Concert History: September 1999 – July 2009

  • 27th JUNE 2009 with St Neots Choral Society
    • ROSSINI: Overture, “Italian Girl in Algiers”
    • VIVALDI: Magnificat
    • SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 5
    • MOZART: Coronation Mass
      • Soprano: Jean Searle
      • Soprano: Fiona Parlett
      • Soprano: Susan Harvey
      • Alto: Jacqueline Gray
      • Tenor: Peter Cook
      • Bass: Francis Burnley
  • Leader: Naomi Laredo
  • Conductor: Reginald Searle
  • Venue: St. Mary’s Church, St Neots

  • 16th MAY 2009
    • Ascension Concert with St Neots Choral Society
      • MENDELSSOHN: Overture, “Hebrides”
      • MENDELSSOHN: Psalm 42, Nos. 6 & 7
        • Soprano: Jean Searle
      • BOYCE: Suite à la RCS, Nos. 4-7
      • BACH: Jesu joy (Cantata 147)
      • MOZART: Ave Verum, K618
      • WALTON: Henry V Suite, Nos. 1,2,5
      • DIACK: Little Polly Flinders
      • HELY-HUTCHINSON: Old Mother Hubbard
      • MENDELSSOHN: from A Mid Summer Nights Dream
        • You spotted snakes
          • Titania: Jan Foster
          • 1st Fairy: Jean Searle
          • 2nd Fairy: Fiona Parlett
          • 3rd Fairy: Susan Harvey
          • 4th Fairy: Jacqueline Gray
        • Wedding March
      • WOOD: Fantasia on British Sea Songs
        • Soprano: Jean Searle
        • Tenor: Peter Cook
        • ELGAR: P&C No. 1
        • PARRY: Jerusalem
    • Leader: Naomi Laredo
    • Conductor: Reginald Searle
    • Venue: St. Mary’s Church, St Neots

  • 28th FEBRUARY 2009
    • BOYCE arr. Searle: An Orchestral Suite
    • FAURÉ: Pavane, op. 50 (Choral version)
      • (with Eaton Singers)
    • POULENC: Sinfonietta
    • HAYDN: Symphony No. 97
  • Leader: Naomi Laredo
  • Conductor: Reginald Searle
  • Venue: St. Mary’s Church, St Neots

  • 8th NOVEMBER 2008
    • WEBER: Overture, “Oberon”
    • MENDELSSOHN: Suite, “Midsummer Night’s Dream”
    • BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6
  • Leader: Naomi Laredo
  • Conductor: Reginald Searle
  • Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Eaton Socon

  • 28th JUNE 2008 with St Neots Choral Society
    • SCHUBERT: Overture, “Rosamunde”
    • MENDELSSOHN: Psalm 42
    • MOZART: Symphony No. 31
    • SCHUBERT: Song of Miriam
      • Soprano:
        • Jean Searle
        • Fiona Parlett
        • Susan Harvey
      • Alto: Jacqueline Gray
  • Leader: Naomi Laredo
  • Conductor: Reginald Searle
  • Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Eaton Socon

  • 4th MAY 2008
    • Ascension Concert with St Neots Choral Society
      • NICOLAI: Merry Wives of Windsor
      • BACH: Christe eleison
        • Soprano: Jean Searle
        • Alto: Jacqueline Gray
      • BACH: Kyrie eleison
      • TCHAIKOWSKY: Suite,”Nutcracker”
      • HANDEL: Let Thy hand be strengthened
      • DELIBES: Suite, “Coppelia”
      • MOZART: La ci darem
        • Soprano: Jean Searle
        • Baritone: Francis Burnley
      • ELGAR: P&C No. 1
      • ARNE: Rule Britannia
        • Soprano: Jean Searle
        • Tenor: Peter Cook
      • PARRY: Jerusalem
    • Leader: Naomi Laredo
    • Conductor: Reginald Searle
    • Venue: St. Mary’s Church, St Neots

