Previous Concerts

2009/2010 Season

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

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

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

2008/2009 Season

Saturday 4th July 2009, The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne

• Vaughan Williams: English Folk Song Suite
• Eric Coates: The Three Elizabeths
• Sibelius: Symphony No.2

Conductor: Robert Roscoe  Leader: Melissa Lynch

Saturday 21st March 2009, The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne

• Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No.1, Op.46
• Dvorak: The Noon Witch, Op.108
• Leopold Mozart: Sinfonia Pastorella for Alphorn and String Orchestra
• Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain
• Smetana: The Moldau (Vltava) from Ma Vlast
• Khachaturian: Spartacus Ballet Suite No.2

Alphorn: Frances Jones  Conductor: Robert Roscoe  Leader: Melissa Lynch

Sunday 14th December 2008, The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne

• Cimarosa: Overture Secret Marriage
• Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1
• Cesar Franck – Symphony in D

Piano: Ivan Yanakov  Conductor:Robert Roscoe  Leader: Melissa Lynch

2007/2008 Season

Saturday 5th July 2008, The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne

• Elgar: Enigma Variations
• Arnold: Scottish Dances
• Grace Williams: Fantasia on Welsh Airs
• Peter Dodd: Irish Idyll

Conductor: Gwyn Parry-Jones  Leader: Melissa Lynch

Saturday 29th March 2008, The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne

• Academic Festival Overture, op.80 – Johannes Brahms
• 3 Slavonic Dances, op.46 – Antonin Dvorák
• Trumpet Concerto in Eb – Joseph Haydn
• Symphony no.8 in G, op.88 – Antonin Dvorák

Trumpet – Giles Fowler, Conductor – Gwyn Parry-Jones, Leader – Melissa Lynch

Saturday 15th December 2007, Church on the Heath, Elvetham
A joint production with Fleet & District Choral Society

• works by Rutter and Berlioz
• Christmas Festival by Leroy Anderson
• Fantasia on Christmas Carols by Vaughan Williams
• selection from the Nutcracker Suite by Tchaikovsky

Conductor – Gwyn Parry-Jones, Leader – Melissa Lynch

2006/2007 Season

Saturday 14 July 2007, The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne

• Overture 'Ruy Blas' – Mendelssohn
• Pavane – Fauré
• Symphony No. 3 – Schubert
• Serenade for String Orchestra – Elgar
• Serenade for Wind – R. Strauss
• Carmen Suite No. 1 – Bizet

Conductor – Robert Roscoe, Leader – Melissa Lynch

Saturday 24 March 2007, The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne

• Little Suite No. 2 – Malcolm Arnold
• Oboe Concerto in C Major – Mozart
• L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2 – Bizet
• Siguld Jusalfar – Grieg
• Ballet Music from Faust – Gounod

Oboe – Lucinda Dalton, Conductor – Robert Roscoe, Leader – Melissa Lynch

Saturday 16 December 2006, The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne

• Prokoview Troika from Lieutenant Kije Suite
• Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4
• Delius Sleigh Ride
• Grieg Piano Concerto in A Minor
• Leroy Anderson Sleigh Ride

Piano – Matthew Mills, Conductor – Anthony Davie, Leader – Melissa Lynch

2005/2006 Season

Saturday 1 July 2006, The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne

• Beethoven Symphony No. 7
• Mozart Piano Concerto No. 17
• Opus 2 by Max Greengrass

Piano – Anthony Davie, Conductor – Anthony Davie, Leader – Melissa Lynch

Saturday 1 April 2006, All Saints Church, Odiham, Hants
A Choral Concert with the Hart Voices Choir of Fleet.

• Haydn – Insanae et Vanae Curae
• Mozart – Exultate Jubilate
• Faure – Dolly Suite (arr Jerry Lanning)
• Beethoven – Da Stiegen die Menschen ans Licht
• Mozart – Ave Verum
• Mozart – Laudate Dominum
• Poulenc – Gloria

Soprano – Angela Henckel, Conductor – Roy Rashbrook, Leader – Melissa Lynch

Saturday 17th December 2005, The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne

• Dvorak – Violin Concerto in A minor
• Dvorak – "New World" Symphony
• Leroy Anderson – Christmas Festival

Violin – Jonathan Stone, Conductor – Anthony Davie, Leader – Melissa Lynch

2004/2005 Season

Saturday 9th July 2005, The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne

• Max Greengrass – Symphony No. 1 "Only Memories"
• Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 25
• Haydn – Symphony No.103

Piano – Matthew Mills, Conductor – Anthony Davie, Leader – Melissa Lynch

Sunday 13th March 2005, The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne

• Schumann – Overture, Scherzo & Finale, Op.52
• Dvorak – Romance in F minor, Op.11
• Saint-Saens – Symphony No.2, Op.55

Violin – Cerys Jones, Conductor – Anthony Davie, Leader – Mike Bagshaw

Saturday 18 December 2004, The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne

• Tchaikovsky – Marche Slave, Op 31
• Mozart – Violin Concerto in A major, K219
• Beethoven – Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op.67

Violin – Jonathan Stone, Conductor – Anthony Davie, Leader – Jan Jackman

2003/2004 Season

Saturday 3 July 2004, The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne

• Walton – Two Pieces from Henry 5th
• Mozart – Piano Concerto in D Minor, K466
• Beethoven – Symphony No. 6 in C Minor, Op.68, 'Pastoral'

Piano – Matthew Mills, Conductor – Anthony Davie, Leader – Jan Jackman

Saturday 3 April 2004, The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne

• Schubert – Rosamunde, D797, Ballet Music Nos.1 and 2
• Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58
• Schubert – Symphony No. 6 in C Major, D589

Piano – Matthew Mills, Conductor – Anthony Davie, Leader – Jan Jackman

Saturday 12 December 2003, The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne

• Haydn – Symphony No. 104 in D Major, 'London'
• Brahms – Concerto for Violin and 'Cello Op. 102

Violin – Jonathan Stone, 'Cello – Fa-fa Jin, Conductor – Anthony Davie, Leader – Jan Jackman

2002/2003 Season

Saturday 19 July 2003, St. Paul's Church, Wokingham

• Elgar – Chanson de Matin, and Chanson de Nuit
• Beethoven – Two Romances for Violin, Op. 40 and 50
• Delius – On hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring, and Summer Night on the River
• Bizet – Symphony in C major

Violin – Efi Christodoulou, Conductor – Anthony Davie, Leader – Jan Jackman

Saturday 12 April 2003, St. Paul's Church, Wokingham

• Beethoven – Coriolan Overture, Op. 62
• Beethoven – Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15
• Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat Major, Op. 73, 'Emperor'

Piano – Matthew Mills, Conductor – Anthony Davie, Leader – Jan Jackman

Saturday 14 December 2002, The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne

• Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35
• Tchaikovsky – Nutcracker Suites, Nos. 1 and 2 (Extracts)

Violin – Efi Christodoulou, Conductor – Anthony Davie, Leader – Jan Jackman

2001/2002 Season

Saturday 13 July 2002, St. Paul's Church, Wokingham

• Mozart – Overture to The Marriage of Figaro
• Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15
• Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 90, 'Scottish'

Piano – Anthony Davie, Conductor – Anthony Davie, Leader – Jan Jackman

Saturday 16 March 2002, St. Paul's Church, Wokingham

• Rossini – Overture to The Italian Girl in Algiers
• Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64
• Schubert – Symphony No. 3 in D Major, D200

Violin – Efi Christodoulou, Conductor – Anthony Davie, Leader – Jan Jackman

Saturday 15 December 2001, The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne

• Mozart – Symphony No. 32 in G Major, K318
• Haydn – 'Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Hob. VIIb:1
• Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 in E flat Major, Op. 55, 'Eroica'

'Cello – Fa-fa Jin, Conductor – Anthony Davie, Leader – Jan Jackman

2000/2001 Season

Saturday 14 July 2001, St. Paul's Church, Wokingham

• Boieldieu – Overture Le Calife de Bagdad
• Brahms – Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77
• Grieg – Symphonic Dances, Op. 64

Violin – Efi Christodoulou, Conductor – Anthony Davie, Leader – Jan Jackman

Saturday 7 April 2001, Windsor High Street Parish Church

• MacCunn – The Land of the Mountain and of the Flood, Concert Overture, Op. 3
• Grieg – Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16
• Dvorak – Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88

Piano – Sergei Dukachev, Conductor – Anthony Davie, Leader – Jan Jackman

Saturday 16 December 2000, The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne

• Beethoven – Overture from The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43
• Schumann – Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54
• Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92

Piano – Sergei Dukachev, Conductor – Anthony Davie, Leader – Jan Jackman

1999/2000 Season

Saturday 13 July 2000, St. John's Church, Crowthorne

• Vaughan Williams – English Folk Song Suite
• Vieuxtemps – Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Minor
• Davies – A Folk Medley
• Mozart – Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K622 (Adagio)
• Rimsky-Korsakov – Flight of the Bumblebee
• Film and Show themes

Violin – Efi Christodoulou, Clarinet – Dawn Wren, Flute – Barbara Sykes Conductor – Anthony Davie, Leader – Jan Jackman

Saturday 8 April 2000, Windsor High Street Parish Church

• Bernstein – A Musical Toast
• Mahler – Symphonic Movement – Blumine
• Saint-Saëns – 'Cello Concerto No.1 in A Minor, Op. 33
• Elgar – Wand of Youth Suites No. 1, Op. 1a and No. 2, Op. 1b

'Cello – Fa-fa Jin, Conductor – Anthony Davie, Leader – Jan Jackman

Saturday 20 November 1999, The Old Gym, Wellington College, Crowthorne

• Mozart – Symphony No. 32 in G Major, K318
• Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K488
• Bizet – Carmen Suites Nos. 1 and 2

Piano – Anthony Davie, Conductor – Anthony Davie, Leader – Jan Jackman