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DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
15 Dec 2010St Mary's ChigwellDuffy & Johnson ManningManchester Carols (selected)
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
13 Nov 2010St John's EppingRutterMass of the Children
BrittenSt Nicolas
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
26 Jun 2010St John's EppingBachKing of glory, king of peace
BachJesu Joy of Man's Desiring
TchaikovskyHymn to the Trinity
ParryMy soul, there is a country
FranckPanis angelicus
SchubertAve Maria
ByrdAve Verum Corpus
StainerGod so loved the world
HandelZadok the priest
FauréCantique de Jean Racine
Saint-SaënsCalme de nuits
Saint-SaënsLes Fleurs et les arbres
Vaughan WilliamsFive English Folk Songs
Traditional, arr. SargentLittle David play on your harp
Traditional, arr. BensonSteal away
LawsonL'il Liza Jane
HughesDr Foster
Hely-HutchinsonOld Mother Hubbard
DiackSing a song of sixpence
 
Musical Director: Lindsay Benson
Soloists: Elizabeth Worth (soprano), Lindsay Benson (baritone), essa Wright (piano), Roy Blackwell (narrator)
Notes: Songs for Summer
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
20 Mar 2010Waltham AbbeyMendelssohnHymn of Praise
BachSt Matthew Passion (excerpts)
 
Musical Director: Lindsay Benson
Soloists: Jane Faulkner (soprano), Hannah O'Reilly (soprano), Michael Robinson (tenor), Edward Kemp-Luck (organ)
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
16 Dec 2009St Mary's ChigwellHubert & ParryWelcome Yule
WishartAlleluya, a new work is come on hand
Traditional, arr. RutterJoy to the world
Rodney BennettOut of your sleep
BuxtehudeThe little newborn Jesus child
BaxThree Polish carols
WillcocksBirthday carol
Traditional, arr. RutterChristmas night
B ParryAnd is it true
Traditional, arr. BensonHave yourself a merry little Christmas
West CountryWe wish you a merry Christmas
 
Musical Director: Lindsay Benson
Soloists: Tessa Wright (organ), Janet Doe, Roy Blackwell (readings)
Orchestra: Brass Ensemble
Notes: Congregational Once in royal David's city, While shepherds watched, Hark the herald angels sing, O little town of bethlehem, See amid the winter's snow, O come all ye faithful
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
7 Nov 2009St John's EppingHaydnLittle Organ Mass
BarberAdagio for Strings
JenkinsThe Armed Man: A Mass for Peace
 
Musical Director: Lindsay Benson
Soloists: Joanna Benson (soprano), Andrew Morton (tenor), St Magnus Singers, Tessa Wright (organ)
Orchestra: Helios Orchestra
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
4 Jul 2009St John's EppingWeillMac the Knife, from The Threepenny Opera
PurcellFairest Isle, from King Arthur
PurcellCatch
HandelChorus, from Rinaldo
GayThe Beggar's Opera (excerpts)
 
Musical Director: Lindsay Benson
Soloists: Joanna Benson (soprano), Tom Bullard (baritone), Tessa Wright (organ), Roy Blackwell (narrator)
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
28 Mar 2009St John's EppingHandelMessiah
 
Musical Director: Lindsay Benson
Soloists: Linda Watts (soprano), Iestyn Morris (counter-tenor), William Petter (tenor), Gavin Horsley (bass), Tessa Wright (organ), Ewan Parker (trumpet)
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
17 Dec 2008St Mary's ChigwellBrittenA Ceremony of Carols
Irish, arr. WillcocksGabriel to Mary came
English, arr. WoodA virgin most pure
Appalachian, arr. RutterI wonder as I wander
English, arr. CleoburyJoys Seven
Gruber, arr. BensonSilent Night
English, arr. WillcocksSussex Carol
FletcherRing out, wild bells
West CountryWe wish you a merry Christmas
 
