Birmingham Choral Union Concert Record Date Concert Composer Venue Conductor Soloists Accompaniment 16 March, 1891 Fair Rosamunde John Barnett Orchestra - 57 players Dr.Swinnerson Heap Chorus - 450 singers plus organ Programme cost 6d 25 March, 1892 W V Wallace Programme cost 1d 2 April, 1892 Handel 10 December, 1892 Maritana (excerpts) W V Wallace Noel Tide Thomas Facer 25 March, 1893 Maritana W V Wallace 10 March, 1894 Loreley (excerpts) Mendelssohn The Crusader Thomas Facer Chorus of 227 singers,35 orchestra members - no other details recorded 1 January, 1895 8th Series of Concerts. No further details available 12 October, 1895 Samson Handel Programme cost 1d 14 December, 1895 Noel Tide Thomas Facer Loreley Mendelssohn 22 February, 1896 Messiah Handel 1897 to 1898 - 10th, 11th & 12th 1 January, 1897 Series of Concerts. No further details available 21 October, 1899 Samson Handel 9 December, 1899 Messiah Handel 1900 to1903 - 14th, 15th & 16th Series of Concerts. No further 1 January, 1900 details available 23 January, 1904 Messiah Handel 18th Series of Concerts - no 1 January, 1905 details available 11 November, 1905 Gounod Night (excerpts) Gounod Advert in back of programme for Birmingham Choral & Orchestral Association (conductor J H Adams) to perform '' 6 December, 1905 Maritana W V Wallace 27 January, 1906 Messiah Handel 10 March, 1906 Eli Sir Michael Costa

1 1907 to 1913 - 20th to 26th Seris 1 January, 1907 of Concerts - No details available 24 January, 1914 Merrie England E German Birmingham Town Hall Richard Wassell C W Perkins (Organ) W E Longmore (Accompanist) Third C oncert of 27th Season 14 March, 1914 God's Time is the Best Bach Lilian Green Dettingen Te Deum Handel Olive Pank Wilfred Hudson Charles Knowles 16 October, 1915 Golden Legend Sullivan Birmingham Town Hall Richard Wassell Eva Rich BCU Orchestra Florence England C W Perkins (Organ) W J Ottey W E Longmore (Accompanist) Alfred Askey First Concert of the 29th Season 23 October, 1915 Choral & Orchestral Concert Various Birmingham Town Hall Richard Wassell Alfred Askey BCU Orchestra Massed Prize Choirs of 200 Male Voices plus Birmingham Choral Union Ladies Chour od 200 Voices 4 December, 1915 Christmas Bach Birmingham Town Hall Richard Wassell Emilie Waldron BCU Orchestra Grace Ivell C W Perkins (Organ) Wilfred Hudson Harry Downing

Miscellaneous concert including part-songs by Purcell, Bantock, German, Elgar, Sullivan & Handel - no 20 October, 1917 other details recorded Not known 23 February, 1918 Hiawatha's Departure Coleridge-Taylor Birmingham Town Hall Richard Wassell The orchestra also gave an excellent reading of Mendelssohn's overture 'The Hebrides' - Musical Times 23 March, 1918 National Anthem Birmingham Town Hall Richard Wassell Edith Evans C W Perkins (Organ) The Creation Haydn J A Hinde Hubert S Brown (Organ) Carmen (Prelude) Bizet James Howell Solos Various Last Concert of the 31st Season 16 November, 1918 A Ballad Concert Various Birmingham Town Hall Not known

2 Items included part-songs by Elgar, Gounod & Bantock 8 February, 1919 Mendelssohn Not known No other details recorded 1 March, 1919 Faust Gounod Birmingham Town Hall A.J.Cotton Arthur Cranmer Source: John D Smith, Hon. Archivist Conservatoire 15 March, 1919 Faust Gounod Not known No other details recorded 4 October, 1919 A Ballad Concert Various Not known Items included Bantock's 'Death of Morar' 8 November, 1919 Merrie England E German No other details recorded Not known The Musical Times Announced that 4 concerts would be given in the 1920 season, including 'Messiah' ; 'A Tale of Old Japan', 'Merrie England' & a ballad 1 January, 1920 concert. Not known 7 February, 1920 The Death of Morar Bantock Birmingham Town Hall M Zacharewitsch Michael Mullinar (Organ) A Wassell Concert Society The March of the Cameron Men Bantock performance 19 March, 1921 The Song of Hiawatha Coleridge - Taylor Birmingham Town Hall Richard Wassell Doris Watkins C W Perkins (Organ) Last Concert of the 34th Season Ernest Ludlow Samuel Saul 4 November, 1922 My Love Dwelt in a Northern Land Elgar Birmingham Town Hall Richard Wassell Emily Breare Arthur Cooke (Organ) Solos Various Second Concert of the 36th Season Geoffrey Dams Katrina Lund (Elocution) O Happy Eyes Elgar Summer Eve J L Hatton The Long Day Closes Sullivan Lecture: Songs, and how to Sing 15 November, 1922 Them Priory Rooms Richard Wassell 29 October, 1927 Elijah Mendelssohn Birmingham Town Hall Joseph H Adams Effie Quinton Miss G Stephens (Organ) See programme on www.birminghamchoralunion.org Bertram Phillips Herbert Parker Gertrude Stephens Doris Hamilton Howard Norton Frank Richards

Joseph H Adams with 26 January, 1929 Verdi Birmingham Town Hall Mr E Emilie Waldron J Edwards Doris Hamilton

3 Alys Tringham Cecil Cooke Samuel Saul James Howell Eric Bowler Edward Evesley

28 March, 1931 Judas Maccabaeus Handel Birmingham Town Hall Joseph H Adams Elizabeth Mellor Miss G Stephens (Organ) Evelyn Crees Bell Walker Leslie Bennett

11 February, 1933 The Creation Haydn Birmingham Town Hall Joseph H Adams Bessie Nicholls Miss G Stephens (Organ) Charles Hedges James Coleman 334th Concert - 50th Season

25 January, 1936 Aida Verdi Birmingham Town Hall Joseph H Adams Doris Watkins B'ham Choral & Orchestral Union Emme Northall Frank Sale Oswald Rogers Eric Bowler Gertrude Stephens Gilbert Winfield 343rd Concert - 53rd Season 7 March, 1936 Elijah Mendelssohn Birmingham Town Hall Joseph H Adams Blanche Allen Miss G Stephens (Organ) Emme Northall A Bell-Walker George Baker 344th Concert - 53rd Season 22 January, 1938 Carmen (Concert Version) Bizet Town Hall, Birmingham Victor Fleming May Devitt BCU Orchestra 349th Concert - 55th Series - Chorus and Orchestra of 250 Elsie Small Dorothy Clark Gertrude Stephens Morgan Jones Frank Wilson Harry Brindle Oswald Rogers

4 11 March, 1939 Damnation of Faust Berlioz Birmingham Town Hall Victor Fleming Isabel Rhys-Parker 352nd Concert - 56th Season Robert Naylor Robert Parker Alexander Hadley

27 January, 1940 The Music Makers Elgar Not known Te Deum Kodaly Choral Suite (Sadko) Rimsky-Korsakov No other concert details recorded

28 November, 1944 Elijah Mendelssohn Birmingham Town Hall Appleby Matthews Dorothy Tarren Lily Kettlewell Ronald Bristol Rev Noel Hutchcroft Raymond Price (Y)

26 December, 1945 Elijah Mendelssohn Birmingham Town Hall Appleby Matthews Ada Alsop G D Cunningham (Organ) Jan van der Gucht 20 November, 1946 Messiah Handel Birmingham Town Hall Appleby Matthews Joan Taylor BCU Orchestra Marjorie Thomas Alex Cohen (Leader) Ronald Bristol Tom Williams 2 April, 1947 Messiah Handel Birmingham Town Hall Not known B Allington (Trumpet) BCU Orchestra Alex Cohen (Leader) G D Cunningham (Organ) C S Christopher (Continuo) 26 March, 1948 Messiah Handel Birmingham Town Hall Appleby Matthews Gertrude Stephens BCU Orchestra Daisy Neal C S Christopher (Continuo) Luther Thomas G D Cunningham (Organ) John Hereward Arthur Matthews (Trumpet) 27 October, 1948 The Creation Haydn Birmingham Town Hall Appleby Matthews Jean Mountford BCU Orchestra Neville Hazlewood Alex Cohen (Leader) Charles Ledger 28 November, 1948 Messiah Handel Birmingham Town Hall Appleby Matthews Elsie Suddaby T W North (Organ) BCU Orchestra David Lloyd Alex Cohen (Leader) Ronald Stear Arthur Matthews (Trumpet)

5 11 December, 1948 Messiah Handel Coventry Methodist, Appleby Matthews Gertrude Stephens James Lile (Organ) Small Heath Laura Pain Maurice Robinson John Ryder 15 April, 1949 Messiah Handel Birmingham Town Hall Appleby Matthews Ada Alsop C S Christopher (Organ) Daisy Neal Neville Hazlewood David Franklin

7 May, 1949 Dream of Gerontius Elgar Birmingham Town Hall Appleby Matthews Marion Hayes T W North (Organ) Heddle Nash The death was announced of T. Appleby Matthews (1884 - 1949), Conductor of the Birmingham Choral Union Alec Shanks 20 November, 1949 Messiah Handel Birmingham Town Hall H.W. Stubbington Margaret Field Hyde T W North (Organ) Mary Jarred David Lloyd Henry Cummings 7 December, 1949 The Creation Haydn Birmingham Town Hall Denis Crosby Joan Taylor H W Stubbington (Organ) Edward Parr Henry Cummings 7 April, 1950 Messiah Handel Birmingham Town Hall Denis Crosby Jean Mountford BCU Orchestra Sara Buckley Herbert Lumby (Leader) Stephen Manton H W Stubbington (Organ) Harry Shaw C S Christopher (Continuo) James Mason (Trumpet) 3 December, 1950 Messiah Handel Town Hall, Birmingham Denis Crosby Elsie Suddaby BCU Orchestra Nancy Thomas Ernest Element (Leader) Parry Jones Philip Moore (Organ) Owen Brannigan H W Stubbington (Continuo) James Mason (Trumpet) 12 December, 1950 Bach Birmingham Town Hall Denis Crosby Jean Frances Hall BCU Orchestra Mary Jarred Herbert Lumby (Leader) Bradbridge White T W North (Organ) Henry Cummings H W Stubbington (Continuo)

