PREVIOUS CONCERTS:

Concert 2, 27th June, 2010

St Albans Anglican church, Pembroke St, Epping; 2.30 pm (Map)

Conductor:

Adrian Tan

Soloist:

Tony Lee, piano

Program:

Beethoven: Egmont overture
Schumann Symphony No. 4
Chopin Piano concerto No. 1

 

Concert 1, 28th March, 2010

St Albans Anglican church, Pembroke St, Epping; 2.30 pm (Map)

Conductor:

Brendan Cooper

Soloist:

David Ellyard (Narrator)
Robert Oetomo (Marimba)

Program:

Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals (Le Carnaval des animaux)
Séjourne: Concerto for Marimba and Strings
Mozart: Wind Serenade no.11,K.375, E-flat major
Walton: Façade: Suite no.1 + 3 additional songs

 

Concert 4, 13th December, 2009

St Albans Anglican church, Pembroke St, Epping; 2.30 pm (Map)

Conductor:

Adrian Tan

Soloist:

Anna Lisa Chen (Violin); Louisa Sindel-Marshall (Saxophone)

Program:

Kreisler: Tambourin chinois (violin soloist: Anna Lisa Chen)
Mozart Symphony 39
Paul Marshall: saxophone concerto
De Falla: Ritual fire dance
Wolf-Ferraro: Intermezzo #1 from the Jewels of the Madonna
Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances

 

Concert 3, 13th September, 2009

St Albans Anglican church, Pembroke St, Epping; 2.30 pm (Map)

Conductor:

Brendan Cooper
   

Program:

Alred Hill: Symphony No. 1 in Bb
Ponchielli: Recitativo e Danse (No. 18) from La gioconda
Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance Nos. 1 & 4.
Fauré: Masques et Bergamasques
Rachmaninov: Vocalise
Rossini: Overture from Thieving Magpie

 

Concert 2, 28th June, 2009

St Albans Anglican church, Pembroke St, Epping; 2.30 pm (Map)

Conductor:

Rachelle Elliott

Soloists:

The Joubert singers
Oboist: Ellen Hopper

Program:

FJ Haydn: Creation (Introduction – Representation of Chaos; Chorus – The Heavens are telling; Chorus & Trio – Achieved is the glorious work, and On Thee each living soul awaits)
FJ Haydn: Symphony No. 94 in G Major (‘Surprise’)
Gluck: ‘Dance of the Blessed Spirits’ (Orpheus)
Haydn (spurious): Oboe concerto in C Major

 

Concert 1, 29th March, 2009

St Albans Anglican church, Pembroke St, Epping; 2.30 pm (Map)

Conductor:

Brendan Cooper

Soloist:

Phil Moran (Guitar)

Program:

Beethoven Fidelio: Overture, op.72b
Westlake, Antarctica : suite for guitar and orchestra
Bizet Symphony no.1, in C
Brahms (arr. Schmeling) Hungarian Dances Nos. 5,6 and 7

 

Concert 4, 7th December, 2008

St Albans Anglican church, Pembroke St, Epping; 2.30 pm (Map)

Conductor: Brendan Cooper

Soloists: The Australian Trio (Donald Hazelwood, violin; Georg Pedersen, cello; and Michael Brimer, piano)

   
Program:

Overture in the Italian style (Schubert)

Beethoven triple concerto (Violin, cello piano)

Mozart Symphony no. 38 ("Prague")

Salut d'amour (Elgar)

 

Pavane (Faure)

 

Concert 3, 14th September, 2008

St Albans Anglican church, Pembroke St, Epping; 2.30 pm (Map)

Conductor: Brendan Cooper

 
Program:

Don Giovanni Overture (Mozart)

Symphony No.103 (Haydn)

Landscapes (Paul Marshall)

Siegfried Idyll (Wagner)

 

Concert 2, 6th July, 2008

St Albans Anglican church, Pembroke St, Epping; 2.30 pm (Map)

Conductor: Brendan Cooper
Soloists: Terence Leung (St Albans); Rachel Siu (Mowll village)
Program:

Mozart Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail, K.384 (The abduction from the seraglio): Overture

Mendelssohn Midsummer-night’s dream, op.61: Intermezzo & Nocturne

Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto in A minor, no.1, op.33

Beethoven: Symphony no.7, op.92, A major

 

