Past Concerts
R. Strauss & Rachmaninov
Sunday, 4 October 2026 - 4.30pm
The Great Hall, University of Reading
Philip Ellis (Conductor)
Programme:
R. Strauss: Don Juan
R. Strauss: Oboe Concerto (Ewan Millar, Oboe)
Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2
Beethoven, Elizabeth Faulkner, Graham Powing & Poulenc
Sunday, 5 July 2026 - 7:30pm
The Recital Room, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Beethoven: Serenade for flute, violin and viola op.25
Simon Salisbury (Flute), Molly Richetta (Violin), Giles Wade (Viola)
Beethoven: Trio for clarinet, cello and piano op.11
Barbara Salisbury (Clarinet), Jackie Ratcliff (Cello), Helen Deeks (Piano)
Elizabeth Faulkner: Three Pieces
Graham Powing: Variations and Fugue on La Dona e Mobile
Hazel Todd (Cor Anglais), Nicola Fairbairn (Oboe), Helen Turnbull (Oboe)
Poulenc: Sextet for piano and wind
Simon Salisbury (Flute), Helen Turnbull (Oboe), Barbara Salisbury (Clarinet), Pam Wise (Horn), Michael Johnstone (Bassoon), Andy Spiceley (Piano)
Bax, Carwithen & Bliss
Sunday, 28 June 2026 - 4.30pm
The Great Hall, University of Reading
Philip Ellis (Conductor)
Programme:
Bax: November Woods
Carwithen: Concerto for Piano and Strings (Anita D'Attellis, Piano)
Bliss: Checkmate Suite
Shostakovich & Dvořák Piano Trios
Sunday, 1 March 2026 - 4.30pm
The Recital Room, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Piano Trios by Shostakovich and Dvorak, played by the Elmfield Trio
Clare Thompson (Violin), Josh Salter (Cello), Sarah Down (Piano)
Wagner, Berg & Brahms
Sunday, 22 February 2026 - 4.30pm
The Great Hall, University of Reading
Philip Ellis (Conductor)
Programme:
Wagner: Tristan Prelude & Liebestod (Janice Watson, Soprano)
Berg: Seven Early Songs (Janice Watson)
Brahms: Symphony No. 4
Arnold Bax & Mendelssohn
Sunday, 2 November 2025 - 4.30pm
The Recital Room, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Arnold Bax: String Quartet
Christina Beales (Violin), Karen Burgess (Violin), Sue Black (Viola), Jackie Ratcliff (Cello)
Mendelssohn: Octet for strings
Christina Beales (Violin), James Ranson (Violin), Molly Richetta (Violin), Amanda Sadler (Violin), Giles Wade (Viola), Robert Spencer (Viola), Clare Spencer (Cello), Alison Wagland (Cello)
Prokofiev, Kabalevsky & Khatchaturian
Sunday, 5 October 2025 - 4.30pm
The Great Hall, University of Reading
Philip Ellis (Conductor)
Programme:
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6
Kabalevsky: Cello Concerto No. 2 (Rachel Siu, Cello)
Khatchaturian: Spartacus
Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia, Scene and Dance with Crotalums, Dance of Gaditanae and Victory of Spartacus
Handel, Dring, Brahms and more
Sunday, 6 July 2025 - 7.30pm
The Recital Room, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Programme:
Handel: Two German Arias
Dring: Italian Dance
Brahms: Intermezzo
Wolf: Lieder
arr Adrian Davis: Three Shakespeare Songs
Debussy: Ariettes Oubliees
Grovlez: Sarabande
Debussy: Ondine
Hahn arr Adrian Davis: A Chloris
Antony Hopkins arr Adrian Davis: Two French Songs
Louise Turner (Soprano), Hazel Todd (Oboe), Juliet Bruce (Piano)
Cancelled due to illness.
Stravinsky, Poulenc & Sibelius
Sunday, 29 June 2025 - 4.30pm
The Great Hall, University of Reading
Joe Davies (Guest Conductor)
Programme:
Stravinsky: Symphony in C
Poulenc: Flute Sonata arr. Berkeley (Samantha Moore, Flute)
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
Backofen, Ibert & Debussy
Sunday, 2 March 2025 - 4.30pm
The Recital Room, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Backofen: Quintet for basset horn and string quartet
Karen Ayton (Basset Horn), Christina Beales (Violin), Amanda Sadler (Violin), Robert Spencer (Viola), Clare Spencer (Cello)
Ibert: Two Interludes for flute, violin and harp
Debussy: Sonata for flute, viola and harp
Simon Salisbury (Flute), Giles Wade (Violin and Viola), Jenny Broome (Harp)
Martinů, R. Strauss & Mahler
Sunday, 23 February 2025 - 4.30pm
The Great Hall, University of Reading
Philip Ellis (Conductor)
Programme:
Martinů: Frescoes of Piero della Francesca
R. Strauss: Four Last Songs (April Frederick, Soprano)
Mahler: Symphony No. 4 (April Frederick)
Carl Fruhling & Debussy
Sunday, 3 November 2024 - 4.30pm
The Recital Room, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Carl Fruhling: Clarinet trio in A minor, Op 40
Barbara Salisbury (Clarinet), Jackie Ratcliff (Cello), Helen Deeks (Piano)
Debussy: String quartet in G minor, op.10
Karen Burgess (Violin), Christina Beales (Violin), Susan Black (Viola), Jackie Ratcliff (Cello)
Messiaen, Rachmaninov & Shostakovich
Sunday, 6 October 2024 - 4.30pm
The Great Hall, University of Reading
Philip Ellis (Conductor)
Programme:
Messiaen: Les Offrandes Oubliée
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 (Antonina Suhanova, Piano)
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9
Darius Milhaud, Gyorgy Ligeti, Norman Hallam & Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Sunday, 7 July 2024 - 7.30pm
The Recital Room, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Wind quintets performed by members of West Forest Sinfonia
Darius Milhaud: La Cheminée du Roi René
Gyorgy Ligeti: Six Bagatelles
Norman Hallam: Dance Suite
Simon Salisbury (Flute), Hazel Todd (Oboe), Barbara Salisbury (Clarinet), Mike Johnstone (Bassoon), Pamela Wise (Horn)
Performed by the Whiteknights Ensemble
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Clarinet Quintet in F sharp minor Op. 10
Sarah Barrett (Clarinet), Mel Le Breuilly (Violin), Chico Chakravorty (Violin), Rachel Colbourne (Viola), Chris Barrett (Cello)
Tchaikovsky, Vaughan-Williams & Prokofiev
Sunday, 30 June 2024 - 4.30pm
The Great Hall, University of Reading
Philip Ellis (Conductor)
Programme:
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet
Vaughan-Williams: Tuba Concerto (James Doherty, Tuba)
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Ballet Music
Bloch, Beethoven, Rachmaninov & Martinů
Sunday, 4 February 2024 - 4.30pm
The Recital Room, South Hill Park, Bracknell
The Elmfield Trio
Bloch: 3 Nocturnes
Beethoven: "Ghost Trio" Op. 70 No. 1
Rachmaninov: Trio Élégiaque in G minor (1892)
Martinů: Bergerettes
Clare Thompson (Violin), Josh Salter (Cello), Sarah Down (Piano)
Britten, Dyson & Walton
Sunday, 28 January 2024 - 4.30pm
The Great Hall, University of Reading
Philip Ellis (Conductor)
Programme:
Britten: Four Sea Interludes
Dyson: Violin Concerto (Rupert Marshall-Luck, Violin)
Walton: Symphony No.1
Jerome Besozzi, Elgar, Britten and more
Sunday, 5 November 2023 - 4.30pm
The Recital Room, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Programme:
Jerome Besozzi: Sonata in B flat major for bassoon and piano
Elgar: Romance for bassoon and piano, Op. 62
Britten: 6 Metamorphoses after Ovid for oboe: Pan, Phaeton, Niobe, Bacchus, Narcissus, Arethusa
Chopin: A selection of Preludes, op. 28, for piano: No. 11, 12, 17, 18, 23, 24
Rautavaara: Piano sonata no. 2 "The Fire Sermon", 1st movement
Poulenc: Sonata for clarinet and piano
Glyn Williams (Bassoon), Anita D’Attellis (Piano), Hazel Todd (Oboe), Caroline Owen (Clarinet)
Sibelius, Schumann & R. Strauss
Sunday, 1 October 2023 - 4.30pm
The Great Hall, University of Reading
Philip Ellis (Conductor)
Programme:
Sibelius: Pohjola's Daughter
Schumann: Cello Concerto (Rachel Siu, Cello)
R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
Mendelssohn & Bach
Sunday, 9 July 2023 - 7.30pm
The Recital Room, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Cello sonatas by Frank Bridge and Alan Rawsthorne:
Lorraine Deacon (Cello), Andy Spiceley (Piano)
Performed by a string group from West Forest Sinfonia:
Mendelssohn: String Symphony no.10
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no.3
Griffes, Bernstein, Debussy & Stravinsky
Sunday, 25 June 2023 - 4.30pm
The Great Hall, University of Reading
Philip Ellis (Conductor)
Programme:
Griffes: Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan
Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Debussy: Première Rhapsodie (Caroline Owen, Clarinet)
Stravinsky: Firebird Suite (1919)
Mozart, Shostakovich & Dvorak
Sunday, 5 February 2023 - 4.30pm
The Recital Room, South Hill Park, Bracknell
The Elmfield Trio
Mozart: Trio no. 6 in C major KV 548
Shostakovich: Trio no. 1 op. 8
Dvorak: Trio in F minor op. 65
Clare Thompson (Violin), Josh Salter (Cello), Sarah Down (Piano)
Elgar, Butterworth, Panufnik & Vaughan Williams
Sunday, 29 January 2023 - 4.30pm
The Great Hall, University of Reading
Philip Ellis (Conductor)
Programme:
Elgar: Enigma Variations
Butterworth: Banks of Green Willow
Panufnik: Katyń Epitaph
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No.4
Beethoven, Charles Lefebvre, Ruth Gipps & Louise Farrenc
Sunday, 6 November 2022 - 4.30pm
The Recital Room, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Beethoven: Variations on 'Là ci darem la mano', WoO 28, for two oboes and cor anglais
Charles Lefebvre: Suite for wind quintet Op 57
Ruth Gipps: Pan and Apollo for harp, two oboes and cor anglais
Louise Farrenc: Sextet for piano and winds
Rebecca Heathcote (Oboe), Rachel Porter (Oboe), Hazel Todd (Cor Anglais), Jenny Broome (Harp), Andy Spiceley (Piano), Pat Munro (Flute), Mike Phillips (Oboe), Andrew Keck (Clarinet), Adaleine Teo-Richards (Horn), Erica Tugwell (Bassoon)
Rachmaninov, Ravel & Shostakovich
Sunday, 2 October 2022 - 4.30pm
The Great Hall, University of Reading
Philip Ellis (Conductor)
Programme:
Rachmaninov: Caprice Bohémien
Ravel: Shéhérazade (Janice Watson, Soprano)
Shostakovich: Symphony No.5
John Ireland, Frank Bridge & Beethoven
Sunday, 3 July 2022 - 7.30pm
The Recital Room, South Hill Park, Bracknell
John Ireland: Columbine
Andy Spiceley (Piano)
Frank Bridge: Meditation
Frank Bridge: Spring Song
Lorraine Deacon (Cello), Andy Spiceley (Piano)
Frank Bridge: Phantasie Trio in C minor
Giles Wade (Violin), Lorraine Deacon (Cello), Andy Spiceley (Piano)
Beethoven: Septet in E flat for wind and strings, Op. 20
Karen Ayton (Clarinet), Michael Johnstone (Bassoon), Pamela Wise (French horn), Christina Beales (Violin), Robert Spencer (Viola), Clare Elliott (Cello), Deidre Burrell (Double bass)
Janáček, Brahms & Dvorak
Sunday, 26 June 2022 - 4.30pm
The Great Hall, University of Reading
Martin Georgiev (Conductor)
Programme:
Janáček: Cunning Little Vixen Suite
Brahms: Double Concerto (Giles Wade, Violin, Neil Charlton, Cello)
Dvorak: Symphony No.8
Fauré, Mendelssohn, Martinů & Mozart
Sunday, 8 May 2022 - 4.30pm
Richards Hall, Abbey School, Reading
Philip Ellis (Conductor)
Programme:
Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande
Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No.1 (Anita D'Attellis, Piano)
Martinů: Oboe Concerto (Layla Baratto, Oboe)
Mozart: Symphony No.35
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sunday, 13 February 2022 - 4.30pm
The Recital Room, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Quintet in B flat for piano, flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon
Pat Munro (Flute), Andrew Keck (Clarinet), Adalene Teo-Richards (Horn), Erica Tugwell (Bassoon), Andy Spiceley (Piano)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet for clarinet and string quartet, K. 581
Karen Ayton (Clarinet), Amanda Sadler (Violin), Christina Beales (Violin), Robert Spencer (Viola), Clare Elliott (Cello)
Bax, Walton & Elgar
Sunday, 30 January 2022 - 4.30pm
The Great Hall, University of Reading
Philip Ellis (Conductor)
Programme:
Bax: The Garden of Fand
Walton: Viola Concerto (Yue Yu, Viola)
Elgar: Symphony No.2
Debussy arr. Busser, Wagner, Prokofiev & Ravel
Sunday, 26 September 2021 - 4.30pm
Richards Hall, Abbey School, Reading
Philip Ellis (Conductor)
Programme:
Debussy arr. Busser: Petite Suite
Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder (Janice Watson, Soprano)
Prokofiev: Classical Symphony
Ravel: Mother Goose Suite
Brahms: Trio in E flat major, Op. 40
Sunday, 9 February 2020 - 4.30pm
The Recital Room, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Programme:
Brahms: Trio in E flat major, Op. 40
A concert of music for Horn, Violin and Piano, including...
Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky & Stravinsky
Sunday, 26 January 2020 - 4.30pm
The Great Hall, University of Reading
Philip Ellis (Conductor)
Programme:
Prokofiev: Cinderella Suite No.3
Tchaikovsky: Letter Scene from Eugene Onegin (Alexandra Stevenson, Soprano)
Stravinsky: Rite of Spring
Mozart & Poulenc
Sunday, 10 November 2019 - 4.30pm
The Recital Room, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Programme:
Mozart: Quintet in E flat major, K452
Poulenc: Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano
Music for piano and winds to include...
Bernstein, Lukas Foss, Robert Farnon & Gershwin
Sunday, 22 September 2019 - 4.30pm
The Great Hall, University of Reading
Philip Ellis (Conductor)
Programme:
Bernstein: On the Waterfront
Lukas Foss: Three American Pieces
Robert Farnon: Rhapsody for Violin & Orchestra (Clare Howick, Violin)
Gershwin: An American in Paris
Flute, Oboe and Strings!
Sunday, 7 July 2019 - 7.30pm
The Recital Room, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Flute and Oboe combine with strings to perform an eclectic programme of trios, quartets and quintets. There will be Mozart, Beethoven, JC Bach and a baroque trio sonata plus some equally charming music from less well known but accessible twentieth century composers. A real "potpourri" and an ideal way to spend a summer's evening!
Flute, Oboe and strings!
Kodály, Tchaikovsky & Bartók
Sunday, 23 June 2019 - 4.30pm
The Great Hall, University of Reading
Philip Ellis (Conductor)
Programme:
Kodály: Dances of Gálanta
Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra Op. 33 (Jessica Burroughs, Cello)
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
Piano and Strings!
Sunday, 10 February 2019 - 4.30pm
The Recital Room, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Pianist Andy Spiceley joins members of West Forest Sinfonia's string section to perform music featuring women composers Amy Beach, Rebecca Clarke and Fanny Mendelssohn.
Piano and strings!
Bax, Alwyn & Elgar
Sunday, 27 January 2019 - 4.30pm
The Great Hall, University of Reading
Philip Ellis (Conductor)
Programme:
Bax: Symphony No. 3
Alwyn: Autumn Legend (Helen Turnbull, Cor Anglais)
Elgar: In the South ('Alassio') overture
Janáček & Poulenc
Sunday, 25 November 2018 - 4.30pm
The Recital Room, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Programme:
Janáček: Mládí
Poulenc: Sextet for piano and wind quintet
Piano and winds! Members of West Forest Sinfonia's wind section play sextets.
Smetena, Rachmaninov & Brahms
Sunday, 7 October 2018 - 4.30pm
The Great Hall, University of Reading
Philip Ellis (Conductor)
Programme:
Smetena: Vltava (from Má Vlast)
Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (Anita D'Attellis, Piano)
Brahms: Symphony No. 1
Brahms & Elgar
Sunday, 8 July 2018 - 7.30pm
the Recital Room, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Programme:
Brahms: String Quartet in A minor Op.51 No.2
Elgar: String Quartet Op.83
James Ranson (Violin), Steph Cole (Violin), Giles Wade (Viola), Neil Charlton (Cello)
Tchaikovsky, Dohnanyi & Sibelius
Sunday, 17 June 2018 - 4.30pm
The Great Hall, University of Reading
Christopher Adey (Conductor)
Programme:
Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet
Dohnanyi: Variations on a Nursery Theme (Andy Spiceley, Piano)
Sibelius: Symphony No. 1
Mozart & André Caplet
Sunday, 11 February 2018 - 4.30pm
The Recital Room, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Programme:
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581
André Caplet: Octet for wind and strings
Mozart's radiant Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581, with its aria-like melodies, is featured alongside an octet for wind and strings by André Caplet, a close friend of Debussy.
Mendelssohn & Mahler
Sunday, 28 January 2018 - 4.30pm
The Great Hall, University of Reading
Philip Ellis (Conductor)
Programme:
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto (Sarah Sew, Violin)
Mahler: Symphony No. 9
Mozart & Dvorak
Sunday, 26 November 2017 - 4.30pm
The Recital Room, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Join the West Forest Chamber Ensemble and Royal Academy of Music accordion student Ben de Souza as they demonstrate the versatility of the classical accordion and its transcription repertoire. Featuring music by Mozart and Dvorak, this concert will showcase both the sound of the accordion and its similarities and differences with the instruments for which these pieces were written.
Mozart: Adagio and Rondo for glass harmonica (KV617)
Dvorak: Five Bagatelles for two violins, cello and harmonium
Mozart: Church Sonatas KV328, KV67, KV336
Handel, Mozart & Vivaldi
Saturday, 14 October 2017 - 7.30pm
The Church on the Heath
Gwyn Parry-Jones (Conductor)
Programme:
Handel: The King Shall Rejoice
Mozart: Exsultate Jubilate
Mozart: Laudate Domine
Vivaldi: Gloria
In association with:
Prokofiev, Bernstein & Shostakovich
Sunday, 24 September 2017 - 4.30pm
The Great Hall, University of Reading
Philip Ellis (Conductor)
Programme:
Prokofiev: March from The Love of Three Oranges
Bernstein: 3 Meditations from Mass (Lorraine Deacon, Cello)
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7
Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence
Sunday, 9 July 2017 - 7.30pm
The Recital Room, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Programme:
Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence
The final concert in WFS's 2016/17 season takes us into the summer break with possibly the most exuberant holiday postcard in the music world: Tchaikovsky's joyous Souvenir de Florence played by a sextet taken from our string section.
Mozart, Brahms & Tchaikovsky
Sunday, 25 June 2017 - 4.30pm
The Great Hall, University of Reading
Philip Ellis (Conductor)
Programme:
Mozart: Overture to The Magic Flute
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 (Samantha Ward, Piano)
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 'Pathétique'
Music for Cor Anglais
Sunday, 23 April 2017 - 4.30pm
The Recital Room, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Featuring the sonorous tones of the cor anglais, this programme includes a transcription of a rarely heard but beautiful work by Glinka.
Britten, Copland, Barber & Berkeley
Sunday, 26 March 2017 - 4.30pm
St Paul's Church, Wokingham
Philip Ellis (Conductor)
Programme:
Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge
Copland: Clarinet Concerto (Caroline Owen, Clarinet)
Barber: Adagio for Strings
Berkeley: Serenade for String Orchestra
Copland: Appalachian Spring
Dreamworks!
Sunday, 12 February 2017 - 4.30pm
The Recital Room, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Dreamworks! West Forest Sinfonia's wind and brass sections perform dramatic and virtuoso works from two of the twentieth century's most original masters: Stravinsky's brilliantly scored Octet, full of wit and elegance, and written directly in response to a dream; and the rarely performed Capriccio for piano (left hand) and wind ensemble, written by Janáček for a pianist wounded in the first World War and originally titled Defiance, blending quirky humour, lyricism and great emotional depth.
Stravinsky: Octet
Janáček: Capriccio for Piano Left-hand and Chamber Ensemble
Holst, Howells, Vaughan Williams & Bax
Sunday, 29 January 2017 - 4.30pm
The Great Hall, University of Reading
Philip Ellis (Conductor)
Programme:
Holst: Ballet Music from 'The Perfect Fool'
Howells: Piano Concerto No. 1 (Jon Musgrave, Piano)
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
Bax: Spring Fire
Music for Cello Ensemble
Sunday, 6 November 2016 - 4.30pm
The Recital Room, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Following their last sell-out concert, the cello section of West Forest Sinfonia return to South Hill Park for another evening of music for cello ensemble. This will be a fun and varied programme of music old and new. Sit back and enjoy the glorious sound of cellos filling the Recital Room!
Stravinsky, Mozart, Duparc & Debussy
Sunday, 25 September 2016 - 4.30pm
The Great Hall, University of Reading
Philip Ellis (Conductor)
Programme:
Stravinsky: Symphony in 3 Movements
Mozart: Symphony No. 38
Duparc: 3 Orchestral Songs (Louise Turner, Soprano)
Debussy: La Mer
Mozart & JC Bach: wind and strings
Sunday, 17 July 2016 - 7.30pm
The Recital Room, South Hill Park, Bracknell
An evening of wind and string chamber music. Programme includes flute and oboe quartets by Mozart and a quintet for flute, oboe and strings by JC Bach, who was often referred to as the "London Mozart".
