Past Diary of Events 2003

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January 2003

Saturday 18th January 2003

Group: Bromley Symphony Orchestra
Venue: The Great Hall, Ravensbourne School, Hayes Lane, Bromley BR2 9EH
Times: 2.15pm rehearsal, 7.45pm concert
Programme: Copland Clarinet Concerto; Kodály Háry János Suite; Rachmaninov Symphony No.1

Saturday 18th January 2003

Group: Canterbury Choral Society, Canterbury Philharmonic Orchestra
Venue: Canterbury Cathedral, The Precincts, Canterbury CT1 2EH
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Brahms Song of Destiny; Elgar The Snow; Stenhammar Varnatt (Spring Night); Beethoven Symphony No.9 ‘Choral’

Saturday 25th January 2003

Group: Bushey Symphony Orchestra
Venue: Bushey Academy, London Road, Bushey, WD23 3AA
Times: Not advised
Programme: Suppé Overture ‘Pique Dame’; Schubert Symphony No. 8 ‘Unfinished’ plus Waltzes and Polkas by the Strauss Family

Sunday 26th January 2003

Group: Cantate Choir
Venue: The Chapel, Tonbridge School, High Street, TN9 1JS
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: To include C.P.E.Bach Magnificat; Bach Magnificat in D

Friday 31st January 2003

Group: Corinthian Chamber Orchestra
Venue: St.James’ Piccadilly, 197 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Stoll Pot Pourri (World Première); Brahms Concerto for Violin and Cello; Dvořák Symphony No.8

February 2003

Saturday 8th February 2003

Group: Allegri Singers
Venue: St.Mark’s Church, Westmoreland Road, Bromley BR2 0TB
Times: Not advised
Programme: Gibbons O Clap your Hands; Mendelssohn Ehre sei Gott in der Hohe; Mendelssohn Sechs Sprüche zum Kirchenjahr Op.79; Mendelssohn Heilig, heilig ist Gott, der Herr Zebaoth; Mendelssohn Kyrie eleison; Mendelssohn Psalm 20; Mendelssohn Three Psalms Op.78 - Psalm 43 ‘Richte mich, Gott’; Mendelssohn Psalm 100 ‘Jauchzet dem Herrn alle Welt’; Rheinberger Mass in E Flat ‘Cantus Missae’ plus songs by Butterworth, Gurney and Howells

Saturday 15th February 2003

Group: Croydon Symphony Orchestra
Venue: Fairfield Halls, Park Lane, Croydon CR9 1DG
Times: 8.00pm concert
Programme: Shostakovich Festive Overture; Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.3; Prokofiev The Love for Three Oranges - Suite; Stravinsky Petrushka - Suite; Tchaikovsky Overture ‘1812’

Saturday 22nd February 2003

Group: Aldworth Philharmonic Orchestra
Venue: Way Hall, Reading Blue Coat School, Sonning Lane, Reading RG4 6SU
Times: Not advised
Programme: Rossini L’Italiana in Algeri - Overture; Mathias Harp Concerto; Beethoven Symphony No.1

March 2003

Saturday 1st March 2003

Group: Croydon Philharmonic Choir, London Mozart Players
Venue: Fairfield Halls, Park Lane, Croydon CR9 1DG
Times: 8.00pm concert
Programme: Mozart Regina Coeli; Mozart Clarinet Concerto; Mozart Requiem Mass

Saturday 8th March 2003

Group: Bushey Symphony Orchestra, Finchley Choral Society
Venue: Bushey Academy, London Road, Bushey, WD23 3AA
Times: Not advised
Programme: Schumann Overture, Scherzo and Finale; Debussy Danse Sacrée et Danse Profane; Brahms Requiem

Saturday 8th March 2003

Group: Corinthian Chamber Orchestra
Venue: St.James’ Piccadilly, 197 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Holst Brook Green Suite; R.Strauss Serenade in E Flat; Tabakova Moving (World Première); Mozart Symphony No.36 ‘Linz’

Saturday 8th March 2003

Group: Covent Garden Chamber Orchestra
Venue: St.Paul’s Covent Garden, Bedford Street, London WC2E 9ED
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Beethoven Overture ‘Consecration of the House’; Prokofiev Violin Concerto No.2; Dvořák Symphony No.7

