Concert Archive
Here you'll find a complete record of the works performed by the Society, listed by year of performance, in reverse order (most recent first).
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To search for a particular composer's name, or music title, or soloist's name, etc., just use the 'Find' function – hold the Ctrl key down and press F. On Mac computers, hold down the Cmd key and press F. Enter the word, or part of a word, in the small box that will appear on the screen. The most recent occurrence of that word in the list below will be highlighted. If there are other instances of the word lower in the list, you can use the arrows beside the small box that you entered the word into, and that will take you to the next place where the word occurs.
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2017
1st April 2017 – St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill Messiah – George Frideric Handel 9th December 2017 – St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill Nelson Mass (Missa in Angustiis) – Joseph Haydn Wachet Auf – Johann Sebastian Bach Double oboe concerto – Tomaso Albinoni [orchestra] 2016 23rd April 2016 – St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill The Creation – Joseph Haydn |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor) Richard Sutcliffe (Leader) Louise Fuller (Soprano) Kamilla Dunstan (Mezzo Soprano) Stephen Mills (Tenor) Kieran Rayner (Baritone) Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor) Richard Sutcliffe (Leader) Nardus Williams (Soprano) Frances Gregory (Mezzo Soprano) Joel Williams (Tenor) Robert Garland (Baritone) Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor) Richard Sutcliffe (Leader) Louise Fuller (Soprano) Peter Aisher (Tenor) Kieran Rayner (Baritone) |
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10th December 2016 – St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Gloria – John Rutter Coronation Mass K317 – W A Mozart Excerpts from The Nutcracker – Tchaikovsky [orchestra] The Cow and the Bear – Simon Austin 2015
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Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Richard Sutcliffe (Leader) Josephine Goddard (Soprano) Lauren Joyanne Morris (Alto) Benjamin Durrant (Tenor) Daniel D'Souza (Baritone) Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor) Richard Sutcliffe (Leader) Nicholas Forrest (Baritone) Gemma Summerfield (Soprano) |
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12th December 2015 – St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Gloria – Karl Jenkins Fantasia on Christmas Carols – Ralph Vaughan Williams Carol Symphony – Victor Hely-Hutchinson [orchestra] |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Richard Sutcliffe (Leader) Nicholas Morton (Baritone) Hannah Summers (Reader) |
2014
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26th April 2014 – St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Requiem – Giuseppe Verdi |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Martin Palmer (Leader) Ruth Kerr (Soprano) Thomasin Trezise (Mezzo-soprano) Nicholas Ransley (Tenor) Timothy Dawkins (Bass) |
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13th December 2014 – St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Requiem – Gabriel Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine – Gabriel Fauré Christmas Oratorio – Camille Saint-Saëns The Lamb – John Tavener Recorder Concertino – Simon Austin |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Richard Sutcliffe (Leader) Douglas Brion (Recorder) Sinéad O'Kelly (Soprano) He Wu (Soprano) Amy Lyddon (Mezzo-soprano) Thomas Erlank (Tenor) Timothy Nelson (Baritone) |
2013
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20th April 2013 – St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Requiem – Alan Smith Dido and Aeneas – Henry Purcell Serenade for Strings in E minor, op. 20 – Edward Elgar [orchestra] |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Richard Sutcliffe (Leader) Hilary Andrews (Mezzo soprano) Andrés Hernández-Salazar (Tenor) Rachel Shouksmith (Soprano) Hannah Summers (Mezzo soprano) Fiona Baines (Soprano) Antonia Hyatt (Soprano) Rachel Taylor (Soprano) Laura Whitbread (Soprano) Luke Churchill (Tenor) Kat Carson (Soprano) |
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14th December 2013 – St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Mass in D major – Antonín Dvořák Te Deum in C – Benjamin Britten |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Richard Sutcliffe (Leader) Natasha Day (Soprano) Rose Setten (Mezzo soprano) Peter Kirk (Tenor) Matthew Buswell (Bass) |
2012
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21st April 2012 – St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Ave Verum Corpus – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony no. 40 'Great' in G minor (KV.550) – W A Mozart Zadok the Priest – George Frideric Handel The King Shall Rejoice – George Frideric Handel Vesperae Solennes de Confessore (K.339) – W A Mozart |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Richard Sutcliffe (Leader) Katherine Nicholas (Soprano) Hilary Andrews (Mezzo-Soprano) Richard Newman (Tenor) Mike Bunting (Bass) |
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12th May 2012 – St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
(with Burgess Hill Symphony Orchestra) Symphony no. 9 (Choral) – Ludwig van Beethoven Coriolan Overture – Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Concerto – Ludwig van Beethoven |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader) Katie Lowe (Soprano) Rosie Aldridge (Mezzo-Soprano) Andrew Dickinson (Tenor) James Platt (Bass) Andrew Biggs (Violin) |
