Farnham & Bourne Choral Society
Concert Archive (1925 to date)
Electronic copies (in the standard Printable Document Format (PDF)) of many of the concert programmes are available from me and can be requested by sending an e-mail to Paul on farnham-choral@hotmail.co.uk
I have not got all of the concert programmes yet and would appreciate it if you are able to help me to fill the gaps in Concert Archive.
I am also interested in concert reviews by local newspapers and any articles relating to The Farnham & Bourne Choral Society
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2009
A Christmas Celebration
Performed in St. Thomas-on-the-Bourne Church, Farnham, on 14th November 2009
Conductor: Robin Wells
Organ: Simon Wyatt:
featuring Jubilate Brass
Directed by David Clack
A copy of this programme is available.
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A concert for the Anniversaries of Purcell, Handel, Haydn & Mendelssohn
Handel "Zadok the Priest"
Purcell "Te Deum"
Haydn "Concerto for Organ in G minor"
Haydn "Te Deum in C"
Haydn "Insane et vanae carae"
Purcell "Sound the Trumpet"
Mendelssohn "Prayer for Peace"
Handel "The King Shall Rejoice" (Coronation Anthem No. 4)
Performed in St. Andrew's Church, Farnham, on 14th November 2009
Conductor: Robin Wells
Soloists:
Soprano: Ruth Parr
Contralto: Nora Price
Tenor: Simon Cakebread
Baritone: Richard Arthur
Organ: Stephen Thomson:
Orchestra led by Sally Dewey
A copy of this programme is available.
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J. S. Bach "Passion of Our Lord, According to St. John
Performed in St. Andrew's Church, Farnham, on 16th May 2009
Conductor: Robin Wells
Soloists:
Evangelist: James Atherton
Christus: Benedict Nelson (Generously Supported by the Countess of Munster Trust)
Soprano: Hannah Grove Atherton
Contralto: Nora Price
Baritone: Simon Wilson
Continuo:
Cello: Jon Hennessy Brown
Organ: Stephen Thomson
Orchestra led by Sally Dewey
A copy of this programme is available.
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2008
A Christmas Celebration
Performed in St. Thomas on the Bourne Church, Farnham, on 20th December 2008
Conductor: Robin Wells
Organist:: Simon Wyatt
Jubilate Brass (Directed by David Clack)
A copy of this programme is available.
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Vivaldi "Gloria". Vaughan Williams "Suite from the Canata 'Folk Songs of the Four Seasons", "Toward the Unknown Region", "Prelude '49th Parallel", "Linden Lea", "In Windsor Forest", arrangement of "Larghetto from the Serenade for Strings" (Elgar), and "The Old 100th from the Geneva Psalter".
Performed in St. Andrew's Church, Farnham on 8th November 2008
Conductor - Robin Wells
Soloists:
Soprano: Ruth Parr
Contralto: Nora Price
Orchestra led by Sally Dewey
A copy of this programme is available.
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Brahms "Academic Festival Overture" and "A German Requiem". Vaughan Williams "Five Mystical Songs"
Performed in Farnham Maltings on 17th May 2008
Conductor - Robin Wells
Soloists:
Soprano: Laura Mitchell (Sponsored by the Countess of Munster Trust)
Baritone: Simon Wilson
Orchestra led by Sally Dewey
A copy of this programme is available.
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2007
A Christmas Concert
Performed in St. Thomas on the Bourne Church, Farnham, on 15th December 2007
Conductor: Robin Wells
Baritone soloist: Richard Arthur Baritone
Organist:: Simon Wyatt
Jubilate Brass (Directed by David Clack)
A copy of this programme is available.
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Rutter "Requiem", Fauré "Requiem" and "Cantique de Jean Racine", Mark Blatchly "For the Fallen" and Debussy "Two Arabesques"
Performed in St. Andrews Church, Farnham, on 10th November 2007
Conductor: Robin Wells
Soloists:
Soprano: Olympia Hetherington
Baritone: Hugh Hetherington
Harp: Victoria Davies
Organist: Tom Bell
A copy of this programme is available.
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Elgar "The Kingdom"
Performed in The Farnham Maltings on 19th May 2007
Conductor: Robin Wells
Soloists:
Soprano: Sarah Redgwick
Contralto: Susan Mackenzie Park
Tenor: Hugh Hetherington
Baritone: Michael Pearce
Orchestra led by Sally Dewey
A copy of this programme is available.
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2006
Handel "Messiah"
Performed in St. Andrew's Church, Farnham, on 16th December
2006.
