The following list has been compiled partly from scans of concert programmes kindly loaned by Malcolm Chainey and Bronya Read. There are links to reviews, PDFs of articles in the Hexham Courant and concert programmes.
Reviews: Where these have been written, click on the work ‘Review’ to read this. The first was in May 1993.
Courant: Some articles that appeared in the Hexham Courant have been scanned in. Click on ‘Courant’ to view these. The first was in April 2005.
Concert programmes: If a date is shown in blue, click on it to view its programme.
| Date | Works Performed |
| 08/05/1992 | Rutter: Requiem Gounod: Messe Solennelle St Cecilia |
| 15/05/1993 Review | Mozart: Solemn Vespers Poulenc: “C”, Gloria |
| 16/06/1996 | Byrd: Mass for four voices Three Northumbrian Folk Songs (arr. Brenda Waton) Four English Madrigals (Morley, Bateson, Weelkes) |
| 07/12/1996 | Buxtehude: In dulci jubilo , Albinoni: Oboe Concerto Monteverdi: Beatus Vir, Bush: A Christmas Cantata |
| 26/04/1997 | Mozart: Sextet in E flat, Handel: Let thy Hand be Strengthened Beethoven: Sextet in E flat, Cherubini: Requiem in C |
| 06/12/1997 Review | Buxtehude: Rejoice Earth and Heaven Handel: Concerto Grosso in A, Let thy Hand be Strengthened Haydn: Maria Theresa Mass |
| 02/05/1998 | Campion: Never weather-beaten sail , Tallis: Salvator Mundi Poulenc: Sonata for flute and piano Mendelssohn: Lord, how long wilt thou forget me? Vaughan Williams: Magnificat, Harty: In Ireland Vaughan Williams: In Windsor Forest |
| 05/12/1998 | Vaughan Williams: Three Choral Hymns, Rossini: Laudamus Te Mendelssohn: Hear my prayer, Poulenc: Gloria |
| 24/04/1999 | Faure: Requiem, Carter: Benedicte |
| 27/11/1999 | Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle |
| 13/05/2000 | Parry: Never weatherbeaten sail Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture Rossini: Stabat Mater |
| 25/11/2000 | Bach: Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring, Vergnugte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust, Wachet Auf Haydn: Mass in G (St Nicolas) Mozart: Sancta Maria, Ave Verum |
| 12/05/2001 | Elgar: From the Bavarian Highlands Rutter: The Sprig of Thyme Horovitz: Captain Noah and his floating zoo |
| 01/12/2001 | Vivaldi Gloria Purcell: Two excerpts from “The Indian Queen” Purcell: Dido and Aeneas |
| 21/12/2001 | Various carols for choir and audience |
| 18/05/2002 | Mendelssohn: Elijah |
| 07/12/2002 | Durufle: Three Motets on Gregorian themes Mozart: Divertimento in F flat Saint-Saens: Calme des nuits, Les fleurs et les arbres Kodaly: Inermezzo Faure: Cantique de Jean Racine, Charpentier: Messe de Minuit |
| 17/05/2003 | Vaughan Williams: O Taste and see, Dove: Into Thy Hands, Peter going dem bells (arr. Woods), Deep River (arr. Simmons), Bernstein: Chichester Psalms , Faure: Pie Jesu , Rutter: Requiem |
| 12/2003 | Verdi: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves, Chorus of Scottish Refugees, Mascagni: Easter Hymn, Baritone solos by Leoncavallo, Menotti, & Massenet, Mozart: Priests Chorus & Bei Mannern (Magic Flute), Placido e il mar (Idomeneo), Soprano solos by Rossini, Puccini & Gounod, Tchaikovsky: Chorus of Peasant Girls, Mussorgsky: Coronation Scene, Copland: Stomp your foot & The Promise of Living (from The Tender Land), G&S: Trial by Jury |
| 22/05/2004 | Brahms and Parry: 4 part songs Brahms: Tragic Overture, Ein Deutsches Requiem |
| 10/12/2004 | Victoria: O Magnum Mysterium (Motet & Mass) Pescetti: Organ Sonata, Morley: April is in my mistress’ face Bennett: Weep, O mine eyes, Wilbye: Adieu, sweet Amaryllis Pilkington: Amyntas, with his Phyllis fair Dvorak: Nepovim, Misto Klakani, Mass in D |