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15th December 2012 – St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Cantata BWV214 – Johann Sebastian Bach Dettingen Te Deum – George Frideric Handel Brandenburg Concerto no. 2 – Johann Sebastian Bach |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Richard Sutcliffe (Leader) Katherine Crompton (Soprano) Emilie Renard (Mezzo-Soprano) Simon Gilkes (Tenor) Morgan Pearse (Bass-Baritone) |
2011
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2nd April 2011 – St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Requiem – Antonio Salieri Requiem – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Katie Lowe (Soprano) Kitty Whately (Mezzo-Soprano) Andrew Dickinson (Tenor) James Platt (Bass) |
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10th December 2011 – St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Magnificat – John Rutter Marienlieder – Johannes Brahms |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Jaime Jo Hallam (Soprano) |
2010
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24th April 2010 – St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Messa di Gloria – Giacomo Puccini Overture from 'Don Giovanni' – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Habanera from 'Carmen' – Georges Bizet Pilgrims' Chorus from 'Tannhäuser' – Richard Wagner Waltz Scene from 'Eugene Onegin' – Pyotr Tchaikovsky Dido's Lament from 'Dido & Aeneas' – Henry Purcell Brindisi from 'La Traviata' – Giuseppe Verdi |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader) Rhian Lois (Soprano) Tyler Clarke (Tenor) Edward Grint (Bass-Baritone) |
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18th December 2010 – St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
[Concert postponed – actually held on 22nd January 2011] St Cecilia Mass – Alessandro Scarlatti Stabat Mater – Giovanni Battista Pergolesi |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader) Katherine Nicholas (Soprano) Katharine Carson (Soprano) Hilary Andrews (Mezzo-Soprano) Richard Newman (Tenor) Michael Bunting (Bass) |
2009
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25th April 2009 – St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Stabat Mater – Antonín Dvořák Stabat Mater – Karl Jenkins |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader) Amy Radford (Soprano) Kate Symonds-Joy (Alto) Peter Davoren (Tenor) George Humphreys (Bass-Baritone) |
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12th December 2009 – St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
The Infant King – Alan Smith Little Organ Mass (no. 7 St Joannis de Deo) – Joseph Haydn Hear My Prayer – Felix Mendelssohn |
2008
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26th April 2008 – St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
St Paul – Felix Mendelssohn |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader) Mary Bevan (Soprano) Charlotte Stephenson (Mezzo-Soprano) Robin Bailey (Tenor) George Humphreys (Bass-Baritone) |
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6th December 2008 – St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Messiah – George Frideric Handel |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader) Stephen Evans (Continuo) Elizabeth Powell (Soprano) Natalia Brzezinska (Mezzo-Soprano) Julian Forbes (Tenor) Callum Thorpe (Bass-Baritone) |
2007
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21st April 2007 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
The Armed Man - Karl Jenkins Paukenmesse (Mass in Time of War) - Joseph Haydn Military Symphony - Joseph Haydn Hymn to the Fallen - John Williams |
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8th December 2007 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Songs from the Bavarian Highlands - Edward Elgar Gloria - Antonio Vivaldi |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader) Katherine Nicholas (Soprano) Sara Gourlay (Mezzo-Soprano) |
2006
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22nd April 2006 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Requiem - Gabriel Fauré Requiem - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Ave Verum Corpus - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader) Alan Smith (Organ) Catrin Aur Davies (Soprano) Jurgita Adamonyte (Mezzo-Soprano) Christopher Diffey (Tenor) Piotr Lempa (Bass) |
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9th December 2006 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Christmas Oratorio [extracts] - Johann Sebastian Bach Christ's Nativity - Alan Smith |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader) Nick Milner-Gulland (Continuo) Alan Smith (Organ) Eloise Irving (Soprano) |
2005
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23rd April 2005 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
St John Passion - Johann Sebastian Bach |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader) Nick Milner-Gulland (Continuo) Rosana Marreco (Soprano) Julia Riley (Mezzo-Soprano) Nicholas Mulroy (Tenor - Arias) Gareth Malone (Tenor - Evangelist) Richard Latham (Baritone - Pilate) George Von Bergen (Bass - Arias) Ronald Nairne (Bass - Jesus) |
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3rd December 2005 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Mass in C - Ludwig van Beethoven Maria Theresa Mass - Joseph Haydn |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader) Julia Sporsen (Soprano) Kristen Darragh (Mezzo-Soprano) Christopher Diffey (Tenor) Piotr Lempa (Bass) |
2004
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24th April 2004 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Requiem - Giuseppe Verdi |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader) Helena Dix (Soprano) Ivana Dimitrijevic (Mezzo-Soprano) Charne Rockford (Tenor) Robert Winslade Anderson (Bass-Baritone) |
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18th December 2004 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Mass in G - Franz Schubert Hodie - Ralph Vaughan Williams |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader) |
