It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas - A Concert of Christmas favourites with special guest vocalist Ollie Lepage-Dean at St John the Evangelist’s Church, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 8RN
Saturday 9 December 2023, 3:30-5:30pm
Land of the Free - St Mary's Church, Hitchin
Saturday 4 November 2023, 7:30-9:30pm
Madingley Hall Concert in aid of the Sick Children's Trust
Thursday 28 September 2023, 7:30-9:30pm
Institute of Continuing Education Concert
Wednesday 12 July 2023, 7:45-9:30pm
Girton Feast Week Concert
Friday 7 July 2023, 7:30-8:00pm & 8:50-9:30pm
Brands Hatch Circuit, Fawkham, Longfield, Kent, DA3 8NG
Sunday 4 June 2023, 2:00-4:00pm
Cambridge Beer Festival at Jesus Green, Cambridge
Saturday 27 May 2023, 1:00-3:00pm
Bridges Over The River Cam at West Road Concert Hall, 11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP
Saturday 15 April 2023, 7:30-9:30pm
Cantique de Noël - A Concert of Christmas favourites at St Paul's Church, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 1JP
Saturday 10 December 2022, 3:30-5:30pm
This Sceptred Isle - St Mary's Church, Hitchin
Saturday 19 November 2022, 7:30-9:30pm
Music for a September Evening - Madingley Hall
Friday 23 September 2022, 7:45-9:45pm
Riverside Concert Series - Jubilee Gardens, Ely
Sunday 10 July 2022, 2:30-4:30pm
Windsor Castle 2022
Sunday 3 July 2022, 12-3PM
Jubilee Gathering on the Green
Sunday 5 June 2022, 2-5PM
10 Year Anniversary (Spring Concert 2022)
Linton Music Series - 3:30 pm Saturday 14 December 2019 @ Linton Village College
Christmas Festival – Leroy Anderson | Ukrainian Bell Carol – Mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych, arr. Philip Sparke | Coventry Carol – arr. Richard L Saucedo | Selections from Tim Burton’s ‘The Nightmare before Christmas’ – Danny Elfman, arr. Michael Brown | A Winter’s Tale – Mike Batt and Tim Rice | Felix Navidad – Joes Feliciano | A Christmas Overture – Nigel Hess | Cantique de Noel (O Holy Night) – Adolphe Adams | Minor Alterations: Christmas Through the Looking Glass – David Lovrien | Happy Xmas (War is over) – John Lennon | A Night at the Movies – Alan Silvestri | Gaudete – Anon. 15th century carol | Fairytale of New York – Jeremy Finer and Shane MacGowan, arr. Sean O’Loughlin | The Lion King: Soundtrack Highlights – Hans Zimmer and Elton John (arr. Calvin Custer)
Christmas Concert 2019
Sleigh Ride – Leroy Anderson | Cantique de Noel (O Holy Night) – Adolphe Adam, arr. Chip David and adapted by Robert Longfield | Intermezzo from Karelia Suite – Jean Sibelius | Minor Alterations no 2: “Carols from the Dark Side” – David Lovrien | Utopia – Jacob de Haan | Selections from “The Nightmare Before Christmas” – Danny Elfman, arr. Michael Brown | Symphonic Highlights from “Frozen” – Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez and Christophe Beck, arr. Stephen Bulla | Fairytale of New York – Jeremy Finer and Shane MacGowan, arr. Sean O’Loughlin | A Christmas Festival – Leroy Anderson | Jesus Child – John Rutter | Coventry Carol – Traditional English melody, arr. Richard Saucedo | Ukranian Bell Carol – Mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych, arr. Philip Sparke | “Walking in the Air” and “Dance of the Snowmen” from “The Snowman” – Howard Blake | Soundtrack Highlights from “Avengers: Endgame” – Alan Silvestri, arr. Michael Brown | Feliz Navidad – Jose Feliciano, arr. Tom Wallace and Tony McClutchen
Into the Raging River (Autumn Concert 2019)
Into the Raging River: Tone Poem for Symphonic Band – Steven Reineke | S.P.Q.R – Guy Woolfenden | Danzon no 2 – Arturo Marquez (transcribed Oliver Nickel) | The Lion King: Soundtrack Highlights – Hans Zimmer and Elton John (arr. Calvin Custer) | Masque – Kenneth Hesketh | Godzilla Eats Las Vegas! – Eric Whitacre
Music on a Sunday (Summer Concert 2019) - 12 noon Sunday 7 July 2019 @ Audley End House
Into the Raging River: Tone Poem for Symphonic Band – Steven Reineke | S.P.Q.R – Guy Woolfenden | Danzon no 2 – Arturo Marquez (transcribed Oliver Nickel) | The Lion King: Soundtrack Highlights – Hans Zimmer and Elton John (arr. Calvin Custer) | Masque – Kenneth Hesketh | Godzilla Eats Las Vegas! – Eric Whitacre