Musical Director: Lindsay Benson
Soloists: Tessa Wright (organ), Rachel Bartell (harp)
Orchestra: Brass Quintet
Notes: Congregational: Once in royal David's City, The first nowell, The holly and the ivy, Good King Wenceslas, Ding dong merrily on high, O come, o come Emmanuel, O come all ye faithful
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
15 Nov 2008St John's EppingHaydnThe Creation
 
Musical Director: Lindsay Benson
Soloists: Joanna Benson (soprano), Jake White (tenor), Orjan Hartveit (baritone)
Orchestra: Helios Orchestra
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
28 Jun 2008St John's EppingDonizettiChorus of Wedding Guests (from Lucia di Lammermoor)
BizetHabanera and Sequidilla (from Carmen)
MozartLa ci darem la mano (from Don Giovanni)
BorodinPolovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor)
HandelChorus of Enchanted Islanders (from Alcina)
PucciniHumming Chorus (from Madama Butterfly)
VerdiChorus of Hebrew Slaves (from Nabucco)
DvorakSong to the Moon (from Rusalka)
GounodAve Maria
WagnerSpinning Chorus (from Der fliegende Hollander)
WagnerBridal Chorus (from lohengrin)
PurcellDido's Lament (from Dido and Aeneas)
VerdiTriumphal Scene (from Aida)
SullivanChorus of Girls (from The Pirates of Penzance)
SullivanPoliceman's Song (from The Pirates of Penzance)
 
Musical Director: Lindsay Benson
Soloists: Janet Mooney (soprano), Tessa Wright (piano), Roy Blackwell (commentary)
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
29 Mar 2008St John's EppingVaughan WilliamsLinden Lea
Vaughan WilliamsLord, Thou hast been our refuge
Vaughan WilliamsO Clap your Hands
Vaughan WilliamsFive Mystical Songs
Vaughan WilliamsDona Nobis Pacem
Vaughan WilliamsThe Hundredth Psalm
Vaughan WilliamsValiant for Truth
 
Musical Director: Lindsay Benson
Soloists: Julia Wilson-James (soprano), Orjan Hartveit (baritone), Tessa Wright (organ)
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
19 Dec 2007St Mary's ChigwellFrench, arr. CarterA maiden most gentle
EbelingAll my heart this night rejoices
French, arr. WillcocksWhence is that goodly fragrance flowing
PostonJesus Christ the apple tree
Celtic, arr. RutterChild in a manger
JacobChristmas bells
Cornelius, arr. AtkinsThe three kings
WilliamsonThis Christmas night
Basque, arr. PettmanI saw a maiden
German, arr. PraetoriusLo how a Rose e'er blooming
Austrian, arr. RichardsSchneewalzer
Gruber, arr. BensonSilent night
TraditionalWe wish you a merry Christmas
 
Musical Director: Lindsay Benson
Soloists: Tessa Wright (organ), Kay McNamara (soprano), Barry Peart (bass), Chris Bichard, Janet Doe, Peter Ellis (readings)
Orchestra: Brass Quintet
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
10 Nov 2007St John's EppingDvorakStabat Mater
 
Musical Director: Lindsay Benson
Soloists: Carys Lloyd Roberts (soprano), Cathy Parkin (mezzo), Russell Ablewhite (tenor), Richard Fallas (baritone)
Orchestra: Helios Orchestra
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
30 Jun 2007St John's EppingBachJesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
StainerGod so loved the world
FauréCantique de Jean Racine
VerdiL'esule
PurcellNot all my torments can your pity move
DuparcLe Manoir de Rosemonde
ElgarAve Verum Corpus
BrahmsHow lovely are Thy dwellings
HandelHallelujah Chorus
Coleridge-TaylorHiawatha's Wedding Feast
 
Musical Director: Lindsay Benson
Soloists: Andrew Sritheran (tenor), Tessa Wright (piano)
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
6 May 2007St George's Anglican Church, VeniceBrucknerLocus iste
HaydnAgnus Dei
 
Musical Director: Lindsay Benson
Soloists: Philip Norman (organ)
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
5 May 2007Chiesa S Nicolo dei Mendicoli, VeniceElgarAve Verum Corpus
BachJesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
HandelHallelujah Chorus
VivaldiGloria (2 sections)
BrucknerChristus factus est pro nobis
BrahmsHow lovely are Thy dwellings
FrescobaldiCanzon: dopo l'Epistola (organ)
StainerGod so loved the world
FauréCantique de Jean Racine
BachIch habe genug (solo)
 
