Past Seasons: 2023–2024

7 October 2023

Scenic Voyages

St Barnabas Church, W5 1QG · 7pm

 

Jean SIBELIUS Finlandia, Op. 26

Hector BERLIOZ Harold in Italy, Op. 16
David Way, viola

Vasily KALINNIKOV Symphony No. 1 in G minor

Programme notes by Martin Jones.

 

25 November 2023

Echoes of Genius

St Barnabas Church, W5 1QG · 7pm

 

Maurice RAVEL La Valse

Sergei RACHMANINOV Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Reuben Moisey, piano

George LLOYD Symphony No. 4 in B major “Arctic”

Programme notes by Martin Jones.

 

9 December 2023

Christmas Concert

Ealing Green Church, W5 5QT · 5.30pm

 

Victor HELY-HUTCHINSON ‘Adeste Fideles’ from A Carol Symphony

O Come All Ye Faithful

James MacMILLAN O Radiant Dawn

Johann Sebastian BACH Magnificat

While Shepherds Watched

Engelbert HUMPERDINCK Hansel and Gretel

Silent Night

Old German Tune arr. R. L. PEARSALL In dulci jubilo

Ralph VAUGHAN WILLIAMS English Folk Song Tunes

O Little Town of Bethlehem

Leon JESSEL The Parade of the Tin Soldiers

H. MARTIN arr. M. IJAMES Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

J. JAVITS, P. & T. SPRINGER arr. R. ALLAIN Santa Baby

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

With the participation of The Voice Section (Mel Crompton, choirmaster)

Programme notes.

 

24 February 2024

Mahler’s Third

St Barnabas Church, W5 1QG · 6pm

 

Gustav MAHLER Symphony No. 3 in D minor
Harriet Williams, mezzo-soprano
With the participation of members from Gifford Primary School, Little Ealing Primary School, London Youth Choirs West, Twyford CoE High School, and St Albans Chamber Choir

Programme notes by Martin Jones.

Review by Edward Clark for Musical Opinion.

 

9 March 2024

Chamber Music Soirée

St Mary’s Perivale, UB6 8SS · 7.30pm

 

Sze Ying CHAN An Entertainment
John Martin, narrator
Paul Darling, flute
Veronica Colyer, oboe
Kate Day, clarinet
David Fletcher, bass trombone
James Bartholomew, bass
Simon Morris, piano

Robert SCHUMANN Fantasiestücke, Op. 73
Richard Bolton, cello
Ann Sloboda, piano

Leonard BERNSTEIN I Hate Music
3. “I Hate Music!” ⋅ 5. “I’m a Person Too”

Sze Ying Chan, soprano
Veronica Colyer, piano

Jeffrey AGRELL Blues for D.D.
Veronica Colyer, oboe
Sze Ying Chan, piano

Louise FARRENC Sextet in C minor, Op. 40
I. Allegro ⋅ II. Andante sostenuto
Paul Darling, flute
Richard Partridge, oboe
Kate Day, clarinet
Izzy McGonigal, bassoon
Catherine Fox, horn
David Smith, piano

Charles Villiers STANFORD Clarinet Sonata, Op. 129
II. Caoine — Adagio (quasi Fantasia)
David Weedon, clarinet
David Smith, piano

Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART Piano Quartet in G minor, K478
I. Allegro
Maddy Thomas, violin
David Way, viola
Richard Bolton, cello
Ann Sloboda, piano

Olivier MESSIAEN Quatuor pour la fin du temps
V. Louange à l’éternité de Jésus

Heather Humphreys, cello
David Smith, piano


William BYRD Haec dies

Anton BRUCKNER Christus factus est, WAB 11

Javier BUSTO Ave Maria

Jerome KERN arr. David BLACKWELL Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

The Voice Section
Mel Compton, director

 

18 May 2024

Symphonic Reveries

St Barnabas Church, W5 1QG · 7pm

 

Leoš JANÁČEK Sinfonietta

Richard STRAUSS Four Last Songs
Anna Gorbachyova-Ogilvie, soprano

Traditional Jamaican arr. Martin JONES Chi Chi Bud, Oh!

Alexander SCRIABIN Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 43, “Le Divin poème”

Programme notes by Martin Jones.

 

13 July 2024

Open Rehearsal

St Barnabas Church, W5 1QG · 4pm

 

Featuring excerpts from our evening concert.

 

13 July 2024

Musical Enchantment

St Barnabas Church, W5 1QG · 7pm

 

Morfydd Llwyn OWEN Nocturne in D flat major

Maurice RAVEL Piano Concerto in G major
Firoze Madon, piano

Nikolai RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade, Op. 35

Programme notes by Martin Jones.

 

21 July 2024

Yorkshire Tour

Hull Minster, South Church Side, Hull, HU1 1RR · 7pm

 

Doreen CARWITHEN Bishop Rock Overture

William ALWYN Ship’s Waltz & Rumba

Igor SHAMO Accordion Concerto

Nikolai RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade, Op. 35

Programme notes by Martin Jones.

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