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A list of all our concerts from 1978 to the present can be viewed as a PDF file.* Compiled by Malcolm Moulton.
Malcolm Moulton has also compiled a list of works that were performed by Rochester Choral Society during the composers' lifetimes, from 1873 to the present. It can be viewed as a PDF file.*
Saturday 18th June 2022
Rutter: A Ukrainian Prayer
Haydn: Creation Mass
Mozart: Coronation Mass
Polina Sumbayeva-Yasinskaya, Soprano (A Ukrainian Prayer)
Rachel Tamir-Clarke, Soprano (Mozart Agnus Dei)
Helen Bailey, Soprano
Tabitha Reynolds, Alto
Paul Smy, Tenor
Gavin Horsley, Bass
Organ accompaniment by Jeremy Lloyd
Conducted by John Mountford
St George’s Centre, Chatham
Poster designed by Bec Lehmann
Saturday 12th March 2022
Handel: Messiah
Harriet Mountford, Soprano
Patrick Craig, Alto
Magnus Walker, Tenor
Charles Cunliffe, Bass
With the Rochester Sinfonietta
Conducted by John Mountford
This concert was free to enter, with an opportunity to donate at the end to the Ukraine humanitarian effort. We raised over £3000, which was sent to the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC).
Rochester Cathedral
Poster designed by Bec Lehmann
Saturday 20th November 2021
Peeters: Entrata Festiva for organ, brass and timpani op. 93
Jongen: Mass op. 130 for choir, brass and organ
Rutter: A Sprig of Thyme
With the King's Rochester Brass Ensemble and a chamber ensemble
Conducted by Karl Gietzmann and Jeremy Lloyd (John Mountford, who had prepared the choir for the concert, was sadly indisposed).
St. Stephen's Church, Maidstone Road, Chatham
Poster designed by Bec Lehmann
Saturday 30th October 2021
Directed by Patrick Craig
Rochester Cathedral
Poster designed by Bec Lehmann
Rochester Choral Society invites you to enjoy our virtual performance of the Vivaldi Gloria - below or on YouTube.
As we completed a whole year in which Covid-19 has prevented us singing together as a choir, members of Rochester Choral Society again made separate recordings of their voices, which were skilfully blended together into the third of our Virtual Concerts. For our Spring Concert, we chose Vivaldi's Gloria, a piece whose cheerful effervescence reflected the optimism of a new year and the hope that we (and other choirs all over the world) would soon be able to raise our voices together in person again. The concert begins in Rochester, before moving to Vivaldi's home city of Venice, using the beautiful photography of Stefan & Sara Venter at upixphotography.com.
This online event is free. However, if you would like to support the Rochester Choral Society then please feel free to make a donation.
Poster designed by Christine Hodgetts
Rochester Choral Society invites you to enjoy our Virtual Christmas Concert - available here and on YouTube from Sunday 20th December 2020.
This Christmas, as in previous years, Rochester Choral Society has been following the festive baton of our Musical Director, John Mountford and singing a variety of carols, from jolly favourites like Deck the Halls to soothing lullabies like Still, Still, Still. Jazzy rhythms in Follow that Star, beautiful harmonies in Peter Warlock's Bethlehem Down and modern masterpieces like Gareth Treseder's The Sleep of the Infant Jesus, which was written to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. If you enjoy our concert, please consider making a donation.
This year, unable to sing carols together as usual, individual members have recorded their own voice parts and we are indebted to Robert Webb for splicing these videos together into Rochester Choral Society's Virtual Christmas Concert 2020.
Yule be amazed!
Director of Music - John Mountford
Video and Audio Editor - Robert Webb
Organist - Jeremy Lloyd (Bethlehem Down)
Organist - Robert Webb (Once in Royal David's City)
Rochester Choral Society invites you to enjoy our virtual performance of the Mozart Requiem - available here and on YouTube from Saturday 4th July 2020.
We had intended to perform this deeply emotional and inspiring work as part of our Summer Concert in Rochester Cathedral, but this was cancelled as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. However, although it has sadly prevented us meeting to rehearse and perform as a choir, coronavirus has not stopped our members from wanting to make music which might help raise people’s spirits through these difficult times. While looking forward to happier days when we can sing together again, we have made this performance by recording our individual voices in our own homes, and also included in our virtual choir some past and possible future members of the Society.
This online event is free. However, if you would like to make a donation we support Help Musicians UK and the Charities Aid Foundation. If you would like to support the Rochester Choral Society then please feel free to make a donation.
Poster designed by Rebecca Jane Design, edited by Christine Hodgetts
Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th December 2019
Carol singing at the Rochester Dickensian Christmas on Blue Boar Lane stage.
We also took part in the Parade outside the Cathedral on the Sunday at 4.45 pm.