Conductor: Robin Wells
Soloists:
Soprano: Diana Gilchrist
Contralto: Nora Price
Tenor: Edward Lee
Baritone: Simon Wilson
Organ: Steven Thomson
Trumpet: William Spencer
Orchestra led by Sally
Dewey
A copy of this programme is available.
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A Mozart Celebration:
Missa Brevis in C, K.220 "Sparrow Mass" with Epistle Sonatas in C (K.278, K.328 and K.338)
Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, K.339 with Sonata in D, K.144
Performed in The Farnham Maltings, on 11th November
2006.
Conductor: Robin Wells
Soloists:
Soprano: Raquel Luis
Mezzo Soprano: Melanie Lang
Tenor: Edward Lee
Baritone: Matthew Sprange
Organ: Steven Thomson
Orchestra led by Sally
Dewey
A copy of this programme is available.
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Verdi "Requiem"
Performed in The Farnham Maltings, on 20th May 2006.
Conductor: Robin Wells
Soloists:
Soprano: Jennifer Smith
Mezzo Soprano: Elizabeth Sikora
Tenor: Hugh Hetherington
Bass: Andrew Slater
Orchestra led by Sally
Dewey
A copy of this programme is available.
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2005
Christmas Concert
A programme of Christmas music & carols for choir and audience
Performed in The Farnham Maltings, on 17th December 2005
Conductor: Robin Wells
Soloists:
Soprano: Diana Vivian
Baritone: James Harrison
Orchestra led by Sally
Dewey
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Handel "Zadok the Priest"
Handel "Let Thy Hand be Strengthened"
Bach "Suite No. 3 in D"
Handel "My Heart is Inditing"
Haydn "Missa Brevis Sancti Joannis Deo"
Handel "The King Shall Rejoice"
Performed in The Farnham Maltings, on 12th November 2005
Conductor: Robin Wells
Soloists:
Soprano: Diana Vivian
Organ: Steven Thomson
Orchestra led by Sally
Dewey
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Thomas Wood "March 'Six Bells'"
Stanford "Songs of the Fleet"
Vaughan Williams "A Sea Symphony"
Performed in The Farnham Maltings, on 14th May 2005
Conductor: Robin Wells
Soloists:
Soprano: Jennifer Smith
Baritone: Michael Pearce
Orchestra led by Sally
Dewey
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2004
Christmas Concert
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Emmanuel Chabrier "March Joyeuse"
Poulenc "Gloria'"
Parry "Blest Pair of Sirens"
Elgar "Queen Alexandra's Memorial Ode"
Elgar "Spirit of England"
Performed in The Farnham Maltings, on 13th November 2004
Conductor: Robin Wells
Soloists:
Soprano: Sarah Redgwick
Orchestra led by Sally
Dewey
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J. S. Bach " The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew"
Performed in The Farnham Maltings, on 15th May 2004
Conductor: Robin Wells
Soloists:
Evangelist: Hugh Hetherington
Christus: Stephen Holloway
Soprano: Sarah Redgwick
Contralto: Anna Wall
Bass: David Stout
Continuo:
Organ & Harpsichord: Stephen Thomson
Cello: Jayne Spenser
Orchestra led by Sally
Dewey
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2003
Handel " The Messiah"
Performed in The Farnham Maltings, on 20th December 2003
Conductor: Simon Wyatt
Soloists:
Soprano: Kate Royal
Contralto: Christina Dongas
Tenor: Ben Thapa
Bass: Simon Wilson
Trumpet: Jeremy Clack
Continuo:
Harpsichord: Stephen Thomson
Cello: Anne Emmerson
Orchestra led by Sally
Dewey
A copy of this programme is available.
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Handel "Zadok the Priest"
Mozart "Exsultate Jubilate"
Mozart "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik"
Haydn "Harmoniemesse"
Performed in The Farnham Maltings, on 8th November 2003
Conductor: Robin Wells
Soloists:
Soprano: Susanna Andersson
Contralto: Christina Dongas
Tenor: Ben Thapa
Baritone: David Stout
Orchestra led by Sally
Dewey
A copy of this programme is available.
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Elgar "The Light of Life"
Parry "Blest Pair of Sirens"
Vaughan Williams "Serenade to Music"
Finzi "For St. Cecilia"
Performed in The Farnham Maltings, on 17th May 2003
Conductor: Robin Wells
Soloists:
Soprano: Sarah Redgwick
Mezzo Soprano: Susan Mackenzie-Park
Tenor: Hugh Hetherington
Bass: Michael Pearce
Orchestra led by Sally
Dewey
A copy of this programme is available.