  • 23rd FEBRUARY 2008
    • The 50th Anniversary of Vaughan William’s death
      • NICOLAI: Overture, “Merry Wives of Windsor”
      • BEETHOVEN: Romance in G, op. 40, for Violin
      • VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Folk Song Suite
      • VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: The Lark Ascending
      • BEETHOVEN: Romance in F, op. 50, for Violin
      • SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 1 in Bb, “Spring”
    • Soloist: Jan Kaznowski
    • Leader: Naomi Laredo
    • Conductor: Reginald Searle
    • Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Eaton Socon

  • 10th NOVEMBER 2007
    • The 150th Anniversary of Elgar’s birth
      • SCHUBERT: Overture, “In the Italian Style, in D”
      • ELGAR: Serenade for Strings
      • JACOB: More old wine in new bottles
      • WAGNER: Siegfried Idyll
      • ELGAR: Chanson de matin
      • ELGAR: Chanson de nuit
      • HAYDN: Symphony No. 96 in D
    • Leader: Naomi Laredo
    • Conductor: Reginald Searle
    • Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Eaton Socon

  • 30th JUNE 2007 with St Neots Choral Society
    • BEETHOVEN: Overture, “Ruins of Athens”
    • HAYDN: Little Organ Mass
    • SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 1
    • HANDEL: Let Thy hand be strengthened
    • CHARPENTIER: Te Deum
      • Soprano: Jean Searle
      • Alto: Jacqueline Gray
      • Tenor: Peter Cook
      • Bass: Francis Burnley
  • Leader: Naomi Laredo
  • Conductor: Reginald Searle
  • Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Eaton Socon

  • 20th MAY 2007
    • Ascension Concert with St Neots Choral Society
      • SOUSA: March “Semper Fidelis”
      • BRAHMS: 3 Hungarian Dances
      • BACH: Passion Chorale
      • WALFORD DAVIES: God be in my head
      • BRAHMS: How lovely are thy dwellings
      • MOZART: from “Les Petits Riens”
      • BRUCKNER: Locus Iste
      • BACH: Thy name is shining on me
      • LERNER & LOEWE: Selection, “My Fair Lady”
      • SOUSA: March, “Liberty Bell”
      • HUMPERDINCK: Dance Duet (H & G)
        • Soprano: Jean Searle
        • Soprano: Susan Harvey
      • ROGERS & HAMMERSTEIN: Selection, “South Pacific”
      • ELGAR: P&C No. 1
      • ARNE: Rule Britannia
        • Soprano: Jean Searle
        • Tenor: Peter Cook
      • PARRY: Jerusalem
    • Leader: Stuart Holder
    • Conductor: Reginald Searle
    • Venue: St. Mary’s Church, St Neots

  • 3rd MARCH 2007
    • MENDELSSOHN: Overture, “Calm sea”
    • MOZART: Les petits riens
    • BRAHMS: Three Hungarian Dances
    • BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”
  • Leader: Naomi Laredo
  • Conductor: Reginald Searle
  • Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Eaton Socon

  • 4th NOVEMBER 2006
    • MOZART—250th Anniversary Concert
      • MOZART: Overture, “Don Giovanni”
      • MOZART: Divertimento in D Major, K131
      • MOZART: Horn Concerto No. 4 in Eb Major
        • Soloist: Carole Lewis
      • MOZART: Symphony No. 40 in G Minor
    • Leader: Naomi Laredo
    • Conductor: Reginald Searle
    • Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Eaton Socon

  • 26th JUNE 2006 with St Neots Choral Society
    • GILBERT & SULLIVAN:                
      • H.M.S. Pinafore
        • Soprano:
          • Jean Searle
          • Susan Harvey
        • Alto:
          • Jacqueline Gray
        • Tenor:
          • Peter Cook
        • Bass:
          • Francis Burnley
          • Keith Moore
          • John Giffard
          • Nigel Pinkney
          • Roger Pitt
        • Narrator:
          • Diane Rockett
          • Peter Howes
          • Naomi Laredo
          • Paul Hirst
    • Leader: Naomi Laredo
    • Conductor: Reginald Searle
    • Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Eaton Socon

