Choir Photo gallery (2004-...)
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Performances ...
Since its formation in January 2000 the Choir has performed
the following works:-
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009
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2000
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June:
The Creation by Joseph Haydn
Musical Director:Grayston Burgess
Soloists: Sarah Maxwell, Rosalind Brown, James Eisner,
Alan Loader, Ron Horgan
Organist: Oliver Rundell
Keyboard: Clare Selby
Cello: Lucy O'Brian
- October:
The Messiah by G.F. Handel
Musical Director: Grayston Burgess
Soloists: Jill Gomez, Tommy Williams,
Ian Partridge, Stephen Varcoe
Organist: Oliver Rundell
- December:
Gloria by A. Vivaldi
5 Carols by Douglas Gibbs
Carols for All
Musical Director: Grayston Burgess
Soloists: Anne Dover, Sarah Maxwell, Alan Palmer
Organist: Oliver Rundell
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2001
- June:
Requiem by W.A. Mozart
Magnificat by John Rutter
Musical Director: Grayston Burgess
Soloists: Deborah Norman, Christine Botes, Robert Tear, Stephen
Varcoe
Organist: Alan Loader
- December:
Christmas Oratorio by J.S. Bach (Pts 1-3)
Carols by Douglas Gibbs, John Rutter and Robert Tear
Carols for All
Soloists: Rosalind Brown, Karen Humphrey, James Eisner, Ron Horgan
Organist: Alan Loader
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2002
- March:
An Evening of Rodgers & Hammerstein
Musical Director: Grayston Burgess
Soloists: Kate Woolf, Neil Griffiths, Kevin Sharp
Accompanists: Alan Loader, Clare Selby
- June:
Jubilee Concert:
Come Ye Sons of Art by H. Purcell
A Song for Oriana by Christopher Brown
(specially commissioned by Choir 2000)
Song of Praise by F.Mendelssohn
I Was Glad by C.H.H. Parry
Musical Director: Grayston Burgess
Soloists: Kate Woolf, Amy Moore, Martyn Hill, Robert Macdonald,
Timothy Pride, Ben Turner
With the Histon Junior Choir (MMs) and a Chamber Orchestra
Accompanist: Alan Loader
- December:
St Nicholas Mass by Joseph Haydn
Carols for Choir, Carols for All
Musical Directors: David Warham (St Nicholas Mass)
Alan Loader (Carols)
Soloists: Amy Moore, Karen Humphrey, Patrick Ashcroft, Richard Hooper
With MMs (Junior Choir)
Organ and Piano: Alan Loader, David Warham
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2003
- March:
Favourite Opera Choruses and Arias
Musical Director: Alan Loader
Soloists: Olga Verizhnikova, Andrew Tortoise
Accompanist: David Christophersen
- June:
Carmina Burana, by Carl Orff;
Coronation Mass, by WA Mozart
Conductor and Music Director: Grayston Burgess
Soloists: Ann Sheridan (Soprano),
Christine Botes (Contralto),
Matthew Moon (Counter-tenor),
James Eisner (Tenor),
Alan Loader (Bass);
Accompanists: David Christopherson (Piano),
David Warham (Piano & Organ),
unBEATable Percussion (Percussion).
- December:
Advent Carol Concert including
A Christmas Cantata by Geoffrey Bush
A Ceremony of Carols by Benjamin Britten
Conductor and Music Director: Grayston Burgess
Soloists: Sarah Maxwell (soprano), Jan Payne (oboe), Karen Humphrey (flute);
Accompanist: Alan Loader
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2004
- March:
Showstoppers for Choir
Popular Solos
Concert Performance of Trial by Jury
by Gilbert & Sullivan
Conductor: Grayston Burgess
Soloists: Kevin Redgewell, Sarah Maxwell, James Eisner,
Gerard Chadwick
Accompanist: Alan Loader
- June: Handel's oratorio
Samson
Conductor: Grayston Burgess
Cast:
Dalila/Philistine/Israelite woman:
Denise Leigh
Samson: Robert Johnson
Micah: Paul Esswood
Harapha: Stephen Varcoe
Manoah: Richard Hooper
The Brook Ensemble
Organist: Gary Sieling
Harpsichord: Alan Loader
Cello continuo: Donald Betts
- December:
Mass of the Children
by John Rutter
Carols for Choir
Carols for All
Conductor: Grayston Burgess
Soloists: Abigail Boreham (soprano), Richard Hooper (baritone)
Accompanist: Douglas Paine
Junior Choirs: The Chesterton Singers and Cantiamo!
