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January 2006 
Sunday 1st January 2006
Group: Chichester Symphony Orchestra
Venue: St.Paul’s Church, Churchside, Chichester PO19 6FT
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Mozart Die Zauberflöte - Overture; Debussy Préludes Book 2 - Bruyeres (arr.Hartt-Palmer); Debussy Préludes Book 1 - La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin; Bizet L’Arlésienne Suite No.1; Bizet L’Arlésienne Suite No.2; Sibelius Karelia Suite; Vaughan Williams English Folk-Song Suite
Friday 6th January 2006
Group: Canterbury Choral Society
Venue: Canterbury Cathedral, The Precincts, Canterbury CT1 2EH
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Monteverdi Vespers of 1610
Saturday 14th January 2006
Group: Islington Choral Society, Covent Garden Chamber Orchestra
Venue: Southwark Cathedral, London Bridge, London SE1 9DA
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: W.May All Over the Earth; Bernstein Chichester Psalms; Britten St.Nicolas
Saturday 21st January 2006
Group: Aldworth Philharmonic Orchestra
Venue: The Concert Hall, Reading Town Hall, Blagrave Street, Reading, RG1 1QH
Times: Not advised
Programme: Holst Somerset Rhapsody; Miyachi Variations on a Theme of Purcell; Arnold Flute Concerto No.1; Elgar Enigma Variations
Saturday 21st January 2006
Group: Bromley Symphony Orchestra
Venue: The Great Hall, Ravensbourne School, Hayes Lane, Bromley BR2 9EH
Times: 2.15pm rehearsal, 7.45pm concert
Programme: Sibelius Pohjola’s Daughter; Shostakovich Violin Concerto No.1; Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker - Act 2
Friday 27th January 2006
Group: Corinthian Chamber Orchestra
Venue: St.James’ Piccadilly, 197 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Weber Oberon - Overture; Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto; Brahms Symphony No.2
Saturday 28th January 2006
Group: Allegri Singers
Venue: St.Mark’s Church, Westmoreland Road, Bromley BR2 0TB
Times: 7.45pm concert
Programme: Maria: Mendelssohn Three Sacred Pieces Op.23 - No.2 ‘Ave Maria’; Palestrina Stabat Mater; Bruckner Ave Maria; Poulenc Salve Regina; Pärt Magnificat; Finzi Magnificat; Holst Ave Maria; Hadley I Sing of a Maiden; Britten Hymn to the Virgin; Tavener Two Hymns to the Mother of God; Gorecki Totus Tuus; Lauridsen Ave Maria
Saturday 28th January 2006
Group: Covent Garden Chamber Orchestra
Venue: St.Paul’s Covent Garden, Bedford Street, London WC2E 9ED
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Rossini L’Italiana in Algeri - Overture; Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto; Beethoven Symphony No.3 ‘Eroica’
February 2006
Saturday 4th February 2006
Group: Brentwood Philharmonic Orchestra
Venue: Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School, Queens’ Road, Brentwood CM14 4EX
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Dyson The Canterbury Pilgrims - Overture ‘At the Tabard Inn’; Hindemith Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber; Mendelssohn Violin Concerto; Schubert Symphony No. 8 ‘Unfinished’
Saturday 18th February 2006
Group: Croydon Bach Choir, Lambeth Orchestra
Venue: St.Matthew’s Church, Chichester Road, Croydon CR0 5NQ
Times: 9.00am Workshop, 5.30pm concert
Programme: Workshop Day on Handel’s Messiah
March 2006
Saturday 4th March 2006
Group: City of Rochester Symphony Orchestra
Venue: Central Theatre, 170 High Street, Chatham, Kent ME4 4AS
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Prokofiev Symphony No.1 ‘Classical’; Sibelius Valse Triste; Haydn Trumpet Concerto; Copland Quiet City; Mozart Symphony No.40
Saturday 4th March 2006
Group: Concordia Voices
Venue: St.James’ Church, St.James’ Road, Hampton Hill TW12 1DQ
Times: Not advised
Programme: Parry I Was Glad; Stanford Three Motets; Howells Like as the Hart; Hadley My Beloved Spake; W.Harris Faire is the Heaven; O’Regan Cantate Domino; Dove Seek Him that Maketh the Seven Stars; Dove Bless the Lord, O My Soul; Finzi Lo, the Full, Final Sacrifice
Saturday 11th March 2006
Group: Bromley Symphony Orchestra
Venue: The Great Hall, Ravensbourne School, Hayes Lane, Bromley BR2 9EH
Times: 2.15pm rehearsal, 7.45pm concert
Programme: Bach Fantasia and Fugue in C Minor (arr.Elgar); Payne Spring’s Shining Wake; Elgar Symphony No.3 (realised Payne)
Saturday 11th March 2006
Group: Bushey Symphony Orchestra, St.Albans Choral Society
Venue: Bushey Academy, London Road, Bushey, WD23 3AA
Times: Not advised
Programme: Sullivan Overture ‘Macbeth’; Elgar Enigma Variations; Finzi Intimations of Immortality
