Programme Archive

DATE NOTES or TITLE PROGRAMME CONDUCTOR

13 July 2019 Mass in Blue

Todd: Mass in Blue Shearing: Songs & Sonnets A selection of spirituals: arr Chilcott: Ev’ry time I feel the Spirit and All my trials; arr W H Smith: Ride the chariot

Solo items: Summertime & The man I love

Mark Jordan

23 March 2019 Music and Mysticism

Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs Serenade to Music Finzi: God is Gone Up + Eclogue Tavener: Song for Athene Parry: Blest Pair of Sirens

Mark Jordan

26 January 2019 Choral Workshop Mozart: Requiem Mark Jordan & Alex Aitken

08 December 2018 Christmas with MK Chorale Festive family concert of carols old and new…. Mark Jordan

17 November 2018 Northern Lights Gjeilo: Sunrise Mass Vasks: Pater Noster Grieg: Holberg Suite

Mark Jordan

27 June 2018 - Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle Mark Jordan

17 March 2018 Kings & Crowns Handel: Coronation Anthems 1-3 D'Astorga: Stabat Mater

Mark Jordan

27 January 2018 Choral Workshop Jenkins: The Armed Man Mark Jordan & Alex Aitken

16 December 2017 Christmas with MK Chorale Festive family concert of carols old and new…. Janet Lincé (Guest)

19 November 2017 (Joint Concert with Danesborough Chorus) Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem Ian Smith (Danesborough)

24 June 2017 A Duruflé Feast

Duruflé: Requiem Duruflé: Quatre Motets sur des thèmes grégoriens Saint-Saëns: Ave Maria Duparc: L'invitation au voyage Gounod: Avant quitter ces lieux Duruflé: Suite Opus 5

Victoria Ely

18 March 2017 Inspiring Spring

Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Vaughan Williams: Festival Te Deum Elgar: Give unto the Lord Britten: Te Deum in C & Antiphon Holst: Short Festival Te Deum

Victoria Ely

17 December 2016 Christmas with the Chorale Family concert of Christmas music, readings & carols for choir and audience

Victoria Ely

26 November 2016 -

Puccini: Messa di Gloria Verdi: Pater Noster; Verdi: Prelude Act III La Traviata & Va Pensiero Puccini: Crisantemi & Nessun Dorma Bizet: Au fond du Temple Saint

Victoria Ely

02 July 2016 Folk Fantasia

Rutter: The Sprig of Thyme Wood: Waltzing Matilda Meader: Shenandoa Gilmore: Ton Thé Mendelssohn: Drei Volkslieder Peterson-Berger: Stemning

Victoria Ely

19 March 2016 - Vivaldi: Gloria McDowall: Ave Maris Stella Britten: Simple Symphony

Victoria Ely

13 December 2015 Christmas with the Chorale Family concert of Christmas music, readings & carols for choir and audience

Victoria Ely

22 November 2015 (Joint Concert with Danesborough Chorus) Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony Elgar: Cello Concerto

Ian Smith (Danesborough)

11 July 2015 Songs of Summer

Seiber: Yugoslav folk songs

Brahms: Hungarian dances Nos. 3, 5,7, 16 & 21; Liebeslieder Walzer Op 52 Parry: Love is a sickness; O Love, they wrong thee much

Lauridsen: Dirait-on Gjeilo: Ubi caritas

Victoria Ely

28 March 2015 Musical Reflections on Easter

Fauré: Requiem Parry: Crossing the bar Ireland: Greater love hath no man Finzi: Lo, the full final sacrifice Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs

Victoria Ely

20 December 2014 Christmas with the Chorale Festive music for all the family Oliver Neal Parker

16 November 2014 (Joint Concert with Danesborough Chorus) Bach: Mass in B minor Oliver Neal Parker

21 June 2014 Forte for Forty!

Orff: Carmina Burana Poulenc: Flute Sonata Vaughan Williams: Antiphon Hadley: My beloved spake John Byron: Poem (for Marie)

