Date | Programme | Artists |
|---|---|---|
2024 | ||
| 16th March Review | Edward Elgar My Love Dwelt In A Northern Land Trad. folk song arr Elizabeth Poston The Water of Tyne John Ireland The Towing Path - Piano solo Edward Elgar Salut d'Amour Op.12 - Flute solo John Ireland The Hills James MacMillan So Deep Peter Maxwell Davis Farewell to Stromness - Piano solo Rihards Dubra Ave Maria 1 Henryk Mikolaj Górecki Totus Tuus Edvard Grieg Morning Mood from Peer Gynt Suite No 1, Norwegian Dance No 2 - Flute and Piano Arvo Pärt The Deer's Cry Ola Gjeilo Ubi Caritas Jean Sibelius Incidental music from Scaramouche Op.71, Nocturne Op 51 No 3 - Flute and Piano Ola Gjeilo Northern Lights Ëriks Esenvalds Stars + Readings | Musical Director James Savage-Hanford Piano Robert Sudall |
2023 | ||
| 9th December Review | Christmas Carol Concert at St. John's Church, Ben Rhydding at 5p.m. Carols, poems and seasonal readings for the whole family | Musical Director James Savage-Hanford Piano Robert Sudall |
| 11th November Review | AUTUMN CONCERT at St. Margaret’s Church, Ilkley at 7.30p.m. Johann Michael Haydn Requiem Mozart Solemn Vespers | Musical Director James Savage-Hanford Organ Anthony Gray |
| 17th June Review | Summer Concert at St. Margaret’s Church, Ilkley at 7.30pm Will Todd's Mass in Blue and Geoffrey Cloke's The Emily Brontë Song Cycle also featuring special Guests Ilkley Youth Choir A Selection of Songs performed by the Senior Choir | Musical Director Charlie Perry Accompanied by |
| 18th March Photo | Gloriana! at St. John's Church, Ben Rhydding at 7.30p.m. Music from two great Elizabethan ages. Hubert Parry I was glad (1902) William Byrd Kyrie from Mass for 4 voices. (c.1592) Ave Verum Corpus (1605) Agnus Dei from Mass for 4 voices (c.1592) Benjamin Britten Jubilate Deo (1961). Be kind and courteous, from A Midsummer Night's Dream (2000) Herbert Howells Magnificat (1947) Nunc Dimittis (1947) Gerald Finzi It was a lover and his lass (1942) from Let us garlands bring Op 18 Roger Quilter Weep you no more sad fountains from Seven Elizabethan Lyrics Op 12 (1908) Judith Weir I love all beauteous things (2016) Ralph Vaughan-Williams O taste and see (1953) Antonio Vivaldi Gloria (RV589) (c1715) | Musical Director Charlie Perry Piano/Organ Robert Sudall |
2022 | ||
| 10th December Review | Christmas Concert at St. John's Church, Ben Rhydding at 5p.m. A festive programme with carols old and new, with a few poems and plenty of opportunity for audience participation in well-known carols! The concert included Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Christmas Carols. | Musical Director Charlie Perry Piano/Organ Robert Sudall |
| 12th November Review | John Rutter Requiem at St. Margaret’s Church, Ilkley. Bainton And I Saw a New Heaven Quilter The Faithless Shepherdess Bridge Adagio in E Quilter Music, When Soft Voices Die McDowall Ave Maris Stella Rutter Requiem | Musical Director Charlie Perry Accompanied by Robert Sudall Soprano Emily Varney Cello Fiona Smyth |
| 11th June Review | Summer Seranade at St. John's Church, Ben Rhydding. Rutter Selection from Sprig of Thyme - The Bold Grenadier - The Sprig of Thyme - The Willow Tree - The Keel Row Coleridge-Taylor The Lee Shore Coleridge-Taylor Viking Song Stanford The Bluebird Britten The Last Rose of Summer Edlund Ant Han Dansa Med Mej Sullivan The Long Day Closes Barber Solitary Hotel Barber Sure on this Shining Night Copland Selection from Old American Songs: - The Boatman's Dance - I Bought Me A Cat - At The River - Ching-A-Ring Chaw Bernstein arr. Stickles Choral selection from West Side Story Dove Adelaide's Aria Joel arr. Chilcott And So It Goes Trad. arr. Perry, Words Sumpner, Flow Gently | Musical Director Charlie Perry Soprano Zoë Jackson Accompanied by Robert Sudall |