Saturday 15th March 2003

Group: All Saints’ Festival Choir (Orpington)
Venue: All Saints’ Church, Bark Hart Road, Orpington, BR6 0QD
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Mozart Kyrie in D Minor; Beethoven Overture ‘Coriolan’; Mozart Vesperae Solennes de Confessore - Laudate Dominum; Haydn Te Deum No.2; Beethoven Mass in C

Saturday 22nd March 2003

Group: Bromley Symphony Orchestra
Venue: The Great Hall, Ravensbourne School, Hayes Lane, Bromley BR2 9EH
Times: 2.15pm rehearsal, 7.45pm concert
Programme: Verdi Les Vêpres Siciliennes - Overture; Berlioz Roméo et Juliette - Excerpts; Arnold Symphony No.5

Saturday 22nd March 2003

Group: Camden Choir
Venue: St.Mary’s Church, Elsworthy Road, Primrose Hill, NW3 3DJ
Times: Not advised
Programme: Bach St.John Passion

Saturday 22nd March 2003

Group: Cantate Choir
Venue: St.Martin’s Church, Church Lane, Brasted, Westerham TN16 1HZ
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Howells Take him, Earth, for Cherishing; Howells Requiem; Brahms Geistliches Lied; Brahms Warum ist das Licht gegeben dem Mühseligen?; M.Martin Veni sancte Spiritus; M.Martin Tongues of Fire; Holst Ave Maria; R.A.Harris Oh, how can I keep from singing?; Franck Cantabile

Saturday 29th March 2003

Group: Benson Choral Society
Venue: Dorchester Abbey, High Street, Dorchester on Thames, OX10 7HH
Times: Not advised
Programme: Bruckner Mass in F Minor; Kodály Te Deum

Saturday 29th March 2003

Group: Cantate Choir
Venue: St.Mary’s Church, Platt TN15 8NE
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Howells Take him, Earth, for Cherishing; Howells Requiem; Brahms Geistliches Lied; Brahms Warum ist das Licht gegeben dem Mühseligen?; M.Martin Veni sancte Spiritus; M.Martin Tongues of Fire; Holst Ave Maria; R.A.Harris Oh, how can I keep from singing?; Franck Cantabile

Saturday 29th March 2003

Group: Canterbury Choral Society, London Handel Orchestra
Venue: Canterbury Cathedral, The Precincts, Canterbury CT1 2EH
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Bach St.Matthew Passion

Saturday 29th March 2003

Group: Chiltern Camerata
Venue: Not advised
Times: Not advised
Programme: Bach Concerto for Oboe and Violin; Gershwin Someone to Watch Over Me; Gershwin The Man I Love; Gershwin Fascinatin’ Rhythm; Janáček Serenade Op.3; Pleyel Viola Concerto in D Op.31; Vivaldi Concerto for Two Violins Op.3 No.8

Saturday 29th March 2003

Group: Chiswick Choir
Venue: St.Peter’s Church, Southfield Road, London W4 1BB
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: G.Gabrieli Symphoniae Sacrae - Plaudite omnis terra; A.Gabrieli Magnificat a 12; Monteverdi Vespers of 1610 - Ave Maris Stella; Schütz Magnificat SWV468; Stravinsky Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments; Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms

Saturday 29th March 2003

Group: Islington Choral Society
Venue: St.Augustine’s of Canterbury Church, Archway Road, Highgate, London N6 5BH
Times: 8.00pm concert
Programme: Rutter Requiem; Finzi Lo, the Full, Final Sacrifice; Tavener Song for Athene; Elgar Give unto the Lord

April 2003

Saturday 5th April 2003

Group: Allegri Singers
Venue: St.George’s Church, High Street, Beckenham, BR3 1AX
Times: Not advised
Programme: Elgar The Music Makers; Mendelssohn Symphony No.2 ‘Lobgesang’ - Choral Finale

Saturday 5th April 2003

Group: Bromley Philharmonic Choir
Venue: St.John’s United Reformed Church, Lynwood Grove, Orpington BR6 0BG
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Morley Now is the Month of Maying; Stanford The Blue Bird; Gibbons The Silver Swan; Hassler Tanzen und Springen; Wilbye Weep, Weep mine Eyes; Finzi Seven Poems of Robert Bridges - My Spirit Sang All Day; Bach Cantata No.140 ‘Wachet Auf!’; Rutter Psalmfest

