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Here are some previous years' programmes which will give you an idea of the range and diversity of our work.
Performances are held from Sunday evening through to Saturday evening, with some lunchtime items.

Programme for 2006

Young Persons Concert

Pupils of Todmorden High, Heptonstall and Castle Hill Primary schools.
Helder Trio , Royal Northern College of Music: Emily Marriott - flute, Marije Helder (viola), Eleni Ttsaousaki (harp): Debussy, Bax
Lauren Day, Leeds College of Music (sax)
Lukas Duzda and Rene Horvadh (violins) from Mount Pellon and Siddal Primary Schools
Performers from Todmorden High School.

Choral Evensong

Halifax Parish Church Choir, service led by Rev Wendy Wilby
Charles Villiers Stanford, cond. Bridget Budge.

An Evening with Opera North Soloists

Baroque Concert

Elizabeth Taylor, Martyn Jackson (vlns): Bach: Concerto for Two Violins in Dm
Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Handel: Zadok the Priest
Bridget Budge (sop.): Arias from Rodelinda, Xerses and Alcina
Alexander's Feast.

Fusion Evening of Music, Poetry and Dance

Baroque Encounter (Carmen Lasok (sop), Glenn Kesby (c-tnr), Robert Aldwinckle (hpschd))

Evening of Ethnic Diversity

Bandish (Mohamed Asani (sitar, tabla), John Ball (santoor, tabla), Lamin Jassey (vocal, djembe)
Ophelia Amiraslanova (pno)
Stanislav Zenevich (accordion)
Duzda-Horvadh Band (vlns, guitar)

Concert of English Music

Conducted by Peter Edwards, Bridget Budge, Mel Sutton.

Pennine Spring Orchestra and Chorus
Delius: First Cuckoo, Summer Night on the River
Elgar: Chanson de Matin, Chanson de Nuit
Vaughan Williams: Lark Ascending, Songs of travel (excerpts)
Choral Favourites
Sutton: Lament for viola and string orchestra
Stanford: Clarinet Concerto (sol. Martin Cook)
Eric Coates: From Meadow to Mayfair
Haydn Wood: Monmartre

Saturday Lunchtime Concert

Anaeresis Ensemble

An Evening of Russian Music

Pennine Spring Festival Orchestra and Chorus, cond. Bridget Budge, Peter Edwards, leader Elizabeth Taylor

Rachmaninov

Choral selections from the Vespers (op. 37), with original plainsong chants included.
Second Symphony in Em.

Programme for 2005

Young Persons Concert

Pupils of Calder High, Heptonstall, Colden and Hebden Royd Schools
Lauren Day (sax): Jazz Transcriptions
Martyn Jackson (vn), Daniel Bath (pno): Sonata in Dm  -  Debussy; Polonaise Brilliante - Wieniawski
Calder High Saxophone ensemble
Tanera Trio: 'Ghost' Trio - Beethoven

An Evening with Opera North Soloists

Piano Recital

Margaret Bruce (pno)

Orchestral Concert

Dido and Æneas - Purcell (soloists: Wakefield Grammar School Foundation)
Septet in Eb op. 20 - Beethoven

Ethnic Diversity Evening

Jir Music Group (Traditional and modern music from Kurdistan)
Stasnislaw Zenevich (accordion, guitar) (Music from Belorus)
Panayiotis Demopolos (pno) and Tui Clark (clar)
Singh Strings (Classical Hindustasni music)

Orchestral Concert

The Brass Square - Earl Zinders
Piano Concerto in F#m - Scriabin (Adam Caird (pno))
Symphony No. 5 in D - R V Williams

Lunchtime Recital

Ephyra Trio:
Charlotte Bradburn (saxs), Vanessa Lucas-Smith (cllo),  Adam Caird (pno)

Orchestral Concert

Serenade in D for Strings - Alasdair Reid
Exultate Jubilate - Mozart (Wendy Godsun (sop)
Harmoniemusik from Don Giovanni - Mozart
Harmoniemasse in Bb - F J Haydn (Wendy Goodsun (sop), Rowena Burton (ctlt), David Gee (ten), Alistair Ollerenshaw (Bar)

Programme for 2004

Young Persons' Concert

Pelling Oboe Trio (RNCM)
Pupils of Calder High, Heptonstall and Hebden Royd Schools
Performer from Huddersfield New College

Music for Bank Holiday

Singer from Opera North, Leeds

Orchestral Concert

Bach: Air from 3rd Orchestral suite in D maj
Mel Sutton: Concertino for Oboe and Strings (Penny Manning, oboe)
Tudor Anthems by Tallis, Farrant and Batten
Telemann: Suite in A mi for Recorder and Strings (Martin Cook, recorder)
Bach, arr. after Swingle: Air for 3rd Orchestral Suite in D mi
Pärt: Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten
Vivaldi: Concerto for four violins in B mi

