Past Concerts
 

Chronological Listing

Date Place Programme
Conducted by Frederick Helmore

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12 May 1864 Assembly Room  Selection from Messiah
Conducted by Richard Mann

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18 May 1865 Assembly Room Sacred and Secular Music
18 Dec 1866 Assembly Room Evening Concert
16 May 1867 Cirencester Corn Hall Creation – Haydn – Conducted by Edward Brind
21 May 1868 Assembly Room The May Queen – Sterndale Bennett
15 Dec 1868 Assembly Room Ballad Concert
15 Apr 1869 Cirencester Corn Hall Judas Maccabaeus – Handel – Conducted by Edward Brind
Conducted by Ernest Cockton

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14 Dec 1869 Assembly Room The Women of Samaria – Sterndale Bennett
27 Apr 1870 Cirencester Corn Hall Selection from St Paul – Mendelssohn & Creation – Haydn
20 Dec 1870 Cirencester Corn Hall The Ancient Mariner – Barnett, Miscellany
20 Apr 1871 Cirencester Corn Hall Messiah – Handel
Conducted by Edward Brind

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20 Dec 1877 Cirencester Corn Hall Open Night
11 Dec 1880 Cirencester Corn Hall Judas Maccabaeus – Handel
24 Feb 1881 Cirencester Corn Hall Messiah – Handel
13 Apr 1882 Cirencester Corn Hall Elijah – Mendelssohn
29 Mar 1883 Cirencester Corn Hall Hymn of Praise – Mendelssohn, Last Judgement – Spohr
17 Apr 1884 Cirencester Corn Hall Messiah – Handel
14 Apr 1885 Cirencester Corn Hall St Paul – Mendelssohn
9 Mar 1886 Cirencester Corn Hall Judas Maccabaeus – Handel
12 Apr 1887 Cirencester Corn Hall Elijah – Mendelssohn
12 Apr 1888 Cirencester Corn Hall Daughter of Jairus – Stainer, Hear My Prayer – Mendelssohn,
God Thou Art Great – Spohr
23 Apr 1889 Cirencester Corn Hall Samson – Handel, Stabat Mater – Rossini
17 Apr 1890 Cirencester Corn Hall The Prodigal Son – Sullivan, Messe Solonnelle – Gounod
9 Apr 1891 Cirencester Corn Hall Messiah – Handel
28 Apr 1892 Cirencester Corn Hall The Redemption – Gounod
5 Apr 1894 Cirencester Corn Hall The Golden Legend – Sullivan
18 Apr 1895 Cirencester Corn Hall Creation Pt 1 – Haydn, The Ancient Mariner – Barnett
Conducted by Arthur Gibbons

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27 Apr 1899 Cirencester Corn Hall Song of Miriam – Schubert, Hymn of Praise – Mendelssohn
19 Apr 1900 Cirencester Corn Hall Messiah – Handel
25 Apr 1901 Cirencester Corn Hall Creation Pts 1&2 – Haydn, Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast – Coleridge Taylor
23 Apr 1902 Cirencester Corn Hall Elijah – Mendelssohn
14 Apr 1903 Cirencester Corn Hall The May Queen – Sterndale Bennett, Revenge – Stanford
13 Apr 1904 Cirencester Corn Hall St Paul – Mendelssohn
6 Apr 1905 Cirencester Corn Hall Oratorio Job - Parry - Conducted by Sir Hubert Parry
Hymn of Praise - Mendelssohn
29 Mar 1906 Cirencester Corn Hall Stabat Mater – Dvorak, Song of Miriam – Schubert
23 Apr 1908 Cirencester Bingham Hall Pied Piper of Hamelin – Parry, Departure of Hiawatha – Coleridge Taylor
10 Apr 1909 Cirencester Bingham Hall Miscellany
15 Jan 1910 Cirencester Bingham Hall Acis & Galatea – Handel, 13th Psalm – Mendelssohn,
Corydon Arise – Stanford
6-9 Apr 1910 Cirencester Bingham Hall The Mikado – Gilbert and Sullivan
2 May 1911 Cirencester Bingham Hall May Day – Macfarren, Miscellaneous pieces.
? 1912 Cirencester Bingham Hall Selection from Elijah – Mendelssohn & Creation – Haydn
3 Apr 1913 Cirencester Bingham Hall St Paul – Mendelssohn
11-14 Feb 1914 Cirencester Bingham Hall The Yeomen of the Guard – Gilbert and Sullivan

Conducted by H W Chuter

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11 May 1938 Cirencester Bingham Hall Countryside Music Festival
13 Dec 1938 Cirencester Corn Hall Miscellaneous songs & choruses - Christmas Concert
15 Mar 1939 Tewkesbury Countryside Music Festival
31 Dec 1939 Cirencester Parish Church Carol Service
Conducted by Rev Ernest Swann