Saturday 5th April 2003

Group: Camden Chamber Orchestra
Venue: Emmanuel Church, Lyncroft Gardens, West Hampstead, London NW6 1JU
Times: Not advised
Programme: Glinka Russlan and Ludmilla - Overture; Dvořák Cello Concerto; Mendelssohn Symphony No.3 ‘Scottish’

Saturday 5th April 2003

Group: Danesborough Chorus
Venue: Not advised
Times: Not advised
Programme: Dvořák Mass in D; Kodály Missa Brevis

Saturday 5th April 2003

Group: Dartford Choral Society
Venue: Stone House Hospital Chapel, Bow Arrow Lane, Stone, Dartford DA2 6BP
Times: Not advised
Programme: Mendelssohn St.Paul

Saturday 12th April 2003

Group: Billingshurst Choral Society
Venue: Weald School Hall, Station Road, Billingshurst RH14 9RY
Times: Not advised
Programme: Bach St.John Passion

Saturday 12th April 2003

Group: Burgess Hill Choral Society
Venue: St.Andrew’s Church, Junction Road, Burgess Hill RH15 0LG
Times: Not advised
Programme: Mendelssohn Elijah

May 2003

Saturday 3rd May 2003

Group: Bushey Symphony Orchestra
Venue: Bushey Academy, London Road, Bushey, WD23 3AA
Times: Not advised
Programme: Beethoven Overture ‘Egmont’; Mendelssohn Violin Concerto; McDowall Not Just a Place; Gade Symphony No.4

Friday 9th May 2003

Group: Corinthian Chamber Orchestra
Venue: St.James’ Piccadilly, 197 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Rossini L’Italiana in Algeri - Overture; Grieg Piano Concerto; Beethoven Symphony No.5

Saturday 10th May 2003

Group: Croydon Symphony Orchestra
Venue: Fairfield Halls, Park Lane, Croydon CR9 1DG
Times: 8.00pm concert
Programme: Smetana Ma Vlast - Vltava; Mahler Symphony No. 5 - Adagietto; Dvořák Cello Concerto; Enescu Romanian Rhapsody No.1; Dvořák Symphony No.8

Wednesday 14th May 2003

Group: Croydon Philharmonic Choir, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Venue: Fairfield Halls, Park Lane, Croydon CR9 1DG
Times: 8.00pm concert
Programme: Last Night of the Proms: Elgar Cockaigne Overture; Handel Coronation Anthems - Zadok the Priest; Sibelius Finlandia; Handel Music for the Royal Fireworks; Gershwin Variations on ‘I Got Rhythm’; Litolff Piano Concerto No.4 - Scherzo; Dukas The Sorcerer’s Apprentice; Handel Messiah - Hallelujah Chorus; Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Greensleeves; Parry Jerusalem; Sir T.Arne Rule Britannia; Tchaikovsky Overture ‘1812’; Elgar Coronation Ode - Land of Hope and Glory

Saturday 17th May 2003

Group: Bromley Symphony Orchestra
Venue: The Great Hall, Ravensbourne School, Hayes Lane, Bromley BR2 9EH
Times: 2.15pm rehearsal, 7.45pm concert
Programme: Walton Coronation March ‘Orb and Sceptre’; Shostakovich Suite for Variety Orchestra (Jazz Suite No.2); Gershwin An American in Paris; Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5

Saturday 17th May 2003

Group: Burgess Hill Symphony Orchestra
Venue: St.Andrew’s Church, Junction Road, Burgess Hill RH15 0LG
Times: Not advised
Programme: Mendelssohn Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage; Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker - Suite; Rossini La Gazza Ladra - Overture; Brahms Symphony No.1

Saturday 17th May 2003

Group: Croydon Philharmonic Choir, Wimbledon Choral Society, New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
Venue: Fairfield Halls, Park Lane, Croydon CR9 1DG
Times: 8.00pm concert
Programme: Parry I Was Glad; Handel Coronation Anthems - Zadok the Priest; Walton Coronation Te Deum; Stanford Gloria in B Flat; Vaughan Williams Mass in G Minor; Gibbons O Clap your Hands

Saturday 24th May 2003

Group: Aldworth Philharmonic Orchestra
Venue: Way Hall, Reading Blue Coat School, Sonning Lane, Reading RG4 6SU
Times: Not advised
Programme: Mendelssohn Hebrides Overture; Mozart Clarinet Concerto; Schubert Symphony No. 5

