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The world première performance of Peter Thompson’s Prelude for Orchestra: “Stress” was given on Sunday, 6th July 2025 in Huddersfield Town Hall by the Huddersfield Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Katherine Stonham. The event was a ‘Last Night of the Proms’-style event entitled Let’s Get This Party Started!, and the Prelude was given top billing, opening the concert as a landmark first performance. The following recording captures the event and is followed by a few words of introduction from the conductor:
The performance came about thanks to the good offices of Richard Hallas, who typeset the score many years ago, and Huddersfield Philharmonic Orchestra’s David Robinson.
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