Concerts Archive
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2004
Saturday 28 February 2004
St James the Greater, London Road, Leicester.
University of Leicester Singers
Diana Sharp – soprano
Sara Norris – mezzo-soprano
Stephen Wallace – counter tenor
James Gilchrist – tenor
James Arthur – bass
Anthony Pither – conductor
Handel – Theodora
Wednesday 1 July, 2004
Trinity College Chapel, Oxford
James O’Toole – violin
Kate Fawcett – violin
Henrik Persson – cello
Martin Perkins – harpsichord
Trio sonatas by Handel, Vivaldi, Gallo, Bach and Telemann
Saturday 3 July, 2004
Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Coventry Philharmonic Choir
Steven Russell – conductor
Purcell – Come ye sons of Art
Handel – The King shall Rejoice
Handel – Birthday Ode to Queen Anne
Boyce – Symphony No 5
Saturday 14 August, 2004
St Mary’s Church, Ross-on-Wye
Ross-on-Wye Baroque Singers
Katherine Hawnt – soprano
Will Burn – baritone
Martin Perkins – director
Handel – Acis and Galatea
Friday 3 December, 2004
Fraser Noble Hall, London Road, Leicester
Saturday 4 December, 2004
Great St Mary’s, Cambridge
Promoted by Cambridge Early Music
and
Saturday 4 December, 2004
Wulfren Hall, Wolverhampton
Kelly McCusker, Christiane Gagelmann, Miranda Walton and Jim O’Toole – violin
Kate Fawcett and Robin Ashwell – viola, Barbara Reiter – cello
Francesco del Amo and Henrik Persson – cello and viola da gamba
Christian Staude – violone
Martin Perkins – harpsichord
Vivaldi - Four Seasons
Corelli – Christmas Concerto
Bach – Brandenburg Concerti 3 and 6
Saturday 5 March 2005
Coventry Philharmonic Choir
Steven Russell – conductor
Miranda Walton – violin
Kelly McCusker – violin
Kate Fawcett – viola
Henrik Persson – bass violin
Eligio Quinteiro – theorbo and guitar
Martin Perkins – harpsichord
Purcell – Dido & Aeneas
Purcell – Three Parts on a Ground and Chacony
Matteis – Ground after the Scotch Humour
Pachelbel – Canon and Gigue
Marini – Passagallo
Saturday 11 March, 2005
Birmingham Cathedral, Birmingham
Birmingham Cathedral Choir
Marcus Huxley – conductor
Handel – Messiah
Friday 6 May, 2005
St Mary’s Church, Ross-on-Wye
Bach – Cantata BWV 21 Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis
and BWV 172 Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten!
Mozart – Mass in C
Saturday 25 June, 2005
The Church of St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb
North London Chorus
Denise Leigh – soprano
Murray Hipkin – director
Buxtehude – Membra Jesu Nostri
Vivaldi – Gloria
Saturday 12 August, 2005
St Mary’s Church, Ross-on-Wye
Promoted by Ross Live!
Ross-on-Wye Baroque Singers
Katharine Hawnt – soprano
Christian Sturm – tenor
Will Burn – baritone
Martin Perkins – musical director
Ann Allen – director
Vivaldi – Four Seasons
Purcell – Dido & Aeneas
Saturday 13 August 2005
St Mary’s Church, Ross-on-Wye
Promoted by Ross Live!