June 2003

Thursday 12th June 2003

Group: Croydon Philharmonic Choir, Wimbledon Choral Society, New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
Venue: Guildford Cathedral, Stag Hill, Guildford GU2 7UP
Times: 8.00pm concert
Programme: Parry I Was Glad; Handel Coronation Anthems - Zadok the Priest; Walton Coronation Te Deum; Stanford Gloria in B Flat; Vaughan Williams Mass in G Minor; Gibbons O Clap your Hands

Friday 13th June 2003

Group: Corinthian Chamber Orchestra
Venue: St.James’ Piccadilly, 197 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Bach Brandenburg Concerto No.4; Mozart Violin Concerto No.3; Haydn Symphony No. 49 ‘La Passione’

Saturday 14th June 2003

Group: Allegri Singers
Venue: St.Mark’s Church, Westmoreland Road, Bromley BR2 0TB
Times: Not advised
Programme: Finzi Seven Poems of Robert Bridges; Traditional Brigg Fair (arr.Grainger); Traditional Irish Tune from County Derry (arr.Grainger); Traditional Mo nighean dhu (arr.Grainger); Traditional O Mistress Mine (arr.Grainger); Traditional Ye Banks and Braes (arr.Grainger); R.Lloyd All so Still; R.Lloyd Christ is the Morning Star; R.Lloyd Drop Down ye Heavens; R.Lloyd Hosanna; R.Lloyd The Windows; R.Lloyd Virtue; R.Lloyd Were you there?; Traditional Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen (arr.Rice) plus songs by Schumann, Britten and Ivor Novello

Saturday 14th June 2003

Group: Camden Choir
Venue: Parish Church of St.John-at-Hampstead, Church Row, London NW3 6UU
Times: Not advised
Programme: Vaughan Williams In Windsor Forest; Mozart Sancta Maria, mater Dei K273; Mozart Missa Brevis in D K194; Duruflé Four Motets on Gregorian Themes; Bruckner Tota pulchra es; Bruckner Ecce sacerdos magnus; Bruckner Christus Factus Est; Bruckner Ave Maria

Saturday 14th June 2003

Group: Covent Garden Chamber Orchestra
Venue: St.Jude’s Church, Central Square, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London NW11 7AH
Times: 7.45pm concert
Programme: Mozart Piano Concerto No.20; Beethoven Symphony No.9 ‘Choral’ - with St.Jude’s Festival Chorus

Saturday 14th June 2003

Group: Croydon Symphony Orchestra
Venue: Croydon Minster, Church Street, Croydon CR0 1RN
Times: 6.00pm concert
Programme: Borne Fantasie Brilliant on Bizet’s Carmen; Chausson Poème; Donizetti Linda di Chamounix - O Luce di quest’anima; Mozart Die Zauberflöte - Der Hölle Rache; Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme; Grieg Piano Concerto - 1st movement

Saturday 14th June 2003

Group: Dartford Choral Society
Venue: Stone House Hospital Chapel, Bow Arrow Lane, Stone, Dartford DA2 6BP
Times: Not advised
Programme: Haydn Mass No. 7 ‘Little Organ Mass’; Mozart Vesperae Solennes de Confessore; Vivaldi Gloria RV589 - with Dartford Chamber Orchestra

Saturday 21st June 2003

Group: Bromley Philharmonic Choir, Hayes Symphony Orchestra
Venue: St.Francis of Assisi Church, Ravenswood Avenue, West Wickham BR4 0PW
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Sullivan The Gondoliers - Excerpts; Sullivan The Yeomen of the Guard - Excerpts

Saturday 21st June 2003

Group: Canterbury Choral Society, Canterbury Philharmonic Orchestra
Venue: Canterbury Cathedral, The Precincts, Canterbury CT1 2EH
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Verdi Requiem

Saturday 21st June 2003

Group: Danesborough Chorus
Venue: Not advised
Times: Not advised
Programme: Bach Magnificat in D; Campra Requiem

Saturday 28th June 2003

Group: All Saints’ Festival Choir (Orpington)
Venue: All Saints’ Church, Bark Hart Road, Orpington, BR6 0QD
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Finzi Magnificat; Mendelssohn Violin Concerto; Bruckner Psalm 150; Rutter Magnificat