Saturday 2nd November 2019
Vaughan Williams: Six Choral Songs (to be sung in Time of War)
Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs
Duruflé: Requiem
Amanda Floyd, Mezzo-Soprano
Simon Thorpe, Baritone
Isla Morgan, Cello
Conducted by John Mountford
St. George's Centre, Chatham Maritime
Poster designed by Rebecca Jane Design
Saturday 22nd June 2019
Mozart: Vespers
Haydn: Theresienmesse
Susan Young, Soprano
Janet Shell, Mezzo-Soprano
Michael Jamieson Smith, Tenor
Colin Campbell, Bass
With the Rochester Sinfonietta
Conducted by John Hancorn
Rochester Cathedral
Poster designed by Rebecca Jane Design
Saturday 16th March 2019
Dvořák: Mass in D
Stainer: Crucifixion
Harriet Mountford, Soprano
Rachael Curtis, Mezzo-Soprano
Clifford Lister, Tenor
Alistair Bamford, Baritone
James Norrey, Organ
Conducted by John Mountford
Rochester Cathedral
Poster designed by Rebecca Jane Design
Saturday 9th February 2019
Rochester Choral Society presents Sing and Discover Day: Mozart myths and misconceptions with John Hancorn and Richard Wigmore
It is a quirk of musical history that Mozart's two greatest choral works, the C Minor Mass and the Requiem, remained unfinished. Mystery and speculation still surround these works, composed at either end of Mozart's decade in Vienna. In our study day, conductor John Hancorn and writer-musicologist Richard Wigmore will explore the biographical background of these masterpieces and attempt to untangle known facts from Romantic myth. Through recordings, we shall compare assorted attempts to complete the Mass and Requiem. Amid the discovery, John will rehearse the choir in choruses that range from the sombre opening of the Requiem to the resplendent 'Cum sancto spiritu' of the Mass, the most monumental chorus that Mozart ever wrote.
Vines Church, Rochester
Flyer designed by Rebecca Jane Design
Saturday 8th December 2018
RCS Chamber Choir Christmas Concert - in aid of St. Stephen's Church and the Chamber Choir
Conducted by Scott Farrell
St. Stephen's Church, Maidstone Road, Chatham, ME4 6JE
Poster designed by Rebecca Jane Design
Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd December 2018
Carol singing at the Rochester Dickens Festival on Blue Boar Lane stage.
We also took part in the Parade outside the Cathedral on both days at 4.45 pm.
Saturday 17th November 2018
Britten: War Requiem
Susan Young, Soprano
Clifford Lister, Tenor
Colin Campbell, Bass
With singers from Thanet Festival Choir and Sutton Valence Choral Society
With City of Rochester Symphony Orchestra and players from Rochester Sinfonietta
Conducted by Peter Bassano, Bryan Gipps and John Mountford
Rochester Cathedral
Please see an article written by Peter Bassano about the War Requiem, in which he reflects not just on this up-coming performance but on the huge public response to this piece when first performed in the wake of both World Wars, the impact of WW1 on his own family and the influence of the War Requiem and its composer, Benjamin Britten, on his own development as a musician and conductor.
[Download article as a PDF file*]
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Saturday 23rd June 2018
Haydn: Harmonie Messe
Schubert: Mass in Bb
Alexandra Stevenson, Soprano
Tim Clifford Hill, Counter-Tenor
Clifford Lister, Tenor
Alistair Bamford, Baritone
With the Rochester Sinfonietta
Conducted by James Norrey
Rochester Cathedral
Poster designed by Rebecca Jane Design
Saturday 17th March 2018
Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle
Susan Young, Soprano
Catherine Parkin, Mezzo-Soprano
Clifford Lister, Tenor
Andrew Mahon, Bass
Patrick Dunn, Piano
Robert Mingay-Smith, Harmonium
Conducted by James Norrey
Rochester Cathedral
Poster designed by Rebecca Jane Design
Saturday 3rd February 2018
With John Hancorn and Richard Wigmore
Accompanied by Scott Farrell
St. Stephen's Church, Maidstone Road, Chatham, ME4 6JE
Poster designed by Rebecca Jane Design
Saturday 9th December 2017
RCS Chamber Choir Christmas Concert - in aid of St. Stephen's Church and the Chamber Choir
Conducted by Peter Ashley
St. Stephen's Church, Maidstone Road, Chatham, ME4 6JE
Poster designed by Rebecca Jane Design
Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd December 2017
Carol singing at the Rochester Dickens Festival on the Blue Boar Lane stage.
We also took part in the Parade outside the Cathedral on both days at 4.45 pm.