Katharine Hawnt – soprano
Christian Sturm – tenor
Will Burn – baritone
Ross-on-Wye Baroque Singers
Martin Perkins – musical director
Ann Allen – director
Bach – Brandenburg Concerti 3, 4 and 6
Mozart – Bastien und Bastiene
Saturday 1 October, 2005
St Peter’s Church, Church Langton, Leicestershire
Abigail Kelly – soprano
Reisha Adams – alto
David Manford – tenor
Nicholas Perfect – bass
David Johnson – conductor
Harborough Millennium Chorus
Handel – Messiah
Thursday 8 December, 2005
Fraser Noble Hall, University Road, Leicester
Friday 9 December, 2005
All Saint’s Church, Hereford
Promoted by Hereford Cathedral Perpetual Trust
and
Saturday 10 December, 2005
Great St Mary’s Church, Cambridge
Supported by Cambridge Early Music
Christiane Gagelmann, Liz MacCarthy, Kelly McCusker and James O’Toole – violin
Kate Fawcett – viola and viola d’amore
Harriet Wiltshire – cello,
Philippa Morgan – bass,
Warwick Cole – harpsichord,
Martin Perkins – harpsichord / director
Baroque Doubles: Concerti for Christmas:
J S Bach – Double Violin Concerto in D minor
J S Bach – Double Harpsichord Concerto in C
Telemann – Concerto for Viola and Strings
Wassenaer – Concerto Armonico No. 1 in G
Vivaldi – Concerto for Cello,
Vivaldi – Double Concerto for 2 Violins and Strings
Saturday 4 March 2006
Warwick Road United Reformed Church
Gail Hennessy – oboe
Kelly McCusker – violin
Coventry Philharmonic Choir
Steven Russell – director
Vivaldi – Gloria
Bach – Concerto for Oboe and Violin
and arias by Handel and Bach
Tuesday 11 April, 2006
St Mary’s Church, Ross-on-Wye
Promoted by Ross Live!
Christian Sturm – evangelist
Katherine Hawnt – soprano
Ben Turner – countertenor
William Burn – baritone
Ross-on-Wye Baroque Singers
Martin Perkins – director
Pergolesi – Stabat mater
Reinhard Keiser – St. Mark Passion
Saturday 10 June, 2006
Coventry Cathedral
Coventry Philharmonic Choir
Sacrae Symphoniae Sackbut & Cornett Ensemble
Mark Chambers and Nicholas Clapton – falsettist
Timothy Travers-Brown – alto
Andrew King and Matthew Vine – tenor
Matthew Brook and Giles Underwood – bass
Steven Russell – director
Monteverdi – Vespers, 1610
Friday 16 June, 2006
St. Peter ad Vincula, Hampton Lucy, Warwickshire
Anneke Scott – horn
Kelly McCusker and Ben Sansom – violin
Kate Fawcett – viola
Warwick Cole – cello
Punto – Quartet Op.1, No.4
Haydn – Divertimento a tre Hob IV.5
Mozart/Michael Haydn – Romance
Punto – Quartet Op.1, No.6
Mozart – String Quartet KV458 ‘The Hunt’
Mozart – Horn Quintet in E flat KV407
Saturday 17 June, 2006
St. Denys’ Church, Eaton, Leicestershire
Natalie Clifton-Griffith – soprano
Gail Hennessy – oboe, oboe d’amore
Rachel Latham – flute
Kelly McCusker and Ben Sansom – violin
Kate Fawcett – viola, viola d’amore
Henrik Persson – cello
Martin Perkins – harpsichord/director
Mozart – Exsultate Jubilate
Bach – Concerto for Oboe and Violin, Concerto for Violin in A minor
Telemann – Concerto for flute, oboe d’amore and viola d’amore
Vivaldi – Concerto for Cello in G minor
Also including arias and instrumental works by Arne, Gluck, Bach and Handel.
Thursday 29 June 2006
Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham Conservatoire
Promoted by Birmingham Conservatoire
Joel Raymond – oboe
Miranda Walton, Liz MacCarthy and Bethan Morgan – violin
Kate Fawcett – viola, Henrik Persson – cello
Philippa Morgan – violone, Martin Perkins – harpsichord/director
Bach – Sinfonia to Cantata 196 Der Herr denket an uns
Marcello – Concerto for oboe
Telemann – Concerto for viola
Vivaldi – Concerto for cello in G minor
Bach – Sinfonia to Cantata 12 Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen.
Saturday 12 August 2006
St Mary’s Church, Ross-on-Wye
Promoted by Ross Live!