| 19th March Review | Crowning Glory at All Saints Church, Ilkley A programme of music to celebrate both the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary and the Platinum Jubilee of HM The Queen Zelenka Miserere Caldara Magnificat Pergolesi Stabat Mater Handel Zadok the priest Mozart Coronation Mass in C, K317 | Musical Director Charlie Perry Organ continuo Anthony Gray |
2021 | ||
| 11th December Review | Christmas Concert at St. John's Church, Ben Rhydding. A festive programme with carols old and new, with a few poems, a sprinkling of Messiah choruses, and plenty of opportunity for audience participation in well-known carols! | Musical Director Charlie Perry Piano/Organ Robert Sudall |
| 6th November Review | AUTUMN CONCERT at St. Margaret’s Church, Ilkley. Gjeilo Ubi Caritas Fauré Pavane Op.50 - Instrumental Ensemble Boulanger For a Soldier Burial Fauré Pie Jesu Bainton And I Saw a New Heaven Fauré Requiem Op.48 | Musical Director Charlie Perry |
2020 | No concerts | |
2019 | ||
| 7th December | Christmas Concert at St. John's Church, Ben Rhydding. A festive programme with carols old and new, including A Christmas Fantasy by Gordon Langford | Musical Director Rory Johnston Piano/Organ Robert Sudall |
| 2nd November Review | AUTUMN CONCERT at St. Margaret’s Church, Ilkley. Mozart Requiem Mass in D Minor Mozart Violin Concerto in A Major Johnston A glimpse of the Light (for Cantores Olicanae) | Musical Director Rory W Johnston |
| 15th June Review | In Blue! at St. Margaret's Church, Ilkley. Mass in Blue by Will Todd And a programme of popular 19th and 20th century classics. Waller & Brooks Ain't Misbehavin Rodgers Blue Moon Evans Blue in Green Arlen Over the Rainbow Stanford The Bluebird Moore The Silver Aria Gounod Je Veux Vivre Kent The White Cliffs of Dover Berlin Blue Skies Todd Mass in Blue | Musical Director Rory W Johnston |
| 1st June Review | A 'Come and Sing' Event at St. Margaret's Church, Ilkley. Karl Jenkins The Armed Man A Mass for Peace Rehearsal: 2.00pm - 5.30pm Free performance 6.30pm | Musical Director Rory W Johnston |
| 16th March Review | SPRING CONCERT at Christchurch, Ilkley. Arvo Pärt Berliner Messe Spiegel im Spiegel MacMillan O Radiant Dawn Gjeilo Ubi Caritas Johnston Three Meditations on Circles Whitacre Sleep Brahms Geistliches Lied, Op.30 Rorem Sing, My Soul, His Wondrous Love | Conductor Rory W Johnston |
2018 | ||
| 15th December | CHRISTMAS CONCERT at St. John's Church, Ben Rhydding. Benjamin Britten A Ceremony of Carols followed by a traditional mixture of Christmas carols, ancient and modern. | Musical Director Rory Johnston Accompanied |
| 17th November Review | Come and Sing! at St. Margaret's Church, Ilkley. In the first half Cantores Olicanae performed: Purcell Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts. G.F.Handel An Ode for St. Cecilia,s Day (HWV76) Cantores Olicanae were then joined by about 25 guest singers to perform Vivaldi "Gloria" | Conductor Rory W Johnston |