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April 1944 Cirencester Parish Church Crucifixion - Stainer
Dec 1944 Cirencester Parish Church Carol Service
Conducted by Herbert Byard

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30 Mar 1945 Cirencester Parish Church Passion of Our Lord - Wood
8 Dec 1945 Cirencester Parish Church Messiah - Handel
8 Jan 1946 Cirencester Parish Church Messiah - Handel
15 May 1946 Cirencester Corn Hall Judas Maccabeus & Various Songs - Handel
11 Dec 1946 Cirencester Parish Church Christmas Cantata - Scarlatti
Requiem - Brahms
20 Mar 1947 Cirencester Corn Hall Hiawather's Wedding Feast - Coleridge-Taylor
Songs of the Sea - Stanford
17 Dec 1947 Cirencester Bingham Hall Pied Piper -  Parry
Songs of the Fleet - Stanford
29 Apr 1948 Cirencester Parish Church Elijah - Mendelssohn
5 May 1948 Malmesbury Abbey Elijah - Mendelssohn
9 Dec 1948 Cirencester Bingham Hall Acis and Galatea - Handel
In Windsor Forest - Vaughan Williams
4 May 1949 Cirencester Parish Church The Creation - Haydn
Conducted by Alfred Taylor

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30 Nov 1949 Cirencester Bingham Hall Dido and Aeneas - Purcell
In Windsor Forest - Vaughan Williams
26 Apr 1950 Cirencester Parish Church St. Paul - Mendelssohn
15 Nov 1950 Cirencester Bingham Hall Hiawather's Wedding Feast - Coleridge-Taylor
Phaudrig Crohoore - Stanford
24 Apr 1951 Cirencester Parish Church Te Deum - Purcell
Voces Clamantium (etc.) - Parry
7 Nov 1951 Cirencester Bingham Hall Songs of the Fleet - Stanford
Cowen - John Gilpin
19 Mar 1952 Cirencester Parish Church Samson - Handel
Conducted by William Lugg

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2 Dec 1953 Cirencester Parish Church Messiah - Handel
8 Dec 1954 Cirencester Parish Church Christmas Oratorio - Bach
7 Dec 1955 Cirencester Parish Church Elijah - Mendelssohn (Conducted by H. Byard)
4 Dec 1956 Cirencester Parish Church Christmas Oratorio - Bach
9 Apr 1957 Cirencester St. Peter's Hall Acis and Galatea (etc.) - Handel
3 Dec 1957 Cirencester Corn Hall The Singing Friar - Le Fleming
A Cotswold Romance (from Hugh the Drover) - Vaughan Williams
18 Mar 1958 Cirencester Parish Church Messiah - Handel
Conducted by William Jackman

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9 Dec 1958 Cirencester Corn Hall King Olaf - Elgar
Conducted by Francis Holmes

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17 Mar 1959 Cirencester Parish Church The Creation - Haydn
Conducted by Peter Maxwell-Davies

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10 Dec 1959 Cirencester Parish Church Messiah Part I - Handel
A Ceremony of Carols - Britten
22 Mar 1960 Cirencester Corn Hall Dido and Aeneas & Various Songs - Purcell
Conducted by Peter Rodway

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14 Dec 1960 Cirencester Parish Church Samson - Handel
14 Dec 1961 Cirencester Corn Hall Christmas Cantata (etc.) - Bush
12 Apr 1962 Cirencester Parish Church Stabat Mater - Dvorak
6 Dec 1962 Cirencester Parish Church Christmas Oratorio Parts I, II, III - Bach
4 Apr 1063 Cirencester Parish Church Requiem - Mozart
5 Dec 1963 Cirencester Corn Hall The Bartered Bride - Smetana
23 Apr 1964 Cirencester Parish Church Missa Brevis - Kodaly
Requiem - Fauré
3 Dec 1964 Cirencester Parish Church St. Nicholas - Britten
29 Apr 1965 Cirencester Parish Church The Creation - Haydn
9 Dec 1965 Cirencester Parish Church Sleepers Awake, Magnificat - Bach
4 Oct 1966 Cirencester Parish Church Sacred Service - Bloch
8 Dec 1966 Cirencester Parish Church Messiah - Handel
27 Apr 1967 Cirencester Parish Church Two Psalms - Holst
Motets - Stanford
Seven Last Words - Schütz
14 Dec 1967 Cirencester Corn Hall Carol Concert
Conducted by John Wilson

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7 Dec 1968 Cirencester Parish Church The Creation - Haydn
2 Mar 1969 Cirencester Deer Park King Arthur - Purcell
22 Nov 1969 Cirencester Deer Park Christmas Oratorio - Bach (with Rendcomb College Choir)
21 Mar 1970 Cirencester Parish Church Stabat Mater - Dvorak
Conducted by Peter Sayer

