ELTHAM CHORAL SOCIETY

Saturday 14th December 2019

The Christmas Concert

Conducted by Max Barley

Accompanist: Andrew Lenon

Colin Campbell – Baritone
Alexander Hume - Tenor

Programme:
Ramirez: Navidad Nuestra
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Carols for Choir and Audience

Concert start: 7.30pm,
Doors open: 7pm

Holy Trinity Church,

Southend Crescent, Eltham, SE9 2SD

Saturday 5th October 2019

Come and Sing - Baroque Gems

Conducted by Max Barley

Accompanist: Andrew Lenon

Programme:
Handel: Zadok the Priest
Handel: My heart is Inditing
Monteverdi: Beatus Vir
Purcell: Rejoice in the Lord (The “Bell” Anthem)
Palestrina: Sicut Cervus

Singer registration: from 2:30pm, rehearsal: 3pm,
Concert: 6.30pm

Eltham Park Methodist Church,

Westmount Road, Eltham, SE9 1XX

Saturday 13th July 2019

A celebration of British folk songs

Conducted by Max Barley

Accompanist: Andrew Lenon

Programme included:

A Cornish Wassail Song, Linden Lea, March of the Men of Harlech, CADWYN Cycle, Early one Morning, Dashing Away with the Smoothing Iron, O waly waly, The Bonnie Earl o' Moray, My Darling Ploughman Boy, The Parting Glass
........and others!

Concert start: 7.30pm,
Doors open: 7pm

Holy Trinity Church,

Southend Crescent, Eltham, SE9 2SD

Saturday 30th March 2019

The Easter Concert

Conducted by Max Barley

with the Eltham Choral Society Orchestra

Accompanist: Andrew Lenon

Soprano: Helena Moore

Alto: Rebecca Leggett

Tenor: Magnus Walker

Bass: Johannes Moore

Programme:
Mozart: Missa brevis in D major, KV 194
Mozart: Divertimento in D major, K.136
Haydn: Insanae Et Vanae Curae
Mozart: Ave Verum Corpus
Mozart: Batti, batti (from Don Giovanni)
sung by Becca Leggett - alto
Haydn: Missa Brevis Sancti Joannis De Deo
(Little Organ Mass)

Concert start: 7.30pm,
Doors open: 7pm

Holy Trinity Church,

Southend Crescent, Eltham, SE9 2SD

Saturday 15 December 2018

The Christmas Concert

Conducted by Max Barley

Accompanist: Andrew Lenon

Soprano: Sara Pay      Alto: Lorna Perry

Tenor: Harry Ross      Bass: Jack Lee

Soloists from the Choir: Pam Fanshawe, Helena Farquhar, Jo Marshman,
Jill Pollock, Val Seaton, Sue Quirk

Programme:
Handel: Messiah pt. 1 and Hallelulah Chorus
Bach: Christmas Oratorio (excerpts)
plus carols for choir and audience

Concert start: 7.30pm,
Doors open: 7pm

Holy Trinity Church,

Southend Crescent, Eltham, SE9 2SD

Saturday 6 October 2018

Come and Sing Day

Conducted by Max Barley

Accompanist: Andrew Lenon

and soprano soloist Joanne Marshman

Programme:
Haydn: Insanae et vanae curae
John Rutter: Requiem

Concert start: 7.00pm

Eltham Park Methodist Church,

Westmount Road, Eltham, SE9 1XX

Saturday 7th July 2018

The Armed Man

Conducted by Max Barley

Eltham Choral Society and Orchestra

Organ: Andrew Lenon

with Adel Tuzani (Call to Prayers)

and soloists from the choir

Programme:
Karl Jenkins' The Armed Man
Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings
and other music for remembrance:
- Bainton: And I Saw a New Heaven
- Guest: For the Fallen
- Ireland: Greater Love Hath No Man
- Treseder: Cantata In Flanders Fields (excepts)

