PAST PROGRAMMES 2010 - 2014

Autumn 2014

Conductor: Anthony Bonello

—   10th December 2014

Music for the Royal Fireworks (HWV 351) by George Frideric Handel (1665 - 1759)

- 1: Ouverture

- 2: Bourée

- 5: Minuet and Trio

- 4: La Réjouissance

Waltz from 'Eugene Onegin' (opera) Op. 24 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)

Selections from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace by John Williams (1932 - )

- arr. Jerry Brubaker

The Sleigh Ride (German Dance K605/3) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

- arr. David Stone

Summer 2014

Conductor: Anthony Bonello

—   16th July 2014

Overture: Alceste by Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714 - 1787)

Clarinet Concerto in A, K.622 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

- Soloist: Gabriele Vissers

- 2nd Movement: Adagio

- 3rd Movement: Rondo: Allegro

Symphony No 8 in B minor 'The Unfinished', D. 759 by Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)

- 1st Movement: Allegro Moderato

- 2nd Movement: Andante con moto

Finlandia, Op. 26 by Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957)

Spring 2014

Conductor: Anthony Bonello

—   2nd April 2014

Symphony No 92 in G Major 'The Oxford' by Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1805)

- 2. Adagio cantabile

- 3. Menuetto: allegretto

Overture: A Life for the Tsar by Mikhail Glinka (1804 - 1857)

Suite: English Folk Songs by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)

- Seventeen Come Sunday · My Bonny Boy · Folk Songs from Somerset

Autumn 2013

Conductor: Anthony Bonello

—   11th December 2013

Four Pieces from The Yeoman of the Guard by Arthur Sullivan (1842 - 1900)

- Arr. David Stone

Violin Concerto No 1 in G Minor, Op 26 by Max Bruch (1838 - 1920)

- Soloist: Daniel Rainey

- 1. Allegro moderato

- 2. Adagio

- 3. Allegro energico

Intermezzo in A Major, Op 118 No 2 by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)

- Soloist: Luke Usher-Somers

Overture: La Forza del Destino by Guiseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Swedish Rhapsody, No 1 Op 19 by Hugo Alfvén (1872 - 1960)

Summer 2013

Conductor: Anthony Bonello

—   17th July 2013

Cavaliera Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni (1836 - 1945)

- Melodies - Arr. Charles Woodhouse

Festive Overture, Op 96 by Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975)

Suite: Sigurd Jorsalfar, Op 56 by Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907)

- 1. Prelude: In the King's Hall

- 2. Intermezzo: Borghild's Dream

- 3. Homage March

Two Songs Without Words, Op 22 by Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934)

- 2. Marching Song

Spring 2013

Conductor: Anthony Bonello

—   27th March 2013

Minuet, Op 21 by Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934)

Soirées Musicales, Op 9 by Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)

Slavonic Dances, Op 46 by Antonin Dvořàk (1841 - 1904)

- Nos 5, 6 and 7

Light Cavalry Overture by Franz von Suppé (1819 - 1995)

Autumn 2012

Conductor: Anthony Bonello

—   12th December 2012

Symphony No 2 in D Major Op 73 by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)

- 1. Allegro non troppo

- 2. Adagio non troppo

- 3. Allegretto grazioso

- 4. Allegro con spirito

Summer 2012

Conductor: Anthony Bonello

—   11th July 2012

Aubade by Edouard Lalo (1823 - 1892)

Violin Concerto No 3 in B Minor Op 61 by Camille Saint-Säens (1835 - 1921)

- Soloist: Cameron Smith

Symphony No 38 in D Major K504 'Prague' by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Grand March from Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)

Spring 2012

Conductor: Anthony Bonello

—   4th April 2012

Bells Across the Meadows by Albert Ketèlbey (1885 - 1959)

Rosamunde, 2 Entr'actes Op 26 by Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Funeral March of a Marionette by Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893)

Suite of Scottish Dances by William Alwyn (1905 - 1985)

Autumn 2011

Conductor: Anthony Bonello

—   14th December 2011

Symphony No 6 in F Major Op 68 'Pastoral' by Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

- 3rd Movement: Allegro · 5th Movement: Allegretto

Melody by Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)

L'Arlésienne Suite No 2 by Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875)

Overture 'Egmont' by Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Summer 2011

[NB: No public playthrough this term due to conductor auditions]

Conductor: Chris Hopkins

—   20th July 2011

Nutcracker Suite Op 71a by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)

Rosamunde Ballet Music II Op 26 by Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Aubades No 1 by Edouard Lalo (1823 - 1892)

- Andante - allegretto non troppo

Spring 2011

Conductor: Ian Assersohn

—   6th April 2011

Iolanthe Overture by Arthur Sullivan (1842 - 1900)

Tales of Hoffmann - Barcarolle by Jacques Offenbach (1819 - 1880)

Emperor Waltzes Op 437 by Johann Strauss (1825 - 1899)

Pavand Pour Une Infante Defunte by Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)

Symphony No 8 in G Major Op 88 by Antonin Dvořàk (1841 - 1904)

- 1st Movement Allegro con brio & 4th Movement Allegro ma non troppo

Autumn 2010

Conductor: Ian Assersohn

—   8th December 2010

Coriolanus Overture Op 62 by Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Romance in G Major Op 40 for Violin and Orchestra by Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

- Soloist: George Mitchell

'A Shropshire Lad' Rhapsody by George Butterworth (1885 - 1916)

Symphony No 3 in Eb Major Op 97 'Rhenish' by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)

Summer 2010

Conductor: Ian Assersohn

—   14th July 2010

The Merry Wives of Windsor Overture by Otto Nicolai (1810 - 1849)

Symphony No 5 in B Flat Major D485 by Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)

L'Arlésienne Suite No 1 by Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875)

The Dambusters March by Eric Coates (1886 - 1957)

Spring 2010

Conductor: Ian Assersohn

—   31st March 2010

'Morning' from Peer Gynt op 23 no 13 by Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907)

Symphony No 96 in D Major 'The Miracle' by Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)

Slavonic Dance Op 46 No 4 by Antonin Dvořàk (1841 - 1904)

Finlandia Op 26 Nr 7 by Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957)