Performances from the 2003-2004 Season
Conductor – Rachel Hyde (2003) Peter Morris (2004)
Leader – Ros Rayner
18th October 2003 – St. Mary’s Church, Albrighton Program PDF
Tchaikovsky – Polonaise and Waltz from Eugene Onegin
Wagner – Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde
Wagner – Prelude to Act 1 of Lohengrin
Dvorak – Slavonic Dances Nos. 1 – 8, Opus 46
10th January 2004 – Centre Stage, Graiseley, Wolverhampton
Copland – Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo Program PDF
Dvorak – Romance for Violin and Orchestra
Smetana – Vltava from Ma Vlast
Dvorak – Symphony No. 8 in G
26th June 2004 – St Peters Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton
Mozart – Overture to the Magic Flute Program PDF
Elgar – Enigma Variations
Mahler – Symphony No 1
Performances from the 2004-2005 Season
Conductor – Peter Morris Leader – Ros Rayner
20th November 2004 – St. Mary’s Church, Albrighton Program PDF
Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique
Strauss – Horn Concerto No. 1 – Soloist John Davy
Shostakovich – Excerpts from “The Gadfly” Suite
5th March 2005 – Centre Stage, Graiseley, Wolverhampton
Beethoven – Overture Leonora No. 3 Program PDF
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
Beethoven – Symphony No. 6 in F (The Pastoral)
2nd July 2005 – Centre Stage, Graiseley, Wolverhampton Program PDF
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue – Soloist Alastair Moseley
Charles Ives – The Unanswered Question
George Gershwin – An American in Paris
Aaron Copland – Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra – Soloist Alastair Moseley
Samuel Barber – Adagio for Strings
John Williams – March from &lsquoRaiders of the Lost Ark
Performances from the 2005-2006 Season
Conductor – Peter Morris Leader – Ros Rayner
12th November 2005 – St. Mary’s Church, Albrighton Program PDF
Wagner – Overture “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg”
Stravinsky – Pulcinella Suite
Brahms – Symphony No. 4 in E Minor
26th November 2005 – New Road Methodist Church, Stourbridge
– A Concert of Chamber Ensemble Music Program PDF
Mozart – Finale from the Gran Partita for 13 Wind Instruments
Gounod – Andante Cantabile and Finale from the Petite Sinfonie de Vents
Three arrangements for Cello Quartet of well known works by Jim Henson,
Washington and Harline, and Hamilton Gilkinson
Mendelssohn – Allegro Moderato ma con Fuoco from the String Octet in E flat
Albinoni (realised by Giazotto) – Adagio in G minor
– Solo violin Ros Rayner, Solo organ Peter Morris
Richard Strauss – Serenade for 13 Wind Instruments in E flat
Michael MacLean – Two pieces for String Quartet
– Tango Chromatique and Csardas
Mozart – Adagio from the Flute Quartet in D major
Carl Davis – “Pickwick Papers”, Suite for 13 Wind Instruments
Karl Jenkins – Palladio for Strings
Gustav Holst – St. Paul’s Suite for String Orchestra
18th March 2006 – Cranmer Methodist Church,
Newhampton Road West, Wolverhampton
Moussorgsky (arr. Rimsky Korsakov) – Night on the Bare Mountain Program PDF
Rakhmaninov – Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for Piano and Orchestra –
– Soloist Sothie Paul-Duraisam
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 1 in F Minor
6th April 2006 – Wolverhampton College, Paget Road, Wolverhampton
An Evening of Music on the Light Side Program PDF
Vivaldi – “Spring” from the Four Seasons – Solo violin Ros Rayner
Carl Davis – “Pickwick Papers”, Suite for 13 Wind Instruments
Mozart – Adagio from the Flute Quartet in D major
Gustav Holst – St. Paul’s Suite for String Orchestra
Mozart – Finale from the Gran Partita for 13 Wind Instruments
Karl Jenkins – Palladio for StringsSchubert – Symphony No. 5 in B flat
8th July 2006 – The Church of St. John’s in the Square, Wolverhampton
Elgar – Wand of Youth Suites Nos. 1 & 2 Program PDF
