FOLKESTONE CHORAL SOCIETY

PERFORMANCES SINCE THE SOCIETY WAS FORMED

CONDUCTORS:

1976 to date: Dr. Berkeley Hill; 1970 - 1976: Mark Deller; 1961 - 1970: Reginald Adams

CONCERTS:

KEY TO VENUES: DofY = Duke of York’s Military School, Dover Elham = Parish Church, Elham L.C.H = Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone Lydd = Parish Church, Lydd Rad.P = Radnor Pk United Ref.Church, Folkestone Saga P = Saga Pavilion, Sandgate, Folkestone St. E = St. Eanswythe Parish Church, Folkestone St. L = St. Leonard's Church, Hythe

St. Mary = St. Mary's Convent School, Folkestone St. Nic. = St. Nicholas Church, New Romney St. Sav. = St. Saviour's Church, Folkestone Tower Th. = Tower Theatre, Shorncliffe, Folkestone Trin. = Holy Trinity Church, Folkestone Tech. = Girls Technical School, Folkestone Wye = Parish Church, Wye

DATE	WORKS PERFORMED (Orchestral pieces are in blue)	COMPOSER	VENUE
10 July 2010	Litaniae de Beata Virgine K109 Clarinet Concerto K622 Requiem K626	Mozart Mozart Mozart	St. L
2 April 2010	Christus Hear my Prayer Symphony No.2 (Hymn of Praise)	Mendelssohn Mendelssohn Mendelssohn	L.C.H
12 December 2009	Carol Concert		Trin.
31 October 2009	“Prom in the Pavilion”, " Three Weddings and a Funeral" including: Overture Tannhauser Hallelujah Chorus (Messiah) Bridal chorus (Lohengrin) -Wagner Wedding March (arr. Stone) Chorus of wedding guests Dido's lament and final chorus Pomp and Circumstance Military March No 1 Give unto the Lord Rule, Britannia! (arranged Hill) Neapolitan Serenade 'O sole mio' Overture 1812 - with choirs, bells and more... Jerusalem (orchestrated by Elgar ) Children from local schools sang a medley of modern school hymns and the Evening Prayer from Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel.	Wagner Handel Wagner Mendelssohn Donizetti Purcell Elgar Elgar Arne Di Capua Tchaikovsky Parry	Saga P
20 June 2009	Music’s Praise Concerto for Organ Pastoral	Hurd Poulenc Bliss	Trin.
10 April 2009	Four Last Songs Requiem	Richard Strauss Verdi	L.C.H
6 December 2008	Messiah	Handel	Saga P
8 November 2008	The Creation	Haydn	Tower Th.
5 July 2008	Five Sacred Songs Violin concerto Mass in C	Beethoven Beethoven Beethoven	St. L
21 March 2008	The Armed Man Dona Nobis Pacem	Karl Jenkins Vaughan Williams	Saga P
1 December 2007	Israel in Egypt	Handel	Rad.P
23 June 2007	Coronation Anthems Laudate Dominum Motet – Ave Verum Corpus Concerto for Oboe and Strings Krönungs Te Deum	Handel Zelenka Mozart Cimarosa Salieri	St. L
6 April 2007	Psalm 42 Piano Concerto German Requiem – sung in German	Mendelssohn Schumann Brahms	L.C.H.
25 November 2006	Overture – La forza del destina Opera Choruses Carmina Burana	Verdi Verdi Orff	Saga P
1 July 2006	Requiem Four Motets Adagio for Strings Five Mystical Songs	Duruflé Duruflé Barber Vaughan Williams	St. L
14 April 2006	The Kingdom	Elgar	L.C.H.
10 December 2005	Messiah	Handel	Rad.P
12 November 2005	Vesperae de Dominica (K 321) Motet “Exsultate, Jubilate” (K 165) (Solo) Nelson Mass	Mozart Mozart Haydn	Rad.P
11 June 2005	“Prom in the Pavilion”, including: March “Crown Imperial” Coronation Anthem “I was glad” Sea shanties and songs for chorus 3 “Songs of the Fleet” La Mer – 1st movement Storm Scene from ”Noye’s Fludde” Extract from HMS Pinafore “T is for Trafalgar” Fantasia on sea songs Rule Britannia Pomp and Circumstance Military March No.1 Jerusalem	Walton Parry Stanford Debussy Britten Gilbert & Sullivan Michael Lewis Henry Wood Arne Elgar Parry	Saga P