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2002
Christmas Concert
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Beethoven "Overture - Coriolanus"
Mendelssohn "Prayer for Peace"
Blatchly "For the Fallen"
Strauss "Horn Concerto No. 1, Opus 11"
Beethoven "Mass in C"
Performed in The Farnham Maltings, on 9th November 2002
Conductor: Robin Wells
Soloists:
Soprano: Elizabeth Franklin-Kitchen
Mezzo Soprano: Shola Hector
Baritone: David Stuart
Bass: Johan Tötterström
Orchestra led by Sally
Dewey
A copy of this programme is available.
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Handel "Judas Maccabæus"
Performed in The Farnham Maltings, on 18th May 2002
Conductor: Robin Wells
Soloists:
Soprano: Margaret Crossland
Counter Tenor: Richard Stevens
Tenor: Hugh Hetherington
Bass: Michael Pearce
Orchestra led by Sally
Dewey
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2001
Rutter "Magnificat"
Parry "Ode on the Nativity"
Performed on 8th December 2001
Conductor: Robin Wells
Soloists:
Orchestra led by Sally
Dewey
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Bach "Mass in B minor"
Performed in The Farnham Maltings, on 19th May 2001
Conductor: Robin Wells
Soloists:
Soprano: Claire Booth
Mezzo Soprano: Gudrun Olafsdottir
Tenor: Joshua Ellicott
Bass: Christopher Dixon
Orchestra led by Sally
Dewey
A copy of this programme is available.
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2000
A Christmas Concert
Performed in St Thomas on the Bourne Church, Farnham , on 16th December 2000
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Mozart "Requiem"
Performed on 11th November 2000
Conductor: Robin Wells
Soloists:
Orchestra led by Sally
Dewey
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75th Anniversary Gala Concert
Robin Wells "Festival Te Deum" (Commissioned to celebrate jointly the Millenium and the Society's 75th birthday)
Vaughan Williams "Five Mystical Songs"
Walton "Belshazzar's Feast"
Performed in The Farnham Maltings, on 19th May 2001
Conductor: Robin Wells
Soloist:
Baritone: Michael Pearce
Orchestra led by Sally
Dewey
A copy of this programme is available.
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1999......Mendelssohn "Elijah"
...............Haydn "The Creation"
...............Handel "The Messiah"
1998......Dvorak "Stabat Mater"
...............Vaughan Williams "Toward the Unknown Region"
...............Bach "Christmas Oratorio"
1997......Brahms "Requiem"
...............Brahms "Song of Destiny"
...............Schubert "Mass in A flat"
1996......Verdi "Requiem"
...............Bruckner "Requiem"
...............Bruckner "Three Graduals"
...............Monteverdi "Beatus Vir"
1995......Elgar "The Dream of Gerontius"
...............Haydn "Nelson Mass"
...............Purcell "Burial Service for Queen Mary"
1994......Bach "St John Passion"
...............Palestrina "Missa Brevis"
...............Howells "Te Deum"
1993......Puccini Messa di Gloria"
...............Verdi "Four Sacred Pieces"
...............Bach "Sleepers, Wake!"
...............Gounod "St. Cecilia Mass"
1992......Elgar "The Apostles"
...............Faure "Requiem"
...............Rutter "Requiem"
...............Howells "Te Deum"
1991......Bach "Mass in B minor"
...............Mozart "Requiem"
...............Mozart "Missa Brevis"
1990......Vaughan Williams "A Sea Symphony"
...............Stanford "Songs of the Sea"
...............Durufle "Requiem"
...............Britten "Te Deum"
...............Blatchley "For the Fallen"
1989......Elgar "The Kingdom"
...............Bach "Christmas Oratortio"
1988......Mendelssohn "Elijah"
...............Purcell "Te Deum"
..............Vivaldi "Gloria"
...............Haydn "Paukenmesse"
1987......Bach "St. Matthew Passion"
...............Monteverdi "Vespers"
1986
Poulenc "Gloria", Elgar "The Music Makers" and Mozart "Exsultate, jubilate"
Performed in The Farnham Maltings on Saturday 13th December 1986
Farnham & Bourne Choral Society, Conductor Robin Wells
with The Farnborough Singers, conductor Mrs. Vivienne Le Grice
Soloists:
Soprano: Christine Bunning Contralto: Joy Robinson
Orchestra led by Sally Dewey
Verdi "Requiem"
Performed in The Farnham Maltings on Saturday 10th May 1986
Farnham & Bourne Choral Society, Conductor Robin Wells
with The Farnborough Singers, conductor Mrs. Vivienne Le Grice
Soloists:
