# Event Details

- **Event Name**: When the Wind Speaks - Saddleworth Concerts Society 50th anniversary concert
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 18 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm – Wed, 18 Mar, 2026 at 10:00 pm
- **Event Description**: A very special concert to commemorate the Saddleworth Concerts Society’s 50th anniversary.

Music arranged and composed to evoke the landscapes, feelings and atmosphere of Saddleworth and its surroundings, taking inspiration from the words of the Saddleworth poet, Ammon Wrigley 

This season is the Society’s fiftieth and to commemorate the anniversary Saddleworth composer Alan Williams is collaborating with three other local composers Gavin Wayte, Cally Statham and Hannah-Louise Siddiqui bringing together their work. Taking as their theme a recent composition by Hannah “When the wind speaks, the moorland answers” the group will present a programme of new pieces designed to evoke the landscape, feeling and atmosphere of Saddleworth and its surroundings together with Debussy’s emotive Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp.

Alan Williams, living in Greenfield, is a composer and writer on contemporary music and culture, and Professor of Collaborative Composition at the University of Salford. He studied at the Universities of Edinburgh and Manchester and at the Liszt Academy, Budapest. His music has been performed by world leading ensembles such as the BBC Philharmonic, the BBC Singers, the Philharmonia, MDR Radio Choir, and Psappha, and has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3, MDR (Germany), NEC (Brazil) and Bartók Rádió (Hungary).

During the evening there will be readings of extracts from the work of Saddleworth author and poet Ammon Wrigley “The Wind Among the Heather”, strongly representative of Saddleworth’s heritage.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/oldham/when-the-wind-speaks-saddleworth-concerts-society-50th-anniversary-concert/200028915646124
- **Event Categories**: Music, Entertainment, Concerts, Art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Oldham
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Millgate Arts Centre
- **lat**: 53.566492682049
- **long**: -2.0230808
- **full address**: Millgate Arts Centre, Stoneswood Road,Oldham, United Kingdom

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is When the Wind Speaks - Saddleworth Concerts Society 50th anniversary concert being held?
  - **A:** When the Wind Speaks - Saddleworth Concerts Society 50th anniversary concert takes place on Wed, 18 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm to Wed, 18 Mar, 2026 at 10:00 pm at Millgate Arts Centre, Stoneswood Road,Oldham, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing When the Wind Speaks - Saddleworth Concerts Society 50th anniversary concert?
  - **A:** When the Wind Speaks - Saddleworth Concerts Society 50th anniversary concert is organized by Millgate Arts Centre.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** When the Wind Speaks - Saddleworth Concerts Society 50th anniversary concert is ideal for live music fans, concert-goers, and anyone who enjoys unforgettable performances from their favorite artists in an electric live atmosphere. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Oldham, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If When the Wind Speaks - Saddleworth Concerts Society 50th anniversary concert sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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