25 March 2005	St. John Passion	Bach	L.C.H.
11 December 2004	Fantasia on Christmas Carols English Folk Song Suite A Sea Symphony	Vaughan Williams Vaughan Williams Vaughan Williams	L.C.H.
3 July 2004	Mass in B Flat Requiem	Hummel Fauré	St. L
9 April 2004	Overture: Tannhauser Ave Verum Corpus Dream of Gerontius	Wagner Elgar Elgar	L.C.H.
13 December 2003	Messiah	Handel	L.C.H.
18 October 2003	"Prom in the Pavilion", including: Overture: Die Meistersinger Zadok the Priest Three of the “Songs from the Bavarian Highlands” Opera Choruses Pomp and Circumstance Military March No.1 Rule Britannia Jerusalem Finlandia	Wagner Handel Elgar Bizet, Borodin, Donizetti, Mascagni & Verdi Elgar Arne Parry Sibelius	Saga P
25 & 26 July 2003	Concert with Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas, including: Two of the “Songs from the Bavarian Highlands” Chorus of Hebrew Slaves & Anvil Chorus Somebody Loves Me & I Got Rhythm Psalm 23 Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi	Elgar Verdi Gershwin Goodall Orff	DofY
7 June 2003	Magnificat Organ Concerto Opus 4 No 5 Gloria	CPE Bach Handel Vivaldi	Trin.
18 April 2003	Pavane pour une infante défunte Cantique de Jean Racine Gloria Te Deum	Ravel Fauré Poulenc Berlioz	L.C.H
14 December 2002	"Christmas Carols for All" incl. Ceremony of Carols	Britten	L.C.H
9 November 2002	"Prom in the Pavilion", including: Overture: William Tell Opera Choruses Pomp and Circumstance Military March No.1 Jerusalem Overture: “1812” (with choirs and bells) - and items by children from local schools	Rossini Bizet, Puccini, Mascagni, Wagner & Verdi Elgar Parry Tchaikovsky	Saga P
6 July 2002	Vespers Great Organ Mass Concerto for flute and harp	Mozart  Haydn Mozart	St. L
29 March 2002	Requiem The Light of Life	Mozart  Elgar	L.C.H.
15 December 2001	When Icicles Hang Piano Concerto St. Cecilia Mass	Rutter  Grieg Gounod	L.C.H
27 October 2001	Messiah	Handel	Saga P
23 June 2001	Petite Messe Solenelle	Rossini	Rad.P
11 April 2001	St. Matthew Passion	Bach	L.C.H.
9 December 2000	Elijah	Mendelssohn	L.C.H.
8 July 2000	Dettingen Te Deum Te Deum and Jubilate Gloria  (Organ & strings version)	Handel Purcell Michael Lewis	St. L
21 April 2000	Gloria Requiem	Michael Lewis Verdi.	L.C.H
11 December 1999	Messiah  (Orchestrated Mozart)	Handel	L.C.H.
30 October 1999	Mass in C Trumpet Concerto in E flat Te Deum in C	Beethoven Haydn Haydn	Rad.P
12 June 1999	Pastoral Magnificat Dies Natalis	Bliss Pergolesi Finzi	Lydd
2 April 1999	Piano Concerto No.2 The Music Makers Te Deum and Benedictus	Rachmaninov Elgar Elgar	L.C.H.
15 December 1998	Magnificat "Nelson" Mass	Bach  Haydn	L.C.H.
17 October 1998	Music for brass & organ I was glad Gloria Five Motets Hear My Prayer	Gabrieli Parry John Rutter Bruckner Mendelssohn	St. Sav
11 July 1998	Symphony No.1 - organ Te Deum Cantique de Jean Racine	Guilmant Berlioz Fauré	St. L
16 May 1998	Organ Concerto Requiem Cantique de Jean Racine	Handel Fauré Fauré	Elham
10 April 1998	Piano Concerto No.4 Blest Pair of Sirens Requiem (sung in German)	Beethoven Parry Brahms	L.C.H.
13 & 14 December 1997	Messiah	Handel	L.C.H. & St. Nic
8 November 1997	Israel in Egypt	Handel	L.C.H.
7 June 1997	Three Chandos Anthems O Praise the Lord As pants the hart O come let us sing unto the Lord Beatus Vir	Handel Monteverdi	Trin.
28 March 1997	Messa di Gloria Stabat Mater	Puccini Rossini	L.C.H.
18 January 1997	A New Year Concert: Adagio Fantasia on Christmas Carols Midnight Mass Music's Praise	Albinoni Vaughan Williams Charpentier Hurd	Trin.