Concert start: 7.30pm,
Doors open 7.00pm

Holy Trinity Church,

Southend Crescent, Eltham, SE9 2SD

Wednesday 30th May and Thursday 31st May 2018

Lisbon Tour Concert: Music for remembrance

Conducted by Max Barley

Accompanist: Andrew Lenon

Programme:
Excerpts from: Karl Jenkins: The Armed Man
Mozart: Requiem
Treseder: In Flanders Fields
and other works

Concert start: (see below)

Sao Vincente de Fora, Lisbon (30th at 7pm)
Basilica dos Martires, Lisbon (31st at 4pm)

Saturday 17th March 2018

Verdi: Requiem

Conducted by Max Barley

Eltham Choral Society and Orchestra
West Barnes Singers
Wimbledon Youth Choir

Soloists:
Soprano: Philippa Boyle
Mezzo-Soprano: Alison Wells
Tenor: Andrew Kennedy
Bass: Michel de Souza

Programme: Guiseppe Verdi: Requiem

Concert start: 7.30pm

Southwark Cathedral

London Bridge London, SE1 9DA

Saturday 9th December 2017

The Christmas Concert

Conducted by Max Barley

With The Royal Greenwich and Blackheath Youth Choir

Soloists:
William Revill, Thomas Bridges, Ben Revill, Geoff Howard

Organ: Andrew Lenon

Programme:

Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb
Stanford: Te Deum Laudamus
Celia McDowell: Christus Natus Est
and Carols for choir and audience

Concert start: 7.30pm

Holy Trinity Church,

Southend Crescent, Eltham, SE9 2SD

Saturday 7th October 2017

Come and Sing Day

Conducted by Max Barley

Accompanist: Andrew Lenon

Programme:
Tippett: Steal Away, Nobody Knows, Deep River
Hogan: Hear my Prayer, Oh Mary, Don't You Weep Don't you Mourn
Chilcott(arr.) All My Trials
Trad: I Want Jesus to Walk with Me
Chilcott(arr.): Every Time I feel the Spirit
Withers: Lean on Me

Concert start: 7.30pm

Eltham Park Methodist Church,

Westmount Road, Eltham, SE9 1XX

Saturday 1st July 2017

Mozart: Requiem

Conducted by Max Barley

Eltham Choral Society and Orchestra

Soloists:
Soprano: Colette Boushell
Alto: Jess Dandy
Tenor: Guy Elliot
Bass: Lawrence Williams

Organ: Andrew Lenon

Programme:
Mozart: Requiem
Mozart: Laudate Dominum
Finzi: Eclogue for Piano and Strings
Bernstein: West Side Story Choral Selection

Concert start: 7.30pm

Holy Trinity Church,

Southend Crescent, Eltham, SE9 2SD

Saturday 18th March 2017

In Flanders Fields

Conducted by Max Barley

Laurence Williams (Baritone)
Rebecca Leggett (Alto), Lizzie Humphries (Soprano)
Thomas Bridges (Alto), Joanne Marshman (Soprano),Lucy Parratt (Soprano), Jill Pollock (Soprano)

Accompanist Charles Andrews

Programme:
G. Treseder: In Flanders Fields
Butterworth: A Shropshire Lad
J.S. Bach: Buß und Reu
Handel: Bel Piacere
Vivaldi: Gloria

Concert at 7.30pm

Holy Trinity Church,

Southend Crescent, Eltham, SE9 2SD

Saturday 17th December 2016

Christmas Concert

Conducted by Max Barley

Colette Boushell (Soprano)
Mario Pinto, Geoff Howard, David Underwood,Richard Whitfield, Rae Broom, Jill Pollock, Lucy Parratt, Julia Lloyd

Accompanist Charles Andrews

Programme:
Pergolesi: Magnificat
Chilcott: On Christmas Night
Carols for Choir and Audience
Saint-Saëns: Organ Prelude in E flat
Noël Nouvelet

