JANUARY 2
The Cathedral and Abbey Church of Saint Alban, St Albans
The Lark Ascending
Also: Britten The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra Op 34
Elgar Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 in D Op 39
Walton Crown Imperial - Coronation March
Binge Elizabethan Serenade (Where the gentle Avon flows)
Butterworth The Banks of Green Willow
Coates Dambusters March
Chariots of Fire - Odyssey Vangelis (Papathanassiou)
St Albans Symphony Orchestra
Jennifer Wigram violin
Bjorn Bantock conductor
19:00
JANUARY 13
Lovinger Theatre of Lehman College, North West Bronx
Special performance for schoolchildren only
The Poisoned Kiss
The Bronx Opera Company
Eric Kramer conductor
web site
JANUARY 14
Lovinger Theatre of Lehman College, North West Bronx
The Poisoned Kiss
The Bronx Opera Company
Michael Spierman conductor
Benjamin Spierman stage director
19:30
web site
JANUARY 15
Lovinger Theatre of Lehman College, North West Bronx
The Poisoned Kiss
The Bronx Opera Company
Michael Spierman conductor
Benjamin Spierman stage director
19:30
web site
JANUARY 16
Queen Street Methodist Central Hall, Scarborough
Kathleen Ferrier and Gerald Moore 60th anniversary concert
The House of Life: Silent Noon
Songs by Handel, Purcell, Lotti, Monteverdi, Gluck, Brahms, Bridge, Warlock
Anna Stéphany mezzo-soprano
Simon Lepper piano
19:30
JANUARY 17
St David's Hall, Cardiff
Prelude on 'Rhosymedre'
Bach J.S. Fantasia in G Major, BWV572
Bach J.S. Sei gegruesset, Jesu guetig - chorale prelude in G Minor, BWV768
Franck Trois pièces: Fantaisie in A major
Walton Popular Song (arr. Gower)
Pott Toccata
James O'Donnell organ
13:00
JANUARY 20
Royal Academy, Duke's Hall
Marylebone Road, London NW1
Concerto accademico
( Concerto in D minor for violin and strings)
Also: Britten Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op.1
Clio Gould director
Katie Littlemore violin [Sainsbury Royal Academy Soloist]
7:30 pm
web site
JANUARY 21
Kaye Playhouse of Hunter College, East 68th Street
The Poisoned Kiss
The Bronx Opera Company
Michael Spierman conductor
web site
JANUARY 22
Kaye Playhouse of Hunter College, East 68th Street
The Poisoned Kiss
The Bronx Opera Company
Eric Kramer conductor
web site
JANUARY 22
John M. Greene Hall, Smith College, Northampton, MA
A Cambridge Mass
Hampshire Choral Society
Allan Taylor music director
Alan Tongue guest conductor
3.00 p.m.
web site
JANUARY 22
TS Eliot Theatre, Merton College (entrance via Rose Lane)
Piano Quintet in C minor
Rachel Lockwood Piano Quintet 'Dying Fall', inspired by 'Portrait of a Lady', T. S. Eliot (World Premiere)
Schubert Piano Quintet in A major, (The Trout) D. 667*
Natalia Lomeiko violin
Stephen Shakeshaft viola
Peter Adams cello
Thomas Martin double bass
Ceri Owen piano
*Marios Papadopoulos piano
3.00pm
web site
JANUARY 28
Gravesend Methodist Church, Gravesend
Toward the Unknown Region
Messa di Gloria in A flat - Giacomo Puccini
Gravesham Choral Society
Geoffrey Lester organ
Alan Vincent conductor
7.30pm
JANUARY 29
London, The Royal Festival Hall
The Lark Ascending
Delius Cello Concerto
Delius Brigg Fair
Elgar Enigma Variations
The Philharmonia Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis conductor
Zsolt-Tihamer Visontay violin
Julian Lloyd Webber cello
FEBRUARY 3
Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Scott of the Antarctic Centenary Concert
Birmingham International Concert Season 2011/12
Sinfonia Antartica (Symphony No. 7)
Also Cecilia McDowall Seventy Degrees Below Zero (world premiere)
Holst Singers
Stephen Layton conductor
Ben Fogle narrator
With excerpts from Scott of the Antarctic
City of London Sinfonia
and with photos from the 1910 Antarctic Expedition
7:30pm
In association with the Scott Polar Research Institute.
