Past Concerts
On this page are details of some of our past concerts.
Friday 5th July 2024 at All Saints Church, All Saints Road, WSM, BS23 2NL
Programme:
- National Anthem – arranged by John Johnson
- Pomp & Circumstance March No. 4 Op 39 – Sir Edward Elgar arr. Richard Ling
- The Carnival of Venice for solo flute and Orchestra Opus 78 (soloist Jolanta Modeska) – Giulio Briccialdi arr. Giancarlo Chiaramello
- Gold and Silver Waltz Op 79, (guest conductor Paul Beechey) – Franz Lehar
- Clog Dance from La Fille mal Gardée – Ferdinand Herold/Peter Hertel arr. John Lanchberry, adapted by D. Stone
- Concerto for Clarinet & Orchestra 3rd movement (soloist Janice Bateman) conducted by the composer, Nicola Sisman
- Overture to The Pirates of Penzance – Sir Arthur Sullivan
- Czardas (soloist Ana Lopes) – Vittorio Monti
- Three Dances from Henry VIII – Edward German
- March Militaire No. 1, Op 51 – Franz Schubert, orch Peter Lawson
- Themes from 007 (a medley for orchestra) – Monty Norman, Bill Conti, Paul and Linda McCartney and John Barry
- Radetsky March – Johann Strauss Sr.
Programme:
- Light Cavalry Overture – Franz von Suppé
- Three Bavarian Dances – Edward Elgar
- Emperor Waltz, Op 437 – Johann Strauss Jr
- Symphony no. 1, Op 44 – Robert Volkmann
Programme:
- Tragic Overture – Brahms
- Two Chansons – Nuit et Matin – Elgar
- The Skaters Waltz – Waldteufel
- Marching Song – Holst
- Symphony no. 1 – Rimsky Korsakov
Programme:
- Rienzi Overture – Wagner
- Carmen Suite no 1 – Bizet
- Strings only – Palladio 1st mvt
- 13th Grand Solo – Tulou
- Imperial March – Elgar
- Farandole – Bizet
- Grand March from Aida – Verdi
- Peer Gynt Suite no 1 – Greig
- Strike up the Band – Gershwin
- Spartacus – Khachaturian
- Radetsky March – J Strauss
Programme:
- Overture to the Thieving Magpie – G Rossini
- Night on a Bare Mountain – M Mussorgsky
- Festival March – A Dvorak
- Symphony no. 7 – C V Stanford
Friday 25th November 2022, 7:45pm at All Saints Church, All Saints Road, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 2NL
Programme:
- Otto Nicolai: Overture to The Merry Wives Of Windsor
- Antonin Dvořák: Slavonic Dances
- Vasily Kalinnikov: Symphony No 1 in G Minor
Friday 1st July 2022, 7:45pm at St Nicholas Church, Uphill Road South, Uphill, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4SD
Programme:
- Sullivan: The Pirates of Penzance Overture
- Vaughan Williams (arr. G Jacob): English Folk Songs Suite
- Elgar (arr. R Ling): Two Chansons – De Nuit and De Matin
- Quilter (arr. P Fletcher): Three English Dances
- Coates (arr. D Andrew): Dambusters March
- Sullivan: The Gondoliers Overture
- Elgar (arr. Goodmusic): Nimrod from the Enigma Variations
- Elgar (arr. R Ling): Idylle
- Walton (arr. D Stone): Crown Imperial Coronation March
- Holst (arr. R Ling): Marching Song
- Elgar (arr. R Ling): Pomp and Circumstance March No 1
Friday 25th March 2022, 7:45pm at Churchill Academy, Churchill Green, Churchill, BS25 5QN
Programme:
- Norbert Burgmüller: Dionys Overture
- Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Petite Suite de Concert
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 1, arr. Ling
The concert on Friday 20th March 2020 was cancelled due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
The programme would have been:
- Schumann: Julius Caesar Overture
- Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 2
- Rimsky-Korsakov: Symphony No. 1
Friday 29th November 2019, 7:45pm at The Friends Meeting House, Sidcot
Programme:
- Glinka: A Life For The Tsar
- Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor – soloist Emilie Godden
- Borodin: Symphony No. 1
Friday 28th June 2019, 7:45pm at The Friends Meeting House, Sidcot
Programme:
- Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 1
- Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 – soloist Gunda Baranauskaite
- Franck: Symphony in D
Saturday 30th March 2019, 7:45pm at St Mary’s Church, Yatton
Programme:
- Weber: Der Freischütz Overture
- Mozart: Flute concerto in G Major, Soloist Eliza Woodward
- Dvořák: Symphony no 6
Friday 16th November 2018, 7:45pm at the Churchill Academy & Sixth Form School
Programme:
- Mozart: Magic Flute Overture
- Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Soloist Cristina Dimitrova
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 6
Friday 29th June 2018, 7:45pm at the Churchill Academy & Sixth Form School
Programme:
- Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia
- Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2, Soloist Gus Tredwell
- Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
Friday 16th March 2018, 7:45pm at Christchurch, Clevedon