Concert at 7.30pm

Holy Trinity Church,

Southend Crescent, Eltham, SE9 2SD

Saturday 8th October 2016

Come & Sing - Carl Orff

Conducted by Max Barley

Accompanist Charles Andrews

Programme:
Carl Orff: Carmina Burana

Singers: Rehearsal at 2pm,
Concert at 7.00pm

Eltham Park Methodist Church,

Westmount Road, Eltham, SE9 1XX

Saturday 16th July 2016

English Choral Music

Conducted by Peter Asprey

Lucy Parratt, Joanne Marshman, Thomas Bridges,Rod Tutt, David Underwood

Charles Andrews
The Amadeus Orchestra

Programme:
English Choral Music
Purcell: Welcome to all the Pleasures
Tallis: Nine Tunes for Archbishop Parker’s Psalter
Vaughan Williams: Lord, Thou hast been our Refuge
McDowell: Ave Maris Stella

Concert start: 7.30pm

Holy Trinity Church,

Southend Crescent, Eltham, SE9 2SD

Sunday 20th March 2016

Haydn's Creation

Conducted by Peter Asprey

Soloists:
Rebecca Bottone, Soprano
Sam Furness, Tenor
James Oldfield, Baritone

Eltham Choral Society & Blackheath Halls Chorus

and the Blackheath Halls Orchestra

Programme:

Haydn: Creation

Concert start: 7.30pm

Blackheath Concert Halls

Saturday 12th December 2015

A Ceremony of Carols

Conducted by Peter Asprey

Soloists:
Soprano: Soprano Soloists: Leonie Macaulay, Joanne Marshman, Lucy Parratt

Charles Andrews, Organ

Programme:
Britten: A Ceremony of Carols
Handel: Coronation Anthems
and carols for choir and audience

Concert start: 7.30pm

Holy Trinity Church,

Southend Crescent, Eltham, SE9 2SD

Saturday 10th October 2015

Come & Sing - Rutter & Chilcott

Conducted by Peter Asprey

Accompanist Charles Andrews

Programme:
John Rutter: Psalmfest
Bob Chilcott: Little Jazz Mass

Singers: Rehearsal at 2pm,
Concert at 7.00pm

Eltham Park Methodist Church,

Westmount Road, Eltham, SE9 1XX

Saturday 4th July 2015

From Stage and Screen

Conducted by Peter Asprey

Soloists:
Lauren Zolezzi (Soprano) and Joe Morgan (Tenor)
and soloists from the choir.

Charles Andrews

Programme:
Choruses and Arias from Purcell to Bernstein, including..
Wagner: Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin
Verdi: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves from Nabucco
Puccini: Nessun Dorma from Turandot
Sondheim/Bernstein: West Side Story medley

Concert start: 7.30pm

Holy Trinity Church,

Southend Crescent, Eltham, SE9 2SD

Saturday 14th March 2015

The Spring Concert

Conducted by Peter Asprey

Soloists:
Charmian Bedford, Soprano
Georgia Bishop, Mezzo-soprano
Guy Elliott, Tenor
James Newby, Baritone

Charles Andrews, Organ

and the Amadeus Orchestra

Programme:

Carissimi: Jephte
Mozart: Vesperae Solennes de Dominica

Concert start: 7.30pm

Holy Trinity Church,

Southend Crescent, Eltham, SE9 2SD

Saturday 13th December 2014

the Christmas Concert

Conducted by Peter Asprey

Soloists:
Soprano: Charmian Bedford
Countertenor: Peter Bozi
Tenor: Julian Forbes
Bass: Oliver Hunt

Charles Andrews, Organ

Programme:
Handel: Messiah (part 1)
Haydn: Te Deum in C
and carols for choir and audience

Concert start: 7.30pm

Holy Trinity Church,

Southend Crescent, Eltham, SE9 2SD

Saturday 11th October 2014

The Autumn Concert - Come and Sing

Conducted by Peter Asprey

Soloists:
Susan Ring, Soprano
Roderick Tutt, Tenor
Geoffrey Howard, Bass

Organ: Charles Andrews

Programme:
You were invited to Come and Sing in - or just come and listen to - two popular works, plus a surprise choral arrangement of an organ masterpiece.
Fauré: Requiem
Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine
Willcocks: Sing! (choral arrangement of Widor's Toccata)