6 Birmingham Choral Union Concert Record Date Concert Composer Venue Conductor Soloists Accompaniment

23 March, 1951 Messiah Handel Birmingham Town Hall Denis Crosby Ceinwen Rowlands BCU Orchestra Marion Hayes Herbert Lumby (Leader) Neville Hazlewood T W North (Organ) Ronald Stear C S Christopher (Continuo) James Mason (Trumpet) 11 July, 1951 Dream of Gerontius Elgar Leeds Town Hall Maurice Miles Marjorie Thomas Webster Booth Stanley Clarkson

4 October, 1951 Overture in D Minor Handel Birmingham Town Hall Denis Crosby CBSO Mass in C Harrison Norris Stanley (Leader) Premiere performance of Mass in 'C' by Juluis Harrison as part of The Festival of British Music. Signed programme copy (Denis Crosby) Bradbridge White T W North (Organ) Henry Cummings

30 January, 1952 Stabat Mater Dvorak Birmingham Town Hall Denis Crosby Ceinwen Rowlands Albert Webb Orchestra Norma Procter Dorothy Hemming (Leader) Rene Soames T W North (Organ) Owen Brannigan 11 April, 1952 Messiah Handel Birmingham Town Hall Denis Crosby Elsie Suddaby Albert Webb Orchestra Nancy Thomas Dorothy Hemming (Leader) Alexander Young H W Stubbington (Organ) Stanley Mason C S Christopher (Continuo) A Matthews (Trumpet) 7 May, 1952 Choral Concert See below Bishop Latimer Denis Crosby Horace Calvert (Trumpet) C S Christopher (Organ) Church, Handsworth Concert featured works by Bach, Handel, Dvorak, Harrison 6 December, 1952 Christmas Concerto Corelli Birmingham Town Hall Denis Crosby Jean Smith Albert Webb Orchestra Christmas Oratorio Bach Grace Bodey Dorothy Hemming (Leader) Rene Soames T W North (Organ) David Franklin C S Christopher (Continuo) 13 December, 1952 Messiah Handel Birmingham Town Hall Denis Crosby Elsie Suddaby Albert Webb Orchestra Nancy Thomas Dorothy Hemming (Leader)

1 Parry Jones Philip Moore (Organ) Owen Brannigan H W Stubbington (Continuo) 21 February, 1953 Elijah Mendelssohn Birmingham Town Hall Denis Crosby Joan Taylor Albert Webb Orchestra Norma Procter Dorothy Hemming (Leader) David Galliver T W North (Organ) Owen Brannigan 3 April, 1953 Messiah Handel Birmingham Town Hall Denis Crosby Emelie Hook Albert Webb Orchestra Patricia Cracknell Dorothy Hemming (Leader) Alexander Young Willis Grant (Organ) Scott Joynt C S Christopher (Continuo) Arthur Matthews (Trumpet)

Harold Gray & Denis 3 June, 1953 Te Deum Laudamus Wishart Birmingham Town Hall Crosby Phyliss Sellick (Piano) CBSO Orchestral Pieces Norris Stanley (Leader) Phillip Cranmer (Accompanist) Coronation Festival of Music First public performance of Wishart's 'Te Deum Laudamus' 10 December, 1953 Childhood of Christ Berlioz Birmingham Town Hall Denis Crosby Margaret Eveson T W North (Organ) Alexander Young Albert Webb Orchestra Stanley Mason Dorothy Hemming (Leader) Scott Joynt Alan Walker (Organ) Boyd Neel & Denis 24 December, 1953 Family Carol Concert Various Birmingham Town Hall Crosby CBSO Norris Stanley (Leader) 18 February, 1954 Mass in C Harrison Birmingham Town Hall Denis Crosby Norma Procter Boyd Neel Orchestra William Herbert Granville Jones (Leader) Roy Hickman 16 April, 1954 Messiah Handel Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Isobel Baillie Boyd Neel Orchestra Florence Ledgard Granville Jones (Leader) Norman Lilly Albert Webb Orchestra Stanley Mason George Miles (Organ) 16th April 1954 - The death 0f Denis Crosby, Conductor Arthur Matthews (Trumpet) Philip Cranmer (Organ) 9 May, 1954 Choral & Orchestral Concert Various Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Norris Stanley (Leader) Norma Procter CBSO Rene Soames Stanley Mason Concert in aid of The Denis Crosby Fund 27 November, 1954 Messiah Handel St John's Church, Selly William Hall Penelope Short Norman Parsons (Organ)

2 Oak Marion Hayes Philip Russell Robert Clarke 23 December, 1954 CBSO Carol Concert Various Birmingham Town Hall Antony Hopkins Stanley Mason CBSO Norris Stanley (Leader) 17 February, 1955 German Requiem Brahms Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Elsie Morison CBSO Toward the Unknown Region Vaughn Williams The Denis Crosby Memorial Concert Stanley Mason Norris Stanley (Leader)

8 April, 1955 Messiah Handel Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Joan Alexander CBSO Grace Bodey Ernest Element (Leader) Daniel Merrick George Miles (Organ) Scott Joynt Donald F Alldrick (Continuo) A Matthews (Trumpet) 26 November, 1955 Dream of Gerontius Elgar Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Norma Procter CBSO David Galliver Norris Stanley (Leader) Hervey Alan 22 December, 1955 CBSO Carol Concert Various Birmingham Town Hall Antony Hopkins Stanley Mason CBSO Norris Stanley (Leader) 16 February, 1956 Canterbury Pilgrims G Dyson Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Ena Mitchell CBSO Alexander Young Norris Stanley (Leader) Owen Brannigan 30 March, 1956 Messiah Handel Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Elsie Morison CBSO Patricia Cracknell Norris Stanley (Leader) Stephen Manton George Miles (Organ) Norman Walker Donald F Alldrick (Continuo) 4 December, 1956 Nun's Priest's Tale G Jacob Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray CBSO 1st performance in Birmingham 20 December, 1956 CBSO Carol Concert Various Birmingham Town Hall Charles Mackerras Norman Tattersall CBSO Norris Stanley (Leader) 12 February, 1957 A Sea Symphony Vaughn Williams Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Elsie Morison CBSO The Music Makers Elgar Marjorie Thomas Norris Stanley (Leader) William Parsons 19 April, 1957 Messiah Handel Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Adrienne Cole BCU Orchestra Iona Jones W Hands (Leader) Alexander Young George Miles (Organ) Scott Joynt Donald F Alldrick (Continuo) 15 October, 1957 The Creation Haydn Erdington Baptist Harold Gray Jean Smith Donald F Alldrick (Organ) Church John Harrison Alec Dawkins Norman Rounce

3 17 February, 1958 Stabat Mater Dvorak Saltley College Chapel Harold Gray Patricia Kent Donald F Alldrick (Organ) Sheila Orme Philip Russell John Sinfield 4 April, 1958 Messiah Handel Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Marion Lowe BCU Orchestra Iona Jones W Hands (Leader) Phillip Russell George Miles (Organ) Norman Walker Donald F Alldrick (Continuo) W Whittaker (Trumpet) 4 November, 1958 Mass in C Minor Mozart Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Margaret Richie CBSO Psalmus Hungaricus Kodaly Joan Alexander Wilfred Lehmann (Leader) William McAlpine Donald F Alldrick (Organ) Horace Wale List of BCU Members (130) - 54 Sopranos, 35 , 17 , 1 February, 1959 24 Basses 27 March, 1959 Messiah Handel Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Ena Mitchell BCU Orchestra Margaret Walton James Hutcheon (Leader) Lloyd Strauss-Smith Roy Massey (Organ) Richard Standen Donald F Alldrick (Continuo) Bram Gay (Trumpet) 10 May, 1959 Various Purcell Birmingham Town Hall Douglas Guest Margaret Lane Albert Webb Orchestra Various Handel John Whitworth James Hutcheon (Leader) David Galliver G Thalben Ball (Organ) Owen Brannigan George Miles (Continuo) Birmingham Festival 7 November, 1959 Elijah Mendelssohn Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Pauline Brockles CBSO Barbara Robotham Wilfred Lehmann (Leader) Philip Russell Owen Brannigan 15 April, 1960 Dream of Gerontius Elgar Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Norma Procter CBSO Alexander Young Meyer Stolow (Leader) Hervey Alan Donald F Alldrick (Organ) 5 November, 1960 These Things Shall Be Ireland Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Elsie Morison CBSO A Sea Symphony Vaughn Williams John Cameron Meyer Stolow (Leader) Donald F Alldrick (Organ) 16 December, 1960 Carol Concert Various Birmingham Art Gallery Harold Gray Gordon Clinton (Choir Master) New Born King Jacob Donald F Alldrick (Organ) 22 December, 1960 Christmas Carol Concert Various Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray CBSO 31 March, 1961 Messiah Handel Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Marion Milford Roy Massey (Organ) Barbara Robotham Donald F Alldrick (Continuo)

4 Ronald Dowd James Hutcheon (Leader) Richard Standen Alan Whitehead (Trumpet) 13 September, 1961 Dream of Gerontius Elgar Birmingham Town Hall Meredith Davies Norma Procter CBSO Concert performed as part of The Birmingham Festival of Entertainments Ronald Dowd Meyer Stolow (Leader) Hervey Alan City of Birmingham Choir

11 November, 1961 Requiem Faure Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Sylvia Jacobs CBSO Mass in C Beethoven Rhiannon Davies Meyer Stolow (Leader) Patrick McGuigan Ryland Davies Paul Smith 20 December, 1961 Carol Concert Various Birmingham Art Gallery Harold Gray Jean Smith Donald F Alldrick (Organ) In Praise of Mary G Bush Gordon Clinton 20 April, 1962 Messiah Handel Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Marion Milford BCU Orchestra Pamela Bowden James Hutcheon (Leader) Lloyd Strauss-Smith Roy Massey (Organ) James Aitkens Donald F Alldrick (Continuo) Alan Whitehead (Trumpet) 14 July, 1962 Polovtsian Dances Borodin Birmingham Town Hall Hugo Rignold Kendall Taylor CBSO Appalachia Delius Meyer Stolow (Leader) Part of The CBSO Summer Proms - Centenary Celebration of the birth of Delius 10 November, 1962 Mass in C J Harrison Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray April Cantelo CBSO Pamela Bowden Meyer Stolow (Leader) Alfred Hallet Donald F Alldrick (Organ) John Shirley-Quirk 18 December, 1962 Carol Concert Various Birmingham Art Gallery Harold Gray Lord Bishop of B'Ham (Narrator) Bethlehem's Babe D Ratcliffe Donald F Alldrick (Organ) 20 December, 1962 Christmas Carol Concert Various Birmingham Town Hall CBSO Meyer Stolow (Leader) Donald F Alldrick (Organ) 29 December, 1962 Budavari Te Deum Kodaly BBC Harold Gray BBC Recording - also see concert on 24 October 1964 12 April, 1963 Messiah Handel Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Joan Alexander CBSO Helen Watts James Hutcheon (Leader) Gerald English Roy Massey (Organ) Norman Tattersall Donald F Alldrick (Continuo)

