NECO
The North of England Concert Orchestra is formed from players of the Northern Ballet Theatre Orchestra and is managed by Northern Orchestral Enterprises Ltd (NOEL). NOEL was formed by John Pryce-Jones and Barry Collarbone and is based at Dean Clough in Halifax. In addition NOEL runs the North of England Classical Orchestra.
Apart from its regular appearances with the Halifax Choral Society at the Victoria Theatre, the Orchestra has appeared in the Northern Aldborough Festival as well as in a special weekend of events for children in York promoted by the Swiss based company “Brothers and Sisters”
During the last few years other engagements have included appearances in Huddersfield, Hull, Leeds, Dewsbury, Bradford, Ripley Castle and in Chester Cathedral, as well as Gala concerts in London, Newcastle, Birmingham and Dublin featuring Luciano Pavarotti, Andrea Bocelli, Russell Watson and Charlotte Church
Northern Orchestral Enterprises Ltd (NOEL) is a non-profit organisation committed to providing music-based activities and opportunities for all to enjoy and appreciate, whatever their age or level. Formed in 1996 by John Pryce-Jones & Barry Collarbone and based at Dean Clough in Halifax, NOEL is passionate about music as a unique form of communication with intellectual, social and physical benefits!
Our projects, run on the principles taught by Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály, include a series of workshops to help teachers and musicians bring this accessible and enjoyable form of methodology into their classrooms, choirs and communities.
NOEL is reliant on funding from an annual, but by no means guaranteed, grant from West Yorkshire Grants as well as a matrix of sponsorship and donations from the business community, private trusts and charities.