Concert start: 6.00pm

Eltham Park Methodist Church,

Westmount Road, Eltham, SE9 1XX

Saturday 12th July 2014

The Summer Concert

Conducted by Peter Asprey

Soloists:
Saxophone: Erica Clarke
Mezzo-soprano: Carris Jones

Piano/Organ: Charles Andrews

and the Amadeus Orchestra

Programme:

Rutter: Gloria
Whitbourn: Son of God Mass
Elgar: Sea Pictures
Palestrina: Canite Tuba

Concert start: 7.30pm

Holy Trinity Church,

Southend Crescent, Eltham, SE9 2SD

Friday 30th May 2014 and
Saturday 31st May 2014

The Spring Tour Concerts

Conducted by Peter Asprey

Organ: Charles Andrews

Programme:

Mozart: Coronation Mass
Rutter: The Lord bless you and keep you
and pieces by Sullivan, Campion, Lassus and Verdi

Concert start: 30th: 3pm, 31st:7.30pm

Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula, Brussels (30th),

Sint Jozef Kerk, Polderhaven, Bruges (31st),

Saturday 22nd March 2014

Mendelssohn: Elijah

Conducted by Edward Gardner

Eltham Choral Society
Trinity Laban Singers
with Blackheath Halls Chorus and Orchestra

Soloists:
Soprano: Ailish Tynan
Mezzo: Louise Winter
Tenor: Robert Murray
Bass: Matthew Rose

Concert start: 7.30pm

St John's, Smith Square, ,

London, SW1P 3HA

Saturday 16th March 2014

Mendelssohn: Elijah

Conducted by Leigh O'Hara

Eltham Choral Society, J.A.G.S. Choir,
Blackheath Halls Chorus and Orchestra and
Students from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance

Soloists:
Soprano: Ailish Tynan
Mezzo: Louise Winter
Tenor: Robert Anthony Gardiner
Bass: Grant Doyle

Concert start: 7.30pm

Blackheath Halls ,

Blackheath, London, SE3 9RQ

Saturday 14th December 2013

The Christmas Concert

Conducted by Peter Asprey

Soloists:
Tenor: Julian Forbes
Young Nicolas: Naomi Morris
The Pickled Boys: Elizabeth Reczek, Ella Richardson, Flora Tregear
Semi-chorus from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance

Organ: Charles Andrews & James Perkins
Piano: Charles Andrews & Stephen Meakins

and the Amadeus Orchestra

Programme:

Britten: St Nicolas
and carols for choir and audience

Concert start: 7.30pm

Holy Trinity Church,

Southend Crescent, Eltham, SE9 2SD

Saturday 12th October 2013

Come & Sing - Mozart & Rutter

Conducted by Peter Asprey

Organ: Charles Andrews

Programme:

Mozart: Coronation Mass
Rutter: The Lord Bless You and Keep You

Concert start: 7.00pm

Eltham Park Methodist Church,

Westmount Road, Eltham, SE9 1XX

Saturday 29th June 2013

The Summer Concert

Conducted by Peter Asprey

Soloists:
Soprano: Charmian Bedford
Alto: Peter Bozi
Tenor: Gareth Treseder
Bass: James Oldfield

Organ: Charles Andrews
and the Amadeus Orchestra

Programme includes:

Haydn: Nelson Mass
Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs
Mozart: Exultate, Jubilate
Mozart: Ave Verum Corpus

Concert start: 7.30pm

Holy Trinity Church,

Southend Crescent, Eltham, SE9 2SD

Sunday 17th March, 2013

Israel in Egypt

Conducted by Peter Asprey

Soloists:
Anna Sideris: Soprano

Emily Garland: Soprano
Meili Li: Countertenor
Gareth Treseder: Tenor
Henry Neill: Bass
Božidar Smiljanić: Bass