5 Alan Whitehead (Trumpet) 18 May, 1963 Opera Concert See below Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Victoria Elliott CBSO Ronald Dowd John Georgiadis (Leader) Gavin Walton * Concert included works by Puccini, Verdi, Wagner 2 November, 1963 The Creation Haydn Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray CBSO Edgar Fleet John Georgiadis (Leader) John Holmes 17 December, 1963 Carol Concert Various Birmingham Art Gallery Harold Gray Philip Russell Donald F Alldrick (Pianist) Christmas Oratorio Bach 19 December, 1963 Christmas Carol Concert Various Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray James Griffett CBSO John Georgiadis (Leader) Barry Lankester (Narrator) 22 December, 1963 Concert of Christmas Music Various Civic Hall, Solihull Harold Gray James Griffett CBSO John Georgiadis (Leader) Barry Lankester (Narrator) 27 March, 1964 Messiah Handel Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Hazel Schmid CBSO Sylvia Rowlands James Hutcheon (Leader) Bryan Drake Roy Massey (Organ) Kenneth Bowen (Evangelist) Donald F Alldrick (Continuo) Alan Whitehead (Trumpet) 30 April, 1964 Midsummer Night's Dream Mendelssohn Birmingham Town Hall Not known Concert in Celebration of Shakespeare's 400th Birthday 9 May, 1964 Opera Concert See below Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Victoria Elliott CBSO * Concert included works by Rossini, Mascagni,Wagner, Mussorgsky, Puccini, berliz, Verdi. Robert Thomas John Georgiadis (Leader) Gavin Walton Edward Talbot

31 May, 1964 Requiem Verdi Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Jessie Cash CBSO Christine Garforth John Georgiadis (Leader) David Galliver B'ham School of Music Orchestra Roger Stalman 20 June, 1964 Messa di Requiem Verdi York Minster Francis Jackson Jessie Cash B'ham School of Music Orchestra Christine Garforth Nicholas Roth (Leader) David Minton York Musical Society Gordon Clinton

6 24 October, 1964 Requiem Mozart Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Rhianon James CBSO BBC Recording was also made on 29 Budavari Te Deum Kodaly December 1962 Janet Edmunds John Georgiadis (Leader) Philip Todd John Holmes

15 December, 1964 Carol Concert Various Birmingham Art Gallery Harold Gray Muriel Liddle (Harp) Donald F Alldrick (Pianist) Ceremony of Carols Britten 19 December, 1964 Christmas Carol Concert Various Town Hall (Dudley) Harold Gray Elizabeth Newman CBSO Muriel Liddle (Harp) John Georgiadis (Leader) 20 February, 1965 Orpheus Gluck Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray April Cantelo CBSO Angela Beale John Georgiadis (Leader) Norma Procter 16 April, 1965 Messiah Handel Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Eileen Poulter CBSO Alfreda Hodgson John Georgiadis (Leader) Edgar Fleet Roy Massey (Organ) John Holmes Donald F Alldrick (Continuo) Alan Whitehead (Trumpet) 10 July, 1965 Messa di Requiem Verdi Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Elizabeth Rust CBSO John Georgiadis (Leader) Ronald Dowd B'ham School of Music Orchestra Raimund Herincx Gordon Clinton (Choir Master) Part of The CBSO Proms 18 December, 1965 Christmas Carol Concert Various Town Hall (Dudley) Harold Gray Angela Beale CBSO Gordon Clinton Felix Kok (Leader) 20 December, 1965 Carol Concert Various Birmingham Art Gallery Donald Alldrick Angela Beale 8 April, 1966 St Matthew Passion Bach Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Jennifer Vyvyan CBSO Helen Watts Felix Kok (Leader) Gerald English City of Birmingham Choir Christopher Robinson (Choir John Carol Case Master Kenneth Bowen (Evangelist) K.E.S. Aston Boys Choir John Shirley-Quirk Laurence Crosthwaite (Choir (Christus) Master) D Hart (Continuo - Organ) Norman Dyson (Harpsichord) Desmond Dupre (Viola da gamba) 18 June, 1966 Mass in 'D' Minor (Nelson Mass) Haydn Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Angela Beale CBSO Belshazzar's Feast Walton Janice Hooper-Roe Felix Kok (Leader) Philip Russell B'ham School of Music Choir John Holmes Gordon Clinton (Choir Master)

7 9 July, 1966 Messa di Requiem Verdi Town Hall, Birmingham Harold Gray Floretta Volovini CBSO Janet Coster Felix Kok (Leader) Stuart Burrows John Holmes 13 December, 1966 Carol Concert Various Birmingham Art Gallery Donald Alldrick Valerie Wood (Auto Harp) 14 December, 1966 Carol Concert Various Aston University Harold Gray Valerie Wood (Auto Harp) 22 December, 1966 Christmas Carol Concert Various Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Sheila Amit CBSO Maureen Morelle Felix Kok (Leader) Robert Williams 14 January, 1967 Dream of Gerontius Elgar Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Jean Allister CBSO Ronald Dowd Felix Kok (Leader) Roger Stalman Donald F Alldrick (Organ) 24 March, 1967 St Matthew Passion Bach Birmingham Town Hall Christopher Robinson Mary Thomas CBSO Janet Baker Felix Kok (Leader) Robert Tear City of Birmingham Choir Christopher Robinson (Choir John Shirley-Quirk Master Nigel Rogers (Evangelist) Thomas Hemsley (Christus)

3 May, 1967 Liebeslieder Brahms The Great Hall, Ludwig Carl Weber BCU Orchestra Volksleiden fur Frauenstimmen Brahms Birmingham University Joachim Barenz (Pianist) Neue Liebeslieder Brahms Otto Rub (Pianist) * Joint Concert with The Neeber- Schuler Choir of Frankfurt-am -Main 4 May, 1967 Choral & Organ Music See below St. Philip's Cathedral, Ludwig Carl Weber Joachim Barenz (Organ) * Joint Concert with The Neeber-Schuler Choir of Frankfurt-am -Main and included works by Bach, Scheidemann, Birmingham Byrd, Lechner, Hindemith, Distler

6 May, 1967 Opera for All Various Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Victoria Elliott Raymond Ovens (Leader) Gavin Walton Neeber-Schuler Choir Joint concert with The Neeber- Schuler Choir of Frankfurt-am-Main Ronald Dowd CBSO 9 July, 1967 Messa di Requiem Verdi Llangollen In't'l Harold Gray Joan Carlyle British Concert Orchestra Eisteddfod Jean Allister Midland Light Orchestra This was the Closing Concert of the 1967 Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod Ronald Dowd B'ham School of Music Choir

8 Forbes Robinson Gordon Clinton (Choir Master)

15 July, 1967 The Creation Haydn Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Jennifer Vyvyan CBSO The Concert was part of The CBSO Proms Gerald English Felix Kok (Leader) John Holmes

11 November, 1967 Now shall the Grace Bach Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Elizabeth Simon CBSO Exsultate, Jubilate Mozart Richard Van Allan Felix Kok (Leader) German Requiem Brahms Donald F Alldrick (Organ) Reg. Band of the Royal Warks. 12 November, 1967 Festival of Remembrance See below Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Fusil F R Fitch (Bandmaster) Band of the Fusilier Volunteers A D Onions (Bandmaster) 12 December, 1967 Carol Concert Various Aston University Harold Gray Della Jones Donald F Alldrick (Pianist) Sydney Withington Philip Russell Gordon Clinton 21 December, 1967 Christmas Carol Concert Various Town Hall, Birmingham Harold Gray Della Jones CBSO Margaret Duckworth Felix Kok (Leader) Alan Bailey Roger Stalman 12 April, 1968 St Matthew Passion Bach Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Peter Bamber CBSO Helen Watts Felix Kok (Leader) Eileen Poulter John Langdon (Organ) Christopher Field Norman Dyson (Harpsichord) Hilary Robinson (Continuo - (Evangelist) 'Cello) Brian Holmes (Christus) Midland Boy Singers 20 June, 1968 Canterbury Pilgrims G Dyson Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Janice Chapman CBSO Donald Piley Howard Ball (Leader) Terence Sharpe 10 November, 1968 Festival of Remembrance See below Town Hall, Birmingham Harold Gray Reg. Band of The Royal Air Force The Ceremony Included choral works by Elgar, Faure, Parry City of B'ham Police Pipe Band 11 December, 1968 Family Carol Concert Various The Great Hall, Aston Harold Gray Jonathan Gibbs Donald F Alldrick (Organ) University Midland Boy Singers Peter Grant (Choir Master) 19 December, 1968 CBSO Carol Concert Various Town Hall, Birmingham Harold Gray Muriel Liddle (Harp) CBSO Gordon Clinton Felix Kok (Leader)

9 Midland Boy Singers Peter Grant (Choir Master) 8 March, 1969 Grande Messe des Morts Berlioz Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Gerald English CBSO Felix Kok (Leader) The Halle Choir John Rust (Choir Master) 4 April, 1969 St Matthew Passion Bach Birmingham Town Hall Christopher Robinson Sheila Armstrong CBSO Marjorie Thomas Felix Kok (Leader) Gerald English Howard Ball (Leader) Michael Rippon City of Birmingham Choir Christopher Robinson (Choir Ian Partridge (Evangelist) Master Thomas Hemsley (Christus) Midland Boy Singers Peter Grant (Choir Master) Roy Massey (Continuo - Organ) Desmond Dupre (Viola da gamba) Norman Dyson (Harpsichord) Hilary Robinson (Continuo - 'Cello) 17 May, 1969 Requiem Verdi Town Hall, Walsall Hamish Preston Elizabeth Simon CBSO Margaret Cable Howard Ball (Leader) John Mitchinson Walsall Choral Society Roger Stalman 18 July, 1969 Symphony No.9 in D Minor Beethoven Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Helen Gilmar CBSO Concert part of the CBSO Jubilee Proms Shirley Minty John Bradbury (Leader) William McAlpine Roger Stalman