Saturday 18th November 2017
Vaughan Williams: Sancta Civitas ("The Holy City")
Jenkins: The Armed Man
Richard Pethick, Tenor (Sancta Civitas)
Alistair Bamford, Baritone (Sancta Civitas)
Sam Davis, Treble (The Armed Man)
Harriet Mountford, Soprano (The Armed Man)
Rachael Curtis, Alto (The Armed Man)
Joseph Denby, Tenor (The Armed Man)
David Hansford, Bass (The Armed Man)
John Mountford, Organ
With the Rochester Sinfonietta, the Cathedral Consort and the choristers of Rochester Cathedral
Conducted by James Norrey
Choristers of Rochester Cathedral directed by Claire Innes-Hopkins
Rochester Cathedral
Poster designed by Rebecca Jane Design
Saturday 24th June 2017
C.P.E. Bach: Magnificat
Haydn: Missa in Tempore Belli (Paukenmesse)
Susan Young, Soprano
Janet Shell, Mezzo-Soprano
Clifford Lister, Tenor
Stephen Alder, Baritone
With the Rochester Sinfonietta
Conducted by Scott Farrell
Rochester Cathedral
Poster designed by Rebecca Jane Design
Saturday 18th March 2017
Mixed motets and organ pieces for Passiontide:
Brahms: Geistliches Lied
Brahms: Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen Op.122 no. 2 (organ)
Bruckner: Locus iste
Bruckner: Os justi
Brahms: O, Welt, ich muss dich lassen Op. 122 no.5 (organ)
Bruckner: Inveni David
Bruckner: Christus factus est
Brahms: Schmücke diche, O liebe Seele (organ)
Bruckner: Ave Maria
Bruckner Tota pulchra es
Brahms: O, Welt, ich muss dich lassen Op. 122 no. 11 (organ)
Bruckner: Ecce Sacerdos
Chilcott: St. John Passion
Tilly Green, Soprano
Clifford Lister, Tenor
Alistair Bamford, Baritone
Ryan Pollock, Baritone
James Norrey, Organ
Accompanied by organ and a small group of selected musicians
Conducted by Scott Farrell
Rochester Cathedral
Poster designed by Rebecca Jane Design
Saturday 17th December 2016
James Norrey, Organ
Conducted by Peter Ashley
St. Margaret's Church Rainham, High Street, Rainham ME8 8AN
Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th December 2016
Carol singing at the Rochester Dickens Festival on the Blue Boar Lane stage.
We also took part in the Parade outside the Cathedral on both days at 4.45 pm.
Saturday 19th November 2016
Langlais: Messe Solennelle
Fauré: Requiem
Archie Caithness, Treble
Ryan Pollock, Baritone
James Norrey, Organ
With the Rochester Sinfonietta
Conducted by Scott Farrell
Rochester Cathedral
Poster designed by Rebecca Jane Design
Saturday 25th June 2016
Mozart: Great Mass in C Minor
Vivaldi: Gloria
Alexandra Stevenson, Soprano
Augusta Hebbert, Soprano
Toby Forster, Counter-Tenor
Clifford Lister, Tenor
Ryan Pollock, Baritone
With the Rochester Sinfonietta
Conducted by Scott Farrell
Rochester Cathedral
Poster designed by Rebecca Jane Design
Saturday 28th May 2016
Vivaldi: Gloria
Gershwin: 'S Wonderful
Diack: Sing a Song of Sixpence
Chilcott (arr.): The Skye Boat Song
Mozart: Alleluia
Coleman: The Rhythm of Life
Vaughan Williams: Linden Lea
Elgar: Song of Liberty
The Rochester Choral Society joined the Maidstone Wind Symphony, Energize, Invicta Jazz Orchestra, the Hazlitt Youth Theatre and the Maidstone Singers for Proms in the Park in Whatman Millennium River Park, Maidstone to celebrate the 90th birthday of Her Majesty the Queen.
Saturday 12th March 2016
Bernstein: Chichester Psalms
Pärt: The Beatitudes
Janáček: Otče Náš
Rutter: Requiem
Henry Skillern, Treble
Toby Forster, Counter-Tenor
Clifford Lister, Tenor
Ryan Pollock, Baritone
Benjamin Bloor, Organ
Alex Rider, Harp
Roan Kearsey-Lawson, Timpani and Percussion
Lucy Crooks, Percussion
Victoria Beattie, Cello
Rebecca Jackson, Flute
Bryony Hanson, Oboe
Conducted by Scott Farrell
Rochester Cathedral
Poster designed by Rebecca Jane Design
Saturday 12th December, 1 - 1.45 pm and 3 - 3.45 pm
Carol singing at the Rochester Christmas Market on the Castle Gardens stage.
Saturday 5th December, 1 - 1.45 pm and 3 - 3.45 pm
Carol singing at the Rochester Dickens Festival on the Blue Boar Lane stage.
Saturday 28th November, 1 - 1.45 pm and 3 - 3.45 pm
Carol singing at the Rochester Christmas Market on the Castle Gardens stage.
Saturday 14th November 2015
Mozart: Don Giovanni Overture
Brahms: Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
Emily Garland, Soprano
Katherine Aitken, Mezzo-Soprano
John Porter, Tenor
Michael Mofidian, Bass
With the City of Rochester Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Peter Bassano
Rochester Cathedral
Saturday 12th September 2015
Directed by Charles MacDougall
St. Stephen's Church, Chatham
Rochester Choral Society planned a vocal workshop for the benefit of members to help us develop our technical abilities and performance practice. It was directed by Charles MacDougall.