Oliver Neal Parker

29 March 2014 Rachmaninov Vespers Rachmaninov: Vespers Oliver Neal Parker

14 December 2013 Christmas with Chorale Festive music for choir and audience Hilary Davan Wetton (Founder)

17 November 2013 (Joint Concert with Danesborough Chorus) Verdi: Requiem Wagner: Prelude to Die Meistersinger & Ride of the Valkyries

Ian Smith (Danesborough)

07 September 2013 Choral Workshop Tallis: Spem in Alium Tom Appleton

15 June 2013 Out of Darkness Cometh Light

Allegri: Miserere Lotti: Crucifixus Purcell: Hear my prayer Handel: Dixit Dominus Purcell: Dido & Aeneas excerpts Bach: St John Passion excerpts

Tom Appleton

29 March 2013 Mantua Tour, Italy

Tallis: Why fum'th in sight; E'en like the hunted hind; Let God Arise; Expend, O Lord; Come Holy Ghost Eternal God; O come in one to praise the Lord; God grant with grace Byrd: Mass for Four Voices Monteverdi: Adoramus te Christe; Cantate Domino Palestrina: Sicut cervus; Exsultate Deo Victoria: Missa pro Defunctis

Tom Appleton

16 March 2013 Auden, Britten & Chums

Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb, Ballad of Heroes, Hymn to St Cecilia Solos: Cabaret Songs, On this Island Film: Night Mail

Tom Appleton

20 January 2013 Mozart Konzert (Joint Concert with Danesborough Chorus)

Mozart: Mass in C Minor, Ave Verum Corpus, Eine kleine Nachtmusik, Exsultate Jublilate

Tom Appleton

01 December 2012 A Concert for Advent

Britten: A Ceremony of Carols Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols Selection of music for choir, audience, harp and brass

Tom Appleton

23 June 2012 Shakespeare in Song

Rutter: Birthday Madrigals Shearing: Songs & Sonnets Vaughan Williams: Three Shakespeare Songs

Solo items: Shakespeare settings by Arne, Haydn, Tippett, Dring and Grainger

Tom Appleton

25 February 2012 - Fauré: Requiem Duruflé: Requiem

Tom Appleton

17 December 2011 It's Christmas! Festive music & fun for choir and audience Tom Appleton

13 November 2011 (Joint Concert with Danesborough Chorus) Orff: Carmina Burana Dvořák: New World Symphony

Ian Smith (Danesborough)

18 June 2011 - Todd: Mass in Blue + various jazz pieces inc. Over the rainbow, Blue moon, Let's do it and I got rhythm

Tom Appleton

19 March 2011 Johannes Brahms Brahms: Requiem; Ich schwing mein Horn; Einförmig ist die Liebe Gram; Vier ernste Gesänge

Tom Appleton

18 December 2010 Christmas with the Chorale Christmas music for all the family Tom Appleton

14 November 2010 Porgy & Bess (Joint Concert with Danesborough Chorus)

Gershwin: Porgy & Bess (concert version) Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov, Prologue & Coronation Scene Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet Suite 2

Stuart Dunlop

12 June 2010 Jubilation!

Britten: Jubilate Deo in C; Ceremony of Carols selection Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Janáček: Lord's Prayer Goodall: Jubilate Deo

Organ solos:

Mathias: Processional Op. 96 Howells: Psalm Prelude Set 1, No. 1

Harp item:

Britten: Suite for Harp, Op 83 (Overture & Hymn)

Stuart Dunlop

20 March 2010 - Bach: St John Passion Stuart Dunlop

19 December 2009 An Old English Christmas Festive music for choir & audience Stuart Dunlop

22 November 2009 (Joint Concert with Danesborough Chorus) Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius Ian Smith (Danesborough)

13 June 2009 More Classics Live!

Jenkins: The Armed Man Bernstein: West Side Story & The Best of all Possible Worlds; Copeland: Simple Gifts & Ching-a-Ring-Chaw Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine Barber: Sure on this Shining Night

Piano solos:

Messiaen: Two Preludes (1929) – Plainte calme and La colombe

Stuart Dunlop

25 April 2009 Sing in the City! Blast those blues away

Singing workshop inc. music such as West Side Story

Stuart Dunlop

21 March 2009 Strictly Mozart Mozart: Church Sonata in C Major; Laudate Dominium from Vesperae Solennes de Confessore; Missa Brevis in D Minor; Requiem

