Previous Concerts
2023/2024 Season
SUMMER CONCERT 2024
Saturday 23rd March 2024 at 7.30pm
Ethel Smyth: Overture to The Wreckers
Frank Bridge: Dance Rhapsody
Elgar: Symphony No.1
All Saints Church, Wokingham Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Leader: Mike Jessop
SPRING CONCERT 2024
Saturday 23rd March 2024 at 7.30pm
Beethoven: Violin Concerto, soloist Elizaveta Tyun
Ruth Gipps: Knight in Armour
Vaughan Williams: Job – A Masque for Dancing
All Saints Church, Wokingham Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Leader: Susie Henwood
CHRISTMAS CONCERT 2023
Saturday 9th 2023 December at 4.30pm
Seasonal music and carols for all the family
St John the Baptist Church, Crowthorne
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Leader: Mike Jessop
AUTUMN CONCERT 2023
Saturday 25th November 2023 at 7.30pm
Verdi: Overture La Forza Del Destino
Poulenc: Piano Concerto, soloist Daniel King Smith
Dvorak: Symphony No.9 from the New World
All Saints Church, Wokingham
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Leader: Mike Jessop
2022/2023 Season
SUMMER CONCERT 2023
Saturday 1st July 2023 at 7.30pm
Beethoven: Overture Leonore No.3
Dvorak: The Golden Spinning Wheel
George Lloyd: Symphony No.5 The Old Gym, Wellington College,
Crowthorne Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Leader: Mike Jessop
SPRING CONCERT 2023
Saturday 25th March at 7.30pm
Vaughan Williams: Overture ‘Poisoned Kiss’
Sibelius: Violin Concerto - soloist Emmanuel Bach
Walton: Spitfire Prelude and Fugue
Respighi: Pines of Rome
The Old Gym, Wellington College,
Crowthorne Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Leader: Mike Jessop
CHRISTMAS CONCERT 2022
Saturday 10th 2022 December at 4.30pm
Seasonal music and carols for all the family
St John the Baptist Church, Crowthorne
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Leader: Mike Jessop
AUTUMN CONCERT 2022
Saturday 26th November 2022 at 7.30pm
Frank Bridge: The Sea
Britten: Four Sea Interludes
Vaughan Williams: 'London' Symphony
The Old Gym, Wellington College,
Crowthorne Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Leader: Mike Jessop
2021/2022 Season
SUMMER CONCERT 2022
Saturday 2nd July 2022 at 7.30pm
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 Pathétique
Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel Overture
Gounod: Ballet Music from Faust
The Old Gym, Wellington College,
Crowthorne Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Leader: Mike Jessop
SPRING CONCERT 2022
Saturday 26th March 2022 at 7.30pm
The Old Gym, Wellington College,
Crowthorne
Bruch Violin Concerto, soloist Elizaveta Tyun
Shostakovich Festive Overture
Chabrier España
Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio Espagnole
Arturo Márquez Danzón No 2
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Leader: Mike Jessop
CSO 30th Anniversary Season
CHRISTMAS CONCERT 2021
Saturday 11th 2021 December at 4.30pm
St John the Baptist Church,
Crowthorne
Seasonal music and carols for all the family
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Leader: Mike Jessop
AUTUMN CONCERT 2021
Saturday 27th November 2021 at 7.30pm
The Old Gym, Wellington College,
Crowthorne
Brahms Tragic Overture
Brahms Double Concerto for Violin and Cello, soloists Molly Cockburnand Michael Atkinson
Sibelius Symphony No 2
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Leader: Mike Jessop
2019/2020 Season
Christmas Concert
Saturday 14th December 2019 at 4.30pm
St John The Baptist Church, Waterloo Road, Crowthorne
Seasonal Music and Carols
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Leader: Mike Jessop
Autumn Concert
Saturday 23rd November 2019
The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne
Webern Passacaglia Op 1
Tchaikovsky Sleeping Beauty Ballet Music
Debussy Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet, soloist Elliot Gresty
Rachmaninov Isle of the Dead
Poulenc Les Biches
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Leader: Mike Jessop
2018/2019 Season
Summer Concert
Saturday 29th June 2019
The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne
Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2, soloist Tom Hicks
Tchaikovsky Symphony No 4
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Leader: Mike Jessop
Spring Concert
Saturday 30th March 2019