| 23/04/2005 Courant | Haydn: Te Deum, Mozart: Exsultate Jubilate Bach: Jesu meine Freunde, Concerto for two violins in D Mozart: Mass in C |
| 12/2005 | Buxtehude: Das neugeborne Kindelein Handel: Pifa and other items from the Messiah, Scheidt: In dulci Jubilo, Vivaldi: Winter (from The Four Seasons) Finzi: In Terra Pax, Various choir and audience carols |
| 8/04/2006 | Mozart: Kyrie in D min, Ave Verum Corpus, String Quintet in E flat, Magic Flute (excerpts), Requiem in D min |
| 08/07/2006 | Elgar: Te Deum, Benedictus, Vivaldi: Laudamus Te (Duet) Brahms: O Schone Nacht Parry: O love, they wrong thee much, Music, when soft voices die Morley: Now is the month of Maying, Pearsall: Lay a garland Bennett: All creatures now are merry-minded Coleridge-Taylor: Onaway, awake beyond 4 Northumbrian folk songs, Alto solos, Black Sheep (arr. Rutter), Frankie & Johnny (arr. De Cornier) |
| 02/12/2006 | Misc Christmas Music |
| 12/05/2007 | Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs Goodall: Missa Aedis Christi, Faure: Requiem |
| 01/12/2007 | Handel: Messiah |
| 17/05/2008 | Beethoven: Elegischer Gesang, Violin Concerto, Mass in C |
| 06/12/2008 | Viadana: Exsulate Justi, Palestrina: Sicut Cervus Monteverdi: Beatus Vir, Purcell: 2 orchestral pieces Handel: O thou that tellest, Rameau: Slumber from Durdanus Handel: Let the bright Seraphim, Beethoven: Die Himmel Ruhmen Mozart: Ave verum corpus, Seranata Notturna (Orch) Schubert: Mass No.2 in G |
| 09/05/2009 | Orff: Carmina Burana |
| 05/12/2009 | Vaughan Williams: The First Noel, The Lark Ascending, Various, Toward the Unknown Region |
| 27/03/2010 | Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle |
| 11/12/2010 | “A Christmas Magnificat” – works by Praetorius, Handel, Vivaldi, Durante, Stanford, Ireland, Vaughan Williams, Rogers, Warlock, RR Bennett, Mason, Grainger, Willcocks and Gross |
| 16/04/2011 | Burgon: Nun Dimittis, Durufle: Requiem, Haydn: ‘Nelson’ Mass |
| 01/07/2011 + 02/07/2011 | Chilcott: The Londonderry Air, The Lily and the Rose Vaughan Williams: Orpheus with his Lute, Angelou: Poem, Tippett: 5 Spirituals from ‘A Child of our Time’ Violin solo (Louise Khazaee), Horovitz: Captain Noah & his Floating Zoo |
| 03/12/2011 | Bach: Christmas Oratorio |
| 28/04/2012 | Opera choruses and solos (Handel, Mozart and Beethoven), 19th C Sacred Music (Bruckner, Rossini, Rachmaninov, Frank), 20th C light music and opera |
| 14/07/2012 | Handel: Let thy hand be strengthened, Torelli: Concerto in D for Trumpet and Strings Dowland: Two songs for Lute and Soprano Bach: Concerto for Violin and Oboe Purcell: Dido and Aeneas (Final Scene) Allegri: Miserere Mei, Vivaldi: Gloria |
| 08/12/2012 | Dvorak: Mass in D Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols Misc carols for choirs and audience |
| 13/04/2013 | Haydn: Salve Regina in G min Mozart: Serenade in G maj, Ave Verum Corpus Haydn: Harmoniemesse |
| 29/06/2013 | Chilcott: All Through the Night, Composed on Westminster Bridge, The Lily and the Rose Vaughan Williams: Searching for lambs, Elgar: Chanson de Matin Bridge: Berceuse (Piano) Butterworth: Loveliest of Trees (Tenor Solo) Holst: O Swallow, Swallow, Lovell: 4 of 7 North Country Songs Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music Finzi: It was a Lover and his Lass (Alto Solo) Britten: Early Morning Bathe (PIano) Sullivan: A Tenor, all Singers Above (Tenor Solo), Misc items |
| 21/12/2013 | Britten: Ceremony of Carols Mendelssohn: Christmas pieces (Piano) Poulenc: Three Motets for Christmas, Harp Solos Various choir and audience carols |
| 05/04/2014 | Rachmaninov: Bogoroditsye Dyevo Kodaly: Ave Maria, Part: Bogoroditsye Dyevo Ibert: Two Interludes for Flute, Violin & Harpischord Goodall: Psalm 23 (solo), Quantz: Trio Sonata in C min Bernstein: Chichester Psalms, Rutter: Requiem |
