past concerts
The following is a list of concerts performed by Charlton Kings Choral Society, as complete as we can make it. If anyone can help us fill the missing information, especially for the early years, please contact us. Some links point to websites that are not in English - use Babel Fish to translate. You can also read more about our conductor John Wright and our venues on our website. (*) indicates a commissioned work.
| 1950s | ||||
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| date | items performed | conductor | soloists | venue |
| 1958 Autumn |
Brahms:Liebeslieder, Noenia and other works |
St Mary's College Cheltenham |
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| 1959 Spring |
Mozart: Requiem Schubert: Mass in G |
All Saints' Church Cheltenham |
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| 1959 Autumn |
Mendelssohn: Festgesang Parry:Blest Pair of Sirens works by Palestrina & Stanford |
Reginald Legg | Charlton Kings County Secondary School |
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| 1960s | ||||
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| date | items performed | conductor | soloists | venue |
| 1960 spring |
Elgar: From the Bavarian Highlands Bach: Christ lay in Death's Dark Prison Handel: Utrecht Jubilate |
Reginald Legg | Charlton Kings County Secondary School |
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| 1960 Autumn |
Handel: Dettingen Te Deum Mozart: Mass No 12 Purcell: Evening Service in G minor |
Reginald Legg | St Mary's Church Charlton Kings |
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| 1961 Spring |
Haydn: Te Deum Brahms: Noenia works by Purcell, Handel, Walford Davies |
Charlton Kings County Secondary School |
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| 1961 Autumn |
Purcell: Hail Bright Cecilia Pergolesi: Concertino in Eb Seiber: Yugoslav Folk Songs works by Gibbons & Anthony Holborue |
Tony Hewitt-Jones | Charlton Kings County Secondary School |
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| 1963 Easter |
Handel: Messiah (excerpts) | Kenneth Chatwood | Jennifer Munday Mary Critchley Wilfred Watts |
St Mary's Church Charlton Kings |
| 1963 Spring |
Parry: Blest Pair of Sirens Mendelssohn: As the Hart Pants Vaughan Williams: Five English Folk Songs Handel: The King Shall Rejoice |
Kenneth Chatwood | Charlton Kings County Secondary School |
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| 1963 Autumn |
Handel: Messiah (part 1) & Hallelujah Chorus Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols |
Kenneth Chatwood | Charlton Kings County Secondary School |
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| 1964 Spring |
Weber: Mass in Eb Handel: Let thy Hand be Strengthened Vaughan Williams: 100th Psalm |
Kenneth Chatwood Laurence Hudson |
Charlton Kings County Secondary School |
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| 1964 Autumn |
Handel: Messiah | Kenneth Chatwood | Glenys Nelmes Gloria Finch Derek Avron Barrie Thompson |
Charlton Kings County Secondary School |
| 1965 Spring |
Handel: Zadok the Priest Mozart: Requiem |
Kenneth Chatwood | Charlton Kings County Secondary School |
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| 1965 Autumn |
Britten: Te Deum in C Finzi: In Terra Pax Bush: Christmas Cantata |
Ronald Smith | Charlton Kings County Secondary School |
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| 1966 Spring |
