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2000 June Joseph Haydn - The Creation

Musical Director:Grayston Burgess

Soloists: Sarah Maxwell, Rosalind Brown, James Eisner, Alan Loader, Ron Horgan

Organist: Oliver Rundell Keyboard: Clare Selby Cello: Lucy O'Brian October G.F.Handel - The Messiah

Musical Director: Grayston Burgess

Soloists: Jill Gomez, Tommy Williams, Ian Partridge, Stephen Varcoe

Organist: Oliver Rundell December A.Vivaldi -

5 Carols by Douglas Gibbs

Carols for All

Musical Director: Grayston Burgess

Soloists: Anne Dover, Sarah Maxwell, Alan Palmer

Organist: Oliver Rundell Concert Performances 25/08/2017 page:2

2001 June W.A.Mozart -

John Rutter -

Musical Director: Grayston Burgess

Soloists: Deborah Norman, Christine Botes, Robert Tear, Stephen Varcoe

Organist: Alan Loader December J.S.Bach - Christmas Oratorio (Parts 1-3)

Carols by Douglas Gibbs, and Robert Tear

Carols for All

Soloists: Rosalind Brown, Karen Humphrey, James Eisner, Ron Horgan Organist: Alan Loader Concert Performances 25/08/2017 page:3

2002 March An Evening of Rodgers & Hammerstein

Musical Director: Grayston Burgess

Soloists: Kate Woolf, Neil Griffiths, Kevin Sharp

Accompanists: Alan Loader, Clare Selby

June Jubilee Concert:

H. Purcell - Come Ye Sons of Art

Christopher Brown - A Song for Oriana (specially commissioned by Choir 2000)

F.Mendelssohn - Song of Praise

C.H.H. Parry - I Was Glad

Musical Director: Grayston Burgess

Soloists: Kate Woolf, Amy Moore, Martyn Hill, Robert Macdonald, Timothy Pride, Ben Turner

With the Histon Junior Choir (MMs) and a Chamber Orchestra

Accompanist: Alan Loader December Joseph Haydn - St Nicholas Mass

Carols for Choir

Carols for All

Musical Directors: David Warham (St Nicholas Mass); Alan Loader (Carols)

Soloists: Amy Moore, Karen Humphrey, Patrick Ashcroft, Richard Hooper

With MMs (Junior Choir)

Organ and Piano: Alan Loader, David Warham Concert Performances 25/08/2017 page:4

2003 March Favourite Opera Choruses and Arias

Musical Director: Alan Loader

Soloists: Olga Verizhnikova, Andrew Tortoise

Accompanist: David Christophersen June Carl Orff - Carmina Burana

W.A.Mozart - Coronation Mass

Conductor and Music Director: Grayston Burgess

Soloists: Ann Sheridan (Soprano), Christine Botes (Contralto), Matthew Moon (Counter-tenor), James Eisner (Tenor), Alan Loader (Bass);

Accompanists: David Christopherson (Piano), David Warham (Piano & Organ),

unBEATable Percussion (Percussion). December Advent Carol Concert

Geoffrey Bush - A Christmas Cantata

Benjamin Britten - A Ceremony of Carols

Conductor and Music Director: Grayston Burgess

Soloists: Sarah Maxwell (soprano), Jan Payne (oboe), Karen Humphrey (flute)

Accompanist: Alan Loader Concert Performances 25/08/2017 page:5

2004 March Showstoppers for Choir

Popular Solos

Concert Performance of Trial by Jury by Gilbert & Sullivan

Conductor: Grayston Burgess

Soloists: Kevin Redgewell, Sarah Maxwell, James Eisner, Gerard Chadwick

Accompanist: Alan Loader June G.F.Handel's oratorio - Samson

Conductor: Grayston Burgess

Cast:

Dalila/Philistine/Israelite woman: Denise Leigh Samson: Robert Johnson Micah: Paul Esswood Harapha: Stephen Varcoe Manoah: Richard Hooper

The Brook Ensemble

Organist: Gary Sieling

Harpsichord: Alan Loader

Cello continuo: Donald Betts December John Rutter - Mass of the Children

Carols for Choir

Carols for All

Conductor: Grayston Burgess

Soloists: Abigail Boreham (soprano), Richard Hooper (baritone)