Continuo: Charles Andrews
and the Amadeus Orchestra

Presented by:

Eltham Choral Society and The Blackheath Choir

Concert start: 7.30pm

Blackheath Halls ,

Blackheath, London, SE3 9RQ

Saturday 15th December, 2012

The Christmas Concert

Conducted by Peter Asprey

featuring:
Onyx Brass

Organ: Charles Andrews

Programme:

A programme of Christmas music including......
Stanford: Te Deum In B flat, Handel: Zadok The Priest and
Carols for Choir and Audience

Concert start: 7.30pm

Holy Trinity Church,

Southend Crescent, Eltham, SE9 2SD

Saturday 6th October, 2012

The Autumn Concert

Conducted by Peter Asprey

Soloists:
Soprano: Phillippa Scammell
Mezzo soprano: Carris Jones

Organ: Charles Andrews

Programme:

Marking Christchurch centenary celebrations.
A programme of popular classics including......
Parry: I was glad
Bairstow: Blessed City Heavenly Salem
Bruckner: Locus Iste
Vivaldi: Gloria

Concert start: 7.30pm

Christ Church,

Eltham High Street, Eltham, SE9 1TX

Saturday 30th June, 2012

The Summer Concert and Olympic Year Competition finals

Conducted by Peter Asprey

Judged by John Rutter

Organ: Charles Andrews
Piano: Marilyn Harper
with the Amadeus Orchestra

Thomas Bridges (winning entrant)
Murray Ashdown (runner up)
Sara Mees (runner up)

Programme:

Murray Ashdown: Citius, Altius, Fortius
Thomas Godfrey Bridges: Qui Autem Sperant
Sara Mees: Always Race Ahead
plus
Parry: I was glad
Jenkins: The Armed Man

Concert start: 7.30pm

Holy Trinity Church,

Southend Crescent, Eltham, SE9 2SD

What the papers said....
....... As well as performing the three competition works, the Society's 100-strong choir gave a stirring rendition of one of Karl Jenkins' most popular pieces 'The Armed Man', accompanied by members of the Amadeus Orchestra. The dramatic atmosphere created during a precise and varied performance demonstrated the progress which the choir has made under director Peter Asprey and organist Charles Andrews.

SEnine ( Full Report )

Friday 8th June, 2012, 7.00pm
Saturday 9th June, 2012, 7.00pm

ECS Rheinland Tour Concerts

Conducted by Peter Asprey

Organ: Charles Andrews

Concert in Andernach
Concert in Koblenz: Part 1
Concert in Koblenz: Part 2

Programme:

Elgar: From the Bavarian Highlands
Dvorák: Mass in D-major

Concert start: 7.30pm

(Fri 8th June) Christuskirche, Andernach
(Sat 9th June Christuskirche, Koblenz,

Saturday 24th March, 2012

The Easter Concert

Conducted by Peter Asprey

Soloists:

Piano/Organ: Charles Andrews

Programme:

Elgar: From the Bavarian Highlands
Dvorák: Mass in D-major
Brahms: Geistliches Lied
Brahms: 2 Piano Intermezzi
Bach: Prelude and Fugue in G

Concert start: 7.30pm

Holy Trinity Church,

Southend Crescent, Eltham, SE9 2SD

Saturday 10th December, 2011

In Dulci Jubilo - The Christmas Concert

Conducted by Peter Asprey

Soloists:
Baritone: Julian Charles

Organ: Charles Andrews

Programme:

Finzi: Magnificat
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols
with carols for choir and audience

Concert start: 7.30pm

Holy Trinity Church,

Southend Crescent, Eltham, SE9 2SD

Saturday 8th October, 2011

Mozart Requiem from Scratch

Conducted by Peter Asprey

Soloists:
…from the choir

Organ: Charles Andrews

Programme:

