Concerts in the 1980s

19th January 1980 | Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick
WKCS with St Mary’s Choir
Dvořák: Mass in D
Parry: Hear my Words, Ye People
Kodaly: Pange Lingue

J S Bach: Prelude and Fugue in E minor; Franck: Final in B-flat Major
Conductor: Andrew Fletcher
Bass: Simon Tilley
Organ: Jonathan Rees-Williams (Organist, Lichfield Cathedral)

26th April 1980 | Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
Boyce: Three Anthems: I Was Glad when they Said unto Me;
Save Me, O God, 
Blessing and Glory;
Symphony No. 1 in B flat
Conductor: Andrew Fletcher
Soprano I: Lesley Garrett; Soprano II: Anna Benedict
Mezzo-soprano: Jean Allister; Tenor: Paul Elliott
Orchestra da Camera; Organ: Arthur Hilyer

19th July 1980 | Collegiate Church of St Mary’s Church, Warwick
Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle
Conductor: Andrew Fletcher
Soprano: Valerie Hill; Contralto: Barbara McGuire
Tenor: Peter McCrystal; Bass: Michael Leighton Jones
Piano: Anita Harkin; Organ: Arthur Hilyer

29th November 1980 | Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick
Handel: Judas Maccabaeus
Conductor: Andrew Fletcher
Soprano: Lesley Garrett; Contralto: Jean Temperley
Tenor: Gordon Pullin; Bass: Christopher Keyte
Orchestra da Camera

11th April 1981 | Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick
Rossini: Stabat Mater
Vaughan Williams: 
Dona Nobis Pacem
Conductor: Kipps Horn
Soprano: Sue Stanton; Contralto: Janet Edmunds
Tenor: Grant Shelley; Bass: Alan Fairs
Beauchamp Sinfonietta

27th June 1981 | St Nicholas’s Church, Warwick
A Concert of Summer Music
Conductor: Kipps Horn

26th September 1981 | Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick
Mendelssohn: A ‘Scratch’ Elijah
Conductor: Kipps Horn
Soprano: Julie Bromley; Contralto: Jennifer Shelton
Tenor: Paul Farrington; Bass: John Cashmore
Organ: Peter Fairhurst

6th December 1981| St Nicholas’s Church, Kenilworth
A St Nicholas Day concert
Britten: Saint Nicolas
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols
and other 
Christmas music
Conductor: Kipps Horn
Tenor: Philip Dennis; Baritone: Simon Tilley
Gary Beman as the boy Nicolas
‘The Pickled Boys’: George Bevan, Roger Bolan, Jason Ward
Semi-chorus: Girls from Trinity School
Beauchamp Sinfonietta; Organ: Susan Hopkins
Piano: Sue Wardell; Piano: Paul Sudlow

20th March 1982 | Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick
J S 
Bach: St Matthew Passion
Conductor: Kipps Horn
Soprano: Susan Stanton; Mezzo-soprano: Phillida Bannister
Tenor: Alan Duffield; Tenor (as Evangelist): Neil Mackenzie
Bass: Jonathan Merrett; Bass (as Christ): Alan Fairs
Beauchamp Sinfonietta

22nd May 1982 | Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick
J S Bach: Peasant Cantata
Mozart: Exultate Jubilate (Movements II and III)
Ramírez: 
Misa Criolla
Peeters: Suite Modale
Conductor: Kipps Horn
Soprano: Elizabeth Hetherington; Bass: Simon Tilley
Soloists: Libby Staples, Janet Ferrier, Margaret Sternfeld
Piano and Organ: Paul Trepte

20th November 1982 | Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick
Handel: Messiah
Conductor: Timothy Hone
Soprano: Klara Gellert; Mezzo-soprano: Phillida Bannister
Tenor: Philip Dennis; Bass: Jeffrey Benton
Organ: Paul Trepte

26th March 1983 | Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick
Haydn: The Seasons
Conductor: Timothy Hone
Soprano: Klara Gellert; Tenor: Neill Archer; Bass: Alan Fairs
Beauchamp Sinfonietta