Saturday 11th March 2006
Group: Cantate Choir
Venue: St.Nicholas’ Church, Rectory Lane, Sevenoaks, TN13 1JA
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Mozart Requiem Mass; Schubert Mass in C - with Vivace! Orchestra
Saturday 18th March 2006
Group: Barnes Choir, Camerata of London
Venue: Queen Charlotte Hall, Parkshot Centre, Parkshot, Richmond TW9 2RE
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Mozart Requiem Mass; Mozart Vesperae Solennes de Confessore
Saturday 18th March 2006
Group: Benson Choral Society
Venue: Dorchester Abbey, High Street, Dorchester on Thames, OX10 7HH
Times: Not advised
Programme: Verdi Requiem
Saturday 18th March 2006
Group: Camden Choir
Venue: St.Mary’s Church, Elsworthy Road, Primrose Hill, NW3 3DJ
Times: Not advised
Programme: Mozart Requiem Mass; Handel Dixit Dominus
Saturday 18th March 2006
Group: Canterbury Orchestra
Venue: St.Mary the Virgin Church, Tufton Street, Ashford TN23 1QG
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Schubert Rosamunde Incidental Music - Overture; Mendelssohn Violin Concerto; Beethoven Symphony No.4
Saturday 18th March 2006
Group: Chiltern Camerata
Venue: Not advised
Times: Not advised
Programme: Donizetti Concertino in F for Oboe and Orchestra; Fauré Pavane; Lambros Chamber Symphony; Mozart Symphony No.40
Saturday 18th March 2006
Group: Dartford Choral Society
Venue: Christ Church, 1 Cross Road, Dartford DA1 3ET
Times: Not advised
Programme: Mozart Ave Verum Corpus; Mozart Vesperae Solennes de Confessore - Laudate Dominum; Mozart Sancta Maria, mater Dei K273; Schubert Deutsche Messe; Schubert Psalm 23 - with the Burlington Quartet
Friday 24th March 2006
Group: Corinthian Chamber Orchestra
Venue: St.James’ Piccadilly, 197 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Kodály Summer Evening; Mozart Piano Concerto No.22; Beethoven Rondino; Elgar Salut d’Amour; Copland Appalachian Spring
Saturday 25th March 2006
Group: All Saints’ Festival Choir (Orpington)
Venue: All Saints’ Church, Bark Hart Road, Orpington, BR6 0QD
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Mendelssohn Elijah
Saturday 25th March 2006
Group: Brighton Orpheus Choir, Sinfonia of Arun
Venue: All Saints’ Church, The Drive, Hove BN3 3QE
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Rutter Requiem; Rutter Psalmfest
Saturday 25th March 2006
Group: Bromley Philharmonic Choir
Venue: West Wickham Methodist Church, Hawes Lane, BR4 9AA
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Vivaldi Gloria RV589; Purcell Dido and Aeneas
Saturday 25th March 2006
Group: Chiltern Choir
Venue: St.Mary’s Church, Church Street, Rickmansworth WD3 1JB
Times: Not advised
Programme: B.Kelly Crucifixion; Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine; Handel Coronation Anthems - Zadok the Priest; Handel Messiah - Highlights
Saturday 25th March 2006
Group: Croydon Philharmonic Choir, London Mozart Players, Goldsmiths Choral Union
Venue: Fairfield Halls, Park Lane, Croydon CR9 1DG
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Beethoven Missa Solemnis
Saturday 25th March 2006
Group: Islington Choral Society, Covent Garden Chamber Orchestra
Venue: St.Augustine’s of Canterbury Church, Archway Road, Highgate, London N6 5BH
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Bach Magnificat in D; Rossini Stabat Mater
Sunday 26th March 2006
Group: Portsmouth Choral Union, Southern Pro Musica, Chichester Singers
Venue: Portsmouth Guildhall, Guildhall Walk, Portsmouth PO1 2AB
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Elgar Cockaigne Overture; Parry Blest Pair of Sirens; Walton Belshazzar’s Feast
April 2006
Saturday 1st April 2006
Group: Allegri Singers
Venue: St.Mary’s Church, College Road, Bromley BR1 3QG
Times: 7.45pm concert
Programme: Members’ Choice: Stanford Three Motets; Wesley Thou wilt Keep Him in Perfect Peace; Ireland Greater Love; Holst The Evening Watch; Leighton Let all the world in every corner sing; Shephard Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem; Finzi Lo, the Full, Final Sacrifice; Britten Hymn to St.Cecilia; Barber Agnus Dei; Whitacre Lux Aurumque; Traditional Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho (arr.Roberts); Traditional Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (arr.Roberts); Traditional Steal Away (arr.Roberts); Traditional The Gospel Train (arr.Roberts)
Saturday 1st April 2006
Group: Bearsted Choral Society
Venue: Holy Cross Church, Church Lane, Bearsted ME14 4EE