Mozart: Requiem

Concert start: 6.30pm

Eltham Park Methodist Church,

Westmount Road, Eltham, SE9 1XX

Saturday 25th June, 2011

The Summer Concert - Dido and Aeneas

Conducted by Peter Asprey

Soloists:
Dido: Carris Jones
Aeneas: Michael Davis
Belinda: Charmian Bedford
Sorceress: Marie Degodet

Harpsichord: Charles Andrews >
and the Amadeus Orchestra

Programme:

Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
Handel: O Praise the Lord with one Consent (Chandos Anthem no.9)
Purcell: Rejoice in the Lord always and Thou knowest Lord

Concert start: 8pm

St John's Church , Eltham, SE9 1DH

part of the Annual festival of music and the arts

Saturday/Sunday/Monday 26th/27th/28th March, 2011

Verdi Requiem

Eltham Choral Society
J.A.G.S. Choir
Blackheath Halls Choir and Orchestra

Conducted by Leigh O'Hara

Soloists:
Deborah Stoddart -soprano
Wendy Dawn Thompson (26th), Janet Shell (27th & 28th) - mezzo soprano
John Upperton - tenor
Timothy Dawkins - bass

ECS Chorusmaster: Peter Asprey

Rehearsal photos

Programme:

Verdi: Requiem

Concert start: 7.30pm

Blackheath Halls

Blackheath, London, SE3 9RQ

Saturday 11th December, 2010

The Christmas Concert - O Magnum Mysterium

Conducted by Peter Asprey

featuring:
Onyx Brass

Organ: Charles Andrews

Concert extract:
 Resonet in Laudibus
Coventry Carol
Nativity Carol
(thanks to Ken Timbers for this recording)

Programme:

Ancient and modern music for the festive season
With carols for choir and congregation

Concert start: 7.30pm

Holy Trinity Church,

Southend Crescent, Eltham, SE9 2SD

Saturday 16th October, 2010

The Autumn Concert - Colours of Autumn

Conducted by Peter Asprey (choir) and Chris Lloyd (Band)

featuring:
The Greenwich Concert Band
and soloists from the choir
Rod Tutt, Anita Johnson, Bernadette Read

Organ: Charles Andrews

Concert extract from:
 Belle qui tiens ma Vie
Concert extract from:
 The Long day Closes
(thanks to Ken Timbers for this recording)

Programme:

A programme of Songs and music
with a sing-along finale!

Concert start: 7.30pm

St John's Church ,

Eltham, SE9 1DH

Sunday 27th June, 2010

Vaughan Williams - A Sea Symphony

Conducted by Patricia Williams (choral) and James Ross (orchestral)

Soloists:
Deborah Stoddart (soprano)
David Kirby-Ashmore (baritone)

ECS Chorusmaster Peter Asprey

Programme:

Eltham Choral Society, Blackheath Choir and Sidcup Symphony Orchestra presented
Wagner: Flying Dutchman Overture
Stanford: Songs of the Fleet
Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony

Concert start: 7.30pm

Blackheath Halls

Blackheath, London, SE3 9RQ

Friday 4th June, 2010 and Saturday 5th June, 2010

ECS Summer Tour - Normandy

Conducted by Peter Asprey

Soloists:
Sylvia Stevens (soprano)
Roderick Tutt (Tenor)
Mario Pinto (baritone)

Organ: Charles Andrews

Programme:

Duruflé: Requiem
plus works by Handel, Fauré and Seiber

Concert start: 8pm (Argentan) 8.30pm (Bayeux)

Eglise de St Germain, Argentan (4th)
Eglise de St Patrice, Bayeux (5th)

Saturday 20th March, 2010

The Spring Concert and Buffet

Conducted by Nicholas Jenkins

Soloists:
Sylvia Stevens (soprano)
Roderick Tutt (Tenor)
Mario Pinto (baritone)

Organ: Charles Andrews

Programme:

Duruflé: Requiem
plus works by Handel, Fauré and Seiber

Concert start: 7.30pm

St Luke's Church

Westmount Road, Eltham, SE9