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