Past Concerts
2022
Sat 2nd April: Messiah (Romsey Abbey)
2021
Sat 30th October: A concert of Choral Classics in aid of the Connect Building Project (St James Methodist Church, Shirley)
2020
Sat 4th April: Come Ye Sons of Art – CANCELLED – (Dobson Theatre)
Sat 27th February: Workshop day West Side Story Suite (St James, Shirley)
2019
Sat 7th December: Celebration of Christmas (st James Church, West End)
Sat 9th October: Aurora Concert in aid of St James’ Church West End
Sat 29th June: Garland of Song with Spanish choir from Gijón: Luis Quirós ( St James Church, West End)
Sat 23rd March: Come and sing day: Shakespeare in Music ( St James Methodist Hall Shirley)
Sat 6th April: Handel Messiah (Dobson Theatre, KES, Southampton)
2018
Sat 24th February: Come and Sing day: The Armed Man ( St James Methodist Hall Shirley)
Sat 17th March: The Armed Man, (O2 Guildhall, Southampton)
Sat 23rd June: Gloria! Vivaldi and Poulenc ( St James Church, West End)
Sat 3rd November: Opera Choruses Puccini Messa Di Gloria ( St James Church, West End) First Concert with Benjamin Costello
Sat 15th December: Mirable Dictu ( St James Church, West End) Second Concert with Benjamin Costello
2017
16th December: Ceremony of Carols (Central Hall, So’ton)
28th October: East meets West (St James Church, West End)
24th June: Petite Messe Solennelle, Rossini (Turner Sims, So’ton)
1st April: Mozart Requiem (St Peter and St Paul, Ringwood)
25th March: Mozart Requiem (St James Church, West End)
18th February: Come and sing Day: Magnificats JS & CPE Bach (St James Methodist Church, So’ton)
2016
17th December: Carols with the Band (Central Hall, Southampton)
19th November: Verdi Requiem (Guildhall, Southampton)
2nd July: Freedom (Turner Sims, Southampton)
30th April: Music and Monarchy (St Peter and St Paul, Ringwood)
16th April: Music and Monarchy (St James’ Church, West End, Southampton)
2015
19 December: Carols with the Band (Central Hall, Southampton)
19 November: Dream of Gerontius (Winchester Cathedral)
27 June: Opera meets Broadway (Central Hall, Southampton)
30 May: Campra Excerpts and Fauré Requiem (St James’ Southampton)
14 March: Campra and Fauré Requiem (St Mary’s Southampton)
2014
6 December: Carols with the Band (Central Hall, Southampton)
15 November: Carmina Burana, 3 Russian Hymns, with Soton Youth orchestra (Central Hall, Southampton)
5 April: Brahms Requiem (Turner Sims, Southampton)
2013
7 December: Carols with the Band (Central Hall, Southampton)
19 October: Rachmaninoff Vespers (St Mary’s Southampton)
22 June: Freedom (Kings community Church, Hedge End)
6 April: Bach B minor Mass (Central Hall, Southampton)
2012
8 December: Handel’s Messiah (Kings Community Church, Hedge End)
3 November: Selection from Rachmaninov Vespers; Part Beatitudes; Tavener Song for Athene and Syvati (St Mary’s)
30 June: Jubilee Concert; Sprig of Thyme: Rutter; I Was Glad: Parry, Zadok: Handel; (Ringwood Parish Church)
23 June: Jubilee Concert; Sprig of Thyme: Rutter; I Was Glad: Parry, Zadok: Handel; (St Mary’s Church)
14 April: Mozart Requiem; Rutter Requiem; (Romsey Abbey)
2011
17 December: Messe de Minuit and Carols.
12 November: Evening with Emma Kirkby.
16 July: Coronation: Nelson Mass – Haydn, Coronation Mass – Mozart and Coronation Anthem No. 2 – Handel (St Mary’s Church)
2 April: St Matthew Passion – Bach (St Mary’s Church)
2010
18 December: Messiah – Handel (St Mary’s Church)
23 October: Songs from the Shows, with the Southampton Youth Jazz Orchestra: West Side Story – Bernstein, Porgy and Bess – Gershwin, Jesus Christ Superstar (Thornden Hall, Chandler’s Ford)
3 July: Choral Favourites: Hallelujah Chorus – Handel, Agnus Dei – Barber, Toccata – Widor, Canon – Pachelbel, and more (St Mary’s Church, Southampton)
17 April: Magnificat – Rutter, Magnificat – Bach (Romsey Abbey)
2009
12 December: Fantasia on Christmas Carols – Vaughan Williams, Ceremony of Carols – Britten (St Michael’s Church)
14 November: Lux Aeterna – Lauridsen, Mass in C – Mozart (Turner Sims, Southampton University)
13 June: Gloria – Vivaldi, Gloria – Poulenc, Haydn, Paukenmesse (Beaulieu Abbey)
18 April: The Armed Man – Jenkins, Haydn, Mass in Time of War – Paukenmesse (Thornden Hall)
2008
20 December: Concert of Christmas Carols with audience participation (Southampton City Art Gallery)
6 December: Messiah – Handel (St James Road Methodist Church)
18 October: Magnificat – J. Willcocks, Mass in Eb – Schubert (Romsey Abbey)
21 June: Motets – Bruckner, Requiem – Fauré (Chandler’s Ford Methodist Church)
12 April: Coronation Anthems – Handel, Petite Messe Solennelle – Rossini (Beaulieu Abbey Church)
2007
22 December: Concert of Christmas Carols with audience participation (St Michael’s Church)
15 December: Christmas Oratorio – Bach (St Mary’s Church)
7 July: Concert of songs from the shows (The Point, Eastleigh)
24 March: Haydn, The Seasons – Vivaldi (St Edmund’s Church)
2006
16 December: Messiah – Handel (St Mary’s Church)
18 November: Symphony No. 9 – Beethoven, Death and Transfiguration – Strauss (Southampton Guildhall)
4 November: Rio Grande – Constant Lambert, Carmina Burana – Carl Orff (Central Hall, Southampton)
24 June: Magnificat – J. Willcocks, Requiem – Rutter (Turner Sims, Southampton University)
25 March: Crucifixion – Stainer, Requiem – Fauré (St Edmund’s Church)
2005
10 December: Messiah (Part 1) – Handel, Carols (Chandler’s Ford Methodist Church)
22 October: Four Sacred Pieces – Verdi, Ein Deutsches Requiem – Brahms (Romsey Abbey)
13 August: Performance at Film & Music Under the Stars (Mottisfont Abbey)
4 June: Nelson Mass – Haydn, Solemn Vespers – Mozart (St Edmund’s Church)
24 April: Choral classics at Choral Harmonies concert (Thornden Hall)
19 March: St John Passion – Bach (St Edmund’s Church)
12 February: Come and Sing Elijah – Mendelssohn (St Andrew’s Church)
2003
18th October: Jonathan Willcocks Magnificat and the Schubert mass in E flat
2001
2nd June: Songs from the Shows