2003
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12th April 2003 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Elijah - Felix Mendelssohn |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader) Asa Danielson (Soprano) Sofia Flodin (Mezzo-Soprano) Neil Williams (Tenor) Jonathan Summers (Baritone) Oliver Soden (Treble) |
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13th December 2003 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Coronation Anthems - George Frideric Handel Missa Longa in C (KV.262) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader) Paul SImpson (Organ) Elaine Hayward (Soprano) Rebecca Dowden (Mezzo-Soprano) Julian Jensen (Tenor) Mark Passola (Bass) |
2002
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20th April 2002 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Stabat Mater - Antonín Dvořák Slavonic Dances - Antonín Dvořák |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader) Asa Danielson (Soprano) Rebecca Cooper (Mezzo-Soprano) Gardas Cortes (Tenor) James Gower (Bass) |
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14th December 2002 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Magnificat - Johann Sebastian Bach Magnificat - John Rutter |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader) Paul Simpson (Organ) Katherine Bond (Soprano) Rebecca Cooper (Mezzo-Soprano) Simon Wall (Tenor) Phillip Kay (Baritone) Alexandria Baldock (Soprano) |
2001
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28th April 2001 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
The Creation - Joseph Haydn |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader) Emma Silversides (Soprano) Julian Stocker (Tenor) John Burnays (Baritone) |
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15th December 2001 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Marienlieder - Johannes Brahms Quattro Pezzi Sacri - Giuseppe Verdi Carol Symphony - Victor Hely-Hutchinson |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader) Paul Simpson (Organ) Katherine Nicholas (Soprano) |
2000
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8th April 2000 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Ein Deutsches Requiem - Johannes Brahms Concerto for Violin and Orchestra - Johannes Brahms |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader) Alan Smith (Organ) Marie Arnet (Soprano) Jonathan Summers (Bass) Andrew Biggs (Violin) |
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9th December 2000 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Christmas Oratorio - Johann Sebastian Bach |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader) Alan Smith (Organ) Hannah Gurr (Mezzo-Soprano) John Baker (Tenor) |
1999
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17th April 1999 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Messiah - George Frideric Handel |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader) Charles Macdonald (Organ) Emma Silversides (Soprano) Maria Jones (Mezzo-Soprano) Glenn Tweedie (Tenor) Daniel Jordan (Bass) |
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18th December 1999 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Nelson Mass (no. 3 - Missa in Angustiis) - Joseph Haydn Vesperae Solennes de Confessore - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader) Alan Smith (Organ) Emma Silversides (Soprano) Maria Jones (Mezzo-Soprano) Glenn Tweedie (Tenor) Peter Grant (Bass) |
1998
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25th April - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Great Mass in C minor (K.427) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Ave Verum Corpus - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony no. 40 in G minor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Alan Smith (Organ) Andrew Biggs (Leader) Deborah Roberts (Soprano) Katherine Nicholas (Soprano) John Baker (Tenor) Nick Forrest (Bass) |
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19th December - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Messa di Gloria - Giacomo Puccini Opera Choruses - Giacomo Puccini |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Nicholas Houghton (Organ) Andrew Biggs (Leader) David Curry (Tenor) James Gower (Bass) |
1997 – Golden Jubilee
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26th April - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Serenade to Music & Folk Song suite - Ralph Vaughan Williams Ode for St Cecilia's Day 1691 - John Blow The Music Makers - Edward Elgar English Folk Song Suite - Ralph Vaughan Williams |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Alan Smith (Organ) Andrew Biggs (Leader) Elizabeth Beavley (Soprano) Jeanette Ager (Alto) John Haythornthwaite (Tenor) Andrew Foster (Bass) |
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13th December - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
St Nicholas Mass - Joseph Haydn Gloria - Paul Carr (World Première) |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Charles Macdonald (Organ) Andrew Biggs (Leader) |
1996
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27th April - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Elijah - Felix Mendelssohn |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader) Jessica Lindberg (Soprano) Katherine Nicholas (Soprano) Jessica Graves (Alto) Andrew Douglas Forbes (Tenor) Paul Bordas (Bass) |
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14th December - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Hodie - Ralph Vaughan Williams |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Alan Smith (Organ) Andrew Biggs (Leader) Sally Wilson (Soprano) John Baker (Tenor) Nick Forrest (Bass) Veronica Acres (Semi Chorus) Mary Batchelor (Semi Chorus) Katherine Nicholas (Semi Chorus) |