  • 28th MAY 2006
    • Ascension Concert with St Neots Choral Society
      • MENDELSSOHN: Overture, “Die Heimkehr”
      • HANDEL: And the glory of the Lord
      • FAURÉ: Libera me
        • Baritone: Francis Burnley
      • STRAUSS (II): Tales from the Vienna Woods
      • PERGOLESI: Magnificat
      • STRAUSS (II): Thunder and Lightning Polka
      • STRAUSS (II): Blue Danube
      • STRAUSS (I): Radetzky March
      • STRAUSS (II): Tritsch-Tratsch Polka
      • HANDEL: Hallelujah Chorus
      • MOZART: Soave sia il vento
        • Soprano: Jean Searle
        • Soprano: Susan Harvey
        • Baritone: Francis Burnley
      • ELGAR: P&C No. 1
      • ARNE: Rule Britannia
        • Soprano: Jean Searle
    • PARRY: Jerusalem
    • Leader: Naomi Laredo
    • Conductor: Reginald Searle
    • Venue: St. Mary’s Church, St Neots

  • 5th MARCH 2006
    • BOÏELDIEU: Overture “Caliph of Bagdad”
    • FAURÉ: Pelléas et Melisande
    • MOZART: Flute Concerto in G, K313
      • Soloist: Alison White
    • HAYDN: Symphony No. 98
  • Leader: Naomi Laredo
  • Conductor: Reginald Searle
  • Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Eaton Socon

  • 12th NOVEMBER 2005
    • MENDELSSOHN: Overture, “Die Heimkehr”
    • HAYDN: Six Minuets
    • MOZART: Divertimento in D Major, K131
    • SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 3
  • Leader: Naomi Laredo
  • Conductor: Reginald Searle
  • Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Eaton Socon

  • 2nd JULY 2005 with St Neots Choral Society
    • STANFORD: Songs of the Sea
    • MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 2
  • Leader: Naomi Laredo
  • Conductor: Reginald Searle
  • Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Eaton Socon

  • 8th MAY 2005
    • Ascension Concert with St Neots Choral Society
      • ROSSINI: Overture, “La Cenerentola”
      • DONIZETTI: Wedding Chorus
      • VERDI: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves
      • DELIBES: Dances from “Le Roi s’amuse”
      • EAST: Follow me, sweet love
      • JONES: Farewell, dear love
      • BENNET: Round about in a fair ring
      • HANDEL: Water Music
      • SULLIVAN: Selection
      • ROSSINI: Morning Chorus
      • WAGNER: Pilgrim’s Chorus
      • HUMPERDINCK: Sandman & Evening Prayer
        • Soprano: Jean Searle
        • Soprano: Susan Harvey
      • ELGAR: P&C No. 1
      • ARNE: Rule Britannia
        • Soprano: Jean Searle
      • PARRY: Jerusalem
    • Leader: Naomi Laredo
    • Conductor: Reginald Searle
    • Venue: St. Mary’s Church, St Neots

  • 5th MARCH 2005
    • ROSSINI: Overture “Tancredi”
    • PURCELL: The Gordian Knot Untied
    • DELIBES: Suite from “Coppelia”
    • HUMMEL: Trumpet Concerto
      • Soloist: Benjamin Bottone
    • HAYDN: Symphony No. 94
  • Leader: Naomi Laredo
  • Conductor: Reginald Searle
  • Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Eaton Socon

  • 6th NOVEMBER 2004
    • CIMAROSA: Overture, “The Secret Marriage”
    • C. P. E. BACH: Sinfonia in D Major
    • MOZART: Clarinet Concerto
      • Soloist: Chris Allen
    • MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 1
  • Leader: Naomi Laredo
  • Conductor: Reginald Searle
  • Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Eaton Socon

  • 26th JUNE 2004 with St Neots Choral Society
  • GILBERT & SULLIVAN:
    • Pirates of Penzance
      • Soprano:
        • Jean Searle
        • Susan Harvey
      • Alto:
        • Linda Hibberd
        • Jacqueline Dix
      • Tenor:
        • Peter Cook
      • Bass:
        • Francis Burnley
        • Keith Moore
        • John Giffard
        • Alan Toogood
      • Narrator:
        • Susan Simpkin
        • Alan Powell
        • Leslie Pope
        • Rose Faleiro
  • Leader: Naomi Laredo
  • Conductor: Reginald Searle
  • Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Eaton Socon