Stuart Dunlop

23 November 2008 (Joint Concert with Danesborough Chorus) Tippet: A Child of Our Time Strauss: Four Last Songs

Stuart Dunlop

14 June 2008 Classics Live! (Stefan Holmström, Baritone + four soloists from MK Youth Choir)

Fauré: Requiem Popular opera choruses: Musorgsky, Godunov, Tchaikovsky, Onegin, Rossini, Verdi, medley from Schönberg’s ‘Les Misérables’

Stuart Dunlop

08 March 2008 Celebrate! Vivaldi: Gloria + Concerto for Two Trumpets Handel: Dettingen Te Deum

Stuart Dunlop

15 December 2007 Christmas with the Chorale (with Milton Keynes Youth Choir)

Festive music for choir & audience Stuart Dunlop

25 November 2007 Belshazzar's Feast (Joint Concert with Danesborough Chorus)

Walton: Belshazzar's Feast Ireland: These things shall be Elgar: Enigma Variations

Ian Smith (Danesborough)

21 July 2007 MK Proms in the Park Various Stephen Bell

17 June 2007 A Sultry Summer Evening

Castelnuovo-Teseco: Romancero Gitano Barber: Sure on this shining night The monk and his cat Brahms: Gypsy Songs

Baritone Solo items:

Vaughan Williams: The Vagabond Schubert: Der Wanderer

Piano Solo items:

Ravel: Alborada del gracioso

Guitar Solo items: Brescianello: Sonata in C

Stuart Dunlop

28 April 2007 Bring us your voices! A day of singing for everyone to enjoy Howard Charles (Director of City Music Services)

24 March 2007 Rites in Spring Stravinsky: Mass & Octet for Wind Schubert: arr. Brahms Ellens zweite Gesang Bruckner: Mass in E Minor

Stuart Dunlop

19 November 2006 (Joint Concert with Danesborough Chorus) Beethoven: Missa Solemnis Stuart Dunlop

16 November 2006 Christmas with the Chorale Festive music for choir & audience Stuart Dunlop

15 July 2006 MK Proms in the Park Various Hilary Davan Wetton (Founder)

17 June 2006 A Bouquet of Summer Sounds

Britten: Hymn to St Cecilia Bailey: I can still make you out Tippett: Five Negro Spirtuals Mozart: Exsultate jubilate Bruckner: Locus iste & Ave Maria Casals: O vos omnes Donizetti: Come Paride vezzoso Mozart: Voi che sapete Quilter: Go, lovely rose Mayerl: Marigold Porter: Night and Day Gershwin: I got rhythm Arlen & Harburg: Over the rainbow

Stuart Dunlop

02 April 2006 Messiah with a difference Mozart: his setting of Handel's Messiah Stuart Dunlop

15 & 17 December 2005 Christmas with the Chorale Christmas music for choir and audience Stuart Dunlop

20 November 2005 (Joint Concert with Danesborough Chorus) Elgar: Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf Ian Smith (Danesborough)

16 July 2005 MK Proms in the Park Various Hilary Davan Wetton (Founder)

11 June 2005 - Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle Stuart Dunlop

20 March 2005 Palm Sunday Passion Bach: St John Passion Hilary Davan Wetton (Founder)

16 & 18 December 2004 - Christmas music for choir & audience John Gibbons

31 October 2004 Sounds of the Seas (Joint Concert with Danesborough Chorus)

Khachaturian: Onedin Line theme Hovhaness: And God created great whales Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony

John Gibbons

17 July 2004 Chorale Classics

Haydn: The Heavens are telling & Insane et Vanae Curae Parry: Blest Pair of Sirens Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine Vaughan Williams: Toward the Unknown Region Handel: Hallelujah Chorus Brahms: How lovely are thy dwellings Mascagni: Easter Hymn Mozart: Ave verum corpus