Virtuoso Evening

Six sad Songs (Viv Burr, Mandy Doyle)
Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (Martin Cook, clarinet Nick Taylor, piano)
Bartok: Forty-four Duos for two violins (excerpts) (Nick Meredith, Elizabeth Taylor, violins)
Mozart: Magic Flute (excerpts, arr. Mozart for 2 violins & 2 flutes)
Figaro opera: Verdi: La Traviata (excerpts)

Orchestral Concert

Meredith / Morgan: The Loch Ness Monster's Song
Schumann: Piano Concerto in Ami (Nicholas Taylor, piano)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C maj

Saturday Lunchtime recital

Ephyra Trio

Orchestral Concert

Stanford arr. Neave: Psalm 150
Haydn: Notturno in C
Torke: Concerto for Saxaphone and Orchestra (Charlotte Bradburn, sax.)
Haydn: Mass in The Time of War

Programme for 2003

Young Persons' Concert

Eves Quartet (Royal Northern College of Music)
Performers from Huddersfield New College, Calder High School, and Heptonstall and Mytholm Primary Schools

Singing Workshop

Llyndall Trotman

Music for a Summer Evening

Victoria Sharp (soprano), Justin Miles Olden (tenor): An evening of popular operatic arias and duets

Lunchtime Singing Workshop

Llyndall Trotman

Pennine Spring Orchestra and Chorus

Mozart: Overture — La Clemenza di Tito
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2
Mozart: Te Deum
Jacob: More Old Wine in New Bottles
Mozart: Ave Verum Corpus

Gala Concert

Margaret Bruce (piano) & Lyn Cook (violin)
Figaro Opera — Penelope Ann Fletcher and John Williams
Viv Burr & Mandy Doyle (sopranos) with Roger Scaife (piano)
Nicholas Taylor (piano)

Pennine Spring Orchestra and Chorus

Wilbye: Draw on Sweet Night
Ward: Come Sable Night
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G
Mozart: Symphony No. 39 in Eb

Nick Meredith (conductor), Nicholas Taylor (piano), Elizabeth Taylor (leader), Henry Neave (chorus-master)

Lunchtime Recital

Ephyra Trio
Charlotte Bradburn (saxophone), Adam Caird (piano), Vanessa Lucas-Smith (cello)

Pennine Spring Orchestra and Chorus

Reich: Music for Pieces of Wood
Finzi: Let us Garlands Bring
Fauré: Requiem

Nick Meredith (conductor), Thom Meredith (baritone), Elizabeth Taylor (leader), Henry Neave (chorus-master)

Programme for 2002

Young People's Concert

Adam Caird (piano): Sonata by Dutilleux, Ballade by Chopin
Ephyra (saxophone & piano): Pieces by Morales, Schubert and Joe Cutler
Students from Calder Valley and surrounding schools and colleges

Opera Workshop

David Owen-Lewis (baritone)

Jubilee Day Concert

Music by Vaughan Williams, Warlock, Purcell and Handel
David Owen-Lewis (baritone), Justin Miles-Olden (tenor). David Nelson and Roger Scaife (piano)

Lunchtime Opera Workshop

David Owen-Lewis (baritone)

Orchestral & Choral Concert

Delius: Two small  pieces for orchestra
Maxwell Davies: Dances from Two Fiddlers, and Lullaby for Lucy
Kinghorn: Divertimento
Handel: Two Coronation Anthems

Nick Meredith (musical director), Elizabeth Taylor (leader), Henry Neave (chorus-master), Elizabeth Taylor (violin)

Evening of Recitals

Abacus Saxophone Quartet: Pieces by Mitchell-Davidson and Patterson
Ian Harrold (counter-tenor): Works by Hayes and Harrold/Bishop
Martin Cook (clarinet) and Nicholas Taylor (piano): Weber Duo
Fiona-Katie Roberts (triple harp): Welsh, Irish and Spanish pieces
Viv Burr and Mandy Doyle (sopranos): Songs by Montiverdi
Penelope-Anne Fletcher and John Williams: Magic opera moments

Orchestral & Choral Concert

Sullivan: Romantic English Part Songs
Mozart: Piano Concerto in A
Haydn: Symphony No. 99

Nick Meredith (musical director), Elizabeth Taylor (leader), Henry Neave (chorus-master), John Gough (piano)

Lunchtime Piano Recital

Nicholas Taylor (piano)

Orchestral & Choral Concert

Delius: Two Aquarelles
Britten: Six Folksongs
Dvorak: Excerpts from Wind Serenade
Rutter: Requiem

Nick Meredith (musical director), Elizabeth Taylor (leader), Henry Neave (chorus-master), Viv Burr, Mandy Doyle and Kay Collins-Butterworth (sopranos)