9 November 1996	The Creation Benedicite	Haydn Vaughan Williams	L.C.H
13 July 1996	Organ Concerto Gloria Mass in G	Poulenc Vivaldi Schubert	St. L
5 April 1996	Hymn of Praise Requiem	Mendelssohn Mozart	L.C.H.
9 December 1995	Messiah	Handel	L.C.H.
4 November 1995	Crown Imperial Belshazzar's Feast Sea Pictures Towards the Unknown Region (with Ashford Choral Society)	Walton Walton Elgar Vaughan Williams	L.C.H.
30 June & 1 July 1995	Music for a Summer's Evening: Four motets Three motets From the Bavarian Highlands	Bruckner Stanford Elgar	Lydd & Trin.
14 April 1995	The Dream of Gerontius	Elgar	L.C.H.
10 December 1994	St.Nicolas Carols - various	Britten	L.C.H.
29 October 1994	Coronation Mass Solemn Vespers Exultate Jubilate	Mozart Mozart Mozart	Rad.P.
9 July 1994	Trial by Jury & Yeomen of the Guard	Gilbert & Sullivan	St. L
6 May 1994	Choral celebration at official inauguration of the Channel Tunnel: Chant des Chemins de Fer Te Deum Blest Pair of Sirens	Berlioz Dvorak Parry	On site
1 April 1994	St. John Passion	Bach	L.C.H.
22 April 1994	‘Songs of Praise’ through the Channel Tunnel		On site
11 December 1993	Messiah	Handel	L.C.H.  .
12 June 1993	The Seasons	Haydn	L.C.H.
9 April 1993	Samson	Handel	L.C.H.
5 December 1992	Christmas Oratorio	Bach	L.C.H.
20 November 1992	Organ Concerto Coronation Anthems Requiem	Handel Handel Duruflé	St. L
4 July 1992	Carmina Burana Rhapsody in Blue	Orff Gershwin	L.C.H.
17 April 1992	St. Paul	Mendelssohn	L.C.H.
9 December 1991	Messiah	Handel	L.C.H.
9 November 1991	Mozart Bicentenary Concert: Sinfonia Concertante for violin & viola Mass in G Regina Coeli Ave Verum Corpus	Mozart Mozart Mozart Mozart	L.C.H.
27 July 1991	Gloria Beatus Vir The Seasons – Winter & Spring	Vivaldi Vivaldi Vivaldi	L.C.H.
6 & 7 June 1991	Missa Papae Marcelli Mass in D	Palestrina Dvorak	Trin. & Wye
29 March 1991	Chichester Psalms Sea Pictures Mass in D	Bernstein Elgar Dvorak	L.C.H.
8 December 1990	Messiah	Handel	L.C.H.
3 November 1990	Requiem Magnificat	Fauré Bach	St. Sav.
30 June & 2 July 1990	Lo,the Full Final Sacrifice Te Deum & Benedictus Three Motets	Finzi Elgar Bruckner	St. L & St.Mary
13 April 1990	St. Matthew Passion	Bach	L.C.H.
9 December 1989	Missa Solemnis Choral Fantasia & Sonata	Beethoven Beethoven	L.C.H.
19 December 1989	Carol Concert		St.L
[Exact date unknown]	Summer Concert		??
24 March 1989	Requiem	Verdi	L.C.H.
13 December 1988	Violin Concerto Paternoster Messiah	Bruch Verdi Handel	St.Sav.
19 November 1988	Joint concert with Ashford Choral Society: Carmina Burana (cond. Mark Deller) Hiawatha's Wedding Feast (cond. Berkeley Hill)	Orff Coleridge-Taylor	L.C.H.
1 April 1988	Elijah	Mendelssohn	L.C.H.
13 December 1987	Messiah	Handel	St.Sav.
21 November 1987	Canterbury Psalms The Creation	Paul Patterson Haydn	L.C.H.
17 April 1987	Song of Destiny Requiem Lo, the Full Final Sacrifice	Brahms Brahms Finzi	L.C.H.
22 November 1986	Concert on the Feast of St.Cecila: Magnificat At the Round Earth's Imagined Corners “Nelson” Mass	Pergolesi Kelly Haydn	St. L
28 March 1986	Piano Concerto Solemn Vespers & Requiem	Mozart Mozart	L.C.H.
24 November 1985	Te Deum & Benedictus Great is the Lord Laudes Organi Jesu, Priceless Treasure	Elgar Elgar Kodaly Bach	Rad.P.
5 April 1985	Stabat Mater Messa di Gloria	Rossini Puccini	L.C.H.
22 December 1984	St. Nicolas Fantasia on Christmas Carols	Britten Vaughan Williams	Rad.P.