John Gibbons

02 May 2004 Ode to Joy (30th Anniversary Gala Concert) With the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Beethoven: Ninth Symphony Walton: Gloria

John Gibbons

31 January 2004 Come & Sing Event Haydn: The Creation John Gibbons

16 & 18 December 2003 Christmas Music from the Chorale Christmas music for choir and audience John Gibbons

13 December 2003 - Christmas choral music & carols for all the family

John Gibbons

26 October 2003 (Joint Concert with Danesborough Chorus) Verdi: Requiem Ian Smith (Danesborough)

28 June 2003 Around the World in 80 Minutes

Ramirez: Misa Criolla Mozart: Ouverture 'The Magic Carpet' Hovhaness: O for a shout of sacred joy Toch: Geographical Fugue Rachmaninov: Bogoroditse Devo Takemitsu: Ahita wa Hare kana, Kumori kana Grainger: Australian up-country song Jikel 'Emaweni: Folk Song from South Africa Foster: My Old Kentucky Home

John Gibbons

23 March 2003 The Armed Man Jenkins: The Armed Man Verdi: Te Deum and Overture 'The Sicilian Vespers'

John Gibbons

14 & 17 December 2002 Christmas Concert Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols + choir and audience carols

John Gibbons

10 November 2002 The Golden Elizabethan Ages (Joint Concert with Danesborough Chorus)

Handel: Zadok the Priest Walton: Crown Imperial Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis and Five Tudor Portraits Brahms: Alto Rhapsody

John Gibbons

30 June 2002 Who killed cock robin?

Goodall: The 23rd Psalm Bridge: A Prayer Pärt: Beatitudes & Littlemore Tractus Rachmaninov: To thee O Lord Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb Dove: Who killed cock robin?

John Gibbons

28 April 2002 A Russian Spring (with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)

Rimsky Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol Rachmaninov: The Bells Borodin: Polovotsian Dances Tchaikovsky: Chorus of Peasant Girls; Waltz Scene from Eugène Onegin; 1812 Overture

John Gibbons

15 & 18 December 2001 Christmas Concert Carols for choir and audience John Gibbons

11 November 2001 War Requiem on Remembrance Sunday (Joint Concert with Danesborough Chorus)

Britten: War Requiem Ian Smith (Danesborough)

June 2001 -

Bruckner: Mass in E Minor

Mozart: Ave verum & Serenade in E flat

Tavener: A Hymn to the Mother of God

+ Song for Athene

John Gibbons

March 2001 -

Handel: Messiah

Joubert: The Choir Invisible

Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra

Whittaker: The Coelestial Sphere

Vaughan Williams: Toward the Unknown

Region

John Gibbons

December 2000 Two Christmas Concerts Carols for choir and audience John Gibbons

November 2000 - Brahms: Requiem John Gibbons

June 2000 - Bliss: Pastoral John Gibbons

March 2000 - Beethoven: Mass in C John Gibbons

December 1999 - Verdi: Requiem John Gibbons

November 1999 - Fanshawe: African Sanctus Berlioz: Te Deum Orff: Carmina Burana

John Gibbons

June 1999 -

Rutter: Gloria Tavener: A Hymn to the Mother of God + Song for Athene Gabrieli: Buccinate in neomenia Patterson: Magnificat Bruckner: Afferentur regi & Ecce Sacerdos Fauré: Requiem

John Gibbons

March 1999 - Bach: St John Passion John Gibbons

December 1998 Two Christmas Concerts Carols for choir and audience John Gibbons

November 1998 - Bizet: Carmen (arr. Gibbons) John Gibbons

June 1998 -

Hovhahaness: Magnificat

Górecki: Amen

Handel: Israel in Egypt

John Gibbons

March 1998 - Mozart: Requiem

Beethoven: Choral Fantasia John Gibbons

December 1997 Christmas Concert Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas

Carols + choir and audience carols John Gibbons

01 November 1997 - Poulenc: Gloria

Gounod: Saint Cecilia Mass John Gibbons

December 1996 Christmas Concert Carols for choir and audience John Gibbons

23 November 1996 (Joint Concert with Danesborough Chorus) Elgar: Dream of Gerontius Ian Smith (Danesborough)

22 June 1996 - Fanshawe: African Sanctus (introduced by the composer)

John Gibbons

23 March 1996 - Mozart: Mass in C Minor, Ave Verum Corpus Schubert: Symphony No. 5

John Gibbons

21 December 1995 Carol Concert Carols for choir and audience John Gibbons

16 December 1995 Christmas Concert Handel: Messiah Pt 1 + traditional carols

John Gibbons

November 1995 Verdi Requiem Verdi: Requiem John Gibbons

17 June 1995 - Walton: Façade Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Weill: selection

John Gibbons

18 March 1995 - Haydn: Nelson Mass Duruflé: Requiem

John Gibbons

20 December 1994 Carol Concert Carols for choir and audience John Gibbons

17 December 1994 Celebratory Carol Concert (with ex Musical Directors)

Carols for choir and audience John Gibbons

26 November 1994 (Joint Concert with Danesborough Chorus + children's choir from MK Music Centre)

Orff: Carmina Burana Delius: Sea Drift Wagner: Overture ' The Flying Dutchman'

John Gibbons

18 June 1994 -

Vivaldi: Four Seasons Handel: Dixit Dominus Vivaldi: Beatus Vir Monteverdi: Beatus Vir

John Gibbons

19 March 1994 - Bach: Mass in B Minor John Gibbons

18 December 1993 Carol Concert Carols for choir and audience John Gibbons

27 November 1993 (Joint Concert with Danesborough Chorus) Vaughan Williams: Sea Symphony, Five Mystical Songs Butterworth: A Shropshire Lad

Ian Smith (Danesborough)

26 June 1993 Newport Pagnell Festival Opening Concert

Haydn: Maria Theresa Mass Grainger: Part Songs Arr. Gibbons: Beatles songs Grainger: Lincolnshire Posy, Country Garden, Shepherd's Hey Delius: Three Preludes

John Gibbons

03 April 1993 -

Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms Byron: Three English Lyrics (commissioned) Handel: Musick for the Royal Fireworks Bach: Cantata 118 Lutolawski: Variations on a theme of Paganini

John Gibbons

20 December 1992 Family Candlelit Carol Concert Carols for choir and audience Hilary Davan Wetton (Founder)

19 December 1992 Carol Concert Carols for choir and audience Hilary Davan Wetton (Founder)

28 November 1992 (Joint Concert with Danesborough Chorus) Walton: Belshazzar's Feast Britten: Four Sea Interludes Elgar: Sea Pictures

John Gibbons

20 June 1992 - Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle Richard Farnes

11 April 1992 Sponsored by Abbey National Charitable Trust - final concert of Celebration MK

Bach: St Matthew Passion Richard Farnes

21 December 1991 Carol Concert Britten: Ceremony of Carols plus carols for choir and audience

Richard Farnes

30 November 1991 (Joint Concert with Danesborough Chorus) Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem Berlioz: Nuits d'été Ian Smith (Danesborough)

29 June 1991 Singing workshop A day of singing for everyone to enjoy Richard Farnes

22 June 1991 Summertime

Bernstein: West Side story excerpts Gershwin: Porgy & Bess excerpts Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine & Messe Basse Tippett: Five Negro Spirituals

Richard Farnes

16 March 1991 - Haydn: The Creation Richard Farnes

22 December 1990 Carol Concert Carols for choir and audience Richard Farnes

24 November 1990 (Joint Concert with Danesborough Chorus) Beethoven: Missa Solemnis Richard Farnes

23 June 1990 -

Vaughan Williams: Flos Campi & Five Mystical Songs Lambert: The Rio Grande Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

Richard Farnes

24 March 1990 - Mozart: Coronation Mass Vivaldi: Gloria Haydn: Symphony No. 44

Richard Farnes

16 December 1989 Carol Concert Carols for choir and audience Richard Farnes

25 November 1989 (Joint Concert with Danesborough Chorus) Howells: Hymnus Paridisi Holst: Hymn of Jesus Vaughan Williams: Overture 'The Wasps'

Ian Smith (Danesborough)