  • 23rd MAY 2005
  • Ascension Concert with St Neots Choral Society
    • WALTON: March, “Crown Imperial”
    • HANDEL: Fireworks Music
    • FAURÉ: Cantique de Jean Racine
    • MOZART: Ave Verum
    • VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Folk-Song Suite
    • MOZART: Chorus of the Priests
    • HANDEL: Enchanted Islanders
    • WAGNER: Bridal Chorus
    • L. MOZART: Toy Symphony
    • COATES: March, “The Dam Busters”
    • MORLEY: My bonnie lass
    • MORLEY: Dainty fine, sweet nymph
    • MORLEY: Sing we and chant it
    • WALDTEUFEL: Waltz Selection
    • ELGAR: P&C No. 1
    • ARNE: Rule Britannia
      • Soprano: Jean Searle
    • PARRY: Jerusalem
  • Leader: Naomi Laredo
  • Conductor: Reginald Searle
  • Venue: St. Mary’s Church, St Neots

  • 13th MARCH 2004
    • ROSSINI: Overture “The Barber of Seville”
    • DELIBES: Le Roi s’amuse
    • SAINT-SAËNS: Violin Concerto No. 3, op. 61
      • Soloist: Jan Kaznowski
    • BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5
  • Leader: Naomi Laredo
  • Conductor: Reginald Searle
  • Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Eaton Socon

  • 8th NOVEMBER 2003
    • BEETHOVEN: Egmont (complete)
      • Soprano: Jean Searle
      • Speaker: Stephen Preece
    • MOZART: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
    • JACOB: Old wine in new bottles
    • HAYDN: Symphony No. 102
  • Leader: Naomi Laredo
  • Conductor: Reginald Searle
  • Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Eaton Socon

  • 28th JUNE 2003 with St Neots Choral Society
    • MENDELSSOHN Hebrides Overture
    • ROSSINI: Morning Chorus
    • WAGNER: Pilgrims’ Chorus
    • RAVEL: Le Tombeau de Couperin
    • VERDI: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves
    • DONIZETTI: Wedding Chorus
    • HAYDN: Creation Mass
      • Soprano: Jean Searle
      • Soprano: Susan Harvey**
      • Alto: Helen Osborne
      • Alto: **(Joyce Brown was ill)
      • Tenor: Peter Cook
      • Bass: Francis Burnley
    • Leader: Naomi Laredo
    • Conductor: Reginald Searle
    • Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Eaton Socon

  • 8th MARCH 2003
    • ROSSINI: Overture “Italian Girl in Algiers”
    • SEARLE: A Folk-Song Collection
    • MOZART Oboe Concerto in C, K314
      • Soloist: Catherine Wilcock
    • BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7
  • Leader: Naomi Laredo
  • Conductor: Reginald Searle
  • Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Eaton Socon

  • 16th NOVEMBER 2002
    • BEETHOVEN: Overture “Egmont”
    • PURCELL/HOLST: Suite “The Virtuous Wife”
    • BRAHMS: Serenade No. 1 in D
    • HAYDN: Symphony No. 103, “Drum Roll”
  • Leader: Naomi Laredo
  • Conductor: Reginald Searle
  • Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Eaton Socon

  • 15th JUNE 2002 with St Neots Choral Society
  • GILBERT & SULLIVAN:
    • Iolanthe
      • Soprano:
        • Jean Searle
        • Sylvia Watson
        • Helen Oborne
      • Alto:
        • Linda Hibberd
        • Lorraine Toogood
      • Tenor:
        • Peter Cook
      • Bass:
        • Francis Burnley
        • Keith Moore
        • Stephen Preece
        • John Giffard
      • Narrator:
        • Sally Sheard
        • Christopher Tomsett
        • Lesley Hinton
        • Alan Toogood
        • Jacqueline Munro
    • Leader: Naomi Laredo
    • Conductor: Reginald Searle
    • Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Eaton Socon

  • 9th MARCH 2002
    • HANDEL/HARTY: Suite “Water Music”
    • DVORAK: Violin Concerto in A Minor, op. 53
      • Soloist: Jan Kaznowski
    • MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, op. 56
  • Leader: Naomi Laredo
  • Conductor: Reginald Searle
  • Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Eaton Socon