Saturday 27th June 2015
Bach: Magnificat
Haydn: Nelson Mass
Alexandra Clifford-Hill, Soprano
Henry Skillern, Treble
Christopher Field, Counter-Tenor
Michael Jamieson Smith, Tenor
Alistair Bamford, Bass
With the Rochester Sinfonietta
Conducted by Scott Farrell
Rochester Cathedral
Saturday 21st March 2015
Langlais: Prelude from Suite Médiévale (organ)
Vierne: Messe Solennelle (choir, organ and brass)
Langlais: Tiento from Suite Médiévale (organ)
Vierne: Tantum Ergo (Cathedral Consort and organ)
Gigout: Grand Chœur Dialogué (organ and brass)
Chilcott: Salisbury Vespers (all three choirs, organ and brass)
Roan Kearsey-Lawson, Percussion
James Cook, Percussion
Lucy Crooks, Percussion
Scott Farrell, Organ
Claire Innes-Hopkins, Organ
With Rochester Cathedral Consort, Girl Choristers of Rochester Cathedral and Locke Brass Consort
Conducted by Scott Farrell
Rochester Cathedral
Saturday 8th November 2014
Rheinberger: Abendlied
Rheinberger: Mass in E flat major Op 109 'Cantus Missae'
Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem (piano duet version)
James Wilkinson, Bass
Claire Innes-Hopkins, Piano
Linden Innes-Hopkins, Piano
With the Cathedral Choir and pupils and staff from Cobham Hall School
Conducted by Scott Farrell
St. George's Centre, Chatham
Saturday 7th June 2014
Handel: Israel in Egypt
Johanna Chambers, Soprano
Rachael Cox, Mezzo-Soprano
Raphael Janssens, Treble
Toby Forster, Counter-Tenor
Clifford Lister, Tenor
Alistair Bamford, Bass
James Wilkinson, Bass
With the Rochester Sinfonietta
Conducted by Scott Farrell
Rochester Cathedral
Saturday 29th March 2014
Brahms: Nänie
Elgar: Sea Pictures
Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony
Sally Harrison, Soprano
Catherine King, Mezzo-Soprano
Mark Saberton, Baritone
With the Rochester Sinfonietta
Conducted by Roger Sayer
(Roger's final concert as the Director of Music of the Rochester Choral Society)
Rochester Cathedral
Saturday 7th December 2013
Boley Hill Stage
The Rochester Choral Society sang carols from 2.15 to 2.45 pm on the Boley Hill stage opposite the Cathedral West door at the Christmas Dickens Festival.
Saturday 9th November 2013
Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb
Finzi: Five Bagatelles for Clarinet
Dove: The Passing of the Year (movements 3, 5, 7)
Elgar: From Bavarian Highlands
Elgar: Organ Sonata in G (Allegro Maestoso)
Dawson (arr.): Three Spirituals (Soon ah will be done; Every time I feel the spirit; King Jesus is a listening)
Chilcott (arr.): Three Songs (O Danny Boy; The Lily and the Rose; Skye Boat Song)
Hannah Marcinowicz, Clarinet
Edward Spooner-Lillingston,Treble
Toby Forster, Alto
Ewan Stockwell, Tenor
John Forster, Bass
Roger Sayer, Organ and Piano
Jonathan Kingston, Organ and Piano
Conducted by Roger Sayer
St. George's Centre, Chatham Maritime
Saturday 6th July 2013
As part of Medway Council's promotion of music in 2013, Rochester Choral Society performed the Verdi Requiem and choral singers were invited to join us.
Verdi: Requiem
Hannah Moody, Soprano
Tania Williams, Mezzo-Soprano
Richard Monk, Tenor
Dawid Kimberg, Baritone
Charles Andrews, Organ
Directed by Roger Sayer
St. George's Centre, Chatham Maritime
Saturday 13th April 2013
Haydn: Te Deum in C
Rheinberger: Organ Concerto no. 2 in G Minor
Mozart: Requiem
Elisabeth Marshall, Soprano
James Neville, Counter-Tenor
Richard Monk, Tenor
Alistair Bamford, Bass
Charles Andrews, Organ
With the Rochester Sinfonietta
Conducted by Roger Sayer
Rochester Cathedral
A charity event for Medway Sunlight Rotary supported charities, St. Matthew's Church and Rochester Choral Society
Saturday 16th March 2013
Stainer: Crucifixion
Fauré: Requiem
Michael Cooke, Organ
Directed by Simon Tatnall
St. Matthew's Church, Wigmore
Saturday 1st December 2012
Mince pies and mulled wine available
Wilhelm: A Virgin Most Pure
Hadley: I Sing of a Maiden
Adam: O Holy Night
Berlioz: The Shepherds' Farewell
Willcocks: Sussex Carol
plus the old favourites and more...