Saturday 28th June 2003

Group: Benson Choral Society
Venue: Dorchester Abbey, High Street, Dorchester on Thames, OX10 7HH
Times: Not advised
Programme: Beethoven Mass in C; Handel Coronation Anthems - Zadok the Priest; Parry I Was Glad; Vaughan Williams Serenade to Music

Saturday 28th June 2003

Group: Billingshurst Choral Society
Venue: Weald School Hall, Station Road, Billingshurst RH14 9RY
Times: Not advised
Programme: Songs for Summer, to include Rutter Feel the Spirit

Saturday 28th June 2003

Group: Chiltern Camerata
Venue: Not advised
Times: Not advised
Programme: To include Lambros Chamber Symphony; Mozart Horn Concerto No.3

July 2003

Saturday 5th July 2003

Group: Bushey Symphony Orchestra
Venue: Bushey Academy, London Road, Bushey, WD23 3AA
Times: Not advised
Programme: Glinka Kamarinskaya; Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.1; Tchaikovsky Symphony No.3 ‘Polish’

Saturday 12th July 2003

Group: Bearsted Choral Society
Venue: Holy Cross Church, Church Lane, Bearsted ME14 4EE
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Music from the Shows, including Schonberg Les Misérables - Choral Medley (arr.Lojeski); Lloyd-Webber Phantom of the Opera - Choral Suite

Saturday 12th July 2003

Group: Camden Chamber Orchestra
Venue: St.Paul’s Covent Garden, Bedford Street, London WC2E 9ED
Times: Not advised
Programme: Mozart Idomeneo - Overture; Mozart Idomeneo - Soprano Arias: Selection; Mozart Symphony No.31 ‘Paris’; Brahms Violin Concerto

Saturday 12th July 2003

Group: Chichester Singers, Southern Pro Musica
Venue: Chichester Cathedral, The Royal Chantry, Cathedral Cloisters, Chichester PO19 1PX
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Vaughan Williams Toward the Unknown Region; Elgar Enigma Variations; Vaughan Williams Symphony No.1 ‘Sea’

Saturday 12th July 2003

Group: Islington Choral Society, Covent Garden Chamber Orchestra
Venue: Church of St.Mary the Virgin, Upper Street, Islington, London N1 2TX
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Haydn Mass No.11 ‘Nelson Mass’; Handel Dettingen Te Deum

Monday 14th July 2003

Group: Chichester Symphony Orchestra
Venue: The Chapel, University of Chichester, Bishop Otter Campus, College Lane, Chichester PO19 6PE
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.2; Saint-Saëns Danse Macabre; Haydn Symphony No.100 ‘Military’; Elgar Imperial March

Monday 14th July 2003

Group: Dartford Choral Society
Venue: Holy Trinity Church, 82 High Street, Dartford DA1 1DE
Times: Not advised
Programme: ’Choral Classics’

October 2003

Saturday 4th October 2003

Group: Corinthian Chamber Orchestra
Venue: St.James’ Piccadilly, 197 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Overture; Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings; Beethoven Symphony No.4

Sunday 12th October 2003

Group: City of Canterbury Chamber Choir
Venue: St.Mary the Virgin Church, Canterbury Road, Wingham, Kent CT3 1BB
Times: Not advised
Programme: To include McDowall St.Martin’s Magnificat; D.Matthews The Lord is my Shepherd

Saturday 25th October 2003

Group: Canterbury Choral Society
Venue: Canterbury Cathedral, The Precincts, Canterbury CT1 2EH
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Britten War Requiem

Sunday 26th October 2003

Group: Aldworth Philharmonic Orchestra
Venue: The Concert Hall, Reading Town Hall, Blagrave Street, Reading, RG1 1QH
Times: Not advised
Programme: Borodin In the Steppes of Central Asia; R.May Concerto for Euphonium (World Première); Dvořák Symphony No.8

Sunday 26th October 2003

Group: Danesborough Chorus, Milton Keynes Chorale
Venue: Not advised
Times: Not advised
Programme: Verdi Requiem

November 2003

Saturday 1st November 2003

Group: Croydon Symphony Orchestra
Venue: Fairfield Halls, Park Lane, Croydon CR9 1DG
Times: 8.00pm concert
Programme: Mussorgsky Night on a Bare Mountain; Rimsky-Korsakov The Tale of Tsar Sultan - Flight of the Bumblebee; Borodin Prince Igor - Polovtsian Dances (Orchestral Version); Glazunov Violin Concerto; Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5