Jemima Philipps – harp
Christiane Gagelmann – violin
Kate Fawcett – viola
Martin Perkins – harpsichord/director
Mozart – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik KV525
Mozart – Sinfonia Concertante for violin and viola KV364
Handel – Concerto Grosso in B flat, Op.3, No.2
Handel – Concerto for Harp in B flat
Saturday 19 August 2006
St Mary’s Church, Ross-on-Wye
Promoted by Ross Live!
Katherine Hawnt – soprano
Yvonne Eddy – soprano
Christian Sturm – tenor
Will Burn – baritone
Ross-on-Wye Baroque Singers
Martin Perkins – director
Frederick Lampe – The Dragon of Wantley
Thursday 7 December 2006
All Saints’ Church, Hereford
Promoted by Hereford Cathedral Perpetual Trust
Friday 8 December 2006
Fraser Noble Hall, Leicester
Promoted by Early Music at the University of Leicester
and
Saturday 9 December 2006
Great St Mary’s Church, Cambridge
Promoted by Cambridge Early Music
Nicola Wemyss – soprano
Rachel Latham – flute
Martin Perkins – harpsichord
Miranda Walton – violin
Kelly McCusker – violin
Kate Fawcett – viola
Sophie Willis – cello
Sarah Halpin – bass
Concerti for Christmas:
Bach – Cantata BWV209 Non sa che sia dolore
Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
Bach – Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor
Vivaldi – Nulla in mundo pax sincera
Friday 15 June, 2007
St Mary’s, Ullenhall
Promoted by Leamington Music
Emily Van Evera – Soprano
Miranda Walton – violin
Kate Fawcett – violin and viola
Warwick Cole – cello
Martin Perkins – harpsichord
Purcell – Music from The Fairy Queen
Ariosti – Cantata La dove d’atre tenebre vestito (L’olmo)
Bach – Trio sonata
Handel – Gloria
Saturday 3 November, 2007
Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Promoted by Coventry Philharmonic Choir
Deborah Norman – soprano
Timothy Travers-Brown – counter-tenor
Mark Stanley – tenor
Matthew Sandy – tenor
James Oldfield – bass
Coventry Philharmonic Choir
Steven Russell – director
Handel – Samson
Saturday 8 December, 2007
Tewkesbury Abbey
Promoted by Tewkesbury and District Choral Society
Tewkesbury and District Choral Society
Ian Fox – director
Handel – Messiah
Friday 14 December 2007
St James’ Church, Packington Estate, North Warwickshire
and
Saturday 15 December 2007
Great St Mary’s Church, Cambridge
Promoted by Cambridge Early Music
Huw Daniel, Kelly McCusker, Miranda Walton – violins
Kate Fawcett – viola
Warwick Cole – cello
Sarah Humphrys, Joel Raymond – oboe and recorder
Martin Perkins – harpsichord
Kate Aldridge – bass
Concerti for Christmas:
Handel – Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Bach – Viola Concerto in E flat (reconstruction)
Vivaldi – Concerto for two oboes
Alessandro Scarlatti – Sinfonia Quarta in E minor
Corelli – Christmas Concerto
Muffat – Passacaglia from Armonico Tributo No. 5
Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 4.
Sunday 16th March 2008
St Mary’s Church, Ross-on-Wye
Promoted by Ross Live!
Clementine Lovell – soprano
Polly May – contralto
William Helliwell – tenor
Andrew Fellowes – bass
Ross-on-Wye Baroque Singers
David Backhouse – chorusmaster
Musical and Amicable Society
Martin Perkins – director
A Concert for Holy Week:
J S Bach – Cantata 4 Christ lag in todesbanden
Bach – Cantata 182 Himmelskönig sei willkommen
Alessandro Scarlatti – Stabat mater
Sunday 13 April, 2008
Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge
Musical and Amicable Society, Sacrae Symphoniae Sackbut & Cornett Ensemble
Cambridge Taverner Choir
Owen Rees – Director
Monteverdi – Vespers, 1610
Saturday 10th May 2008
Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Promoted by Coventry Philharmonic Choir
Timothy Travers Brown – Orfeo
Emily Van Evera – Euridice
Coventry Philharmonic Choir
Musical and Smicable Socitey
Steven Russell – conductor
Gluck – Orfeo ed Euridice
Sunday 11th May 2008
St Bene’t's Church, Cambridge
Promoted by Cambridge Early Music
Huw Daniel – violin
Kate Fawcett – viola and violin
Warwick Cole – cello
Martin Perkins – harpsichord
Bach Trio Sonatas.