Accompanist: Douglas Paine

Junior Choirs: The Chesterton Singers and Cantiamo! conducted by Roger Bond Concert Performances 25/08/2017 page:6

2005 February Variety Show

featuring members of Choir 2000 Accompanist: Douglas Paine Master of Ceremonies: Douglas de Lacey March Benjamin Britten - Five Flower Songs Joseph Haydn - The Seasons: 'Spring'

Conductor: Grayston Burgess Soloists: Katherine Manley (Jane) Ian Partridge (Luke) Alan Loader (Simon)

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas

Cast: Dido: Siân Menna Aeneas: Ian Partridge Belinda: Katherine Manley Sorceress: Stella Sims

The roles of Dido's Handmaid, Witches, Mercury and Sailor were sung by members of Choir 2000.

Accompanist: Douglas Paine

The Brook Ensemble leader: Gabrielle Sutcliffe, continuo: Helen Godfrey

June Rossini - Petite Messe Solennelle

Conductor: Grayston Burgess

Soloists: Amy Moore (soprano) Katherine Welch (mezzo-soprano) Allan Clayton (tenor) Benjamin Davies (bass)

Accompanists: Alan Loader, Clare Selby and David Warham

The work was performed in its original setting for soloists, chorus, two pianos and harmonium. December G.F Handel - Messiah (part I)

Soloists: Rachel Godsill (soprano) Louise Ratcliffe (mezzo soprano) Nicholas Bewes (tenor) James Williams Oldfield (bass) Concert Performances 25/08/2017 page:7

Carols for choir

Soloists: Rachel Godsill (soprano) Nicholas Bewes (tenor)

Carols for choir performed by Cantiamo! and the Chesterton Singers conducted by Roger Bond

Carols for all

Conductor: Grayston Burgess Accompanists: Douglas Paine (Organ) David Warham (Continuo) Concert Performances 25/08/2017 page:8

2006 February Variety Show featuring members of Choir 2000 Accompanist: David Warham Master of Ceremonies: Douglas de Lacey March G.F.Handel - Messiah (parts 2 and 3)

Soloists: Rachel Godsill (soprano) Louise Ratcliffe (mezzo soprano) Nicholas Bewes (tenor) Ron Horgan (bass) Conductor: Grayston Burgess Accompanists: Douglas Paine, David Warham June Faure - Cantique de Jean Racine, Requiem

Soloists: Alex Robarts (soprano) Mike McBride (tenor) Benjamin Davies (bass)

Puccini - Messa di Gloria

Soloists: Mike McBride (tenor) Benjamin Davies (bass)

Conductor: Grayston Burgess Accompanist: Douglas Paine December Combined Christmas concert with Histon TenSing and City of Cambridge brass quintet Christmas Oratorio (parts 5,6) by J.S.Bach

Soloists : Helen-Jane Howells (soprano) Wendy Nieper (alto) Chris Bowen (tenor) Continuo :David Warham Cello continuo: Katherine Kennedy

Brass Fanfares by Douglas Gibbs performed by City of Cambridge Brass Quintet

Christmas music performed by Histon Ten Sing

Carols for Choir ; Carols for All Concert Performances 25/08/2017 page:9

2007 February Variety Show featuring members of Choir 2000 Accompanist: David Warham Master of Ceremonies: Douglas de Lacey March Spring Concert

C.H.H. Parry - Choral Fantasia Nr 3 Organ: Douglas Paine

A. Vivaldi - Gloria

Soloists : Helen-Jane Howells (soprano) Kate Woolf (soprano) David Gould (Alto)

John Rutter - Magnificat Soloist : Kate Woolf (soprano) Conductor: Grayston Burgess Accompanist: Douglas Paine June Summer Concert "Forever Mozart":

Sat 23 June: W A Mozart - Ave Verum; Vesperae Solennes de Confessore; Great Mass in C-minor

Sun 24 June: W A Mozart - Don Giovanni Overture; Vesperae Solennes de Confessore; Great Mass in C-minor

Conductor: Grayston Burgess Soloists : Denise Leigh (soprano) Amy Moore (soprano) Karen Humphrey (alto) Nicholas Bewes (tenor) Robert Douglas Williams (bass)