Christine Hubbard, Soprano
Kerne Clemence, Accompanist
Malcolm Moulton, Reader
Presented by Adrian Lacey
Conducted by Gavin Williams
Corn Exchange, High Street, Rochester
Saturday 3rd November 2012
Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
Parry: I was Glad
Briggs: Mosaique - Sonata for Organ Duet **World Premiere**
Roger Sayer and Charles Andrews, Organ
[more details] [press release]
Walton: Coronation Te Deum
Parry: Blest Pair of Sirens
Barber: Adagio for Strings
Hawes: Te Deum **U.K. Premiere**
[more details] [press release] [photos]
Alexandra Stevenson, Soprano
Robin Green, Tenor
With the Rochester Sinfonietta and Amadeus Orchestra
Conducted by Roger Sayer, Patrick Hawes and Samuel Rathbone
Rochester Cathedral
Saturday 23rd June 2012
Mendelssohn: Elijah
Elizabeth Donovan, Soprano
Tania Williams, Mezzo-Soprano
Mark Chaundy, Tenor
Julian Tovey, Baritone
George Harrington, Treble
Miranda Allain Chapman, Soprano 1 (Trio)
Isabella Chambers, Soprano 2 (Trio)
Toby Forster, Alto (Trio)
With the Rochester Sinfonietta and members of Radlett Choral Society
Conducted by Roger Sayer
Rochester Cathedral
Saturday 24th March 2012
Whitacre: Lux Aurumque
Whitacre: Sleep
Mendelssohn: Hear my Prayer
Bruckner: Christus Factus est
Come & Sing Stainer: The Crucifixion
Christine Hubbard, Soprano
Michael Jamieson Smith, Tenor
James Wilkinson, Bass
Scott Farrell, Organ
Conducted and directed by Roger Sayer
Rochester Cathedral
Saturday 5th November 2011
Haydn: The Creation
Hannah Sandison, Soprano
Christopher Lemmings, Tenor
Adrian Poulter, Baritone
With the Rochester Sinfonietta
Conducted by Roger Sayer
Rochester Cathedral
Saturday 17th September 2011 (Session 1)
Directed by Christine Hubbard
Accompanied by Dan Soper
Strood Methodist Church
Saturday 7th July 2012 (Session 2)
Directed by Christine Hubbard
Accompanied by Paul Simpson
Strood Methodist Church
Rochester Choral Society planned two voice workshops for the benefit of members and outside singers who would like to brush-up their skills. They were directed by Christine Hubbard.
Session 1:
Session 2:
Saturday 11th June 2011
Purcell: Te Deum and Jubilate in D
Bach: Prelude and Fugue in B Minor BWV 544
Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle
Rosemary Clifford, Soprano
Hannah Sandison, Soprano
Tania Williams, Mezzo-Soprano
Henry Capper-Allen, Alto
Robert Cross, Alto
Michael Jamieson Smith, Tenor
Tim Parker, Bass
Dan Soper, Organ (Purcell and Bach) and Piano (Rossini)
Samuel Rathbone, Organ (Rossini)
Conducted by Roger Sayer
Rochester Cathedral
Saturday 9th April 2011
Bach: B Minor Mass
Philippa Hyde, Soprano
David Allsopp, Counter-Tenor
James Geer, Tenor
Stephen Kennedy, Bass
With Vocalensemble Ars Nova, Hamburg, directed by Volkmar Zehner, and the Rochester Sinfonietta
Conducted by Roger Sayer
Rochester Cathedral
Saturday 5th March 2011
Parry: Blest Pair of Sirens (8-part choral ed. - Novello)
Stainer: The Crucifixion (Novello ed.)
Michael Jamieson Smith, Tenor
Chris Munday, Bass
Dan Soper, Organ
Directed by Gavin Williams
St. Matthew's Church, Wigmore
Saturday 11th December 2010
Clucas: In the Dark Time
Scheidt: A Child is Born in Bethlehem
Wilhelm: Benedicamus Domino
Pearsall: In Dulci Jubilo
Bach: O Little One Sweet
and more...
With St. Margaret's Primary School, Troy Town
Conducted by Gavin Williams
St. Margaret's Church
Saturday 13th November 2010
Schumann: Zigeunerleben (A Gypsy's Life)
Stanford: The Blue Bird
Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals for Two Pianos
Orff: Carmina Burana
Laurie Ashworth, Soprano
Michael Bracegirdle, Tenor
Njabulo Madala, Baritone
Richard Scarff, Percussion (Principal)
Scott Bywater, Percussion
James Cook, Percussion
Helen Crocker, Percussion
Royston Hunt, Percussion
Jana Metsapelto, Percussion
Scott Farrell, Piano
Dan Soper, Piano
Roger Sayer, Piano
Conducted by Roger Sayer
St. George's Centre, Chatham Maritime
Saturday 16th October 2010
Bach: B Minor Mass
Directed by Roger Sayer
Accompanied by Gavin Williams
Baptist Church, Crow Lane, Rochester
Saturday 12th June 2010
Mendelssohn: 4th Symphony (Italian)
Rossini: Stabat Mater
Sally Harrison, Soprano
Louise Crane, Mezzo-Soprano
Justin Lavender, Tenor
Samuel Evans, Bass
Dan Soper, Organ
With the Rochester Sinfonietta
Conducted by Roger Sayer
Rochester Cathedral
Our tour in the United States, with Granite State Choral Society and First United Methodist Church.