17 June 1989 An Evening of Brahms & Schubert

Brahms & Schubert: Liebeslieder; Gebet; Gott im Ungewitter; Es ist das Heil; Gott ist mein Hirt & solo piano music

Richard Farnes

24 March 1989 (Good Friday concert) Bach: St John Passion Richard Farnes

17 December 1988 Carol Concert Carols for choir and audience + handbells & readings

Richard Farnes

26 November 1988 (Joint Concert with Danesborough Chorus) Elgar: Dream of Gerontius Richard Farnes

18 June 1988 - C P E Bach: Magnificat in D Major Monteverdi: Beatus vir Mozart: Symphony No. 40

Richard Farnes

17 April 1988 Part of MK Foundation's Year of Music and performed with singers from Danesborough Chorus

Beethoven: Ninth Symphony Hilary Davan Wetton (Founder)

19 March 1988 - Bruckner: Mass in E Minor Mozart: Serenade & Fantasia for Organ

Richard Farnes

19 December 1987 Carol Concert Carols and Messiah Choruses Richard Farnes

28 November 1987 (Joint Concert with Danesborough Chorus + trebles from Oundle School Choir)

Britten: War Requiem Hilary Davan Wetton (Founder)

20 June 1987

Music for a Summer Evening Sponsored by Page Brothers Estate Agents

Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Drayton: Harp song of the Dane Women Pergolesi: Magnificat anima mea Staton: Youth & Love Leighton: Fanfare from Six Elizabethan Lyrics Thomas: Le Soir Handl: Regem natum Purcell: Soul of the World Farkas: Hungarian Dances of the 17th Century Roussel: Impromptu Op 21 Franck: Prelude, Fugue and variation for organ

Neville Creed

11 April 1987 - Bach: St Matthew Passion (in English) Neville Creed

20 December 1986 Carol Concert with the Children's Noel Choir conducted by Joy Maher

Neville Creed

22 November 1986 (Joint Concert with Danesborough Chorus)

Sponsored by Nationwide Building Society

Tippett: A Child of Our Time Elgar: Enigma Variations

Neville Creed

14 June 1986

Music for a Summer's Evening Sponsored by Page Brothers Estate Agents

Burgon: The Names of the Hare (Premier performance commissioned by MKC) Gabrieli: Venetian Festival Music Part Songs: Tranquility; The Silver Swan; Now is the month of maying; It was a lover and his lass; The Mermaid

Neville Creed

08 March 1986 Sponsored by Chappell of Bond Street

Mozart: Requiem Beethoven: Choral Fantasia

Neville Creed

21 December 1985 Carol Concert Britten: Ceremony of Carols + audience carols

Neville Creed

23 November 1985 (Joint Concert with Danesborough Chorus) Rossini: Stabat Mater Bizet: Te Deum Fauré: Pavane - Masques et Bergamasques

Ian Smith (Danesborough)

15 June 1985 With Akeley Wood School Choir

Tippett: Five Negro Spirituals Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs Gregson: Fairground Songs Britten: The Evening Primrose and The Ballad of the Green Room Weelkes: The Nightingale Kodály: Evening Song

Neville Creed

23 March 1985 Sponsored by Chappell of Bond Street J S Bach: Magnifcat; Easter Oratorio; Suite in D Major

Neville Creed

December 1984 Carol Concert Carols for choir and audience Neville Creed

17 November 1984 (Joint Concert with Danesborough Chorus)

Sponsored by Nationwide Building Society Verdi: Requiem Neville Creed

16 June 1984 Also with the Children's Festival Choir conducted by Liz Bancroft

Vaughan Williams: G Minor Mass Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb Finzi: Clear and gentle stream Byrd: Ave Verum Parry: My soul, there is a country

Neville Creed

24 March 1984 - Mozart: C Minor Mass; Jupiter Symphony Neville Creed

17 December 1983 Carol Concert Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols + choir and audience carols

Neville Creed

26 November 1983 (Joint Concert with Danesborough Chorus) Sponsored by Whitbread

Dankworth: The Diamond & the Goose Fauré: Requiem Finzi: The Fall of the Leaf

Ian Smith (Danesborough)

