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Previous concerts performed by Wokingham Choral Society

Saturday 18 November 2023 Conductor: Cathal Garvey
The Great Hall, University of Reading Continuo: George de Voil
BEETHOVEN: OPFERLIED Soprano: Charlotte Shaw
MOZART: SYMPHONY NO.39 Mezzo-soprano: Cathy Bell
HAYDN: MARIA THERESA MASS Tenor: Andrew Mackenzie-Wicks
  Bass/Baritone: David Ireland
  London Ulysses Orchestra
Saturday 17 June 2023 Conductor: Cathal Garvey
All Saints Church, Wokingham Organ & Piano: George de Voil
OPERA CHORUSES and MUSICALS Soprano: Anita Watson
Donizetti: Chorus of Wedding Guests from Lucia di Lammermoor  
Mozart Voyagers' Chorus from Idomeneo  
Bizet: Habanera from Carmen  
Verdi: Anvil Chorus from Il Travatore  
Borodin: Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor  
Puccini: O Mio Babbino Caro from Gianni Schcchi  
Verdi: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves from Nabucco  
Verdi: Brindisi from La Traviata  
Mascagni: Easter Hymn from Cavalleria Rusticana  
Lionel Bart: Oliver! selection  
Sondheim: The Ballad of Sweeney Todd from Sweeney Todd  
Rrogers & Hammerstein: Carousel selection  
Brecht/Weill; Blitstein/Robinson: Mack the Knife from The Threepeny Opera  
Gershwin: Summertime from Porgy & Bess  
Rogers & Hammerstein: South Pacific selection  
Coleman/Fields arr. Barnes: Rhythm of Life from Sweet Charity  
Harnicck/Baker/Vignoles: Someone's Been sending me Flowers from Shoestring Revue  
Carly Simon: Let the River Run from the film Working Girl  
Saturday 18 March 2023 Conductor: Cathal Garvey
The Great Hall, University of Reading Chamber Organ & Continuo: George de Voil
PERGOLESI: STABAT MATER Soprano: Chalotte Shaw
VIVALDI: GLORIA Mezzo-soprano: Cathy Bell
MONTEVERDI: BEATUS VIR Hampstead Chamber Orchestra
Saturday 17 December 2022 Conductor: George de Voil
The Carnival Hub, Wokingham Pianist: James Brown
FAMILY CHRISTMAS CAROL CONCERT  
Saturday 19 November 2022 Conductor: Laurel Neighbour
The Great Hall, University of Reading Chamber Organ & Continuo: George de Voil
BRAHMS: SCHICKSALSLIED Soprano: Hazel Neighbour
MENDELSSOHN: FUGUE FROM ORGAN SONATA IN C MINOR, PO.65 Baritone: Jacob Phillips
PURCEL: FUNERAL SENTENCES Hampstead Chamber Orchestra
BRAHMS: GERMAN REQUIEM  
Saturday 25 June 2022 - for WCS's 70th Anniversary Season Conductor:  James Morley Potter 
The Great Hall, University of Reading Continuo:  Benedict Lewis-Smith 
JS BACH’S B-MINOR MASS Soprano: Helena Moore
  Mezzo-soprano: Catherine Backhouse
  Tenor: Edward Woodhouse
  Bass/Baritone: Greg Skidmore
   Orchestra: Instruments of Time & Truth
Saturday 19 March 2022 Organ: Benedict Lewis-Smith
St Paul’s Church, Wokingham Conductor: James Morley Potter
G FAURE:  REQUIEM Soprano: Alice Harberd
L BERNSTEIN:  CHICHESTER PSALMS Baritone: Michael Hickman
R VAUGHAN WILLIAMS:  5 MYSTICAL SONGS  
Saturday 11 December 2021 Benedict Lewis-Smith, organ/piano.
St Paul’s Church, Wokingham Conductor: James Morley Potter
CHRISTMAS CAROL CONCERT   
Saturday 13 November 2021 Benedict Lewis-Smith, Continuo 
The Great Hall, University of Reading Conductor: James Morley Potter
G F HANDEL:  MESSIAH Helena Moore, Soprano 
  Francis Gush, Counter Tenor 
  Robin Horgan, Tenor 
  Johannes Moore, Bass
OWING TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE FOLLOWING CONCERTS WERE CANCELLED  
Concert – June 2021   
Concert – March 2021   
Christmas Concert – December 2020   
OWING TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THIS CONCERT WAS CANCELLED Benedict Lewis-Smith, piano. Conductor: James Morley Potter.
Saturday 14th November, 2020
Great Hall, University of Reading Brahms: Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny), Op.54 Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs Delius: The Walk to the Paradise Garden Duruflé: Requiem
OWING TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THIS CONCERT WAS CANCELLED Benedict Lewis-Smith, piano. Conductor: James Morley Potter.
Saturday 20th June, 2020
All Saints’ Church, Wokingham Edward Elgar: From the Bavarian Highlands American Folk Songs, arr. James Morley Potter Gabriel Fauré: Pavanne Op.50 Michael Tippett: Spirituals from ‘A Child of Our Time’
OWING TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THIS CONCERT WAS CANCELLED Lauren Lodge-Campbell, soprano
Saturday 28th March, 2020 Anne-Sofie Søby Jensen, mezzo-soprano
Great Hall, University of Reading Peter Harris, tenor
Dietrich Buxtehude: Membra Jesu nostri Thomas Lowen, bass
  Hampstead Chamber Orchestra
  and Benedict Lewis-Smith, continuo. Conductor: James Morley Potter.
Saturday 14th December, 2019 With Benedict Lewis-Smith, piano and organ. Conductor: James Morley Potter There was a retiring collection in aid of: The choir’s chosen charity for this year: Sebastian’s Action Trust The Wokingham Town Mayor’s chosen charity: Diana Brimblecome Animal Rescue Centre
All Saints’ Church, Wokingham Family Christmas Carol Concert In addition to traditional carols, the concert included: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols Adolphe Adam: O Holy Night (arr. Dudley Buck)
Saturday 16th November, 2019 Robyn Parton, soprano
Great Hall, Harry Ross, tenor
University of Reading Christopher Foster, bass
Joseph Haydn: The Creation  Hampstead Chamber Orchestra
and Benedict Lewis-Smith, continuo. Conductor: James Morley Potter.
Saturday 22nd June, 2019 With Benedict Lewis-Smith, Piano
All Saints’ Church, Wokingham ‘Songs of Travel’ Bob Chilcott: Irish Blessing Anon, arr. Andrew Carter: I wonder as I wander Percy Grainger: Arrival Platform Humlet (piano) Paul Burke: The Didcot Haiku Stephen Paulus: The Road Home Moses Hogan: Deep River Richard Wagner: Flight of the Valkyries (piano duet) Vaughan Williams, arr. James Morley Potter: Songs of Travel  Conductor: James Morley Potter
There was a retiring collection in aid of the choir’s chosen charity for this year: There was a retiring collection in aid of the choir’s chosen charity for this year:
Saturday 23rd March, 2019 Robyn Parton, soprano
Great Hall, Claire Barnett-Jones, mezzo soprano
University of Reading Antonín Dvořák: Stabat Mater  William Blake, tenor
  Giles Underwood, bass
  Hampstead Chamber Orchestra
  (leader Thomas Leate),
  and Benedict Lewis-Smith, organ. Conductor: James Morley Potter.
