Wolverhampton Symphony Orchestra

Wolverhampton Symphony Orchestra

Performances 2003-2008

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