18 June 1983 -

Duruflé: Requiem Fauré: Pavane (choral version) Britten: Time and Concord Bartok: The Wooing of a Girl Elgar: O Happy Eyes; As Torrents in Summer Saint-Saëns: Calme des Nuits Parry: My soul, there is a country

Neville Creed

20 March 1983 Handel: My heart is inditing (Coronation Anthem No 4) Purcell: Ode on St Cecilia’s Day

Neville Creed

18 December 1982 Carol Concert Carols for choir and audience Simon Halsey

27 November 1982

(Joint Concert with Danesborough Chorus - also with Simpson School Choir and Hastingsbury School Choir conducted by Elizabeth Bancroft)

Berlioz: Te Deum Brahms: Song of Destiny

Simon Halsey

19 June 1982 Sponsored by Chappell of Bond Street

Purcell: Dido & Aeneas Finzi: My Spirit sang all day Holst: O swallow, swallow Elgar: The Shower; The Spanish Serenade; My Love dwelt in a Northern Land Seiber: Three Hungarian Folk Songs Elgar: Music for strings Britten: Simple Symphony

Simon Halsey

04 April 1982 Sponsored by Chappell of Bond Street Handel: Messiah Simon Halsey

19 December 1981 Carol Concert Carols for choir and audience Simon Halsey

28 November 1981 (Joint Concert with Danesborough Chorus) Orff: Carmina Burana Ireland: These things shall be Walton: Crown Imperial

Ian Smith (Danesborough)

06 June 1981 - Fauré: Requiem Tippett: Negro Spirituals; Part-songs

Simon Halsey & Martin Bussey

15 February 1981 Sponsored by Cowley & Wilson Ltd

Oliver: A String of Beads (commissioned) Handel: Let thy hand be strengthened Widor: 5th Symphony for Organ Bach: Vivaldi Organ Concerto in D Minor

Simon Halsey

29 November 1980 (Joint Concert with Danesborough Chorus) Sponsored by MKBC

Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem; Tragic Overture

Simon Halsey

22 June 1980 Willen Festival Concert Sponsored by Wallcare

Music by Purcell, Blow, Nares, Britten, Holst, Stanford & Vaughan Williams

Simon Halsey

19 April 1980 (Joint Concert with Danesborough Chorus) Mendelssohn: Elijah Ian Smith (Danesborough)

22 December 1979 Carol Concert Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols + choir and audience carols

Hilary Davan Wetton

24 November 1979 - Haydn: The Creation Hilary Davan Wetton

31 March 1979 (Joint Concert with Danesborough Chorus)

Walton: Belshazzar's Feast Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs Butterworth: A Shropshire Lad Handel/Elgar: Overture in D Minor

Hilary Davan Wetton

02 December 1978 - Bach: Christmas Oratorio Handel: Water Music

01 July 1978 (Joint Concert with Danesborough Chorus) Elgar: Dream of Gerontius Ian Smith (Danesborough)

11 March 1978 - Vaughan Williams: Sea Symphony Elgar: Enigma Variations

Hilary Davan Wetton

20 December 1977 Carol Concert Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols + choir and audience carols

Hilary Davan Wetton

26 November 1977 - Handel: Acis and Galatea; O praise the Lord with one consent; Water Music

Hilary Davan Wetton

26 March 1977 (Joint Concert with Danesborough Chorus) Sponsored by MKBC

Verdi: Requiem Hilary Davan Wetton

05 December 1976 - Beethoven: Mass in C Haydn: Symphony No. 88 in G

Hilary Davan Wetton

27 March 1976 - Bach: St John Passion Hilary Davan Wetton

06 December 1975 - Orff: Carmina Burana Hilary Davan Wetton

15 March 1975 - Haydn: Nelson Mass Handel: Organ Concerto in G, Op 4, No 1

Hilary Davan Wetton

23 November 1974 Inaugural concert (Boys’ Choir from Stantonbury Music Centre & Girls’ Choir from Ousedale School)

Britten: Saint Nicholas Hilary Davan Wetton