The concert at St. Barnabas was one of the most successful ever given by the Society. This was in no small measure thanks to the presence of James Bowman, whose reputation ensured a lively interest in the event and a full-to-overflowing church on the night of the performance. But credit is due to the soloists,...
In conjunction with Stanmore Choral Society Conducted by David Gould and Duncan Saunderson Handel, Zadok the Priest, Let the Bright Seruphim 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...
Saturday 29th January 2005, 8.00 pm St Michael's Church Music by Bach, Purcell and Vaughan-Williams. Bach's "Magnificat in D" was written for his new employers at Leipzig for a grand Christmas service in 1723. Purcell's "My Heart Is Inditing", his most opulent anthem, was written for the coronation of James II at Westminster Abbey in...
Saturday 21st May 2005, 8.00 pm St. Margaret's Church, St. Margaret's Road, Summertown To celebrate the centenary of Sir. Michael Tippet's birth in 1905, the choir interspersed his famous settings of spirituals from "A Child Of Our Time" with Father Guido Haazan's "Missa Luba", based on African melodies and rhythms and accompanied by drumming. The...
Saturday, 21st January 2006, 8pm St Andrew's Church, Linton Road, North Oxford Vivaldi Gloria Handel Utrecht Te Deum Britten Jubilate J. S. Bach Lobet den Herrn Ghislaine Morgan (soprano) Sue Young (soprano) Stephen Taylor (countertenor) Ben Linton (tenor) Tom Edwards (bass) With Summertown Players Antonio Vivaldi, "Il Prete Rosso" ("The Redhaired Priest") was one of the greatest Italian baroque composers...
Saturday, 13th May 2006, 8pm St Barnabas Church , Cardigan Street, Jericho, Oxford Fauré Requiem Vierne Messe Solennelle Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine Duruflé Tota Pulchra Es, Notre Père Tom Edwards baritone Otta Jones treble Head Chorister, Choir of New College, Oxford Julian Littlewood organ Concert Recording Below are some of the highlights of the recording made of the concert. Programme Notes Fauré...
Saturday, 27th January 2007, 8pm St Barnabas Church, Jericho, North Oxford Haydn Maria Theresa Mass Beethoven Mass in C Ghislaine Morgan (soprano) Stephen Taylor (alto) Adrian Lowe (tenor) Simon Whiteley (bass) With Summertown Players From the Oxford Times review (Nicola Lisle, 2 February 2007): "An exceptionally well-drilled choir, their crisp entries were faultless, their intonation spot on,...
Saturday, 19th May 2007, 8pm St Barnabas Church, Jericho, North Oxford Mozart Ave Verum Corpus Stravinski Mass Stravinski Pater Noster Tavener Funeral Ikos Mozart Laudate Dominum Pearsall Requiem Pearsall O who will o'er the downs so free Pitoni Cantate Domino Helen Ashby (soprano) Stephen Taylor (alto) Alastair Putt (tenor) Tom Edwards (bass) With Summertown Players Programme Notes Our programme this evening covers three...
Saturday, 19th January 2008 St Margaret's Church, North Oxford Haydn Winter (from The Seasons) Walton Jubilate Britten Te Deum in C Mendelssohn Verleih uns Frieden Brahms Geistliches Lied Kate Ashby (soprano) Daniel Turner (tenor) Tom Edwards (bass) With Julian Littlewood on organ and piano Concert review "First up was Britten's Te Deum in C major, delivered...
Handel Chandos Anthem No 9 Haydn Spring, from The Seasons Britten Five Flower Songs Susan Piggott (soprano) Stephen Taylor (countertenor) Nick Hewlett (tenor) Tom Edwards (bass) The Summertown Players With Julian Littlewood on harpsichord and piano Full Programme... Concert recordings
Saturday, 31st January 2009 at 8.00pm St Margaret's Church, North Oxford Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem Schubert The Lord is my shepherd Schumann Widmung (arr. Saunderson) Susan Young (soprano) Tom Edwards (bass) Julian Littlewood and Jack Ridley (piano) Duncan Saunderson (conductor) Full Programme Photos... Ready for the off - all smiles! In full voice Tom Edwards - bass Susan...
Saturday, 16th May 2009 at 8.00pm St Andrew's Church 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 Duncan Saunderson (conductor) Jane Sherriff & Catherine Young (soprano) Stephen Burrows (countertenor) Chris Watson (tenor) Tom Edwards (bass) with The Summertown Players led by Janet Froomes Excerpt from Mozart's Great Mass in...