Transcriptions of Bach’s organ trio sonatas including:
Trio sonata in C major BWV 529
Trio sonata in G major BWV 530
Goldberg – Trio Sonata No 4 in C major
Saturday 24th May 2008
St Mary’s Church, Ross-on-Wye
Promoted by Ross-on-Wye Choral Society
Soprano – Susan Gilmour Bailey
Mezzo-soprano – Alexandra Gibson
Tenor – Nicholas Mulroy
Bass – William Burn
Ross-on-Wye Choral Society
Conducted by Ian Fox
Handel – Judas Maccabaeus
Sunday 20 July, 2008
Little St Mary’s Church, Cambridge
Musical and Amicable Society,
Cambridge Taverner Choir
Owen Rees – Director
Monteverdi: Cori, Balli and Balletti from Orfeo and the Madrigals.
Friday 1 August, 2008
St Catherine’s Church, Hoarwithy, Herefordshire
Emily Van Evera – soprano
Huw Daniel – violin
Kelly McCusker – violin
Kate Fawcett – viola and viola d’amore
Henrik Persson – cello
Martin Perkins – harpsichord
Purcell – Music from “The Fairy Queen”
Telemann – Viola Concerto in G major
Ariosti – Cantata La Rosa
Ariosti – Cantata Pur al fin gentil viola
Handel – Trio Sonata in G minor, Op 2, No. 5
Vivaldi – Motet In Furore lustissimae irae
Sunday 3 August, 2008
St James’, Packington, Nr. Meriden
Huw Daniel, Kelly McCusker, James O’Toole and Miranda Walton – violins
Kate Fawcett – viola, Henrik Persson – cello, Kate Aldridge – bass
Martin Perkins – harpsichord
with
Emily Van Evera – soprano
Purcell – songs and dances from The Fairy Queen
Telemann – Viola Concerto in G
Vivaldi – Motet RV626 In furore iustissimae irae
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
Tuesday 12 August 2008
St Mary’s Church, Ross-on-Wye
Promoted by Ross Live!
Nicholas Mulroy – tenor
Anneke Scott – horn
Hannah Roper – violin
Martin Perkins – director
Boyce – Symphony No. 4
Bach – Violin concerto in E
Elgar – Serenade for String Orchestra
Britten – Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings
Saturday 25 October, 2008
St Mary’s Priory Church, Abergavenny
Gwent Bach Choir
Musical and Amicable Society
Roger Langford – director
Handel – Dixit Dominus
Bach – Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D
Bach – Magnificat
Friday 7 November, 2008
Recital Hall, Birmingham Conservatoire
Emily Van Evera – soprano
Rachel Latham – flute
Kelly McCusker and Miranda Walton – violin
Kate Fawcett – viola, Warwick Cole – cello
Martin Perkins – harpsichord and organ
with
Andrea Tjäder – soprano, Anna Jeffers – alto,
Matthew Spillett – tenor, Frazer Scott – bass
Salute to Midlands Composers
Music from 18th century Birmingham by Pixell, Lyndon, Harris, Gunn and Alcock.