Programme:
- Sullivan: The Gondoliers Overture
- Holst: A Somerset Rhapsody
- Coleridge-Taylor: Othello Suite
- Sisman: Carousel from Suite For Orchestra
- Coates: Calling All workers
- Butterworth: A Shropshire Lad Rhapsody for Orchestra
- Arnold: Little Suite for Orchestra No 1
- Delius: A Walk To The Paradise Garden
- Elgar: Enigma Variations 8 & 9 (Nimrod)
- Walton: Spitfire Prelude & Fugue
Friday 24th November 2017, 7:45pm at The Friends Meeting House, Sidcot
Programme:
- Rossini: La Cenerentola overture
- Bruch: Violin Concerto No 1, Soloist Cristina Dimitrova
- Mendelssohn: Symphony No 5, “Reformation”
Programme:
- Tragic Overture – Brahms
- Two Chansons – Nuit et Matin – Elgar
- The Skaters Waltz – Waldteufel
- Marching Song – Holst
- Symphony no. 1 – Rimsky Korsakov
Programme:
- Rienzi Overture – Wagner
- Carmen Suite no 1 – Bizet
- Strings only – Palladio 1st mvt
- 13th Grand Solo – Tulou
- Imperial March – Elgar
- Farandole – Bizet
- Grand March from Aida – Verdi
- Peer Gynt Suite no 1 – Greig
- Strike up the Band – Gershwin
- Spartacus – Khachaturian
- Radetsky March – J Strauss
Programme:
- Overture to the Thieving Magpie – G Rossini
- Night on a Bare Mountain – M Mussorgsky
- Festival March – A Dvorak
- Symphony no. 7 – C V Stanford
Friday 25th November 2022, 7:45pm at All Saints Church, All Saints Road, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 2NL
Programme:
- Otto Nicolai: Overture to The Merry Wives Of Windsor
- Antonin Dvořák: Slavonic Dances
- Vasily Kalinnikov: Symphony No 1 in G Minor
Friday 1st July 2022, 7:45pm at St Nicholas Church, Uphill Road South, Uphill, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4SD
Programme:
- Sullivan: The Pirates of Penzance Overture
- Vaughan Williams (arr. G Jacob): English Folk Songs Suite
- Elgar (arr. R Ling): Two Chansons – De Nuit and De Matin
- Quilter (arr. P Fletcher): Three English Dances
- Coates (arr. D Andrew): Dambusters March
- Sullivan: The Gondoliers Overture
- Elgar (arr. Goodmusic): Nimrod from the Enigma Variations
- Elgar (arr. R Ling): Idylle
- Walton (arr. D Stone): Crown Imperial Coronation March
- Holst (arr. R Ling): Marching Song
- Elgar (arr. R Ling): Pomp and Circumstance March No 1
Friday 25th March 2022, 7:45pm at Churchill Academy, Churchill Green, Churchill, BS25 5QN
Programme:
- Norbert Burgmüller: Dionys Overture
- Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Petite Suite de Concert
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 1, arr. Ling
The concert on Friday 20th March 2020 was cancelled due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
The programme would have been:
- Schumann: Julius Caesar Overture
- Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 2
- Rimsky-Korsakov: Symphony No. 1
Friday 29th November 2019, 7:45pm at The Friends Meeting House, Sidcot
Programme:
- Glinka: A Life For The Tsar
- Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor – soloist Emilie Godden
- Borodin: Symphony No. 1
Friday 28th June 2019, 7:45pm at The Friends Meeting House, Sidcot
Programme:
- Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 1
- Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 – soloist Gunda Baranauskaite
- Franck: Symphony in D
Saturday 30th March 2019, 7:45pm at St Mary’s Church, Yatton
Programme:
- Weber: Der Freischütz Overture
- Mozart: Flute concerto in G Major, Soloist Eliza Woodward
- Dvořák: Symphony no 6
Friday 16th November 2018, 7:45pm at the Churchill Academy & Sixth Form School
Programme:
- Mozart: Magic Flute Overture
- Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Soloist Cristina Dimitrova
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 6
Friday 29th June 2018, 7:45pm at the Churchill Academy & Sixth Form School
Programme:
- Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia
- Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2, Soloist Gus Tredwell
- Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
Friday 16th March 2018, 7:45pm at Christchurch, Clevedon
Programme:
- Sullivan: The Gondoliers Overture
- Holst: A Somerset Rhapsody
- Coleridge-Taylor: Othello Suite
- Sisman: Carousel from Suite For Orchestra
- Coates: Calling All workers
- Butterworth: A Shropshire Lad Rhapsody for Orchestra
- Arnold: Little Suite for Orchestra No 1
- Delius: A Walk To The Paradise Garden
- Elgar: Enigma Variations 8 & 9 (Nimrod)
- Walton: Spitfire Prelude & Fugue
Friday 24th November 2017, 7:45pm at The Friends Meeting House, Sidcot
Programme:
- Rossini: La Cenerentola overture
- Bruch: Violin Concerto No 1, Soloist Cristina Dimitrova
- Mendelssohn: Symphony No 5, “Reformation”