Musical Director: Lindsay Benson
Soloists: Philip Norman (organ)
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
31 Mar 2007St John's EppingShawThe Redeemer
FauréRequiem
 
Musical Director: Lindsay Benson
Soloists: Janet Baldacci (soprano), William Petter (tenor), Thomas Kennedy (baritone), Tessa Wright (organ)
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
13 Dec 2006St Mary's ChigwellHead, arr. BensonThe Little Road to Bethlehem
Head, arr. BensonWhat Christmas Means to Me
Traditional, arr. BensonThe Little Drummer Boy
Czech, arr. BensonRocking
English, arr. RutterThe Twelve Days of Christmas
Martin & Blane, arr. BensonHave Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
TraditionalWe wish you a merry Christmas
French, arr. WillcocksDing Dong! Merrily on High
MathiasSir Christemas
RutterShepherd's Pipe Carol
BachChristmas Oratorio (3 sections)
Leuner, arr. MacphersonThe Shepherds' Cradle Song
 
Musical Director: Lindsay Benson
Soloists: Tessa Wright (organ), Chris Bichard, Peter Ellis, Janet Doe (readers)
Orchestra: Chigwell Brass Quintet
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
11 Nov 2006St John's EppingBrahmsThree Unaccompanied Songs Op.62
Brahms6 German Folksongs
BrahmsIm Herbst
BrahmsDem dunkeln Schoss der heil'gen Erde
BrahmsEin Deutsches Requiem
 
Musical Director: Lindsay Benson
Soloists: Cheryl Enever (soprano), Simon Preece (baritone), St Magnus Singers (Joanna Benson, Sarah Barham, William Petter, Tom Kennedy),
Orchestra: Helios Orchestra
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
1 Jun 2006St John's EppingHaydnSpring & Summer from The Seasons
QuilterThree Shakespeare Songs
BrittenDown by the Salley Gardens
BrittenO Mistress Mine
BrittenOliver Cromwell
BrittenFive Flower Songs
BrucknerLocus Iste
BrucknerOs Justi
BrucknerChristus Factus Est
BrahmsThree Unaccompanied Secular Songs Op.62
BoyceHeart of Oak
Traditional, arr. RathboneA Red, Red Rose
ElgarSongs from the Bavarian Highlands (1-4)
 
Musical Director: Lindsay Benson
Soloists: Lindsay Benson (baritone), Tessa Wright (piano), Peter Ellis, Janet Doe (readers)
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
1 Apr 2006St John's EppingHummelMass in Bb
VivaldiGloria
SalieriCoronation Te Deum
BachCantata No.4: Christ Lag in Todesbanden
 
Musical Director: Lindsay Benson
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
1 Dec 2005St Mary's ChigwellBernard, arr. BensonWinter Wonderland
Head, arr. BensonThe Little Road to Bethlehem
Martin & Blane, arr. BensonHave yourself a merry little Christmas
Traditional, arr. WorrellWe wish you a merry Christmas
Piae CantionesGaudete
Piae CantionesUp Good Christian Folk
Piae CantionesUnto Us is Born A Son
HandelFor unto us is born (from Messiah)
BerliozThe Shepherds' Farewell
French, arr. RutterIl est ne le divin enfant
German, arr. RutterQuem pastores laudavere
RutterNativity Carol
Hairston, arr. BensonMary's boy child
 
Musical Director: Lindsay Benson
Soloists: Tessa Wright (organ), Roy Blackwell, Janet Doe, Peter Ellis (readers)
Orchestra: Chigwell Brass Quintet
Notes: #arr. Lindsay Benson; congregational: Once in Royal David's City, While Shepherds Watched, The First Nowell, O Come All Ye Faithful; brass quintet played Rondo (Faure) and Swing Around Suite; organ solo by Nickson (Christ was born on Christmas Day); readi
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
1 Nov 2005St John's EppingDebussyTrois chansons de Charles Orleans
FranckPanis Angelicus
BerliozTenor aria from Les Troyens
BizetPearl Fishers Duet
BizetHabanera from Carmen
FauréAprès un rêve
GounodMesse solonelle de Ste Cecile
GounodAve Maria
FauréCantique de Jean RacineFaure
Saint-SaënsLes Fleurs et les arbres
Saint-SaënsCalme des nuits
 
