Past Performances
1995 to present, Under the Conductorship of Colin Start
- March 10 J. S. Bach's St John Passion
- December 09 Christmas Concert with the Reg Vardy Brass Band
- November 09 Mendelssohn's Elijah.
- July 09 Franz Lehar - The Merry Widow
- March 09 Haydn - Little Organ Mass/Stabat Mater. Read the review
- December 08 Christmas Concert with the Reg Vardy Brass Band To see a review of this concert, click here
- December 08 Bach's Christmas Oratorio
- June 08 Brahms Requiem. To see some photos of this concert, click here
- December 07 Christmas Concert with the Reg Vardy Brass Band
- March 07 Bach B Minor Mass. To see a review of this concert, click here
- December 06 Christmas Concert with the Reg Vardy Brass Band (previously known as the Ever Ready Brass Band)
- November 06 Songs by Brahms and Schumann.
- June 06 Mozart's Mass in C Minor. To see a review of this concert, click here
- April 06 Spring Concert: A selection of English and Irish composers including Parry, Byrd, Rutter and Elgar.
- December 05 Christmas Concert with the Reg Vardy Brass Band (previously known as the Ever Ready Brass Band)
- November 05 Messiah - Handel. To see a review of this concert, click here
- February 05 Haydn Nelson Mass; Cherubini Requiem Mass
- January 05 After the Asian Tsunami disaster of December 26, 2004, a concert in aid of the victims was held in St Paul's Church, Alnwick, on Sunday January 23, 2005. The Choir, accompanied by Scott Grey on the Organ, sang Fauré's "Requiem", Mozart's "Ave Verum" and a short selection from the repertoire
- December 04 Christmas Concert with the Reg Vardy Brass Band (previously known as the Ever Ready Brass Band)
- June 04 Fauré: Requiem; Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine; Janácek: Our Father Franck: Panis Angelicus; Dvorak: Pie Jesu
- February 04 Haydn- Creation & Insanae et Vanae Curae
- December 03 Christmas Concert with the Ever Ready Brass Band
- May 03 Mozart - Sancta Maria; Mozart - Ave Verum; Mozart - Venite Populi Mozart - Mass in B flat; Mozart - Alma Dei; Mozart - Litaniae Lauretanae
- December 02 Christmas Concert with the Ever Ready Brass Band including songs from Bernstein & Sondheim's West Side Story, Loewe & Lerner's My Fair Lady, Christmas Carols and Merry Christmas arr. Rathbone
- October 02 Hadyn - Harmoniemesse, Schubert - Tantum Ergo, Bruckner-Te Deum
- June 02 Handel - Coronation Anthem; Walton - Overture Crown Imperial, Walton - Coronation Te Deum; Vaughan Williams - Old Hundredth Psalm
- March 02 Dvorak - Mass in D; Gounod - St Cecilia Mass
- December 01 Christmas Concert with the Ever Ready Brass Band including songs from shows by Rogers & Hammerstein, Schonberg & Kletzmer and Merry Christmas arr. Rathbone
- November 01 Mass in C - Beethoven, Hymn of Praise - Mendelssohn
- June 01 Sprig of Thyme - John Rutter, Five Mystical Songs - Vaughan Williams, Music by Fauré, Gounod and Verdi
- March 01 Requiem - Mozart, Deutsche Messe - Schubert
- December 2000 Christmas Concert with the Ever Ready Brass Band including carols, songs by Gershwin, Kern, Strauss and a Christmas Fantasy - Langford
- November 2000 Messiah - Handel
- June 2000 Messa di Gloria - Puccini, With the Ebb and the Flow - Hobbs, Zadok the Priest and the Hallelujah Chorus - Handel
- April 2000B Minor Mass - Bach
- December 99 Christmas Concert with the Ever Ready Brass Band, Ceremony of Carols -Benjamin Britten
- November 99 Anthems - Parry, Byrd, Purcell, Tavener, Britten, Rutter Small Organ Mass - Haydn, Deutsche Messe -Schubert
- June 99 Sprig of Thyme - Rutter; Anthems - Rutter,Mozart; Small Organ Mass - Haydn
- March 99 Requiem - John Rutter
- December 98 Christmas Concert with the Ever Ready Brass Band
- October 98 Carmina Burana - Orff
- June 98 Last Night at the Proms with theEver Ready Brass Band
- March 98 Cantique de Jean Racine - Fauré; Petite Messe Solennelle -Rossini
- December 97 Christmas Concert with the Ever Ready Brass Band
- November 97 Coronation Anthems - Handel, Water & Firework Music - Handel
- May 97 Solemn Vespers - Mozart; Regina Coeli , Sancta Maria - Mozart
- December 96 Christmas Concert with the Ever Ready Brass Band
- November 96 The Seasons - Haydn
- May 96 Gloria - Vivaldi; Beatus Vir - Monteverdi; Requiem - Puccini
- December 95 Christmas Concert with the Ever Ready Brass Band
- May 95 Requiem - Fauré; Mass in G - Schubert
1980 to 1995, Under the Conductorship of Ken Hick
| Year | Christmas | Easter | Summer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994/95 | The Messiah | ||
| 1993/94 | Medley | The Merry Widow | |
| 1992/93 | Medley | Petite Messe - Rossini | |
| 1991/92 | Medley | The Creation - Haydn | Medley |
| 1990/91 | Medley | Requiem - Fauré | Carmen - Bizet, Plot. Dances - Borodin |
| 1989/90 | Medley | Messe di Gloria - Puccini | Die Fledermaus |
| 1988/89 | Medley | Hymn of Praise - Mendelssohn | The Yeomen of the Guard |
| 1987/88 | Medley | Judas Maccabaeus - Handel | Iolanthe |
| 1986/87 | Christmas Oratorio - Bach, Handel, Vivaldi | Crucifixion - Stainer | The Mikado |
| 1985/86 |
|
The Messiah[Parts 2 & 3] | The Pirates Of Penzance |
| 1984/85 | The Little Newborn Jesus Child Buxtehude | The Creation - Haydn | HMS Pinafore |
| 1983/84 | The Messiah | Gloria - Vivaldi, Mass in D - Dvorak | The Yeomen of the Guard |
| 1982/83 | Elijah | Crucifixion - Stainer, Mass - Cherubini | The Gondoliers |
| 1981/82 | The Creation |
|
Iolanthe |
| 1980/81 | The Messiah | Requiem - Fauré, Gloria - Poulenc | The Mikado |
1947 to 1980, Under the Conductorship of Jackie Burn
| Year | Christmas | Easter | Summer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979/80 | Mass in C - Beethoven | Stabat Mater - Dvorak | Merrie England |
| 1978/79 | The Messiah | Mass in D - Dvorak | The Yeomen of the Guard |
| 1977/78 | This Child Behold - Cashmore, Sleepers Wake - Bach | Mass in C - Beethoven | The Merry Widow |
| 1976/77 | The Messiah | Crucifixion - Stainer | The Gondoliers |
| 1975/76 | Mass in D - Dvorak | St John Passion - Bach | Merrie England |
| 1974/75 | The Messiah | Passion - Haydn | The Pirates Of Penzance |
| 1973/74 | Mass in G - Schubert | St John Passion - Bach | HMS Pinafore |
| 1972/73 | The Messiah | Stabat Mater - Dvorak | The Gondoliers |
| 1971/72 | Xmas Cantata - Bush, Watch Ye Pray Ye - Bach | St John Passion - Bach | Merrie England |
| 1970/71 | Christmas Oratorio - Bach | Requiem - Fauré | The Pirates Of Penzance |