Wednesday 2nd June 2010
South Church, 292 State Street, Portsmouth, NH
Friday 4th June 2010
South Congregational Church, Temple Street, Kennebunkport, ME
Saturday 5th June 2010
First United Methodist Church, 34 South Main Street, Rochester, NH
Fauré: Requiem
Handel: Coronation Anthems (Zadok the Priest; The King Shall Rejoice)
Dawson: Spirituals (Soon ah will be done; Every time I feel the spirit; King Jesus is a listening)
Rutter: Gaelic Blessing
Roger Sayer, Organ
Conducted by Seth A. Hurd and Kevin G. Lindsay
Saturday 20th March 2010
Pergolesi: Stabat Mater
Dove: At the Passing of the Year
Schumann: Dichterliebe
Rutter: Gloria
Rebecca van den Berg, Soprano
Rowan Hellier, Mezzo-Soprano
Justin Lavender, Tenor
Roger Sayer, Piano
Dan Soper, Organ
With members of Rochester Cathedral Girls' Choir
Conducted by Roger Sayer
Rochester Cathedral
Saturday 27th February 2010
Mozart: Requiem
Christine Hubbard, Soprano
Frances Coppola, Mezzo-Soprano
Peter Jones, Tenor
Chris Munday, Bass
Dan Soper, Organ
Directed by Gavin Williams
St. Matthew's Church, Wigmore
Saturday 12th December 2009
Hadley: I Sing of a Maiden
Scheidt: A Child is Born in Bethlehem
Pearsall: In Dulci Jubilo
Bertalot: Calypso Carol
Ballet: Lute Book Lullaby
Pieces from: Messiah
and more...
Christine Hubbard, Soprano
Catriona Marshall, Clarinet
Malcolm Moulton, Reader
Dan Soper, Organ
Conducted by Gavin Williams
St. Margaret's Church, Rochester
Saturday 14th November 2009
Handel: Messiah
Mary Nelson, Soprano
David Allsopp, Counter-Tenor
Daniel Auchincloss, Tenor
Samuel Evans, Baritone
With the Rochester Sinfonietta
Conducted by Roger Sayer
Rochester Cathedral
Saturday 10th October 2009
Dove: At the Passing of the Year
Rutter: Gloria
Directed by Roger Sayer
Accompanied by Dan Soper
Rochester Girls' Grammar School
Saturday 13th June 2009
Handel: Samson
Catherine Bott, Soprano
David Allsopp, Counter-Tenor
Michael Jamieson Smith, Tenor
Wyn Pencarreg, Baritone
With the Rochester Sinfonietta
Conducted by Roger Sayer
Rochester Cathedral
Saturday 14th March 2009
Haydn: Symphony 100 ("Military Symphony")
Haydn: Te Deum in C
Mendelssohn: Lobgesang (Hymn of Praise)
Brahms: Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny)
Sara Corp, Soprano
Hilary Jane Andrews, Soprano
Norbert Meyn, Tenor
With the Rochester Sinfonietta
Conducted by Roger Sayer
Rochester Cathedral
Saturday 15th November 2008
Five English Folk Songs
Three Hymn Preludes (Organ)
Songs of Travel
Te Deum
Prelude and Fugue in C Minor for Organ
Five Mystical Songs
and more...
David Stout, Baritone
Dan Soper, Organ
Roger Sayer, Organ
Conducted by Roger Sayer
Rochester Cathedral
Saturday 14th June 2008
Handel: Coronation Anthems
Fauré: Requiem
Robert Evans, Treble
Julien Debreuil, Baritone
Dan Soper, Organ
Conducted by Roger Sayer
Rochester Cathedral
Saturday 5th April 2008
Elgar: Dream of Gerontius
With a semi-chorus from the Rochester Cathedral Choirs
Catherine King, Mezzo-Soprano
Joseph Cornwell, Tenor
Wyn Pencarreg, Baritone
With the Rochester Sinfonietta
Conducted by Roger Sayer
Rochester Cathedral
Saturday 15th December 2007
Wilhelm: The Joys of Christmas
Sargent (arr.): Hawaiian Carol
Leighton: Coventry Carol
Pieces from: Messiah
and more...