Musical Director: Lindsay Benson
Soloists: Nicole Tibbels (soprano), Adam Tunnicliffe (tenor), Paul Parfitt (baritone), Tessa Wright (organ)
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
1 Jun 2005St John's EppingTallisIf Ye Love Me
MorleyNolo Mortem Peccatoria
MuddLet Thy Merciful Ears
ByrdAve Verum Corpus
Vaughan WilliamsSongs of Travel
FinziLo, the Full Final Sacrifice
Vaughan WilliamsTowards the Unknown Region
ParryMy Soul, There is a Country
WoodO Thou the Central Orb
FinziTwo Shakespeare Songs
Vaughan WilliamsFive Mystical Songs
PurcellFuneral Sentences
 
Musical Director: Jonathan Rathbone
Soloists: Martin Bussey (baritone), Tessa Wright (organ, piano)
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
1 Apr 2005Primoz Trubar Evangelical Church, LjubljanaGossO Saviour of the World
WesleyWash me Throughly
WoodO Thou the Central Orb
ParryMy Soul There is a Country
ElgarAve Verum Corpus
BairstowJesu the Very Thought of Thee
HolstTurn Back O Man
TallisIf Ye Love Me
MorleyNolo Mortem Peccatoris
MuddLet Thy Merciful Ears
ByrdAve Verum
HandelZadok the Priest
JoubertO Lorde the Maker of al Thing
FarrantCall to Remembrance
HandelHallelujah Chorus from Messiah
FarrantLord for Thy Tender Mercies Sake
Various3 organ solos
PurcellThou Knowest Lord
AttwoodCome Holy Ghost
 
Musical Director: Jonathan Rathbone
Soloists: Phillip Norman (organ)
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
1 Mar 2005Walthamstow Assembly HallRutterMagnificat
DvorakTe Deum
ArnoldSecond Clarinet Concerto (Movements 1 & 3)
RossiniThe Thieving Magpie Overture
 
Musical Director: Jonathan Rathbone, Amanda Lapwood
Soloists: Deryn Edwards (soprano), Mark Williams (bass), Vishnu Parameshwaran (clarinet)
Orchestra: The Helios Orchestra
Notes: joint concert with Chigwell School Choir
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
1 Dec 2004St Mary's ChigwellGerman, arr. PearsallIn Dulci Jubilo
Warlock, arr. RathboneBethlehem Down
TchaikovskyThe crown of roses
Cornish, arr. RutterSans Day Carol
Traditional, arr. RathboneDe Virgin Mary
Martin & Blane, arr. RathboneHave yourself a merry little Christmas
Traditional, arr. RathboneWe wish you a merry Christmas
Traditional, arr. RathboneGabriel's Message
Basque, arr. PettmanI saw a maiden
French traditional, arr. RathboneAngels from the realms of glory
German, arr. PraetoriusLo, how a Rose e'er blooming
Traditional, arr. WoodPast Three A Clock
 
Musical Director: Jonathan Rathbone
Soloists: Tessa Wright (organ), Janet Doe, Barry Smeaton, Roy Blackwell (readings)
Orchestra: Chigwell Brass Quintet
Notes: congregational: Once in David's Royal City, Deck the Hall, O Little Town of Bethlehem, O come all ye faithful, # arranged by Jonathan Rathbone; readings Clare Bevan 'Listen', John Betjeman 'Christmas', Colne Valley newspaper 'The Green Baize Messiah', ret
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
1 Nov 2004Waltham AbbeyHaydnTe Deum in C
MozartLaudate Dominum
MozartSymphony No 40 in G minor
SchubertMass No. 5 in A Flat
 