Saturday 15th December, 2018 With Benedict Lewis-Smith, Organ & Piano
All Saints’ Church, Wokingham Christmas Carol Concert 2018 In addition to traditional carols, the concert featured: Leontovich: Carol of the Bells Bob Chilcott: Twelve Days of Christmas  plus several soloists from the choir. Conductor: James Morley Potter
Saturday 10th November, 2018 Aileen Thomson, Soprano.
Great Hall, Lila Chrisp, Alto.
University of Reading Gjeilo: Serenity Peter Harris, Tenor.
Mozart: Divertimento in D major K136 James Geidt, Bass.
Mozart: Laudate Dominum from Vespera solenelle de confessore K339 Hampstead Chamber Orchestra
Mozart: Ave verum corpus (leader Hailey Willington),
Mozart: Requiem  and Benedict Lewis-Smith, continuo. Conductor: James Morley Potter.
Saturday 23rd June, 2018 With Benedict Lewis-Smith, Piano
All Saints’ Church, Wokingham Summer Concert Music Down in My Soul – Moses Hogan Amazing Grace – John Newton arr. Kristen Allred. (Ben Lewis-Smith, piano solo) ‘Feel the Spirit’, Cycle of Spirituals – John Rutter Love is meant to make us glad – Edward German Barcarolle – Offenbach Brightly dawns our wedding day – Gilbert & Sullivan When the foeman bears his steel – Gilbert & Sullivan With cat-like tread – Gilbert & Sullivan In a doleful train – Gilbert & Sullivan HMS Pinafore Overture – Gilbert & Sullivan arr. Berthold Tours. (Ben Lewis-Smith, piano solo) Now to the banquet we press – Gilbert & Sullivan Tripping hither, tripping thither – Gilbert & Sullivan With Strephon for your foe – Gilbert & Sullivan Welcome, gentry – Gilbert & Sullivan Dance a cachucha, fandango, bolero – Gilbert & Sullivan plus soloists from the choir. Conductor: Patrick Allies
Saturday 24th March, 2018 Soprano: Christine Buras
Great Hall, Mezzo soprano: Jess Dandy (note change)
University of Reading Handel: Messiah  Tenor: William Wallace
  Bass: Michael Mofidian
  Hampstead Chamber Orchestra With Benedict Lewis-Smith, Continuo.
  Conductor: Patrick Allies
Saturday 16th December, 2017 Soprano: Sofia Larsson
Great Hall, Mezzo-Soprano: Beth Moxon
University of Reading Bach: Christmas Oratorio  Tenor: Hiroshi Amako
  Bass-Baritone: Johnny Herford
  Hampstead Chamber Orchestra With Benedict Lewis-Smith, Continuo.
  Conductor: Patrick Allies
Saturday 11th November, 2017 Benedict Lewis-Smith, Piano & Organ
All Saints’ Church, Wokingham Remembrance Concert Parry – My soul, there is a country Brahms – Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen (from Deutsche Requiem) Allegri – Miserere ‘In Flanders Fields’, read by Robin Eaglen Fauré – In paradisum (from Requiem) Todd – Remembrance (Included in the booklet, with permission) Howells – Nunc dimittis (Gloucester Service) Tavener – Exhortation and Kohima INTERVAL Mozart – Ave verum corpus Ireland – Greater love hath no man ‘My Boy Jack’, read by Paddy Haycocks Elgar – Nimrod (Organ) Karl Jenkins – Armed Man Choral Suite: Conductor: Patrick Allies
Saturday 17th June, 2017 With Benedict Lewis-Smith, Piano & Organ
All Saints’ Church, Wokingham ‘Sure on this shining night’ Save us O Lord – Bairstow Bogorodyitse Dyevo – Rachmaninov Magnificat (Gloucester Service) – Herbert Howells Seek him that maketh the seven stars – Jonathan Dove Hail gladdening light – Charles Wood Evening Hymn – Balfour Gardiner Sure on this shining night – Morten Lauridsen Calme des nuits – Saint Saëns The evening primrose – Britten Seal Lullaby – Eric Whitacre How calmly the evening – Elgar The evening watch – Holst Lullaby – Elgar Download the concert poster. Conductor: Patrick Allies
Sunday 2nd April, 2017 Sophie Gallagher, Soprano
All Saints’ Church, Wokingham Bach: St. John Passion  Tristram Cooke, Countertenor
  Nathan Vale, Tenor (Evangelist)
  Peter Harris, Tenor
  Malachy Frame, Baritone (Pilate)
  Michael Mofidian, Bass-Baritone
  Hampstead Chamber Orchestra
  (Leader: Katie Holmes)
  Benedict Lewis-Smith, Piano & Organ
  Conductor: Patrick Allies
Saturday 4th March, 2017 Christine Buras, Soprano
Great Hall, Claire Barnett-Jones, Mezzo-soprano
University of Reading Purcell: Come Ye Sons of Art Patrick Terry, Countertenor
Purcell: Funeral Sentences Dan D’Souza, Baritone
Purcell: DIDO AND ÆNEAS  
  Hampstead Chamber Orchestra
  (Leader: Katie Holmes) With Benedict Lewis-Smith, Continuo.
  Conductor: Patrick Allies
Saturday 17th December, 2016 Benedict Lewis-Smith, Piano & Organ
St Paul’s Church, Wokingham Christmas Carols Concert 2016  Conductor: Patrick Allies
Saturday 12th November, 2016 Nia Coleman, Soprano
Great Hall, Amy Lyddon, Mezzo-Soprano
University of Reading Mozart: Magic Flute Overture Bradley Smith, Tenor
Haydn: Insanae et vanae curae Michael Mofidian, Bass
Mozart: Ave verum corpus  
Haydn: Te Deum No. 2 in C Hampstead Chamber Orchestra
Mozart: Great Mass in C minor, K. 427  (Leader: Katie Holmes) With Benedict Lewis-Smith, Organ.