Douglas Paine (organ) (Saturday) and The Cambridge Orchestra December Christmas concert

Sweelinck - Hodie Christus natus est Charpentier - Mignight Mass (Messe de minuit pour Noel)

Carols from Europe Carols for all

Conductor: Peter Britton Organist: Tim Williams plus: members of the Cambridge Graduate Orchestra Concert Performances 25/08/2017 page:10

2008 March Brucker - Locus Iste

Brahms - Four Songs for female voices, 2 horns and harp, op.17

Elspeth Pullinger (harp) David McClintock (horn) Laurie Friday (horn)

Schubert - Shepherd on the Rock

Helen-Jane Howells(soprano) Helen Thorne (clarinet) Maurice Hodges (piano)

Schubert - Staendchen for male voices and mezzo-soprano Helen-Jane Howells (soprano) Maurice Hodges (piano) Mass in E minor by Bruckner with: Cambridge Wind Players June G.F Handel - Israel in Egypt

Conductor: Peter Britton Organist: Richard Sands Soloists: Anna Whyte (soprano) Gwendolen Martin (soprano) Louise Adamson (alto) James Preston (tenor) Dario Dugandzic (baritone) Tom Stoddart (bass)

Histon performance String ensemble (members of orchestra K239)

West road performance Orchestra K239 December Christmas Concert

Haydn - Marie Therese Mass Musical Director: Peter Britton Guest Conductor: Grayston Burgess Organist: Richard Sands

Soloists Jane Fisher Hunt, soprano Katherine Hambridge, mezzo soprano Nicholas Bewes, tenor Simon Adams, bass with The Histon Chamber Orchestra

Carols for Choir ; Carols for all plus Christmas Music performed by the IVC singers Concert Performances 25/08/2017 page:11

2009 March A Celebration of English Choral Music

Weelkes - Hosanna to the Son of David Tallis - O Nata Lux Byrd - Sing Joyfully Purcell - Hear my prayer; Remember not, Lord; Thou knowest, Lord; I was Glad Chilcott - Little Jazz Mass Ireland - Greater Love Howells - Like as the Hart Stanford - Beati Quorum Via Vaughan Williams - O Clap your hands

Conducted by Peter Britton

Accompanist: David Warham (organ and piano) with Paul Reynolds (bass) Rob Watson (drums) June Suter: Le Laudi (1924) - UK premiere First U.K. Performance of Hermann Suter's Le Laudi (1924) (Canticle of the Sun by Saint Francis of Assisi)

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 6 (Pastoral) with Amy Moore, Louise Crane, Andrew Kennedy, Ben Davies and the Sawston Junior Choir The Cambridge Orchestra Conducted by Peter Britton

21st June 2009 West Road Concert Hall, West Road, Cambridge An open dress rehearsal was held in the Gropius Hall, Impington Village College on Saturday 20 June.

December Bach - B-Minor Mass (Sanctus, Osanna, Benedictus, Dona nobis pacem)

G.F.Handel - Messiah (Comfort ye, Every valley, And The Glory of the Lord, Hallelujah) with Nicolas Bewes (tenor)

Carols for choir; Carols for all Christmas music performed by students of the IVC Concert Performances 25/08/2017 page:12

Conducted by Peter Britton David Warham: organ The Histon Chamber Orchestra Concert Performances 25/08/2017 page:13

2010 March Haydn - The Creation 12th/13th with Abigail Hooper (soprano) Andrew Yeats (tenor) Richard Hooper (baritone) The Choir 2000 Chamber Orchestra June Bach - B-Minor Mass 19th/20th Conducted by Peter Britton David Warham: organ with Helen-Jane Howells (soprano) Joanna Sleight (Sat) / Louise Le Boutillier (Sun) (mezzo-soprano) Nicolas Bewes (tenor) Richard Hooper (bass)

The Choir 2000 chamber orchestra December Monteverdi - Vespers (excerpts) 11th/12th Britten - A Boy was Born

Carols by John Rutter

Carols for all

with The City of Ely Waits (early instruments, sackbutts and cornetts) Accompanist: David Warham Conducted by Peter Britton

plus Christmas music performed by students of IVC directed by Iain Mann.

