Concert history

This is a list of all known concerts. Follow the links in the left-hand column to find pictures, recordings, and other memorabilia. If anyone has further information, photographs, corrections etc., please send them to the webmaster.

Date Programme Venue Conductor
Jul 11

Handel: My Heart is Inditing, Foundling Hospital Anthem
 Mendelssohn: Ave Maria
Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem (1,7), In stiller Nacht
Philip Moore: Three Oxford Songs (Premiere)
Tippett: Five Negro Spirituals (1,2,4)
Parry: My Delight
Copland: The Boatmen’s Dance
Ives: Songs of Ariel

Sheldonian Theatre Duncan Saunderson
Feb 11 Handel Messiah St Andrew's church Duncan Saunderson
May 10

Parry Ode on St Cecilia's Day; My Delight
Purcell Though Knowest, Lord; Funeral Sentences; Jehova Quam Multi Sunt Hostes mei
Stanford Heraclitus

St Michael's church Duncan Saunderson
Jan 10

Monteverdi 1610 Vespers (excerpts)
Handel Nisi Dominus, The King Shall Rejoice
Dering Factum Est Silentium
Humfrey Hear O Heavens

St Barnabas' church Duncan Saunderson
May 09

Mozart Great Mass in C minor
Ives Songs of Ariel (Premiere)
Bach Agnus Dei from the Mass in B minor
Haydn The Heavens Are Telling

St Andrew's church Duncan Saunderson
Jan 09

Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem
Schubert The Lord Is My Shepherd
Schumann Widmung (arr. Saunderson)

 St Margaret's church Duncan Saunderson
May 08

Handel Chandos Anthem No. 9
Haydn Spring, from The Seasons
Britten Five Flower Songs

 St Andrew's church Duncan Saunderson
Jan 08

Haydn Winter (from The Seasons)
Walton Jubilate Deo
Britten Te Deum in C
Mendelssohn Verleih uns Frieden
Brahms Geistliches Lied

 St Margaret's church Duncan Saunderson
May 07

Mozart Ave Verum; Laudate Dominum
Stravinsky Mass; Pater Noster
Tavener Funeral Ikos
Pearsall Requiem; O Who Will O'er the Downs so Free
Pitoni Cantate Domino

St Barnabas' church Duncan Saunderson
Jan 07 Haydn Maria Theresa Mass
Beethoven Mass in C		 St Barnabas' church Duncan Saunderson
May 06 Fauré Requiem; Cantique de Jean Racine
Vierne Messe Solennelle
Duruflé Tota Pulchra Es; Notre Père		 St Barnabas' church Duncan Saunderson
Jan 06

Vivaldi Gloria
J S Bach Lobet den Herrn
Handel Utrecht Te Deum
Britten Jubilate

 St Andrew's church Duncan Saunderson
May 05 Sir Michael Tippett  Five Negro Spirituals (from A Child of Our Time)
Guido Haazen (arr.) Missa Luba
 Mozart Requiem Mass
Aaron Copland The Boatmen's Dance; Long Time Ago; Simple Gifts
R Vaughan Williams Linden Lea, The Turtle Dove 		St Margaret's church Duncan Saunderson
Jan 05

J S Bach Magnificat
Henry Purcell My Heart is Inditing
Ralph Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs

St Michael's church

Duncan Saunderson
Jun 04

Handel Zadok the Priest; Let the Bright Seraphim
Mozart Ave Verum; Laudate Dominum
Gibbons This is the Record of John
Bach Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring
Schubert Ave Maria
Haydn Insanae et Vanae Curae
Bruckner Locus Iste
Mendelssohn Hear my Prayer
Elgar Give Unto the Lord; Ave Verum
Stanford Te Deum
Stainer God So Loved the World
Wise The Ways of Zion Do Mourn
Parry I Was Glad

St Peter's College chapel

Duncan Saunderson and David Gould

with Stanmore Choral Society
Jan 04

Purcell Come Ye Sons Of Art
Handel The King Shall Rejoice; My Heart Is Inditing; Birthday Ode for Queen Anne
Byrd O Lord, Make Thy Servant Elizabeth Our Queen

 St Barnabas' church Duncan Saunderson
May 03 Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle St Michael's church Duncan Saunderson
Jan 03 Mozart "Great" Mass in C minor; Who Can Comprehend Thee? (Wind Serenade in Bb)
Haydn Te Deum		 St Barnabas' church Duncan Saunderson
May 02

Purcell Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary
Blow I Was Glad
Haydn Mass in Time of War (Paukenmesse)
Gant A Hymn for the Golden Jubilee

