Welcome to a pair of special performances celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of Bill Ryder-Jones’ debut album ‘If…’, released 15 years ago this weekend on the 14th of November 2011 by Domino Records.

This will be the first time that the orchestra that recorded If…, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (or any orchestra for that matter), will join Bill and friends to perform the album live in full.

The first half will consist of newly arranged work from Bill’s back catalogue, and will be the first time any of these versions will have been performed live.

No flash photography or any cameras with shutter sound please, phones on silent, respect the folks around you and try to keep loud crying to a minimum please because we’re recording the show.

Please be seated at the very least five minutes before the start of the performance, and again before the end of the interval.

There’s a merch table… somewhere, with some new If… specific merchandise, card preferred please.

Enjoy your evening, it’s been a long time in the making.

First Half
Other Works

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2012
‘3

Written for the 2012 feature film, ‘Piggy’

Theme from Piggy

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2012
‘3

Written for the 2012 feature film, ‘Piggy’.

Claire

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2012
‘5

Written for the 2012 feature film, ‘Piggy’.

The Violin Player II
(Jon’s Funeral)

Ryder-Jones, W
2012
‘4

Written for the 2012 feature film, ‘Piggy’.

Jon Dies

Ryder-Jones, W
2016
‘7

Commission for Adhoc Creative, inspired by the work of 19th century poet Gerard Manley Hopkins

No Worst, There Is None

Nos Da

Ryder-Jones, W
2024
‘3

The album closer from the album ‘Iechyd Da’, Welsh for goodnight.

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2024
‘5

The debut single from 2024’s Iechyd Da.

This Can’t Go On

Thankfully for Anthony

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2024
‘6

From 2024’s Iechyd Da.

Ryder-Jones, W
2018
‘5

The third single from 2018’s Yawn.

Don’t Be Scared
(I Love You)

Second Half
If…

Ryder-Jones, W
2011
‘4

From; If…

If…

The Reader (Malbork)

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2011
‘4

From; If…

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2011
‘4

From; If…

Leaning (Star of Sweden)

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2012
‘4

From; If…

By The Church of Apollonia

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2012
‘5

From; If…

Le Grande Disordre

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2012
‘6

From; If…

Enlace

Ryder-Jones, W
2012
‘4

From; If…

Intersect

The Flowers #3 (Lotus)

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2011
‘5

From; If…

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2012
‘4

From; If…

Give Me A Name

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2012
‘6

From; If…

Some Absolute End (The End)

Credits

If… and Other works was:

Written by Bill Ryder-Jones
Orchestrated by Ian Stephens

With thanks to Jon Hering for the original orchestration for the If… recording sessions.

All repertoire courtesy of
Domino Recording Company.

Concert produced by:
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Aery Music.

Concert presented by:
Form, at Alexandra Palace Theatre, London
& Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool

Performed by:

The band:

Guitar, Piano, Voice - Bill Ryder-Jones
Mellotron, Harmonium, Piano - Ian Stephens
Guitar - Nathaniel Cummings
Voice - Becky Stubbings
Orchestral percussion and drums - Ben Gray

&

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor - Hugh Tieppo-Brunt

Violin I - Mihkel Kerem
Violin I - Peter Liang
Violin I - Martin Richardson
Violin I - Stephan Mayer
Violin I - Ruth McNamara
Violin I - Susanna Poole
Violin I - Emily Mowbray

Violin II - Sophie McQueen
Violin II - Sophie Coles
Violin II - Chu Yu (Joe) Yang
Violin II - Dewi Tudor Jones
Violin II - Celia Goodwin

Viola - Catherine Marwood
Viola - Gwendolyn Cawdron
Viola - Amy Hark
Viola - Ray Lester

Cello - Hilary Browning
Cello - Ian Bracken
Cello - Alexander Holladay
Cello - Lucy Hoile

Double Bass - Ashley Frampton
Double Bass - Anthony Williams

Timpani/Percussion - Scott Lumsdaine

Piano - Richard Case

This concert wouldn’t be possible without the work of:

Sian Waller, Matteo Ressa, Felipe Chapman Fromm, Katie Wakeford-Brown, Eleanor Ashley, Adele Slater, Dan Monsell, Joe Ford, Bryony, Charlotte, Maud, Mat, Catherine and all at Form, Carys Williams, Jess Steels-Chambers, Louise Madden, Rose Barton, Chris Tann, Adam Webster, Eve Klein, Alex Swift, Emily Burton, Emma Carey, Ian McCreadie, Conor Prescott, Julian Munro, Grady Renshaw, Faye Larty, Richard Haswell, Adam Ghidouche, Sophie Dand, Sandra Parr, Vanessa Reed, Matt Taylor, Ricky Crawford, Millie McKenzie, Grady Renshaw, Elizabeth Heague, Megan McGurk, all at Domino and countless other people.

Thank you for supporting Bill.