The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne
Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending, soloist Joshua Dalton
Elgar Enigma Variations
Vaughan Williams Greensleeves
Butterworth The Banks of Green Willow
Vaughan Williams ‘The Wasps’ Overture
Hamish MacCunn Land of the Mountain and the Flood
Malcolm Arnold English Dances Set 1
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Leader: Mike Jessop
Christmas Concert
Saturday 15th December 2018 at 4.30pm
St John The Baptist Church, Waterloo Road, Crowthorne
Seasonal Music and Carols
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Leader: Mike Jessop
Autumn Concert
Saturday 24th November 2018
The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto soloist Elizaveta Tyun
Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Leader: Mike Jessop
2017/2018 Season
Summer Concert
Saturday 30th June 2018
The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne
Kabalevsky Colas Breugnon Overture
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 3
soloist Marco Fatichenti
Stravinsky Petrushka Ballet Suite
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Leader: Roxy Short
Spring Concert
Saturday 10th February 2018
The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne
Stravinsky Symphonies of Wind Instruments, conducted by Andrew Taylor
Khachaturian Adagio from Spartacus
Bizet Suite No 2 from Carmen
Arensky Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky
Bizet L'Arlesienne Suite No 2
Sibelius Karelia Suite
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Leader: Roxy Short
Christmas Concert
Saturday 9th December 2017 at 4.30pm
St John The Baptist Church, Waterloo Road, Crowthorne
Seasonal Music and Carols
With the First Performance of John Whittaker’s
A Christmas Garland
Five Seasonal Songs for Baritone and Orchestra
Soloist Andrew Sparling
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Leader: Roxy Short
Autumn Concert
Saturday 18th November 2017
The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne
• Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major
• Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Soloist: Elizaveta Tyun
Leader: Roxy Short
2016/2017 Season
Summer Concert
Saturday 1st July 2017
The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne
• Mozart: Concerto for Flute and Harp
• Mahler: Symphony No. 1
Conductor: Andrew Taylor
Soloists: Sally Ewins (flute), Jenny Hill (harp)
Leader: Roxy Short
Spring Concert
Saturday 18th February 2017
The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne
• Brahms: Tragic Overture
• Schumann: Piano Concerto
• Dvorak: Symphony No. 8
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Soloist: Daniel King Smith
Leader: Roxy Short
CHRISTMAS CONCERT 2016
Saturday 10th December, 4.30pm Seasonal Music and Carols
St John The Baptist Church, Waterloo Road, Crowthorne
Autumn Concert
Saturday 19th November 2016
The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne
• Dohnanyi: Variations on a Nursery Song
for Piano and Orchestra
• Bizet: Jeux d'Enfants
• Chabrier: Marche Joyeuse
• Mussourgsky: Night on a Bare Mountain
• Quilter: Childrens’ Overture
• Arnold: A Grand Grand Overture
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Soloist: Andy Spiceley
Leader: Joanna Lavender
2015/2016 Season Summer Concert
Saturday 2nd July 2016
The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne
• Dvorak: Slavonic Dances
• Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No 2
• Franck: Symphony in D Minor
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Soloist: Daniel King Smith
Leader: Joanna Lavender
Spring Concert
Saturday 16th April 2016
The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne
• Sibelius: Swan of Tuonela
• Britten: Violin Concert
• Arnold: Peterloo Overture
• Copland: Billy the Kid
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Soloist: Elizaveta Tyun
Leader: Joanna Lavender
Christmas Concert
Saturday 12th December 2015
St John the Baptist Church, Crowthorne
• Sleigh Ride, Leroy Anderson
• Troika (Sleigh Ride), Prokofiev
• Christmas at the Movies, Bob Krogstad
• Carol of the Bells/God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen,
arr. Matt Riley Solo violin: Mike Jessop
• Suite on Christmas Carols for Flute and Strings, John Whittaker.