| 16th June Review | Swing into Summer! As part of the Bolton Priory Concert Series, a musical summer's evening in the beautiful surroundings of Bolton Abbey. Sir Hubert Parry I Was Glad Rutter Sprig of Thyme Arlen Over the rainbow Cloke Prelude for Flugelhorn & Organ, Canon for trumpet de Rose Deep Purple Rorem Sing my Soul Whitacre Sleep Waller Ain't Misbehavin' Rodgers Blue Moon Gershin 'S Wonderful Porter Night and Day Bernstein West Side Story (excerpts) | Conductor Rory Johnston Piano Robert Sudall |
| 17th March Review | I WAS GLAD: A Parry anniversary concert at St. Mary's Church, Burley-in-Wharfedale. Choir: Sir Hubert Parry I Was Glad Sir Herbert Howells Like as the hart desireth the waterbrooks Sir John Stainer God so loved the world Sir James Macmillan In Splendoribus Sanctorum Tenor: Gerald Finzi Dies Natales Choir: Sir Hubert Parry Blest pair of sirens Jerusalem Sir James Macmillan O radiant dawn Sir Hubert Parry Two motets from 'Songs of farewell' Tenor: Traditional, Arr. Benjamin Britten Down by the Salley Gardens Ivor Gurney Sleep Choir: Sir George Dyson Three Songs of Praise | Conductor Rory Johnston |
2017 | ||
| 15th December Review | CHRISTMAS CAROL CONCERT at St. John's Church, Ben Rhydding. A programme of festive music, old and new. A traditional mixture of Christmas music and carols ancient and modern, with plenty of audience participation. | Conductor Rory Johnston Accompanied |
| 11th November Review | AUTUMN CONCERT at St. Margaret’s Church, Ilkley. Mozart Requiem Mass in D Minor Haydn Insanae et Vanae Curae Palestrina De Profundis Clamavi, arranged for brass quintet by Rory Johnston Mozart Ave Verum Corpus Josh Brown The bird of Life is Singing (Première performance) Allegri Miserere Mei, Deus. Arranged for orchestra by Rory Johnston Purcell Dido's Lament 'When I am Laid in Earth and Chorus 'With Drooping Wings' | Conductor Rory Johnston |
| 10th June Review 1 Review 2 | In the Mood! A mix of choral classics by Cole Porter, Fats Waller, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, and including "Songs and Sonnets of William Shakespeare " by George Shearing. | Conductor Rory Johnston |
| 1st April Review 1 Review 2 | An evening with Bach and friends, celebrating a golden age of German music at St. Margaret's Church, Ilkley. Handel - Zadok the Priest J.S.Bach - Komm susser Tod Schutz - Meine Seele erhebt den Herren Luther - Jesus Christus unser Heyland Buxtehude - Jesu joy and treasure J.S.Bach - Jesu joy of man's desiring Hassler - Christ ist erstanden Bach - Wachet Auf: Cantata BWV140 | Conductor Rory Johnston |
2016 | ||
| 17th December Review | Christmas Concert at St. John's Church, Ben Rhydding. Handel - Messiah. A selection of choruses and arias from part 1, the Christmas story. Carols old and new with audience participation in the second half. | Conductor Rory Johnston Organ Robert Sudall |
| 19th November Review | AUTUMN CONCERT at St. Margaret’s Church, Ilkley. For the Fallen We marked the end of the battle of the Somme on 18th November 1917 with five songs from a new work by Geoff Cloke called “For the Fallen” . Elgar – With proud thanksgiving – Elgar’s arrangement of the third movement from his Spirit of England. Elgar – The Musicmakers for choir and Contralto with organ accompaniment. | Conductor Rory Johnston Organ Alan Horsey |
| 18th June Review | A Summer Serenade at Bolton Priory A delightful mix of choral music for a lighthearted summer evening. | Conductor Alan Horsey |