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: To include Mendelssohn Symphony No.2 ‘Lobgesang’ - Choral Finale and shorter works by Mendelssohn
Saturday 1st April 2006
Group: Brentwood Philharmonic Orchestra
Venue: Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School, Queens’ Road, Brentwood CM14 4EX
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Beethoven Overture ‘Coriolan’; Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs; Bruckner Symphony No.3
Saturday 1st April 2006
Group: Camden Chamber Orchestra
Venue: Emmanuel Church, Lyncroft Gardens, West Hampstead, London NW6 1JU
Times: Not advised
Programme: Ives Variations on America; Montague Snowscape: St.Polten; Copland Quiet City; Dvořák Symphony No.9 ‘From the New World’
Saturday 1st April 2006
Group: Canterbury Choral Society
Venue: Canterbury Cathedral, The Precincts, Canterbury CT1 2EH
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Handel Messiah (arr.Mozart)
Saturday 1st April 2006
Group: Covent Garden Chamber Orchestra
Venue: St.Paul’s Covent Garden, Bedford Street, London WC2E 9ED
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Falla El Amor Brujo; Mozart Così fan Tutte - Come scoglio; Mozart Idomeneo - Zeffiretti lusinghieri; Mozart Concert Aria ‘Vado, ma dove?’ K583; Beethoven Symphony No.2
Saturday 1st April 2006
Group: Croydon Symphony Orchestra
Venue: Fairfield Halls, Park Lane, Croydon CR9 1DG
Times: 8.00pm concert
Programme: The Magic of Vienna, to include R.Strauss Four Last Songs
Saturday 1st April 2006
Group: Danesborough Chorus
Venue: Not advised
Times: Not advised
Programme: Rheinberger Mass in E Flat ‘Cantus Missae’; Rutter Gloria; G.Gabrieli Jubilate Deo; Bach Cantata No.118 ‘O Jesu Christ, mein’s Lebens Licht’; Vaughan Williams O Clap Your Hands
Sunday 2nd April 2006
Group: Blackheath Choir
Venue: St.Margaret’s Church, Lee Terrace, London SE13 5DL
Times: Not advised
Programme: Schubert Stabat Mater in G Minor D175; Hurd Flower Songs; Schubert Gesang der Geister uber den Wassern; Bach Cantata No.196 ‘Der Herr denket an uns’
Thursday 6th April 2006
Group: Chandos Chamber Choir
Venue: All Saints’ Church, 7 Margaret Street, London W1W 8JG
Times: 7.45pm concert
Programme: Kodály Missa Brevis; Casals O vos omnes; Ireland Greater Love; Stanford Three Motets - Justorum Animae; Messiaen Diptyque; Dove Into thy Hands; Finzi Lo, the Full, Final Sacrifice
Saturday 8th April 2006
Group: Billingshurst Choral Society
Venue: Weald School Hall, Station Road, Billingshurst RH14 9RY
Times: Not advised
Programme: Mendelssohn Elijah
Friday 14th April 2006
Group: Concordia Voices
Venue: St.James’ Church, St.James’ Road, Hampton Hill TW12 1DQ
Times: Not advised
Programme: Good Friday Meditation Casals O vos omnes; Tallis Lamentations of Jeremiah - Excerpts; Bruckner Christus Factus Est; Lotti Crucifixus in 8 Parts; Allegri Miserere
Saturday 22nd April 2006
Group: Burgess Hill Choral Society
Venue: St.Andrew’s Church, Junction Road, Burgess Hill RH15 0LG
Times: Not advised
Programme: Fauré Requiem; Mozart Requiem Mass; Mozart Ave Verum Corpus
May 2006
Saturday 6th May 2006
Group: Bushey Symphony Orchestra
Venue: Bushey Academy, London Road, Bushey, WD23 3AA
Times: Not advised
Programme: Beethoven Overture ‘Coriolan’; Pärt Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten; Schumann Cello Concerto; Vasks Musica Dolorosa; Beethoven Symphony No.1
Saturday 13th May 2006
Group: City of Rochester Symphony Orchestra
Venue: Central Theatre, 170 High Street, Chatham, Kent ME4 4AS
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Barber Adagio for Strings; Sibelius Karelia Suite; Bruckner Symphony No.4
Saturday 13th May 2006
Group: Corinthian Chamber Orchestra
Venue: St.James’ Piccadilly, 197 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL
Times: 6.30pm concert
Programme: J.Strauss (II) Die Fledermaus - Overture; Elgar Sea Pictures; Tchaikovsky Symphony No.1 ‘Winter Daydreams’
Saturday 20th May 2006
Group: Aldworth Philharmonic Orchestra
Venue: Way Hall, Reading Blue Coat School, Sonning Lane, Reading RG4 6SU
Times: Not advised
Programme: Glinka Russlan and Ludmilla - Overture; Shostakovich Cello Concerto No.1; Athinodorou Naked Branches I (World Première); Borodin Symphony No.2
Saturday 20th May 2006
Group: Brockham Choral Society, Guildford Oriana Orchestra
Venue: St.Martin’s Church, Church Street, Dorking, RH4 1DW
Times: Not advised
Programme: Beethoven Meeresstille und Glückliche Fahrt; Beethoven Mass in C; Vaughan Williams The Wasps - Overture; Vaughan Williams Toward the Unknown Region