  Conductor: Patrick Allies
Saturday 18th June, 2016 Benedict Lewis-Smith, Piano
All Saints’ Church, Wokingham ‘Heroes and Villains’: Choruses from Opera and Musicals Verdi: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (Nabucco) Mozart: Voyagers’ Chorus (Idomeneo) Tchaikovsky: Chorus of the Peasant Girls (Eugene Onegin) Beethoven: Prisoners’ Chorus (Fidelio) Verdi: Witches’ Chorus (Macbeth) Gounod: Soldiers’ Chorus (Faust) Wagner: Bridal Chorus (Lohengrin) Bernstein: Make our Garden Grow (Candide) Gershwin: Choral selection (Porgy and Bess) Loesser: Sit Down You’re Rocking the Boat (Guys and Dolls) Bernstein: The Plank Round (Peter Pan) Sondheim: Ballad of Sweeney Todd (Sweeney Todd) Coleman: Rhythm of Life (Sweet Charity) Weill: Mack the Knife (The Threepenny Opera) Sondheim: Sunday (Sunday in the Park) Conductor: Patrick Allies
Saturday 2nd April, 2016 Nika Gorič, soprano (Note change of soloist)
Great Hall, Sinead O’Kelly, soprano
University of Reading Vivaldi: Gloria Katie Coventry, mezzo-Soprano
Mozart: Solemn Vespers K339 Oliver Johnston, tenor
Bach: Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen Tristan Hambleton, bass With Solistes de Musique Ancienne
Handel: Dixit Dominus  and Benedict Lewis-Smith, Organ. Conductor: Patrick Allies
Saturday 19th December, 2015 Benedict Lewis-Smith, Organ & Piano
All Saints’ Church, Wokingham Christmas Carol Concert 2015  Conductor: Patrick Allies
Saturday 21st November, 2015 Alice Privett, Soprano
Great Hall, Michelle Daly, Mezzo-soprano
University of Reading Mendelssohn: Elijah  William Morgan, Tenor
  Edward Grint, Baritone as Elijah
  and Zoë Farrow from the choir
  With Orchestra Vitae
  Richard Pinel, Organ
  Conductor: Patrick Allies
Saturday 13th June, 2015 Conductor: Ben Lewis-Smith
Sindlesham Court, Sindlesham, Wokingham Summer Concert of Sacred & Secular Music Including George Shearer’s ‘Songs and Sonnets’ and pieces by Bach, Palestrina, Victoria, Viadana, Elgar, Fauré, Bruckner, Franck, Rheinberger. Organ, piano: Richard Pinel
  Double bass: Alice Kent
Saturday 21st March, 2015 Laura Hudson, Soprano
Great Hall, Jemma Brown, Mezzo Soprano
University of Reading Rossini: Petite Messe Solenelle Rossini: Salve Regina  Alberto Sousa, Tenor
  Stuart Pendred, Bass
  William Vann, Piano
  Benedict Lewis-Smith, Harmonium
  Conductor: Benjamin Woodward
Saturday 13th December, 2014 Conductor: Alexander Chaplin
Sindlesham Court, Sindlesham, Wokingham Christmas Carol Concert 2014  Organ, piano: Benjamin Woodward
Saturday 8th November, 2014 Maggie Caswell, soprano
Great Hall, Matthew Sprange, baritone
University of Reading Autumn 2014 Concert: Luckley House School Choir (Director: Eve Bull)
Howard Goodall Eternal Light: A Requiem Brandenburg Sinfonia
John Rutter Mass of the Children Conductor: Alexander Chaplin
Carrie Rosita Ha Comrades (First performance)  
Zoë Farrow Peace of Mind (First performance)   
Saturday 28th June, 2014 Laura Hudson, soprano
Great Hall, Marie Elliot, contralto
University of Reading Summer 2014 Concert: Paul Curievici, tenor
Verdi: Requiem  Callum Thorpe, bass
  Conductor: Alexander Chaplin
Saturday 22nd March, 2014 Lorna Perry, Mezzo Soprano
All Saints’ Church, Wokingham Spring 2014 Concert: Daniel Joy, Tenor
Rachmaninov: Vespers  Conductor: Alexander Chaplin
Saturday 21st December, 2013 Soloists from the choir: Caroline Newton (Soprano), Christine Davies (Soprano), Nigel Mellor (Baritone) & a semi-chorus from the choir
All Saints’ Church, Wokingham Christmas Concert: Conductor: Alexander Chaplin
A Celebration of Christmas Carols & Music Traditional Christmas music, and extracts from Organ, piano: Benjamin Woodward
Britten: A Ceremony of Carols  Brass Quintet
Saturday 16th November, 2013 Joanna Marie Skillett, Soprano
Great Hall, Anna Gillingham, Soprano
University of Reading Autumn 2013 Concert: Glenn Kesby, Counter Tenor
Bach: Mass in B minor Review in Wokingham Times View the concert poster. Stuart Laing, Tenor
  Edward Grint, Baritone
  With Charivari Agréable (Kah Ming Ng, Continuo)
  Conductor: Alexander Chaplin
Saturday 15th June, 2013 Jenny Stafford (Soprano)
Great Hall, Conductors: Alexander Chaplin & Jo McNally
University of Reading Summer 2013 Concert: Benjamin Woodward, Piano & Andrew McKenna, Piano
African Sanctus A joint concert with Wokingham Choral Academy With London Productions Orchestra (Percussion). Soloists from WCS: Nigel Mellor (Bass) & Bob Jenkins (Bass).
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music  
Bob Chilcott: A Little Jazz Mass (with WCA)  
David Fanshawe: African Sanctus (with WCA)   
Saturday 9th March, 2013 Emily Vine, soprano
St Paul’s Church, Wokingham Spring 2013 Concert: Samuel Pantcheff, baritone
Fauré: Requiem Howells: Magnificat Conductor: Alexander Chaplin
Stanford: Nunc Dimittis in G Organ: Benjamin Woodward
Howells: Te Deum  
Piccolo: Venite  
Dove: Missa Brevis  
Fauré: Requiem   
Saturday 22nd December, 2012 Soloists from the choir: Louise Blight (Soprano), Cheryl Slater (Soprano), Sarah Burrell (Soprano), Helen Belcher (Tenor)
St Paul’s Church, Wokingham Christmas Concert: Conductor: Alexander Chaplin
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas Traditional Christmas music, and two pieces from Organ, piano: Benjamin Woodward
Rachmaninov: Vespers  Brass Quintet
Saturday 24th November, 2012 Rhiannon Llewellyn, soprano
Great Hall, University of Reading Mozart: Requiem Kate Howden, mezzo-soprano
Haydn: Missa Sancti Nicolai (St. Nicholas Mass) Oliver Johnston, tenor
Bach: Suite No 3 in D BWV 1068  Lancelot Nomura, bass
  Brandenburg Sinfonia
  Conductor: Alexander Chaplin
  Continuo: Benjamin Woodward
Saturday 16th June, 2012 Alexander Chaplin: Conductor, WCS
All Saints’ Church, Wokingham Diamond Jubilee Prom: ‘Vivat Regina!’ Benjamin Woodward: Organ, Piano
(A joint concert with Wokingham Choral Academy) CHH Parry: I was glad Jo McNally: Conductor, WCA
Morley: Now is the month of maying Andrew McKenna: Piano
Gibbons: The silver swan Soloists from WCS: Claire Aldridge (Soprano), Matt Warren (Bass)
Bennett: All creatures now  
Grainger (arr.): Londonderry Air  
Rutter (arr.): O waly, waly  
Handel: Zadok the Priest  
Holst (arr.): My sweetheart’s like Venus  
Willcocks (arr.): Bobby Shaftoe  
Arne: Rule Britannia  
Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March 1  
Emerson (arr.): All You Need is Love  
Parry: Jerusalem  
Britten (arr.): National Anthem  
Saturday 31st March, 2012 Emily Vine, Soprano
Great Hall, University of Reading Monteverdi: Vespers of 1610 Jenny Stafford, Soprano
  Thomas Elwin, Tenor
  Samuel Furness, Tenor
  Alistair Ollerenshaw, Bass
  Gareth John, Bass
  Alexander Chaplin, Conductor
  Charivari Agréable Simfonie
Saturday 10th December 2011 Alexander Chaplin: Conductor, WCS
All Saints’ Church, Wokingham ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ Jo McNally: Conductor, WCA
Carols for choir and audience. Andrew McKenna: Piano
(A joint concert with Wokingham Choral Academy) The Brass Quintet
Saturday 19th November, 2011 Fiona Scott MacArthur, Contralto
Great Hall, University of Reading Karl Jenkins: The Armed Man – A Mass for Peace Soloists from WCS: Cheryl Slater (Soprano), Robert Grindley (Tenor), Nigel Mellor (Bass)
Ralph Vaughan Williams: O Clap Your Hands Dominic John, Piano
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Valiant-for-truth Alexander Chaplin, Conductor
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Toward the Unknown Region The Brandenburg Sinfonia
Saturday 18th June 2011 Helen Bailey: Soprano
All Saints’ Church, Wokingham Verdi: Anvil Chorus Il trovatore Sam Furness: Tenor
Bizet: Habanera Carmen Adam Marsden: Bass