Saturday 8th November 2003

Group: Bromley Symphony Orchestra
Venue: The Great Hall, Ravensbourne School, Hayes Lane, Bromley BR2 9EH
Times: 2.15pm rehearsal, 7.45pm concert
Programme: Khachaturian Spartacus - Adagio; Tchaikovsky Swan Lake - Suite; Stravinsky The Firebird (1911)

Saturday 8th November 2003

Group: Bushey Symphony Orchestra
Venue: Bushey Academy, London Road, Bushey, WD23 3AA
Times: Not advised
Programme: Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg - Overture; Elgar Cello Concerto; Sibelius Symphony No.1

Saturday 15th November 2003

Group: Benson Choral Society
Venue: Dorchester Abbey, High Street, Dorchester on Thames, OX10 7HH
Times: Not advised
Programme: Brahms Requiem

Saturday 15th November 2003

Group: Bromley Philharmonic Choir
Venue: Trinity United Reformed Church, Freelands Road, Bromley BR1 3AQ
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Dvořák Stabat Mater

Saturday 15th November 2003

Group: Croydon Philharmonic Choir
Venue: Fairfield Halls, Park Lane, Croydon CR9 1DG
Times: 8.00pm concert
Programme: Mendelssohn Elijah

Sunday 16th November 2003

Group: Billingshurst Choral Society
Venue: Arundel Cathedral, London Road, Arundel BN18 9AY
Times: Not advised
Programme: Brahms Requiem; Jenkins The Armed Man

Saturday 22nd November 2003

Group: Burgess Hill Symphony Orchestra
Venue: St.Andrew’s Church, Junction Road, Burgess Hill RH15 0LG
Times: Not advised
Programme: Weber Oberon - Overture; Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet - Suite No.2; P.Carr Double Saxophone Concerto; Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5

Saturday 22nd November 2003

Group: Camden Choir
Venue: St.Mary’s Church, Elsworthy Road, Primrose Hill, NW3 3DJ
Times: Not advised
Programme: Vivanco Magnificat; Donati Alleluia, Haec Dies; Comes Misa Exsultet Caelum; Cavalli Magnificat in 8 Parts

Sunday 23rd November 2003

Group: Chiltern Camerata
Venue: Not advised
Times: Not advised
Programme: Corelli Concerto Grosso Op.6 No. 5; Copland Quiet City; Wiren Serenade for Strings; Puccini Crisantemi

Tuesday 25th November 2003

Group: Dartford Choral Society
Venue: St.Anselm’s Catholic Church, West Hill, Dartford DA1 2HJ
Times: Not advised
Programme: Bach Cantata No.140 ‘Wachet Auf!’; Britten Hymn to St.Cecilia; Dvořák Te Deum; Tavener Song for Athene

Saturday 29th November 2003

Group: Allegri Singers
Venue: St.Francis of Assisi Church, Ravenswood Avenue, West Wickham BR4 0PW
Times: Not advised
Programme: Britten A Boy was Born - Excerpt; Charpentier Messe de Minuit; Flecha Riu Riu Chiu; G.Gabrieli O Magnum Mysterium; MacMillan Seinte Marie Moder Milde; Mathias A Babe is Born; Traditional In Dulci Jubilo (arr.Pearsall); H.Praetorius Magnificat quinti toni; Traditional Angelus ad Virginem (arr.Willcocks); Traditional Coventry Carol; Traditional There is No Rose; Traditional Nova Nova; Vaughan Williams This is the Truth Sent from Above

Saturday 29th November 2003

Group: All Saints’ Festival Choir (Orpington)
Venue: All Saints’ Church, Bark Hart Road, Orpington, BR6 0QD
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Handel Judas Maccabaeus

Saturday 29th November 2003

Group: Camden Chamber Orchestra
Venue: Emmanuel Church, Lyncroft Gardens, West Hampstead, London NW6 1JU
Times: Not advised
Programme: J.Strauss (II) Die Fledermaus - Overture; Sibelius Violin Concerto; Dvořák Symphony No.8

Saturday 29th November 2003

Group: Chiswick Choir
Venue: St.Peter’s Church, Southfield Road, London W4 1BB
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Bach Mass in B Minor

