Performances from the 2008-2009 Season
Conductor – Peter Morris Leader – Ros Rayner
11th October 2008 – St. Mary’s Church, Albrighton Program PDF
McCunn – Overture “Land of the Mountain and the Flood
“Handel – Organ concerto “The Cuckoo and the Nightingale” – Soloist Toby Barnard
Vaughan Williams – Folk Song Suite
Saint-Saens – Symphony No. 3 in C minor, the “Organ” Symphony
16th November 2008 (Sunday 3.00 pm) – Walsall Town Hall Program PDF
– a concert with St. Peter’s Collegiate Church Choir
to celebrate the centenary of the Town Hall Organ
McCunn – Overture “Land of the Mountain and the Flood”
Parry – Coronation Anthem “I Was Glad”
Handel – Organ concerto “The Cuckoo and the Nightingale” – Soloist Toby Barnard
Vaughan Williams – Five Mystical Songs – Baritone Soloist John Thorne
Saint-Saens – Symphony No. 3 in C minor, the “Organ” Symphony
7th March 2009 – Cranmer Methodist Church,
Newhampton Road West, Wolverhampton Program PDF
Berlioz – Overture “Le Corsair”
Dag Wiren – Serenade for Strings
Sibelius – Violin Concerto in D minor – Soloist Rhys Watkins
Bizet – Symphony in C
20th June 2009 – Codsall Community High School Program PDF
Vaughan Williams – The Wasps Overture
Butterworth – The Banks of Green Willow
Holst – The Perfect Fool
Elgar – Symphony No. 1 in A flat
Performances from the 2009-2010 Season
Conductor – Peter Morris Leader – Ros Rayner
26th September 2009 – St. Andrew’s Church, Sedgley Program PDF
– a concert in aid of the Dudley International Piano Competition
Beethoven – Egmont Overture
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 27 in B Flat, K595 – Soloist Mark Bebbington
Haydn – Symphony No. 104 in D Major, the “London” Symphony
14th November 2009 – St. Mary’s Church, Albrighton Program PDF
Mendelssohn – Ruy Blas Overture
Prokofiev – Excerpts from the ballet, Romeo and Juliet
Vaughan Williams – Symphony No. 2, the “London” Symphony
6th March 2010 – Cranmer Methodist Church,
Newhampton Road West, Wolverhampton Program PDF
Shostakovich – Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major – Soloist Alastair Moseley
Wagner – Siegfried Idyll
Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, the “Eroica” Symphony
19th June 2010 at 7.30 pm – Holy Trinity Church, Program PDF
Heathtown, Wolverhampton
Malcolm Arnold – Tam O’Shanter Overture
Saint-Saëns – Danse Macabre
Humperdinck – Prelude from the opera, Hansel and Gretel
Ravel – Ma Mere L’Oye (Mother Goose Suite)
Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition
Performances from the 2010-2011 Season
Conductor – Peter Morris Leader – Ros Rayner
25th September 2010 – St. Peter’s Church, Wolverhampton
– an evening of music by Elgar to launch the Church Organ
Restoration Appeal and
in association with Wolverhampton Wanderers FC.
The first part of the concert featured St. Peter’s Church Choirs and various soloists.
The orchestra performed in the second half.
Fear not O Land – ChoirAllegro Maestoso from Organ Sonata – Peter Morris
Three Motets (Op 2) – ChoirChanson de Nuit
– Charlotte Moseley (violin) and Alastair Moseley (piano)
Chanson de Matin – Charlotte Moseley (violin) and Orchestra
Excerpt from “The Kingdom”
– Rita Cullis (soprano and neice of Stan Cullis) and Orchestra
Enigma Variations – Orchestra
He Banged the Leather for Goal (football chant for Billy Mullen) – Choir and Orchestra
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 – Orchestra
13th November 2010 – St. Peter’s Church, Program PDF
Wolverhampton, WV1 1TS
Britten – Simple Symphony
Dvorak – Symphonic Variations
Sibelius – Symphony No. 5 in E flat major
5th March 2011 – Cranmer Methodist Church, Program PDF
Newhampton Road West, Wolverhampton, WV6 0RS
Brahms – Variations on a Theme by Haydn – Guest Conductor Fabian Henning
Ravel – Le Tombeau de Couperin
Beethoven – Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
25th June 2011 – Trinity Methodist Church, Histons Hill, Codsall Program PDF
Britten – Four Sea Interludes from his opera “Peter Grimes”
Respighi – Symphonic Suite “The Fountains of Rome”
Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto in D major – Soloist Nicole Wilson
Performances from the 2011-2012 Season
Conductor – Peter MorrisLeader – Ros Rayner
24th September 2011 – St.Andrew’s Church, Sedgley DY3 1JA Program PDF
– A charity concert in aid of the Beacon Centre for the Blind
Haydn – Symphony No. 31 in D major (Horn Signal)
Mendelssohn – Octet for strings in E flat major
Th. Gouvy – Petite Suite Gauloise for wind nonet
Mozart – Symphony No. 41 in C major (The Jupiter)
6th November 2011 (Sunday) – Forest Arts Centre, Walsall Program PDF
Rossini – William Tell Overture
Gershwin – Piano Concerto in F – Soloist Alistair Moseley
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A major
3rd March 2012 – Cranmer Methodist Church, Program PDF
Newhampton Road West, Wolverhampton
Khachaturian – Spartacus Suite No.2
Fauré – Pavane
Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 4
Bartok – Concerto for Orchestra
23rd June 2012 – Cranmer Methodist Church, Program PDF
Newhampton Road West, Wolverhampton
Mozart – Overture to “The Marriage of Figaro”
Elgar – Cello Concerto in E minor – Soloist Sarah Tulley
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 10
Performances from the 2012-2013 Season
Conductor – Peter Morris Leader – Ros Rayner
29th September 2012 – Wolverhampton Music School, Graiseley Program PDF
– A charity concert in aid of the Friends of the Music School
Haydn – Symphony No. 45 in F sharp minor (The Farewell Symphony)
Mozart – Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major – Soloist Jane Eminson
Plus several other short pieces for small chamber groups
17th November 2012 – Cranmer Methodist Church, Program PDF
Wolverhampton, WV6 0RS
Weber – Euryanthe Overture
Grieg – Piano Concerto in A minor – Soloist: Sothie Paul-Duraisamy
Schubert – Symphony No. 9 in C major (the Great)
9th December 2012 – Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
– A charity concert in aid of the organ restoration
of St. Peter’s Collegiate Church consisting of Carols and Christmas Music
in which the Orchestra was joined by the St Peter’s Church and School choirs,
Coppice Performing Arts School, Wolverhampton Girls’ High School
and Wolverhampton Grammar School choirs.
The Orchestra performed:
Corelli – Christmas Concerto
Prokofiev – Troika from Lieutenant Kije Suite
Howard Blake – The Snowman – Narrator Adrian Peakman
Leroy Anderson – Sleigh Ride
16th March 2013 at 7.30 pm – Cranmer Methodist Church, Program PDF
Newhampton Road West, Wolverhampton, WV6 0RS
Patrick Doyle – Impressions of America
Fauré – Masques et Bergamasques
Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on Greensleeves
Borodin – Symphony No. 2 in B minor
22nd June 2013 at 7.30 pm – Forest Arts Centre, Walsall Program PDF
Britten – Matinées Musicales
Phil James – The Toy Room
Mozart – Clarinet Concerto in A – Soloist: Alastair Moseley
Schumann – Symphony No. 3 in E flat (The Rhenish)