22 November, 1969 A Sea Symphony Vaughn Williams Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Elizabeth Rust CBSO Psalmus Hungaricus Kodaly William McAlpine Felix Kok (Leader) Robert Bickerstaff 9 December, 1969 Family Carol Concert Various The Great Hall, Aston Harold Gray Muriel Liddle (Harp) Midland Boy Singers University Donald F Alldrick (Pianist) 18 December, 1969 CBSO Carol Concert Various Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray B'ham Choral & Orchestral Union CBSO Stanley Smith (Leader) B'ham Cathedral Choir 27 March, 1970 St Matthew Passion Bach Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Angela Beale CBSO Helen Watts Felix Kok (Leader)

10 Peter Bamber John Bradbury (Leader) John Shirley-Quirk City of Birmingham Choir Ian Partridge (Evangelist) Roy Massey (Organ) Desmond Dupre (Viola da John Carol Case (Christus) gamba) Norman Dyson (Harpsichord) Hilary Robinson (Continuo - 'Cello) 9 May, 1970 Carmina Burana Carl Orff Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Hazel Holt CBSO Gerald English Felix Kok (Leader) John Heddle-Nash K.E.S. Camp Hill Boys Choir St Peter's Training College Choir 18 July, 1970 Symphony No.9 in D Minor Beethoven Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Helen Gelman CBSO Shirley Minty John Bradbury (Leader) William McAlpine Roger Stalman 14 November, 1970 The Creation Haydn Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Mary Wells CBSO Ian Partridge Felix Kok (Leader) John Holmes Donald F Alldrick (Continuo) 9 December, 1970 Family Carol Concert Various St. Paul's Church, Harold Gray Beresford King-Smith Donald F Alldrick (Organ) Hockley Russell Parry (Flute) 22 December, 1970 Family Carol Concert Various Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Celia Vincent CBSO Philip Russell Felix Kok (Leader) Gordon Clinton

11 Birmingham Choral Union Concert Record Date Concert Composer Venue Conductor Soloists Accompaniment 9 April, 1971 St Matthew Passion Bach Birmingham Town Hall Christopher Robinson Sally Le Sage CBSO Meriel Dickinson Felix Kok (Leader) Wynford Evans John Bradbury (Leader) Michael Rippon City of Birmingham Choir Ian Partridge (Evangelist) Midland Boy Singers Maurice Bevan (Christus) Peter Grant (Choir Master) Roy Massey (Continuo - Organ) Desmond Dupre (Viola da gamba) Norman Dyson (Harpsichord) Hilary Robinson (Continuo - 'Cello) 15 May, 1971 A Night of Opera Various Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Rita Streich CBSO Felix Kok (Leader) 20 November, 1971 Carmina Burana Carl Orff Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Carol Andrew Donald F Alldrick (Organ) Pilgrim's Journey (excerpts) Dyson Gerald English B.S.M Brass Ensemble John Heddle-Nash St Peter's Training College Choir K.E.S. Camp Hill Boys Choir 15 December, 1971 Family Carol Concert Various Carrs Lane Church, Harold Gray Donald F Alldrick (Organ) Birmingham B.S.M Brass Ensemble 23 December, 1971 Family Carol Concert Various Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Ian Partridge CBSO John Bradbury (Leader) 29 April, 1972 Sleepers Awake Bach Carrs Lane Church, Harold Gray Patricia Kent Donald F Alldrick (Organ) Mass in 'G' Schubert Birmingham Philip Russell Requiem Faure John Hawker 9 July, 1972 Grande Messe des Morts Berlioz Llangollen Harold Gray CBSO International Eisteddfod John Bradbury (Leader) This was the closing concert of the 1972 Eisteddfod The Halle Choir 22 July, 1972 Rio Grande Lambert Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Jean Allister CBSO The concert was part of The CBSO Proms. Ivor Keys John Bradbury (Leader) 11 November, 1972 Messiah Handel St. Chad's Cathedral, Harold Gray Angela Beale Donald F Alldrick (Organ) Birmingham Pamela Cooke Grenville Heath John Hawker 13 December, 1972 Family Carol Concert Various Carrs Lane Church, Harold Gray A Brass Ensemble Birmingham Donald F Alldrick (Organ) 18 December, 1972 Family Carol Concert Various W Clark Centre, Walsall Harold Gray A Brass Ensemble

1 21 December, 1972 Family Carol Concert Various Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Joyce Rogers CBSO Kathleen Campbell Felix Kok (Leader) Barbara McGuire John Harris John Hawker 23 December, 1972 Messiah Handel Cannock Harold Gray 13 January, 1973 Midsummer Night's Dream Mendelssohn Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Jean stephens CBSO Linda Stonestreet Felix Kok (Leader) Concert performed as part of 'Fanfare For Europe' 31 March, 1973 Requiem Dvorak Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Janice Chapman CBSO Joan Davies Felix Kok (Leader) Keith Erwen Thomas Lawlor 17 November, 1973 Mass in C Minor Mozart St. Chad's Cathedral, Harold Gray Joyce Rogers BCU Orchestra Birmingham Barbara McGuire Grenville Heath John Hawker 26 November, 1973 Faust Symphony Liszt Town Hall, Birmingham Harold Gray Kenneth Woollam CBSO concert in celebration of Harold Gray's 70th Birthday Felix Kok (Leader) 19 December, 1973 Family Carol Concert Various Town Hall, Dudley Harold Gray Felix Kok (Leader) CBSO 20 December, 1973 Family Carol Concert Various Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Marjorie Thomas Felix Kok (Leader) CBSO 22 December, 1973 Family Carol Concert Various Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Marjorie Thomas Felix Kok (Leader) CBSO 12 April, 1974 Dream of Gerontius Elgar Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Alfreda Hodgson CBSO Joint concert in association with Leicester Philharmonic Choir John Mitchinson Felix Kok (Leader) Michael Rippon Leicester Philharmonic Choir

8 June, 1974 Requiem Verdi Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Elizabeth Simon CBSO Janet Coster John Bradbury (Leader) Keith Erwen Lichfield Cathedral Special Choir Roger Stalman 16 November, 1974 Praise Our God Bach St. Chad's Cathedral, Harold Gray Joyce Rogers BCU Orchestra Mass in C Beethoven Birmingham Barbara McGuire Requiem Faure Grenville Heath John Hawker 19 December, 1974 Family Carol Concert Various Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Tom Marsh John Bradbury (Leader)

2 CBSO 21 December, 1974 Family Carol Concert Various Birmingham Town Hall Harold Gray Tom Marsh John Bradbury (Leader) CBSO 26 April, 1975 Elijah Mendelssohn St. Chad's Cathedral, Harold Gray Joyce Rogers BCU Orchestra Birmingham Barbara McGuire Donald F Alldrick (Organ) Grenville Heath Kenneth Park 19 November, 1975 Messiah Handel Town Hall, Dudley Harold Gray 17 December, 1975 Family Carol Concert Various Carrs Lane Church, Richard Silk A Brass Ensemble Birmingham B'ham School of Music Choir Brian Wicks (Organ) 14 February, 1976 St Nicholas Britten Central Hall, Richard Silk Bernard Dickerson BCU Orchestra My Heart is Indicting Purcell Birmingham Sylvia Peel (Leader) Brian Wicks (Organ) Malcolm Wilson (Pianist) Martyn Bates (Pianist) 8 May, 1976 Israel in Egypt Handel Central Hall, Richard Silk Rosemary Phillips BCU Orchestra Birmingham Barbara McGuire Sylvia Peel (Leader) Philip Russell Brian Wicks (Organ) John Hawker Philip Bromley 1 June, 1976 Choral Concert See below Olton Friary Richard Silk Peter King (Organ) *Concert included works by Howells, Bruckner & Montiverdi. 18 June, 1976 Blest Pair of Sirens Parry St. Francis of Assisi Richard Silk Brian Wicks (Organ) Creation (extracts) Haydn Church, Bournville Down By The Riverside Rutter 6 November, 1976 HMS Pinafore Gilbert & Sullivan Birmingham Town Hall Richard Silk Barbara Kendall-Davies BCU Orchestra Trial by Jury Gilbert & Sullivan Pamela Cooke James Davis (Leader) Helen Francis Tom Coyne (Narrator) John Kingsley-Smith Christopher Davies John King Brian Kay 15 December, 1976 Family Carol Concert Various Carrs Lane Church, Richard Silk Nicholas Wood Brian Wicks (Organ) Birmingham 19 March, 1977 Gloria Vivaldi Central Hall, Richard Silk Rosemary Phillips BCU Orchestra Salzburg Symphony Mozart Birmingham Barbara McGuire James Davis (Leader) Magnificat C P E Bach Grenville Heath Brian Wicks (Organ) Oliver Brookes (Continuo - John Hawker 'Cello)

3 30 April, 1977 Choral Concert See below Lichfield Cathedral Richard Silk John Bishop (Organ) * Concert Included works by Montiverdi, Bach, Bruckner & Howells. 1 June, 1977 Choral Concert See below Olton Friary Richard Silk Brian Wicks (Organ) Concert included works by Montiverdi, Bach, Redford, Handel, Bruckner, & Howells. 13 June, 1977 Choral Concert See below Sutton Coldfield Parish Richard Silk Brian Wicks (Organ) Church 25 November, 1977 Messiah Handel Bournville Parish Richard Silk Joyce Rogers Peter King (Organ) Church Helen Francis Grenville Heath John Hawker Peter Wain (Trumpet) 14 December, 1977 Family Carol Concert Various Carrs Lane Church, Richard Silk Brian Wicks (Organ) Birmingham Peter Crockford (Pianist) 25 February, 1978 Rejoice in the Lamb Britten St. Phillip's Catherdral, Richard Silk Lynda Russell Nigel Argust (Organ) In Ecclesiis Gabrielli Birmingham Andrew Downs Mid-England Brass Ensemble Ecce Sacerdos Bruckner Philip Dennis Brian Wicks (Continuo - Organ) Jehovah Quam Multisunt Hostes Purcell Jonathan Gibbs 22 April, 1978 Pirates of Penzance Gilbert & Sullivan Birmingham Town Hall Richard Silk Anne Linstrum BCU Orchestra Strauss Rosemary Phillips James Davis (Leader) Pamela Cooke Kay Alexander (Narrator) Brian Parsons Donald Morris Philip Bromley John King Michael Dowding 10 June, 1978 Requiem Faure St. Paul's Church, Richard Silk Margot Russell Brian Wicks (Organ) Jubilate Howells Hockley Jonathan Hill Hear My Prayer Mendelssohn 1 July, 1978 Elgar Birmingham Town Hall James Langley Anne Collins Midland Youth Orchestra Concert in Aid of The Elgar Banner of St George Elgar Foundation Appeal