11th June 1983 | Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick
Vaughan Williams: Five English Folk Songs
Elgar: 
From the Bavarian Highlands
Conductor: Timothy Hone
Accompanist: Russell Lovick; Galliard Recorder Consort

26th November 1983 | Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick
Vivaldi: Gloria
Brahms: 
A German Requiem
Conductor: Timothy Hone
Soprano I: Elizabeth Hetherington; Soprano II: Sarah Wright
Mezzo-soprano: Josephine Bould; Bass: Patrick Donnelly
Organ: Paul Trepte

31st March 1984 | Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick
J S Bach: Mass in B minor
Conductor: Timothy Hone
Soprano: Susan Lawrence; Alto: Jenny Miller
Tenor: Neill Archer; Baritone: Peter Harvey
Bass: Alan Ewing
Cotswold Sinfonietta

9th June 1984 | St Nicholas’s Church, Kenilworth
Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzes
Walford Davies: 
Eight Nursery Rhymes
and works for clarinet and piano, and piano duets
Conductor: Timothy Hone
Tenor: Russell Wharton
Piano: George Bevan; Piano and Clarinet: Erika Bevan

24th November 1984 | Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick
Fauré: Requiem
Elgar: Great is the Lord
Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb
Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs

Conductor: Timothy Hone
Baritone: Stephen Gadd; Tenor: John Pryer
Trebles: Jason Pitt and Stephen Williams
Organ: Gordon Stewart

19th December 1984 | St Nicholas’s Church, Kenilworth
Handel: Messiah
Conductor: Timothy Hone
Soprano: Pamela Davies; Contralto: Susan Pearce
Tenor: Russell Wharton; Bass: Robert Turner
Organ: Simon Over

20th April 1985 | Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick
Haydn: The Creation
Conductor: Timothy Hone
Soprano: Angela Kazimierczuk
Tenor: Neill Archer; Bass: Stephen Gadd
Cotswold Sinfonietta; Harpsichord: David Walters

8th June 1985 | St Nicholas’s Church, Warwick
‘Summer Serenade’ with works by Monteverdi, Purcell, etc.
Conductor: Timothy Hone
Piano: Adrienne Lloyd; Organ: Stephen Perrins; Oboe: Rachel Lloyd

30th November 1985 | Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick
J S Bach: Christmas Oratorio
Conductor: Timothy Hone
Soprano: Angela Kazimierczuk
Mezzo-soprano: Helen Attfield
Tenor: John Bowen; Bass: Peter Mills
Members of the Warwickshire Symphony Orchestra
Organ: Ian Little

17th December 1985 | St. Nicholas’ Church, Kenilworth
Handel: Messiah
Conductor: Timothy Hone
Soprano: Judith Hodges; Contralto: Jo Dwyer
Tenor: Bryan Jones; Bass: Andrew Hopwood
Organ: Stephen Perrins

26th April 1986 | Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick
Mendelssohn: Elijah
Conductor: Timothy Hone
Soprano: Joy Naylor; Contralto: Gaynor Keeble
Tenor: John Bowen; Bass: Stephen Gadd
Organ: Simon Lole

21st June 1986 | St Nicholas’s Church, Warwick
with the Corydon Players
Midsummer Concert, 
including
Sullivan: 
Trial by Jury
Conductor: Timothy Hone
Piano: Stephen Perrins; Double Bass: Paul Kimber

22nd November 1986 | Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick
Mozart: Requiem
Conductor: Timothy Hone
Soprano: Janine Burkhard; Contralto: Gaynor Keeble
Tenor: Philip Dennis; Bass: Mark Wildman
Cotswold Sinfonietta; Organ: Gordon Stewart

16th December 1986 | St Nicholas’s Church, Kenilworth
Handel: Messiah
Conductor: Stephen Perrins
Soprano: Mary Truelove; Contralto: Jo Dwyer
Tenor: Michael Kennerley; Bass: Leon Storey
Organ: Timothy Hone