Brahms: Requiem | Ronald Smith | Charlton Kings County Secondary School |
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| 1966 Autumn |
Handel: Messiah | Ronald Smith | Betty Howse Mary Critchley John Poole James Walkley |
St Mary's Church Charlton Kings Ross-on-Wye Parish Church |
| 1967 Spring |
Moeran: Songs of Springtime Faure: Requiem Various Baritone Songs |
Ronald Smith | Jennifer
Jackson Roger Stalman |
Charlton Kings County Secondary School |
| 1967 Autumn |
Holst: Christmas Day | Ronald Smith | Charlton Kings County Secondary School |
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| 1968 Spring |
Mendelssohn: Elijah | Ronald Smith | Jennifer Sutton Mary Evans Philip Mills David Purcell |
Holy Apostles' Church Cheltenham |
| 1968 Autumn |
Britten: Ceremony of Carols Bach: Christmas Oratorio (parts 1 & 2) |
Norman Rae | Jennifer Jackson Gloria Finch Denis Weaver John Sutton |
St Mary's Church Charlton Kings |
| 1969 Spring |
Handel: 6th Chandos Anthem Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs Bach: Magnificat |
Norman Rae | Jennifer
Jackson Marjoree Zebedee Dennis Weaver David Purcell |
Holy Apostles'
Church Cheltenham |
| 1969 Autumn |
Brahms: Lieberslieder Waltzes Gordon Jacob: Highways |
Norman Rae | Charlton Kings County Secondary School |
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| 1970s | ||||
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| date | items performed | conductor | soloists | venue |
| 1970 Spring |
Beethoven: Mass in C | Ronald Smith | Jennifer Jackson Kathleen Wilden John Poole John Sutton |
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| 1970 Autumn |
Vivaldi: Gloria Pergolesi: Magnificat |
Eric Suddrick | Morfydd Burgess Ann Tilley |
St Mary's Church Charlton Kings |
| 1971 Spring |
Haydn: Creation (Parts 1 & 2) | Eric Suddrick | Glenys Nelmes Michael Hartley David Purcell |
Cheltenham College Chapel |
| 1971 Autumn |
Palestrina: Missa Brevis Monteverdi: Beatus Vir Geoffrey Bush: Christmas Cantata |
Eric Suddrick | St Mary's Church Charlton Kings |
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| 1972 Spring |
Mozart: Requiem | Eric Suddrick | Joyce Rogers Pamela Cook John Harris Gordon Clinton |
Cheltenham College Chapel |
| 1972 Autumn |
Vaughan-Williams: Benedicite Bach: Sing We the Birth Sweelinck: Hodie, Hodie Vaughan-Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols |
Eric Suddrick | St Mary's Church Charlton Kings |
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| 1973 Spring |
Haydn:"Nelson" Mass Parry: Blest Pair of Sirens |
Eric Suddrick | Jean Stephens Anne Wardle John Harris John Hawker |
Holy Apostles' Church Cheltenham |
| 1973 Autumn |
Handel: Messiah | Kenneth Claxton | Marilyn Smith Josephine Bromage John Nixon John Farmsworth |
Holy Apostles'
Church Cheltenham |
| 1974 Spring |
Handel: Zadok the Priest Mozart: Solemn Vespers Mozart: Coronation Mass |
Kenneth Claxton | Jennifer Jackson Diana Walkley Paul Pridgeon James Walkley |
Holy Apostles'
Church Cheltenham |
| 1974 Autumn |
Bach: Et Exultavit (from
"Magnificat) Kodaly: Missa Brevis Faure: Requiem |
Kenneth Claxton | Jane Sampson Peter Cairns |
Holy Apostles'
Church Cheltenham |
| 1975 Spring |
Haydn: Seasons | Kenneth Claxton | Jacqueline
Fuggle Anthony Dawson Simon Grant |
Holy Apostles'
Church Cheltenham |
| 1975 Autumn |
Handel: Samson | Kenneth Claxton | Angela Andrews Judith Buckle Adrian Thompson Malcolm Arthur |