Concert 1, 6th April, 2008

St Albans Anglican church, Pembroke St, Epping; 2.30 pm (Map)

Conductor: Mal Hewitt

Soloists:

 

Jennifer Kaye (Soprano)

 

Sheung Shun Yum (Violin)

Program:

Joe Wolfe, (Australian)—Overture

Wieniawski—Violin Concerto No.2 in D minor, Op.22

Delius—The walk to the paradise garden

Strauss, R.—Four Last Songs (Vier letzte Lieder)

 

Concert 1, 1st April, 2007

Conductor: Brendan Cooper

Soloists: Tamasin Meller (Bassoon), Anna Karnikowski (Piano)

Beethoven: The Creatures of Prometheus - Overture

Mozart: Concerto for bassoon

Saint-Saens: Danse macabre, op.40

Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2 is in C minor (arranged by Karl Muller-Berghaus)

Liszt: Totentanz, for piano and orchestra

Concert 2, 1st July, 2007

Conductor: Brendan Cooper

Soloist: Richard Pulley

Holst Brooke Green Suite

Sibelius Violin Concerto, op.47, D minor

Sculthorpe Small Town

Bizet L'Arlesienne Suites No.1 & 2

Concert 3, 23rd September, 2007

Mozart: Impresario Overture

  Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks
  Brahms: Hungarian Dances 5, 6, 7
  Vaughan-Williams: Rhosymedre
  Vaughan-Williams: Serenade to Music

Concert 4, 9th December, 2007

Conductor: Brendan Cooper

Soloists:

  Andrew (clarinet) and Sally (flute) Cousins
  Clement Loy (oboe); David Fulcher (oboe)
   

Handel: Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

Sullivan: Pirates of Penzance Overture.

Warlock: Capriol suite for orchestra

Dvorák: Slavonic dances, op. 46 Nos. 1-4

Grieg: Wedding day at Troldhaugen, op.65,no
  Albinoni: Concerto for two oboes Op 9 No. 6

Concert 4, 10th December, 2006

Conductor: Brendan Cooper

Soloist: Carolyn Watson

Rossini: Italiana in Algeri: Overture
Bruch: Concerto for violin No.1 in G minor, op. 26
Sibelius: Karelia: Overture, op.10
Sibelius: Karelia: Suite, op.11
Sibelius: Danse triste

Concert 3, 24th September, 2006

St Albans Anglican church, Pembroake St, Epping; 2.30 pm (Map)

Conductor: Michael Thrift

Mozart: Clarinet concerto. Soloist: Garran Hutchison-Menzer

Schubert's 5th symphony

Gounod: Petite symphonie

Vaughan-Williams: Five Variants on Dives and Lazarus

Concert, 18th June, 2006

St Albans Anglican church, Pembroake St, Epping; 2.30 pm (Map)

Conductor: Brendan Cooper

Soloist: Sheung Shun Yum

Verdi Force of Destiny Overture

Skaters Waltz

Vivaldi "Winter from Four Seasons

Beethoven's 5th Symphony

Orchestral concert, 9th April, 2006 "Europe on a Budget"

St Albans Anglican church, Pembroake St, Epping; 2.30 pm (Map)

Conductor: Brendan Cooper

Soloists: Soprano Vivienne Powell; Pianist Judith Maynard

An der schönen blauen Donau (On the beautiful blue Danube) Op.314 , Strauss, Johann, Jr.

Wesendonk Lieder Wagner (orch. by Mottl); Soprano Vivienne Powell

Norwegian dances, Op.35 Grieg

Noches en los jardines de España (Nights in the Gardens of Spain) 1st movt, De Falla Pianist Judith Maynard

Rumanian Folk Dances Bartok

Orchestral concert, 11th December, 2005

St Albans Anglican church, Pembroake St, Epping; 2.30 pm (Map)

Conductor: Brendan Cooper

We are delighted to welcome the Joubert Singers and also Raff Wilson from Cantillation, who join us for a concert entitled Christmas in England

Britten Ceremony of Carols (Joubert Singers, Margaret Curtis—Harp)
Dew in Aprille
Balulalow
This Little Babe
Dies Natalis (Gerald Finzi) Op.8 - Cantata for tenor and string orchestra (Raff Wilson—Tenor)
Gloria from the Messa di Gloria (Puccini)
Symphony No 104 in D Major ("London") (Haydn)
Joy to the World (arr. Colin Brumby)
Hallelujah Chorus (G.F. Handel)

Orchestral concert, 18th September, 2005

Cherrybrook Technical High School

Conductor: Michael Thrift.