plus Christmas music performed by The Chesterton Singers, directed by Roger Bond. Concert Performances 25/08/2017 page:14

2011 March Will Todd - Mass in Blue 18th/19th with Maureen Brathwaite (soprano) The Choir 2000 Big Band Conductor: David Warham

Gershwin - Porgy and Bess (cantata version by Robert Russell Bennett) with Maureen Brathwaite (soprano) Andrew McIntosh (bass) The Cambridge Sinfonietta Conductor : Peter Britton July Stravinsky - Symphony of Psalms 2nd/3rd Brahms - German Requiem(sung in English)

with Amy Moore (soprano) Richard Hooper (bass)

Saturday (piano accompaniment): Maurice Hodges (piano) John Richens (piano)

Sunday (orchestra and 2 pianos) : The Choir 2000 Orchestra Maurice Hodges (piano) John Richens (piano)

Conductor : Peter Britton December G.F.Handel - Messiah part 1 (excerpts) 9th/10th with Rachel Godsill (soprano)

Bach: - Chorale from the Christmas Oratorio Weelkes - Gloria in Excelsis Deo

Christmas music by students of IVC

Christmas music by Sine Nomine

Carols for choir

Carols for all

Conductor : Peter Britton with the Choir 2000 Chamber Orchestra Concert Performances 25/08/2017 page:15

2012 March Purcell - Fairy Queen 23rd/24th Vaughan Williams - Serenade to Music William Walton - Overture:Portsmouth Point

with Cambridge Sinfonietta conductor: Peter Britton June Mendelssohn - Psalm 114 20th/24th Mendelssohn - Movements from "A Midsummer night's Dream" W.A.Mozart - Requiem

with Rachel Bowden, soprano Fiona Krober, alto Dale Harris, tenor Frazer Scott, bass and The Choir 2000 Orchestra

conductor: Peter Britton December 7/8 December G.F.Handel - Dettingen Te Deum 7th/8th Bach - Chorales and solos from The Christmas Oratorio

Selection of Carols for Choir and Carols for All

Christmas music performed by Sine Nomine(Friday) Students from IVC (Saturday)

with Andrew Round, counter-tenor Nicholas Bewes, tenor Nick Mogg, bass and The Choir2000 Chamber Orchestra

conductor: Peter Britton Concert Performances 25/08/2017 page:16

2013 March Bizet: Carmen (Concert version, in English) 22nd/23rd with the Cambridge Sinfonietta and soloists from the Birmingham Conservatoire

conductor: Peter Britton June Verdi - Requiem 22nd/23rd with Amy Moore, soprano Louise Crane, alto Justin Lavendar, tenor Ben Davies, bass and The Choir2000 Orchestra

conductor: Peter Britton December Josef Haydn - St. Nicholas Mass 6th/7th Stevie Wishart - Winter (based on a poem by Rowan Williams)

Performances by Chesterton Singers (6 Dec) Students of IVC (7 Dec)

Selection of Carols for Choir and Carols for All with Madeleine Seale, Soprano Philippa Thomas, Alto Robin Horgan, Tenor Thomas Ping, Bass and The Choir2000 Chamber Orchestra

conductor: Peter Britton Concert Performances 25/08/2017 page:17

2014 March J.S. Bach - St. John Passion 21st/22nd with Nicholas Bewes - Evangelist Simon Adams - Christ Nicholas Mogg - Pilate

Rachel Godsill, Soprano Ute Lepetit-Clare, Mezzo Soprano Edward Leach, Tenor and The Choir2000 Chamber Orchestra

Conductor: Peter Britton (21st March) Guest conductor: Tim Carney (22nd March) June François Poulenc - Gloria 28th/29th Carl Orff - Carmina Burana

with Rachel Godsill, Soprano James Eisner, Tenor Joseph Kennedy, Baritone and Percussion2000 Peter Britton, Maurice Hodges: Pianos (28 June) Choir2000 Orchestra (29 June) Conductors: Peter Britton (Poulenc), David Warham (Orff) December Johann Nepomuk Hummel - St. Nicholas Mass 5th/6th