23 September, 1978 Requiem Faure St. Matthews Church, Richard Silk Margot Russell Brian Wicks (Organ) Jubilate Howells Perry Beeches Jonathan Hill Hear My Prayer Mendelssohn 6 December, 1978 Pilgrims Journey Vaughn Williams Carrs Lane Church, Richard Silk Lorna Hill B'ham School of Music Choir Psalm 150 Schutz Birmingham Jonathan Hill A Brass Ensemble Alan Duffield Ian Bednall (Organ)

4 9 December, 1978 Pilgrims Journey Vaughn Williams St. Matthews Church, Richard Silk Lorna Hill B'ham School of Music Choir Psalm 150 Schutz Walsall Jonathan Hill A Brass Ensemble Alan Duffield Ian Bednall (Organ) 24 March, 1979 King David Honegger St. Phillip's Catherdral, David Sadler Rosemary Phillips BCU Orchestra Petite Symphony Gounod Birmingham Diane Walkley Ian Wainwright (Narrator) John Crayford 23 May, 1979 Beatus Vir Vivaldi Bournville Parish David Sadler Sutton Coldfield Chamber Orch. Salve Regina Scarlatti Church 16 June, 1979 Beatus Vir Vivaldi Sutton Coldfield Parish David Sadler Sutton Coldfield Chamber Orch. Salve Regina Scarlatti Church 10 November, 1979 The Creation Haydn Birmingham Town Hall David Sadler Joyce Rogers BCU Orchestra Philip Russell Paul White (Leader) John King 15 December, 1979 Family Carol Concert Various Carrs Lane Church, David Sadler Michael Kelly (Piano) Birmingham Brass Players Birmingham Colin Baines (Pianist) 15 March, 1980 Petite Messe Solennelle Rossini St. Martin's in The David Sadler Lynda Russell Colin Baines (Pianist) Bullring, B'ham. Joan Longmore Malcolm Wilson (Pianist) William Pool David Saint (Harmonium) Alan Fairs 15 May, 1980 Latin Magnificat Kelly Carrs Lane Church, D Sadler & B Kelly Jacqueline Blake BCU Orchestra Serenade in 'D' Minor Dvorak Birmingham John Hawker Mass No.2 in 'E' Minor Bruckner C.Baines & W/O 9 November, 1980 Festival of Remembrance See below Birmingham Town Hall G.Harrison Band of The RAF Regiment 22 November, 1980 Requiem Verdi Civic Hall, Solihull David Sadler & John Rae Woodland Orchestra da Camera Simpson Barbara Robotham Kenneth Page (Leader) Derek Blackwell Chandos Choir Roger Stalman 13 December, 1980 Family Carol Concert Various Carrs Lane Church, Colin Baines Birmingham Brass Players Birmingham Sheila Joynes (Pianist) Ian Bednall (Organ) 17 April, 1981 Messiah Handel Birmingham Town Hall David Sadler Anna Benedict BCU Orchestra Ameral Gunson Paul White (Leader) Charles Corp John Pryer (Organ) Andrew Knight Norman Dyson (Harpsichord) 2 May, 1981 Blest Pair of Sirens Parry St. Phillip's Cathedral, David Sadler David Johnston BCU Orchestra Dies Natalis Finzi Birmingham Paul White (Leader) Intimations of Mortality' Finzi 22 November, 1981 & Gilbert & Sullivan Birmingham Town Hall David Sadler Marilyn Hill-Smith BCU Orchestra Barbara McGuire Ian Caddy (Organ) Noel Drennan Barry Lankester (Narrator)

5 12 December, 1981 Family Carol Concert Various Carrs Lane Church, Colin Baines K.E.S. Handbell Ringers Richard Silk (Organ) Birmingham 9 April, 1982 Messiah Handel Birmingham Town Hall Colin Baines Kathleen Livingstone Cotswold Sinfonietta Christopher Robson Geoffrey Pogson Peter Savidge 15 May, 1982 Requiem Faure St.Martin's Church, Colin Baines Jacqueline Blake BCU Orchestra Missa di Gloria Puccini The Bullring John Hawker John Pryer (Organ) Paul Hanley C.Baines & W/O 31 October, 1982 A Concert of Popular Music See below Birmingham Town Hall G.Harrison Band of The RAF Regiment * Concert included works by Elgar, Tippett, Gounod, Verdi, Vaughn Williams. 19 March, 1983 Te Deum - Collegeum Regale Howells Bournville Parish Colin Baines Jacqueline Blake Richard Silk (Organ) Suite Gothique Boellman Church Peter Leighton-Hoggett Requiem Mass Durufle 11 June, 1983 Missa Brevis Kodaly St.Paul's Church, Colin Baines Jacqueline Blake Cotswold Sinfonietta Rejoice in the Lamb Britten Hockley Christopher Robson Chichester Psalms Bernstein John Hawker Andrew Austins Brian Davis (Harp) 29 October, 1983 Carmina Burana Carl Orff Birmingham Town Hall Colin Baines Penelope Price-Jones K.E.S. Fiveways Boys Chorus Te Deum Bizet Brian Parsons Cotswold Sinfonietta John Heddle-Nash Jennifer Noll (Leader) Malcolm Pearce (Piano) Kate Colley (Pianist) 17 December, 1983 Family Carol Concert Various Carrs Lane Church Colin Baines Kate Colley (Pianist) King Edwards Handbell Ringers Roger Harris Brass Quintet 9 June, 1984 The Vespers of 1610 Monteverdi St.Paul's Church, Colin Baines Angela Beale BCU Orchestra Hockley Catherine James Kenneth Moore (Leader) Kate Colley Stephen Davis Philip Russell David Hill John Hawker 27 October, 1984 Elijah Mendelssohn Birmingham Town Hall Colin Baines Elizabeth Byrne Cotswold Sinfonietta Ameral Gunson Charles Corp Alain Fairs 15 December, 1984 Family Carol Concert Various Carrs Lane Church Colin Baines Rachel Monk (Guitar) Kate Colley (Pianist)

6 Sarah Mason (Guitar) John Lewis Brass Group 17 December, 1984 Carol Concert Various St. Phillip's Cathedral, Colin Baines Halesowen Handbell Ringers Richard Silk (Organ) Carolaser' Concert in aid of The Birmingham & Midland eye Hospital Laser Eye Service Michael Lashford Appeal Birmingham (Conductor) Calamus Ensemble Georgian Wind Ensemble Malcolm Peters (Conductor)

1 June, 1985 African Sanctus Fanshawe Birmingham Town Hall Colin Baines Theresa Lister BCU Orchestra Kate Colley (Pianist) Kokuma (Dance) Watu Wanzuri (Dance) Derrick Anderson (Choreographer) Steve Leyton (Lead Guitar) Chris Staunton ( Guitar) Annie Oakley (Percussion) Margaret Cotton (Percussion) Clifford Pick (Kit Drums) 2 November, 1985 Te Deum Dvorak St.Martin's Church, Colin Baines Anna Benedict BCU Orchestra German Requiem Brahms The Bullring James Ashworth Jeremy Blunt (Leader) 14 December, 1985 Family Carol Concert Various Carrs Lane Church Colin Baines Cambrian Brass Kate Colley (Pianist) 28 March, 1986 Messiah Handel Birmingham Town Hall Colin Baines Angela Kazimierczuk BCU Orchestra Christopher Robson Jeremy Blunt (Leader) Charles Corp Alan Fairs 7 June, 1986 Part Songs Elgar Adrian Boult Hall, Colin Baines Gemini Brass Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring Bach Birmingham Jubilate Deo Gabrielli Ave Maria Holst 8 November, 1986 St Nicholas Britten St. Paul's Church, Colin Baines Richard Priest BCU Orchestra Psalms 86 & 148 Holst Hockley Jeremy Blunt (Leader) Boys of Bannersgate Church Great is The Lord Elgar Choir 13 December, 1986 Family Carol Concert Various Carrs Lane Church, Colin Baines Lee Ward (Piano) Cambrian Brass Birmingham Kate Colley (Pianist) 20 June, 1987 Mass in B Minor Bach Birmingham Town Hall Colin Baines Lynda Russell London Bach Orchestra N Liddell & B Partridge (Co- Angela Kazimierczuk leaders

7 Christopher Robson Joseph Cornwell James Ashworth BCU Centenary Concert 19 December, 1987 Family Carol Concert Various Adrian Boult Hall, Colin Baines Cambrian Brass Birmingham 23 January, 1988 Grande Messe des Morts Berlioz Birmingham Town Hall Colin Baines Richard Priest BCU Orchestra Leicester University Choral 31 January, 1988 Grande Messe des Morts Berlioz De Montford Hall, Colin Baines Richard Priest Leicester University Choral Leicester BCU Orchestra 11 June, 1988 Missa Luba Haazen St. Francis of Assisi Colin Baines Pamela Davies Ian Hockley (Organ) Missa Criolla Ramirez Church, Bournville Mass in 'G' Minor Vaughn Williams 17 December, 1988 Family Carol Concert Various Adrian Boult Hall, Colin Baines Ian Hockley (Organ) Birmingham Cambrian Brass 11 March, 1989 Hymn to Saint Peter Britten The Oratory, Edgbaston Colin Baines James Skuse BCU Orchestra Grande Piece Symphonique Franck Philip Terry (Treble) Ian Hockley (Organ) Quatre Motets Durufle Requiem Faure 3 June, 1989 African Sanctus Fanshawe Birmingham Town Hall Colin Baines Pamela Davies Ian Hockley (Pianist) Kokuma (Dance) John Adams (Lead Guitar) Paul Turner (Bass Guitar) Margaret Cotton (Percussion) Graham Hall (Percussion) Malcolm Garrett (Kit Drums) Nigel Phillips (Sound Engineer) 5 November, 1989 Festival of Remembrance See below Birmingham Town Hall Colin Baines Band of The RAF College Ceremony included works by Haydn, Fanshawe and Rogers & Sqn Ldr R E Wilkinson Hammerstein (Bandmaster)