1995
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29th April - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
The Creation - Joseph Haydn |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Alan Smith (Organ) Martin Canning (Leader) Rebecca Watson (Soprano) Ian Yenn (Tenor) Andrew Foster (Bass) |
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16th December - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Gloria - Antonio Vivaldi Gloria - John Rutter Eine Kleine Nachtmusik |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Alan Smith (Organ) Andrew Biggs (Leader) Benedikte Moes (Soprano) Rebecca Watson (Soprano) Rebecca Hazard (Mezzo-Soprano) |
1994
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23rd April - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
(with Cantemus) Requiem - Giuseppe Verdi |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Nicholas Houghton (Organ) Andrew Biggs (Leader) Phillippa Dames-Longworth (Soprano) Anna Coles (Mezzo-Soprano) Michael Goldthorpe (Tenor) John Hall (Bass) |
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10th December - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Christmas Cantata - Geoffrey Bush Coronation Anthems - George Frideric Handel Concerto Grosso - Arcangelo Corelli |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Alan Smith (Organ) Andrew Biggs (Leader) Andrea McDermott (Soprano) |
1993
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24th April - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Messiah - George Frideric Handel |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Alan Smith (Organ) Sarah Plummer (Leader) Marie Vassilou (Soprano) Richard Bordas (Counter-Tenor) Michael Bart Davies (Tenor) Stewart Kempster (Bass-Baritone) |
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11th December
Mass in Time of War (Paukenmesse) - Joseph Haydn Toy Symphony - Leopold Mozart |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Alan Smith (Organ) Andrew Biggs (Leader) Janet Gration (Soprano) Margaret Davies (Mezzo-Soprano) Bruce Lochtie (Tenor) Glyn Williams (Bass) |
1992
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25th April - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Mass in D - Antonín Dvořák Symphony no. 9 (Choral) - Ludwig van Beethoven |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Alan Smith (Organ) Andrew Biggs (Leader) Rachel Mills (Soprano) Ann Atkinson (Mezzo-Soprano) Geraint Hylton (Tenor) James Lawrence (Bass) |
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12th December - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Magnificat - John Rutter |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrea McDermott (Soprano) |
1991
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27th April - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
(With Cantemus) Dream of Gerontius - Edward Elgar The King Shall Rejoice - George Frideric Handel Ave Verum Corpus - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader) Daphne Elston (Soprano) Anthony Rich (Tenor) Jonathan Jessop (Bass) |
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21st December - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Requiem - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Concerto for Violin No. 5 (K.219) |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader) Alan Smith (Organ) Sally Wilson (Soprano) Rebecca Goodwin (Alto) Richard Haslam (Tenor) Glyn Williams (Bass) Joseph Maher (Violin) |
1990
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28th April - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Mass in C - Ludwig van Beethoven Marienlieder - Johannes Brahms Zadok the Priest - George Frideric Handel Symphony no. 104 in D (London) - Joseph Haydn |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader) Antonia Francis (Soprano) Emma Garlick (Alto) David Morris (Tenor) James Lawrence (Bass) |
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20th June - St John's Church, Burgess Hill
(Burgess Hill Town Festival) Marienlieder - Johannes Brahms Zadok the Priest - George Frideric Handel |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Charles McDonald (Organ) |
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22nd December - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Virga Jesse Floruit - Anton Bruckner Messe de Minuit - Marc-Antoine Charpentier Brandenburg Concerto no. 4 - Johann Sebastian Bach |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader) Pam Carrington (Recorder) Michael Stefan Wood (Recorder) |
1989
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22nd April - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Mass in A flat - Franz Schubert Symphony no. 4 (Italian) - Felix Mendelssohn |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader) Alan Smith (Organ) Daphne Elston (Soprano) Dorothy Thompson (Alto) John Baker (Tenor) Nigel L-Williams (Bass) |
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16th December - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Missa Longa in C (KV.262) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Concerto for Flute & Harp - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Alan Smith (Organ) Andrew Biggs (Leader) Marie Prost (Soprano) Kay Smith (Mezzo-Soprano) Niall Morris (Tenor) Simon Wilson (Bass) Roland Bryce (Flute) Victoria Carlisle (Harp) |
1988
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23rd April - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Ein Deutsches Requiem - Johannes Brahms Violin Concerto - Johannes Brahms |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Sherwood (Leader) Alan Smith (Organ) Daphne Elston (Soprano) Nick Forrest (Baritone) Christopher Turner (Violin) |