Musical Director: Jonathan Rathbone
Soloists: Jenny Saunders (soprano), Heather Cairncross (alto), David Morris (tenor), Patrick Ardagh-Walter (bass)
Orchestra: The Helios Orchestra
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
1 Jun 2004St John's EppingBarnabySweet and Low
LegrandThe Windmills of Your Mind
SullivanO hush thee, my babie
ElgarAs Torrents in Summer
LegrandThe Summer Knows
StanfordThe Blue Bird
KernPick Yourself Up
ArlenIt's Only a Paper Moon
BridgeThe Goslings
Warren42nd Street Medley
HarrisI Think on Thee
SullivanThe Long Day Closes
BalfeCome into the Garden, Maud
DibdinTom Bowling
Lynam MolloyLove's Old Sweet Song
TraditionalThe Snowy-Breasted Pearl
SpeaksOn the Road to Mandalay
American traditionalRed River Valley
American traditionalPolly-Wally-Doodle
SpiritualSwing Low, Sweet Chariot
MartinCome to the Fair
TraditionalNine Hundred Miles
MendelssohnAn Old Romance
NovelloWe'll Gather Lilacs
 
Musical Director: Jonathan Rathbone
Soloists: David Morris (tenor), Tessa Wright (piano)
Notes: concert title 'Ballads, Songs and Snatches
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
1 Mar 2004Walthamstow Assembly HallBeethovenMass in C
BizetTe Deum
JacobTrombone Concerto (excerpt)
MozartFlute Concerto No.2 in D
 
Musical Director: Jonathan Rathbone, Christopher Collingwood, Felicity Leach
Soloists: Jenny Saunders (soprano), Linda Suggitt (mezzo), Peter Smith (tenor), Meng-Chia Eng (bass), Stephan Cameron (trombone), Alice Stobart (flute)
Orchestra: The Helios Orchestra
Notes: joint concert with Chigwell School Choir
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
1 Dec 2003St Mary's ChigwellFrench, arr. CarterA maiden most gentle
Rodney BennettOut of your sleep
Traditional, arr. RathboneGod rest ye merry gentlemen
Gruber & Mohn, arr. RathboneStille Nacht
Warlock, arr. RathboneBetter Gifts
JoubertTorches
Leuner, arr. MacphersonShepherd's Cradle Song
Traditional Sussex carol
Pierpont, arr. RathboneJingle Bells
Traditional, arr. RathboneWe wish you a merry Christmas
Traditional, arr. RathboneGabriel's Message
 
Musical Director: Jonathan Rathbone
Soloists: Tessa Wright (organ), Barry Smeaton, Chris Bichard, Janet Doe (readings)
Orchestra: Chigwell Brass Quintet
Notes: Congregational: O come all ye faithful, Angels from the realms of glory, The holly and the ivy, Hark the herald angels, Joy to the world, # arranged by Jonathan Rathbone, readings: A A Milne 'King John's Christmas', Thomas Hardy 'The Oxen', Gian-Carlo Men
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
1 Nov 2003St John's EppingHandelIsrael in Egypt
 
Musical Director: Jonathan Rathbone
Soloists: Jenny Saunders (soprano), Frances Cass (soprano), James Sanderson (countertenor), David Morris (tenor), Mark Williams (baritone), John Fisher (baritone)
Orchestra: The Helios Orchestra
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
1 Jun 2003New Hall, Chigwell SchoolParryBlest Pair of Sirens
RutterThree songs from 'The Sprig of Thyme'
BridgeThe Goslings
RutterHome is a Special Kind of Feeling
TraditionalOld McDonald Had a Farm
BingeWhere the Gentle Avon Flows
TraditionalLondonderry Air
RutterAmazing Grace
FinziI Praise the Tender Flower
StrommenSinatra showcase
ChilcottIrish Blessing
 
Musical Director: Benjamin Charles
Soloists: Tessa Wright (piano)
Notes: Gala Concert entitled 'Midsummer Serenade' to mark the Choir's 50th anniversary season
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
1 Mar 2003Walthamstow Assembly HallMozartLaudate Dominum
MozartAve Verum Corpus
MozartMass in C minor
BrittenRejoice in the Lamb
 