A Selection of Christmas Favourites (Christmas Concert 2019)
Christmas Festival – Leroy Anderson | Ukrainian Bell Carol – Mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych, arr. Philip Sparke | Coventry Carol – arr. Richard L Saucedo | Selections from Tim Burton’s ‘The Nightmare before Christmas’ – Danny Elfman, arr. Michael Brown | A Winter’s Tale – Mike Batt and Tim Rice | Felix Navidad – Joes Feliciano | A Christmas Overture – Nigel Hess | Cantique de Noel (O Holy Night) – Adolphe Adams | Minor Alterations: Christmas Through the Looking Glass – David Lovrien | Happy Xmas (War is over) – John Lennon | A Night at the Movies – Alan Silvestri | Gaudete – Anon. 15th century carol | Fairytale of New York – Jeremy Finer and Shane MacGowan, arr. Sean O’Loughlin
The Cowboys (Autumn Concert 2018)
The Cowboys – John Williams arr. Jim Curnow | Blues Concerto – Bill Holcombe, soloist: Joseph Greany | East Coast Pictures – Nigel Hess – (i) Shelter Island (ii) The Catskills (iii) New York In Perfect Silence | I Often Gaze At The New Stars – Richard L Saucedo | Olympic Fanfare and Theme – John Williams arr. Jim Curnow | With Quiet Courage – Larry Daehn | Bugler’s Holiday – Leroy Anderson | Swallows’ Migration – Jerome Thomas | Waltz no 2 – Dmitri Shostakovich arr. Jim Curnow | Mambo from West Side Story – Leonard Bernstein arr. Michael Sweeney
Windsor Castle (Summer Concert 2018) - Afternoon of Sunday 29 July 2018
A selection of pieces including film music and band favourites
Girton Feast - Friday 13 July 2018 @ Girton College Cambridge
Libertango – Piazzolo | Walking the Dog – Gershwin (Eldre Beukes – clarinet) | Moment for Morricone – Ennio Morricone arr. Johan de Mey | As Summer was just beginning (Song for James Dean) – Larry D Daehn | Prelude, Saraband and Finale – John Glenesk Mortimer | The Wizard of Oz – Harold Arlen and E Y Harburg | America – Bernstein arr. Brown | Somewhere – Bernstein arr. Bocock | Gee, Officer Krupke – Bernstein arr. Murtha | Chicago – Kander arr. Ricketts | James Bond – Norman and Barry
Best of British (Spring Concert 2018)
The Padstow Lifeboat | Overture to ‘The Wasps’ – Ralph Vaughan-Williams | Journey – Nigel Hess | Main Theme from film ‘Champions’ – Carl Davis arr. Philip Sparke | Blue Ice – Jon Halton | Congestion Charge from ‘New London Pictures’ – Nigel Hess | Innuendo – Queen arr. Rieks van der Velde | Thames Journey – Nigel Hess | The Theme from ‘633 Squadron’ – Ron Goodwin arr. Goff Baldwin | Cartoon – Paul Hart | Nimrod from: ‘Enigma Variations’ Edward Elgar arr. Jay Bocook | Song of the Blacksmith and Fantasia on the ‘Dargason’ from Second Suite in F for Military Band – Gustav Holst | An Elton John Medley – Elton John | Gaelforce – Peter Graham
A Selection of Christmas Favourites (Christmas Concert 2017)
Sleigh Ride – Leroy Anderson | Ukrainian Bell Carol – Mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych arr. Philip Sparke | Jurassic Park Soundtrack Highlights – John Williams arr. Paul Lavender | Coventry Carol – Traditional English Melody arr. Richard L Saucedo | Fairytale of New York – Jeremy Finer and Shane MacGowan arr. Sean O’Loughlin | A Disney Spectacular (Highlights from The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin) arr. John Moss | Walking in the Air/Dance of the Snowman – Howard Blake | Gaudete – Anon 15th Century Carol | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer – Johnny Marks arr. Luther Henderson (adapted by Michael Brown) | Mary’s Boy Child – Jester Hairston | Happy Xmas (War is over) – Trad./Lennon | Cantique De Noel (O Holy Night) – Adolphe Adams arr. Chip Davis (adapted by Robert Longfield) | The Bare Necessities – Terry Gilkyson, arr. Paul Murtha | A Winter’s Tale – Mike Batt and Tim Rice | Symphonic Highlights from Frozen – arr. Stephen Bulla | The Wizard of Oz – Harold Arlen and E Y Harburg
Autumn Concert 2017
Cuban Overture – Gershwin arr. R Mark Rogers | Slava – Bernstein arr. Grundman | In the Centre Ring – Robert Sheldon | Wicked – Stephen Schwartz arr. Jay Bocook | English Folk Song Suite – Vaughan Williams | Live and Let Die – Paul McCartney arr. Paul Murtha | Shackleton’s Cross – Howard Goodall arr. Philip Howie | Moment for Morricone – Ennio Morricone arr. Johan de Mey