First performance, specially written for CSO.
Solo flute: Sally Ewins
• Roses de Noel (Waltz), Emile Waldteufel
• We Wish You a Merry Christmas, arr. Jerry Brubaker
• A Christmas Festival, Leroy Anderson
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Leader: Joanna Lavender
Autumn Concert
Saturday 21st November 2015
The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne
• Grieg: Lyric Suite
• Elgar: Overture "In The South" (Alassio)
• Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Soloist: Tom Hicks
Leader: Joanna Lavender
2014/2015 Season Summer Concert
Saturday 11th July 2015
The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne
• Sibelius: Finlandia
• Paganini: Violin Concerto
• Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Soloist: Leon Keuffer
Leader: Joanna Lavender
Spring Concert
Saturday 18th April 2015
The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne
• Sibelius: Valse Triste
• Mahler: Kindertotenlieder
• Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Soloist: Richard Bannan
Leader: Joanna Lavender
Christmas Concert
Saturday 13th December 2014
St John the Baptist Church, Crowthorne
• Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez,soloist Manus Noble
• Polonaise from Eugene Onegin, Tchaikovsky
• Christmas Festival, Leroy Anderson
• Christmas at the Movies, Bob Krogstad
• O Holy Night, Adolphe Adam
• Sleigh Ride, Leroy Anderson
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Leader: Joanna Lavender
Autumn Concert
Saturday 22nd November 2014
The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne
• Grieg Peer Gynt Suite
• Mozart Horn Concerto No 3
• Prokofiev Romeo & Juliet, excerpts
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Soloist: Simon de Souza
Leader: Joanna Lavender
2013/2014 Season
Summer Concert
Saturday 12th July 2014
The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne
- Weber Der Freischutz overture
- Warsaw Concerto by Richard Addinsell
- Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 1
- Dvorak New World Symphony
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Soloist: Daniel King Smith
Leader: Joanna Lavender
Spring Concert
Saturday 29 March 2014
Fyson Blum Hall, Yateley Manor School, Yateley
A concert performance of overtures, arias and choruses including excerpts from
Carmen, Turandot, Lohengrin, The Pearl Fishers, Prince Igor and more.
A joint production with Yateley Choral Society
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Soprano: Helen Bailey
Tenor: Patrick Ashcroft
Baritone: Richard Bannann
Leader: Joanna Lavender
Christmas Concert
Saturday 14th December 2013
St John the Baptist Church, Crowthorne
- Polonaise from Eugene Onegin, Tchaikovsky
- Christmas Festival, Leroy Anderson
- Roses de Noel (Waltz), Emile Waldteufel
- A Christmas Overture, John Whittaker
- Overture on French Carols, Philip Lane
- Christmas at the Movies, Bob Krogstad
- Sleigh Ride (Winter Nght), Delius
- O Holy Night, Adolphe Adam
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Leader: Joanna Lavender
Autumn Concert
Saturday 23 November 2013
The Christopher Lee Theatre, Wellington College, Crowthorne
- Handel arr. Elgar: Overture in D Minor
- Dvorak: Cello Concerto
- Brahms: Symphony No. 4
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Soloist: Joe Davies
Leader: Joanna Lavender
2012/2013 Season
Summer Concert
Saturday 6 July 2013
The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne
- Malcolm Arnold: Tam O’Shanter overture
- Delius: Brigg Fair
- Dvorak: Romance for Violin and Orchestra
- Dvorak: Symphony No. 7
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Soloist: Molly Cockburn
Leader: Joanna Lavender
Spring Concert
Saturday 6 April 2013
The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne
- Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien
- Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
- Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 2
"Little Russian"
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Soloist: Jian Ren
Leader: Joanna Lavender
Christmas Concert
Saturday 15th December 2012
St John the Baptist Church, Crowthorne
- Christmas Festival, Leroy Anderson
- Roses de Noel (Waltz), Emile Waldteufel
- Five Ukrainians in a Bell Tower, Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych, arr Rick England
- Overture on French Carols, Philip Lane
- Christmas at the Movies, Bob Krogstad