Musical Director: Benjamin Charles
Soloists: Amy Moore (soprano), Frances Cass (soprano), Christopher Wardle (countertenor), Paul Hopwood (tenor), Edmund Connolly (bass-baritone)
Orchestra: The Helios Orchestra
Notes: joint concert with Chigwell School Choir, Celebration Concert marking the Choral Society's 50th Anniversary season
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
1 Dec 2002St Mary's ChigwellVariousCarols
 
Musical Director: Benjamin Charles
Orchestra: Chigwell Brass Quintet
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
1 Nov 2002St John's EppingPucciniMessa di Gloria
FauréRequiem
 
Musical Director: Benjamin Charles
Soloists: Paul Hopwood (tenor), Edmund Connolly (baritone), Jonathan Kubiak (treble
Orchestra: The Helios Orchestra
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
1 Jul 2002New Hall, Chigwell SchoolVaughan WilliamsAntiphon from Few Mystical Songs
WesleyThou Wilt Keep Him
BrahmsHow Lovely Are Thy Dwellings
ParryMy Soul There is a Country
TippettNobody Knows' from A Child of Our Time (with PASYDY)
TheodorakisEpiphanie (with PASYDY)
Lennon & McCartneyWith a Little Help from My Friends (with PASYDY)
 
Musical Director: Michael Bradley
Orchestra: joint concerts with PASYDY Choir from Cyprus, which also sang 19 songs
Notes: joint concerts with PASYDY
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
1 Jun 2002Barnardo's Village Church, BarkingsideBrahmsHow lovely are Thy dwellings
HowellsPsalm 121 from Requiem
Vaughan WilliamsFive Mystical Songs
UnknownNational Anthem
HandelZadok the Priest*
Vaughan WilliamsO Taste and See*
McKieWe wait for Thy loving kindness, O God#
WesleyThou wilt keep him*
ParryI was glad*
Vaughan WilliamsThe Old Hundredth Psalm Tune*
QuilterThree Shakespearean Songs
 
Musical Director: Michael Bradley
Soloists: Benjamin Charles (baritone), Christopher Benn (baritone), Alexander Chaplin (organ), Eileen Broster (piano)
Notes: concert title Music for a Monarch, * sung at 1953 coronation, ~ sung at 1947 Royal Wedding, Brahms piece sung at Queen Mother's funeral
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
1 Apr 2002St David's Cathedral, WalesVariousChoral Evensong
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
1 Mar 2002Walthamstow Assembly HallHaydnNelson Mass
RutterGloria
Rimsky-KorsakovProcession of the Nobles
GigoutGrand Choeur Dialogué arr. for organ & brass
 
Musical Director: Benjamin Charles
Soloists: Cheryl Enever (soprano), Jeanette Ager (mezzo), Paul Hopwood (tenor), Colin Campbell (bass), Simon Winters (organ)
Orchestra: The Helios Orchestra
Notes: joint concert with Chigwell School Choir
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
1 Dec 2001St Mary's ChigwellLisztIn Dulci Jubilo
GangeRag Burlesque
BaldwinTwas the Brass before Christmas
TavernerToday the Virgin
Traditional, arr. WillcocksTomorrow shall be my dancing day
BachO Little One Sweet
BerliozThe Shepherd's Farewell
WoodKing Jesus hath a Garden
RutterMary's Lullaby
MathiasSir Christemas
Traditional, arr. WorrellWe wish you a merry Christmas
 
Musical Director: Benjamin Charles
Soloists: Simon Winters (organ), Barry Smeaton, Janet Doe (readings)
Orchestra: Chigwell Brass Quintet
Notes: Congregational: Once in Royal David's City, O Come all ye faithful, As with gladness men of old, O little town of Bethlehem, While shepherds watched their flocks by night, Hark the herald angels sing, readings Charles Dickens from 'The Pickwick Papers', P
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
1 Nov 2001St John's EppingMendelssohnElijah
 