Bax, York Bowen & Saint-Saëns
Sunday, 26 June 2016 - 7.30pm
The Great Hall, Reading University
Philip Ellis (Conductor)
Programme:
Bax: Tintagel
York Bowen: Viola Concerto (Giles Wade, Viola)
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 "Organ"
Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Elgar & Weber
Saturday, 23 April 2016 - 7.30pm
All Saints Church, High Wycombe
Stephen Armstrong (Conductor)
Programme:
Beethoven: Overture "The Creatures of Prometheus"
Mendelssohn: Psalm 115
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 (Warren Mailley-Smith, Piano)
Elgar: Death on the Hills Op. 72
Weber: Mass No. 1 in E♭
In association with:
Purcell (arr. Britten), Bridge, Kenneth Leighton and more
Sunday, 20 March 2016 - 4.30pm
The Hardcastle Hall, The Abbey School, Reading
Philip Ellis (Conductor)
Programme:
Purcell (arr. Britten): Chaconne in G minor
Bridge: Valse Intermezzo
Kenneth Leighton: Suite Veris Gratia (Neil Charlton, Cello, Hazel Todd, Oboe)
Elgar: Serenade
Adam Carse: Two Sketches
Warren: Heather Hill
Holst (arr. Jacob): Moorside Suite
Strauss & Brahms
Sunday, 28 February 2016 - 4.30pm
The Recital Room, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Programme:
Strauss: Sextet from Capriccio
Brahms: Sextet No. 2 in G Major (Op. 36)
Gorgeous string sextets performed by members of West Forest Sinfonia, including the overture from Strauss' last opera, Capricco, well-known as a string sextet in its own right, and Brahms' sextet no. 2, which has been described as 'the most ethereal' of his larger works.
Brahms, Shostakovich & Mendelssohn
Sunday, 31 January 2016 - 4.30pm
The Great Hall, Reading University
Philip Ellis (Conductor)
Programme:
Brahms: Haydn Variation
Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 (Samantha Ward, Piano)
Mendelssohn: "Scottish" Symphony No. 3
Mozart, Haydn & Bruckner
Saturday, 14 November 2015 - 7.30pm
All Saints Church, High Wycombe
Stephen Armstrong (Conductor)
Programme:
Mozart: Spaur Messe K.258
Haydn: Organ Concerto in C (Colin Spinks, Organ)
Bruckner: Mass in C Major
Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 2 K.417 (Christophe Jefferies, Horn)
Mozart: Orgelsolomesse K.259
In association with:
Farrenc & Schubert
Sunday, 8 November 2015 - 4.30pm
The Recital Room, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Programme:
Farrenc: Piano Quintet No. 1 in A minor
Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major 'Trout'
An afternoon of music from France and Austria. Both the Farrenc Piano Quintet and Schubert's Piano Quintet were written not for the usual piano quintet of piano and string quartet, but instead for piano, violin, viola, cello and double bass.
Fauré & Schubert
Saturday, 17 October 2015 - 7.30pm
The Church on the Heath, Fleet
Gwyn Parry-Jones (Conductor)
Programme:
Fauré: Requiem
Schubert: Mass in G
In association with:
Strauss, Tchaikovsky & Elgar
Sunday, 27 September 2015 - 7.30pm
The Great Hall, Reading University
Philip Ellis (Conductor)
Programme:
Strauss: Rosenkavalier Suite
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto (Sarah Sew, Violin)
Elgar: Symphony No. 1
West Forest Winds
Sunday, 19 July 2015 - 7.30pm
The Recital Room, South Hill Park, Bracknell
West Forest Winds - music from members of the woodwind section of WFS, to include works for oboes by Beethoven and James MacMillan
Mendelssohn, Brahms & Rachmaninov
Sunday, 28 June 2015 - 7.30pm
St Paul's Church, Reading Road, Wokingham
Christopher Adey (Conductor)
Programme:
Mendelssohn: Ruy Blas Overture
Brahms: Violin Concerto (Octavi Martínez Bartolomé, Violin)
Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances
Beethoven, Mozart, Fauré & Schubert
Sunday, 22 March 2015 - 4.30pm
The Great Hall, Reading University
Philip Ellis (Conductor)
Programme:
Beethoven: Egmont Overture
Mozart: Piano Concerto k.466 in D minor (Georgina Sutton, Piano)
Fauré: Pelléas & Mélisande
Schubert: Symphony No. 5
Shostakovich & Dvorak
Sunday, 15 February 2015 - 3.00pm
The Recital Room, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Programme:
Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in G minor - Op. 57
Dvorak: Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major - Op. 81
Members of West Forest Sinfonia are joined by pianist Sarah Down for performances of masterpieces of Czech and Russian chamber music
Sibelius, Ravel & Tchaikovsky
Sunday, 1 February 2015 - 4.30pm
The Great Hall, Reading University
Philip Ellis (Conductor)
Programme:
Sibelius: The Wood Nymph
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major (Florian Mitrea, Piano)
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
Mozart & Haydn
Saturday, 15 November 2014 - 7.30pm
All Saints Church, High Wycombe
Stephen Armstrong (Conductor)
Programme:
Mozart: Concerto for Flute and Harp
Haydn: St. Cecilia Mass
In association with:
Patrick Hawes, Cherubini & Elgar
Saturday, 8 November 2014 - 7.30pm
St Mary's Church, Henley
Patrick Hawes (Conductor)
Programme:
Patrick Hawes: I know the music (world première)
Cherubini: Requiem in C minor
Elgar: Nimrod
In association with:
Sweet Desire!
Sunday, 12 October 2014 - 3.00pm
The Recital Room, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Music featuring the warm sonorities of viola, oboe, oboe d'amore and piano. Programme includes late Romantic works by George Enescu and York Bowen, and a transcription of Brahms' gorgeously sensuous Gestillte Sehnsucht
Sweet Desire!
Roger May, Dvorak & Mahler
Sunday, 28 September 2014 - 4.30pm
The Great Hall, Reading University
Philip Ellis (Conductor)
Programme:
Roger May: Blazing Sun (world première)
Dvorak: Cello Concerto (Jessica Burroughs, Cello)
Mahler: Symphony No. 1
With Jazz in Mind
Sunday, 13 July 2014 - 7.30pm
The Recital Room, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Music influenced by jazz & ragtime, including Stravinsky's 'The Soldier's Tale'
With jazz in mind...
Verdi: Requiem
Saturday, 28 June 2014 - 7.30pm
The Great Hall, Reading University
Alexander Chaplin (Conductor)
Programme:
Verdi: Requiem
In association with:
Humperdink, Richard Strauss, Saint-Saëns & Berlioz
Sunday, 22 June 2014 - 7.30pm
St Paul's Church, Reading Road, Wokingham
Philip Ellis (Conductor)
Programme:
Humperdink: Handsel & Gretel Prelude
Richard Strauss: Orchestral Songs (Louise Turner, Soprano)
Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre
Berlioz: Royal Hunt and Storm
Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel
Mozart, Vaughan-Williams & Schubert
Saturday, 26 April 2014 - 7.30pm
All Saints' Parish Church, High Wycombe
Stephen Armstrong (Conductor)
Programme:
Mozart: Missa Brevis in B♭ - K.275
Vaughan-Williams: Oboe Concerto
Mozart: Missa Brevis in D - K.194
Schubert: Mass in C - D.452
In association with:
Handel, Vivaldi, Bach and more
Saturday, 29 March 2014 - 7.30pm
St. Lawrence's Church, West Wycombe
Stephen Armstrong (Conductor)
Programme:
Handel: Concerto Grosso in F Major Op.6 No.2
Vivaldi: Concerto in G Major for Two Guitars RV 532 (Edward Lucas, Guitar, David Johnson, Guitar & Piano)
Bach: Concerto for Two Pianos in C Major BWV 1061 (Richard Carr, Piano, David Johnson)
Elgar: 3 Characteristic Pieces Op.10
Copland: Clarinet Concerto (Alastair Penman, Clarinet)
Elgar, Vaughan-Williams, Bloch and more
Sunday, 23 March 2014 - 4.30pm
St Paul's Church, Reading Road, Wokingham
Philip Ellis (Conductor)
Programme:
Elgar: Serenade for Strings
Vaughan-Williams: Five Variants of Dives & Lazarus (Jenny Broome)
Bloch: Concerto Grosso (Andy Spiceley, Piano)
Ravel: Introduction & Allegro - Version for Chamber Orchestra (Simon Salisbury, Flute, Caroline Owen, Clarinet, Jenny Broome, Harp)
Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen
Mozart (arr. Schwenke): Grand Quintetto
Sunday, 23 February 2014 - 3.00pm
The Recital Room, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Programme:
Mozart (arr. Schwenke): Grand Quintetto
Mozart, Brahms, Delius & Elgar
Sunday, 2 February 2014 - 4.30pm
The Great Hall, Reading University
Philip Ellis (Conductor)
Programme:
Mozart: Overture to 'The Marriage of Figaro'
Brahms: Piano Concerto No.2
Delius: Walk to the Paradise Garden
Elgar: Enigma Variations
Handel, Bach & Haydn
Saturday, 23 November 2013 - 7.30pm
All Saints' Parish Church, High Wycombe
Stephen Armstrong (Conductor)
Programme:
Handel: Zadok the Priest
Bach: Orchestral Suite No.4
Haydn: Grosse Mariazellermesse
In association with:
Mendelssohn: String Octet
Sunday, 10 November 2013 - 3.00pm
The Recital Room, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Programme:
Mendelssohn: String Octet
A concert of string music including...
Morten Lauridsen, Pavlica & Mendelssohn
Saturday, 19 October 2013 - 7.30pm
St Mary's Church, Henley
Anne Evans (Conductor)
Programme:
Morten Lauridsen: Lux Eterna
Pavlica: Pastoral Mass
Mendelssohn: Hear my Prayer
In association with:
Mozart & Mahler
Sunday, 29 September 2013 - 4.30pm
St Paul's Church, Reading Road, Wokingham
Philip Ellis (Conductor)
Programme:
Mozart: Symphony No.36 "Linz"
Mahler: Symphony No.5
David Popper: Requiem for 3 cellos and piano Op. 66.
Sunday, 7 July 2013 - 7.30pm
The Recital Room, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Programme:
David Popper: Requiem for 3 cellos and piano Op. 66.
A programme of music for cello ensemble, including...