| 19th March Review | SPRING CONCERT at St. Margaret's Church, Ilkley. Rutter Magnificat Finzi Lo the full final sacrifice Handel extracts from Messiah parts 2 & 3 | Conductor Alan Horsey Organ Christopher Rathbone |
2015 | ||
| 19th December Picture | CHRISTMAS CAROL CONCERT at St John's Church, Ben Rhydding A selection of seasonal music, sacred and secular, old and new. | Conductor Alexander Woodrow Organ Robert Sudall Special Guests Ermysteds Brass Ensemble |
| 14th November Review | THE ARMED MAN Jenkins The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace Vivaldi Gloria Elgar Seranade for Strings | Conductor Thomas Leech |
| 13th June Review | A Summer Promenade at St John’s Church, Ben Rhydding Jonathan Brigg and James Cave Seaside Songbook. A seaside themed suite for choir and jazz trio. (World Première) Elgar Part songs Alexander L'Estrange A selection from Song Cycle. Medley of music hall and WW1 songs | Conductor Jonathan Brigg Special Guests The Robert Sudall Jazz Trio |
| 7th February Review | “In Tune with Harmony” at Ilkley Grammar School. A light-hearted Music Workshop | Led by Musical Director, Jonathan Brigg |
2014 | ||
| 13th December Review | CHRISTMAS CONCERT at All Saints' Church, Ilkley Handel Messiah Part 1 (Extracts) | Conductor Jonathan Brigg Organ Robert Sudall Soprano Ana Beard Fernandez |
| 15th November Review | AUTUMN CONCERT at St. Margaret’s Church, Queen’s Road, Ilkley | Conductor Jonathan Brigg Organ Christopher Rathbone
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| 29th March Review | SPRING CONCERT at St. Margaret's Church, Ilkley. J.S.Bach St. John Passion | Conductor Jonathan Brigg |
2013 | ||
| 21st December Review | CAROL CONCERT at All Saints Church, Ilkley The concert included our usual mixture of choir and audience carols, including Britten A Ceremony of Carols Lauridsen O Magnum Mysterium Taverner The Lamb | Conductor Jonathan Brigg Organ Robert Sudall |
| 23rd November Review | YE SONS OF BRITAIN - CONCERT at St. Margaret's Church Britten Jubilate Deo Rathbone Prelude and Fugue Op 128 (2013) for Organ Purcell Come ye Sons of Art Britten Prelude and Fugue on a theme of Vittoria (1946) for Organ Rutter Requiem | Conductor Jonathan Brigg Organ Christopher Rathbone |
| 5th July | LSO INVITATION CONCERT at St. Margaret's Church Handel Zadok The Priest Parry I Was Glad Mozart Ave Verum Corpus Faure Cantique de Jean Racine Handel Hallelujah Chorus Verdi Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves Dukas Sorcerer's Apprentice Saint Saens Organ Symphony Bach Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring Elgar Nimrod Parry Jerusalem Elgar Pomp and Circumstance No. 1 | Conductor Martin Binks Organ Richard Wilson |
| 8th June Review | SUMMER CONCERT - "THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE" Brahms Liebeslieder Waltzes Britten Cabaret Songs Orff Choruses from Carmina Burana | Conductor Jonathan Brigg Piano Andrew Bedford |
| 16th March Review | SPRING CONCERT Schubert Mass In G (D167) J.S.Bach Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C Minor J.S.Bach Magnificat in D | Conductor Jonathan Brigg Organ/Keyboard Andrew Bedford |
2012 | ||
