53. Sunday October 18th 2009 7.30pm

 “MEASURE FOR MEASURE”

 

A concert of music inspired by Shakespeare,

with readings by Timothy West and

Prunella Scales.

 

· Weber – Overture Oberon 

· Mendelssohn – Nocturne from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

· Quilter – Suite “As You Like It” 

· Nicolai – Overture: The Merry Wives of Windsor

· Walton: Suite “Henry V”

 

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Zadok the Priest
Mikado Act I Finale
Iolanthe Overture
Pieces from Yeomen of the Guard
Two Songs (Quilter, Rutter)

51. Sunday June 21st 2009 7.30pm

Summer Concert—”Maestro’s Choice”

Poulenc — Sinfonietta

Ravel — Scheherezade (Soprano—Sarah Killian)

Ravel — Piano Concerto in G (Soloist  William Green)

Killian — Ted Hughes Suite

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50. Sunday March 15th 2009

Weber: Overture, Der Freischutz

Barber: Adagio for Strings

Vaughan Williams: English Folk Song Suite

Brahms: Serenade No. 1

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49. Sunday January 4th 2009

A traditional New Year concert - musical favourites from the Strauss family and other Viennese masters.

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48. Sunday 21st September 2008

Bach: Suite No. 3

Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings

Mendelssohn: Italian Symphony

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47. Sunday June 22nd 2008

Carole Palmer Family Concert featuring Carole’s musical loves – film music, Wagner and the Beatles.

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46. Sunday March 16th 2008

Brahms: Academic Festival Overture

Brahms: Four Serious Songs

(Soloist: Rowena Burton)

Beethoven: Symphony No. 6

 

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45. Sunday January 6th 2008

· A traditional New Year concert - musical favourites from the Strauss family and other Viennese masters.

 

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44. Sunday September 23rd 2007

· Sullivan: Overture Di Ballo

· Gluck: Ballet Suite No. 1

· Wagner: Siegfried’s Rhine Journey

· Kalinnikov: Symphony No. 1

 

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43. Sunday June 24th 2007

· Suppe: Light Cavalry Overture

· Colne Valley Intermediate Strings (led by Ralph Barker)

· Prokoviev: Peter and the Wolf

     (Narrator Bruce Merlin)

 

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42. Sunday March 18th 2007

· Weber: Ruler of the Spirits

· Jenkins: Palladio

· Delius: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring/Summer Night on the River

· Beethoven: Symphony No. 5

 

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41. January 7th 2007 7.30pm

40. January 7th 2007 3pm

· A traditional New Year concert by Orchestra of Square Chapel with invited soloists. Come and welcome in the New Year with a glass of champagne - and enjoy musical favourites from the Strauss family and other Viennese masters.

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39. Sunday October 8th 2006

· Peter Maxwell Davies, Ojai Festival Overture

· Henry Purcell, Suite from Abdelazar

· Arthur Butterworth, Capriccio Pastorale (World Premiere)

· Robert Simpson, Symphony No. 2

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38. Sunday June 25th 2006

Beethoven: Overture: Leonora No. 3

· Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 (soloist: Chistopher Illingworth)

· Sibelius: Symphony No. 3

 

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37. Sunday October 2nd 2005
Ravel: Pavane pour une Infante Defunte

· Schumann: Konzertstuck for Four Horns(soloists: Bob Shaw, Deborah Allon, Nick Barber, Rachel Rhodes)

· Faure: Dolly Suite

 

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36. Sunday 26th June 2005

Dvorak: Czech Suite

Shostakovitch: Piano Concerto No. 2

(with Carl Schofield)

Beethoven: Symphony No. 8

 

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35. Sunday 20th March 2005

Berkeley: Divertimento in B-flat

Schubert: Overture in Italian Style

Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto (soloist: Jane Robertson)

Gounod: Symphony No. 1

 

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34. Sunday December 12th 2004

Family Christmas Concert

· Mendelssohn, Overture, The Hebrides

· L. Mozart, Toy Symphony

· Strauss, Cuckoo Polka

· Delius, Sleigh Ride

· Mozart, Michael Turner's Waltz

· Carols with The Bluebirds

· Killian, Music for a Christmas Night

· ...and MORE!!...