Verdi: Brindisi La Traviata Christopher Cromar: Piano
Rossini: Overture The Barber of Seville (piano duet) Alexander Chaplin: Conductor, WCS
Borodin: Polovtsian Dances Prince Igor Jo McNally: Conductor, WCA
Bizet: Au fond du temple saint The Pearl Fishers (duet) Andrew McKenna: Piano, WCA
Tchaikovsky: Waltz Scene Eugene Onegin  
Rodgers and Hammerstein on Broadway (WCA)  
Sondheim! A choral celebration (WCA)  
Verdi: Son io mio Carlo and Per me giunto Don Carlo (solo)  
Donizetti: Una furtiva lagrima L’Elisir d’Amore (solo) Mascagni: Easter Hymn Cavalleria rusticana  
Verdi: Chorus of Hebrew Slaves Nabucco (WCS and WCA)  
Donizetti: Quando rapido in estasi Lucia di Lammermoor (solo)  
Verdi: Triumphal Scene Aida  
Sunday 10th April 2011 Helena Dix: Soprano
Bearwood College Theatre Brahms:   Ein deutsches Requiem Matthew Sprange: Baritone
Vaughan Williams:   Five Mystical Songs Christopher Cromar: Piano
Cecilia McDowall:   On Angel’s Wing Dominic John: Piano
Brahms:   Four Hungarian Dances (piano duet) Alexander Chaplin: Conductor
Saturday December 11th 2010 Peter Hunt: Conductor
All Saints Church, Wokingham ‘Child in a Manger’ Christopher Cromar,  Organ
A Family Christmas celebration Berkshire Young Voices
Saturday 20th November 2010 Louise Lloyd: Soprano
Wellington College Newsome Sports Hall Haydn:  Creation Oliver Johnston: Tenor
John-Owen Miley-Read: Bass
Alexander Chaplin:Conductor
  The Brandenburg Sinfonia
Saturday June 19th 2010 Alexander Chaplin, Conductor and Piano
All Saints Church, Wokingham Great Choral Classics Christopher Cromar, Organ and Piano
Sing into Summer singers  Conductor: Andrew Phillips
Sunday March 21st 2010 Ruth Jenkins, Soprano
Reading University Great Hall Parry: I was Glad Catherine King, Mezzo soprano
Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 Joseph Cornwell replaced an indisposed
Tippett: A Child of Our Time   Michael Bracegirdle to sing the Tenor role
Simon Thorpe, Baritone
  Joseph Spooner , Cello
  Alexander Chaplin, Conductor
  Chameleon Arts Orchestra
Saturday December 12th 2009 Alexander Chaplin, Conductor and piano
All Saints Church, Wokingham ‘O Magnum Mysterium’ Christopher Cromar,  Organ and piano
Carols for Choir and Audience Berkshire Young Voices Conductor: Peter Hunt
Saturday November 14th 2009 Hannah Bradbury, Soprano
Reading University Great Hall Handel:  Messiah Roderick Morris, Counter-tenor
Sam Furness: Tenor
  Thomas Faulkner, Bass
  Alexander Chaplin, Conductor
  with the Excelsis Chamber Orchestra
Saturday June 13th 2009 Alexander Chaplin, Conductor and Piano
All Saints Church, Wokingham ‘SUMMERTIME….’ Music for a summer’s evening Christopher Cromar,  Organ and Piano
A celebration of music and readings.  
Saturday March 21st 2009 John Bowley: Tenor (Evangelist)
Reading University Great Hall J. S. Bach:  St John Passion BWV 245 Paul Carey Jones, Baritone (Christus)
Sarah Redgwick, Soprano
James Laing, Counter-tenor
James Edwards, Tenor
  Jonathan Gunthorpe: Baritone
  Alexander Chaplin, Conductor
  with the Excelsis Chamber Orchestra
Saturday December 13th 2008 Keep Hatch Primary School Choir
All Saints Church, Wokingham ‘On Christmas night’ Christopher Cromar,  Organ
Carols for Choir and Audience Alexander Chaplin, Conductor
Saturday November 22nd 2008 Amanda Forbes, Soprano
Reading University Great Hall Mozart:  Mass in C Minor KV 427 Sally Harrison, Soprano
Handel:  Ode on St Cecilia’s Day (1739) Joseph Cornwell,Tenor
Wyn Pencarreg, Baritone
  Alexander Chaplin, Conductor
  with the Excelsis Chamber Orchestra
Saturday June 14th 2008 Alexander Chaplin, Conductor and Piano
All Saints Church, Wokingham ‘A Summer Celebration of Love’ Christopher Cromar,  Piano and Organ
A celebration of music and readings.  
Saturday March 29th 2008 Helen Massey, Soprano
Eton College School Hall ’20TH CENTURY CHORAL SPECTACULAR’ Robin Tyson,   Counter-tenor
Carl Orff:  Carmina Burana Grant Doyle,  Baritone
Jonathan Dove:  The Passing of the Year Eileen Broster,  Piano
Haydn:  Te Deum for the Empress Maria Therese Christopher Cromar,  Piano
Maurice Ravel:  Mother Goose Suite Malcolm Ball, Principle Percussion
Edvard Grieg: Choral Suite  With Spelthorne Young Voices.
  Alexander Chaplin,  Conductor
Saturday December 15th 2007 Christopher Hodges,  Baritone
All Saints Church, Wokingham ‘Of the Father’s Heart Begotten’ Olivia Russell,  Cello
Seasonal Music for Choir and Audience Edward Batting,  Organ
Alexander Chaplin, Conductor
Saturday November 17th 2007 Amy Moore, Soprano
Reading University Great Hall ‘MUSIC FIT FOR A KING’ Carris Jones,   Mezzo Soprano
Handel: Coronation Anthem ‘My heart is inditing’ Christopher Bowen,  Tenor
Mozart:  Exsultate Jubilate K165 Michael Bundy,  Bass
Haydn:  Te Deum for the Empress Maria Therese Christopher Cromar,  Organ
Mozart:  Epistle Sonata K263 Alexander Chaplin,  Conductor
Mozart:  Coronation Mass K317 with the Excelsis Chamber Orchestra
Saturday June 2nd 2007 Aidan Oliver,  Conductor and Narrator
All Saints Church, Wokingham Elgar Anniversary Prom Christopher Cromar,  Piano and Organ
The story of Elgar’s remarkable rise to fame and a selection of his best-loved choral and instrumental works. David Brodowski,  Violin
Saturday March 24th 2007 Katherine Manley, Soprano
Eton College School Hall Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem Rodney Clarke,  Baritone
Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, St Anthony Chorale Aidan Oliver,  Conductor
with the Guildford Philharmonic Orchestra
Saturday December 16th 2006 Keep Hatch Primary School Choir
All Saints Church, Wokingham ‘Christmas around the World’ Christopher Cromar,  Organ
Carols for Choir and Audience Aidan Oliver, Conductor
Saturday November 18th 2006 Julie Cooper, Soprano
Reading University Great Hall Albinoni: Adagio for organ and strings Anna Stéphany,   Mezzo Soprano
Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore K339 Daniel Auchincloss,  Tenor
Haydn: Missa in Angustiis (Nelson Mass) Samuel Evans,  Bass
  Christopher Cromar,  Organ
  Aidan Oliver,  Conductor
  with the Southern Pro Musica
Saturday June 17th 2006 Bruce Alexander: Narrator
All Saints Church, Wokingham ‘Pilgrims Progress’ Aidan Oliver, Conductor
John Bunyan’s classic tale in a dramatic sequence of words and music. Christopher Cromar, Organ
Saturday March 25th 2006 Andrew Foster-Williams,   Bass as Elijah
Eton College School Hall Mendelssohn: Elijah Sam Landman, Treble
Rachel Nicholls,   Soprano
  Doreen Curran,  Mezzo Soprano
  Daniel Norman,  Tenor
  Aidan Oliver, Conductor
  with the Brandenburg Sinfonia
Saturday December 17th 2006 Keep Hatch Primary School Choir
All Saints Church, Wokingham ‘A Maiden Most Gentle’ Christopher Cromar, Organ
Carols for Choir and Audience Aidan Oliver, Conductor
Sunday November 20th 2005 Claire Booth, Soprano
The Hexagon Reading Lest we forget ………….1945 – 2005 Caitlin Hulcup, Mezzo-Soprano
A concert to commemorate the end of the second World War Andrew Staples, Tenor
Jenkins: The Armed Man, a Mass for Peace (concert suite) Matthew Rose, Baritone
Mozart: Requiem Aidan Oliver, Conductor
With Reading Festival Chorus with the Brandenburg Sinfonia
Guests Berkshire Youth Choir and Tamesis Chamber Choir  
Saturday June 25th 2005 Susan Atherton, Mezzo-soprano
All Saints Church, Wokingham Maurice Duruflé: Requiem Julian Empett, Baritone
César Franck: Psalm 150 Rosie Biss, Cello
César Franck:Panis Angelicus Denny Lyster, Organ
Gabriel Fauré: Après un rêve (cello solo) Aidan Oliver, Conductor
Gabriel Fauré: Pavane  
J.S.Bach arr. Charles Gounod: Ave Maria  
(Mezzo-soprano solo)  
Gabriel Fauré:Cantique de Jean Racine  
Charles-Marie Widor arr. David Willcocks:Sing!  