Friday 12 December, 2008
St John The Baptist, Clarendon Park Road, Leicester
Saturday 13 December, 2008
Great St Mary’s Church, Cambridge
and
St James’ Church, Packington Estate, Meriden, Warwickshire
Ben Sansom, Kelly McCusker and Miranda Walton – violins
Kate Fawcett and Alexandria Lawrence – violas
Henrik Persson – cello, Kate Aldridge - bass
Martin Perkins – harpsichord and director
Concerti for Christmas
Corelli – Concerto Grosso in D, Op 6/4
Telemann – Concerto for 2 violas in G
Mudge – Concerto Grosso in G
Vivaldi – Cello concerto in B flat
Vivaldi – Concerto for 2 violins Op 3/11
Graun – Concerto for harpsichord in D
Bach – Concerto for 2 violins
Friday 20 March, 2009
All Saint’s Church, Sheepy Magna, Leicestershire
Persephone Gibbs, Linda Hannah-Andersson, Miranda Walton and James O’Toole – violins
Kate Fawcett – viola
Henrik Persson – cello
Kate Aldridge – bass
Martin Perkins – director and harpsichord
Corelli – Concerto Grosso in D, Op.6, No. 4
Vivaldi – Cello Concerto in C minor, RV401
Bach – Concerto or 2 Violins in D minor
Vivadi – The Four Seasons
Saturday 28 March, 2009
All Saint’s Church, Leamington Spa
Royal Leamington Spa Bach Choir
Musical Amicable Society
Nigel Stark – conductor
Bach – St Matthew Passion
Friday 17th April, 2009
St Mary’s Church, Ross-on-Wye
Promoted by Ross Live!
Helena Raeburn and Andrea Tjäder – sopranos
Anna Jeffers – alto
Matthew Spillett – tenor
Frazer Scott – bass-baritone
Ross-on-Wye Baroque Singer
Musical and Amicable Society
Martin Perkins – director
Eastertide concert
Buxtehude – Membra Jesu Nostri
Couperin – Lecons de Tenebres
Saturday 16 May, 2009
Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Coventry Philharmonic Choir, director Steven Russell,
Musical and Amicable Society, director Martin Perkins
Mozart:
Requiem Mass
Symphony 41 “Jupiter”
Coronation Mass
Saturday 25 July 2009
St Mary’s Church, Ross-on-Wye
Promoted by Ross Live!
Hannah Roper – violin
Simon Bland – organ
Musical and Amicable Society
Martin Perkins – director
Mozart - Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major
Poulenc – Organ Concerto
Haydn - Violin and Organ concerto
Walton – Two pieces from Henry V
Nicholas Mulroy – tenor
Musical & Amicable Society
Music by Purcell and Handel performed in the beautiful setting of St Catherine’s, Hoarwithy.
St. Peter’s Church, Leckhampton, Cheltenham
and
Friday 21st August, 2009
All Saint’s Church, Sheepy Magna, Leicestershire
Kate Fawcett – baroque violin
Henrik Persson – baroque cello
Martin Perkins – harpsichord
Summer Baroque:
Music by Bach, Handel, Veracini and Bariere.
Saturday 19th September, 2009
St Dionysius’ Church, Market Harborough
Joanne Lunn – soprano
Polly May – alto
Matthew Spillett – tenor
Jonathan Sells – bass
Harborough Millenium Chorus
Musical and Amicable Society
David Johnson – conductor
Handel’s Messiah
Wednesday 23rd, Friday 25th and Saturday 26th September, 2009
Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham University, Birmingham
Emma Rivlin – director
Colin Timms – conductor
The Barber Opera 2009
Handel – Agrippina
Saturday 13 October, 2009
Mary Plazas – soprano
Matthew Stanley – tenor
Baritone – William Berger
Coventry Philharmonic Choir
Musical and Amicable Society
Steven Russell – musical director
Goodall – Eternal Light
Friday 11 December, 2009
St John the Baptist, Clarendon Park Road, Leicester
Saturday 12 December, 2009
Great St Mary’s Church, Cambridge
and
Sunday 13 December, 2009
St James’ Church, Packington Estate, Nr. Meriden.