web site
FEBRUARY 3
St Martin-in-the-Fields, London
O taste and see
Valiant for Truth
Also Parry, Tallis, Byrd, Howells, Walton, Purcell, Britten, Stanford, Parry,
Nonsuch Singers
Graham Caldbeck conductor
19:30
FEBRUARY 4
Albert Hall, Nottingham
A Sea Symphony
Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis
Also: Mendelssohn The Fair Melusine
Nottingham Festival Chorus and Nottingham Concert Orchestra
Claire Seaton soprano
David Stout baritone
James Lowe conductor
7.30pm
Pre-concert talk at 6.45pm
web site
FEBRUARY 4
Mote Hall, Maidstone
Overture from The Wasps
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra Op 33 - Carl Nielsen
Symphony No 1 in E minor Op 39 - Jean Sibelius
Benjamin Hancox violin
Maidstone Symphony Orchestra
Brian Wright conductor
7.30pm
FEBRUARY 4
Cambridge - Corn Exchange
Scott of the Antarctic Centenary Concert
Sinfonia Antartica (Symphony No. 7)
Cecilia McDowall: Seventy Degrees Below Zero
Excerpts from Scott of the Antarctic film score (with readings from diaries and letters)
(world premiere)
City of London Sinfonia
Holst Singers
Stephen Layton conductor
Ben Fogle narrator
web site
FEBRUARY 5
Edinburgh - St. Cuthbert's Church, Lothian Rd.
Symphony No. 3, A Pastoral Symphony
Also: Elgar Violin Concerto
Scottish Sinfonia
Neil Mantle MBE (conductor)
Daniel bell violin
web site
FEBRUARY 7
Cardiff - St David's Hall
Scott of the Antarctic Centenary Concert
Sinfonia Antartica (Symphony No. 7)
Cecilia McDowall: Seventy Degrees Below Zero
Excerpts from Scott of the Antarctic film score (with readings from diaries and letters)
(world premiere)
City of London Sinfonia
Holst Singers
Stephen Layton conductor
Ben Fogle narrator
web site
FEBRUARY 7
Aula Magna of Liceo Giulio Cesare, Rome
Songs of Travel
Enrico Maria Polimanti (piano)
Marcello Nardis (tenor)
5pm
FEBRUARY 8
Cheltenham - Town Hall
Scott of the Antarctic Centenary Concert
Sinfonia Antartica (Symphony No. 7)
Cecilia McDowall: Seventy Degrees Below Zero
Excerpts from Scott of the Antarctic film score (with readings from diaries and letters)
(world premiere)
City of London Sinfonia
Holst Singers
Stephen Layton conductor
Ben Fogle narrator
web site
FEBRUARY 8
Lincoln's Inn Chapel, London
The English Choral Tradition - in association with NADFAS
Brandenburg Spring Choral Festival
Five English Folksongs
Byrd, Mass for Five Voices
Tallis, If ye love me
Stanford, Three Latin Motets, Op.38
Britten, Hymn to the Virgin
Choral Scholars of St Martin-in-the-Fields
Andrew Earis conductor
web site
FEBRUARY 8-11
Carriageworks, 3 Millennium Square, Leeds LS2 3AD
The Poisoned Kiss
Leed Youth Opera
web site
FEBRUARY 10
Cadogan Hall, London
Symphony No 5 in D
Walton Crown Imperial
Bruch Scottish Fantasy in E flat major Op 46
London Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green conductor
Caroline Goulding violin
19:30
web site
FEBRUARY 10
Berlin - Konzerthaus
Fantasie über ein Thema von Thomas Tallis
Britten 'Four Sea Interludes' aus der Oper 'Peter Grimes'
Walton Konzert für Viola und Orchester
Elgar Enigma-Variationen op. 36
Konzerthausorchester Berlin
Tabea Zimmerman violin
Jonathan Darlington conductor
FEBRUARY 10
Stoke-on-Trent - Regents Theatre, Victoria Hall
Symphony No.5 in D
The Lark Ascending
Walton Spitfire Prelude & Fugue
Bruch Scottish Fantasy
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Leo Hussain conductor
Tasmin Little violin
FEBRUARY 11
Carlisle – The Sands Centre
Symphony No.5 in D
The Lark Ascending
Walton Spitfire Prelude & Fugue
Bruch Scottish Fantasy
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Leo Hussain conductor
Tasmin Little violin
web site
FEBRUARY 12
Cadogan Hall, London
Symphony no. 5 in D Major
London Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green conductor
Caroline Goulding violin
FEBRUARY 17
Manchester - The Bridgewater Hall
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Debussy Fantaisie
Debussy Préude à L'après-midi d'un faune
Scriabin Poem of Ecstasy
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Yan Pascal Tortelier conductor
Kathryn Stott piano
Box Office: 0161 907 9000
FEBRUARY 18 & 19
Portland, Oregon Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Symphony no. 5 in D
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25, C major, K.503
