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Director: John Savage

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November 2009
25th Anniversary Season
St Mary's Collegiate Church, Stafford
Orlando Gibbons - This is the Record of John
(Contralto - Carolyn Russell)
Joy Tilley - Silver Psalmody (First Performance)
(Contralto - Christine Bown)
F J Haydn - Te Deum in C
G F Handel - "Dettingen" Te Deum (Bass - Norman Lomax, Ian Miller)
April 2009 Trinity Church, Stafford
G F Handel - Chandos Anthem No 9 "O Praise the Lord with one consent"
Sue Savage (Soprano), Christine Bown (Contralto), Terry Gower (Tenor), Norman Lomax (Bass)
F J Haydn - Te Deum in C
Henry Purcell - O sing unto the Lord
Sue Savage (Soprano), Isobel Walter (Contralto), Terry Gower (Tenor)
Brian Partridge (Bass), Roger Thomas (Bass)

F Mendelssohn - Hear My Prayer Diane Bowen (Soprano)

Judith Glossop (Flute), John Savage (Piano)
Bohuslav Martinu - First Sonata for Flute & Piano
Otar Taktakishvili - Andante from 
G F Handel - Flute sonata in C, Op1 No7

Christmas 2008 St Mary's Collegiate Church, Stafford
M-A Charpentier - Messe de minuit
(Soloists: Valerie Martin, Pat Morrish, Christine Bown, Carolyn Russell, Terry Gower, Norman Lomax)
Eric Bennett - All bells in Paradise (First performance) (Soloists: Valerie Martin, Les Hender)
Peter Warlock - Adam lay ybounden
Elizabeth Poston - Jesus Christ the apple tree
October 2008 St Mary's Collegiate Church, Stafford
Vaughan Williams - The cloud capp'd towers: Over hill, over dale;
Just as the tide was flowing; The dark-eye'd sailor; Let all the world in every corner sing
Farmer: Fair Phyllis I saw sitting all alone; Gibbons: The Silver Swan
April 2008 Trinity Church, Stafford
Henry Purcell - Dido & Aeneas
with the Staffordshire Youth Chamber Ensemble
Dido - Christine Bown, Aeneas - Terry Gower, Belinda - Valerie Martin
Christmas 2007 St Mary's Collegiate Church, Stafford
JS Bach - Sleepers, Wake! (Alison Omer, Violin)
Fletcher - Ring out, wild bells
Mathias - A babe is born, Sir Christemas
Handl - All they from Saba shall come
Tilley - There is no rose (First performance)
Poston - The boar's head carol
Bruckner - Ave Maria

Janacek - In the mist (Jennifer Hames, Piano)
Guilmant - Grand Choeur in D (Harry Hitchen, Organ)
October 2007 St Mary's Collegiate Church, Stafford
Vaughan Williams - Benedicite (Soprano - Valerie Martin)
June 2007 All Saints Church, Leigh
John Rutter - It was a lover and his lass, When daisies pied (Birthday madrigals)
Elgar - Spanish serenade, As torrents in summer, O happy eyes
Stanford - The blue bird
Dowland - Can she excuse my wrongs, 
Bennet - All creatures now are merry minded
Farmer - Fair Phyliis I saw sitting all alone
Morley - My bonny lass she smileth
Finzi - My spirit sang all day
Grainger - Seventeen come Sunday
Diack - Sing a song of sixpence
Ain't misbehavin, Deep purple, I got rhythm
The mermaid, The teddy bears' picnic, Irish blessing

Solo items
Summertime (Valerie Martin, soprano)
Wade in the water (Sally Watt, soprano)
Clair de lune (Jennifer Hames, piano)
Violin/piano arrangements (Alison Omer, Sean Omer, Jennifer Hames)

May 2007 St Mary's Collegiate Church, Stafford
Stafford Music Festival

arr Bob Chilcott - Irish Blessing
arr John Whitworth - The Mermaid
John Bratton (arr Andrew Carter) - The Teddy Bears' Picnic

 

March 2007 Trinity Church, Stafford
John Rutter - Requiem (Alex Lewis, Valerie Martin, Simon Dewhurst - Oboe, Rachael Calverley - Cello))
G F Handel - Coronation Anthems (Sally Watt, Christine Bown, Carolyn Russell, Terry Gower, Norman Lomax)

Vivaldi - Sonata in C minor Rv53
(Simon Dewhurst - Oboe, Rachael Calverley Cello, Tim Sagar - Organ)
J S Bach - Suite No 1 in G (Rachael Calverley - Cello)

 

December 2006 St Mary's Collegiate Church, Stafford
Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on Christmas Carols  (
Terry Gower, Roger Thomas, Brian Partridge)

Oakridge Primary School Choir

Harry Hitchen (Organ)
Peeters - Heer Jezus heft een hofken

Jennifer Hames (Piano)
J S Bach - Fantasie über ein Rondo

 

October 2006

St Mary's Collegiate Church, Stafford
Rutter - Birthday Madrigals

April 2006 Trinity Church, Stafford
Bairstow - Blessed city, heavenly Salem (Valerie Martin)
Bairstow - Let all mortal flesh keep silence (Alan Jeavans, Norman Lomax)
Parry - My soul, there is a country
Finzi - Lo, the full, final sacrifice (Sally Watt)
Britten - Jubilate Deo

Tim Sagar (Organ)
Whitlock - Plymouth Suite
Ireland - Miniature Suite

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