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17th December - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Magnificat - Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto in C for Two Trumpets - Antonio Vivaldi |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
James Lowe (Leader) Alan Smith (Organ) Susan Lea (Soprano) Dorothy Thompson (Soprano) Susan Lyons (Alto) John Baker (Tenor) Nick Forrest (Bass) Sara Scrivens (Trumpet) Malcolm Warnes (Trumpet) |
1987
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25th April - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Requiem - Gabriel Fauré Solomon - George Frideric Handel |
Richard Haslam (Conductor)
Doris Peckham (Organ) Sandra Reynolds (Soprano) Geoffrey Spinks (Tenor) Timothy Sheldon (Baritone) Robert Scaddan (Bass) |
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20th June - Burgess Hill School for Girls, Burgess Hill
(40th Anniversary Gala Concert) Merrie England |
Richard Haslam (Conductor)
Fiona Fawssett (Piano) Lynette Walker (Piano) Susan Lea (Soprano) Mary Winton (Alto) Adrian Parrish (Tenor) Richard Haslam (Baritone) Kenneth Humm (Bass) |
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17th December - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Gloria - Antonio Vivaldi Christmas Concerto - Arcangelo Corelli |
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Christopher Turner (Leader) Alan Smith (Organ) Daphne Elston (Soprano) Jane Stoggles (Alto) Nick Forrest (Baritone) |
1986
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10th May - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
The Creation - Joseph Haydn |
Richard Haslam (Conductor)
Andrew Sherwood (Leader) Daphne Elston (Sporano) Tracey Chadwell (Alto) Stephen Ibbotson (Tenor) Roger Hewetson (Bass) |
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13th December - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Gloria - Francis Poulenc |
Richard Haslam (Conductor)
Doris Peckham (Organ) Jane Stoggles (Soprano) |
1985
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23rd March - Tercentenary celebration of the birth of J.S.Bach (21/3/1685)
St. Bartholomew's Church, Brighton, with Mid Sussex Festival Chorus St Matthew Passion |
Antony Hopkins (Conductor)
John Walker (Harpsichord) Anthony Abbott (Organ) Sarah Harper (Cello) Graham Godfrey (Evangelist) Gerald Finley (Christus) R.M-Morgan (Soprano) Beatrice Unsworth (Alto) Roland Vernon (Tenor) Martin Oxenham (Bass) Burgess Hill School for Girls (Ripieno Chorus) |
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27th April - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Messiah - George Frideric Handel |
Richard Haslam (Conductor)
Doris Peckham (Organ) Susan Lea (Soprano) Jean Jones (Alto) Richard Haslam (Tenor) Harold Vafeas (Bass) |
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14th December - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Peasant Cantata - Johann Sebastian Bach Christmas Music 'Rondo' from Concerto no. 1 in D for Horn - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
Richard Haslam (Conductor) Doris Peckham (Organ) Rebecca Goodwin (Oboe) Claire Allen (Clarinet) Karen Bramfitt (Flute) Joanne Johnson (Flute) Daphne Elston (Soprano) Ben Andrew (Horn) |
1984
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28th April - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Elijah - Felix Mendelssohn |
Richard Haslam (Conductor)
Andrew Sherwood (Leader) Charles Spanner (Organ) Anne Gee (Soprano) Judith Harris (Alto) Adrian Goss (Tenor) Tag Caisley (Bass) Neil Hookway (Treble) |
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15th December - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Christmas Around the World |
Richard Haslam (Conductor)
Graham Johnson (Trumpet) Roland Bryce (Flute) Doris Peckham (Organ) Graham Johnson (Tenor) Neil Hookway (Treble) |
1983
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23rd April - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Requiem - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Peasant Cantata - Johann Sebastian Bach |
Richard Haslam (Conductor)
Stephen Evans (Organ) Linda Marshall (Soprano) Ann Hawkes (Alto) Kevin West (Tenor) Roger Hewetson (Bass) |
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17th December - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Christmas Cantata - Geoffrey Bush |
Richard Haslam (Conductor)
Sarah Burton (Oboe) Doris Peckham (Organ) Susan Lea (Soprano) Kenneth Humm (Bass) |
1982
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24th April - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Messiah - George Frideric Handel |
Kenneth Pont (Conductor)
Andrew Sherwood (Leader) Ruth Rolt (Harpsichord) Peter Hignett (Organ) Juliette Oppenheimer (Soprano) E. Price (Alto) Paul Harrhy (Tenor) A. Hambly-Smith (Bass) |
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11th December
Christmas Oratorio - Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto for 2 Trumpets - Antonio Vivaldi |
Richard Haslam (Conductor)
P. Worthington (Organ) Judith Harris (Alto) John Baker (Tenor) Harold Vafeas (Bass) Peter Miles (Trumpet) David Oxley (Trumpet) |
1981
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25th April - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
(with Schola Cantorum II) Nelson Mass - Joseph Haydn Saint Nicolas - Benjamin Britten |
Kenneth Pont (Conductor)
Doris Peckham (Organ) Peter Hignett (Organ) Andrew Sherwood (Leader) Alison Pearce (Soprano) Ann Hawkes (Alto) Ian Christopher Smith (Tenor) John Hancorn (Bass) Muriel Hart (Piano) Mary Farmer (Piano) Schola Cantorum II - St Leonards-Mayfield School (Gallery Choir conducted by Linda Marshall) |
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12th December - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Gloria - Antonio Vivaldi Zadok the Priest - George Frideric Handel |
Kenneth Pont (Conductor)
Doris Peckham (Organ) Peter Hignett (Organ) Linda Marshall (Soprano) Shiela Davidson (Alto) |
1980