conducted by Roger Bond
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2005
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February:
Variety Show
featuring members of Choir 2000
Accompanist: Douglas Paine
Master of Ceremonies: Douglas de Lacey
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March:
Five Flower Songs by Benjamin Britten
The Seasons: 'Spring' by Joseph Haydn
Soloists:
Katherine Manley (Jane)
Ian Partridge (Luke)
Alan Loader (Simon)
Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell
Cast:
Dido: Siân Menna
Aeneas:
Ian Partridge
Belinda: Katherine Manley
Sorceress: Stella Sims
The roles of Dido's Handmaid, Witches, Mercury and Sailor
were sung by members of Choir 2000.
Accompanist: Douglas Paine
The Brook Ensemble
leader: Gabrielle Sutcliffe, continuo: Helen Godfrey
Conductor: Grayston Burgess
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June:
Petite Messe Solennelle by Rossini
Soloists:
Amy Moore (soprano)
Katherine Welch (mezzo-soprano)
Allan Clayton (tenor)
Benjamin Davies (bass)
Accompanists:
Alan Loader, Clare Selby and David Warham
Conductor: Grayston Burgess
The work was performed in its original setting for soloists, chorus,
two pianos and harmonium.
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December:
Messiah (part I) by Handel
Soloists:
Rachel Godsill (soprano)
Louise Ratcliffe (mezzo soprano)
Nicholas Bewes (tenor)
James Williams Oldfield (bass)
Carols for choir
Soloists:
Rachel Godsill (soprano)
Nicholas Bewes (tenor)
Carols for choir
performed by Cantiamo! and the Chesterton Singers
conducted by Roger Bond
Carols for all
Conductor: Grayston Burgess
Accompanists: Douglas Paine (Organ)
David Warham (Continuo)
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2006
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2007
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February:
Variety Show
featuring members of Choir 2000
Accompanist: David Warham
Master of Ceremonies: Douglas de Lacey
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March:
Spring Concert
Choral Fantasia Nr 3 by Parry
Organ: Douglas Paine
Gloria by Vivaldi
Soloists :
Helen-Jane Howells (soprano)
Kate Woolf (soprano)
David Gould (Alto)
Magnificat by John Rutter
Soloist :
Kate Woolf (soprano)
Conductor: Grayston Burgess
Accompanist: Douglas Paine
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June:
Summer Concert "Forever Mozart":
Conductor: Grayston Burgess
Sat 23:
Mozart: Ave Verum
Mozart: Vesperae Solennes de Confessore
Mozart: Great Mass in C minor
Sun 24:
Mozart: Don Giovanni Overture
Mozart: Vesperae Solennes de Confessore
Mozart: Great Mass in C minor
Soloists :
Denise Leigh (soprano)
Amy Moore (soprano)
Karen Humphrey (alto)
Nicholas Bewes (tenor)
Robert Douglas Williams (bass)
Douglas Paine (organ) (Saturday)
and
The Cambridge Orchestra
- December:
Christmas concert
Conductor: Peter Britton
Hodie Christus natus est by Sweelinck
Mignight Mass (Messe de minuit pour Noël)
by Charpentier
Carols from Europe
Carols for all
Organist: Tim Williams
plus: members of the
Cambridge graduate Orchestra
Christmas music
performed by
Histon Ten Sing
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2008
- March:
Locus Iste by Brucker
Four Songs for female voices, 2 horns and harp, op.17
by Brahms
Elspeth Pullinger (harp)
David McClintock (horn)
Laurie Friday (horn)
Shepherd on the Rock by Schubert
Helen-Jane Howells(soprano)
Helen Thorne (clarinet)
Maurice Hodges (piano)
Staendchen for male voices and mezzo-soprano by Schubert
Helen-Jane Howells (soprano)
Maurice Hodges (piano)
Mass in E minor by Bruckner
with: Cambridge Wind Players
Conductor: Peter Britton
- June:
Israel in Egypt by Handel
Conductor: Peter Britton
Organist: Richard Sands
Soloists:
Anna Whyte (soprano)
Gwendolen Martin (soprano)
Louise Adamson (alto)
James Preston (tenor)
Dario Dugandzic (baritone)
Tom Stoddart (bass)
Histon performance
String ensemble (members of orchestra K239)
West road performance
Orchestra K239
... and other events
Come and Sing
"Come and Sing" events are listed on their own
special page
The Choir has also taken part in a number of other events,
including:-
- 2001
- June:
Open Rehearsal of John Rutter's Magnificat
, conducted by
the composer
. This gave an insight into the workings of
the composer's mind, and made an appreciable difference to
the performance of the work that night.
