Concert Archive
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2008
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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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...............Verdi "Requiem"
2005......Stanford "Songs of the Fleet"
...............Handel "Coronation Anthems"
...............Vaughan Williams "A Sea Symphony"
2004......Poulenc "Gloria"
...............Parry "Blest Pair of Sirens"
...............Elgar "The Spirit of England"
...............Elgar "Queen Alexandra's Memorial Ode"
...............Bach "St. Matthew Passion"
2003......Handel "The Messiah"
..................Handel "Zadok the Priest"
..............Mozart "Exsultate Jubilate"
..............Mozart "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik"
..............Haydn "Harmoniemesse"
..............Elgar "The Light of Life"
............... Parry "Blest Pair of Sirens"
............... Vaughan Williams "Serenade to Music"
...............Finzi "For St. Cecilia"
2002......Mendelssohn "Prayer for Peace"
...............Blatchly "For the Fallen"
...............Beethoven "Mass in C"
...............Handel "Judas Maccabaeus"
2001......Bach "Mass in B minor"
2000......Robin Wells "Festival Te Deum"
............... Vaughan Williams "Five Mystical Songs"
...............Walton "Belshazzar's Feast"
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"
1968......Handel "Acis and Galaten"
...............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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