Elgar: Cockaigne (In London Town)
Oregon Symphony Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar conductor
Jeffrey Kahane piano
FEBRUARY 28
St Cuthbert's Parish Church, Edinburgh
The Lark Ascending
Overture from Son and Stranger - Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No 5 in B flat D485 - Franz Schubert
Alexander Janiczek director/violin
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
6.00pm
FEBRUARY 29
Cadogan Hall, Sloane Square, SW1H 9DQ
Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
The Lark Ascending
Elgar Serenade for Strings
Britten Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge
Orchestra of the Swan
Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin)
19:30
MARCH 3
London - Cadogan Hall
Scott of the Antarctic Centenary Concert
Sinfonia Antartica (Symphony No.7)
Cecilia McDowall: Seventy Degrees Below Zero
Excerpts from Scott of the Antarctic film score (with readings from diaries and letters)
(world premiere)
City of London Sinfonia
Holst Singers
Stephen Layton conductor
Ben Fogle narrator
web site
MARCH 8
Glasgow - City Halls
Manze & The Best of British
Symphony No.6
Purcell Fantasia upon one note (orch. Manze)
Pavan in B flat major (orch. Manze)
Chacony in G minor (orch. Manze)
Britten Cello Symphony
Purcell In nomine (in seven parts)
Alban Gerhardt cello
Andrew Manze conductor
MARCH 11
St Barnabas Church, Middlesbrough
Symphony No 2, 'A London Symphony'
Delius The Walk to the Paradise Garden
Bruch Scottish Fantasy in E flat major Op 46
Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra
David Greed conductor
Andy Long violin
15:30
MARCH 11, 12 & 13
Dresden - Semperoper
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Britten Four Sea Interludes
Sibelius Violin Concerto
Dresden Staatskapelle Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis conductor
Nikolaj Znaider violin
web site
MARCH 14
Birmingham, Symphony Hall
Symphony No.2 (A London Symphony)
Strauss: Wind Serenade
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 18*
The Hallé
Sir Mark Elder conductor
Andrew Gourlay conductor*
Imogen Cooper piano*
+44 (0)121-780 3333
MARCH 17
Oswestry, Shropshire, St Oswalds's Church
Oboe Concerto
also Beethoven Symphony No. 8
Tom Blomfield soloist
Oswestry Sinfonia
Huw Lloyd leader
Richard Adamson conductor
web site
MARCH 17
Brighton Dome, Concert Hall, Brighton
The Lark Ascending
Sibelius Symphony no. 5 in E flat major, Op.82
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Weber Oberon: overture
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64
Fabien Gabel (conductor)
Fanny Clamagirand (violin)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
MARCH 18
Dundee - Caird Hall
Symphony No 1 'A Sea Symphony'
Stanford Songs of the Fleet Op 117
Arne arr Malcolm Sargent - Rule Britannia
Judith Howarth soprano
Derek Welton baritone
Dundee Choral Union
Orchestra of the Scottish Opera
Norman Beedie
web site
MARCH 19
Palais des Fêtes de Strasbourg
Rue Sellenick, 67000 Strasbourg France
"Council of Europe / United Kingdom Chairmanship"
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Symphony No 1 'A Sea Symphony'
La Philharmonie, Orchestre Symphonique Strasbourg
Choral St. Guillaume
Etienne Bardon conductor
Marie-Paule Dotti soprano
Dominic Burns baritone
MARCH 21, 22 & 25
Manchester - The Bridgewater Hall
Overture The Wasps
Elgar Cello Concerto
Walton Symphony No.1
The Hallé
Cristian Mandeal conductor
Colin Carr cello
Box Office: 0161 907 9000
MARCH 25
Eastbourne Congress Theatre
The Lark Ascending
Weber Oberon Overture
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64
Sibelius Symphony no. 5 in E flat major, Op.82
Fabien Gabel conductor
Fanny Clamagirand violin
London Philharmonic Orchestra
15:00
MARCH 30
St James's Church, Piccadilly, London
Symphony No 5 in D
Beethoven, Overture, from Fidelio Op 72
Sibelius Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor Op 47
Corinthian Chamber Orchestra
Adrian Brown conductor
Anna-Liisa Bezrodny violin
19:30
APRIL 10
Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
The Lyrical Oboe
Five English Folksongs
Rubbra, Oboe Sonata, Op.100
Schumann, 3 Romances, Op.28
Saint-Saëns, Sonata for Oboe and Piano Op.166
Poulenc, Sonata for oboe and piano