Saturday 19th March 2005 Laurie Brock, Treble
Reading University Great Hall Handel: Messiah Elizabeth Franklin-Kitchen, Soprano
James Bowman, Countertenor
Thomas Walker, Tenor
  Edward Price, Bass
  Denny Lyster, Organ
  Aidan Oliver, Conductor
  with Chimera Baroque Orchestra
Saturday 18th December 2004 Emmbrook Junior School Choir
St Paul’s Church, Wokingham A Wokingham Wassail Denny Lyster, Organ and Accompanist
featuring the World Premier of A Wokingham Wassail Aidan Oliver, Conductor
by Simon Wright  
Saturday 27th November 2004 Katie Van Kooten, Soprano
Eton College School Hall Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition Daniel Auchincloss, Tenor
Orff: Carmina Burana Owen Gilhooly, Baritone
With Choristers of St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Denny Lyster and Richard Pearce,
Pianists
  Aidan Oliver, Conductor
  with the Brandenburg Sinfonia
Saturday 19th June 2004 Bene’t Coldstream, Tenor
All Saints Church, Wokingham Summer Concert Laurie Brock, Treble
Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Denny Lyster, Organ
Bob Chilcott: Jubilate Lucy Wakeford, Harp
Haydn: Te Deum for Empress Marie Theresa James Turner, Percussion
Finzi: Movements from Dies Natalis Aidan Oliver, Conductor
Britten: Movements from Suite for Harp Review in Wokingham Times  
Saturday 27th March 2004 Claire Ormshaw, Soprano
Leighton Park School Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle Trine Bastrup Møller, Mezzo-Soprano
Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn (St Anthony Chorale) Thomas Walker, Tenor
Review in Reading Chronicle Adam Green, Baritone
Review in Wokingham Times Simon Crawford-Phillips and Philip Moore, Pianists
  Denny Lyster, Harmonium
  Aidan Oliver, Conductor
Saturday 20th December 2003 Paddy Haycocks, Reader
St Paul’s Church, Wokingham Carols for Choir and Audience St. Paul’s Junior School Choir,
  Denny Lyster, Organ and Accompanist
  Aidan Oliver, Conductor
Saturday 6th December 2003 Huw Rhys-Evans, Tenor
Guildford Cathedral Hector Berlioz: Grande Messe des Morts Aidan Oliver,Conductor
With Windsor & Eton Choral Society with Eton Festival Orchestra & Brass
Saturday 14th June 2003 Malcolm Creese, Double Bass
St Paul’s Church, Wokingham A Shakespearean Evening Denny Lyster, Accompanist
Traditional English madrigals Paddy Haycocks, Reader
Vaughan Williams: In Windsor Forest Aidan Oliver, Conductor
George Shearing: Music to Hear  
John Rutter: Birthday Madrigals  
Sunday 30th March 2003 Sarah Fox, Soprano
Eton College School Hall Baroque Extravaganza Ruth Massey, Mezzo-Soprano
Vivaldi: Gloria Andrew Kennedy, Tenor
Handel: Coronation Anthems (including Zadok the Priest) Aidan Oliver, Conductor
Handel: Ode on St. Cecilia’s Day with the Sinfonia Britannica
Saturday 15th February 2003 Claire Weston, Soprano
Guildford Cathedral Verdi: Requiem Jean Rigby, Mezzo-soprano
With Guildford Philharmonic Choir William Kendall, Tenor
D’Arcy Bleiker, Bass-baritone
Edward Gardner, Conductor
with the Guildford Philharmonic Orchestra
Saturday 14th December 2002 Paddy Haycocks, Reader
St Paul’s Church, Wokingham Fanfare for Christmas St. Paul’s Junior School Choir,
  Aidan Oliver, Conductor
  with the Burnished Brass
Sunday 24th November 2002 Claire Booth, Soprano
Eton College School Hall Haydn: Creation Matthew Beale, Tenor
Robert Rice, Bass
Aidan Oliver, Conductor
  with the Sinfonia Britannica
Saturday 22nd June 2002 Cecilia Osmond, Soprano
All Saints’ Church, Wokingham Summer Concert Justin Luke, Organ
Rutter: Requiem Stephen Nash, Cello
Rutter: I will lift up mine eyes Denny Lyster, Conductor
Parry: I was glad when they said unto me  
Sunday 24th March 2002 Gillian Keith, Soprano
Eton College Chapel J. S. Bach: Mass in B Minor Stephanie Marshall, Mezzo Soprano
William Towers, Alto
  Andrew Kennedy, Tenor
  Jonathan Brown, Bass-Baritone
  Edward Gardner, Conductor
  with the Chimera Baroque Orchestra
Saturday 15th December 2001 Denny Lyster, Accompanist
All Saints’ Church, Wokingham Christmas Concert Edward Gardner, Conductor
Sunday 25th November 2001 Giselle Allen, Soprano
Eton College, School Hall Verdi: Requiem Louise Mott, Mezzo-Soprano
Review in Wokingham Times Richard Coxon, Tenor
  James Rutherford, Baritone
  Edward Gardner, Conductor
  with the Guildford Philharmonic Orchestra
Saturday 2nd June 2001 Matthew Beale, Tenor
St Paul’s Church, Wokingham 50th Anniversary Celebration Concert Adam Green, Baritone
Vaughan Williams Denny Lyster, Accompanist
Elgar Edward Gardner, Conductor
Finzi  
Saturday 31st March 2001 Sarah Fox, Soprano
The School Hall, Eton College Szymanowski: Stabat Mater Anna Burford, Mezzo-Soprano
Beethoven: Choral Symphony (No. 9) Andrew Mackenzie-Wicks, Tenor
Colin Campbell, Bass
Edward Gardner, Conductor
  with the Chimera Orchestra
Saturday 16th December 2000 Denny Lyster, Accompanist
All Saints’ Church, Wokingham Christmas Concert Edward Gardner, Conductor
Sunday 26th November 2000 Sarah Fox, Soprano
The School Hall, Eton College Tippett: A Child of our Time Stephanie Marshall, Mezzo Soprano
Rachmaninov: Second Piano Concerto Matthew Beale, Tenor
Review in Wokingham Times Jonathan Brown, Bass-Baritone
  Anna Markland, Piano
  Edward Gardner, Conductor
  with the Guildford Philharmonic Orchestra
Saturday 14th October 2000 Natalie Raybould, Soprano
All Saints’ Church Handel: Excerpts from Messiah Eamonn Dougan, Baritone
Tippett: Spirituals from A Child of our Time Denny Lyster, Accompanist
Fauré: Requiem Edward Gardner, Conductor
Review in Wokingham Times with the Guildford Philharmonic Orchestra
This concert was specially arranged to mark the opening of the Wokingham Arts Festival  
Saturday 10th June 2000 Julie Cooper, Soprano
All Saints Church, Wokingham Millenium Summer Celebration Thomas Guthrie, Baritone
Fauré: Requiem Denny Lyster, Accompanist
  Edward Gardner, Conductor
Saturday 1st April 2000 James Oxley, Tenor