Saturday 20th May 2006
Group: Bromley Symphony Orchestra
Venue: The Great Hall, Ravensbourne School, Hayes Lane, Bromley BR2 9EH
Times: 2.15pm rehearsal, 7.45pm concert
Programme: Grieg Peer Gynt - Suite No.1: Excerpts; Grieg Peer Gynt - Suite No.2: Excerpts; Mozart Horn Concerto No.3; Beethoven Symphony No.3 ‘Eroica’
Saturday 20th May 2006
Group: Burgess Hill Symphony Orchestra
Venue: St.Andrew’s Church, Junction Road, Burgess Hill RH15 0LG
Times: Not advised
Programme: Brahms Academic Festival Overture; Weber Clarinet Concerto No.1; Fauré Dolly Suite; Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
Saturday 20th May 2006
Group: Chiltern Camerata
Venue: Not advised
Times: Not advised
Programme: Shostakovich The Gadfly - Romance; Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis; Vivaldi The Four Seasons; Warlock Capriol Suite
Saturday 20th May 2006
Group: Croydon Philharmonic Choir, New London Sinfonia
Venue: Fairfield Halls, Park Lane, Croydon CR9 1DG
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Fauré Requiem; Poulenc Gloria; Ravel Piano Concerto in G Major
Friday 26th May 2006
Group: de Merc Chamber Choir
Venue: St.John’s Arts & Recreation Centre, St.John’s Walk, Old Harlow CM17 0AJ
Times: 8.00pm concert
Programme: An a capella concert including music by Finzi, Jennefelt, Stanford and Vaughan Williams - with the Stockholm Cantus (Sweden)
June 2006
Saturday 10th June 2006
Group: Cantate Choir
Venue: St.Mary’s Church, Platt TN15 8NE
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Poetry in Music: Mathias Shakespeare Songs; Vaughan Williams Toward the Unknown Region; Finzi Seven Poems of Robert Bridges; Elgar Scenes from the Bavarian Highlands
Saturday 10th June 2006
Group: Canterbury Orchestra
Venue: King’s Hall Theatre, Beacon Hill, Herne Bay CT6 6BA
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Mozart Die Entführung aus dem Serail - Overture; Tchaikovsky Suite No.4 in G Major ‘Mozartiana’; Mozart Variations to Variations and Rondo alla Turca (arr.Myhill); Mozart Symphony No.41 ‘Jupiter’
Wednesday 14th June 2006
Group: Dartford Choral Society
Venue: St.Anselm’s Catholic Church, West Hill, Dartford DA1 2HJ
Times: Not advised
Programme: Bach Magnificat in D; Haydn Mass No.11 ‘Nelson Mass’
Friday 16th June 2006
Group: Corinthian Chamber Orchestra
Venue: St.James’ Piccadilly, 197 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Hindemith Five Pieces for Strings; Mozart Flute Concerto No.1 in G; Stravinsky Dumbarton Oaks; Haydn Symphony No. 85 ‘La Reine’
Saturday 17th June 2006
Group: Allegri Singers
Venue: St.Francis of Assisi Church, Ravenswood Avenue, West Wickham BR4 0PW
Times: 7.45pm concert
Programme: Handel Dixit Dominus; Purcell Welcome to all the Pleasures; Bach Motet ‘Jesu meine Freude’ plus instrumental works
Saturday 17th June 2006
Group: Barnes Choir
Venue: All Saints’ Church, 63 East Sheen Avenue, London SW14 8AX
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Elgar The Music Makers; Elgar Sea Pictures; Elgar Three Part Songs Op.18 - O Happy Eyes; Elgar Three Part Songs Op.18 - My Love Dwelt in a Northern Land; Elgar As Torrents in Summer
Saturday 17th June 2006
Group: Benson Choral Society
Venue: Dorchester Abbey, High Street, Dorchester on Thames, OX10 7HH
Times: Not advised
Programme: Haydn The Seasons - Spring; Haydn The Seasons - Summer; Mozart Vesperae Solennes de Confessore
Saturday 17th June 2006
Group: Bromley Philharmonic Choir
Venue: St.John’s United Reformed Church, Lynwood Grove, Orpington BR6 0BG
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Choral Arrangements of music by Duke Ellington, Cole Porter and George Gershwin
Saturday 17th June 2006
Group: Canterbury Choral Society
Venue: Canterbury Cathedral, The Precincts, Canterbury CT1 2EH
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Bruckner Ave Maria; Bruckner Tota pulchra es; Mozart Serenade No.12 in C Minor K388; Bruckner Mass in E Minor
Saturday 24th June 2006
Group: Billingshurst Choral Society
Venue: Weald School Hall, Station Road, Billingshurst RH14 9RY
Times: Not advised
Programme: Rutter The Sprig of Thyme; Jacobson A Cotswold Romance
Saturday 24th June 2006
Group: Camden Choir
Venue: Parish Church of St.John-at-Hampstead, Church Row, London NW3 6UU
Times: Not advised
Programme: Vaughan Williams Serenade to Music; Purcell Welcome to all the Pleasures; Pachelbel Magnificat; Monteverdi Eight Madrigals for Five Voices; Moeran Songs of Springtime - Excerpts; Joubert Leaves of Life; Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine
Saturday 24th June 2006
Group: Chiltern Choir
Venue: Royal Masonic School Chapel, Rickmansworth Park, Rickmansworth WD3 4HF
Times: Not advised
Programme: Orff Carmina Burana; Verdi Nabucco - Va, pensiero; Mozart Don Giovanni - Madamina; Mozart Die Zauberflöte - Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schon; Mozart Idomeneo - Voyagers’ Chorus; Puccini Gianni Schicchi - O mio babbino caro; Borodin Prince Igor - Polovtsian Dances
Sunday 25th June 2006
Group: Blackheath Choir
Venue: St.Margaret’s Church, Lee Terrace, London SE13 5DL
Times: Not advised
Programme: Jenkins The Armed Man; Brahms Liebeslieder Waltzes
Sunday 25th June 2006
Group: Covent Garden Chamber Orchestra
Venue: St.Jude’s Church, Central Square, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London NW11 7AH
Times: 7.45pm concert
Programme: J.Strauss (II) The Gypsy Baron - Overture; Mendelssohn Violin Concerto; J.Strauss (II) Vergnügenszug; J.Strauss (II) Pizzicato Polka; J.Strauss (II) Waltz ‘Voices of Spring’; J.Strauss (II) Die Fledermaus - Im Feuerstrom; J.Strauss (II) Thunder and Lightning Polka; Sir H.Wood Fantasia on British Sea Songs; Elgar Pomp and Circumstance March No.1; Parry Jerusalem (orch.Elgar)
Thursday 29th June 2006
Group: Chandos Chamber Choir
Venue: St.Marylebone Parish Church, 17 Marylebone Road, Marylebone, London NW1 5LT
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: English Music of the Golden Age, featuring music by Gibbons, Tomkins and Weelkes
July 2006
Saturday 1st July 2006
Group: Bushey Symphony Orchestra
Venue: Bushey Academy, London Road, Bushey, WD23 3AA
Times: Not advised
Programme: Rautavaara Autumn Gardens; Shostakovich Piano Concerto No.2; Tchaikovsky Symphony No.2 ‘Little Russian’
Saturday 1st July 2006
Group: Danesborough Chorus
Venue: Not advised
Times: Not advised
Programme: Jenkins Requiem; Vivaldi Gloria RV589
Tuesday 4th July 2006
Group: Chichester Symphony Orchestra
Venue: St.Paul’s Church, Churchside, Chichester PO19 6FT
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Mozart Symphony No.40; Fauré Suite ‘Pelléas et Mélisande’; Coleridge-Taylor Violin Concerto
Saturday 8th July 2006
Group: All Saints’ Festival Choir (Orpington)
Venue: All Saints’ Church, Bark Hart Road, Orpington, BR6 0QD
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Bruckner Ecce sacerdos magnus; Hummel Mass in B Flat; C.Proctor Veni Creator Spiritus; Rutter Magnificat
Saturday 8th July 2006
Group: Camden Chamber Orchestra
Venue: St.Paul’s Covent Garden, Bedford Street, London WC2E 9ED
Times: Not advised
Programme: Mendelssohn Hebrides Overture; Shostakovich Cello Concerto No.1; Mendelssohn Symphony No.4 ‘Italian’
Saturday 8th July 2006
Group: Chichester Singers, Southern Pro Musica
Venue: Chichester Cathedral, The Royal Chantry, Cathedral Cloisters, Chichester PO19 1PX
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Verdi Requiem
Saturday 8th July 2006
Group: City of Rochester Symphony Orchestra
Venue: Central Theatre, 170 High Street, Chatham, Kent ME4 4AS
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Wagner Siegfried Idyll; R.Strauss Oboe Concerto; Pärt Fratres for Strings and Percussion; Beethoven Symphony No.4
Saturday 15th July 2006
Group: Bearsted Choral Society
Venue: Holy Cross Church, Church Lane, Bearsted ME14 4EE
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Horovitz Summer Sunday; Gorecki Totus Tuus; Rutter Go Forth into the World in Peace; Rutter A Clare Benediction; Rutter Feel the Spirit; Elgar Lux Aeterna (arr.Cameron)
Saturday 22nd July 2006
Group: Concordia Voices
Venue: Bushy House, Teddington TW11 0EB
Times: Not advised
Programme: Vaughan Williams Three Shakespeare Songs; Whitacre Water Night; Delius To be sung of a Summer Night on the Water; Traditional Early One Morning (arr.Salter); Traditional O Waly Waly (arr.Salter); Saint-Saëns Calme des Nuits; Saint-Saëns Les Fleurs et les Arbres; Brahms Da Untem im Tale; Brahms Dein Herzlein Mild; H.Wolf Fröliche Fahrt; Britten Five Flower Songs
September 2006
Saturday 9th September 2006
Group: Concordia Voices
Venue: St.Paul’s Church, 140 Church Road, Addlestone KT15 1SJ
Times: Not advised
Programme: Handel Messiah
Saturday 30th September 2006
Group: Amadeus Chamber Orchestra
Venue: St.Saviour’s Church, 25 Sandpit Lane, St.Albans, Hertfordshire AL1 4DF
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Haydn Symphony No. 6 ‘Le Matin’; Shostakovich Cello Concerto No.1; Beethoven Symphony No.2
October 2006
Saturday 7th October 2006