Holy Apostles'
Church Cheltenham |
| 1976 Spring |
Bach: St John Passion | Kenneth Claxton | Holy Apostles' Church Cheltenham |
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| 1976 Autumn |
Philip Lane: Magnificat &
Nunc Dimittis(*) Haydn: "Nelson" Mass Vivaldi: Gloria |
Kenneth Claxton | Holy Apostles' Church Cheltenham |
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| 1977 Spring |
Mendelssohn: Elijah | Kenneth Claxton | Holy Apostles' Church Cheltenham |
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| 1977 Autumn |
Pergolesi: Magnificat Handel: Acis and Galatea |
Kenneth Claxton | Holy Apostles' Church Cheltenham |
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| 1978 Spring |
Dvorak: Te Deum Brahms: Requiem |
Kenneth Claxton | Jennifer Jackson Matthew Benbow |
Burford Parish Church |
| 1978 Autumn |
Bach: Christmas Oratorio (parts 1 & 2) | Kenneth Claxton | Winchcombe Parish Church Holy Apostles' Church Cheltenham |
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| 1979 Spring |
Haydn: St
Nicholas Mass Mozart: Requiem |
Kenneth Claxton | Holy Apostles' Church Cheltenham |
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| 1979 Autumn |
Hewitt-Jones:
Jubilate(*) Vaughan-Williams: Benedicite Bach: Motet VI Lobet den Herren Handel: Psalm 112 |
Kenneth Claxton | Holy Apostles' Church Cheltenham |
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| 1980s | ||||
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| date | items performed | conductor | soloists | venue |
| 1980 Spring |
Bach: B Minor Mass | Kenneth Claxton | Holy Apostles' Church Cheltenham |
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| 1980 Autumn |
Handel: Messiah | Kenneth Claxton | St Mary's Church Charlton Kings |
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| 1981 Spring |
Beethoven: Mass in C Haydn: Paukenmesse |
Kenneth Claxton | Isobel Rideout Ann Tilley Leaonard Stanley Geoffrey King David Purcell |
Holy Apostles' Church Cheltenham |
| 1981 Autumn |
Haydn: Seasons | Kenneth Claxton | ||
| 1982 Spring |
25th Anniversary Mozart: Coronation Mass Rossini: Stabat Mater |
Kenneth Claxton | Holy Apostles' Church Cheltenham |
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| 1982 Autumn |
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas Handel: Dixit Dominus |
Kenneth Claxton | Holy Apostles' Church Cheltenham |
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| 1983 Spring |
Bach: St Matthew Passion | Kenneth Claxton | Holy Apostles' Church Cheltenham |
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| 1983 Autumn |
Haydn: Creation | Kenneth Claxton | Holy Apostles' Church Cheltenham |
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| 1984 Spring |
Vaughan-Williams: Five Mystical
Songs Palestrina: Missa Brevis Faure: Requiem |
Kenneth Claxton | Holy Apostles' Church Cheltenham |
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| 1984 Autumn |
Bach: Christmas Oratorio (Parts 1, 2 & 3) |
John Wright | Angela Tunstall Hyacinth Nicholls Christian Carrasto Robert Hayward |
Holy Apostles' Church Cheltenham |
| 1985 Spring |
Parry: I was Glad Britten: Hymn to St Cecilia Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb Vaughan-Williams: In Windsor Forest Elgar: Give Unto the Lord |
John Wright | Julia Morris Rosy Jamieson George Howarth Alasdair Jamieson |
Holy Apostles' Church Cheltenham |
| 1985 Autumn |
