Stretton Choral Society

Past Concerts

May 2008 - Classical Masterworks - conductor David Hart
Mass in C, Op. 86 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Requiem, KV626 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Soloists:
Catherine Benson, soprano
Karen Wise, mezzo soprano
John Bowen, tenor
Stephen Garner, bass

with Ensemble Musicale, leader David Joyce, and
Richard Silk (organ)

December 2007 - Christmas in Vienna - conductor David Hart
Mass in B flat, D324 by Franz Schubert
Orchestral music by Schubert, plus Pizzicato Polka and Blue Danube Waltz by Johann Strauss
Seasonal carols from Austria and England

Soloists:
Jennifer France, soprano
Cathia Lardeau, messo soprano
Matthew Moss, tenor
Michael Smythe, bariton

with Ensemble Musicale, leader David Joyce, and
Richard Silk (organ)

May 2007 - conductor David Hart
G F Handel: Messiah

Soloists:
Sarah Westwood (soprano)
Harriet Goodwin (mezzo-soprano)
John Bowen (tenor)
Paul Mocroft (bass)

with Ensemble Musicale (leader David Joyce) and
David Goodall (organ)

December 2006 - conductor David Hart
Mozart: Mass in C (KV66) - known as the "Dominicus Mass" plus other orchestral music of the period including extracts from Serenade No 4 (K203) and Three German dances (K605) (including Sleigh Ride).

A variety of Christmas Carols, both old and new, including some old favourites where the audience had the opportunity to join in.

Soloists:
Elizabeth Holland (soprano)
Bridget Kerrison (mezzo-soprano)
Stephen Davis (tenor)
Laurence Cole (bass)

with Ensemble Musicale (leader David Joyce) and
David Goodall (organ)

May 2006 - conductor David Hart
Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah
accompanied by Ensemble Musicale (leader David Joyce) and organist David Goodall

Soloists:
Elizabeth Wingfield (soprano)
Janet Lancaster (alto)
Robert Forbes (tenor)
Paul Mocroft (bass)

December 2005 - conductor David Hart
Christmas Fantasia - including
J S Bach: Cantata for Advent Sunday (No. 61)
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Corelli: Concerto "per la notte di natale"
Pergolesi: Magnificat
plus a selection of traditional and modern Christmas Carols
accompanied by Ensemble Musicale (leader David Joyce)

Soloists:
Elizabeth Holland (soprano)
Hayley Grace Hunt (mezzo-soprano)
Stephen Davis (tenor)
Tristan Stocks (baritone)

May 2005 - conductor David Hart
Haydn: Creation
accompanied by Ensemble Musicale (leader David Joyce)

Soloists:
Catherine Benson (soprano)
Michael Clee (tenor)
Tristan Stocks (bass)

December 2004 - conductor David Hart
Christmas Glory - including:
Vivaldi: Gloria
Pergolesi, Torelli and Vivaldi: Italian Concerto Excerpta
plus a selection of traditional and modern Christmas Carols
accompanied by Ensemble Musicale (leader David Joyce)

Soloists:
Lorna Cross (soprano)
Joan Longmore (contralto)

May 2004 - conductor David Hart
Mozart in May - including:
Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, Symphony No 30 in D, "Coronation" Mass in C and Regina Coeli

Soloists:
Catheron Mason (soprano)
Harriet Goodwin (mezzo soprano)
Stephen Cary (tenor)
Paul Mocroft (bass)

December 2003 - conductor David Hart
JS Bach - selected movements from Christmas Oratorio
plus a programme of traditional and modern carols from the Novello Book of Carols accompanied by Ensemble Musicale (leader David Joyce)

Soloists:
Cheryl Hockham (soprano)
Judith Carder (mezzo-soprano)
David Corden (tenor)
Laurence Cole (bass)

May 2003 - conductor David Hart
Rutter: Magnificat
CPE Bach: Magnificat
accompanied by Ensemble Musicale (leader David Joyce)

Soloists:
Elizabeth Bruce (soprano)
Joan Longmore (contralto)
Michael Clee (tenor)
Paul Mocroft (bass)

December 2002 - conductor David Hart
Handel: Messiah, Part 1
plus a programme of traditional and modern carols
accompanied by Ensemble Musicale

May 2002 - conductor David Hart
"Harmonious Classics"
C Hubert H Parry: Blest Pair of Sirens (arranged for 4-part chorus and orchestra)
Edward Elgar: Salut d'Amour, for string orchestra
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs, for baritone solo, choir and orchestra
Josef Haydn: Mass in B flat ("Harmonie" or "Wind-Band" Mass)

Soloists:
Catherine Benson (soprano)
Barbara Hogg (mezzo-soprano)
Michael Clee (tenor)
David Usher (baritone)

December 2001
Christmas carol concert including
Britten: A Ceremony of Carols

Soloists:
Stephanie Roberts (harp)
Catherine Benson (soprano)

May 2001 "A Classical Spring"
Haydn: Te Deum
Rossini: String Sonata No 1
Mozart: Regina Coeli (K 108)
Beethoven: Mass in C
accompanied by Ensemble Musicale (leader: Villia Harper)

Soloists:
Sarah Westwood (soprano)
Harriet Goodwin (mezzo-soprano)
Derek Lidington (tenor)
Paul Mocroft (bass)

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