Group: Corinthian Chamber Orchestra
Venue: St.James’ Piccadilly, 197 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL
Times: 6.30pm concert
Programme: Vaughan Williams The Wasps - Overture; Mozart Clarinet Concerto; Dvořák Symphony No.9 ‘From the New World’
Saturday 14th October 2006
Group: Aldworth Philharmonic Orchestra
Venue: Way Hall, Reading Blue Coat School, Sonning Lane, Reading RG4 6SU
Times: 2.00pm and 7.30pm performances
Programme: Khachaturian Gayaneh - Sabre Dance; Mozart Adagio for Violin and Orchestra; Athinodorou Sword Dance for Percussion (World Première); Rossini William Tell - Overture; Saint-Saëns Carnival of the Animals
Saturday 14th October 2006
Group: Covent Garden Chamber Orchestra
Venue: St.Paul’s Covent Garden, Bedford Street, London WC2E 9ED
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Haydn Symphony No. 61; Stravinsky Dumbarton Oaks; Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite; Wagner Siegfried Idyll
Saturday 21st October 2006
Group: Canterbury Choral Society, Canterbury Philharmonic Orchestra
Venue: Canterbury Cathedral, The Precincts, Canterbury CT1 2EH
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Beethoven Missa Solemnis
Saturday 21st October 2006
Group: Canterbury Choral Society, Canterbury Philharmonic Orchestra
Venue: Canterbury Cathedral, The Precincts, Canterbury CT1 2EH
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Beethoven Missa Solemnis
Saturday 21st October 2006
Group: Kent Chamber Choir, Dartford Symphony Orchestra
Venue: Rochester Cathedral, Rochester, Kent ME1 1SX
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: To include Beethoven Mass in C
November 2006
Saturday 4th November 2006
Group: Belsize Baroque
Venue: St.James’ Piccadilly, 197 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Handel Concerto Grosso Op.3 No.4; Bach Mass in G Minor; Mozart Misericordias Domini; Vivaldi Cello Concerto in D Minor RV407; Boyce Symphony No.2; Handel Chandos Anthem No. 7 ‘My Song shall be Alway’ - with Helios
Saturday 11th November 2006
Group: Allegri Singers
Venue: St.Mark’s Church, Westmoreland Road, Bromley BR2 0TB
Times: Not advised
Programme: French Choral Masterpieces: Duruflé Four Motets on Gregorian Themes; Duruflé Requiem; Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine; Fauré Messe Basse; Messiaen O Sacrum Convivium; Villette Hymne à la Vierge
Saturday 11th November 2006
Group: Bromley Symphony Orchestra
Venue: The Great Hall, Ravensbourne School, Hayes Lane, Bromley BR2 9EH
Times: 2.15pm rehearsal, 7.45pm concert
Programme: R.Strauss Don Juan; Mozart Piano Concerto No.23; Shostakovich Symphony No.10
Saturday 11th November 2006
Group: Bushey Symphony Orchestra
Venue: Bushey Academy, London Road, Bushey, WD23 3AA
Times: Not advised
Programme: Berlioz Béatrice et Bénédict - Overture; Mozart Clarinet Concerto; Walton Symphony No.1
Saturday 11th November 2006
Group: Cantate Choir
Venue: St.Mary’s Church, Kippington Road, Sevenoaks TN13 2LL
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Remember! Jenkins The Armed Man; Barber Agnus Dei; Traditional Greensleeves (arr.Vaughan Williams); Elgar Lux Aeterna (arr.Cameron); Borenstein If I Rise; Traditional Irish Tune from County Derry (arr.Grainger)
Saturday 18th November 2006
Group: All Saints’ Festival Choir (Orpington)
Venue: All Saints’ Church, Bark Hart Road, Orpington, BR6 0QD
Times: Not advised
Programme: M.Haydn Missa Sancti Hieronymi; Britten St.Nicolas
Saturday 18th November 2006
Group: Billingshurst Choral Society
Venue: Chichester Cathedral, The Royal Chantry, Cathedral Cloisters, Chichester PO19 1PX
Times: Not advised
Programme: Sibelius Finlandia; Poulenc Gloria; Vaughan Williams Symphony No.1 ‘Sea’
Saturday 18th November 2006
Group: Burgess Hill Symphony Orchestra
Venue: St.Andrew’s Church, Junction Road, Burgess Hill RH15 0LG
Times: Not advised
Programme: Mozart Così fan Tutte - Overture; Mozart Concerto for Flute and Harp; Mozart Symphony No.31 ‘Paris’; Mozart Horn Concerto in E K494a (Fragment); Mozart Symphony No.35 ‘Haffner’
Saturday 18th November 2006
Group: Camden Chamber Orchestra
Venue: Emmanuel Church, Lyncroft Gardens, West Hampstead, London NW6 1JU
Times: Not advised
Programme: Beethoven Overture ‘Coriolan’; Mozart Violin Concerto No.3; Britten Suite on English Folk Tunes; Stravinsky Eight Instrumental Miniatures; Holst St.Paul’s Suite
Saturday 18th November 2006
Group: City of Rochester Symphony Orchestra
Venue: Central Theatre, 170 High Street, Chatham, Kent ME4 4AS