Respighi, Martinů, Sibelius & Stravinsky
Sunday, 23 June 2013 - 7.30pm
St Paul's Church, Reading Road, Wokingham
Philip Ellis (Conductor)
Programme:
Respighi: Botticelli Pictures
Martinů: Tocatta e due canzoni (Andy Spiceley, Piano)
Sibelius: Swan of Tuonela
Stravinsky: Firebird (1919 Suite)
Hovhannes, Thompson & arr. Rutter
Saturday, 11 May 2013 - 7.30pm
St. Andrew's Church, Aldershot
Gwyn Parry-Jones (Conductor)
Programme:
Hovhannes: Missa Brevis
Thompson: The Last Words of David
arr. Rutter: Battle Hymn of the Republic
In association with:
Fleet choral society
Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninov & Bruckner
Saturday, 30 March 2013 - 7.30pm
High Wycombe Parish Church
Stephen Armstrong (Conductor)
Programme:
Beethoven: Coriolan Overture
Mendelssohn: Psalm 98 Op.91
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2 (David Johnson, Piano)
Bruckner: Mass No.1 in D minor
In association with:
High Wycombe Choral Society, Wingrave Singers
Arensky, Bach, Dag Wiren & Finzi
Saturday, 16 March 2013 - 7.30pm
St Lawrence's Church, West Wycombe
Stephen Armstrong (Conductor)
Programme:
Arensky: Serenade for Strings
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.6
Dag Wiren: Serenade for Strings
Finzi: Prelude & Romance for Strings
Finzi: Clarinet Concerto (Benjamin Aldren, Clarinet)
Schubert & Warlock
Sunday, 24 February 2013 - 3.00pm
Recital Room, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Programme:
Schubert: Trio in B flat D.417
Warlock: The Curlew
Warlock: Capriol Suite
Andrew Yates (Tenor), James Ranson (Violin), Neville Tam (Violin), Giles Wade (Viola), Neil Charlton (Cello), Simon Salisbury (Flute), Rachel Porter (Cor Anglais)
Mendelssohn, Beethoven & Brahms
Sunday, 27 January 2013 - 4.30pm
The Great Hall, Reading University
Philip Ellis (Conductor)
Programme:
Mendelssohn: Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 (Christopher White, Piano)
Brahms: Symphony No. 2
Ireland & Brahms
Saturday, 10 November 2012
Romsey Abbey
David Truslove (conductor)
Programme:
Ireland: "These Things Shall Be"
Ireland: "Greater Love Hath No Man"
Brahms: German Requiem
In association with:
Romsey Choral Society
Roman, Cimarosa, Bach & Mozart
Saturday, 13 October 2012
St Andrew's Church, Aldershot
Gwyn Parry-Jones (conductor)
Programme:
Roman: God is our Refuge
Cimarosa: Oboe Concerto
Bach: Cantata no. 80
Mozart: Coronation Mass
In association with:
Fleet Choral Society
Berlioz, Chausson, Ravel & Debussy
Sunday, 30 September 2012
St Paul's Church, Wokingham
Martin Smith (conductor)
Programme:
Berlioz: Overture Les Franc-Juges
Chausson: Poeme
Ravel: Sheherazade
Debussy: La Mer
Pickard, Vaugham-Williams, Butterworth & Elgar
Sunday, 27 May 2012
St Paul's Church, Wokingham
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Pickard: "Flight of Icarus"
Vaugham-Williams: "Serenade to Music" (10 soloists)
Butterworth: "Banks of Green Willow"
Elgar: "In the South"
Vaughan Williams, De Falla, Mahler & Mendelssohn
Sunday, 29 January 2012
St Paul's Church, Wokingham
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
De Falla: "El Amor Brujo" (Rae Evans)
Mahler: "Blumine"
Mendelssohn: Symphony No 4
Mozart, Bach & Haydn
Saturday, 12 November 2011
All Saints Church, High Wycombe
Stephen Armstrong (conductor)
Programme:
Mozart: Mass in C
Bach: Bradenburg Concerto no 1
Bach: Suite no 3
Haydn: Mariazellermesse
In association with:
High Wycombe Choral Society
Hummel: Mass
Tuesday, 8 November 2011
St Peter and Paul, Wantage
Richard Smith (conductor)
Programme:
Hummel: Mass
In association with:
Wantage Choral Society
Delius, Elgar & Sibelius
Sunday, 25 September 2011
St Paul's Church, Wokingham
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Delius: "La Calinda"
Elgar: Violin Concerto (Sarah Sew, Violin)
Sibelius: Symphony No 2
Vaughan Williams, Nicholas Gotch & Saint-Saёns
Sunday, 26 June 2011
St Paul's Church, Wokingham
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Vaughan Williams: Overture "The Wasps"
Nicholas Gotch: Fantazia (in Memoriam Michael Tippett)
Saint-Saёns: Cello Concerto (Jessica Burroughs, Cello)
Vaughan Williams: "A London Symphony"
Parry, Vaughan Williams & Butterworth
Saturday, 14 May 2011
Garrison Church, Aldershot
Gwyn Parry-Jones (conductor)
Programme:
Parry: Blest pair of sirens
Vaughan Williams: 5 Mystical Songs.? Songs of the fleet
Butterworth: The banks of green willow
In association with:
Fleet Choral Society
Jenkins: Armed Man mass
Saturday, 19 March 2011
Richard Smith (conductor)
Programme:
Jenkins: Armed Man mass
In association with:
Wantage Choral Society
Handel: Messiah
Saturday, 26 February 2011
St Giles Church, Reading
Janet Lincé (conductor)
Programme:
Handel: Messiah
In association with:
Reading Festival Chorus
Nielsen, Sibelius & Brahms
Sunday, 30 January 2011
St Paul's Church, Wokingham
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Nielsen: Helios Overture
Sibelius: Violin Concerto (Eloisa-Fleur Thom, Violin)
Brahms: Symphony No 4
Mozart, Holst & Jenkins
Saturday, 13 November 2010
Romsey Abbey
David Truslove (conductor)
Programme:
Mozart: Kyrie
Holst: Hymn of Jesus
Jenkins: Armed man Mass
In association with:
Romsey Choral Society
Handel: Messiah
Saturday, 16 October 2010
Peter Beaven (conductor)
Programme:
Handel: Messiah
In association with:
Spelthorne Choral Society
Ravel, Debussy & Rachmaninov
Sunday, 26 September 2010
St Paul's Church, Wokingham
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Ravel: Mother Goose Suite
Debussy: Premiѐre Rhapsodie for Clarinet & Orchestra (Elizabeth Drew, Clarinet)
Rachmaninov: Symphony No 2
Schubert, Tippett, Wagner & Mozart
Sunday, 27 June 2010
St Paul's Church, Wokingham
Matthew Andrews (conductor)
Programme:
Schubert: Symphony No 3
Tippett: Fantasia Concertante on a theme of Corelli (James Ranson, Giles Wade, Lorna Taylor)
Wagner: Siegfried Idyll
Mozart: Symphony No 40
Mendelssohn & Beethoven
Saturday, 8 May 2010
Garrison Church, Aldershot
Gwyn Parry-Jones (conductor)
Programme:
Mendelssohn: Fingal’s Cave
Mendelssohn: Hear my prayer
Beethoven: Choral Fantasia
Beethoven: Mass in C
In association with:
Fleet Choral Society
Mendelssohn, Berlioz, Bruch & Mozart
Saturday, 24 April 2010
All Saints Church, High Wycombe
Stephen Armstrong (conductor)
Programme:
Mendelssohn: Overture A calm sea and a prosperous voyage
Berlioz: excerpts from Benvenuto Cellini
Bruch: Violin Concerto
Mozart: Requiem
In association with:
High Wycombe Choral Society
Verdi: Requiem
Saturday, 27 March 2010
Marlborough College Chapel
Robin Nelson (conductor)
Programme:
Verdi: Requiem
In association with:
Swindon Choral Society
Marlow Rhys, Mendelssohn & Prokofiev
Sunday, 31 January 2010
St Paul's Church, Wokingham
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Marlow Rhys: "…And the mountains are dancing" (WFS Composer's Competition finalist)
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor (Eloisa-Fleur Thom, Violin)
Prokofiev: Symphony No 5
Vivaldi: Gloria
Saturday, 14 November 2009
St Peter and Paul, Wantage
Richard Smith (conductor)
Programme:
Vivaldi: Gloria
In association with:
Wantage Choral Society
Mendelssohn, Berg & Mahler
Sunday, 27 September 2009
St Paul's Church, Wokingham
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Mendelssohn: "Hebrides" Overture
Berg: Seven Early Songs (Eileen Pinkarchevski, Soprano)
Mahler: Symphony No 4 (Eileen Pinkarchevski)
Bliss, Holst & Tchaikovsky
Sunday, 21 June 2009
St Paul's Church, Wokingham
Robert Roscoe (conductor)
Programme:
Bliss: Checkmate Suite
Holst: Double Concerto for Two Violins (Giles Wade, James Ranson)
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 1
Handel: Alexander’s Feast
Saturday, 6 June 2009
Privett Church, Froxfield
Richard Smith (conductor)
Programme:
Handel: Alexander’s Feast
In association with:
Froxfield Choir
Copland, Gershwin & Durufle
Saturday, 25 April 2009
All Saints Church, High Wycombe
Stephen Armstrong (conductor)
Programme:
Copland: Appalachian Spring
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess excerpts
Durufle: Requiem
In association with:
High Wycombe Choral Society
Bruckner & Mozart
Saturday, 4 April 2009
High Cross Church, Camberley
Matthew Watts (conductor)
Programme:
Bruckner: Zwei Aqueali
Mozart: Solemn Vespers
Mozart: Requiem
Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
In association with:
Surrey Heath Choral Society
Tippett: A child of our time
Saturday, 28 March 2009
Richard Smith (conductor)
Programme:
Tippett: A child of our time
In association with:
Wantage Choral Society
Haydn, Schnittke, Milhaud & Mozart
Sunday, 8 March 2009
Wilde Theatre, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Haydn: Symphony No 49
Schnittke: Piano Concerto (Andy Spiceley, Piano)
Milhaud: La Création du monde
Mozart: Symphony No 35
Bach: Christmas Oratorio
Sunday, 7 December 2008
High Cross Church, Camberley
Matthew Watts (conductor)
Programme:
Bach: Christmas Oratorio
In association with:
Surrey Heath Choral Society
Pergolesi, Bach, Albinoni & Vivaldi
Saturday, 15 November 2008
All Saints Church, High Wycombe
Stephen Armstrong (conductor)
Programme:
Pergolesi: Magnificat
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 3
Albinoni: Adagio
Vivaldi: Magnificat
Vivaldi: Gloria
In association with:
High Wycombe Choral Society
Borodin, Miaskovsky & Rimsky-Korsakov
Sunday, 28 September 2008
St Paul's Church, Wokingham
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Borodin: Prince Igor Overture
Miaskovsky: Cello Concerto (Jessica Burroughs, Cello)
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
21st Birthday Concert
Sunday, 22 June 2008
St Paul's Church, Wokingham
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Roger May: Flight to the Iolite (WFS Composer's Competition Prize Winner)
Brahms: Concerto for Violin & Cello (Ron Colyer, Violin, Juliet Colyer, Cello)