| 15th December Review | CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT Choir: Boris Ord Adam Lay YBounden Elizabeth Poston Jesus Christ The Apple Tree Carl Rütti I Wonder As I Wander ASHLANDS PRIMARY CHOIR Winter Nights / New Boy Born Choir: Richard Morris In The Bleak Midwinter David Willcocks Sussex Carol John Rutter Nativity Carol ASHLANDS PRIMARY I Saw Three Ships / Away in a Manger / Silent Night ORGAN SOLO Leroy Anderson Sleigh Ride CHOIR Chris Artley The Ashwell Carol Peter Cornelius The Three Kings John Rutter Rejoice and be Merry Trad. Arr. Warrell We Wish You a Merry Christmas! | Conductor Jonathan Brigg Organ/Keyboard Robert Sudall |
| 24th November Review | COME AND SING MESSIAH Handel Messiah | Organ Darius Battiwala Conductor Christopher Rathbone |
| 16th June | SUMMERTIME! Gershwin Showcase Bernstein West Side Story - selection Kern, Gershwin, Berlin Four Songs From The Great American Songbook Gershwin Porgy and Bess Medley | Conductor Robert Marsh |
| 17th and 31st March Review | SPRING CONCERT Parry I Was Glad When They Said Unto Me Walton Crown Imperial (organ solo) Franck Panis Angelicus Finzi Lo The Full Final Sacrifice J.S.Bach Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565 (organ solo) J.S.Bach Chorale from the St. John Passion Stainer God So Loved The World Ireland Greater Love Hath No Man Moore It Is A Thing Most Wonderful Gorecki Totus Tuus Handel Zadok The Priest | Organ/Keyboard David Houlder Conductor Robert Marsh |
2011 | ||
| 17th December | FAMILY CAROL CONCERT | Organ/Keyboard Daniel Gordon Conductor Robert Marsh |
| 12th November | THE ARMED MAN Jenkins The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace Pachelbel Canon Albinoni Adagio for Organ & Strings Brahms How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings Bruckner Locus Iste Elgar Nimrod Vivaldi Concerto for 2 Trumpets in C (RV537) | Organ David Houlder Orchestra The Yorkshire Chamber Ensemble Conductor Robert Marsh |
| 14th May | HAYDN CENTENARY CONCERT Haydn Insanae et Vanae Curae Haydn Symph No 94 in G (The Surprise) Haydn Harmoniemesse in B flat | Orchestra Skipton BS Camerata Conductor Robert Marsh |
2010 | ||
| 4th December | COME AND SING MESSIAH Handel Messiah | Organ Darius Battiwalla Conductor Robert Marsh |
| 13th November Review | MUSIC FOR REMEMBRANCE Edward Elgar Spirit of England Edward Elgar Pomp & Circumstance March No. 3 Gabriel Faure Requiem | Organ David Houlder Conductor Robert Marsh |
| 13th June Review | SUMMER CONCERT Mendelssohn String Symphony No 12 Bach Violin Concerto in E Mozart Requiem | Orchestra Skipton Building Society Camerata Conductor Robert Marsh |
| 13th March Review | Passiontide Recital J S Bach Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring J S Bach Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor J S Bach Jesu, meine Freude Hubert Parry My Soul, there is a Country John Blow Salvator Mundi Franz Schubert The Lord is my Shepherd Philip Moore It is a Thing Most Wonderful Organ Music Maurice Greene Lord Let Me Know Mine End John Ireland Ex Ore Innocentium Edward Bairstow The Lamentation Cecil Armstrong Gibbs Most Glorious Lord of Lyfe! | Organ David Houlder Conductor Robert Marsh |
2009 | ||
| 19th December Review | Carols for Choir and Audience Mathias Ave Rex Harness In Bethlehem at this Tide Richards A Merry Little Christmas Wilberg Ding Dong Merrily Leighton Coventry Carol | Organ James Lonsdale |
| 5th December | Handel Messiah | Conductor Robert Marsh Organ David Houlder |
| 14th November | Durufle Requiem Dvorak Te Deum Parry Blest Pair Of Sirens Organ music: Various | Soprano Andrea Ryder Baritone David Hall Organ David Houlder Conductor Robert Marsh |