 

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33. Sunday September 19th 2004
Beethoven, Overture, Coriolan

· Bach, Concerto in D for Harpsichord (soloist: Alan Horsey)

· Mozart, Divertimento for 5 Trumpets, Flutes and Drums

· Arriaga, Symphony No. 1

 

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32. Sunday July 4th 2004

·  Mozart, Overture, La Clemenza di Tito

· Schoenberg, Chamber Symphony No. 2

· Telemann, Concerto for 2 Horns (Soloists: Bob Shaw, Deborah Allon)

· Mendelssohn, Symphony No. 1

 

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31. Sunday February 29th 2004, 7.30pm,
 Cimarosa, Overture, The Secret Marriage

· Mozart, Serenade in C minor for Wind

· Boyce, Symphony No. 5

· Haydn, Symphony No. 99

 

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30. Sunday December 14th 2003, 7.30pm
Family Christmas Concert Featuring Tubalate Tuba quartet.

· Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride

· Philip Henderson: The Brontes at Christmas

· Philip Henderson: Excerpts from "The Lowry Project"

· Music from Harry Potter (arranged: Stuart Coldwell)

·  Traditional Christmas Carols (arranged:  Lawrence Killian)

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29. Sunday October 5th 2003, 7.30pm

· Rossini: Overture Tancredi

· Burgon: Brideshead Variations

· Golightly: Flute Concerto (World Premiere) - soloist Stuart Coldwell

· Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 2

 

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28. Sunday June 22nd 2003, 7.30pm
      Clarke, Suite in D

· Strauss, Serenade for 13 Wind Instruments

· CPE Bach, Symphony in D (Hamburg)

· Handel, Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

· Arensky, Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky

· Haydn, Symphony No. 22 (Philosopher)

 

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27. Sunday March 23rd 2003, 3.00pm,
Leeds Town Hall
Heroes R' Here—An heroic children's concert compered by Chris Bradley. Featuring: Indiana Jones, Tin Soldiers, Dambusters, Superman, Evita, Th underbirds, Chariots of Fire, Robin Hood, Batman, and more!!

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26. Sunday March 16th 2003, 7.30pm

· George Butterworth, Banks of Green Willow

· Poulenc, Les Animaux Modeles

· Sibelius, Symphony No. 6

 

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25. Sunday December 15th 2002, 3pm
Patterson, Little Red Riding Hood

· Saint Saens, Carnival of the Animals

· Poulenc, L'Histoire de Barbar

 

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24. Sunday October 6th 2002, 7.30pm

· Bach, Suite No. 3

· Cherubini, Symphony in D

· Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 1 Soloist - Daniel Gordon

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23. Sunday June 30th 2002, 7.30pm

· Bartok - Divertimento

· Handel - Fireworks Music

· Haydn - Symphony no. 44 (Trauer)

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22. Sunday 21st April, 3.00pm

Leeds Town Hall

Family Concert - "The World is a Circle" - a musical journey to the seven continents

Westminster Waltz (Farnon); Nessum Dorma (Puccini); Egyptian March (Strauss); Black Eyes (Ferraris); Sabre Dance (Khatchaturian); March of the Siamese Children (Rogers); Australia (arr. Sutherland);

World is a Circle Overture (arr. Sutherland); La Cumparsita (Rodriguez); Stars and Stripes Forever (Sousa); Storm from William Tell Overture (Rossinis); Edelweiss; Can-Can (Offenbach); Tea for Two (Youmans); 1812

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21. Sunday March 10th 2002, 7.30pm

·  Stravinsky - Dumbarton Oaks

· Mozart - Oboe Concerto Soloist - Susan Edwards

· Mendelssohn - Symphony no. 3 (Scottish)

 

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20. 'A Night at The Opera' with Honley Male Voice Choir

Saturday February 2nd 2002, 7.30pm

in Huddersfield Town Hall Pieces including:

· Rossini, William Tell Overture (Gallop only)

· Beethoven, Prisoners' Chorus from Fidelio

· Donizetti, Chorus of the Wedding Guests from Lucia di Lammermoor

· Verdi, Brindisi from La Traviata

· Wagner, Flying Dutchman Sailors' Chorus

· Mozart, March of the Priests from The Magic Flute

· Verdi, Nabucco, Va Pensiero

· Verdi, In Death's Solemn Hour

· Bizet, Excerpts from Carmen No. 2

· Handel, Ombra mai fu

· and more!!