Tobjörn Hultmark: Alcántara for Trumpet and Chamber Orchestra (WFS Composers' Competition Prize Winner) (Kevin Ransom, Trumpet)
Sibelius: Symphony No 5
WFS 21st Birthday Concert
Haydn: Creation
Saturday, 7 June 2008
Privett Church, Froxfield
Richard Smith (conductor)
Programme:
Haydn: Creation
In association with:
Froxfield Choir
Weber, Elgar & Puccini
Saturday, 26 April 2008
All Saints Church, High Wycombe
Stephen Armstrong (conductor)
Programme:
Weber: Overture Euryanthe
Weber: Opera Choruses
Elgar: Cello Concerto
Puccini: Messa di Gloria
In association with:
High Wycombe Choral Society
Mozart, Canteloube & Brahms
Sunday, 10 February 2008
St Paul's Church, Wokingham
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Mozart: Symphony No 38
Canteloube: Songs of the Auvergne (Natalie Clifton-Griffith, Soprano)
Brahms: Serenade No 1
Beethoven: Mass in C
Saturday, 17 November 2007
All Saints Church, High Wycombe
Stephen Armstrong (conductor)
Programme:
Beethoven: Mass in C
In association with:
High Wycombe Choral Society
Verdi: Requiem
Saturday, 10 November 2007
Romsey Abbey
David Truslove (conductor)
Programme:
Verdi: Requiem
In association with:
Romsey Choral Society
Mozart, Britten & Tchaikovsky
Sunday, 23 September 2007
St Paul's Church, Wokingham
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Mozart: "Don Giovanni"
Britten: Violin Concerto (Alexandra Wood, Violin)
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 2
R Strauss & Tchaikovsky
Sunday, 24 June 2007
St Paul's Church, Wokingham
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
R Strauss: Five Songs
Tchaikovsky: Suite No 3
Grieg, Coleridge Taylor & Sibelius
Saturday, 5 May 2007
All Saints Church, High Wycombe
Stephen Armstrong (conductor)
Programme:
Grieg: peer Gynt Suite
Coleridge Taylor: Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast
Coleridge Taylor: Death of Minnehaha
Sibelius: swan of Tuonela
In association with:
High Wycombe Choral Society
Bach: St John Passion
Saturday, 28 April 2007
Garrison Church, Aldershot
Gwyn Parry-Jones (conductor)
Programme:
Bach: St John Passion
In association with:
Fleet Choral Society
Schumann & Ravel
Sunday, 1 April 2007
Wilde Theatre, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Robert Roscoe (conductor)
Programme:
Schumann: Symphony No 4
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G (Daniel Smith, Piano)
Beethoven & Dvorak
Sunday, 14 January 2007
Wilde Theatre, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 5 (Ian Buckle, Piano)
Dvorak: Symphony No 8
Mozart, Grieg & Chopin
Saturday, 21 October 2006
Cambridge Concert Hall
Stephen Armstrong (conductor)
Programme:
Mozart: Eine Kleine Nactmusik
Mozart: Piano Concerto in A major
Grieg: Holberg Suite
Chopin: Piano Concerto no 2
Britten & Brahms
Sunday, 24 September 2006
St Paul's Church, Wokingham
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Britten: Suite "Gloriana"
Britten: "Les Illuminations" (Andrew Yeats, Tenor)
Brahms: Symphony No 1
Robin Nelson: Brunel’s Kingdom
Saturday, 23 September 2006
Steam Museum, Swindon
Robin Nelson (conductor)
Programme:
Robin Nelson: Brunel’s Kingdom
In association with:
Swindon Choral Society
Handel & Hummel
Saturday, 8 July 2006
Paul Rhys (conductor)
Programme:
Handel: Dettingen Te Deum
Hummel: Messe Solemne in C
In association with:
The Hanover Choir
Debussy, Walton & Stravinsky
Sunday, 25 June 2006
St Paul's Church, Wokingham
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Debussy: Prelude a L’Apres Midi d’un Faune
Walton: Cello Concerto (Lorraine Deacon, Cello)
Stravinsky: Firebird Suite
Beethoven
Saturday, 24 June 2006
St Mary's Church, Henley
In association with:
Henley Choral Society
A programme of Beethoven
Mozart & Haydn
Saturday, 17 June 2006
St Helen's Church, Abingdon
Chris Walker (conductor)
Programme:
Mozart: Solemn Vespers
Haydn: The Seasons
In association with:
Benson Choral Society
Schumann & Beethoven
Sunday, 14 May 2006
Wilde Theatre, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Schumann: Piano Concerto (Nicola Eimer, Piano)
Beethoven: Symphony No.2
Vaughan Williams, Walton, Masagni & Rutter
Saturday, 29 April 2006
All Saints Church, High Wycombe
Stephen Armstrong (conductor)
Programme:
Vaughan Williams: Overture The Wasps
Walton: Jubilate Deo
Walton: Spitfire Prelude & Fugue
Masagni: Easter Hymn
Rutter: Feel the spirit
Rutter: Magnificat
In association with:
High Wycombe Choral Society
Karl Jenkins & Brahms
Friday, 14 April 2006
Royal Memorial Chapel, Sandhurst
Ron Ferris (conductor)
Programme:
Karl Jenkins: Armed Man Choral Suite
Brahms: Requiem
In association with:
Surrey Heath Choral Society, Yateley Choral Society
Parry & Brahms
Saturday, 1 April 2006
St John's Church, Egham
Lionel Pike (conductor)
Programme:
Parry: Blest Pair of Sirens
Brahms: Requiem
In association with:
Egham Choral Society
Karl Jenkins & Rutter
Saturday, 25 March 2006
Holy Rood Church, Swindon
Robin Nelson (conductor)
Programme:
Karl Jenkins: Mass for Peace
Rutter: Gloria
In association with:
Swindon Choral Society
Bartok & Beethoven
Sunday, 19 March 2006
Wilde Theatre, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Bartok: Piano Concerto No.3 (Andy Spiceley, Piano)
Beethoven: Symphony No.6
Franck & Beethoven
Sunday, 15 January 2006
Wilde Theatre, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Franck: Symphonic Variations (Chris George, Piano)
Beethoven: Symphony No.5
Christmas Concert
Saturday, 10 December 2005
High Cross Church, Camberley
Ron Ferris (conductor)
In association with:
Surrey Heath Choral Society
Handel: Messiah
Saturday, 26 November 2005
Bracknell Sports Centre
Nicholas Austen (conductor)
Programme:
Handel: Messiah
In association with:
Bracknell Choral Society
Bruckner & Mozart
Saturday, 15 October 2005
Robin Nelson (conductor)
Programme:
Bruckner: Mass for Wind
Mozart: Requiem
In association with:
Swindon Choral Society
Beethoven & Shostakovitch
Sunday, 25 September 2005
St Paul's Church, Wokingham
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Beethoven: Violin Concerto (Martin Smith, Violin)
Shostakovitch: Symphony No.5
Handel: Alexander’s Feast
Saturday, 2 July 2005
Bath Road Methodist Church, Swindon
Robin Nelson (conductor)
Programme:
Handel: Alexander’s Feast
In association with:
Swindon Choral Society
Tchaikovsky, Haydn & Beethoven
Sunday, 26 June 2005
St Paul's Church, Wokingham
Lucy Griffiths (conductor)
Programme:
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings
Haydn: Sinfonia Concertante for Oboe, Bassoon, Violin and Cello (Hazel Todd, Oboe, Ron Colyer, Violin, Neil Charlton, Cello)
Beethoven: Symphony No.7
Elgar: Dream of Gerontius
Saturday, 2 April 2005
Holy Rood Church, Swindon
Robin Nelson (conductor)
Programme:
Elgar: Dream of Gerontius
In association with:
Swindon Choral Society
Mendelssohn: Elijah
Saturday, 5 March 2005
Reading University Great Hall
Paul Rhys (conductor)
Programme:
Mendelssohn: Elijah
In association with:
Reading University Choral Society
Weber, Strauss & Shostakovitch
Sunday, 30 January 2005
St Paul's Church, Wokingham
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Weber: Oberon
Strauss: Four Last Songs
Shostakovitch: Symphony No.10
Puccini: Messa di Gloria
Saturday, 16 October 2004
St Mark's Church, Swindon
Robin Nelson (conductor)
Programme:
Puccini: Messa di Gloria
In association with:
Swindon Choral Society
Sibelius, Britten & Brahms
Sunday, 26 September 2004
St Paul's Church, Wokingham
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Sibelius: Tapiola
Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings (Andrew Yeats, Tenor, Elspeth Dutch, Horn)
Brahms: Symphony No.3
Bach, Mozart, CPE Bach & Ravel
Sunday, 27 June 2004
St Paul's Church, Wokingham
Ron Colyer (conductor)
Programme:
Bach: Suite No.3
Mozart: Violin Concerto in A Major (Ron Colyer, Violin)
CPE Bach: Bassoon Concerto (Sally-Anne Bartholomew, Bassoon)
Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
Haydn & Puccini
Saturday, 15 May 2004
St Swithun's Church, Yateley
Programme:
Haydn: Nelson Mass
Puccini: Messa di Gloria
In association with:
Yateley Choral Society
Elgar & Tchaikovsky
Saturday, 24 April 2004
All Saints Church, Wokingham
Stephen Armstrong (conductor)
Programme:
Elgar: from the Bavarian highlands
Elgar: Light of life
Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty
In association with:
High Wycombe Choral Society
Vaughan Williams & Mendelssohn
Friday, 9 April 2004
Royal Memorial Chapel, Sandhurst
Ron Ferris (conductor)
Programme:
Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs
Mendelssohn: Hymn of Praise
Mendelssohn: Hear my Prayer
In association with:
Surrey Heath Choral Society
Verdi: Requiem
Saturday, 20 March 2004
Holy Rood Church, Swindon
Robin Nelson (conductor)
Programme:
Verdi: Requiem
In association with:
Swindon Choral Society
Janáček, Bartok & Dvorak
Sunday, 25 January 2004
St Paul's Church, Wokingham
Leo Hussain (conductor)
Programme:
Janáček: Suite “The Cunning Little Vixen”
Bartok: Music for Strings Percussion and Celesta
Dvorak: Symphony No.8 in G
Christmas Concert
Saturday, 13 December 2003
High Cross Church, Camberley
Ron Ferris (conductor)
In association with:
Surrey Heath Choral Society
Verdi, Rodrigo, Puccini & Rossini
Saturday, 8 November 2003
All Saints Church, High Wycombe
Stephen Armstrong (conductor)
Programme:
Verdi: "Brindisi" from La Traviata
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez (David Johnson, Guitar)
Puccini: "Nessum Dorma" from Turandot
Rossini: Stabat Mater
In association with:
High Wycombe Choral Society
Sibelius, Beethoven & Elgar
Sunday, 28 September 2003
St Paul's Church, Wokingham
Alexander Walker (conductor)
Programme:
Sibelius: Lemminkainen’s Return
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.4 (Juliet Bruce, Piano)
Elgar: Symphony No.1
Haydn, Tchaikovsky & Mahler
Sunday, 22 June 2003
St Paul's Church, Wokingham
Levon Parikian (conductor)
Programme:
Haydn: Symphony No.31 “Horn Signal”
