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)
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.
9 March 2024
Chamber Music Soirée
St Mary’s Perivale, Perivale Lane, UB6 8SS
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