2008 saw a packed Town Hall, and heard the voice of Robert Powell as narrator in Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf, which the Huddersfield Examiner described as "utterly engaging and absorbing. Here was an opportunity for various sections of the orchestra to shine and, without exception….. they excelled." Notable members Wallace Hartley, violinist and bandleader on the ill-fated References Bibliography Smith, A. (editor). "Music Making in the West Riding of Yorkshire", privately published by Wood, R.H.'' (2000). . External links Huddersfield Philharmonic Orchestra Website Arts organizations established in the 1860s British symphony orchestras Culture in West Yorkshire English orchestras 1862 establishments in England Musical groups established in 1862 Organisations based in Huddersfield