Mendelssohn: Hymn of Praise | John Wright | Kathryn Hide Janice Watson Philip Slane |
Holy Apostles' Church Cheltenham |
| 1986 Spring |
Vivaldi: Gloria Haydn: 'Maria Theresa' Mass |
John Wright | Lorraine Cutler Susan Edwards Nicholas Keay Wallace Ruby |
Holy Apostles' Church Cheltenham |
| 1986 Autumn |
Bliss: Pastoral Purcell: Ode on St Cecilia's Day |
John Wright | Sarah Pring Lindsay Gray Jonathan Milton Ian Dollins |
Holy Apostles' Church Cheltenham |
| 1987 Spring |
30th Anniversary Concert Brahms: Song of Destiny Mozart: Mass in C Minor |
John Wright | Melanie Armitstead Yvonne Howard John-Mark Ainsley David Gwesyn-Smith Stephen Spanyol (clarinet) |
Cheltenham Town Hall |
| 1987 Autumn |
Handel: Zadok the Priest Faure: Cantique de Jean Racine Durufle: Requiem |
Ian Little | George Mosley Rosy Jamieson |
Holy Apostles' Church Cheltenham |
| 1988 Spring |
Bach: St John Passion | Ian Little | Holy Apostles' Church Cheltenham |
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| 1988 Autumn |
Albinoni: Magnificat Pergolesi: Magnificat Charpentier: Messe de Minuit |
Ian Little | Ida-Maria Turri Rachel Knight Carolyn Parr Robert Johnston Peter Mills |
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| 1989 Spring |
Mozart: Regina Cole Schubert: Mass in A Flat |
Ian Little | Ida Maria Turri Helen Parker Robert Johnston Peter Mills |
Pittville Pump Room Cheltenham |
| 1989 Autumn |
Haydn: "Nelson" Mass Motet: Insanae et vanae curae |
John Wright | Elizabeth McKeon Joanna Campion Jason Balla Mark Hathaway |
Holy Apostles' Church Cheltenham |
| 1990s | ||||
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| date | items performed | conductor | soloists | venue |
| 1990 Spring |
Brahms:
Liebeslieder Waltzes Dvorak: Mass in D |
John Wright | Fiona Brown Janet Upton (Piano Duet) |
Pittville Pump Room Cheltenham |
| 1990 Autumn |
Britten: St Nicolas Bach: Cantata 140 - Wachet Auf |
John Wright | Helen Wright George Howarth Ian Dollins |
All Saints'
Church Cheltenham |
| 1991 Spring |
Elgar: From the Bavarian Highlands Handel: Acis and Galatea |
John Wright | Claire Rutter Ivan Sharpe Niall Morris Robert Torday |
Pittville Pump
Room Cheltenham |
| 1991 Autumn |
Haydn: Te Deum Mozart: Solemn Vespers Schubert: Mass in G |
John Wright | Kerrie Shepherd Caroline Zygadlo Niall Morris Simon Thorpe |
Pittville Pump
Room Cheltenham |
| 1992 Spring |
Hewitt-Jones: Seven Sea Poems Various English Part Songs Vaughan-Williams: Five Mystical Songs |
John Wright | Sylvia Strange James Walkley |
Pittville Pump Room Cheltenham |
| 1992 Autumn |
Rossini: Petite Messe Solenelle | John Wright | Linda Tuvas Joanna Colledge Jeff Stewart Jeremy Carpenter |
All Saints'
Church Cheltenham |
| 1993 Spring |
Elgar: Coronation Ode Parry: I was Glad Elgar: Sea Pictures Handel: Let God Arise |
John Wright | Sylvia Strange Helen Wright John Crayford Ian Dollins |
All Saints'Church Cheltenham |
| 1993 Autumn |
Bach: Magnificat Vivaldi: Magnificat |
John Wright | Linda Tuvas Giselle Allen Juliet Norman Toby Spence Matthew Hargreaves |
All Saints'
Church Cheltenham |
| 1994 Spring |
Handel: Messiah | John Wright | Adele Eikenes Jeanette Wainwright Andrew Sinclair Philip O'Brien |
All Saints'
Church Cheltenham |
| 1994 Autumn |
Pergolesi: Magnificat Haydn: Paukenmesse |
John Wright | Anna Wood Sascha Pieroni Peter Wedd Konrad Jarnot |
Pittville Pump
Room Cheltenham |
| 1995 Spring |
Faure: Requiem Rutter: Requiem Faure: Cantique de Jean Racine |
