THE GUERNSEY CHORAL AND ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY
Creation - Haydn
St James Concert Hall
Saturday 20thMay 2000
Soloists
Helen Groves – Soprano
John Bowley – Tenor
Nicholas Gedge – Bass
Orchestra Leader – Miles Attwell
Conductor – Alan Gough
THE GUERNSEY CHORAL AND ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY
Creation – Haydn
Notre-Dame de la Gloriette, Caen, France
Saturday 27thMay 2000
Soloists
Helen Groves – Soprano
John Bowley – Tenor
Nicholas Gedge – Bass
Orchestra Leader – Miles Attwell
Conductor – Alan Gough
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Christmas Concerts
Including
Benedicite – Andrew Carter
St James Concert Hall
Friday and Saturday 15th16thDecember 2000
Orchestra Leader – Miles Attwell
Conductor – Alan Gough
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Te Deum and Benedictus – Edward Elgar
Alto Rhapsody – Brahms
Pavane – Faure
Quattro Pezzi Sacri - Verdi
St James Concert Hall
Saturday 19thMay 2001
Soloist
Anne Marie Sand – Contralto
Orchestra Leader – Miles Attwell
Conductor – Alan Gough
THE GUERNSEY CHORAL AND ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY
A Night at the Opera
Including
Villagers Chorus (William Tell) – Suppe
Easter Hymn (Cavalleria Rusticana) – Mascagni
March of the Hebrew Slaves (Nabucco) – Verdi
Anvil Chorus (Il Travatori) – Verdi
St James Concert Hall
Saturday 23rdJune 2001
Soloists
Jane Webster – Soprano
David Curry – Tenor
Orchestra Leader – Miles Attwell
Conductor – Alan Gough
(This was Alan Gough’s farewell concert at the end of nearly 20 years as Musical Director of the Society)
THE GUERNSEY CHORAL AND ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY
Christmas Concerts
Including
Messe Solenelle - Gounod
St James Concert Hall
Friday and Saturday 21st22ndDecember 2001
Orchestra Leader – Rachael Greenwood
Conductor - Bruce Cornelius
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Elijah - Mendelssohn
St James Concert Hall
May 2002
Soloists
Elizabeth Claxton – Soprano
Sofia Flodin – Contralto
Gardar Thor Cortes – Tenor
Mark Wildman – Bass
Organ – James Henderson
Conductor – Roger Brooks
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A ‘Last Night at the Proms’ Concert
Including
Gloria – John Rutter
St James Concert Hall
June 2002
Soloist
Jayne Whitaker - Soprano
Conductor – Keith Dawber
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Christmas Concerts
Including
Imperial ‘Nelson’ Mass - Haydn
St James Concert Hall
December 2002
Soloist
Jayne Whitaker - Soprano
Conductor – Keith Dawber
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Regina Coeli – Mozart
Vesperae Solennes de Confessore – Mozart
Mass in C – Beethoven
St James Concert Hall
Saturday 24thMay 2003
Soloists
Rebecca Bottone – Soprano
Emily Bauer-Jones – Contralto
Edward Lyon – Tenor
Mark Wildman – Bass
Orchestra Leader – Keith Dawber
Conductor – Stephen le Prevost
THE GUERNSEY CHORAL AND ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY
A Night at the Opera
Including
Blest Pair of Sirens – Parry
The Dettingen Te Deum – Handel
Choruses from
Alcina – Handel
Idomeneo – Mozart
Bartered Bride - Smetana
St James Concert Hall
Saturday 21stJune 2003
Soloists
Jane Webster – Soprano
David Curry - tenor
Conductors
Stephen le Prevost
Keith Dawber
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Christmas Concerts
Including
Missa Sancti Nicolai – Haydn
March of the Toys – Victor Herbert
Christmas Eve Polonaise – Rimsky-Korsakov
St James Concert Hall
Friday and Saturday 19th20thDecember 2003
Soloists
Anne Wilkes-Green – Soprano
Tina James – Contralto
Niall McCathie – Tenor
Crispin Rolfe - Bass
Conductors - Stephen le Prevost and Jean Owen
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The Passion of our Lord according to St John by J S Bach
St James Concert Hall
22nd May 2004
Soloists
Robert Coupe – Evangelist
Barbara Borden – Soprano
Emily Bauer-Jones – Contralto
John Surcombe – Tenor
Nicholas Warden – Bass
Orchestra Leader – Rachael Greenwood
Conductor – Stephen le Prevost
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A Last Night of the Proms Concert
I was Glad - Parry
Crown Imperial - Walton
Eugene Onegin - Tchaikovsky
Feel the Spirit - Rutter
Elizabethan Serenade - Binge
And also Jerusalem, Sea Songs, Rule Britannia, Land of Hope and Glory.