Tchaikovsky: Letter Scene from Eugene Onegin (Anne-Marie Czajkowski, Soprano)
Mahler: Symphony No.4 (Anne-Marie Czajkowski)
Handel & Mozart
Monday, 5 May 2003
High Cross Church, Camberley
Ron Ferris (conductor)
Programme:
Handel: Coronation Anthems
Mozart: Solemn Vespers
In association with:
Surrey Heath Choral Society
Walton, Vivaldi & Weber
Sunday, 2 March 2003
Wellington College, Crowthorne
John Holloway (conductor)
Programme:
Walton: "Belshazzar's Feast"
Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Trumpets
Weber: Clarinet Concerto No 2 (George Clark, Clarinet)
Brahms & Dvorak
Sunday, 2 February 2003
Wellington College, Crowthorne
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Brahms: Piano Concerto No.1 (Andrew West, Piano)
Dvorak: Symphony No.7 in D minor
Christmas Concert
Saturday, 14 December 2002
High Cross Church, Camberley
Ron Ferris (conductor)
In association with:
Surrey Heath Choral Society
Mendelssohn & Brahms
Saturday, 19 October 2002
St Peter's Church, Swindon
David Truslove (conductor)
Programme:
Mendelssohn: Lobgesang
Brahms: Song of Destiny
Brahms: Academic festival Overture
In association with:
Swindon Choral Society
Mendelssohn: Elijah
Saturday, 12 October 2002
Guildford Cathedral
Ron Ferris (conductor)
Programme:
Mendelssohn: Elijah
In association with:
Centenary Chorus
Haydn & Durufle
Friday, 4 October 2002
Marlborough College Chapel
Robin Nelson (conductor)
Programme:
Haydn: Nelson Mass
Durufle: Requiem
In association with:
Swindon Choral Society
Madetoja, Neilsen & Sibelius
Sunday, 29 September 2002
St Paul's Church, Wokingham
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Madetoja: Symphony No.1
Neilsen: Flue Concerto (Ellen Wiles, Flute)
Sibelius: Symphony No.2
Mozart, Bridge, Bax & Ravel
Sunday, 14 July 2002
The Recital Room, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Programme:
Mozart: Adagio & Rondo
Bridge: Cello Sonata
Bax: Harp Quintet
Ravel: Introduction & Allegro
Giles Wade (Violin & Viola), James Ranson (Violin), Sue Black (Viola), Neil Charlton (Cello), Jenny Broome (Harp), Clare Mellor (Flute), Hazel Todd (Oboe), Liz Drew (Clarinet), Tara Copus (Piano)
Brahms & Beethoven
Saturday, 22 June 2002
Reading University Great Hall
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Brahms: Variations on St Anthony Chorale
Beethoven: Symphony No.9 (Anne-Marie Czajkowski, Soprano, Susan Jelly, Alto, Alistair Armit, Tenor, David Stout, Bass)
In association with:
Reading Haydn Choir
Parry, Elgar, Handel & Faure
Saturday, 11 May 2002
Garrison Church, Aldershot
Gwyn Parry-Jones (conductor)
Programme:
Parry: I was glad
Elgar: Nursery Suite
Handel: Zadok the Priest
Faure: Requiem
In association with:
Fleet Choral Society
Purcell, Bach & Handel
Saturday, 23 March 2002
Reading University Great Hall
Jaques Cohen (conductor)
Programme:
Purcell: Rejoice in the Lord always
Bach: Gloria in Excelsis Deo
Bach: Cantata 191
Handel: Ode to St Cecilia’s Day
In association with:
Reading Festival Chorus
Delius, Elgar & Walton
Sunday, 3 February 2002
Wellington College, Crowthorne
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Delius: Walk to the Paradise Gardens
Elgar: Cello Concerto (Lorraine Deacon, Cello)
Walton: Symphony No.1
Bach: Christmas Oratorio
Saturday, 15 December 2001
High Cross Church, Camberley
Ron Ferris (conductor)
Programme:
Bach: Christmas Oratorio
In association with:
Surrey Heath Choral Society
Mozart & CPE Bach
Saturday, 1 December 2001
Radley College
John Lubbock (conductor)
Programme:
Mozart: Exultate Jubilate
Mozart: C minor Mass
CPE Bach: Magnific
In association with:
Benson Choral Society
Vaughan Williams & Mendelssohn
Saturday, 20 October 2001
Princes Hall, Aldershot
Geoffrey Morgan (conductor)
Programme:
Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem
Mendelssohn: Hear my Prayer
Mendelssohn: Hymn of Praise
Mendelssohn: Overture Ruy Blas
In association with:
Fleet Choral Society
Mozart, Martinu & Tchaikovsky
Sunday, 30 September 2001
St Paul's Church, Wokingham
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Mozart: Symphony No25
Martinu: Rhapsody Concerto (Giles Wade, Viola)
Tchaikovsky: Suite No.1
Handel, Finzi & Britten
Saturday, 30 June 2001
Wesleyan Methodist Church, Oxford
Janet Lincé (conductor)
Programme:
Handel: Dixit Dominus
Finzi: Dies Natalis
Britten: Te Deum
In association with:
OUP Singers
Britten, Schumann & Schubert
Sunday, 24 June 2001
St Paul's Church, Wokingham
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Britten: Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge
Schumann: Konzertstucke (Ian Stott, Kathryn Saunders, Elspeth Taylor, Caroline Emery)
Schubert: Symphony No.9
Bach: St John Passion
Saturday, 7 April 2001
Garrison Church, Aldershot
Geoffrey Morgan (conductor)
Programme:
Bach: St John Passion
In association with:
Fleet Choral Society
Vivaldi & Mozart
Saturday, 24 March 2001
Bracknell Sports Centre
Clive Fairbairn (conductor)
Programme:
Vivaldi: Gloria
Mozart: Requiem
In association with:
Bracknell Choral Society
Mozart & Verdi
Monday, 12 March 2001
Yateley Manor School
Nicholas Chalmers (conductor)
Programme:
Mozart: Mass in C minor
Mozart: Prague Symphony
Verdi: Opera Choruses
In association with:
Yateley Choral Society
Debussy, Bax & Coleridge-Taylor
Sunday, 25 February 2001
The Recital Room, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Programme:
Debussy: Sonate (flute, viola & harp)
Bax: Fantasy Sonata (viola and harp)
Coleridge-Taylor: Clarinet Quintet
Clare Mellor (Flute), Sarah Bushnell (Viola), Jenny Broome (Harp), Giles Wade (Viola), John Burleigh (Clarinet), John Spurgeon (Violin), Harold Kershaw (Violin), Janet Callender (Viola), Fritz Lustig (Cello)
Humperdink, Mozart & Shostakovitch
Saturday, 10 February 2001
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Humperdink: Prelude to Hansel and Gretel
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante (Robert Gibbs, Violin, Helen Kaminga, Viola)
Shostakovitch: Symphony No.15.
Christmas Concert
Saturday, 16 December 2000
Guildford Cathedral
Stephen Farr (conductor)
Programme:
Corelli: Christmas Concerto
Bach: Keyboard Concerto
Handel: Pastoral Symphony
Christmas concert
Handel: Messiah
Saturday, 9 December 2000
High Cross Church, Camberley
Ron Ferris (conductor)
Programme:
Handel: Messiah
In association with:
Surrey Heath Choral Society
Haydn, Purcell & Finzi
Saturday, 25 November 2000
University Church, Oxford
Janet Lincé (conductor)
Programme:
Haydn: Nelson Mass
Purcell: Rejoice in the Lord
Finzi: In Terra Pax
In association with:
OUP Singers
Mendelssohn & Beethoven
Sunday, 19 November 2000
Philip Hesketh (conductor)
Programme:
Mendelssohn: Die Schoene Melusine
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto (Alison White, Violin)
Beethoven: Symphony No.2.
Handel: Messiah
Saturday, 14 October 2000
Royal Memorial Chapel, Sandhurst
Ron Ferris (conductor)
Programme:
Handel: Messiah
In association with:
Surrey Heath Choral Society
Wokingham Arts Festival: Mozart
Saturday, 7 October 2000
All Saints Church, Wokingham
Ron Colyer (conductor)
Programme:
Mozart: Cassation in B Flat
Mozart: Violin Concerto No.3 in G (Ron Colyer, Violin)
Mozart: Serenade in G “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik”
Mozart: Symphony No.29
Wokingham Arts Festival
Nielsen, Martinu & Brahms
Sunday, 25 June 2000
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Nielsen: Helios Overture
Martinu: Concerto for Double String Orchestra, Piano and Timpani (Juliet Bruce, Piano, Graham Dare, Timpani)
Brahms: Symphony No.4.
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius
Saturday, 6 May 2000
Guildford Cathedral
Geoffrey Morgan (conductor)
Programme:
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius
In association with:
Centenary Chorus
Haydn & Mozart
Tuesday, 2 May 2000
Bracknell Sports Centre
Clive Fairbairn (conductor)
Programme:
Haydn: Nelson Mass
Mozart: Vespers
In association with:
Bracknell Choral Society
Rutter
Saturday, 11 March 2000
High Cross Church, Camberley
Ron Ferris (conductor)
Programme:
Rutter: Psalmfest
Rutter: Requiem
In association with:
Surrey Heath Choral Society
Barber, Ginastera & Tchaikovsky
Sunday, 30 January 2000
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Barber: Essay No.1 (replaced Holst Egdon Heath)
Ginastera: Harp Concerto (Jenny Broome, Harp)
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6.
Britten, Copland, Kernis & Elgar
Friday, 19 November 1999
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Britten: Four Sea Interludes from “Peter Grimes”
Copland: Clarinet Concerto (Liz Drew, Clarinet)
Kernis: Musica Celestis
Elgar: Enigma Variations.
In Memory of Sean Greenwood
Sunday, 13 June 1999
St Paul's Church, Wokingham
Levon Parikian (conductor)
Programme:
Mozart: Symphony No.31 “Paris”
Barber: Adagio (replaced Shostakovitch Two Pieces for Strings from “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk” and Polka from “The Age of Gold”)
Mozart: Oboe Concerto (Rachel Porter, Oboe)
Beethoven: Symphony No.2
In memory of Sean Greenwood
Albinoni, Parry & Dvorak
Saturday, 8 May 1999
Garrison Church, Aldershot
Geoffrey Morgan (conductor)
Programme:
Albinoni: Adagio for Organ & Strings (David Davies, Organ)
Parry: "Blest Pair of Sirens"
Dvorak: Stabat Mater
In association with:
Fleet Choral Society
Ireland & Tippett
Saturday, 27 March 1999
Bracknell Sports Centre
Andrew Millington (conductor)
Programme:
Ireland: "These Things Shall Be"
Tippett: "A Child of Our Time" (Julie Melinek, Kate Woolveridge, Maldwyn Davies, David Crown)
In association with:
Bracknell Choral Society
Bach, F. Martin, R. Strauss & Haydn
Sunday, 28 February 1999
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Bach: Orchestral Suite No.1
F. Martin: Petite Symphonie Concertante (Jenny Broome, Juliet Bruce, Katherine May)
R. Strauss: Metamorphosen for 23 solo strings
Haydn: Symphony No.49 “La Passione”.