11th April 1987 | Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick
J S Bach: St John Passion
Conductor: Timothy Hone
Soprano: Eleanor Forbes; Contralto: Vanessa Williamson
Tenor: Neil MacKenzie; Bass: Alan Fairs
Cotswold Sinfonietta; Chamber Organ: Simon Lole

20th June 1987 | Myton School, Warwick
WKCS with Myton School Music Department
Summer Concert, including
Orff: Selections from Carmina Burana
Conductor: Timothy Hone
Soprano: Caroline Mara; Tenor: Jeremy Rider
Bass: Michael Rollins
Piano: Stephen Perrins; Oboe: Rachel Lloyd

21st November 1987 | Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick
A Concert of French Music
Poulenc: Gloria in G major
and Organ Concerto in G minor
Gounod: 
St Cecilia Mass
Conductor: Stephen Perrins
Soprano: Anne McGivern; Tenor: John Minton; Bass: Peter Mills
Cotswold Sinfonietta; Organ: Timothy Hone

15th December 1987 | St Nicholas’s Church, Kenilworth
Handel: Messiah
Conductor: Stephen Perrins
Soprano: Sarah Wright; Contralto: Fiona Hyland
Tenor: Robert Forbes; Bass: Darron Moore
Organ: Simon Over

23rd April 1988 | Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick
WKCS with Coventry Cathedral Chapter House Choir
Monteverdi: Vespers of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Conductor: Stephen Perrins
Soprano I: Tina Hewitt; Soprano II: Beth Black
Countertenor: Martin Shorthose
Tenor: Jonathan Mills; Bass I: Simon Stenner
Bass II: Evan Charles; Cantor: Simon Yates
Cotswold Sinfonietta; Continuo: Paul Wright

18th June 1988 | Myton School, Warwick
Summer Concert, including
Coleridge-Taylor: 
Hiawatha’s Wedding
Conductor: Stephen Perrins
Tenor: Jeremy Rider
with Myton School solo instrumentalists; Simon Yates (Piano)

19th November 1988 | All Saints’ Church, Leamington Spa
J S Bach: Magnificat and Wachet Auf
Charpentier: 
Te Deum
Conductor: Stephen Perrins
Soprano I: Eleanor Forbes; Soprano II: Norma Ritchie
Contralto: Caroline Trevor; Tenor: David Lowe
Baritone: Peter Harvey
Cotswold Sinfonietta; Organ: Richard Delacour

13th December 1988 | St Nicholas’s Church, Kenilworth
Handel: Messiah
Conductor: Stephen Perrins
Soprano: Amanda Ballard; Contralto: Jo Dwyer
Tenor: Elfed James; Bass: James Skuse
Organ: Simon Over

22nd April 1989 | Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick
Mendelssohn: St Paul
Conductor: Stephen Perrins
Soprano: Joy Naylor; Contralto: Phillida Bannister
Tenor: Stephen Davis; Baritone: Stephen Alder
Organ: Simon Lole

10th July 1989 | Spa Centre, Leamington Spa
Part of the Leamington Spa Promenade Concerts
Mendelssohn: Lobesang (Song of Praise)
Conductor: Andrew Mogrelia
Soprano: Rosalind Roberts; Mezzo-soprano: Caroline Calcutt
Tenor: Nigel Hopkins
Leamington Chamber Orchestra

25th November 1989 | Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick
WKCS with Coventry Cathedral Choir and King Henry VIII School, Coventry
Britten: Saint Nicolas
Haydn: ‘Maria 
Theresa‘ Mass
Conductor: Christopher Argent
Soprano: Amanda Ballard; Contralto: Jo Dwyer
Tenor: Stephen Davies; Bass: Leon Storey
Cotswold Sinfonietta; Organ: Richard Delacour
Piano: Adrian Moore and Sue Shepherd

19th December 1989 | St Nicholas’s Church, Kenilworth
Handel: Messiah
Conductor: Christopher Argent
Soprano: Catherine Mason; Contralto: Marie-Louise Allard
Tenor: Adam Murdin; Bass: Ian Jervis
Organ: Simon Over