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19th April - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Magnificat - Johann Sebastian Bach Requiem - Gabriel Fauré Organ Concerto in F - George Frideric Handel |
Kenneth Pont (Conductor)
Andrew Sherwood (Leader) Linda Marshall (Soprano) Ann Hawkes (Alto) Ian Smith (Tenor) John Moffat (Bass) Doris Peckham (Organ) |
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13th December - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Hymn of Praise - Felix Mendelssohn Ave Maria - Anton Bruckner Virga Jesse Floruit - Anton Bruckner Jubilate! (trad. Russian arr. Leslie Woodgate) The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation - Henry Purcell |
Doris Peckham (Conductor)
Eric Spencer (Organ) Patricia Wood (Soprano) Wendy Sawayer (Soprano) Anne Gee (Soprano) Michael Cook (Tenor) |
1979
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28th April - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Judas Maccabaeus - George Frideric Handel |
Andrew Teague (Conductor)
John Walker (Harpsichord) Evelyn Tubb (Soprano) Penelope Walker (Alto) Graeme Matheson-Bruce (Tenor) Graham Trew (Bass) |
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15th December - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Advent Cantata (no. 70) - Johann Sebastian Bach The World at the Manger - Malcolm Williamson Cantata Pastorale (For The Nativity) - Alessandro Scarlatti |
Kenneth Pont (Conductor)
Andrew Sherwood (Leader) Anne Bates (Oboe) Malcolm Rose (Organ) John Walker (Harpsichord) Linda Marshall (Soprano) Katie MacDonald (Alto) George Freeburn (Tenor) Graham Dalby (Bass) |
1978
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29th April
Mass in Time of War (Paukenmesse) - Joseph Haydn Coronation Anthems - George Frideric Handel |
John Mingay (Conductor)
Martin Cannings (Leader) Juliette Oppenheimer (Soprano) Mary Hodges (Alto) Graham Gough (Tenor) Michael Dale (Bass) |
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16th December - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Magnificat - Antonio Vivaldi Sleepers Wake - Felix Mendelssohn And There Were Shepherds - Johann Sebastian Bach |
Andrew Teague (Conductor)
A.V. Reynolds (Organ) Penny Maxwell (Soprano) David Maxwell (Tenor) |
1977
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30th April - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
St Paul - Felix Mendelssohn |
Anne Miles (Conductor)
Jacqueline Townshend (Leader) Alison Pearce (Soprano) Neil McKenzie (Tenor) Nigel Wickens (Bass) |
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10th December - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
A Christmas Rhapsody - Jasper Rooper Fantasia on Christmas Carols - Ralph Vaughan Williams Hodie Christus Natus Est - Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck Quem Vidistis Pastores? - Richard Dering |
John Mingay (Conductor)
Susan Scott (Leader) Lyndon Hill (Organ) Tony Allen (Bass-Baritone) Eric Torder (Trumpet) |
1976
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1st May - Martlets Hall, Burgess Hill
The Black Knight - Edward Elgar The Pied Pier of Hamelin - C Hubert H Parry |
John Morgan (Conductor)
Keith Savage (Tenor) William Hamilton (Bass) |
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11th December - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
The Messiah - George Frideric Handel |
Anne Miles (Conductor)
John Walker (Harpsichord) Martin Cannings (Leader) Anne Gee (Soprano) Margaret Duncan-Lamb (Alto) Laurence Dale (Tenor) Kenneth Humm (Bass) |
1975
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19th April - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
B minor Mass - Johann Sebastian Bach |
John Morgan (Conductor)
Michael Fleming (Organ) John Walker (Harpsichord) Alison Pearce (Soprano) Pamel Cook (Alto) Anthony Dawson (Tenor) Nigel Wickens (Bass) |
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26th April - St Bartholomew's Church, Brighton
(Lewes Music Festival - Combined Mid Sussex Choirs) B minor Mass - Johann Sebastian Bach |
Paul Steinitz (Conductor)
John Birch (Organ) Barbara Yates (Soprano) Sylvia Swan (Alto) John Steel (Tenor) Colin Wheatley (Bass) |
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22nd December
"And There Were Shepherds" - Johann Sebastian Bach A Boy Was Born - Benjamin Britten Carols for Choir and Audience |
John Morgan (Conductor)
John A. Beard (Leader) |
1974
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27th April - Martlets Hall, Burgess Hill
King Olaf - Edward Elgar |
John Morgan (Conductor)
Jean Buck (Soprano) Edward Byles (Tenor) Christopher Davies (Bass-Baritone) |
1973
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28th April - St Batholomew's Church, Brighton
(Lewes Music Festival - Combined Sussex Choirs) Requiem - Giuseppe Verdi |
Yuval Zaliouk (Conductor)
Jack Rothstein (Leader) Iris Bourne (Soprano) Jean Allister (Mezzo-Soprano) Duncan Robertson (Tenor) John Noble (Bass) |
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10th December - Martlets Hall, Burgess Hill
Messiah - George Frideric Handel |
John Morgan (Conductor)
George Linehan (Organ) Emily Dench (Leader) Margaret Dancy (Soprano) Joy Harriden (Alto) Peter Gibbons (Tenor) Kenneth Thomas (Bass) |
1972
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BHCS's first concert in St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Messiah - George Frideric Handel Pastoral Symphony (Excerpts for Organ) - Ludwig van Beethoven |
George Linehan (Conductor)
Edward Sargent (Organ) Joan Polwin (Soprano) Lena Phillips (Alto) Robert Taunton (Tenor) John Polwin (Bass) |
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22nd April - St John's Church, Burgess Hill
The Creation - Joseph Haydn |
George Linehan (Conductor)
Edward Sargent (Organ) Jacqueline Currie (Gabriel & Eve) Colin Tamblyn (Uriel) Kenneth Humm (Raphael & Adam) |