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28 Nov 1970 Cirencester Parish Church Samson - Handel
27 Mar 1971 Cirencester Deer Park Cotswold Romance - Vaughan Williams
Spring Cantata - Orr          (etc.)
27 Nov 1971 Cirencester Parish Church Requiem - Brahms
25 Nov 1972 Cirencester Parish Church O be joyful in the Lord, Hodie - Vaughan Williams
31 Mar 1973 Cirencester Parish Church Messiah - Handel
Conducted by Evelyn Webb

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24 Nov 1973 Cirencester Parish Church Requiem - Fauré
In Terra Pax - Finzi
30 Mar 1974 Cirencester Deer Park Dido and Aeneas - Purcell
23 Nov 1974 Cirencester Parish Church Beatus Vir - Monteverdi
Gloria - Vivaldi
Fantasia on Christmas Carols - Vaughan Williams
15 Mar 1975 Cirencester Parish Church Maria Theresa Mass - Haydn
22 Nov 1975 Cirencester Parish Church Magnificat - Buxtehude
Cantata 61 - Bach
Chandos Anthem 9 - Handel
27 Mar 1976 Cirencester Parish Church Messiah - Handel
26 Nov 1976 Cirencester Parish Church Jesu, Joy and Treasure - Buxtehude
Cantata 64 - Bach
Hodie Christus Natus est - Schütz
O Sing unto the Lord - Purcell
26 Mar 1977 Cirencester Parish Church Mass in C - Beethoven
19 Nov 1977 Cirencester Parish Church Te Deum - Handel
Christmas Cantata - Scarlatti
Cantata 140 - Bach
18 Mar 1978 Cirencester Parish Church Nelson Mass - Haydn
25 Nov 1978 Cirencester Parish Church Messiah - Handel
31 Mar 1979 Cirencester Parish Church Salve Regina - Schubert
Requiem - Mozart
15 Dec 1979 Cirencester Parish Church Christmas Oratorio - Bach
22 Mar 1980 Cirencester Parish Church Harmoniemesse - Haydn
06 Dec 1980 Cirencester Parish Church Messe de Minuit - Charpentier
Christ's Birthday - Montgomery
28 Mar 1981 Cirencester Parish Church Requiem - Brahms
12 Dec 1981 Cancelled Because of Snow Saul - Handel
27 Mar 1982 Cirencester Parish Church Beatus Vir - Monteverdi
Magnificat - Schütz
Cantata 150 - Bach
Five Mistical Songs - Vaughan Williams
Conducted by Joyce Lang

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11 Dec 1982 Cirencester Parish Church The Creation - Haydn
26 Mar 1983 Cirencester Parish Church Cantata 4 - Bach
Requiem - Fauré
3 Dec 1983 Cirencester Parish Church St. Nicholas - Britten
In Terra Pax - Finzi
31 Mar 1984 Cirencester Parish Church Cantata 147 - Bach
Mass No. 3 - Schubert
8 Dec 1984 Cirencester Parish Church Gloria - Vivaldi
Christmas Oratorio - Saint-Saens
30 Mar 1985 Cirencester Parish Church St. John Passion - Bach
7 Dec 1985 Cirencester Parish Church The King shall rejoice - Handel
This Day to Man - Hurd
Hymn to the Virgin - Britten
Ave Rex - Matthias
22 Mar 1986 Cirencester Parish Church Benedicite - Vaughan Williams
Requiem - Mozart
13 Dec 1986 Cirencester Parish Church Messiah - Handel
11 Apr 1987 Cirencester Parish Church Magnificat - Finzi
Rejoice in the Lamb - Britten
Jesu, Priceless Treasure - Bach
5 Dec 1987 Cirencester Parish Church Christmas Oratorio Parts I, II, III - Bach
26 Mar 1988 Cirencester Parish Church Requiem in C minor - Cherubini
Blest Pair of Sirens - Parry
3 Mar 1988 Cirencester Parish Church Filius Prodigus - Charpentier
Cantique de Jean Racine - Fauré
At the round earth's imagined corners - Kelly
Cantata 140 - Bach
18 Mar 1989 Cirencester Parish Church Vespers - Mozart
Nelson Mass - Haydn
9 Dec 1989 Cirencester Parish Church Messiah - Handel
7 Apr 1990 Cirencester Parish Church
and Burford Parish Church		 Mass in B minor - Bach
Conducted by David White