27 October 1984	Cello Concerto The Music Makers Songs from the Bavarian Highlands (Joint with Ashford Choral Society)	Elgar Elgar Elgar	L.C.H.
20 April 1984	The Dream of Gerontius	Elgar	L.C.H.
19 & 20 December 1983	A Christmas Concert		Rad.P & St. L.
12 November 1983	Come Ye Sons of Art Te Deum Jubilate Mass in C   (Paukenmesse)	Purcell Purcell Purcell Haydn	Rad.P.
1 April 1983	St. John Passion	Bach	L.C.H.
21 December 1982	Messiah	Handel	L.C.H.
20 November 1982	In Praise of Music Ode on St.Cecilia's Day Requiem	Hindemith Handel Duruflé	St. L.
9 April 1982	Requiem	Verdi	L.C.H.
29 November 1981	Messiah	Handel	L.C.H.
10 May 1981	Five Mystical Songs Folk Song Suite A Sea Symphony	Vaughan Williams Vaughan Williams Vaughan Williams	L.C.H.
5 & 7 March 1981	La Petite Messe Solenelle	Rossini	Lyminge & St.E
19 December 1980	A Christmas Concert		St. L.
15 November 1980	Chandos Anthem  (O,Praise the Lord) Midnight Mass Te Deum	Handel Charpentier Charpentier	St. L.
4 April 1980	The Kingdom	Elgar	L.C.H.
10 November 1979	Choral Fantasia Mass in C Six Sacred Songs	Beethoven Beethoven Beethoven	St. L
13 April 1979	St. Matthew Passion	Bach	L.C.H.
18 & 22 December 1978	Carols		St.Sav & St.L
28 October & 19 November 1978	Gloria Music’s Praise	Vivaldi Hurd	L.C.H. & Boulogne
26 May 1978	Yeomen of the Guard	Gilbert & Sullivan	Tech.
24 March 1978	Requiem Messa di Gloria	Brahms Puccini	L.C.H.
November/December 1977 [Exact date unknown]	Magnificat Beatus Vir A Stronghold Sure	Bach Vivaldi Bach	L.C.H.
10 June 1977	Silver Jubilee Concert: Horn Concerto The Music Makers Pomp & Circumstance March No.4 Rule Britannia Jerusalem	Mozart Elgar Elgar Arne Parry	L.C.H.
8 April 1977	The Dream of Gerontius	Elgar	L.C.H.
30 October 1976	Messiah  (from scratch)	Handel	L.C.H.
31 October 1976	Elijah	Mendelssohn	L.C.H.
16 April 1976	St. John Passion	Bach	L.C.H.
4 December 1975	La Petite Messe Solonelle	Rossini	L.C.H.
28 March 1975	Requiem Te Deum Five Mystical Songs	Fauré Dvorak Vaughan Williams	L.C.H.
8 December 1974	St. Nicolas A Ceremony of Carols	Britten Britten	L.C.H.
12 April 1974	The Creation	Haydn	L.C.H.
6 December 1973	Messiah	Handel	L.C.H.
20 April 1973	St. Matthew Passion	Bach	L.C.H.
20 December 1972	A Christmas Concert		St. L
November 1972 [Exact date unknown]	Beatus Vir Missa Brevis in F 0 Praise the Lord with one consent	Monteverdi Mozart Handel	Trin
[Exact date unknown]	Requiem	Verdi	L.C.H.
28 November 1971	Blest Pair of Sirens Wachet Auf Daniel and the Lion	Parry Bach Wood	Trin.
9 April 1971	Samson	Handel	L.C.H.
28 November 1970	Requiem Rejoice in the Lamb	Mozart Britten	Trin.
27 March 1970	The Dream of Gerontius	Elgar	L.C.H.
[Exact date unknown]	Missa Brevis Four Sacred Pieces	Kodaly Verdi	..??
[Exact date unknown]	Messiah	Handel	..??
4 April 1969	St.Matthew Passion	Bach	L.C.H.
3 December 1968	The Seasons	Haydn	Rad.P
12 April 1968	Mass in B minor	Bach	L.C.H.
[Exact date unknown]	Song of Destiny Requiem	Brahms Brahms	..??
4 July 1967	Magnificat Benedicite	Bach Vaughan Williams	St. E.
24 April 1967	Requiem	Verdi	L.C.H.
30 June 1966	Canterbury Pilgrims	Dyson	L.C.H.
8 April 1966	Messiah	Handel	St.E.
14 December 1965	Christmas Oratorio A Ceremony of Carols	Bach Britten	St.E
1964/65
	Requiem	Fauré
	Four Sacred Pieces	Verdi
	The Dream of Gerontius	Elgar
1963/64
	Messiah	Handel
	St. John Passion	Bach
1962/63
	A Cotswold Romance	Vaughan Williams
	Acis and Galatea	Handel
	St .Matthew Passion	Bach
1961/62
	St. Nicolas	Britten
	St. John Passion	Bach