Huw Daniel – violin
Christiane Gagelmann – violin
Kelly McCusker – violin
Kate Fawcett – viola
Sophie Willis – cello
Kate Aldridge – bass
Martin Perkins – harpsichord
Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Coventry Philharmonic Choir
Steven Russell – musical director
Musical and Amicable Society
St Catherine’s Church, Hoarwithy, Herefordshire
Concert for Holy Week
Helena Raeburn – soprano
Anna Jeffers – alto
Matthew Spillett – tenor
Lewis Jones – bass
Musical and Amicable Society
Martin Perkins – director
Astorga – Stabat mater
Allegri – Miserere
Lotti – Crucifixus a 8
and settings of the lamentations by
Zelenka, Charpentier and Lalande
Saturday 15 May, 2010
All Saint Church, Harbury, Warwickshire
Bach – Cantata Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut
Albinoni – Oboe Concerto in D minor, Op.9, No.2
Janitsch – Quadro O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden
Telemann – Concerto a4 in F
and arias for soprano by Handel and Arne
Emily Van Evera – soprano
Gail Hennessy – oboe
Huw Daniel and Veronique Matarasso – violins
Kate Fawcett – viola
Katherine Sharman – cello
Peter McCarthy – bass
Martin Perkins – harpsichord
Promoted by Leamington Music.
Saturday 25 September, 2010
St Dionysius’ Church, Market Harborough
Emily Van Evera – soprano
Alexandra Gibson - alto
Matthew Spillett – tenor
William Burn - bass
Harborough Millenium Chorus
Musical and Amicable Society
David Johnson – conductor
Handel – Zadok the Priest
Pergolesi - Stabat Mater
Pergolesi/Durante – Magnificat
Vivaldi – Gloria
Friday 17 December
Holywell Music Room, Oxford
Saturday 18 December
Great St Mary’s Church, Cambridge
Sunday 19 December
St James’ Church, Packington
Concerti for Christmas:
Bach – Cantata 51 Jauchzet Gott in allen landen!
Handel – Organ Concerto in B flat
Bond – Trumpet Concerto
Saturday 19 February, 2011
Exeter College Chapel, Turl Street Oxford, OX1 3DP
Louise Wayman – soprano
Guy Cutting – tenor
Ashley Riches – bass
Musical and Amicable Society
Tom Hammond-Davies – conductor
Handel’s Alexander’s Feast
Part of the Turl Street Arts Festival
Wednesday 30 March, 2011
The Barber Concert Hall,
Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham.
Handel – Theodora
Theodora – Louise Alder
Didymus – William Towers
Irene – Alexandra Gibson
Valens – Timothy Mirfin
Septimus – Mark Chaundy
Birmingham University Singers
The Musical and Amicable Society Baroque Orchestra
Colin Timms – conductor
Promoted by The University of Birmingham
Saturday 2nd April, 2011
All Saints’ Church, Victoria Terrace, Leamington Spa.
J S Bach – Mass in B Minor
Royal Leamington Spa Bach Choir
Musical & Amicable Society Baroque Orchestra
Nigel Stark – Conductor
Promoted by Royal Leamington Spa Bach Choir.
Saturday 16th April, 2011
St Mary’s Priory Church, Abergavenny
Gwent Bach Society
Musical & Amicable Society Baroque Orchestra
Roger Langford – Conductor
J S Bach – St Matthew Passion
Promoted by Gwent Bach Society.
Wednesday 15 June
The Reading Room at Rendcomb College, Rendcomb, Cirencenster
Thursday 16 June
St John The Baptist, Clarendon Park Road, Leicester
“Fiddlers Three”
Christiane Gagelmann, Kate Fawcett and Maria Larsson – violins
Kate Aldridge – violone
Martin Perkins – harpsichord
A programme of 17th and 18th century music for one, two and three violins:
J S Bach – Trio Sonata in G major
John Blow – Chaconne
Telemann – ‘Gulliver’ Suite
Biber – Passacaglia
Nicola Matteis – Divisions on a Ground
Johann Fux – Sonata for Three Violins
Henry Purcell – Three Parts on a Ground
Pachelbel – Canon and Gigue
Saturday 18 June
Great Witley Church, Great Witley, Worcestershire
Sunday 19 June
St James’ Church, Packington
Purcell, Bach and Handel
The Oriel Singers
Christiane Gagelmann – violin
Musical & Amicable Society
Martin Perkins – director
Purcell – Rejoice in the Lord Alway and My Heart is Inditing
Bach – Violin Concerto in A minor
Handel – Dixit Dominus