Eton College, School Hall Elgar: Dream of Gerontius Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Mezzo-Soprano
Review in Wokingham Times Riccardo Simonetti, Baritone
  Edward Gardner, Conductor
Saturday 27th November 1999 Emma Bell, Soprano
The School Hall, Eton College Handel: Messiah William Towers, Alto
Review in Wokingham Times Daniel Norman, Tenor
Review in Reading Chronicle Thomas Guthrie, Baritone
  Edward Gardner, Conductor
  with the Sirius Orchestra led by Caroline Balding
Sunday 28th March 1999 Jeni Bern, Soprano
The School Hall, Eton College Mozart: C Minor Mass Emma Bell, Soprano
Mozart: Symphony No 38 (Prague) Matthew Beale, Tenor
Review in Wokingham Times Thomas Guthrie, Baritone
Felicity Hammond had to withdraw from the concert due to illness. Her place was taken at short notice by Jeni Bern. Felicity Hammond, Soprano
  Edward Gardner, Conductor
  with the Chameleon Arts Orchestra led by Andrew Smith
Saturday 12th December 1998 Paddy Haycocks, Reader
All Saints’ Church, Wokingham A Christmas Celebration Denny Lyster, Accompanist
Review in Wokingham Times Edward Gardner, Conductor
  with the Chameleon Arts Orchestra led by Andrew Smith
Saturday 28th November 1998 Emma Bell, Soprano
The School Hall, Eton College Brahms: Deutsches Requiem Mark Stone, Baritone
Brahms: Academic Festival Overture Denny Lyster, Accompanist
Review in Wokingham Times Edward Gardner, Conductor
  with the Chameleon Arts Orchestra led by Andrew Smith
Saturday 6th June 1998 Thomas Guthrie, Baritone
All Saints Wokingham Summer Serenade Denny Lyster, Accompanist
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs Edward Gardner, Conductor
A selection of English Partsongs  
A selection of English Folk Songs  
Saturday 21st March 1998 Sarah Fox, Soprano
Eton College Chapel Bach: St John Passion William Towns, Alto
  Daniel Norman, Tenor
  Matthew Beale, Tenor
  Christopher Dixon, Bass
  Robert Rice, Bass
  Edward Gardner, Conductor
  with the Sirius Orchestra led by Simon Fischer
Saturday 13th December 1997 with the Sebastian Wokingham Band
All Saints’ Church, Wokingham Fanfare for Christmas
Sunday 2nd November 1997 Giselle Allen, Soprano
The School Hall, Eton College Beethoven: Missa Solemnis Anna Burford, Mezzo-Soprano
  Daniel Norman, Tenor
  James Rutherford, Bass
  Robert Rice, Bass
  Edward Gardner, Conductor
  with the Sirius Orchestra led by Simon Fischer
Saturday 7th June 1997 Libby Crabtree, Soprano
All Saints’ Church Andrew Carter: Benedicite Denny Lyster, Accompanist
A selection of English Romantic Part Songs Stephen Layton, Conductor
A recital of Songs from the Shows with the Sirius Orchestra led by Simon Fischer
Saturday 5th April 1997 Libby Crabtree, Soprano
The School Hall, Eton College Handel: Israel in Egypt Julie Cooper, Soprano
  Patrick Craig, Alto
With the WCS Youth Choir Mark Milhofer, Tenor
  Laurence Whitehead, Bass
  Robert Rice, Bass
  Stephen Layton, Conductor
  with the Sirius Orchestra led by Simon Fischer
Sunday 15th December 1996 Stephen Layton, Conductor
All Saints’ Church, Wokingham Fanfare for Christmas with the Friary Guildford Brass Ensemble
With the WCS Youth Choir  
Saturday 23th November 1996 Lesley-Jane Rogers, Soprano
Loddon Valley Leisure Centre Carl Orff: Carmina Burana Quentin Hayes, Baritone
Tchaikowsky: Violin Concerto Richard Barclay, Tenor
  Simon Fischer, Violin
With the WCS Youth Choir Stephen Layton, Conductor
  with the Sirius Orchestra
Saturday 8th June 1996 Denny Lyster, Accompanist
St.Paul’s Church, Wokingham Summer Serenade Stephen Layton, Conductor
Rutter: Festival Te Deum  
Rutter: Jubilate Deo  
Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine  
A Selection of English Romantic Partsongs  
With the choirs of Emmbrook Junior, Keephatch, and St. Crispin’s Schools  
Saturday 23th March 1996 Lesley-Jane Rogers, Soprano
The School Hall, Eton College Elgar: The Apostles Anne Mason, Contralto
  Justin Lavender, Tenor
  Laurence Whitehead, Bass
  Thomas Guthrie, Bass
  Quentin Hayes, Bass
  Stephen Layton, Conductor
  with the Sirius Orchestra led by Simon Fischer
Saturday 9th December 1995 Stephen Layton, Conductor
All Saints’ Church, Wokingham Fanfare for Christmas with the Friary Guildford Brass Ensemble
Saturday 25th November 1995 Jane Webster, Soprano
Loddon Valley Leisure Centre Janacek: Glagolitic Mass Lesley-Jane Rogers, Soprano
Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms Sarah Connolly, Mezzo-Soprano
Gorecki: 2nd movement from Symphony No. 3 Louise Mo H, Soprano
  Julian Gavin, Tenor
Jane Webster and Sarah Connolly were indisposed, and their parts were taken at short notice by Lesley-Jane Rogers and Louise M.. Gavin Carr, Baritone
  Stephen Layton, Conductor
  with the Sirius Orchestra led by Simon Fischer
Saturday 10th June 1995 Rebecca Outram, Soprano
St.Paul’s Church, Wokingham Music for Purcell’s Tercentenary Robin Blaze, Alto
Te Deum Patrick Craig, Alto
Rejoice in the Lord Alway Robert Rice, Bass
Trumpet Tune, Zadok the Priest Denny Lyster, Accompanist
  Stephen Layton, Conductor
  with the Sirius Ensemble
Saturday 29th April 1995 Stephen Roberts, Baritone
Guildford Cathedral Walton: Suite from Henry V Andrew Millington, Organ
Delius: Sea Drift Stephen Layton, Conductor
Walton: Belshazzar’s Feast with the Guildford Philharmonic Orchestra led by Hugh Bean
A joint concert with the Bracknell Choral Society and the Holst Singers  
Saturday 10th December 1994 Stephen Layton, Conductor
All Saints’ Church, Wokingham Fanfare for Christmas with the Friary Guildford Brass Group
Saturday 26th November 1994 Libby Crabtree, Soprano
Loddon Valley Leisure Centre Bach: B Minor Mass Robin Tyson, Counter-Tenor
  James Gilchrist, Tenor
  Gavin Carr, Baritone
  Stephen Layton, Conductor
  with the Sirius Orchestra led by Simon Fischer
Saturday 4th June 1994 Maggie Caswell, Soprano
All Saints’ Church Rutter: Requiem James Morgan, Organ
Parry Stephen Layton, Conductor