 

 

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19. Sunday December 9th 2001, 3.00pm

· Rossini - La Cenerentola (Cinderella) Overture

· Vivaldi - Winter from the Four Seasons (Soloist - Tamsin Symons)

· Killian - A Christmas Carol

· Bond - The Frog Prince

· Carol Singing with the choir of Bolton Brow J, I & N School

· Children's Art Competition

 

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18. Sunday September 23rd 2001, 7.30pm

 

· Wagner - Siegfried Idyll

· Shostakovitch - Concerto for Piano and Trumpet (Soloists - Daniel Gordon (piano) and Mike Briggs (trumpet))

· Gounod - Symphony No. 2

 

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17. Sunday June 24th 2001, 7.30pm

 

· Beethoven - Egmont Overture

· Gounod - Petite Symphonie pour instruments a vents

· Suk - Serenade for Strings

· Prokoviev - Sinfonietta

 

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16. Sunday March 18th 2001, 7.30pm

 

· Stravinsky - Pulcinella Suite

· Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No.5 (Soloists - Stuart Coldwell (flute) and Tamsin Symonds (violin))

· Jacob - Divertimento in E flat for Wind Octet

· Haydn - Symphony No.104 in D

 

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15. Sunday December 10th 2000, 3.00pm

 

· Moussorgsky - Night on a Bare Mountain

· Prokoviev - Lieutenant Kije

· Kleisinger - Tubby the Tuba (Narrator, Tim Mayfield)

· Tchaikovsky - Sleeping Beauty (Narrator, Tim Mayfield)

· Various - Christmas Selection (arr. Killian)

 

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14. Sunday September 24th 2000, 7.30pm

 

· Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 (Bob Ashworth and Deborah Allon, horn)

· Arnold - Serenade for Small Orchestra

· Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 3

· Dvorak - Symphony No. 8

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13. Sunday June 25th 2000, 7.30pm

 

· Delius - La Calinda

· Rodrigo - Guitar Concerto (Peter Cain, guitar)

· Schubert - Symphony No. 3

· Dvorak - Symphony No. 8

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12. Sunday March 12th 2000, 7.30pm

 

· Mendelssohn - Marchen von der schonen Melusine

· Elgar - Serenade for Strings

· Mozart - Serenade No. 11 in E flat for Wind Octet

· Poulenc - Sinfonietta

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11. Sunday March 11th 2000, 7.30pm

 

· Mendelssohn - Marchen von der schonen Melusine

· Elgar - Serenade for Strings

· Mozart - Serenade No. 11 in E flat for Wind Octet

· Poulenc - Sinfonietta

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10. Sunday December 5th 1999, 3.00pm

 

· Handel - Water Music

· Haydn - Symphony No. 45 (Farewell)

· Selections - James Bond, Classic Rock etc (arr. Walker)

· Standford - Symphony of Christmas Carols

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9. Sunday September 19th 1999, 7.30pm

 

· Mozart - Overture, The Magic Flute

· Hindemith - Concert Music for Brass and Strings

· Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 (Eroica)

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8. Sunday May 23rd 1999, 7.30pm

 

· Haydn - Symphony No. 103 (Drum Roll)

· Cimarosa - Concerto for Oboe (Susan Edwards)

· Stravinsky - Symphony in C

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7. Sunday March 14th 1999, 7.30pm

 

· Mozart - Symphony No. 40

· Bach - Orchestra Suite No. 4

· Beethoven - Symphony No. 4

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6. Sunday December 10th 1998, 3.00pm

· Rossini - Overture: The Italian Girl in Algiers

· Prokoviev - Peter and the Wolf (Narrator, Mike Ward)

· Tchaikovsky - Nutcracker Suite

· Various - Christmas Selection (arr. Killian)

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5. Sunday September 20th 1998, 7.30pm

 

· Mendelssohn - Overture: The Hebrides

· Vivaldi - Piccolo Concerto (Soloist: Stuart Coldwell)

· Copeland - Appalachian Spring

· Bizet - Symphony in C

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4. Sunday June 7th 1998, 7.30pm

· Beethoven - Overture: Egmont

· Vivaldi - Concerto for 2 Trumpets (Soloists: Mike Briggs and Graham Walker)

· Wagner - Siegfied Idyll

· Mozart - Symphony No. 39

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3. Sunday January 25th 1998, 7.30pm at Elland CE School

· Ravel - Le Tomeau de Couperin

· Albrechtsberger - Concerto for Trombone (Soloist: Ian Bangay)

· Beethoven - Symphony No. 7

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2. Sunday October 5th 1997, 7.30pm at Elland CE School

· Mozart - Symphony No. 31 (Paris)

· Stravinsky - Pulcinella Suite

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1. Sunday June 8th 1997, 7.30pm at Elland CE School

· Mozart - Overture: The Magic Flute

· Schubert - Unfinished Symphony

· Beethoven - Symphony No. 1

 

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