With St. Andrew's School Choir
Christine Hubbard, Soprano
Conducted by Gavin Williams
St. Stephen's Church, Chatham
Saturday 24th November 2007
Britten: St. Nicholas Cantata
Britten: Ceremony of Carols
Bernstein: Chichester Psalms
With the Rochester Cathedral Choirs
Michael Jamieson Smith, Tenor
David Allsopp, Counter-Tenor
With the Rochester Sinfonietta
Conducted by Roger Sayer
Rochester Cathedral
Saturday 23rd June 2007
Fanshawe: African Sanctus
Dvorák: Mass in D
Maria Kesselman, Soprano
Dan Soper, Organ
Gavin Williams, Electric Organ
Matthew Gates, Electric Guitar
Clive Gregory, Bass Guitar
Pete Abery, Sound Recordist
Conducted by Roger Sayer
Rochester Cathedral
Saturday 17th March 2007
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5
Brahms: German Requiem
Denise Leigh, Soprano
Julien Debreuil, Baritone
Charles Andrews, Organ
With the Rochester Sinfonietta
Conducted by Roger Sayer
Rochester Cathedral
Saturday 16th December 2006
Rutter: Nativity Carol
Leighton: Coventry Carol
Matthias: Sir Christemas
Rutter: When Icicles Hang
Llewellyn: In the Bleak Mid Winter
Bertalot: Calypso Carol
Willcocks (arr.): Sussex Carol
Pieces from: Messiah
and more...
Christine Hubbard, Soprano
Conducted by Gavin Williams
St. George's Centre, Chatham
Saturday 25th November 2006
Pieces from: Le Nozzi di Figaro, Don Giovani, Cosi fan Tutte and Die Zauberflötte
Mozart: Missa in C Major ("Coronation Mass")
Mozart: Laudate Dominum
Mozart: Requiem
Mozart: Ave Verum Corpus
Nicola-Jane Kemp, Soprano
Fflur Wyn, Soprano
Jurgita Adamonyte, Mezzo-Soprano
Andrew Tortoise, Tenor
Sam Evans, Baritone
Lukasz Jakobczyk, Bass
With the Rochester Sinfonietta
Conducted by Roger Sayer
Rochester Cathedral
Friday 17th November 2006
Programme included: brass, choral, woodwind and piano music, and Indian dance.
Byron Primary School
Luton Junior School
Park Wood Junior School
Sir Joseph William's Mathematical School
Rochester Grammar School
St. George's Centre, Chatham
Saturday 24th June 2006
Verdi: Requiem
Sally Harrison, Soprano
Kim-Marie Woodhouse, Mezzo-Soprano
José Pazos, Tenor
Roland Davitt, Bass
With the Rochester Sinfonietta
Conducted by Roger Sayer
Rochester Cathedral
Saturday 8th April 2006
Langlais: Missa Salve Regina
Pizzetti: Messa di Requiem
Widor: Mass for Two Choirs
Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs
Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music
Adrian Powter, Baritone
Edmund Aldhouse, Organ
Conducted by Roger Sayer
Rochester Cathedral
Saturday 25th February 2006
Fauré: Requiem
Vivaldi: Gloria
Directed by Gavin Williams
St. Stephen's Church, Chatham
Saturday 10th December 2005
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Caldwell & Ivory: Hope For Resolution
Lauridsen: O Magnum Mysterium
Bertalot: Calypso Carol
Gardner: Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
Gardner: The Holly and the Ivy
and more...
With Byron Road Junior School Choir
Christine Hubbard, Soprano
Michael Bundy, Baritone
Conducted by Roger Sayer
Rochester Cathedral
Saturday 26th November 2005
Handel: Messiah
Michelle Walton, Soprano
Catherine King, Mezzo-Soprano
Michael Jamieson Smith, Tenor
Stefan Holstrom, Bass
With the Rochester Sinfonietta
Conducted by Roger Sayer
Rochester Cathedral
Saturday 16th July 2005
Britten: Te Deum in C
Elgar: Enigma Variations
Tippett: A Child of Our Time
Sally Harrison, Soprano
Alison Kettlewell, Mezzo-Soprano
Sean Clayton, Tenor
Gavin Carr, Baritone
With the Rochester Sinfonietta
Conducted by Roger Sayer
St. George's Centre, Chatham
Saturday 23rd April 2005
Bach: Lobet Den Herrn
Bruckner: Locus Iste
Goodall: The Lord is My Shepherd
Elgar: Great is the Lord
Elgar: Give unto the Lord
Chilcott: Jubilate
Lauridsen: O Magnum Mysterium
Rachmaninov: Bogoroditse Dyevo
Brahms: How Lovely Are They Dwellings Fair
Fauré: Requiem
Jon Williams, Baritone
Roger Sayer, Organ