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Copland Fanfare for the Common Man; R.Strauss Serenade in E Flat; Schumann Konzertstück for Four Horns and Orchestra; Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
Saturday 18th November 2006
Group: Croydon Philharmonic Choir, Wimbledon Choral Society
Venue: Fairfield Halls, Park Lane, Croydon CR9 1DG
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Bruckner Te Deum; Vaughan Williams Serenade to Music; Jenkins The Armed Man
Sunday 19th November 2006
Group: Blackheath Choir
Venue: St.Margaret’s Church, Lee Terrace, London SE13 5DL
Times: Not advised
Programme: Britten St.Nicolas; Purcell My Heart is Inditing; Taylor Genesis
Sunday 19th November 2006
Group: Milton Keynes Chorale, Danesborough Chorus
Venue: Not advised
Times: Not advised
Programme: Beethoven Missa Solemnis
Saturday 25th November 2006
Group: Camden Choir
Venue: St.Mary’s Church, Elsworthy Road, Primrose Hill, NW3 3DJ
Times: Not advised
Programme: H.Praetorius Motet ‘Cantate Domini’; Lassus Missa Paschalis; Decker Chorale ‘Sey lob und Ehr’; Bonhomme Motet ‘In nomine Jesu’; Anon. Antiphon ‘Veni sancte Spiritus’; Anon. The Lord’s Prayer; Anon. Benediction; Anerio Missa pro defunctis
Saturday 25th November 2006
Group: Canterbury Orchestra
Venue: St.Peter’s Methodist Church, St.Peter’s Street, Canterbury CT1 2BE
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Mozart Don Giovanni - Overture; Mozart Piano Concerto No.24; Mozart Symphony No.35 ‘Haffner’
Saturday 25th November 2006
Group: Chiltern Camerata
Venue: Not advised
Times: Not advised
Programme: Delius Two Aquarelles; Howells Elegy for Viola, String Quartet and Strings; Lambros Divertimento for Strings; Rameau Suite for String Orchestra; Vivaldi Concerto for Viola in C Minor (arr. from Cello Concerto); Warlock Serenade for Strings
Saturday 25th November 2006
Group: Chiltern Choir
Venue: St.Mary’s Church, Church Street, Rickmansworth WD3 1JB
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Mozart Vesperae Solennes de Confessore; Jenkins The Armed Man
Saturday 25th November 2006
Group: Concordia Voices
Venue: Church of St.John the Divine, Kew Road, Richmond TW9 2NA
Times: Not advised
Programme: ’The Coming of Light’: Purcell Rejoice in the Lord Alway; Lauridsen O Magnum Mysterium; Corelli Concerto Grosso Op.6 No. 8 ‘Christmas’; Lauridsen O Nata Lux; Mendelssohn Jesu Meine Freude; Britten A Ceremony of Carols; Haydn Mass No. 7 ‘Little Organ Mass’
Sunday 26th November 2006
Group: Sevenoaks Philharmonic, Bromley Philharmonic Choir
Venue: STAG Theatre, London Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 1ZZ
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Jenkins The Armed Man
December 2006
Saturday 2nd December 2006
Group: Barnes Choir
Venue: All Saints’ Church, 63 East Sheen Avenue, London SW14 8AX
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Bach Christmas Oratorio - Parts 1, 2, 3 and 5 plus carols for choir and orchestra. With The Loki Orchestra
Saturday 2nd December 2006
Group: Brighton Orpheus Choir, Sinfonia of Arun
Venue: St.John’s Church, Preston Village, Brighton BN1 6RB
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Bach Christmas Oratorio
Saturday 2nd December 2006
Group: Islington Choral Society, Covent Garden Chamber Orchestra
Venue: Union Chapel, Compton Terrace, Islington N1 2UN
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Handel Messiah
Sunday 3rd December 2006
Group: City of Canterbury Chamber Choir
Venue: St.Mary’s Church, Church Lane, Chartham, Canterbury CT4 7JW
Times: Not advised
Programme: To include McDowall Cantate Astra
Friday 8th December 2006
Group: Blackheath Choir
Venue: St.Margaret’s Church, Lee Terrace, London SE13 5DL
Times: Not advised
Programme: Christmas Concert, to include Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Christmas Carols and Carols for Choir and Audience
Friday 8th December 2006
Group: Camden Choir
Venue: Parish Church of St.John-at-Hampstead, Church Row, London NW3 6UU
Times: Not advised
Programme: Carol Concert
Friday 8th December 2006
Group: Corinthian Chamber Orchestra
Venue: St.James’ Piccadilly, 197 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Beethoven Overture ‘Egmont’; Schumann Piano Concerto; Beethoven Symphony No.2
Saturday 9th December 2006
Group: Bearsted Choral Society
Venue: Holy Cross Church, Church Lane, Bearsted ME14 4EE
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Christmas concert, to include Schubert Mass in G and carols for choir and audience.