Schumann – Concertstuck for Four Horns and Orchestra – Soloists Horns Aloud
Rimsky Korsakov – Capriccio Espagnol
John McCabe – The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Suite
Performances from the 2006-2007 Season
Conductor – Peter Morris Leader – Ros Rayner
18th November 2006 – St. Mary’s Church, Albrighton Program PDF
Weber – Overture “Oberon”
Mozart – Sinfonia Concertante in E flat for Violin and Viola
– Soloists Ros Rayner (violin) and David Cope (viola)
Vaughan Williams – Symphony No. 5 in D major
24th February 2007 – St. Philips Church, Penn, Wolverhampton
A concert of instrumental music given by members of the orchestra, including:
Vivaldi – “Spring” from the Four Seasons – Solo violin Ros Rayner
Carl Davis – “Pickwick Papers”, Suite for 13 Wind Instruments
Mozart – Two movements from Serenade No. 11 in E flat for wind octet
Albinoni – Adagio in G minor for strings
Karl Jenkins – Palladio for Strings
Gounod – Two movements from the Petite Symphonie for Winds
.. plus other items for small groups of players
17th March 2007 – Cranmer Methodist Church, Program PDF
Newhampton Road West, Wolverhampton
Rossini – Overture “Semiramide”
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor K491 – Solo Piano Alastair Moseley
Sibelius – Symphony No. 2 in D Major
30th June 2007 – St. Peter’s Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton
Shostakovich – Festival Overture Program PDF
Hindemith – Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5 in E Minor
Performances from the 2007-2008 Season
Conductor – Peter Morris Leader – Ros Rayner
14th October 2007 (Sunday 3.30 pm) – Walsall Town Hall – Program PDF
A “Last Night of the Proms” style concert with Walsall Choral Society
Rossini – Semiramide Overture
Haydn – “Credo” from the Nelson Mass
Albinoni – Adagio for Organ and Strings
Weber – Clarinet Concertino
– Soloist Alex Cattell, Walsall’s “Young Musician of the Year 2007”
Khachaturian – Movements from Masquerade Suite
Sousa – Washington Post March
Strauss – Radetsky March
Norman Matthews (Walsall composer) – Scintillations (waltz)
Henry Wood – Fantasia on Sea Songs
Parry – Jerusalem
Elgar – Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1Plus items by the Choir
17th November 2007 – St. Mary’s Church, Albrighton Program PDF
Mendelssohn – Overture “The Hebrides”
Prokofiev – Symphony No. 1 in D Major “The Classical Symphony”
Beethoven – Violin Concerto in D Major – Solo Violin Rhys Watkins
2nd February 2008 – St. Andrew’s Church Sedgley Program PDF
– A Concert of Instrumental Music by Members of the Orchestra in aid of Church Funds
Vivaldi – “Spring” from the Four Seasons – Solo violin Ros Rayner
Mozart – Two movements (Minuet and Trio, and Finale, Allegro)
from Serenade No. 12 in C minor for wind octet
Roger Hides – String Quartet No. 3 in D major (world premier!)
Dvorak – Two movements (Adagio and Alla Polka) from String Quartet in D major
Gounod – Two movements (Andante Cantabile and Finale, Allegretto)
from the Petite Symphonie for Winds
Carl Davis – “Pickwick Papers”, Suite for 13 Wind Instruments
William Lloyd Webber – Serenade for Strings
Julie Robertson – Agnus Dei for Mezzo Soprano, ‘Cello and Organ (world premier!)
Mozart – Adagio from Flute Quartet in D major
Karl Jenkins – Palladio for StringsAlbinoni – Adagio in G minor for strings
8th March 2008 – St. Peter’s Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton Program PDF
Weber – Overture “Der Freischütz”
William Lloyd Webber – Serenade for Strings
Joe Cooper – “The Wanderer”, a Fantasia for Orchestra – Conducted by the Composer
Dvorak – Symphony No. 7 in D minor
21st June 2008 – Cranmer Methodist Church, Program PDF
Newhampton Road West, Wolverhampton
Schubert – Rosamunde Overture
Franz Berwald – Sinfonie Singulière
Dvorak – Cello Concerto in B minor – Soloist Edward Smith