Edmund Aldhouse, Organ
With Rochester Voices
Conducted by Roger Sayer
Rochester Cathedral
Saturday 11th December 2004
Haydn: Creation
Jeni Burn, Soprano
Harry Nicoll, Tenor
Simon Thorpe, Bass
With the Rochester Sinfonietta
Conducted by Roger Sayer
Rochester Cathedral
Saturday 4th December 2004
With Gordon Junior School Choir
Christine Hubbard, Soprano
Edmund Aldhouse, Organ
Charles Andrews, Piano
Conducted by Roger Sayer
St. Stephen's Church, Chatham
Saturday 19th June 2004
Rossini: Stabat Mater
Haydn: Nelson Mass
Linda Gerrard, Soprano
Frances Coppola, Mezzo-Soprano
Huw Rhys-Evans, Tenor
Garry Pollack, Bass
With the Rochester Sinfonietta
Conducted by Roger Sayer
Rochester Cathedral
Saturday 3rd April 2004
Bach: St. Matthew Passion
Helen Meyerhoff, Soprano
Tim Mead, Counter-Tenor
Michael Hart-Davis, Tenor
Michael Jamieson Smith, Tenor
Rene Linnenbank, Bass-Baritone
Simon Neal, Bass-Baritone
With the Rochester Sinfonietta
Conducted by Roger Sayer
Rochester Cathedral
Saturday 13th December 2003
With Gad's Hill School Choir and Gordon Junior School Choir
Christine Hubbard, Soprano
Edmund Aldhouse, Organ
Conducted by Roger Sayer
Rochester Cathedral
Saturday 8th November 2003
Handel: Dixit Dominus
Mozart: Requiem
Celeste Lazarenko, Soprano
Margaret Cooper, Soprano
Amy Sedgwick, Mezzo-Soprano
Johan Tötterström, Tenor
Tom Lowe, Baritone
With the Rochester Sinfonietta
Conducted by Roger Sayer
Rochester Cathedral
Saturday 19th July 2003
Beach: Te Deum
Copland: The Promise of Living
Randall Thompson: The Last Words of David
Vaughan Williams: Five English Folksongs
Bizet: Carmen
With Granite State Choral Society (Rochester, New Hampshire, United States)
Tania Williams, Carmen - Mezzo-Soprano
Lina Tetrushull, Micaela - Soprano
Jeremy Budd, Don Jose - Tenor
Adrian Clarke, Escamillo - Baritone
With the Rochester Sinfonietta
Conducted by Roger Sayer
Rochester Cathedral
Saturday 12th April 2003
Whitlock: Conversation Piece
Elgar: Sea Pictures
Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony
Kate Flowers, Soprano
Catherine King, Mezzo-Soprano
Adrian Clarke, Baritone
Edmund Aldhouse, Organ
With the Rochester Sinfonietta
Conducted by Roger Sayer
Rochester Cathedral
Saturday 7th December 2002
Handel: Messiah
Janet Lax, Soprano
Catherine King, Mezzo-Soprano
Michael Jamieson Smith, Tenor
Michael Bundy, Bass
With the Rochester Sinfonietta
Conducted by Roger Sayer
Rochester Cathedral
Saturday 19th October 2002
Stanford: Te Deum in B Flat
Stanford: The Lord is My Shepherd
Stanford: Jubilate in C
Stanford: Organ Fantasia and Toccata in D Minor
Walton: Coronation Te Deum
Vivaldi: Gloria
Anne Todd Howarth, Soprano
Tania Williams, Mezzo-Soprano
Edmund Aldhouse, Organ
Conducted by Roger Sayer
Rochester Cathedral
Saturday 20th July 2002
Poulenc: Gloria
Poulenc: Organ Concerto
Duruflé: Requiem
Grace Davidson, Soprano
Susanna Spicer, Mezzo Soprano
Daniel Jordan, Baritone
David Hobourn, Organ
With the Rochester Sinfonietta
Conducted by Roger Sayer
Rochester Cathedral
Saturday 27th April 2002
Kodaly: Laudes Organi (for chorus and organ)
Grandjany: Aria in a Classic Style (for harp and organ)
Berstein: Chichester Psalms
Orff: Carmina Burana
Diane Atherton, Soprano
David Clegg, Counter-Tenor
Colin Morris, Baritone
Jane Lister, Harp
Benjamin Costello, Piano
William Whitehead, Organ
Conducted by Roger Sayer
St. George's Centre, Chatham
Saturday 24th November 2001
Mendelssohn: Elijah
Anne Dawson, Soprano
Trine Moller, Mezzo-Soprano
Christopher Steele, Tenor
Jonathan Arnold, Bass-Baritone
With the Rochester Sinfonietta
Conducted by Roger Sayer
Rochester Cathedral
Saturday 14th July 2001
Elgar: Dream of Gerontius
Tania Maria Williams, Mezzo-Soprano
Robert Johnston, Tenor
Robert Poulton, Baritone
With the Rochester Sinfonietta
Conducted by Roger Sayer
Rochester Cathedral
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