Saturday 9th December 2006
Group: Billingshurst Choral Society
Venue: St.Mary’s Church, 12 East Street, Billingshurst RH14 9PY
Times: Not advised
Programme: Christmas Carol Concert
Saturday 9th December 2006
Group: Brockham Choral Society, Guildford Oriana Orchestra
Venue: St.Martin’s Church, Church Street, Dorking, RH4 1DW
Times: Not advised
Programme: Purcell Chaconne in G Minor; Mozart Vesperae Solennes de Confessore - Laudate Dominum; Schubert Mass in G; Mozart Requiem Mass
Saturday 9th December 2006
Group: Burgess Hill Choral Society
Venue: St.Andrew’s Church, Junction Road, Burgess Hill RH15 0LG
Times: Not advised
Programme: Bach Christmas Oratorio - Excerpts; A.Smith Christ’s Nativity
Saturday 9th December 2006
Group: Chiltern Choir
Venue: Chorleywood War Memorial Hall, Common Road, Chorleywood WD3 5LN
Times: 5.00pm concert
Programme: Chiltern Christmas Cheer! To include Tormé The Christmas Song (arr.Cayton); Gauntlett Once in Royal David’s City (arr.Mann); Traditional Ding dong! Merrily on High (arr.Wood); Traditional The Angel Gabriel (arr.Pettman); Traditional Still, Still, Still (arr.Gant); Traditional O Little Town of Bethlehem (arr.Vaughan Williams); Lauridsen O Magnum Mysterium; Anderson Sleigh Ride; Kirkpatrick Away in a Manger (arr.Hill); Traditional It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (arr.Sullivan); Pierpoint Jingle Bells (arr.Allwood); Traditional O Come All Ye Faithful (arr.Willcocks)
Saturday 9th December 2006
Group: Covent Garden Chamber Orchestra
Venue: St.Paul’s Covent Garden, Bedford Street, London WC2E 9ED
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Mozart Die Zauberflöte - Overture; Mozart Clarinet Concerto; Beethoven Symphony No.5
Saturday 9th December 2006
Group: Dartford Choral Society
Venue: Stone House Hospital Chapel, Bow Arrow Lane, Stone, Dartford DA2 6BP
Times: Not advised
Programme: Bach Christmas Oratorio
Saturday 16th December 2006
Group: Benson Choral Society
Venue: Dorchester Abbey, High Street, Dorchester on Thames, OX10 7HH
Times: Not advised
Programme: Britten A Ceremony of Carols; Janáček Otčenáš; Poulenc Quatre Motets pour le Temps de Noël - Hodie Christus Natus Est; Sweelinck Hodie Christus Natus Est
Saturday 16th December 2006
Group: Bromley Philharmonic Choir
Venue: St.John’s United Reformed Church, Lynwood Grove, Orpington BR6 0BG
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Parry Welcome Yule; Mendelssohn Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (arr.Willcocks); Traditional Sussex Carol (arr.Willcocks); Rutter Christmas Lullaby; T.Taylor Hymn for Christmas Day; Traditional God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen (arr.Willcocks); Handel Messiah - Highlights; Kirkpatrick Away in a Manger (arr.Willcocks); Warlock Bethlehem Down; Warlock Balulalow; Britten A Ceremony of Carols - Deo Gracias; Traditional Good King Wenceslas (arr.Jacques); Lehrer A Christmas Carol (arr.Coronel); Clark While Shepherds Watched; Traditional A Merry Christmas (arr.Warrell); Traditional O Come All Ye Faithful (arr.Willcocks); Darke In the Bleak Midwinter
Saturday 16th December 2006
Group: Charity Symphony Orchestra
Venue: The Great Hall, Bancroft’s School, 611-627 High Road, Woodford Green IG8 0RF
Times: Not advised
Programme: To include Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf; Marlow Glide (World Première)
Saturday 16th December 2006
Group: Concordia Voices
Venue: Landmark Arts Centre, Ferry Road, Teddington TW11 9NN
Times: Not advised
Programme: ’Frosted Brass’: Tavener The Lamb; Lauridsen O Nata Lux; Traditional Silent Night (arr.Ayres); Bass Gloria - with Surrey Brass
Saturday 16th December 2006
Group: Croydon Philharmonic Choir, London Mozart Players
Venue: Fairfield Halls, Park Lane, Croydon CR9 1DG
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: Classic Christmas - with the Choirs of Croydon Parish Church
Sunday 17th December 2006
Group: Canterbury Orchestra
Venue: St.Mildred’s Church, 2 Church Lane, Canterbury CT1 2PP
Times: 7.30pm concert
Programme: A Journey to Christmas: Kéler Lustspiel-Ouverture Op.73; Waldteufel Skaters’ Waltz; Ketelbey In a Persian Market; Coates London Again Suite - Oxford Street; Sherman Mary Poppins - Music from the Film; Ketelbey A Dream of Christmas; J.H.Hopkins We Three Kings of Orient Are (arr.Willcocks); Anderson Christmas Festival; Traditional O Come All Ye Faithful (arr.Willcocks); Berlin White Christmas; Traditional A Merry Christmas (arr.Warrell)
Tuesday 19th December 2006
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
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