Bach J.S., Sonata in G minor for harp and oboe, BWV1030b (Arranged for oboe and piano)
Kalliwoda, Morceau de Salon
Will Oinn oboe
Yshani Perinpanayagam piano
19:30
APRIL 12
St. Paul's Basilica, Toronto, Ontario
Mass in G minor
Martin: Mass for Double Chorus
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Mendelssohn Singers
Noel Edison conductor
7.30pm
APRIL 12
St Aidan's Parish Church, Leeds
Music for Eastertide
Five Mystical Songs
Stanford, Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A major, Op.12
St Peter's Singers, Leeds
Quentin Brown bass
David Houlder organ
web site
APRIL 12
Sodbury Town Hall
The Lyrical Oboe
Five English Folksongs
Rubbra, Oboe Sonata, Op.100
Schumann, 3 Romances, Op.28
Saint-Saëns, Sonata for Oboe and Piano Op.166
Poulenc Sonata for oboe and piano
Bach J.S Sonata in G minor for harp and oboe, BWV1030b (Arranged for oboe and piano)
Kalliwoda Morceau de Salon
Will Oinn oboe
Yshani Perinpanayagam piano
APRIL 19
Glasgow - City Halls
The Lark Ascending
Symphony No.4
Symphony No.5
Also: JS Bach Sonata for unaccompanied violin, BWV1001
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Jennifer Pike violin
Andrew Manze conductor
7.30pm
APRIL 22
St Aidan's Parish Church, Leeds
Music for Eastertide
Five Mystical Songs
Stanford Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A major, Op.12
St Peter's Singers, Leeds
Simon Lindley director
Quentin Brown bass
David Houlder organ
16:00
APRIL 22
Whitley Bay, North Tyneside - Church of St Mary the Virgin
Centenary Concert
Heroic Elegy
also: Mercadante Flute Concerto in D
New Tyneside Orchestra
Stephen Pettitt conductor
Anna Rosa Mari flute soloist
Further information and tickets from the Church Office.
Email: stmarymkstn@hotmail.co.uk
Telephone: 0191 251 4216
web site
APRIL 23
Derby – Assembly Rooms
Symphony No.5 in D
Berlioz Love Scene from Romeo & Juliet
Britten Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, Op31
Walton Two pieces for strings from Henry V
sinfonia ViVA
Nicholas Collon conductor
Richard Watkins horn
Allan Clayton tenor
Box Office: 01332 255800
APRIL 29
Birmingham, Symphony Hall
O Clap Your Hands
Five Mystical Songs
Parry I Was Glad
Parry Jerusalem
Handel The King Shall Rejoice
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Simon Halsey conductor
+44 (0)121-780 3333
MAY 9
Guildford G-Live Centre, London Rd
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
The Lark Ascending
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 (Emperor)
Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C Minor
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Soloist Freddy Kempf piano
web site
MAY 11
Loughborough - Town Hall
Fantasia on a Theme by Tallis
Concerto Grosso*
Finzi Clarinet Concerto
Barber Adagio for Strings
Orchestra of the Swan
David Curtis conductor
Sarah Williamson clarinet
*with musicians from LES Music School and Charnwood
Box Office Phone Number 01509 231914
web site
MAY 12
Church of the Holy Rude, Stirling
Serenade to Music
Five Mystical Songs
Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine
Duruflé Requiem
Stirling University Choir
soloists tbc
Matthew Beetschen organ
Alistair Warwick conductor
19:30
web site
MAY 12 & 13
Denver, Colorado - Boettcher Concert Hall / Denver Performing Arts Complex
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Symphony no.1 - A Sea Symphony
Colorado Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Thomas Dausgaard conductor
Erin Wall (soprano)
Russell Braun baritone
web site
MAY 16, 17
Chicago Symphony Center, Chicago, IL
Tuba Concerto in F minor
Mozart Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Overture)
Beethoven Symphony no. 7 in A major, Op.92
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jaap van Zweden conductor
Gene Pokorny tuba
18:30
MAY 18
London – Cadogan Hall
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Symphony No.5 in D
Delius The Walk to the Paradise Garden
Delius Caprice and Elegy
Ireland The Holy Boy
London Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green conductor
Julian Lloyd Webber cello
LCO Soloists
Box Office: 020 7730 4500
web site
MAY 18 & 19
Chicago Symphony Center, Chicago, IL
Tuba Concerto in F minor
Mozart Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Overture)