St James Concert Hall
19th June 2004
Soloist
Tina James
Conductors - Stephen le Prevost, Jean Owen and Christine Anthony
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Christmas Concerts
Mass of the Children by John Rutter
St James Concert Hall
17th18th December 2004
Soloist - Sam Evans (Tenor)
With the
Guernsey Music Centre Junior and Intermediate Choirs
Conductor – Christine Anthony
Conductors - Stephen le Prevost and Jean Owen
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Requiem – Mozart
Dettingham Te Deum – Handel
Insanǽ et Vanǽ Curǽ - Haydn
St James Concert Hall
21st May 2005
Soloists
Gia Coppolo - Soprano
Tina James – Contralto
John Surcombe – Tenor
Mark Wildman – Bass
Orchestral Trainer – Jean Owen
Orchestra Leader – Rachel Greenwood
Conductor – Stephen le Prevost
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A Last Night of the Proms Concert
Including
Songs of the Sea – Stanford
Rule Britannia
Excerpts: Gilbert & Sullivan
St James Concert Hall
Saturday 25th June 2005
Soloist
Nicholas Warden – Tenor
Orchestra Leader – Rachel Greenwood
Conductor – Stephen le Prevost and Jean Owen
GUERNSEY CHORAL AND ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY
Christmas Concerts
Including
St. Nicolas - Benjamin Britten
St James Concert Hall
16th17th December 2005
Soloist
Allan Clayton, - Tenor
Orchestral Trainer – Jean Owen
Orchestra Leader – Rebecca Hamilton
Conductor - Stephen le Prevost
GUERNSEY CHORAL AND ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY
Academic Festival Overture – Brahms
Towards the Unknown Region – Vaughan Williams
A German Requiem - Brahms
St James Concert Hall
20th May 2006
Guest Soloists
Jayne Whittaker – Soprano
Mark Oldfield – Baritone
Conductors – Helen Grand & Jean Owen
GUERNSEY CHORAL AND ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY
A Concert to celebrate the 80th Birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
I was Glad – C H H Parry
Let Thy Hand be Strengthened – G F Handel
Regina Coeli K108 – W A Mozart
Te Deum – E Elgar
Triumphal Scene ‘Aida’ – G Verdi
Exultate Jubilate – W A Mozart
Music from Royal Fireworks – G F Handel
Extracts ‘Nimrod’ Variations – E Elgar
St James Concert Hall
Saturday 24th June 2006
Fflur Wyn – Soprano
Orchestra Leader – Rebecca Hamilton
Conductors – Helen Grand and Jean Owen
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Christmas Concerts
Including
Messa di Gloria – Puccini
and
Christus Natus Est by Cecilia McDowell
With the Guernsey Music Centre Choirs, Conductor Christine Anthony
St James Concert Hall
Friday and Saturday 15th16th December 2006
Anders Annerholm – Tenor
Andrew Davies – Bass Baritone
Orchestral Leader – Rebecca Hamilton
Orchestral Conductor – Jean Owen
Conductor Helen Grand
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Mass in G – Schubert
Symphony No. 1 – Mozart
‘Paukenmesse’ – Haydn
St James Concert Hall
Saturday 19th May 2007
Helen Groves – Soprano
Alexandra Gibson – Contralto
Darren Abrahams – Tenor
Nicholas Warden – Bass
Orchestra Leader – Rebecca Hamilton
Orchestra Conductor – Jean Owen
Conductor: Helen Grand
GUERNSEY CHORAL AND ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY
Mass in G – Schubert
‘Paukenmesse’ – Haydn
l’Eglise de Notre Dame, Vitre, France
Saturday 26th May 2007
Helen Groves – Soprano
Alexandra Gibson – Contralto
Darren Abrahams – Tenor
Nicholas Warden – Bass
Organist – James Henderson
Conductor: Helen Grand
GUERNSEY CHORAL AND ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY
Christmas Concerts
Extract from Messiah – Handel
Come Colours, Rise – South African Carol – Grant McLachlan
The Night Before Christmas – Philip Lane
With the Guernsey Music Centre Choirs, Conductor Christine Anthony
St James Concert Hall
Friday and Saturday, 14th15th December 2007
Brian de Jersey – Tenor
Anne Wilkes-Green – Soprano
Tina James – Contralto
George Foote – Narrator
Orchestral Conductor – Jean Owen
Conductor – Helen Grand