John Wright Peter Meason |
Helen Wright Ian Dollins |
All Saints'
Church Cheltenham |
| 1995 Autumn |
Purcell: The Fairy Queen | John Wright | Ee Ping Yee Wendy Stiles Matilde Wallevik Ashley Catling Konrad Jarnot |
Pittville Pump
Room Cheltenham |
| 1996 Spring (1) |
Durufle: Four Motets Mozart: Requiem |
John Wright ----------------- Christian Hammer |
Helen Wright Sylvia Strange John Crayford William Armiger ---------------------- Gerit Hammer Turid Moberg Nicholas Ransey Konrad Jarnot |
Gloucester Cathedral ----------------- Pittville Pump Room Cheltenham |
| 1996 Spring (2) |
Vivaldi: Gloria Haydn: The Heavens are Telling Dvorak Mass in D (Sung by Resonance) |
John Wright Laurent Delanoe |
Marion Thomas Sophie Le Large Marion Wickes Abigail McHugh de Clare |
St. Edward's Church Bourton-on-the-Water Christ Church Cheltenham |
| 1996 Autumn |
Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Britten: A Ceremony of Carols |
John Wright | Michael Cockerham | Holy Apostles' Church Cheltenham |
| 1997 Spring |
40th
Anniversary Concert Verdi: Requiem |
John Wright | Alison Pearce Alison Mary Sutton Peter Bamber Anthony Cunningham |
Cheltenham Town Hall |
| 1997 Autumn |
Bach: Christmas Oratorio | John Wright | Caroline
Childe Victoria Simmonds Salvador Parron Benjamin Bevan |
All Saints'
Church Cheltenham |
| 1998 Spring |
Durufle: Requiem Guy Turner: Requiem |
John Wright | Rebecca Rudge Helen Wright Keith Clarke |
All Saints'
Church Cheltenham |
| 1998 Autumn |
Handel: Dixit Dominus Purcell: Dido and Aeneas |
John Wright | Sally Matthews Sarah Redgwick Alenka Ponjavic Philip Pooley Brendon Velarde |
Pittville Pump
Room Cheltenham |
| 1999 Spring |
Bliss: Pastoral Beethoven: Mass in C |
John Wright | Natasha Jouhl Margriet van Reisen Matthew Marriott Kris Belligh |
Pittville Pump Room Cheltenham |
| 1999 Autumn |
Hewitt-Jones: Psalm 100 Finzi: In Terra Pax Venables: Rhapsody for Organ Venables: O Sing Aloud to God Elgar: The Spirit of the Lord Howells: Paean for Organ Hewitt-Jones: Seven Sea Poems |
John Wright | Helen Wright John Evanson Claire Proud (Organ) |
Holy
Apostles' Church Cheltenham |
| 2000s | ||||
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| date | items performed | conductor | soloists | venue |
| 2000 Spring |
Mendelssohn: Elijah | John Wright | Katarina
Jovanovic Estelle Kaique Andrew Rees Joao Manuel Fernandes |
Christ Church Cheltenham |
| 2000 Autumn |
Britten: Fanfare for St.
Edmundsbury Parry: I was glad Venables: Awake, awake, the world is young(*) Orff: Carmina Burana (A concert featuring the combined choral societies of Charlton Kings and Cirencester) |
John Wright | Der-Shin
Hwang Claire Platt David Clegg Hakan Vramsmo |
Cheltenham
Town Hall |
| 2001 Spring |
Brahms: Requiem | John Wright | Henriika Grondahl James McOran Campbell |
Pittville Pump Room Cheltenham |
| 2001 Autumn |
Bliss: March from
"Things to Come" Cello Concerto "Morning Heroes" |
Denise Ham John Wright |
Emma Denton (Cello) Peter Ainsworth (Orator) |
Cheltenham Town Hall |
| 2002 Spring |
J.S.Bach: St John Passion | John Wright | Rebecca Rudge Lise Christensen Paul Hopwood Joao Fernandes |
Pittville Pump Room Cheltenham |
| 2002 Autumn |
Faure: Cantique de Jean Racine Honegger: King David Poulenc: Gloria |
John Wright | Peter Ainsworth (Narrator) Claire Booth Gudrún Ólafsdóttir Benjamin Hulett |
Cheltenham Town Hall |
| 2003 Spring |
Bruckner: Mass in E Minor Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzes |
John Wright | Corinne Auger Andrew Hansford (Piano Duet) |
Pittville Pump
Room Cheltenham |
| 2003 Autumn |
Haydn: Harmoniemesse Haydn: Te Deum in C Haydn: Trumpet Concerto |
John Wright | Elizabeth
Franklin-Kitchen Rebecca Raffell Erik Enqvist John Lofthouse Gavin Wells (Trumpet) |
Pittville Pump Room Cheltenham |
| 2004 Spring |
Holst: The Hymn of Jesus Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs Elgar: Sea Pictures Elgar: 'Cockaigne' Overture |
John Wright | Maria Jagusz Benedict Nelson Chamber Choir of the James Allen Girls' School |
Princess Hall Cheltenham Ladies' College |
| 2004 Autumn |
Rutter: Gloria Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb Wright: In Praise of Earth's Beauty (*) |
John Wright | Marion Thomas Joanna McVeagh Louise Cawte Ralph Barnes Ken Jones |
All Saints' Church Cheltenham |
| 2005 Spring |
Haydn: Creation | John Wright | Leah Gordon Nicholas Spence James Birchall Marion Thomas |
All Saints' Church Cheltenham |
| 2005 Summer |
Wright:
In Praise of Earth's Beauty (*) Mendelssohn: Jauchzet dem Herrn alle Welt Bruckner: Christus factus est; Locus iste Kverno: Ave Maris Stella Nowowiejski: Parce Domine Haydn: 'Maria Theresa' Mass (joint concert with St Jacobi Kantorei) |
John Wright Stefan Kordes |
Helen Wright Louise Cawte Ralph Barnes Brian Pursey |
Princess Hall Cheltenham Ladies' College |
| 2005 Autumn |
Mendelssohn: Hymn of Praise Stanford: Te Deum Laudamus in B flat |
John Wright | Katrina Broderick Helen Wright Oliver Kuusik |
All Saints' Church Cheltenham |
| 2006 Spring |
Durufle: Requiem Franck: Panis Angelicus Faure: Pavane Faure: Cantique de Jean Racine Hakim: Sonata for Trumpet and Organ |
John Wright | Louise Cawte Benedict Nelson Fiona Brown (organ) Peter Medland(trumpet) Peter Wood (cello) |
Holy Apostles' Church Cheltenham |
| 2006 Summer |
Wright:
Responses Noble: Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis in B minor Gardiner: Evening Hymn (Te Lucis) |
John Wright | Fiona Brown (organ) | Salisbury Cathedral (Choral Evensong) |
| 2006 Autumn |
Bach: Magnificat Handel: Zadok the Priest Handel: The King Shall Rejoice |
John Wright | Melanie Armitstead Helen Wright Sebastian Field Russell Burton Nicholas Perfect |
Pittville Pump Room Cheltenham |
| 2007 Spring |
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius | John Wright | James Gilchrist Serena Kay Derek Welton Philomusica (semichorus) |
Town Hall Cheltenham |
| 2007 Autumn |
Jenkins: The Armed Man - A Mass for Peace Rutter: Requiem |
John Wright | Tanya Cooling Karen Longmate Ralph Barnes John Qualtrough Ismail Ginwalla |
Pittville Pump Room Cheltenham |
| 2008 Spring |
Handel: Samson | John Wright | Rhona McKail Melanie Lang Nicky Spence Hyalmar Mitrotti |
All Saints' Church Cheltenham |
| 2008 Autumn |
Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle | John Wright | Helen Wright Olivia Shrive James Atherton Nicholas Perfect |
All Saints' Church Cheltenham |
| 2009 Spring |
Haydn: The Seasons | John Wright | Katharine Fuge Daniel Auchincloss Jonathan Gunthorpe |
Pittville Pump Room Cheltenham |
| 2009 Autumn |
Mozart: Mass in C minor Guy Turner: Under the Wide Sky (*) |
John Wright | Nicki Kennedy Charlotte Newstead James Gilchrist David Tilley |
Pittville Pump Room Cheltenham |
| 2010 Spring |
Faure: Requiem Rutter: Magnificat |
John Wright | Pittville Pump Room Cheltenham |
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