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6th December - Martlets Hall, Burgess Hill
Messiah - George Frideric Handel |
John Morgan (Conductor)
George Linehan (Organ) Judith Durrant (Leader) Patricia Wood (Soprano) Andrea Diamond (Alto) Keith Savage (Tenor) William Hamilton (Bass) |
1971
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30th January - Park Centre, Burgess Hill
(Silver Jubilee Concert - Selections from Previous Performances) Selections from 'Merrie England' - Edward German Selections from 'Carmen' - Georges Bizet "As I said before, old crony" from 'The Bartered Bride' - Bedřich Smetana "Glass of fashion" from 'Tom Jones' - Edward German "Loving smile of sister kind" from 'Faust' - Charles Gounod "Arcady is ever young" from 'The Arcadians' - Lionel Monckton "This English land" from 'The Rebel Maid' - Montague Phillips Selections from Hiawatha - Samuel Coleridge-Taylor "In the part of an amorous lover" from 'The Tales of Hoffman' - Jacques Offenbach "Chacun à son goût" from 'Pink Champagne' - Johann Strauss Elijah - Felix Mendelssohn |
George Linehan (Conductor)
Edwina Belcher (Piano) Edward Sargent (Piano) Valerie Cardnell (Soprano) Patricia Wood (Soprano) Ivy Hammond (Alto) Guy Smither (Tenor) Arthur Crompton (Bass) John Polwin (Bass) |
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24th July - St James's Church, Birdham
Messiah - George Frideric Handel |
George Linehan (Conductor)
Edward Sargent (Organ) Joan Polwin (Soprano) Cynthia Brown (Alto) Robert Taunton (Tenor) John Polwin (Bass) |
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December - Park Centre, Burgess Hill
A Carol Concert with Burgess Hill and District Brass Band |
George Linehan (Conductor)
Andrea Diamond (Soprano) David Oxley (Cornet) |
1970
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18th April - Oakmeeds County Secondary School, Burgess Hill
Elijah - Felix Mendelssohn |
George Linehan (Conductor)
Edward Sargent (Organ) Marjorie Hill (Soprano) Irene Jones (Alto) Basil Carr (Tenor) Arthur Crompton (Bass) |
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21st December - Park Centre, Burgess Hill
A Carol Concert with Burgess Hill and District Brass Band |
George Linehan (Conductor)
John Upfold (Tenor) David Oxley (Cornet) |
1969
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26th April - Oakmeeds County Secondary School, Burgess Hill
Hiawatha - Samuel Coleridge-Taylor |
George Linehan (Conductor)
Edwina Belcher (Piano) Edward Sargent (Organ) Linda Roffey (Soprano) Anthony Johnson (Tenor) William Homewood (Bass) |
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22nd December - Park Centre, Burgess Hill
A Carol Concert with Burgess Hill and District Brass Band |
George Linehan (Conductor)
Irene Jones (Alto) David Oxley (Cornet) |
1968
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20th April - Oakmeeds County Secondary School, Burgess Hill
Carmen - Georges Bizet |
George Linehan (Conductor)
Edwina Belcher (Piano) Edward Sargent (Organ) Lena Phillips (Carmen) Gillian Ford (Micaela) David Thomas (Don José) John Humphries (Escamillo) |
1967
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22nd April - Park Centre, Burgess Hill
The Tales of Hoffman - Jacques Offenbach |
George Linehan (Conductor)
Edwina Belcher (Piano) Edward Sargent (Piano) Jean Smyth (Soprano) Tom Atkinson (Tenor) John Polwin (Bass-Baritone) |
1966
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30th April - Park Centre, Burgess Hill
Martha (The Market at Richmond) - Friedrich von Flotow |
George Linehan (Conductor)
Edwina Belcher (Piano) Edward Sargent (Piano) Jane Gilbert (Lady Harriet Durham) Terry Carter (Nancy) John Wharton (Sir Tristram Mickleford & The Sheriff of Richmond) Kenneth Doe (Lionel) Plunkett & Narrator (Arthur Crompton) Pamela Shaw (Servant Maid I) Pat Warburton (Servant Maid II) Mary Martin (Servant Maid III) |
1965
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10th April - Park Centre, Burgess Hill
Pink Champagne - Eric Maschwitz and Bernard Grun (a concert version of 'Die Fledermaus' by Johann Strauss) |
George Linehan (Conductor)
Edwina Belcher (Piano) Edward Sargent (Piano) Jane Gilbert (Rosalinda) Beryl Maxwell (Adele) Ernest Marsh (Alfred) Ronald Jones (Gabriel Eisenstein) Fred Rigby (Dr. Falke) Arthur Crompton (Prince Orlovsky & Dr. Blind) John Wharton (Frank) Stella Greenhalgh (Ida & Frau Trauber) Lydia Smith (Lea) Mary Martin (Lilli) Jill Kimber (Mitzi) |
1964
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4th April - Park Centre, Burgess Hill
The Arcadians - Lionel Monckton |
George Linehan (Conductor)
Edward Sargent (Piano) Patricia Wood (Sombra) Enid Harrison (Eileen) Jill Kimber (Chrysaea) Terence St. John (Astrophel) Ernest Marsh (Doody, Simplicitas & Time) Ronald E. Jones (Jacky & Bobby) Jonathan Courage (Narrator) |
1963
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20th April - Park Centre, Burgess Hill
The Bartered Bride - Bedřich Smetana |
George Linehan (Conductor)
Edwina Belcher (Piano) Edward Sargent (Piano) Jonathan Courage (Narrator) Joan Harrison (Marenka) Robert Taunton (Vasek & Hata) John Polwin (Kecal) |
1962
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3rd May - Oakmeeds School, Burgess Hill
(Edward German Centenary Year) Merrie England - Edward German |
George Linehan (Conductor)
Emily Dench (Leader) Edward Sargent (Piano) Ruth Price (Soprano) Margaret Chambers (Alto) Charles Corp (Tenor) Ronald Fowler (Bass) |
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12th December - Park Centre, Burgess Hill
Messiah - George Frideric Handel |
George Linehan (Conductor)
Henry Duke (Piano) Edward Sargent (Piano) Dorothy Cameron (Soprano) Nancy Strike (Alto) George Neighbour (Tenor) Norman Scott (Bass) |
1961
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23rd March - Park Centre, Burgess Hill
Messiah - George Frideric Handel |
