Past Seasons: 2024–2025

5 October 2024

Lyrical Brilliance

St Barnabas Church, W5 1QG · 7pm

 

Charles Villiers STANFORD Irish Rhapsody No. 1 in D minor, Op. 78

Lowell LIEBERMANN Flute Concerto No. 1, Op. 39
Peter Robertson, viola

Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, “Pathétique”

Programme notes by Martin Jones.

 

23 November 2024

Sea, Sax & Symphony

St Barnabas Church, W5 1QG · 7pm

 

Claude DEBUSSY La Mer, L. 109, CD. 111

Paul CARR Saxophone Concerto
Rob Burton, saxophone

George LLOYD Symphony No. 5 in B flat major

Programme notes by Martin Jones.

 

22 February 2025

Symphonic Journeys

St Barnabas Church, W5 1QG · 7pm

 

Ruth GIPPS Symphony No. 2 in B major, Op. 30

Sergei RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No. 1 in F# minor, Op. 1
Erna Vala Arnardóttir, piano

Béla BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 123

Programme notes by Martin Jones.

 

22 March 2025

Chamber Music Soirée

St Mary’s Perivale, UB6 8SS · 7.30pm

 

Samuel BARBER Agnus Dei
The Voice Section
Mel Compton, director

Francis POULENC Flute Sonata
Peter Robertson, flute
David Smith, piano

Johannes BRAHMS Two Songs, Op. 91
I. Gestille Sehnsucht
II. Geistliches Wiegenlied

Friedrich KÜCKEN Der Himmel hat eine Thräne geweint, Op. 63
I. Gestille Sehnsucht
II. Geistliches Wiegenlied
Sze Ying Chan (mezzo-soprano)
Kate Day, clarinet
Simon Morris, piano

Max BRUCH Eight Pieces, Op. 83, Nos. 1–3
I. Andante
II. Allegro con moto
III. Andante con moto
David Weedon, clarinet
David Way, viola
David Smith, piano


Gabriel FAURÉ Dolly Suite
Berceuse
Mi-a-ou
Le jardin de Dolly
Kitty-valse
Tendresse
Le pas espagnol
Veronica Colyer & Sze Ying Chan, piano duet

Ernest John MOERAN Prelude for Cello and Piano
Emma Wakeling, cello
David Smith, piano

Francis POULENC Oboe Sonata
I. Élégie
II. Scherzo
III. Déploration
Veronica Colyer, oboe
David Smith, piano

Orlando di LASSO O che bon eccho!

Alan Jay LERNER / Frederick LOWE Ascot Gavotte

Ernst TOCH Geographical Fugue

The Voice Section
Mel Compton, director

 

10 May 2025

Electrifying Ealing

St Barnabas Church, W5 1QG · 7pm

 

Leonard BERNSTEIN Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

Ángela LUQ Electric Violin Concerto, “Machina humana”
Roberts Balanas, electric violin

Samuel COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Valse de la reine, Op. 22, No. 3

Arthur BLISS A Colour Symphony, Op. 24

Programme notes by Martin Jones.

 

24 June 2025

Ealing Together

Royal Albert Hall, London, SW7 2AP

Carl ORFF ‘O fortuna’ from Carmina Burana

George LLOYD Finale from Symphony No. 9

Coldplay Viva la vida

Klaus BADELT Pirates of the Caribbean

Hannah KENDALL The Spark Catchers

BACH Toccata and Fugue

Stefan DEFILET ‘Senegal’, ‘India’, and ‘Latin America’ from Around the World

Karl JENKINS ‘Adiemus’ from Adiemus: Songs of Sanctuary

Camille SAINT-SAËNS Finale from Symphony No. 3 in C minor, “Organ Symphony”

Liz SHARMA Celebrate a Big Idea

Duke ELLINGTON Mooche

Laura ROSSI / Michael ROSEN Ada in Ealing (World Premiere)

 

26 July 2025

Latvia Tour

Cēsis Castle Outdoor Stage, Latvia

George LLOYD Finale from Symphony No. 9

Laura ROSSI / Michael ROSEN Ada in Ealing

Ángela LUQ Electric Violin Concerto “Machina humana”
Roberts Balanas, electric violin

Malcolm ARNOLD Concerto Gastronomique

 
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