| 22/11/2014 Review | Tavener: Exhortation and Kohima Barber: Adagio for strings, Faure: Requiem Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem |
| 14/03/2015 Review | Mozart: Mass In C (Coronation) Kodaly: Missa Brevis, Esti Dahl |
| 27/06/2015 | A soiree of lighter music |
| 05/12/2015 Review | Brahms: Schicksalslied, Oh that I knew the way back (Baritone solo), Eternal Love (Soprano solo), Ein Deutches Requiem |
| 07/05/2016 Review | Vaughan Williams: The Wasps Stanford: Songs of the Sea Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony |
| 10/12/2016 | Mozart: Ave Verum Corpus, Mushel: Toccata Tavener: Mother of God here I Stand Handel: The Trumpet shall sound Lorenc: Ave Maria, Rutter: What Sweeter Music Mozart: Requiem |
| 13/05/2017 Courant Review | Elgar: Dream of Gerontius |
| 12/07/2017 | Misc items by Tallis, Montiverdi, Greene, Bernstein, Howells, Sondheim, Rutter, Stravinsky, Rachmaninov, Britten, Gibbons, Morley, Franck, Brahms, Verdi |
| 02/12/2017 Review | Bolderson: Requiem, Todd: Softly Betty Roe: Madam’s 3 Callers (sop & cello) Mealor: She walks in beauty, Waller: The Minstrels Rutter: Requiem |
| 12/05/2018 Review | Verdi: Requiem |
| 04/07/2018 | Copland: Old American Songs and other American Music |
| 24/11/2018 Review | Handel: Messiah |
| 12/12/2018 | Selection of choir and audience carols, and readings |
| 11/05/2019 Review Courant | Verdi: Force of Destiny Overture Tippett: A child of our time |
| 10/07/2019 | Misc items inc. Rutter: The Sprig of Thyme |
| 16/11/2019 Courant | Chilcott: Five days that changed the World, Rutter: The Lord is my Shepherd Jenkins: The Armed Man |
| 18/12/2019 | Selection of choir and audience carols, and readings |
| 02/05/2020 | Elgar: The Music Makers, and music by Mendelssohn, Verdi, Stanford and Brahms (Concert cancelled due to Covid Pandemic) |
| 16/12/2020 | Selection of choir and audience carols, and readings presented on online on YouTube. Click here to watch this! |
| 16/12/2021 | Selection of choir and audience carols, and readings |
| 07/06/2022 | Ukrainian Song, Medley from the Lion King Len Young: Spes Durat Avorum Orff: Carmina Burana |
| 02/07/2022 | Faure: Requiem Len Young: Requiem |
| 12/11/2022 | Mozart: Requiem Rutter: Gloria |
| 14/12/2022 | Selection of choir and audience carols, and readings |
| 10/06/2023 | Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle |
| 08/07/2023 | Haydn: Insanae et Vanae Curae, Mozart: Missa Brevis Rutter: Feel the Spirit |
| 03/11/2023 Review | Puccini: Messa di Gloria Holst: The Planets |
| 13/12/2023 | Selection of choir and audience carols, and readings. Choir carols mostly from Bob Chilcott’s Christmas Oratorio |
| 11/05/2024 | Dvorak: Stabat Mater |
| 26/06/2024 | Summer Concert including part of Vaughan Williams, Folk Songs of the Four Seasons, arranged for full choir and a series of solo performances. |
| 09/11/2024 | Haydn: Nelson Mass Vaughan Williams: Toward the unknown region The Ground: Ola GJeilo |
| 11/12/2024 | Christmas concert in St Mary’s in aid of Crisis, with a selection of choir and audience carols as well as readings. |
| 17/05/2025 Review | Smyth; Overture to the Wreckers Brahms: Schicksalslied Smyth: Mass in D |
| 05/07/2025 | Mozart: Sparrow Mass Hepplewhite: The Good Ship Attenborough Elgar: From the Bavarian Highlands |
| 14/11/2025 | Chilcott: Five days that changed the World Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending Jenkins: The Armed Man – A Mass for Peace |
| 17/12/2025 | Christmas concert in Hexham Abbey with donations to Crisis. A selection of choir and audience carols. |
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