Vaughan-Williams with the Sirius Ensemble
Saturday 12th March 1994 Alison Pearce, Soprano
Loddon Valley Leisure Centre Elgar: The Kingdom Fiona Kimm, Mezzo-Soprano
  Maldwyn Davies, Tenor
  David Mattinson, Baritone
  Stephen Layton, Conductor
  with the Sirius Orchestra led by Simon Fischer
Saturday 18th December 1993 James Morgan, Organ
All Saints’ Church, Wokingham Fanfare for Christmas Stephen Layton, Conductor
Saturday 27th November 1993 Janice Watson, Soprano
Loddon Valley Leisure Centre Verdi: Requiem Tamsin Dives, Contralto
  Adrian Thompson, Tenor
  Matthew Best, Bass
  Stephen Layton, Conductor
  with the Sirius Orchestra led by Simon Fischer
Saturday 5th June 1993 Libby Crabtree, Soprano
Bearwood College Theatre Rutter: Magnificat Stephen Layton, Conductor
Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Peter Barley, Organ
Songs from the Shows (Libby Crabtree) Miriam Keogh, Harp
  Pete Hamburger, Percussion
  Nicholas Ormrod, Percussion
Saturday 13th March 1993 Marina Lapina, Soprano
Guildford Cathedral Britten: War Requiem Maldwyn Davies, Tenor
  Alan Opie, Baritone
Joint Concert with Bracknell Choral Society Choristers of Guildford Cathedral, Guest Choir
  Stephen Layton, Conductor
  Andrew Millington, Conductor
  with the Guildford Philharmonic Orchestra
Saturday 19th December 1992 David Harrison, Organ
All Saints’ Church, Wokingham Fanfare for Christmas Stephen Layton, Conductor
  with the Ranelagh School Brass Ensemble
Saturday 21st November 1992 Susan Gritton, Soprano
Loddon Valley Leisure Centre Mendelssohn: Elijah Maggie Caswell, Soprano (The Youth)
  Susanna Spicer, Contralto
  Huw Rhys Evans, Tenor
  Stephen Gadd, Bass
  Stephen Layton, Conductor
  with the Sirius Orchestra led by Simon Fischer
Saturday 13th June 1992 David Harrison, Accompanist
St Paul’s Church, Wokingham Tippett: Five Negro Spirituals Stephen Layton, Conductor
Copland: Old American Songs  
Elgar: Songs from the Bavarian Highlands  
Saturday 4th April 1992 Rogers Covey-Crump, Evangelist
Eton College Chapel Bach: St. Matthew Passion Stephen Gadd, Jesus
  Lucy Bowen, Soprano
with the Choristers of Southwark Cathedral David James, Alto
  James Gilchrist, Tenor
  David Mattinson, Bass
  Stephen Layton, Conductor
  with the Sirius Orchestra led by Simon Fischer
Saturday 30th November 1991 Bethan Dudley, Soprano
Loddon Valley Leisure Centre Mozart: Requiem Tasmin Davies, Mezzo-Soprano
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 Huw Rhys-Evans, Tenor
  Lawrence Whitehead, Baritone
  Stephen Layton, Conductor
  with the Sirius Orchestra led by Simon Fischer
Saturday 8th June 1991 Stephen Layton, Conductor
St. Paul’s Church, Wokingham Stravinsky: Mass with the Sirius Ensemble
Mozart: Wind Serenade in E flat minor  
Bruckner: Mass in E minor  
Saturday 9th March 1991 Alison Pearce, Soprano
Loddon Valley Leisure Centre Vaughan-Williams: Serenade to Music Peter Savidge, Baritone
Vaughan-Williams: Sea Symphony Stephen Layton, Conductor
Walton: Prelude to Richard III with the Sirius Orchestra led by Simon Fischer
Saturday 17th November 1990 Catherine Wyn-Rogers (Contralto)
Loddon Valley Leisure Centre Elgar: Dream of Gerontius William Kendal (Tenor)
  David Wilson-Johnson (Baritone)
  With the Sirius Orchestra conducted by Stephen Layton
Sunday 12th March 1989 Francoise Pollet, Soprano
Loddon Valley Leisure Centre Mozart: Symphony No. 40 Thomas Hemsley, Baritone
Brahms: German Requiem Simon Phipps, Conductor
  with the Amadeus Orchestra
Sunday 13th November 1988 Neill Archer, Narrator
Loddon Valley Leisure Centre Berlioz: The Childhood of Christ (L’enfance du Christ) Anne-Marie Durens, Mary
  Martin Shaw, Joseph
with the Queen Anne’s School Choir John Connell, Herod
  Mark Granville, Polydomus
  John Forsyth, Centurion
  Simon Phipps, Conductor
  with the Amadeus Orchestra
Sunday 5th June 1988 Joan Rodgers, Soprano
Loddon Valley Leisure Centre Mozart: Coronation Mass (KV317) Wendy Verco, Mezz-Soprano
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (Choral) Barry Banks, Tenor
  Alistair Miles, Bass
  Paul Daniel, Conductor
  with the Akademeia Orchestra
Sunday 27th March 1988 Joan Rodgers, Soprano
The Hexagon, Reading Haydn: The Seasons Paul Harrhy, Tenor
  Clive Bayley, Bass
  Paul Daniel, Conductor
  with the London Mozart Players led by Luigi de Filippi
Sunday 6th December 1987 William Shimell, Baritone
Loddon Valley Leisure Centre Borodin: Polovtsian Dances Brian Wright, Conductor
Ravel: Bolero with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra led by Brendan O’Brien
Walton: Belshazzar’s Feast  
plus Paco Peno, Flamenco Guitar  
Mar-87 Paul Daniel, Conductor
Unknown (?) Berlioz: Te Deum
Mar-86 Paul Daniel, Conductor
Unknown (?) Elgar: Dream of Gerontius (? Uncertain)
Nov-85 Paul Daniel, Conductor
Eton School Hall (?) Beethoven: Mass in C
13th July 1985 Nelly Miricioiu
King’s College Chapel, Cambridge Verdi: Requiem Penelope Walker
  Keith Lewis
  Matthew Best
  With Cambridge Philharmonic Chorus & Orchestra
  conducted by Graeme Jenkins
9th June 1985 Penelope Mackay
Eton School Hall Gershwin: Porgy and Bess (Concert version) Peter Savage
Vaughan Williams: In Windsor Forest With The National Centre for Orchestral Studies,
Copland: Four Dances from Rodeo conducted by Graeme Jenkins
14th April 1985 Patricia Rozario
Hexagon, Reading Bach: Mass in B minor Elisabeth Priday
  Michael Chance
  John Graham-Hall
  Henry Herford
  With City of London Sinfonia,
  conducted by Graeme Jenkins
24th November 1984 Anne Richards (Sop)
St.Crispins, Wokingham Haydn: Symphony 94 Melanie Marshall (Mezzo)
Constant Lambert: Rio Grande Charles Daniels (Tenor)
Haydn: Mass in Time of War (Paukenmesse) Peter Harvey (Bass)
  With Stephen Gutman (Piano) and Chimera Orchestra
  conducted by Graeme Jenkins
16th June 1984 Alison Charlton-West
St Crispin’s Centre, Wokingham Handel: Messiah Michael Chance
  John Graham-Hall
  Mark Wildman