| 13 June Review | Haydn The Creation | Soprano Jennifer France Tenor David Shaw Baritone Andrew de Rozario Organ David Houlder Conductor Robert Marsh |
| 28 March Review | Faure Requiem Sibelius Be Still My Soul Leighton Crucifixus Pro Nobis Bairstow The Lamentation Holst Turn Back, O Man Bach Chorale Prelude "Schmûcke dich, O liebe Seele" | Soprano Janet Murdoch Tenor Michael Benn Baritone David Hall Organ David Houlder Conductor Robert Marsh |
2008 | ||
| 20th December Review | Carols for Choir and Audience Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Christmas Carols | Baritone David Hall Piano & Organ James Lonsdale Conductor Robert Marsh |
| 13 December | Handel Messiah | Soprano Lisa Moffart Mezzo Heather Lupton Tenor David Shaw Bass Thomas Eaglen Continuo Daniel Gordon Orchestra Skipton Building Society Camerata Conductor Robert Marsh |
| 15th November Review | Howells Te Deum and Jubilate Mozart Concerto for Flute and Harp Rutter Requiem | Soprano Rowena Thornton Flute Ben Griffith Harp Camilla Pay Organ James Lonsdale Conductor Robert Marsh |
| 14th June Review | Vaughan-Williams In Windsor Forest Vaughan-Williams Five English Folksongs Haydn Insanae et Vanae Curae Gorecki Totus Tuus Wagner Meistersinger Overture | Guests Sapphire Saxophone Quartet Organ Alan Horsey Conductor Robert Marsh |
| 8 March Review | J S Bach St John Passion | Evangelist Simon Wall Jesus Oliver Dunn Soprano Nadine Livingston Mezzo Victoria McLean Tenor Chris Turner Baritone Tom Eaglen Continuo Alan Horsey |
2007 | ||
| 15th December | Christmas Music By Candlelight Britten A Ceremony of Carols | Soprano Janet Murdoch Harp Honor Wright Organ James Lonsdale Conductor Robert Marsh |
| 8th December Review | Handel Messiah | Soprano Emma Peaurt Mezzo Diane Hatfield Tenor Petro Wychrij Bass Andrew Heggie Continuo Daniel Gordon Orchestra Skipton Building Society Camerata Conductor Robert Marsh |
| 10th November Review | Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs Haydn Little Organ Mass Buxtehude Organ Music | Soprano Emma Johnston Mezzo Rebecca Chellappah Tenor Alexander Wall Baritone Thomas Eaglen Organ David Houlder Conductor Robert Marsh |
| 17th March | Brahms German Requiem Holst St Paul’s Suite Mozart Clarinet Concerto | Orchestra Harrogate Philharmonic Orchestra |
2006 | ||
| 16th December | Christmas Music by Candlelight | Guests Moorfield School Choir Conductor Robert Marsh |
| 9th December | Handel Messiah | Orchestra Skipton Building Society Camerata Conductor Robert Marsh |
| 18th November | Concert for HM’s 80thBirthday | Conductor Robert Marsh |
| 10th June | J S Bach Mass in B minor | Orchestra Manchester Camerata Conductor Robert Marsh |
| 1 April | Stainer The Crucifixion Vaughan Williams Six Tudor Anthems Bach, Dupre Organ works | Conductor Robert Marsh |
| 21 February | Christ Church Skipton Organ Centenary Concert | Conductor Robert Marsh |
2005 | ||
| 17th December | Christmas Music by Candlelight | Guests Moorfield School Conductor Robert Marsh |
| 10th December | Handel Messiah | Orchestra Ilkley Sinfonietta Conductor Robert Marsh |
| 12th November | Rossini Petite Messe Solomnelle Holst Two Psalms | Conductor Robert Marsh |
| 4th June | Dvorak Mass in D Mendelssohn Hear My Prayer Three Tudor Motets Widor 5th Organ Symphony Howells Clavichord works | Conductor Robert Marsh |
| 5th March | J S Bach St John Passion | Orchestra Ilkley Sinfonietta Conductor Robert Marsh |
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