Old Wine in New Bottles (Gordon Jacob)
Concertino for clarinet (Weber)(soloist: Andrew Cousins)
Rosamunde ballet suite
(Schubert)
Clair de lune (Debussy)
Symphony No.8 (unfinished) (Schubert)

Orchestral concert, 26th June, 2005

St Albans Anglican church, Pembroake St, Epping; 2.30 pm (Map)

Conductor: Brendan Cooper

Guest conductor: David Mackay

Soloists: Donald Hazelwood and Fenella Gill

We are delighted to perform this concert with our patron, Donald Hazelwood, former Leader of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra for many years, and Fenella Gill, cellist in the SSO, and member of the Australian Trio.

Muse and the Poet (Saint-Saens)(Don Hazelwood and Fenella Gill)
Light Cavalry overture – Franz Von Suppe
Pavane for a dead princess
(Ravel)
Gymnopedie (Eric Satie)
Symphony No.6 (Pastorale) (Beethoven)

Recital concert, Sunday 8th May, 2005

Beecroft Bowling Club, 2.30 pm

David Fulcher (Cor Anglais) & Ben Fulcher (Cello)

Handel - Sonata Op 2 No 8

Margaret Curtis (Harp)

Salzedo - Chanson de la Nuit

String quartet: Martin Lee, Maryam Hobbs (Violin), Kate Hughs (Viola), George Hobbs - Cello

Dvorak – String Quartet op.96
Scott Joplin – Elite Syncopations

Orchestral concert, 3rd April, 2005

St Albans Anglican church, Pembroake St, Epping; 2.30 pm

Conductor: Brendan Cooper

Guest conductor: David Mackay

Borodin: In The Steppes Of Central Asia

Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf

Mussorgsky (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov): Night On Bald Mountain

Tchaikovsky Characteristic Dances from Nutcracker Suite No.1

Recital concert, Sunday 7 November, 2004

Beecroft Bowling Club, 2.30 pm

Kay Wonderley (Guitar)

Matteo Carcassi: Allegro Brillante from Opus 60

JS Bach: Prelude from Cello Suite No.1 BWV 1007

Fancesco Tarrega: ‘Maria’

Villa-Lobos: Prelude No. 1

String trio (Maryam Hobbs (Violin), Kate Hughes (Viola), Jessica Chapman (Cello))

Telemann Sonata in G maj

Schumert Trio in Bb maj D471

Orchestral concert, Sunday 5th December, 2004

St Albans Anglican church, Pembroake St, Epping; 2.30 pm to conclude approximately 4.15 (Map)

Coriolanus overture (Beethoven)

Ravel piano concerto in G major (soloist: Anna Karnikowski)

Crivici symphony number 1 (As Night follows Day) - Movement 4

Cavalleria rusticana (Mascagni)

Recital concert, Sunday 23rd October, 2005

Beecroft Bowling Club, 2.30 pm

Players from the Beecroft Orchestra and the Amateur Chamber Music Society present:

Schumann Romances Op94 Ivan Foo (flute) and Judith Maynard (piano)
Mozart "L'Amero" from The Shepherd King K208 & "Dove Sono (Where Am I)" from Marriage of Figaro K492. Rosalie Gibson (soprano), Bill Gibson and John Pinn (violins), Mark Berriman (viola) and Jane Smith (cello)
Taktakishvili Sonata for Flute and Piano, Ewa Motyka (flute) and Ludmila Bielawska (piano)
Weber Quintet for Clarinet & Strings in Bb major Op.34, Andrew Cousins (Clarinet), Martin Lee, Maryam Hobbs (violin), Kate Hughes (Viola), George Hobbs (Cello).
Kim Robertson Celtic Songs
Hasselmans Chanson de Mai
Pearl Chertok Ten Past Two, Margaret Curtis (harp)