  • 3rd NOVEMBER 2001
    • BEETHOVEN: Ballet Music “Prometheus”
    • BOYCE: Dance Suite
      • Selected, Edited & Arranged—Searle
        • First Performance, Arranger Conducting
    • MOZART: Haffner Symphony
  • Leader: Sally Merson
  • Conductor: Reginald Searle
  • Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Eaton Socon

  • 30th JUNE 2001 with St Neots Choral Society
    • English Madrigals, Group One
      • MORLEY: My bonnie lass she smileth
      • JONES: Farewell, dear love
      • MORLEY: April is in my mistress’ face
      • FAURÉ: Cantique de Jean Racine
      • HAYDN: Symphony No. 101
      • WALDTEUFEL: Waltz Selection
      • MOZART: Solemn Vespers, K339
    • English Madrigals, Group Two
      • CAMPIAN: Never weather-beaten sail
      • BENNET: Weep, O mine eyes
      • MORLEY: Dainty fine
      • HAYDN: Symphony No. 101
    • English Madrigals, Group Three
      • FARNABY: Pearce did dance
      • DOWLAND: Wilt thou, unkind
      • DERING: Dear love, be not unkind
      • MORLEY: Sing we and chant it
    • WALDTEUFEL: Waltz Selection
    • MOZART: Solemn Vespers, K339
      • Soprano: Jean Searle
      • Alto: Joyce Brown
      • Tenor: Peter Cook
      • Bass: Francis Burnley
    • Leader: Sally Merson
    • Conductor: Reginald Searle
    • Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Eaton Socon

  • 28th APRIL 2001 with St Neots Choral Society
    • ***Bring & Sing***
      • VIVALDI: Gloria
      • FAURÉ: Requiem
        • Soprano: Jean Searle
        • Soprano: Susan Harvey
        • Alto: Lorraine Toogood
        • Bass: Francis Burnley
        • Organ: Julian Merson
    • Leader: Sally Merson
    • Conductor: Reginald Searle
    • Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Eaton Socon

  • 10th MARCH 2001
    • SCHUBERT: Overture “In the Italian Style in C”
    • DELIUS: On hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
    • DELIUS: Summer night on the river
    • FAURÉ: Masques et Bergamasques
    • SCHUMANN: Frauenliebe und Leben
      • orchestrated: Reginald Searle
      • Soprano: Jean Searle
    • BEETHOVEN: Symphony No 8
  • Leader: Sally Merson
  • Conductor: Reginald Searle
  • Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Eaton Socon

  • 4th NOVEMBER 2000
    • SIBELIUS: Karelia Suite
    • SHOSTAKOVICH: Gadfly Suite
    • TCHAIKOWSKY: Symphony No. 2
  • Leader: Sally Merson
  • Conductor: Reginald Searle
  • Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Eaton Socon

  • 8th JULY 2000 with St Neots Choral Society
    • GILBERT & SULLIVAN: The Mikado
      • Soprano:
        • Jean Searle
        • Susan Harvey
      • Alto:
        • Linda Hibberd
        • Joyce Brown
      • Tenor:
        • Peter Cook
        • Julian Merson
      • Bass:
        • Francis Burnley
        • John Watson
        • Roger Pitt
        • Alan Toogood
      • Narrator:
        • Helen Lukey
        • Leslie Pope
        • Diane Rockett
        • Betty Conner
  • Leader: Sally Merson
  • Conductor: Reginald Searle
  • Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Eaton Socon

  • 11th MARCH 2000
    • MENDELSSOHN: Overture, “The Fair Melusine”
    • WAGNER: Siegfried Idyll
    • SCHUMANN: Cello Concerto
      • Violoncello: Naomi Williams
    • BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 4
  • Leader: Sally Merson
  • Conductor: Reginald Searle
  • Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Eaton Socon

  • 13th NOVEMBER 1999
    • 10th Anniversary Concert
      • STRAUSS FAMILY:
        • Blue Danube Waltz
        • Thunder and Lightning Polka
        • Tales from the Vienna Woods Waltz
        • Pizzicato Polka
        • Emperor Waltz
        • Tritsch-Tratsch Polka
        • Radetzky March
      • TCHAIKOWSKY: Symphony No. 5
    • Leader: Sally Merson
    • Conductor: Reginald Searle
    • Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Eaton Socon

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