Soprano: Valery Hill Mezzo-Soprano: Alison Barton Tenor: Robert Wilson Bass: Brindley Sherratt
Orchestra led by Sally Dewey
1985......Walton "Belshazzar's Feast"
...............Bach "Magnificat"
...............Handel "Dettingen Te Deum"
1984......Bach "Mass in B minor"
...............Mozart "Requiem"
...............Vaughan Williams "Fantasia on Christmas Carols"
...............Gardner "Cantata for Christmas"
1983......Elgar "The Dream of Gerontius"
............... Vaughan Williams "Five Tudor Portraits"
...............Constant Lambert "Rio Grande"
1982......Williamson "Mass of Christ the King"
...............Handel "The Messiah"
1981......Tippett "A Child of our Time"
...............Schubert "Mass in G"
1980......Elgar "The Apostles"
...............Puccini "Missa di Gloria"
1979......Brahms "Requiem"
1978......Faure "Requiem"
...............Vaughan Williams "Dona Nobis Pacem"
...............Coleridge Taylor "Hiawatha"
...............Haydn "Nelson Mass"
..............Schutz "Christmas Story"
1977......Bach "St. John Passion"
...............Durufle "Requiem"
...............Elgar "Psalm 29"
1976......Elgar "The Kingdom"
...............Verdi "Aida"
1975......Mendelssohn "St. Paul"
...............Haydn "The Creation"
1974......Mozart "Mass in C minor"
...............Finzi "In Terra Pax"
............... Vaughan Williams "Fantasy on a Christmas Carol"
1973......Verdi "Requiem"
...............Bach "Christmas Oratortio"
1972......Vaughan Williams "A Sea Symphony"
............... Vaughan Williams "Five Mystical Songs"
...............Handel "The Messiah"
1971......Elgar "The Dream of Gerontius"
...............Monteverdi "Beatus Vir"
...............Vivaldi "Magnificat"
...............Bruckner "Three Graduals"
...............Bach "Thou Guide of Israel"
1970......Mendelssohn "Elijah"
...............Britten "Rejoice in the Lamb"
............... Handel "Coronation Anthems"
1969......Elgar "The Music Makers"
...............Delius "Sea Drift"
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1968
ACIS and GALATEA An entertainment by G. F. HANDEL
Performed in Farnham Girls' Grammar School, Menin Way Saturday, 4th May, 1968 at 7.30 p.m.
Conductor: WILLIAM LLEWELLYN
Soloists:
Soprano: URSULA CONNORS
Tenor: EDWARD DARLING
Tenor: KENNETH BOWEN
Bass: MICHAEL RIPPON
Orchestra led by Stella Bardsley
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1968......Handel "Acis and Galatea"
...............Schubert "Mass in G"
............... Vaughan Williams "Flos Campi"
1967......Bach "St. Matthew Passion"
1966......Constant Lambert "Rio Grande"
...............Britten "Spring Symphony"
...............Beethoven "Mass in C"
1965......Elgar "The Kingdom"
...............Copeland "In the Beginning"
1964......Haydn "The Seasons"
..............Schutz "Christmas Story"
..............Britten "Hymn to St. Cecilia"
1963......Bach "St John Passion"
...............Faure "Requiem"
...............Britten "A Ceremony of Carols"
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1957
J S Bach "The Christmas Oratorio"
The Farnham and Bourne Choral Society
The Farnborough Singers
Orchestra led by Ruth Fourmy
Conductor - John Seddon
Soloists:
Soprano: Helen Anderson
Contralto: Helen Watts
Tenor: Wilfred Brown
Baritone: James Atkins
The Church of St. Thomas-on-the Bourne, Frensham Road on 7th December 1957
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1951
A Festival of Britain Concert
The National Anthem (Arranged by Edward Elgar)
George Dyson "The Canterbury Pilgrims"
The Farnham and Bourne Choral Society
The Farnborough Singers
Conductor - John Seddon
Orchestra led by Patricia Cassidy
Soloists:
Soprano: Esther Darlington
Tenor: Jan Van Der Gucht
Baritone: Gordon Holdom
Farnham Girl's Grammar School, Menin Way, Farnham on 5th May 1951
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1949......Handel "Acis and Galaten"
1948......Mozart "Requiem"
1947......Vaughan Williams "Dona Nobis Pacem"
...............Haydn "The Creation"
1946......Parry "Job"
...............Bach "St. Matthew Passion"
1930......Brahms "Requiem"
1929......Handel "The Messiah"
1928......Handel "The Messiah"
...............Bach "Christmas Oratortio"
...............Dvorak "Stabat Mater"
1926......Bach "Cantatas"
1925......Arthur Somerviel "Passion of Christ"
...............Brahms "Lieberslieder"
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