Bush: A Christmas Cantata
Saturday, 5 December 1998
High Cross Church, Camberley
Ron Ferris (conductor)
Programme:
Bush: A Christmas Cantata (Valerie Wright)
In association with:
Surrey Heath Choral Society
Haydn: Oratorio "The Creation"
Saturday, 21 November 1998
Bracknell Sports Centre
Andrew Millington (conductor)
Programme:
Haydn: Oratorio "The Creation" (Marie Vassiliou, Anthony Rich, Anthony Cunningham)
In association with:
Bracknell Choral Society
Debussy, Strauss & Brahms
Sunday, 11 October 1998
St Paul's Church, Wokingham
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Debussy: Prelude a L’Apres Midi d’un Faune
Strauss: Four Last Songs (Elizabeth Nash, Soprano)
Brahms: Symphony No.2
Arensky, Dvorak & Shostakovitch
Sunday, 7 June 1998
St Paul's Church, Wokingham
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Arensky: Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky (replaced Nielsen Helios Overture)
Dvorak: Cello Concerto (Richard May, Cello)
Shostakovitch: Symphony No.1
Elgar, Edvard Greig, Mendelssohn and more
Friday, 1 May 1998
Geoffrey Morgan (conductor)
Programme:
Elgar: "From the Bavarian Highlands"
Edvard Greig: "Peer Gynt" Suite
Mendelssohn: "Hebrides" Overture
Stanford: "Songs of the Sea" (Michael Bundy, Baritone)
Borodin: "Polovtsian Dances"
In association with:
Fleet Choral Society
Respighi, Panufnik, Prokofiev & Haydn
Sunday, 25 January 1998
Wilde Theatre, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Respighi: Three Botticelli Pictures
Panufnik: Katyn Epitaph
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No.1 (Lucy Waterhouse, Violin)
Haydn: Symphony No.104 “London”
Brahms
Saturday, 4 October 1997
Princes Hall, Aldershot
Geoffrey Morgan (conductor)
Programme:
Brahms: "Song of Destiny" (Julia Dewhurst, Soprano)
Brahms: Requiem (Julia Dewhurst, Michael Bundy, Baritone)
In association with:
Fleet Choral Society
Verdi, Walton & Dvorak
Saturday, 27 September 1997
All Saints Church, Wokingham
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Verdi: Overture “La Forza del Destino”
Walton: Viola Concerto (Helen Kaminga, Viola)
Dvorak: Symphony No.3
Mendelssohn: Elijah
Saturday, 24 May 1997
St Luke's Church, Swindon
Nicholas Riddle (conductor)
Programme:
Mendelssohn: "Elijah" (Bronwen Mills, Hilary Fisher, Matthew Beale, David Usher)
In association with:
Swindon Choral Society
Elgar, Vaughan Williams, Holst and more
Sunday, 11 May 1997
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Elgar: Introduction and Allegro
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme of Tallis
Holst: St. Paul’s Suite
Corelli: Concerto Grosso Op6. No.2
Tippett: Fantasia on a Theme of Corelli
Elgar & Poulenc
Saturday, 10 May 1997
Geoffrey Morgan (conductor)
Programme:
Elgar: Pomp & Circumstance March No 4
Poulenc: Gloria
Elgar: "Sea Pictures"
Elgar: "The Music Makers"
In association with:
Fleet Choral Society
Buxtehude, Britten & Schubert
Saturday, 15 March 1997
St Luke's Church, Swindon
Nicholas Riddle (conductor)
Programme:
Buxtehude: Magnificat
Britten: "Les Illuminations" (Bronwen Mills, Soprano)
Schubert: Mass in G DV 167
In association with:
Swindon Choral Society
10th Anniversary Concert
Sunday, 23 February 1997
All Saints Church, Wokingham
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Schubert: Overture “Rosemunde”
Beethoven: Concerto No. 5 in Eb (James Kirby, Piano)
Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor
WFS 10th Anniversary Concert
Handel: Messiah
Thursday, 19 December 1996
Bracknell Sports Centre
Andrew Millington (conductor)
Programme:
Handel: "Messiah" (Janet Fairlie, Yvonne Woods, Mark Wilde, Julian Saipe)
In association with:
Bracknell Choral Society
Beethoven, Sibelius & Dvorak
Saturday, 28 September 1996
All Saints Church, Wokingham
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Beethoven: Overture “Leonora No. 3”
Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor (Robert Whysall Gibbs, Violin)
Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 in D minor
Britten, Sibelius & Elgar
Saturday, 1 June 1996
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Britten: Les Illuminations (Adele Paxton, Soprano)
Sibelius: Pelleas et Melisande Suite
Elgar: Sospiri.
Mendelssohn: Elijah
Saturday, 18 May 1996
Geoffrey Morgan (conductor)
Programme:
Mendelssohn: "Elijah" (Julia Dewhurst, Margater Maguire, Mervyn Collins, Michael Bundy)
In association with:
Fleet Choral Society
Tchaikovsky, Mahler & Mozart
Sunday, 11 February 1996
Wilde Theatre, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Jonathan Grieves-Smith (conductor)
Programme:
Tchaikovsky: Fantasy Overture "Romeo and Juliet"
Mahler: Adagietto for Strings & Harp from Symphony No. 5
Mozart: Motet "Exultate Jubilate" K165 (Katherine Paterson)
Britten: War Requiem
Saturday, 14 October 1995
Oasis Leisure Centre, Swindon
Nicholas Riddle (conductor)
Programme:
Britten: War Requiem
In association with:
Swindon Choral Society
Debussy, Berlioz, Weber and more
Friday, 13 October 1995
The Recital Room, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Programme:
Debussy: Sonate
Berlioz: Trio (Childhood of Christ)
Weber: Clarinet Quintet
Mozart: Flute Quartet
Ibert: Two Interludes
Ravel: Introduction and Allegro
Carolyn de Grey (Flute), Clare Mellor (Flute), John Burleigh (Clarinet), James Ranson (Violin), Alison White (Violin), Giles Wade (Viola), Neil Charlton (Cello), Jenny Broome (Harp)
Haydn: Oratorio "The Creation"
Saturday, 7 October 1995
Geoffrey Morgan (conductor)
Programme:
Haydn: Oratorio "The Creation"
In association with:
Fleet Choral Society
Mozart, Bartok & Dvorak
Sunday, 9 July 1995
St Paul's Church, Wokingham
Programme:
Mozart: Overture “Mitridate”
Mozart: Concert Aria (Elizabeth Nash, Soprano)
Bartok: Divertimento
Dvorak: Czech Suite
Schubert, Mozart, Rubbra & Haydn
Sunday, 21 May 1995
Wilde Theatre, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Jonathan Grieves-Smith (conductor)
Programme:
Schubert: Symphony No 5 in Bb
Mozart: Concerto in Bb for Bassoon & orchestra (Sally-Ann Bartholomew, Bassoon)
Rubbra: Symphony No. 10 Opus 145
Haydn: Symphony No. 44 in E minor
Coleridge-Taylor: Hiawatha
Saturday, 20 May 1995
Princes Hall, Aldershot
Geoffrey Morgan (conductor)
Programme:
Coleridge-Taylor: "Hiawatha" (Diana Vivian, David Newman, Michael Wakeham)
In association with:
Fleet Choral Society
Purcell & Handel
Saturday, 1 April 1995
St Mark's Church, Swindon
Nicholas Riddle (conductor)
Programme:
Purcell: Odefor Saint Cecilia's Day
Purcell: Chcony in G minor (Andrew Fletcher)
Handel: Organ Concerto No. 2
Handel: Dettingen Te Deum
In association with:
Swindon Choral Society
Mendelssohn: Elijah
Sunday, 5 March 1995
Reading University Great Hall
Programme:
Mendelssohn: "Elijah"
In association with:
Reading University Chorus
Handel: Oratorio "Messiah"
Sunday, 12 February 1995
Richard Butt (conductor)
Programme:
Handel: Oratorio "Messiah" (Bronwen Mills, Reiner Schneider-Waterberg, Simon Lumby, Michael Pearce)
Berkeley, Mozart, Sibelius & Stravinsky
Sunday, 12 February 1995
Bearwood College Theatre, Winnersh
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Berkeley: Divertimento
Mozart: Concerto for Flute and Harp (Simon Salisbury, Flute, Jenny Broome, Harp)
Sibelius: Valse Triste
Sibelius: Andante Lirico
Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite
Handel, Bach, Boyce & Purcell
Saturday, 22 October 1994
Programme:
Handel: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Handel: Concerto Grosso Op.3 No.2
Bach: Double Violin Concerto
Boyce: Symphony
Purcell: Chaccony
Bach: Concerto for Oboe and Violin
Handel: Water Music (excerpts).