Conductor: Peter Britton with the Choir2000 Chamber Orchestra Also featuring: Students from Impington Village College (Friday 5th) The Chesterton Singers (Saturday 6th) Concert Performances 25/08/2017 page:18

2015 March Ludwig van Beethoven - Egmont Overture 20th/21st Luigi Cherubini - Requiem in C-minor

Conductor: Peter Britton with the Choir 2000 Orchestra

June Puccini – Turandot Act 1 (concert performance) 27th/28th Cast Adrian Powter - Timur Tom Raskin – Calaf Rachel Bowden – Liu Robert Jenkins – Pong Hugo Herman -Wilson – Ping Dale Harris – Pang

with Chesterton Singers (conductor: Roger Bond) Choir 2000 Orchestra Conductor: Peter Britton

Opera Choruses G.F.Handel – Alcina: Chorus of the Enchanted Islanders W.A.Mozart - Idomeneo: Voyagers' Chorus Donizetti – Lucia di Lammermoor: Chorus of the Wedding Guests Bizet – Carmen: March of the Toreadors Verdi – Macbeth: Chorus of the Scottish Refugees Verdi – La Traviata: Brindisi Puccini – Turandot: Nessun Dorma

soloists Rachel Bowden (soprano) Tom Raskin (tenor)

with Chesterton Singers (conductor: Roger Bond) Choir 2000 Orchestra Conductor: Peter Britton December G.F.Handel – Messiah (part 1) 4th/5th Sweelinck - Hodie Christus natus est

Selection of Carols for Choir and Carols for All

soloists: Rachel Godsill (soprano) Ute Lepetit-Clare (mezzo-soprano) Nicholas Bewes (tenor) Adrian Powter (bass)

Conductor: Peter Britton (4th); David Warham (5th) with the Choir 2000 Orchestra Concert Performances 25/08/2017 page:19

plus Performances from students from Impington Village College (4th) and Britten - Ceremony of Carols (excerpts) sung by pupils of Chesterton Community College (5th) with Rohan Platts (harp) directed by Roger Bond Concert Performances 25/08/2017 page:20

2016 March G.F.Handel – Messiah (parts 2&3) 18th/19th soloists:

Rachel Godsill (soprano) Ute Lepetit-Clare (mezzo-soprano) Nicholas Bewes (tenor) Hugo Herman-Wilson (bass)

Conductor: Peter Britton with the Choir 2000 Orchestra

June W.A.Mozart – Vesperae solennes de confessore 25th/26th G.Puccini – Messa di gloria

soloists: Hazel Neighbour (soprano) Helen Cooper (mezzo-soprano) Craig Jackson (tenor) Adrian Powter (bass-baritone)

Conductor: Peter Britton with the Choir 2000 Orchestra Accompanist: David Warham December J.Haydn – Nelson Mass 9th/10th M.Lauridsen – O magnum mysterium

R. Vaughan-Williams – Fantasia on Christmas Carols

Selection of Carols for Choir and Carols for All

soloists: Rosalind Dobson (soprano) Hamish McClaren (counter-tenor) Oliver Clark (tenor) Gareth Thomas (bass-baritone)

Conductor: Bertie Baigent with the Choir 2000 Orchestra

plus Performances from students from Impington Village College (9th)

and J Rutter - Dancing Day (excerpts) sung by pupils of Chesterton Community College (10th) Concert Performances 25/08/2017 page:21

2017 March J.Brahms – Song of Destiny 24th/25th L.Beethoven – Overture: Consecration of the house

L.Beethoven – Mass in C

soloists:

Elise Fairley (soprano) Phillippa Thomas (mezzo soprano) Nicholas Bewes (tenor) Adrian Powter (bass/baritone)

Conductor: Peter Britton with the Choir 2000 Orchestra Accompanist: David Warham

June R.Vaughan-Williams – Serenade to Music & Five Mystical Songs 24th/25th E.Elgar – The Music Makers

soloists: Lily Bravery (soprano) Jessica Lawrence-Hares (mezzo-soprano) Stephen Lawrence (tenor) Joseph Kennedy (bass-baritone)

Conductor: Peter Britton with the Choir 2000 Orchestra Accompanist: David Warham