Soloists from St.Chad's 10 March, 1990 Mass for Two Organs Vierne Birmingham Town Hall Colin Baines Choir BCU Orchestra Trois Pieces Alain Ian Hockley (Organ) Little Organ Mass Haydn Chichester Psalms Bernstein 9 June, 1990 Dixit Dominus Handel Adrian Boult Hall, Colin Baines Pamela Davies BCU Orchestra Harpsichord Concerto in 'G' Minor Handel Birmingham Patricia Prichard Ian Hockley (Harpsichord) Anthem - 'The King Shall Rejoice' Handel Claire Bartram Anthem - 'Zadok The Priest' Handel Robert Forbes

8 Richard Monnington 22 December, 1990 Family Carol Concert Various Carrs Lane Church Colin Baines Cambrian Brass

9 Birmingham Choral Union Concert Record Date Concert Composer Venue Conductor Soloists Accompaniment 26 January, 1991 Messa di Requiem Verdi Birmingham Town Hall Colin Baines Jacqueline Evill BCU Orchestra Kathleen Smales Leicester University Choral James Anderson Jeremy Wright 8 June, 1991 Carmina Burana Carl Orff Adrian Boult Hall, Colin Baines Pamela Davies BCU Orchestra Liebeslieder Brahms Birmingham Richard Priest Ian Hockley (Pianist) Michael Rollins David Saint (Pianist) Choristers of St. Chad's Robert Miekle (Choir Master) 14 December, 1991 Family Carol Concert Various Selly Oak Methodist Colin Baines Cambrian Brass Church Ian Hockley (Organ) 14 March, 1992 Donna Nobis Pacem Vaughn Williams St. Chad's Cathedral, Colin Baines Pamela Davies BCU Orchestra Requiem Mass Durufle Birmingham Robert Clarke Ian Hockley (Organ) 6 June, 1992 Vivat regina Parry St.Paul's Church, Colin Baines Cambrian Brass I Was Glad Parry Hockley Ian Hockley (Organ) Choral Dances from 'Gloriana' Britten Gloria Rutter 19 December, 1992 Family Carol Concert Various Selly Oak Methodist Colin Baines Derek Hale Ian Hockley (Organ) Church Wood Green Handbell Ringers 13 March, 1993 Belshazzar Handel St. Phillip's Catherdral, Colin Baines Pamela Davies BCU Orchestra Birmingham Claire Bartram Kate Colley (Leader) James Turnbull David Ponsford (Harpsichord) Robert Forbes 12 June, 1993 Petite Messe Solennelle Rossini St. Alban's Church Colin Baines Pamela Davies John Pryer (Pianist) Claire Bartram Richard Priest Robert Clarke Ian Hockley (Piano) Matthew Elliott (Piano) 18 December, 1993 Family Carol Concert Various Selly Oak Methodist Colin Baines Phillip Wayne (Organ) Church Wood Green Handbell Ringers 12 March, 1994 Requiem Mozart St. Phillip's Catherdral, Colin Baines Pamela Davies BCU Orchestra My Heart is Indicting Purcell Birmingham Susan Mandarini Kate Colley (Leader) Chaconne in 'G' Minor Purcell Richard Priest Peter Scurlock 25 June, 1994 Rejoice in the Lamb Britten St.Paul's Church, Colin Baines Pauline Peach Phillip Wayne (Organ) Missa Brevis Kodaly Hockley Sue Clarke Cantique de Jean Racine Faure Patrick Sharp

1 Birmingham Choral Union Concert Record Date Concert Composer Venue Conductor Soloists Accompaniment Sinfonietta Draycott Martin Stokes Te Deum - Collegeum Regale Howells 10 December, 1994 Family Carol Concert Various Selly Oak Methodist Colin Baines Phillip Wayne (Organ) Church B'ham Schools Recorder Sinfonia 25 March, 1995 Mass in 'D' Minor (Nelson Mass) Haydn St. Phillip's Catherdral, Colin Baines Pamela Davies BCU Orchestra The Company of Heaven Purcell Birmingham Clare Bovill Jenny Baines (Narrator) Richard Priest Ian Wainwright (Narrator) Robert Marriott 17 June, 1995 Mass in 'D' Dvorak St. Augustine's Church, Colin Baines Pamela Davies Phillip Wayne (Organ) Requiem Mass Durufle Edgbaston John Hawker 16 December, 1995 Family Carol Concert Various Selly Oak Methodist Colin Baines Phillip Wayne (Organ) Church B'ham Schools Recorder Sinfonia 24 February, 1996 Saul Handel St. Phillip's Catherdral, Colin Baines Sarah Blood BCU Orchestra Birmingham Caroline Kirkland Judy Gandy (Leader) Annette Wood Phillip Wayne (Organ) Robert Forbes Robert Clarke Paul Hedley Christopher Good Gaynor Keeble 22 June, 1996 Mass in C Minor Mozart St.Paul's Church, Colin Baines Catherine Mason Phillip Wayne (Organ) Requiem Faure Hockley Duncan McLaurie 14 December, 1996 Family Carol Concert Various Selly Oak Methodist Colin Baines Phillip Wayne (Organ) Church B'ham Schools Recorder Sinfonia Alan Davies (Director) 15 March, 1997 German Requiem Brahms St. Phillip's Catherdral, Colin Baines Pamela Davies BCU Orchestra Schicksalslied Brahms Birmingham Peter Scurlock Judy Gandy (Leader) Darren Hogg (Organ) 28 June, 1997 From Brahms to The Beatles' Various George Cadbury Hall, Colin Baines Janet Vine Darren Hogg (Pianist) Selly Oak Jess Shore Jillian Farrow (Pianist) 20 December, 1997 Family Carol Concert Various Selly Oak Methodist Colin Baines Guitar Ensemble Darren Hogg (Organ) Church B'ham Schools Recorder Sinfonia 14 March, 1998 Theodora Handel St. Phillip's Catherdral, Colin Baines Pamela Davies BCU Orchestra Birmingham Annette Word Judy Gandy (Leader) Roy Batters Darren Hogg (Continuo) Robert Forbes Jean Gubbins (Continuo) 27 June, 1998 Missa Luba Haazen St. Augustine's Church, Colin Baines Pamela Davies Darren Hogg (Organ) Missa Criolla Ramirez Edgbaston Daniel Tomson

2 Birmingham Choral Union Concert Record Date Concert Composer Venue Conductor Soloists Accompaniment Chichester Psalms Bernstein Karen Roberts (Harp) Rhapsody (Harp) M Grandjany Organ Works Leighton Bourgeois Vocal Works Guastivino 19 December, 1998 Family Carol Concert Various Selly Oak Methodist Colin Baines Darren Hogg (Organist) Church 27 March, 1999 Intimations of Mortality' Finzi St. Chad's Cathedral, Colin Baines Robert Forbes BCU Orchestra Toward the Unknown Region Vaughn Williams Birmingham Judy Gandy (Leader) Banks of Green Willow' Butterworth Darren Hogg (Organ) 26 June, 1999 Great is The Lord Elgar St. Alban's Church, Colin Baines Paul Willetts Darren Hogg (Organ) Three Pieces from Richard III Walton Highgate Quatre Motets Durufle Missa Brevis Kodaly Part of St. Alban's Festival 18 December, 1999 Family Carol Concert Various Selly Oak Methodist Colin Baines Darren Hogg (Organ) Church Bournville Childrens Choir Anne Ellis (Director) 11 March, 2000 Mass in C Minor Mozart St. Phillip's Catherdral, Colin Baines Pamela Davies BCU Orchestra Vesperea Solennes deConfessore Mozart Birmingham Pamela Clarke Judy Gandy (Leader) Ave Verum Mozart Patrick Larley Darren Hogg (Organ) Robert Clarke 17 June, 2000 Dixit Dominus Handel St. Alban's Church, Colin Baines Katy Dent BCU Orchestra My Heart is Indicting Purcell Highgate Janet Vine Judy Gandy (Leader) Nulla In Mundo Pax Sincera Vivaldi Rosemary Rowley Darren Hogg (Organ) Suite in 'A' Minor (Recorder & Strings) Telemann Neill Bramble Alistair Gummow Alan Davies (Recorder) 16 December, 2000 Family Carol Concert Various Selly Oak Methodist Colin Baines Steve Jomart Jazz Quartet Darren Hogg (Organ) Church 10 March, 2001 Elijah Mendelssohn Adrian Boult Hall, Colin Baines Pamela Davies BCU Orchestra Birmingham Gaynor Keeble Judy Gandy (Leader) Concert in conjunction with The Classical Choir, Hemmestede, Netherlands Stewart Armstrong Darren Hogg (Organ) David Palmer Alexander Hurst (Treble)