Hallelujah for Hospices
Saturday, 8 October 1994
Holy Rood Church, Swindon
Hallelujah for Hospices
Copland, Beethoven, Arvo Part & Mozart
Sunday, 25 September 1994
Programme:
Copland: Latin American Sketches
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in Eb (Jonathan Higgins, Piano)
Arvo Part: “Fratres”
Mozart: Symphony No. 35 in D
Rossini, Vaughan Williams, Vaughan-Williams & Beethoven
Sunday, 10 July 1994
Programme:
Rossini: “The Italian Girl in Algiers”
Vaughan Williams: Oboe Concerto (Hazel Todd, Oboe)
Vaughan-Williams: Five Variants on Dives and Lazarus
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D
Vaughan Williams & Coleridge-Taylor
Saturday, 18 June 1994
Oasis Leisure Centre, Swindon
Nicholas Riddle (conductor)
Programme:
Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony
Coleridge-Taylor: Hiawatha's Wedding Feast
In association with:
Swindon Choral Society
Mozart
Sunday, 8 May 1994
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Mozart: “Le Petit Rien” Ballet Suite
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 26 in D (Juliet Bruce, Piano)
Mozart: Serenade in C minor for Wind Octet
Mozart: Symphony No 38 in D “The Prague”
MacDonald, Vaughan-Williams & Mozart
Saturday, 26 February 1994
Wilde Theatre, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Janet Lincé (conductor)
Programme:
MacDonald: "The Birth of Spring"
Vaughan-Williams: "Five Mystical Songs"
Mozart: Requiem (Ingrid Attrot, Deborah Miles-Johnson, Graham Titus)
In association with:
Thames Voyces
Rossini, Saint-Saens, Ravel & Respighi
Sunday, 13 February 1994
Wilde Theatre, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Rossini: Overture “The Thieving Magpie”
Saint-Saens: “Carnival of the Animals” (Juliet Bruce, Sarah Down)
Ravel: Mother Goose Suite
Respighi: “The Birds”
Handel, Haydn, Gow & Ramirez
Saturday, 9 October 1993
St Peter's Church, Westlea
Nicholas Riddle (conductor)
Programme:
Handel: "Zadok The Priest"
Haydn: Symphony No. 45
Gow: "The Returning Waters"
Ramirez: Folk Mass - Misa Criolla
In association with:
Swindon Choral Society
Weber, Saint-Saens & Tchaikowski
Saturday, 25 September 1993
Programme:
Weber: Overture “Der Freischutz”
Saint-Saens: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor (Jamie Walton, Cello)
Tchaikowski: Symphony No. 1 in Gm “Winter Daydreams”
Rossini, Beethoven & Vaughan Williams
Sunday, 11 July 1993
Programme:
Rossini: Overture “The Barber of Seville”
Beethoven: Violin Concerto (Krystof Smietana, Violin)
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5
Dvorak, Mozart & Beethoven
Sunday, 23 May 1993
Bearwood Theatre, Wokingham
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Dvorak: Serenade for Strings
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 19 in F (Jerome Sadler, Piano)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4
Elgar: Oratorio "The Dream of Gerontius"
Saturday, 27 March 1993
Holy Rood Church, Swindon
Nicholas Riddle (conductor)
Programme:
Elgar: Oratorio "The Dream of Gerontius" (Patricia Bardon, Nigel Robson, David Gwesyn Smith)
In association with:
Swindon Choral Society
Stravinsky, Sibelius, Faure & Haydn
Sunday, 14 March 1993
Wilde Theatre, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Paul Murphy (conductor)
Programme:
Stravinsky: Dances Concertantes
Sibelius: Rakastrava Suite
Faure: Pavane
Haydn: Symphony No. 101 in D
Mozart: Requiem
Monday, 7 December 1992
St Martin's Church, Epsom
Robin Kimber (conductor)
Programme:
Mozart: Requiem (Angela Henckel, Der-Shin Hwang, Julian Stocker, Giles Davies)
In association with:
Epsom Choral Society
Mozart, Weber & Brahms
Sunday, 27 September 1992
St Paul's Church, Wokingham
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Mozart: Symphony No. 32
Weber: Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor (John Burleigh, Clarinet)
Brahms: Serenade No. 1 in D
Mozart, Prokofiev & Beethoven
Sunday, 5 July 1992
Bearwood Theatre, Wokingham
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Mozart: Overture “The Magic Flute”
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No 2 in G minor (Martin Smith, Violin)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor
Beethoven & Mendelssohn
Sunday, 10 May 1992
St Paul's Church, Wokingham
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Beethoven: Overture “Coriolan”
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.4 in G (Rupert Burleigh, Piano)
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A
Music Meets Dance
Thursday, 20 February 1992
South Hill Park, Bracknell
Programme:
Mozart: Divertimento in D K 136
Vaughan Williams: “Greensleeves” Fantasia
Elgar: Serenade for Strings opus 20
Warlock: “Capriol” Suite
Holst: “St Paul’s” Suite
Music Meets Dance
Mendelssohn, Prokofiev, Poulenc & Mozart
Sunday, 16 February 1992
Programme:
Mendelssohn: Overture “The Hebrides”
Prokofiev: “Peter and the Wolf”
Poulenc: Concerto for 2 pianos (Juliet Bruce, Helen Peet)
Mozart: Symphony No. 34 in C
Mozart, Strauss & Beethoven
Sunday, 22 September 1991
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Mozart: Overture “Don Giovanni”
Strauss: Oboe Concerto (Hazel Todd, Oboe)
Beethoven: Symphony No.6 in F
Sullivan, Mozart, Faure and more
Sunday, 23 June 1991
Stephen Jackson (conductor)
Programme:
Sullivan: Overture “Iolanthe”
Mozart: Violin Concerto No.3 in G (Nicholas Beach, Violin)
Faure: Suite “Masques et Bergamasques”
Hindemith: Pieces for Strings
Beethoven: Symphony No.1 in C
Rossini, Martinu, Copland & Haydn
Sunday, 28 April 1991
Bearwood Theatre, Wokingham
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Rossini: Overture to "The Italian Girl in Algiers"
Martinu: Toccata e Due Canzoni
Copland: "Quite City" (Kevin Ransom, Trumpet)
Haydn: Symphony No 104 in D
Mendelssohn: Elijah
Friday, 15 March 1991
Reading University Great Hall
Gwyn Arch (conductor)
Programme:
Mendelssohn: "Elijah" (Eileen Pinkarschewsky, Catherine Sams, Mark Tinkler, Edward Fraser)
In association with:
South Chiltern Choral Society
Walton, Grieg, Kodaly & Saint-Saëns
Sunday, 10 February 1991
Wellington College, Crowthorne
John Holloway (conductor)
Programme:
Walton: "Belshazzar's Feast"
Grieg: Piano Concerto (Garry Kung, Piano)
Kodaly: Psalmus Hungaricus
Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto (Johanna Knowles, Cello)
In association with:
Crowthorne Choral Society
Weber, Paule Reade, De Falla and more
Sunday, 20 January 1991
Bearwood Theatre, Wokingham
Programme:
Weber: Overture “Abu Hassan”
Paule Reade: “Cinderella” (Dominic Barber)
De Falla: Riual Dance from “El Amor Brujo”
Macagni: Intermezzo from “Cavalleria Rusticana”
Kodaly: Dances from Galanta.
Mozart, Beethoven, Bartok & Schubert
Sunday, 23 September 1990
Wilde Theatre, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Mozart: Overture “La Clemenza di Tito”
Beethoven: Concerto No.3 in Cm (Juliet Bruce, Piano)
Bartok: Rumanian Folk Dances
Schubert: Symphony No.3 in D.
Verdi: Requiem
Saturday, 23 June 1990
Link Centre, Swindon
Nicholas Riddle (conductor)
Programme:
Verdi: Requiem (Susan McCulloch, Yvonne Howard, David Anderson, David Gwesyn Smith)
In association with:
Swindon Choral Society
Sibelius, Bruch & Beethoven
Sunday, 17 June 1990
All Saints Church, Wokingham
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Sibelius: “Pelleas et Melisande”
Bruch: Violin Concerto (Nicholas Beach, Violin)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A
Richard Strauss, Copland, Milhaud & Dvorak
Saturday, 28 April 1990
Wellington College, Crowthorne
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Richard Strauss: Serenade in Eb Opus 11
Copland: Suite “Appalachian Spring”
Milhaud: “La Creation du Monde”
Dvorak: Serenade in Dm Opus 44.
Handel: Messiah
Saturday, 17 March 1990
Loddon Valley Leisure Centre
Stephen Layton (conductor)
Programme:
Handel: "Messiah" (Mry Plazas, Richard Wyn-Roberts, Huw Rhys-Evans, Martin Shaw)
In association with:
Wokingham Choral Society
Richard Rodney Bennett, Copland, Vivaldi & Howard Blake
Sunday, 25 February 1990
Wilde Theatre, South Hill Park, Bracknell
Robert Roscoe (conductor)
Programme:
Richard Rodney Bennett: Farnham Festival Overture
Copland: “Appalachian Spring”
Vivaldi: recorder Concerto in C (Andrew Challinger, Recorder)
Howard Blake: “The Snowman” (Dominic Barber)
Mozart, Beethoven, Elgar & Haydn
Saturday, 23 September 1989
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Mozart: Overture “Idomineo”
Beethoven: Triple Concerto (Martin Smith, Pal Banda, Sarah Down)
Elgar: Serenade for Strings
Haydn: Symphony No. 83 “The Hen”.
St Paul’s 150th Anniversary Concert
Saturday, 22 July 1989
St Paul's Church, Wokingham
Gwyn Parry-Jones (conductor)
Programme:
Britten: “Rejoice in the Lamb”
Britten: Simple Symphony
Mozart: Sinfonia Conertante (Crista Porter, Malcolm Porter)
Haydn: Little Organ Mass.
In association with:
West Forest Singers
St Paul’s 150th Anniversary Concert
Wokingham Festival
Tuesday, 13 June 1989
All Saints Church
Programme:
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in Eb
Mozart: Concerto for flute & harp (Janet Way, Janice Gardner Brown)
Tippett: Little Music for Strings
Wokingham Festival
Mozart, David Cooper, Ibert & Saint-Saens
Sunday, 19 February 1989
Robert Roscoe (conductor)
Programme:
Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 2 (Benjamin Colyer, Horn)
David Cooper: “Herne the Hunter” (1st performance)
Ibert: Divertissement
Saint-Saens: “Carnival of the Aninmals” (Malcolm Davies, Paul Kempson, Dominic Barber, Narrator)
Mendelssohn, Schumann, Stephen Penny & Kurt Weill
Saturday, 24 September 1988 - 7.30pm
Wellington College, Crowthorne
John Holloway & Stephen Penney (conductor)
Programme:
Mendelssohn: Overture “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Opus 21
Schumann: Konzertstucke Opus 88 for four horns (Peter Widgery, Simon de Souza, Jennifer Steele, Charlotte Robinson)
Stephen Penny: “Homage to Edvard Munch” (1st performance)
Kurt Weill: “Kliene Dreigroschenmusik”
Rossini, Weber, Bizet and more
Saturday, 2 July 1988
St Paul's Church, Wokingham
Robert Roscoe (conductor)
Programme:
Rossini: Overture “La Cenerentola”
Weber: bassoon Concerto (Gwyn Parry-Jones, Bassoon)
Bizet: “jeuz d’enfants”
Milhaud: “La Creation du Monde”
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F
Haydn, Stravinsky, Wagner & Mozart
Saturday, 30 January 1988
Christ Church, Reading
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Programme:
Haydn: Cello Concerto in D (David Johnstone, Cello)
Stravinsky: “Pulcinella” Suite
Wagner: “Siegfried Idyll”
Mozart: Symphony No. 40
Mozart, Faure, Shostakovich and more
Saturday, 19 September 1987
Wellington College, Crowthorne
John Holloway & Nicholas Beach (conductor)
Programme:
Mozart: “Haffner” Symphony
Faure: “Pelleas et Melisande”
Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 (Malcolm Davies, Piano)
Vaughan Williams: “The Lark Acending”
Prokofiev: Classical Symphony.
Beethoven, Haydn, Debussy & Stravinsky
Saturday, 20 June 1987
Robert Roscoe (conductor)
Programme:
Beethoven: Overture “Leonora No. 1”
Haydn: Symphony No. 99
Debussy: Prelude “L’Apres-midi d’un faune”
Stravinsky: “Dumbarton oaks”
Inaugural Concert
Sunday, 8 February 1987
Wokingham Theatre
Sean Greenwood (conductor)
Programme:
Handel: Concerto in F “Water Music”
Mozart: Symphony No. 29 in A
Arnold: Sinfonietta No. 1 Opus 48
Schubert: Symphony No. 5 in Bb
Inaugural Concert