  With the Chimera Orchestra conducted by Graeme Jenkins
15th April 1984 Nelly Miricioiu
The Hexagon, Reading Verdi: Requiem Joint concert with Bracknell Choral Society Penelope Walker
  Keith Lewis
  Matthew Best
  With the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
  conducted by Graeme Jenkins
26th November 1983 Maria Moll (Soprano)
St Crispin’s Centre, Wokingham Elgar: Cockaigne Overture Peter Gliddon-Harvey (Baritone)
Britten: The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra With the Chimera Orchestra conducted by Graeme Jenkins
Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony  
21st May 1983 Helen Kucharek (Soprano)
Sonning Parish Church Parry: I was glad Noel Mann (Bass)
Faure: Requiem With Jane Watts (Organ), conducted by Graeme Jenkins
Madrigals  
June 1982Part Songs (Parry, Stanford, Vaughan Williams) Christopher Hand, Conductor
April 1982Haydn: Te Deum in C Christopher Hand, Conductor
Haydn: Nelson Mass
November, 1981Handel: Messiah Christopher Hand, Conductor
June, 1981Brahms: Nanie Richard Barnes, Conductor
Rossini: Petite Messe Solenelle
March, 1981Haydn: Insanae et Vanae Curae Richard Barnes, Conductor
Mozart: Mass in C Minor
November, 1980Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs Keith Pusey, Conductor
Brahms: German Requiem
May, 1980Brahms: Song of Destiny Keith Pusey, Conductor
Parry: Blest Pair of Sirens
Haydn: Creation (part 1)
Borodin: Polovtsian Dances
March, 1980Bach: St John Passion Keith Pusey, Conductor
November, 1979Lambert: Rio Grande Keith Pusey, Conductor
Bernstein: Chichester Psalms
May, 1979Monteverdi: Beatur Vir Keith Pusey, Conductor
Purcell: The Bell Anthem
Bruckner: Mass no. 2 in E Minor
March, 1979Elgar: Dream of Gerontius Keith Pusey, Conductor
November, 1978Mozart: Ave Verum Keith Pusey, Conductor
Mozart: Requiem
National Anthem: Britten
May, 1978Handel: My Heart is Inditing Purcell Orchestra
Purcell: Come Ye Sons of Art Keith Pusey, Conductor
Vivaldi: Gloria  
April, 1978Faué: Pavanne Keith Pusey, Conductor
Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs
Poulenc: Gloria
February, 1978Britten: Festival Te Deum Keith Pusey, Conductor
Fauré: Requiem
Madrigals
November, 1977Handel: Messiah Keith Pusey, Conductor
May, 1977Mozart: Ave Verum Keith Pusey, Conductor
Orff: Carmina Burana
March, 1977Britten: Festival Te Deum Keith Pusey, Conductor
Fauré: Requiem
Madrigals
November, 1976Handel: Zadok the Priest Keith Pusey, Conductor
Haydn: Nelson Mass
May, 1976Bernstien: Chichester Psalms Brian Fawcett, Conductor
Coleridge Taylor: Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast
March, 1976Vivaldi: Gloria Brian Fawcett, Conductor
Pergolesi: Magnificat
Parry: Blest Pair of Sirens
November, 1975Handel: 8th Chandos Anthem Brian Fawcett, Conductor
Britten: St Nicholas
1975Purcell: Chaconne Brian Fawcett, Conductor
Tchaikovsky: The Crown of Thorns
Kodály: Jesus and the Traders
Purcell: Rejoice in the Lord Alway
Randall Thompson: Alleluia
Stanford: The Bluebird
Vaughan Williams: Linden Lea
Seiber: Three Hungarian Folksongs
Bruckner: Three Graduals for the Church Year
November, 1974Handel: Messiah Brian Fawcett, Conductor
May, 1974Kodály: Missa Brevis Brian Fawcett, Conductor
March, 1974Bruckner: Three Graduals for the Church Year Brian Fawcett, Conductor
Haydn: St Cecilia Mass
November, 1973Bach: Cantatas 140 (Jesu, Joy) & 147 (Sleepers Wake) The Wokingham Cantata Orchestra
Britten: Hymn to St Cecilia Brian Fawcett, Conductor
May, 1973‘Music Through the Ages’ (Bach, Monteverdi, Mozart, Williamson) Brian Fawcett, Conductor
Taylor: Magnificat
Randall Thompson: Alleluia
March, 1973Verdi: Requiem Brian Fawcett, Conductor
November, 1972Vaughan Williams: Towards the Unknown Region Brian Fawcett, Conductor
Kodály: Missa Brevis
March, 1972Mendelssohn: Elijah Brian Fawcett, Conductor
1971Haydn: Creation Brian Fawcett, Conductor
Mozart: Requiem
Handel: Zadok the Priest
1970Stainer: The Crucifixion Brian Fawcett, Conductor
Sullivan: Trial by Jury
Britten: St Nicholas
Pergolesi: Magnificat
1969Brahms: German Requiem Brian Fawcett, Conductor
Handel: Messiah
1968Bach: Ascension Cantata Robin White, Conductor
Mozart: Coronation Mass
Haydn: Autumn (The Seasons)
Handel: Messiah
1967Haydn: Creation Robin White, Conductor
1966Bach: St John Passion Robin White, Conductor
Handel: Messiah
1965Fauré: Requiem Robin White, Conductor
1964Haydn: The Seasons David Urquart-Jones, Conductor
Handel: Messiah
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia of Christmas Carols
1963Bach: Christmas Oratorio David Urquart-Jones, Conductor
Handel: Messiah
1962Mendelssohn: Elijah David Urquart-Jones, Conductor
1961Handel: Acis and Galatea David Urquart-Jones, Conductor
Vaughan Williams: In Windsor Forest
1960Handel: Messiah David Urquart-Jones, Conductor
1959Haydn: Creation Robert Noble (uncertain), Conductor
Handel: Judas Maccabaeus
1958Rossini: Stabat Mater Robert Noble (uncertain), Conductor
1958Mendelssohn: Elijah Robert Noble (uncertain), Conductor
1957Handel: Messiah Robert Noble (uncertain), Conductor
1955Haydn: Creation Robert Noble (uncertain), Conductor
‘The Passion of Our Lord’ (Bach, Stainer, Handel, Mozart)
1954Sullivan: Strange Adventure Robert Noble (uncertain), Conductor
German: Love is Meant to Make Us Glad
Robertson: The Old Woman
Sullivan: Brightly Dawns Our Wedding Day
Purcell: How Blest Are Shepherds
Elgar: Songs from ‘The Bavarian Highlands’
Mozart: Ave Verum
Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
Schubert: The Lord is My Shepherd
Handel: Messiah
1953Haydn: The Passion Robert Noble (uncertain), Conductor
1952Handel: Messiah Robert Noble (uncertain), Conductor
Handel: Acis and Galatea
Robertson: The Old Woman
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
1951Farrant: Lord for Thy Tender Mercy’s Sake  
Quilter: Non Nobis Domine  
Parry: Blest Pair of Sirens  
Holst: Turn Back O Man  
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