23 June, 2001 Petite Messe Solennelle Rossini St. George's Church, Colin Baines Pamela Davies Darren Hogg (Pianist)

3 Birmingham Choral Union Concert Record Date Concert Composer Venue Conductor Soloists Accompaniment Edgbaston Claire Bartram Michael Higgins (Pianist) David Watkin-Holmes John Pryer (Harmonium) Robert Clarke 15 December, 2001 Christmas Carol Concert Various Selly Oak Methodist Colin Baines Darren Hogg (Organ) Church 16 March, 2002 Handel St. Phillip's Catherdral, Colin Baines Sasha Johnson Manning BCU Orchestra Birmingham Kathryn Cook Judy Gandy (Leader) Valerie Matthews Darren Hogg (Harpsichord) Gerald Johnson (Continuo - Mark Chambers 'Cello) Robert Forbes Davis Rees-Jones 22 June, 2002 Mass in 'G' Schubert St.Paul's Church, Colin Baines Pamela Davies BCU Orchestra Psalms 86 & 148 Holst Hockley Stephen Davis Judy Gandy (Leader) St Nicholas Britten Michael Gledhill Darren Hogg (Pianist) Mark James (Treble) Michael Higgins (Pianist) Alexander Hurst (Treble) John Pryer (Organ) Christopher Troth (Treble) 14 December, 2002 Christmas Carol Concert Various Selly Oak Methodist Colin Baines Darren Hogg (Organ) Church 29 March, 2003 Carmina Burana Carl Orff Adrian Boult Hall, Colin Baines Christine Sumner BCU Orchestra Polovtsian Dances Borodin Birmingham Roy Batters Judy Gandy (Leader) Mark Rowlinson Darren Hogg (Organ) Solihull Chapel Choir 21 June, 2003 Psalms 86 & 148 Holst St. Alban's Church, Colin Baines Darren Hogg (Organ) Organ Sonata in 'G' Major Elgar Highgate Coronation Music See below *CORONATION JUBILEE CONCERT - including works by Parry, Howells, Harris, Bullock, Handel, Dyson, Willan, Wesley, Vaughn Williams, Stanford, Gibbons. 25 October, 2003 Day Of Song Choral Workshop St. Augustine's Church, Colin Baines Darren Hogg (Organ) Edgbaston * Verdi Requiem - 88 participants 20 December, 2003 Christmas Carol Concert Various Selly Oak Methodist Colin Baines Darren Hogg (Organ) Church 27 March, 2004 Requiem Verdi The Symphony Hall, Colin Baines Pamela Davies BCU Orchestra Birmingham Claire Bartram Judy Gandy (Leader)

4 Birmingham Choral Union Concert Record Date Concert Composer Venue Conductor Soloists Accompaniment Robert Forbes Robert Clarke 26 June, 2004 Mass in 'G' Minor Vaughn Williams St.Martin's Church, Colin Baines Judith Yearsley Darren Hogg (Organ) Improvisation on Welsh Hymn Tu n e s Vaughn Williams The Bullring Emily Baines Requiem Mass Durufle Matthew Hale Matthew Wright 18 December, 2004 Christmas Carol Concert Various Selly Oak Methodist Colin Baines Darren Hogg (Organ) Church 29 January, 2005 Day Of Song Choral Workshop Selly Oak Methodist Colin Baines Darren Hogg (Organ) Church * Brahms 'Ein Deutsches Requiem' - 80 participants 19 March, 2005 Symphony of Psalms Stravinsky Adrian Boult Hall, Colin Baines Sarah Blood BCU Orchestra German Requiem Brahms Birmingham Laurence Cramp Nigel Stubbs (Leader) Darren Hogg (Pianist) Michael Higgins (Pianist) 25 June, 2005 Mass in 'D' Dvorak St. Augustine's Church, Colin Baines Darren Hogg (Organ) Missa Brevis Kodaly Edgbaston 22 October, 2005 Dettingen Te Deum Handel St. Phillip's Catherdral, Colin Baines Rebecca Bouckley BCU Orchestra Mass in 'D' Minor (Nelson Mass) Haydn Birmingham Rebecca Mitchell-Farmer Nigel Stubbs (Leader) Concert as part of 'Trafalgar Weekend' Celebrations Ian Barratt Darren Hogg (Organ) Laurence Cole

17 December, 2005 Christmas Carol Concert Various Selly Oak Methodist Colin Baines Darren Hogg (Organ) Church 27 December, 2005 Opera Gala Night (Gubbay) See below Symphony Hall, Andrew Greenwood Linda Richardson London Concert Orchestra Birmingham Peter Auty Darren Hogg (Organ) *Concert included works by Verdi, Gounod, Puccini, Bizet Peter Sidhom Trumpeters of The Welsh Guards

18 February, 2006 An Evening of Love & Romance' See below Tally Ho! Conference Colin Baines Janet Vine Darren Hogg (Organist) Centre *Concert in association with Soroptomist International - included works by Cole Porter, Nash, Lennon & Macartney, Purcell, Brahms, Flanders & Swann 17 June, 2006 St. Cecilia's Mass Gounod St. Phillip's Catherdral, Colin Baines Celia Gibb BCU Orchestra

5 Birmingham Choral Union Concert Record Date Concert Composer Venue Conductor Soloists Accompaniment Gloria Poulenc Birmingham Julian Alexander-Smith Andrew Hughes (Leader) Organ Concerto Poulenc Laurence Cramp Darren Hogg (Organ) 16 December, 2006 Christmas Carol Concert Various Selly Oak Methodist Colin Baines Darren Hogg (Organ) Church 29 January, 2007 Day Of Song Choral Workshop Selly Oak Methodist Colin Baines Darren Hogg (Organ) Church * Faure 'Requiem' - 100 participants. 31 March, 2007 Five Mystical Songs Vaughn Williams Adrian Boult Hall, Colin Baines Janet Vine BCU Orchestra Psalm Symphony Beresford-Smith Birmingham Peter Taylor Nigel Stubbs (Leader) Spirit of England Elgar Darren Hogg (Organ) 16 June, 2007 O Magnum Mysterium Lauridson St. Augustine's Church, Colin Baines Pamela Davies BCU Orchestra Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda Holst Edgbaston Edward D'Arcy-Hatton Nigel Stubbs (Leader) Chichester Psalms Bernstein Simon Turpin (Treble) Darren Hogg (Organ) Requiem Faure 15 December, 2007 Christmas Carol Concert Various Selly Oak Methodist Colin Baines Darren Hogg (Organ) Church 23 December, 2007 The Glory of Christmas' (Gubbay) See below Symphony Hall, John Pryce-Jones Daniel Norman London Concert Orchestra Birmingham Angela Whelan Staffordshire Childrens Choir * Concert included works by Bach, Handel, Haydn, Berlioz, Franck 30 December, 2007 Opera Gala Night (Gubbay) See below Symphony Hall, Andrew Greenwood Linda Richardson Trumpeters of The Welsh Guards Birmingham John Hudson London Concert Orchestra Peter Sidhom * Concert included works by Bizet, Verdi, Wagner, Puccini. 15 March, 2008 The World of The Spirit Britten Adrian Boult Hall, Colin Baines Pamela Davies BCU Orchestra Pauken Messe Haydn Birmingham Clare Bovill Nigel Stubbs (Leader) Robert Forbes Darren Hogg (Organ) Peter Taylor Mary Keegan Christopher Saul 21 June, 2008 Laudis Organi Kodaly St. Peter's Church, Colin Baines Darren Hogg (Organ) Fantasia & Fugue on B.A.C.H. Liszt Harborne Missa Choralis Liszt 13 December, 2008 Christmas Carol Concert Various Selly Oak Methodist Colin Baines Darren Hogg (Organ) Church 24 December, 2008 Christmas Eve Classics' (Gubbay) See below Symphony Hall, Robin Stapleton John Graham-Hall London Concert Orchestra Birmingham Paul Beniston (Trumpet) Staffordshire Childrens Choir

6 Birmingham Choral Union Concert Record Date Concert Composer Venue Conductor Soloists Accompaniment * Concert included works by Handel, Bizet, Clarke. 24 January, 2009 Day Of Song Choral Workshop Selly Oak Methodist Colin Baines Darren Hogg (Organist) Church * Handel 'Messiah' - 74 participants 11 April, 2009 Messiah Handel Birmingham Town Hall Colin Baines Sarah Cotterill BCU Orchestra Anne Chivere Nigel Stubbs (Leader) Adam Magee Darren Hogg (Continuo) Peter Taylor Michael Higgins (Continuo) 27 June, 2009 Lo, The Full & Final Sacrifice Finzi St. Paul's Church, Colin Baines Darren Hogg (Organ) Magnificat Finzi Hockley Prelude & Fugue on A Theme of Vittor Britten Motets Bruckner Cantique de Jean Racine Faure 12 December, 2009 Christmas Carol Concert Various Selly Oak Methodist Colin Baines Darren Hogg (Organ) Church Wood Green Handbell Ringers 24 December, 2009 Christmas Eve Classics' (Gubbay) See below Symphony Hall, David Hill James Edwards London Concert Orchestra Birmingham C Steele-Perkins (Trumpet) Staffordshire Childrens Choir * Concert included works by Handel, Bach, Franck, Rutter, Schubert. 27 March, 2010 Requiem Stanford Adrian Boult Hall, Colin Baines Pamela Davies BCU Orchestra Birmingham Claire Bartram Nigel Stubbs (Leader) Anando Mukerjee Darren Hogg (Organ) Byron Jackson 26 June, 2010 Requiem - A Thanksgiving of Life Ledger St. Augustine's Church, Colin Baines Emily Baines Darren Hogg (Organ) Songs of Farewell Parry Edgbaston Richard Newman Trumpet Concerto in 'E' Flat Haydn Frank Stubbs (Trumpet) Suite in 'D' Clarke 11 December, 2010 Christmas Carol Concert Various Selly Oak Methodist Colin Baines Darren Hogg (Organ) Church 24 December, 2010 Christmas Eve Classics' (Gubbay) See below Symphony Hall, David Hill Andrew Tortise London Concert Orchestra Birmingham Paul Beniston (Trumpet) Lichfield Cathedral Girls Choir * Concert includedworks by Bach, Franck, Keonig, Clarke, Handel. 5 February, 2011 Day Of Song Choral Workshop Selly Oak Methodist Colin Baines Darren Hogg (Organist) Church * Vaughn Williams 'Dona Nobis Pacem' - 97 participants