George Linehan (Conductor)
Henry Duke (Piano) Edward Sargent (Piano) Joyce Welfare (Soprano) Joyce Marchant (Alto) Robert Kent (Tenor) Clifford Bindon (Bass) |
1960
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21st April - Park Centre, Burgess Hill
A Princess of Kensington - Edward German |
Geroge Linehan (Conductor)
Edward Sargent (Piano) Patricia Wood (Soprano) Derek Yaxley (Brook) Charles Erricker (Bass) |
1959
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30th April, St Andrew's Hall, Burgess Hill
Faust - Charles Gounod |
Geroge Linehan (Conductor)
Henry Duke (Piano) Edward Sargent (Piano) David Marshall (Faust) Michael Tooby (Mephistopheles) Kathleen Robinson (Marguerite) Arthur Crompton (Valentine) Peggy Norris (Siebel & Martha) Edmund Walker (Wagner) |
1958
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24th April - St Andrew's Hall, Burgess Hill
Hiawatha - Samuel Coleridge-Taylor |
Geroge Linehan (Conductor)
Henry Duke (Piano) Edward Sargent (Piano) Arthur Crompton (Narrator) Trudi Taunton (Soprano) Guy Smither (Tenor) Tom Solomon (Baritone) |
1957
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25th April - St Andrew's Hall, Burgess Hill
Carmen - Georges Bizet |
George Linehan (Conductor)
Henry Duke (Piano) Edward Sargent (Piano) George Bennett (Narrator) Valerie Cardnell (Carmen & Micaela) John Huw Davies (Don José) Gerald Jones (Escamillo) |
1956
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12th April - St Andrew's Hall, Burgess Hill
Tom Jones - Edward German |
George Linehan (Conductor)
Emily Dench (Leader) Mary Orme (Sophia) Frea Harrington (Honour & Lady Bellaston) Cecilia Romeril (Hostess) Harold Child (Tom) Robert Reed (Squire Western & Blifil Officer) |
1955
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28th April - St Andrew's Hall, Burgess Hill
The Tales of Hoffman - Jacques Offenbach |
George Linehan (Conductor)
Arthur Belcher (Leader) Valerie Cardnell (Soprano) Cyril Somers (Tenor) John Huw Davies (Baritone) |
1954
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28th April - St Andrew's Hall, Burgess Hill
The Rebel Maid - Montague Phillips |
George Linehan (Conductor)
Arthur Belcher (Leader) Eileen Kent (Lady Mary) Anne Armitstead (Abigail & Dorothy) Peter Armitstead (Percy) David Chapman (Derek) Arthur Crompton (Bunkle & Lord Milverton) Frank Watkins (Stephen & Solomon) |
1953
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9th April - St Andrew's Hall, Burgess Hill
Dido & Aeneas - Henry Purcell Songs of the Fleet - Charles Villiers Stanford Songs of England - Eric Thiman |
George Linehan (Conductor)
Edwina Belcher (Piano) Joyce Brown (Piano) Eileen Kent (Dido) Jessie Ridge (Belinda) Peggy Norris (Woman & Spirit) Winifred Marriott (Sorceress) Nancy Dicker (First Witch) Tess Watts (Second Witch) D. J. Davies (Aeneas) Keith Parker (A Sailor) |
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5th June - St Andrew's Hall, Burgess Hill
(in celebration of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 2nd June 1953) Merrie England - Edward German |
George Linehan (Conductor)
Arthur Belcher (Leader) Marjorie Hill (Soprano) Ivy Hammond (Alto) John Freestone (Tenor) Edwin Street (Bass) |
1952
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7th May - St Andrew's Hall, Burgess Hill
The Bartered Bride - Bedřich Smetana |
George Linehan (Conductor)
Nancy Strike (Piano) Joyce Brown (Piano) John Freestone (Narrator) Pamela Woolmore (Soprano) Reginald Fisher (Tenor) William Higbee (Tenor) Phipps Hunt (Bass) |
1951
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5th May - St John's Institute, Burgess Hill
19th May - St Mary's Home, Buxted Merrie England - Edward German |
George Linehan (Conductor)
Nancy Strike (Piano) Joyce Brown (Piano) Marjorie Hill (Soprano) Ivy Hammond (Alto) John Freestone (Tenor) Robert Reed (Baritone) |
1950
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29th March - St John's Institute, Burgess Hill
Hiawatha's Wedding Feast - Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Selections from 'Faust' - Charles Gounod |
George Linehan (Conductor)
Henry Duke (Piano) Edward Sargent (Piano) Eileen Kent (Soprano) Nancy Strike (Mezzo-Soprano) Frank Walder (Tenor) Arthur Belcher (Bass) |
1949
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25th & 26th January - Parish Hall, Cyprus Road, Burgess Hill
Tom Jones - Edward German |
George Linehan (Conductor)
Henry Duke (Piano) Edward Sargent (Piano) Violet Vernon (Soprano) Margery Lay (Mezzo-Soprano) Cecilia Romeril (Mezzo-Soprano) Harold Bond (Baritone) Robert Reed (Baritone) |
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2nd May - Parish Hall, Cyprus Road, Burgess Hill
May Queen - W. Sterndale Bennett Selections from Past Performances |
George Linehan (Conductor)
Henry Duke (Piano) Jessie Ridge (Soprano) Ivy Hammond (Alto) John Freestone (Tenor) Edwin Street (Bass) |
1948
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2nd June - St John's Institute, Burgess Hill
3rd June - Church Hall, Keymer The Rebel Maid - Montague Phillips |
George Linehan (Conductor)
Henry Duke (Piano) Edward Sargent (Piano) Nora Bunce (Soprano) Phyllis Thomas (Mezzo-Soprano) H. C. Romeril (Tenor) Tom Solomon (Baritone) Robert Reed (Baritone) C. Erricker (Baritone) |
1947
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29th & 30th April, St John's Institute, Burgess Hill
10th July, Church Hall, Keymer Merrie England - Edward German |
George Linehan (Conductor)
H. T. Palmer (Leader) Edward Sargent (Piano) Marjorie Hill (Soprano) Ivy Hammond (Alto) John Freestone (Tenor) Alan Horton-Stephens (Bass-Baritone) |
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8th December - St John's Institute, Burgess Hill
Selected pieces and carols for choir Selected vocal duets Selected pieces for solo violin |
George Linehan (Conductor)
Anne Lee (Soprano) Vernon Lee (Tenor) Christine E. Chapman (Violin) |