December 2003

Friday 5th December 2003

Group: Corinthian Chamber Orchestra
Venue: St.James’ Piccadilly, 197 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin; Mozart Clarinet Concerto; Ravel Pavane pour une Infante Défunte; Bizet Symphony in C

Saturday 6th December 2003

Group: Bearsted Choral Society
Venue: Holy Cross Church, Church Lane, Bearsted ME14 4EE
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Christmas Concert, including Britten A Ceremony of Carols and carols set by Rutter and Willcocks

Saturday 6th December 2003

Group: Cantate Choir
Venue: St.Mary’s Church, Platt TN15 8NE
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Christmas Concert, to include Bax Mater ora filium; Villette Salve Regina; Grier Noel; M.Praetorius In Dulci Jubilo; Scheidt Puer Natus in Bethlehem

Saturday 13th December 2003

Group: Billingshurst Choral Society
Venue: St.Mary’s Church, 12 East Street, Billingshurst RH14 9PY
Times: Not advised
Programme: Christmas Concert, to include Thiman The Flower of Bethlehem

Saturday 13th December 2003

Group: Bromley Philharmonic Choir
Venue: St.John’s United Reformed Church, Lynwood Grove, Orpington BR6 0BG
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Parry Welcome Yule; Traditional God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen (arr.Willcocks); Walton What Cheer?; Britten Hymn to the Virgin; Warlock Benedicamus Domino; Traditional O Little Town of Bethlehem (arr.Willcocks); Traditional Il est Né, le Divin Enfant (arr.Todd); M.Praetorius Quem pastores laudavere; Traditional On Christmas Day (arr.Sargent); Traditional Ding dong! Merrily on High (arr.Willcocks); Rauscher Carol of the Bells; Thiman The Bell Carol; Fletcher Ring Out, Wild Bells; Mendelssohn Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (arr.Willcocks); Tavener The Lamb; Swayne The Two Nowells; Traditional Good King Wenceslas (arr.Jacques); Lehrer A Christmas Carol (arr.Coronel); Watson The Twelve Days of Christmas; H. & Blane R.Martin Have Yourself a Merry Christmas (arr.Schmutte); Traditional O Come All Ye Faithful (arr.Willcocks); Holst In the Bleak Midwinter (arr.Bertalot)

Saturday 13th December 2003

Group: Burgess Hill Choral Society
Venue: St.Andrew’s Church, Junction Road, Burgess Hill RH15 0LG
Times: Not advised
Programme: Handel Coronation Anthems; Mozart Mass in C Major K262 ‘Missa Longa’

Saturday 13th December 2003

Group: Camden Chamber Orchestra
Venue: Kenwood House, Hampstead Lane, Highgate, London NW3 7JR
Times: Not advised
Programme: Handel Music for the Royal Fireworks; Bach Brandenburg Concerto No.3; Mozart Serenade No.11 for Winds - Excerpts; Elgar Serenade for Strings; Mozart Idomeneo - Soprano Recitative and Arias: Selection; Rossini Il Signor Bruschino - Overture

Thursday 18th December 2003

Group: Camden Choir
Venue: The British Museum, Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 3DG
Times: Not advised
Programme: Carol Concert (Performed in the King's Library)

Saturday 20th December 2003

Group: Bushey Symphony Orchestra
Venue: Bushey Academy, London Road, Bushey, WD23 3AA
Times: Not advised
Programme: Christmas Festival Concert - with Parmiter’s School Senior Choir

Saturday 20th December 2003

Group: Croydon Philharmonic Choir
Venue: Fairfield Halls, Park Lane, Croydon CR9 1DG
Times: 8.00pm concert
Programme: Family Carols

Monday 22nd December 2003

Group: Dartford Choral Society
Venue: Stone House Hospital Chapel, Bow Arrow Lane, Stone, Dartford DA2 6BP
Times: Not advised
Programme: Christmas Carols for Choir and Audience

Tuesday 30th December 2003

Group: Concordia Voices
Venue: St.James’ Church, St.James’ Road, Hampton Hill TW12 1DQ
Times: Not advised
Programme: Words and Music for Advent: Byrd Laetentur Coeli; Tallis O Nata Lux; Tavener The Lamb; Fauré Requiem - Agnus Dei; Stravinsky Ave Maria; Berkeley I Sing of a Maiden; Edwards No Small Wonder; Warlock Bethlehem Down; Britten Rejoice in the Lamb


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