Beethoven Symphony no. 7 in A major, Op.92
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jaap van Zweden conductor
Gene Pokorny tuba
13:30
MAY 19
Birmingham, Symphony Hall
Symphony No. 5
Elgar Introduction and Allegro
Britten Our Hunting Fathers
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Manze conductor
Lisa Milne soprano
+44 (0)121-780 3333
MAY 20
7th St. & 2nd Ave. in New York, NY
Serenade to Music
Sibelius Incidental Music from The Tempest
Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy
The New York Symphonic Arts Ensemble (NYSAE)
Timothy Hutto conductor
3:00pm
web site
MAY 23
Cadogan Hall
The English Genius – A Celebration
The Wasps Overture
Symphony No 5
Ireland Piano Concerto
Ireland Legend
Orchestra of the Swan
Mark Bebbington piano
7.30pm
MAY 26
Manchester - The Bridgewater Hall
The Lark Ascending
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Elgar Introduction and Allegro
Haydn Symphony No.94 'Surprise'
Manchester Camerata
GáborTakács-Nagy conductor
Giovanni Guzzo violin
Box Office: 0161 907 9000
web site
JUNE 1
Dorchester Abbey
English Music Festival
Fantasia for Piano and Orchestra World premiere
BBC Concert Orchestra
Conductor tbc
Mark Bebbington
web site
JUNE 1
St Mary's Parish Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk
The Lark Ascending
(original 1920 version for piano and violin)
Galya Bisengalieva violin
The Gagliano Ensemble
Bach Partita no 3 in E major
Ravel Tzigane
Brahms Piano Quartet in C minor Op 60
Box office and information 01986 798324
web site
JUNE 6
Colston Hall, Bristol
Queen's Diamond Jubilee Gala Concert: Classic Women
The Lark Ascending
Hummel Trumpet concerto in E major (or E flat major)
Piazzolla Libertango
Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme in A major, for cello and orchestra, Op.33
Bruch Scottish Fantasy for violin and orchestra, Op.46 (extracts)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Sian Edwards conductor
Alison Balsom trumpet
Natalie Clein cello
Nicola Benedetti violin
Lesley Garrett soprano
19:30
JUNE 13
London – Cadogan Hall
The Lark Ascending
Mozart Sinfonia Concertante for Winds
Dvorak Symphony No. 8
Christopher Warren-Green conductor
Rosemary Furniss violin
Box Office: 020 7730 4500
web site
JUNE 30
Buckfast Abbey, Buckfastleigh, Devon
Summer Evening at the Abbey
Mass in G Minor
Brahms Warum ist das Licht gegeben dem Mühseligen?, Op.74 no.1
Duruflé Requiem
Exeter Festival Chorus
Nigel Perrin conductor
19:30
JUNE 30
Stockport Town Hall, Stockport
Serenade to Music (orchestral version)
Walton Orb and Sceptre Coronation March
Britten Four Sea Interludes from 'Peter Grimes' Op 33a
Walton Crown Imperial - Coronation March
Coates Suite, 'The Three Elizabeths'
Parry Jerusalem
Elgar Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 in D Op 39
Stockport Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Wood conductor
19:30
JULY 5
Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
The Lark Ascending
Overture The Wasps
Haydn Trumpet Concerto
Elgar Chanson de Matin
Ravel Tzigane
Mozart Overture Marriage of Figaro
Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No.1
Mascagni Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
Piazzolla Libertango
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Sian Edwards conductor
Alison Balsom trumpet
Nicola Benedetti violin
Natalie Clein cello
Lesley Garrett soprano
web site
JULY 8
Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
Annual Charity Concert
Fantasia on 'Greensleeves'
Walton Crown Imperial
Holst A Somerset Rhapsody, Op.21 no.2
Parry I was glad
Walton Belshazzar's Feast
Crosby Symphony Orchestra
Robert Sells conductor
14:30
JULY 9
St John's Church, Frome, Somerset
Frome Festival
A London Symphony
Bax Tintagel
Elgar Sea Pictures
Frome Symphony
Alson Bell mezzo-soprano
Mark Gateshill conductor
19.30
web site
JULY 23
Three Choirs Festival, Hereford Cathedral
A Sea Symphony
Mendelssohn, Clam Sea and Prosperous Voyage Ovt
Joseph Phibbs commission
Philharmonia Orchestra
Festival Chorus
Conductor, tba
(A members' event is planned for the same day)
web site
JULY 26 (morning)
Three Choirs Festival, Hereford
Songs of Travel
Roderick Williams
web site
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