Concerts
We perform twice a year at Balsham Parish Church, with our semi-resident orchestra and band of soloists.
Forthcoming concert:
20 December 2008
7.30 p.m.
Traditional candlelit Christmas carol concert with mulled wine and mince pies
Previous concerts have included:
10 May 2008
Holy Trinity Church, Balsham 7.30pm
Elgar - Coronation Ode
Vaughan Williams - Three English Folk Songs
Vaughan Williams - Three Shakespeare Songs
22 December 2007
Holy Trinity Church, Balsham 7.30pm
George Dyson - In Honour of the City
Handel - Messiah
Traditional carols with interval refreshments
May 12th 2007
Seiber - Three Hungarian Folksongs
Gershwin - Porgy and Bess
Orff - Carmina Burana
December 16th 2006
Bach – Wachet Auf
Poulenc – Quatre motets pout les temps de noel
Berlioz – The Childhood of Christ (excerpts)
May 20th 2006
Schubert – Mass in G
Trad – Swing Low Sweet Chariot
Bruckner – Locus Iste
Faure – Cantique de Jean Racine
Durufle – Requiem
December 17th 2005
Haydn – Te Deum
Rutter – Brother Heinrichs Christmas
William Mathias – Ave Rex
10th Anniversary Concert May 21st 2005
Vaughan Williams – O Clap your hands
Stanford – The Blue bird
Vivaldi – Gloria
Elgar – Four part songs op.18
Parry – Hear my word Ye People
Borodin – Polovtsian Dances
Christmas Concert December 18th 2004
Parry – Ode on the Nativity
May 15th 2004
Sir Arthur Sullivan – Festival Te Deum
Rutter – Requiem
Christmas concert 2003
G.F. Handel - Messiah (excerpts)
Spring concert 2003
Vaughan Williams - O clap your hands
Elgar - Four part songs
Mozart - Coronation mass
Christmas 2001
Haydn - Te Deum
Handel - The King Shall rejoice
Christmas concert 2002
Mathias - Ave Rex
Parry - Blest pair of sirens
Spring concert 2002
Handel - Zadok the Priest
Haydn - Little Organ Mass
Vaughan Williams - English Folk Songs
Pergolesi – Magnificat
Christmas concert 2001
Carols with organ
Summer concert 2001
Schubert - Mass in G
Faure - Cantique de Jean Racine
Handel - Dettingen Te Deum
Christmas concert 2000
Bach - Christmas Oratorio
Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Summer concert 2000
Handel - Coronation Anthems
Purcell - Come Ye sons of Art
Christmas concert 1999
John Rutter - Gloria
September concert 1999
Evening prayer for the festival of St Matthew
E.C. Bairstow - Anthem I sat down under his shadow
T.A. Walmisley - The Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis
Summer concert 1999
Mozart - Requiem
Handel - Chandos Anthem No 9
Christmas concert 1998
Palestrina Matins Responsary
Summer concert 1998
OUTDOOR EXTRAVAGANZA
Selections from:
The Sound of Music
Merrie England
Gilbert and Sullivan
Abba
English Folksongs
Gershwin
Spring concert 1998
Purcell - Te Deum and Jubilate
Purcell - Dido and Aenaes
Jonathan Cook - The One I Love
Christmas concert 1997
Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Finzi - In Terra Pax
Bach - Wachet Auf
Summer concert 1997
Faure - Requiem
Vivaldi - Gloria
Christmas concert 1996
Carols with organ
Summer concert 1996
Folk songs
Negro Spirituals
Popular music including Queen, Andrew Lloyd Webber
Easter concert 1996
Handel - Zadok the Priest
Handel - Messiah Part 2
Christmas concert 1995
Handel - Messiah part 1