- 2005
- February:
Valentine's variety show
- October:
John Rutter's 60th birthday
Dr Rutter, honorary president of Choir 2000, was
given
the Choir's present of a bound copy of his own "Magnificat".
The presentation was made on behalf of the Choir by
Grayston Burgess, Musical Director,
Beatrix Bown, Choir co-ordinator and Michael Pride, Chairman.
- November:
Open evening at Sue Kafka-Ellis's studio.
Members of Choir 2000 sang a selection of Madrigals and Partsongs at
choir member and local artist Sue Kafka-Ellis's Autumn Exhibition
Open Evening on 18th November 2005 at her
studio in Cottenham.
- 2006
- April 9th:
Stainer's Crucifixion
in St Andrew's Church, Histon, conducted by Grayston Burgess
with Phillip Tolley (tenor) Ron Horgan (Bass) Matthew Nall (Organist)
and members of Choir 2000.
- April 30th:
Members of Choir 2000 accompanied by David Warham performed music by Handel, Verdi and Orff
in the Grand Marquee as part of a Village celebration
of Music and Dance to celebrate the opening of the new
Sports Centre on Histon Recreation ground.
- June 25th
Members of Choir 2000 assisted at "Music Roundabout", a day of music-making for families and individuals
presented by four Cambridge amateur music groups -
the Cambridge orchestra,
the City of Cambridge Brass band,
the Cambridge Music Circle
and Choir 2000. Choir members
and other singers rehearsed and performed
Mozart's Ave verum corpus
as one of the workshops offered.
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July 1
A group from Choir 2000 provided the musical
entertainment to accompany the cream teas
on the vicarage lawn at the opening event of the
Histon Feast week.
- 2007
- March :
Members of Choir 2000 performed
Stainer's Crucifixion
in Histon Methodist church on March 25th as part of
the evening service.
Conductor: Grayston Burgess, Organist: Matthew Nall
Mervyn Collins (tenor), Timothy Jones (bass)
- July :
Histon Feast
Members of Choir 2000 performed a selection of Folk songs (arr. John Rutter)
at the Histon Feast Market
- October :
"Eight Centuries of English Music"
Members of Choir 2000, directed by Graytston Burgess ,
contributed choral items by Anon., Gibbons, Willbye, Blow, Croft, Stainer,
Bishop, Elgar and Finzi to an evening of "Eight Centuries of English Music" for the
Cambridge Music Circle.
- 2008
- Feburary :
"Mackenzie Society concert"
Members of Choir 2000, directed by Peter Britton, performed
a selection of music from the 17th and 20th Centuries for the
Mackenzie Society at one of their musical evenings.
Performances
Performance for residents of Windmill Grange(Histon)
Performance for residents of Meadowfield (Oakington)
- March :
On March 9th, Choir 2000 performed in the Area Selection Stage
of the 2008 Radio 3
"Choir of the Year Competition", at
Warwick Arts Centre .
Although we didn't make it to the next round, it was a great day out, with fine
singing from all the other choirs, and 2 inspirational workshops led by
Ken Burton
John Hooper has written all about the occasion, and you can download
his account
from here.
- June :
Histon Feast
Members of Choir 2000 contributed John Rutter's "Sprig of Thyme"
as musical entertainment for the
Histon Feast 2008.
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