
Carmen / L'Arlésienne Suites
Cello Concerto / Hymn To Apollo / The Enchantress
Cotswolds Symphony
Discover Music Of The 20th Century
Dvořák: Overtures
Florida Suite / North Country Sketches
Four Sea Interludes / The Sea / On The Sea Shore
Images; Jeux; Khamma
In Nature's Realm / Carnival / Othello / Scherzo Capriccioso
La Boîte À Joujoux / Ma Mère L'Oye
La Mer
Les Nuits D' Ete / Melodies
Moeran: Three Rhapsodies & In The Mountain Country
Of Beauty & Light: The Music Of Philip Glass / Sonic Rebellion
Orchestral Works
Orchestral Works: Tabula Rasa • Collage Über BACH • Symphony No. 3
Orchestral Works, Volume 3
Orchestral Works Volume 4
Passacaglia • Symphony • Five Pieces
Peer Gynt, Suite N° 1
Peer Gynt, Suite No.1 / Sigurd Jorsalfar / Symphonic Dances / Two Elegiac Melodies
Peer Gynt Suites Nos 1 & 2 / Lyric Suite / Piano Concerto
Piano Concerto • Fantasy Scenes • Comedy Overture
Piano Concerto In A Minor / Peer Gynt Suite Nº.2 / Lyric Suite
Piano Concerto No.2 In C Minor, Concert Variations Upon An English Theme 'Down Among The Dead Men'
Piano Concerto No. 2 / Symphonic Dances
Piano Concerto • Symphony
Rare French Works For Violin And Orchestra
Romantic Favourites
Serenade N°1 / Variations On A Theme By Haydn
Serenade • Nocturne • Capriol Suite • Serenade
Shehérazade: Ouverture De Féérie • Trois Poèmes / Introduction Et Allegro / L'Eventail De Jéanne: Fanfare / Trio
Six Irish Rhapsodies | Piano Concerto No. 2 | Down Among The Dead Men
Songs From The Deep Forest
Suites Nos. 1 and 2 / Hamlet and Ophelia
Symphony In F Major 'Triumph And Peace'
Symphony In G Minor / Overture For A Masque
Symphony No. 1 In B Flat Major / Irish Rhapsody No. 2 'The Lament For The Son Of Ossian'
Symphony No.2 · Symphony No.3 "Organ"
Symphony No.3 In F Minor 'Irish' / Irish Rhapsody No.5
Symphony No. 4 / Tintagel
Symphony No. 5 In D Major 'L'Allegro Ed Il Penseroso', Irish Rhapsody No. 4
Symphony No. 6 In E Flat Major; Irish Rhapsody No. 1
The Age Of Anxiety [Symphony No2] / Piano Concerto
The Children Of Lir / Ode To A Nightingale
The Complete Symphonies
The Piano Concerto - Where The Bee Dances (For Saxophone And Orchestra)
The Protecting Veil / In Alium
The Relief Of Derry Symphony
The Wand Of Youth Suites / Nursery Suite
Tone Poems
Tone Poems Vol. 2