7 Birmingham Choral Union Concert Record Date Concert Composer Venue Conductor Soloists Accompaniment 19 March, 2011 Ecce Cor Meum McCartney Birmingham Town Hall Colin Baines Sarah-Ann Cromwell BCU Orchestra Donna Nobis Pacem Vaughn Williams Matthew Durkan Nigel Stubbs (Leader) Darren Hogg (Organ) Blue Coat Schools Choir 25 June, 2011 Lux Aeternum Lauridson Ladywood ARC Colin Baines Claire Bartram Darren Hogg (Organ) Missa Brevis Kodaly A Cycle of Five Kid Songs Bernstein Gypsy Songs Dvorak 10 December, 2011 Christmas Carol Concert Various Selly Oak Methodist Colin Baines Darren Hogg (Organ) Church 24 December, 2011 Christmas Eve Classics' (Gubbay) See below Symphony Hall, John Pryce-Jones Ed Lyon London Concert Orchestra Birmingham C Steele-Perkins (Trumpet) Warwickshire Girls Choir * Concert included works by Vivaldi, Bach, Franck, Haydn, Handel 5 February, 2012 Day Of Song Choral Workshop Selly Oak Methodist Colin Baines Darren Hogg (Organist) Church * Mendelssohn 'Elijah' - 80 participants 10 March, 2012 Elijah Mendelssohn Adrian Boult Hall, Colin Baines Claire Wild BCU Orchestra Birmingham Pamela Davies Nigel Stubbs (Leader) Terence Ayebare Darren Hogg (Organ) Robert Gardiner Julie Whiting (Treble) 23 June, 2012 Missa Luba Haazen St. Francis of Assisi Colin Baines Emily Baines Darren Hogg (Organ) Missa Criolla Ramirez Church, Bournville Bastiaan Gentenaar (Guitar) Songs and Sonnets Shearing/Shakespeare Jonathan Kedge (Double Bass) Michael Turner (Percussion) Matthew Firkins (Percussion) Alex Webb (Percussion) 15 December, 2012 Christmas Family Carol Concert Various Selly Oak Methodist Colin Baines Julie Whiting (Treble) Darren Hogg (Organ) Church 24 December, 2012 The Glory of Christmas' (Gubbay) See below Symphony Hall, John Pryce-Jones Joshua Ellicott London Concert Orchestra Birmingham C Steele-Perkins (Trumpet) Staffordshire Childrens Choir * Concert included works by Bach, Schubert, Goodall, Handel, Haydn. 13 April, 2013 Requiem Dvorak The Elgar Hall, Colin Baines Sarah Cotterill BCU Orchestra Birmingham Univerity Claire Barnet-Jones Nigel Stubbs (Leader) Mitesh Khatri Darren Hogg (Organ)

8 Birmingham Choral Union Concert Record Date Concert Composer Venue Conductor Soloists Accompaniment Edward D'Arcy-Hatton 29 June, 2013 Mass, Opus 130 Jongen St. Paul's Church, Colin Baines Colin Baines (Piano) Concerto for Piano & Organ Peeters Hockley Darren Hogg (Organ) Messe Solennelle Langlais 7 December, 2013 Classical Spectacular (Gubbay) See below National Indoor Arena, Benjamin Pope Catrin Aur CBSO Birmingham Marc Heller Band of The King's Division Richard & Adam Johnson The Moscow Militia Works Included - Handel, Strauss, Puccini, Ravel, Jenkins, Parry, Arne, Tchaikovsky 14 December, 2013 Family Carol Concert Various Selly Oak Methodist Colin Baines Andrew Baker (Guitar) Darren Hogg (Organ) Church 24 December, 2013 The Glory of Christmas' (Gubbay) See below Symphony Hall, John Pryce-Jones Daniel Norman London Concert Orchestra St.Michael's Primary School, Birmingham C Steele-Perkins (Trumpet) Walsall Included items by Vivaldi, Head, Franck, Haydn, Stanley, Bach, Handel, Gruber, Gluck, Berlioz, Adam, Widor, Mendelssohn. 8 February, 2014 Day Of Song Choral Workshop Selly Oak Methodist Colin Baines Darren Hogg (Organist) Church Mozart Requiem - 96 singers 29 March, 2014 Requiem Mozart Elgar Hall, Birmingham Colin Baines Jaclyn Lewis BCU Orchestra University Ellie Edmunds Nigel Stubbs (Leader) Stephen Mills Darren Hogg (Organist) Matthew Durkan 28 June, 2014 English Cathedral Music See below St. George's Church, Colin Baines Madeleine Lavery Darren Hogg (Organist) Works - Te Deum Op.347, Benedictus Op.34 (Elgar); Te Deum, Jubilate (Howells); Ascribe Unto The Lord (Samuel Wesley); Hear My Prayer (Mendelssohn) Edgbaston Pamela Davies (Pianist)

13 December, 2014 Christmas Family Carol Concert Various Selly Oak Methodist Colin Baines Jack MacPherson (Trumpet) Darren Hogg (Organist) Church Including works by Bach, Franck, Clarke, Rutter, Adam, Handel, Haydn, Schubert, Widor, Gruber, 24 December, 2014 The Glory of Christmas' (Gubbay) Mendelssohn Symphony Hall, John Pryce-Jones Ed Lyon London Concert Orchestra Birmingham C Steele-Perkins (Trumpet) Staffordshire Childrens Choir

9 Birmingham Choral Union Concert Record Date Concert Composer Venue Conductor Soloists Accompaniment Nigel Kerry (Organ)

Symphony No.9 Christopher Warren- 30 December, 2014 'Choral' (Gubbay) Beethoven Symphony Hall, Green Susana Gaspar Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Birmingham Rosie Aldridge JOINT CONCERT WITH CITY OF BIRMINGHAM CHOIR Nico Dormanin Concert also included Piano Concerto No.5 'Emperor' (Beethoven) Derek Welton Cordelia Williams (Piano)

28 March 2015 Horrortotio Joseph Horowitz Elgar Concert Hall, Colin Baines Charlotte Newstead BCU Orchestra The Diamond and the Goose John Dankworth University of Birmingham Clare Bovill Leader Nigel Stubbs Mitesh Khatri Fraser B Scott

27 June 2015 Requiem Pearsall St Anne’s Church Moseley Colin Baines Sennet Brass Darren Hogg (organ) Gloria Rutter I was Glad Parry Fanfare Flourishes James Curnow Funeral Music for Queen Mary Purcell Procession of the Nobles Rimsky Korsakov

12 December Christmas Family Carol Concert Various Selly Oak Methodist Church Colin Baines Sophie Roberts (soprano) Darren Hogg (organ)

Concert included 24 December 2015 Christmas Eve Classics' (Gubbay) works by Symphony Hall, Birmingham John Pryce-Jones Alexander James Edwards Berlioz, Bach, Clarke, Handel, Darke, Rutter, Crispian Steele-Perkins Widor, Mendelssohn (trumpet) Julian Wilkes (organ)

27 February, 2016 Hear My Prayer Mendelssohn St. George's Church, Colin Baines Alice Brown Darren Hogg (Organ) Requiem Faure Edgbaston Andrew Randall Give unto The Lord Elgar Great is The Lord Elgar 13 March, 2016 Grand Organ Gala (Gubbay) Various Symphony Hall, Stephen Bell Darius Battiwalla - Organ London Concert Orchestra Trumpeters - Royal Corps of Birmingham Signals Included works by Handel, Mendelsohn, Mascagni, Pachabel, Saint-Saens, Widor

10 Birmingham Choral Union Concert Record Date Concert Composer Venue Conductor Soloists Accompaniment 11 June, 2016 Dream of Gerontius Elgar Bushell Hall, Solihull John Bayley Gaynor Keeble Sinfonia of Birmingham School Nick Drew Performance in conjunction with Chandos Choir (Solihull) Paul Mocroft

18 June, 2016 Dream of Gerontius Elgar The Bramall, Colin Baines Gaynor Keeble BCU Orchestra Birmingham University Richard Lloyd-Owen Nigel Stubbs (Leader) Performance in conjunction with Chandos Choir, Solihull Terence Ayebare 10 December, 2016 Family Carol Concert Various Cannock Colin Baines Ruth Davis (Double-Bass) Darren Hogg (Organ) 1 April, 2017 Requiem Mass Durufle Ruddock Centre, King Colin Baines Elouise Waterhouse Darren Hogg (Organ) Four Motets Dupre Edward's School, Andrew Randall Suite Gothique Boellman B'ham. 24 June, 2017 Petite Messe Solennelle Rossini St. George's Church, Colin Baines Alice Brown Darren Hogg (Pianist) Edgbaston Elouise Waterhouse David Dear (Pianist) Robert Tilson John Pryer (Harmonium) Andrew Randall 12 November, 2017 Grand Organ Gala (Gubbay) Various Symphony Hall, Stephen Bell Darius Battiwalla - Organ London Concert Orchestra Trumpeters - Brit.Imp.Military Birmingham Band 16 December, 2017 Family Carol Concert Various Selly Oak Methodist Colin Baines Sophie Roberts Darren Hogg (Organ) Church 20 March, 2018 Great Baroque Masterpieces Handel, Telemann Elgar Hall, Birmingham Colin Baines Lily Allen-Dodd Darren Hogg (Organ) Olivia Thornber BCU Orchestra Andrew Armstrong Joseph Clayton 30 June 2018 Lutheran Mass Mendelssohn St Paul’s Church, Birmingham Colin Baines Darren Hogg (Organ) Prelude & Fugue in C minor Mendelssohn Mass in ‘D' Dvorak 15 Dec 2018 Christmas Family Carol Concert Various Selly Oak Methodist Colin Baines Lucas Houldcrof (trumpet) Darren Hogg (Organ) An evening of romantic 30 March 2019 composers Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Mass in 'E' Minor Bruckner recital hall Colin Baines Bcu wind ensemble Begrabnisgesang Brahms Petite Symphony Gounod 11 May 2019 Day Of Song Choral Workshop Brahms Selly Oak Methodist Colin Baines 80 partcipants Darren Hogg (Organ) 22 June 2019 Ein Deutsches Requiem Brahms Vier ernste Gesänge Brahms Vaughn Williams, Pieces by Briten, Elgar, Quilter St. Francis of Assisi Colin Baines Jacqueline White Darren Hogg (Pianist)

11 Birmingham Choral Union Concert Record Date Concert Composer Venue Conductor Soloists Accompaniment Terence Ayebare Phil Ypres Smith (piano) Water Orton Primary school 14 Dec 2019 Family Carol Concert Various Selly Oak Methodist Colin Baines singers & guests Darren Hogg (Organ) 20 Dec 2019 Beethoven concert Ninth symphony Symphony Hall, Birmingham Oliver Gooch Lauren Fagan Daniel Lebhart (piano) Kathryn Rudge CB Choir Oliver Johnston Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Morgan Pearse 28 March 2020 Chichester Psalms Bernstein Elgar Hall, Birmingham Colin Baines Timothy Bentnck (narr) BCU Orchestra King David Honegger Jack Parry Darren Hogg (Organ) Sadly this concert was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Maria-Alexandra Anusca Members of BCU and other local choirs were directly afected by the virus, and the choir was unable to meet for the rest of Samantha Lewis 2020 and into 2021 Aidan Forde

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