- Sleigh Ride, Leroy Anderson
- We Wish You a Merry Christmas, Traditional, arr Jerry Brubaker
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Leader: Joanna Lavender
Autumn Concert
Saturday 24th November 2012
The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne
- Grieg: Piano Concerto, soloist Dominic Degavino
- Kabalevsky: Overture Colas Breugnon
- Kodaly: Hary Janos Suite, solo cimbalom
Ed Cervenka
- Schubert: Unfinished Symphony
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Leader: Joanna Lavender
2011/2012 Season
Summer Concert
Saturday 7 July 2012
The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne
- Elgar: Cello Concerto
- Elgar: Cockaigne Overture
- Malcolm Arnold: Four Cornish Dances
- Malcolm Arnold: Little Suite No 1
- Vaughan Williams: Scherzo from Symphony No 8
- Holst: St Paul's Suite
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Soloist: Jennie Pounder
Leader: Joanna Lavender
Spring Concert
Saturday 24 March 2012
The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne
- Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture
- Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2
- Sibelius: Symphony No. 1
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Soloist: Julian Clef
Leader: Joanna Lavender
Christmas Concert
Saturday 17 December 2011
St John the Baptist Church, Crowthorne
- Nigel Hess: A Christmas Overture
- Delius: Winter Night (Sleigh Ride)
- Prokofiev: Troika
- Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks (excerpt)
- Fauré: Pavane
- Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride
- Leroy Anderson: A Christmas Festival
- Carols, arr. David Willcocks
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Leader: Joanna Lavender
Autumn Concert
Saturday 26 November 2011
The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne
- Wagner: Die Meistersinger Overture
- Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
- Brahms: Symphony No. 2
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Soloist: Jian Ren
Leader: Joanna Lavender
2010/2011 Season
Summer Concert
Saturday 2 July 2011
The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne
- Bernstein: Overture Candide
- Gershwin: Piano Concerto
- Barber: Adagio for Strings
- Gershwin: An American in Paris
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Soloist: Daniel King Smith
Leader: Joanna Lavender
Spring Concert
Saturday 12 March 2011
The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne
- Brahms: TragicOverture
- Strauss: Horn Concerto No.1
- Dvorak: Symphony No. 8
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Soloist: Carys Evans
Leader: Joanna Lavender
Christmas Concert
Saturday 11 December 2010
St John the Baptist Church, Crowthorne
- Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride
- Delius: Winter Night (Sleigh Ride)
- Mozart: Exultate, Jubilate
- Handel: Messiah (excerpt)
- Prokofiev: Troika
- Leroy Anderson: A Christmas Festival
- Carols, arr. David Willcocks
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Soprano: Maggie Caswell
Leader: Joanna Lavender
Autumn Concert
Saturday 27 November 2010
The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne
- Liszt: Les Préludes
- Bruch: Violin Concerto No.1
- Chabrier: Joyeuse Marche
- Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
- Poulenc: Les Biches
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Soloist: Sarah Sew
Leader: Ron Colyer
2009/2010 Season
Summer Concert
Saturday 3 July 2010
St John the Baptist Church, Crowthorne
- Arthur Sullivan: Music from The Gondoliers
- Hummel: Trumpet Concerto
- Brahms: Hungarian Dances
- Rossini arr. Britten: Soirées Musicales
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Soloist: Katharine Curlett
Leader: Melissa Lynch
Spring Concert
Saturday 27 March 2010
The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne
- Malcolm Arnold: Little Suite No. 1
- Chabrier: España
- Max Bruch: Kol Nidrei
- Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Soloist: Jennie Brown
Leader: Melissa Lynch
Winter Concert
Sunday 20th December 2009, The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne
- Beethoven: Egmont Overture
- Sibelius: Finlandia
- Weber: Clarinet Concertino
- Schumann: Symphony No. 4
Conductor: Robert Roscoe
Soloist: Caroline Woodhouse
Leader: Melissa Lynch
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