Musical Director: Benjamin Charles
Soloists: Cheryl Enever (soprano), Jeanette Ager (mezzo), Ashley Catling (tenor), Colin Campbell (bass), David Winters (treble)
Orchestra: The Helios Orchestra
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
1 Oct 2001St John's School, EpiskopiRutterThree Songs from The Sprig of Thyme
StanfordThe Bluebird
ElgarAs Torrents in Spring
PurcellThou Knowest Lord the Secrets of our Hearts
FauréCantique de Jean Racine
TallisIf Ye Love Me
MakridesEla Korou
HandelZadok the Priest
MuddAnthem
HiltonAnthem
 
Musical Director: Benjamin Charles
Notes: joint concerts with PASYDY
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
1 Jun 2001Barnardo's Village Church, BarkingsideSullivanFestival Te Deum
WoodO Thou the Central Orb
ElgarAve Verum Corpus
BishopHome, Sweet Home
ElgarAs Torrents in Summer
StanfordThe Blue Bird
MendelssohnHear Ye Israel, from Elijah
OuseleyFrom the Rising of the Sun
SullivanThe Long Day Closes
ElgarSalut d'Amour
HollinsA Trumpet Minuet
 
Musical Director: Benjamin Charles
Soloists: Jennifer Maybee (soprano), Tessa Wright (organ)
Notes: concert called 'Victoriana' to mark the centenary of Queen Victoria's death
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
1 Mar 2001Walthamstow Assembly HallVivaldiGloria
MozartRequiem Mass
 
Musical Director: Benjamin Charles
Soloists: Elizabeth Cragg (soprano), Joanne Edworthy (alto), Daniel Ludford-Thomas (tenor), Colin Campbell (bass)
Orchestra: The Helios Orchestra
Notes: joint concert with Chigwell School Choir
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
1 Dec 2000St Mary's ChigwellTraditional, arr. WillcocksDeck the Hall
MathiasA babe is born
Traditional, arr. CarterA maiden most gentle
RutterWhat sweeter music
TraditionalAway in a manger
Martin & BlaneHave yourself a merry little Christmas
Traditional, arr. WorrellWe wish you a merry Christmas
Lefebure-WelySortie in Bb
MouretRondeau
UnknownHumoresque l'organo, Primitiva, Pietro Youn
BaldwinTwas the Brass before Christmas
 
Musical Director: Benjamin Charles
Soloists: Simon Winters (organ)
Orchestra: Chigwell Brass Quintet
Notes: Congregational: Once in Royal David's City, O come all ye faithful, Unto us a boy is born, God rest you merry, gentlemen, Lo he comes with clouds descending, Hark the hearld angels; readings C Day Lewis 'The Christmas Tree', Dylan Thomas 'A Small Dry Voic
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
1 Nov 2000St John's EppingBachChristmas Oratorio
 
Musical Director: Benjamin Charles
Soloists: Victoria Henderson (soprano), Joanne Edworthy (contralto), Ashley Catling (tenor), Colin Campbell (bass)
Orchestra: The Helios Orchestra
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
1 Jun 2000Waltham AbbeyParrySonata in D Major (1st Movement)
DuboisToccata
Parish-AlvarsRomance
BernsteinChichester Psalms
MendelssohnWeinachten
PoulencSalve Regina
TallisIf ye love me
MuddLet thy merciful ears
RegerOur Lady's Dream
HiltonLord, for thy tender mercy's sake
ByrdAve Verum Corpus
MendelssohnSonata in F minor (1st movement)
 
Musical Director: Benjamin Charles
Soloists: Tessa Wright (organ), Matthew Brown (solo), Anna Wynne (harp), Julian Walton (percussion
 
 
DateVenueComposer(s)Work(s)
1 Apr 2000Walthamstow Assembly HallOrffCarmina Burana
 
Musical Director: Benjamin Charles
Soloists: Elizabeth Cragg (soprano), Ashley Catling (tenor), Ian Jervis (baritone)
Orchestra: The Helios Orchestra
Notes: joint concert with Chigwell School Choir, dedicated to the memory of George Tembe