 St Michael's church Duncan Saunderson
Jan 02 Handel Messiah St Barnabas' church Duncan Saunderson
May 01 Stravinsky Mass
Fauré Requiem Mass
Coleridge-Taylor Hiawatha's Wedding Feast		 St Michael's church Duncan Saunderson
Jan 01 Purcell Dido & Aenaeas
Vivaldi Beatus Vir
Handel Zadok the Priest		 St Michael's church Duncan Saunderson
May 00 MozartRequiem Mass;
Haydn Insanae et Vanae Curae; The Heavens are Telling;
Süssmayr Ave Verum		 St Michael's church Duncan Saunderson
Jan 00 Handel Judas Maccabaeus St Michael's church Duncan Saunderson
May 99 Michael Tippett Five negro spirituals (from A Child of Our Time)
Britten Rejoice in the Lamb
Abbe' Theodas Messe Solennelle en l'Honneur de Ste Claire;
Guido Haazen (arr.) Missa Luba
Parry Hear My Words, Ye People		 St Michael's church Duncan Saunderson
Jan 99 Haydn Nelson Mass
Charpentier Te Deum
Purcell Rejoice in the Lord Alway		 St Michael's church Duncan Saunderson
May 98 Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle St Michael's church Duncan Saunderson
Jan 98 Vivaldi Magnificat/Gloria
Handel Foundling Hospital Anthem
Bach Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring		 St Michael's church Duncan Saunderson
May 97 Pergolesi Magnificat
Purcell Faerie Queen Act 2: Hush No More/ComeYe Sons of Art
Handel O the Pleasures and the Pains (Acis and Galatea)		 New College chapel Duncan Saunderson
Jan 97 Mozart Mass in C;
Schubert Mass in G;
Handel Zadok the Priest/My Heart is Inditing		 St Michael's church Duncan Saunderson
May 96 Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs
Stanford Songs of the Fleet
Walford Davies Nursery Rhymes
Vaughan Williams In Windsor Forest
Hadley My Beloved Spake
Elgar O Harken Thou		 New College chapel Stephen Taylor
Jan 96 Dvorak Mass in D/Blessed Jesu Fount of Mercy
Elgar Give Unto the Lord/The Spirit of the Lord/Ave Verum		 St Michael's church Stephen Taylor
May 95 Haydn Harmonie Messe
Mozart Laudate Dominum; Ave Verum Corpus		 Keble College chapel Stephen Taylor
Jan 95 Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Charpentier Messe de Minuit		 St Michael's church Stephen Taylor
Apr 94 Rossini, Petite Messe Solennelle Keble College chapel Chris Fletcher-Campbell
Jan 94 Bach Christmas Oratorio, parts 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 St Michael's church Chris Fletcher-Campbell
Jun 93 Vaughan Williams Wasps Overture
Malcolm Arnold Little Suite
David Pope From Here to Burgess Hill
Donald Paine Sea Songs
Elgar Pomp and Circumstance marches		 Wesley Memorial church Chris Fletcher-Campbell
Apr 93 Haydn Creation Keble College chapel Chris Fletcher-Campbell
Dec 92 Britten A Ceremony of Carols St Michael's church Chris Fletcher-Campbell
Apr 92 Fauré Requiem
Schubert Mass in G		 St Michael's church Chris Fletcher-Campbell
Dec 91 Hummel Mass in B flat St Michael's church Chris Fletcher-Campbell
Jun 91 Berlioz Grande Messe des Morts, with Oxford Harmonic Society Sheldonian theatre Robert Secret
Mar 91 Stainer Crucifixion St Michael's church Chris Fletcher-Campbell
Dec 90 Handel Messiah Oxford town tall Chris Fletcher-Campbell
Jun 90 Beethoven Symphony no. 9, with Oxford Harmonic Society Sheldonian theatre Robert Secret
Apr 90 Bach St John Passion Merton College Chris Fletcher-Campbell
Dec 89 Bach Christmas Oratorio part 1: Sleepers Awake St Michael's church Chris Fletcher-Campbell
Jun 89 Verdi Requiem with Oxford Harmonic Society and others Sheldonian theatre Robert Secret
Dec 88 Haydn The Seasons University church Chris Fletcher-Campbell
May 88 Mozart Requiem; Vesperae Solennes de Confessore Merton College Chris Fletcher-Campbell
Nov 87 Vivaldi Gloria; Magnificat Wesley memorial church Chris Fletcher-Campbell
Jun 87 Mendelssohn Elijah Oxford town hall Chris Fletcher-Campbell
Dec 86 Haydn Nelson Mass St Michael's church Neil Sissons
May 86 Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle   Neil Sissons
Dec 85 Britten A Ceremony of Carols
Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Christmas Carols		 St Michael's church Neil Sissons
May 85 Dvorak Requiem mass

St Michael's church

 Neil Sissons
Dec 84 Handel Messiah (selections);
Charpentier Messe de Minuit 		St Michael's church Neil Sissons
May 84 Haydn Creation Keble College Neil Sissons
Dec-83 Handel Dixit Dominus
Bach Sleepers Awake 		St Andrew's church Neil Sissons
May 83 Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem Keble College chapel David Pritchard
Dec 82 Bach Christmas Oratorio parts 1, 3, 5, and 6 SS Philip & James David Pritchard
May 82 Handel O Praise the Lord With One Consent
Haydn Nelson Mass		 SS Philip & James David Pritchard
Dec 81 Vivaldi Gloria
Buxtehude The Little Newborn Jesus Child		 SS Philip & James David Pritchard
May 81 Vaughan Williams Sea Symphony Cherwell school David Pritchard
Dec 80 Britten A Ceremony of Carols
Bernstein Chichester Psalms		   David Pritchard
May 80 Byrd Mass for Four Voices
Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs
Fauré Requiem		   David Pritchard
Dec 79 Charpentier Messe de Minuit SS Philip & James David Pritchard
May 79 Handel Judas Maccabaeus St Michael's Church David Pritchard
Dec 78 Handel Messiah (selections);
Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Christmas Carols		 St Michael's church David Pritchard
May 78 Schubert Mass in G
Mozart Requiem		 St Michael's church David Langdon
Dec 77 Bach Christmas Oratorio parts 1, 2, and 3 SS Philip & James David Langdon
May 77 Dvorak Mass in D;
Bach Magnificat 		Keble College chapel David Langdon
Dec 76 Buxtehude Magnificat
Monterverdi Beatus Vir
Finzi In Terra Pax		   David Langdon
De 75 Handel Messiah (selections) St Michael's church David Langdon
May 75 Mendelssohn Elijah Keble College chapel David Langdon
May 74 Mozart Coronation Mass   David Langdon
Dec 73 Charpentier Messe de Minuit St Michael's church David Langdon
May 73 Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem Keble College chapel David Langdon
Dec 61 Fauré Requiem St Michael's church Edward Olleson/David Gatwood

The record for the early 1970s may be fragmentary