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8 Dec 1990 Cancelled Because of Snow Zadok the Priest - Handel
Magnificat - Bach
23 Mar 1991 Cirencester Parish Church Vespers - Monteverdi
11 Apr 1992 Cirencester Parish Church St. John Passion - Bach
June 1992 Cirencester Parish Church Magnificat - Bach
5 Dec 1992 Cirencester Parish Church Mass in E minor - Bruckner
27 Mar 1993 Cirencester Parish Church Beatus Vir - Monteverdi
Magnificat in B flat - Stanford
Dixit Dominus - Handel
4 Dec 1993 Cirencester Parish Church Messiah - Handel/Mozart
21 Dec 1993 Cirencester Bingham Hall Carols
19 Mar 1994 Cirencester Bingham Hall Requiem - Brahms
3 Dec 1994 Cirencester Parish Church Gloria - Poulenc
Maria Theresa Mass - Haydn
8 Apr 1995 Cirencester Parish Church St. Matthew Passion - Bach
25 Nov 1995 Cirencester Bingham Hall Jesu, Priceless Treasure - Bach
Mass in D - Dvorak
19 Dec 1995 Cirencester Bingham Hall Carols
30 Mar 1996 Cirencester Parish Church Deutsches Magnificat - Schütz
In the Beginning - Copeland
Gloria - Rutter
23 Nov 1996 Cirencester Parish Church Stabat Mater - Palestrina
Harmonie Mass - Haydn
22 Mar 1997 Cirencester Parish Church Mass in C minor - Mozart
6 Dec 1997 Cirencester Parish Church Messiah - Handel/Mozart
4 Apr 1998 Cirencester Parish Church Blest Pair of Sirens - Parry
I was Glad - Parry
Towards the Unknown Region - Vaughan Williams
The Hymn of Jesus - Holst
Conducted by John Wright

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5 Dec 1998 Cirencester Parish Church Cantata No. 140 - Bach
Requiem - Mozart
27 Mar 1999 Cirencester Parish Church Creation - Haydn
4 Dec 1999 Cirencester Parish Church Chandos Anthem: O Come let us Sing unto the Lord - Handel
St. Nicholas - Britten
15 Apr 2000 Cirencester Parish Church Gloria - Vivaldi
Nelson Mass - Haydn
11 Nov 2000 Cheltenham Town Hall Fanfare for St. Edmundsbury - Britten
I was glad - Parry
Awake, awake, the world is young - Ian Venables
Carmina Burana - Carl Orff
7th Apr 2001 Cirencester Parish Church Mass in B Minor - Bach
Conducted by David Whitehead

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8th Dec 2001 Cirencester Parish Church The Christmas Story - Schütz
Magnificat - Rutter
13th Apr 2002 Cirencester Parish Church Cantique de Jean Racine - Fauré
Requiem - Duruflé : Requiem - Fauré
7th Dec 2002 Cirencester Parish Church Samson - Handel
12th Apr 2003 Cirencester Parish Church Festival Te Deum - Britten
Five Mystical Songs - R. Vaughan Williams
Solemn Vespers - W A Mozart
6th Dec 2003 Cirencester Parish Church A Christmas Celebration. A programme of choral music from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries
15th May 2004 Cirencester Parish Church Zadok the Priest - Handel
Mass in G, D167 - Schubert
Capriol Suite for Strings - Warlock
Gloria in D, RV 589 - Vivaldi
21st May 2004 Concert Hall, Itzehoe, Germany
With the Itzehoe
Choral Society		 Zadok the Priest - Handel
Mass in G, D167 - Schubert
Piano Concerto - Mozart
Gloria in D, RV 589 - Vivaldi
For the Beauty of the Earth - Rutter
4th Dec 2004 Cirencester Parish Church Blest Pair of Sirens - Parry
O Praise the Lord with One Consent - Handel
Gloria - Poulenc
Conducted by Carleton Etherington

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14th May 2005 Cirencester Parish Church Elijah - Mendelssohn
10th Dec 2005 Cirencester Parish Church Te Deum in C major - Haydn
Mass in C major - Beethoven
6th May 2006 Cirencester Bingham Hall Mass in C (K317)  (Coronation Mass) - Mozart
Requiem Mass in D minor (K626) - Mozart
9th Dec 2006 Cirencester Bingham Hall Petite Messe Solennelle - Rossini
Praise the Lord - Jenny Rees
5th May 2007 Cirencester Bingham Hall Requiem - John Rutter
From the Bavarian Highlands - Edward Elgar
Suite Antique (flute & piano) - John Rutter
8th Dec 2007 Cirencester Bingham Hall Creation - Haydn
18 Dec 2007 Cirencester Bingham Hall A carol concert for Christmas with the Cirencester Band
3rd May 2008 Cirencester Bingham Hall A German Requiem (sung in English) - Brahms
Zadok the Priest - Handel
29th Nov 2008 Cirencester Bingham Hall Maria Theresa Mass - Joseph Haydn
Magnificat - John Rutter
13th Dec 2008 Cirencester Bingham Hall

A Christmas Celebration including
Christmas Cantata by Geoffrey Bush