Champions (Summer Concert 2017)
Overture to ‘The Wasps’ – Vaughan Williams arr. Frank Hudson | As Summer was just beginning (Song for James Dean) – Larry D Daehn | Prelude, Saraband and Finale – John Glenesk Mortimer | Innuendo – Mercury, May, Taylor, Deacon arr. Rieks van der Velde | Selections from ‘The Sound of Music’ – Richard Rogers arr. Jim Christensen | Main theme from ‘Champions’ – Carl Davis arr. Philip Sparke | Four Scottish Dances – Arnold arr. John P. Paynter | Avengers: Age of Ultron (Heroes) – Elfman and Silvestri arr. Michael Brown | Silver Screen – Paul Hart
Not the First Seven Minutes (Spring Concert 2017)
Libertango – Piazzolo | One Thousand Cranes – Robert Sheldon | Bridges over the River Cam – Derek Bourgeois | America – Bernstein arr. Brown | Somewhere – Bernstein arr. Bocock | Gee, Officer Krupke – Bernstein arr. Murtha | Beauty and the Beast – Menken arr. Moss | Chicago – Kander arr. Ricketts | First Suite in Eb – Holst | Out of Africa – Barry | Stephenson’s Rocket – Nigel Hess | Londonderry Air – Grainger | James Bond – Norman and Barry | Wizard of Oz – Arlen and Harburg arr. Barnes
A Christmas Festival (Christmas Concert 2016)
A Christmas Overture – Nigel Hess | Cantique Noel – Adolphe Adam arr. Davis | Frozen – Beck, Aderson-Lopez, Lopes arr. Bulla | Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer – Johnny Marks arr. Henderson | Fairytale of New York – Finer and MacGowan arr. O’Loughlin | First Suite in Eb – Holst | Star Wars: The Force Awakens – John Williams arr. Jay Bocook | Ukrainian Bell Carol – Leontovych arr. Sparke | Sleigh Ride – Leroy Anderson
Libertango (Autumn Concert 2016)
Libertango – Piazolla | Festive Overture – Shostakovich arr. Hunsberger | El Camino Real – Alfred Reed | Cloudburst – Eric Whitacre | Bridges over the River Cam – Derek Bourgeois | The Bare Necessities – Terry Gilkyson arr. Paul Murtha | Star Trek Symphonic Suite – Giacchino, Courage, Roddenberry arr. Bocook | Aladdin – Alan Menken arr. John Moss | Gandalf: Lord of the Rings Symphony – de Meij
Girton Feast (Summer Concert 2016)
Trailblaze – Goff Richards | One Thousand Cranes – Robert Sheldon | Irish Tune from County Derry – trad. arr. Grainger | Shepherd’s Hey – trad. arr. Grainger | Congestion Charge from New London Pictures – Nigel Hess | A Tribute to Marvin Hamlisch – Hamlisch arr. Michael Brown | Enchanted Spaces – Samuel Hazo | Romance for Alto Saxophone and Wind Orchestra – Derek Bourgeois (Alto Saxophone: Sara Morrison) | Stephenson’s Rocket – Nigel Hess | Farewell to Stromness – Maxwell Davies | Selections from Mary Poppins – Sherman and Sherman arr. Ted Ricketts | Star Wars: The Force Awakens – John Williams – arr. Jay Bocook
Stars and Stripes (Spring Concert 2016)
America – Bernstein arr. Brown | Hoe Down, from Rodeo – Copland arr. Rogers | New York, from East Coast Pictures – Hess | The Wizard of Oz – Arlen and Harbug arr. Barnes | The Stars and Stripes Forever – Sousa | An American Elegy – Frank Ticheli | Jersey Boys – Crewe, Gaudio, and Parker arr. Brown | Family Guy – Walter Murphy arr. Paul Murtha | The Simpsons – Danny Elfman arr. Paul Lavendar | Walking the Dog – Gershwin (Eldre Beukes – clarinet) | Stevie Wonder Medley – Stevie Wonder arr. John Wasson | Somewhere – Bernstein arr. Bocock | Gee, Officer Krupke – Bernstein arr. Murtha | Pixar Movie Magic – Giacchino and Newman arr. Brown | Summon the Heroes – Williams arr. Higgins | Harlem Nocturne – Hagen (Sophie Burrows – alto saxophone) | Chicago – Kander arr. Ricketts
A Christmas Overture (Christmas Concert 2015)
The Incredibles – Giacchino arr. Bocock | Holding out for a Hero – Steinman and Pitchford | On a Winter’s Night – Moss | Gaudete – Anon | Lux Arumque – Whitacre | Coventry Carol – Saucedo | A Christmas Overture – Hess | A Winter’s Tale – Essex | Sleigh Ride – Anderson (Nick Armitage on Solo Reindeer) | Wizard of Oz – Arlen and Harburg arr. Barnes
Bacchus on Blue Ridge (Autumn Concert 2015)
Summon the Heroes – Williams | La Cathédrale Engloutie – Debussy arr. Miller | Bacchus on Blue Ridge – Horovitz | Cuddly Toy – Roachford | 633 Squadron – Goodwin | Fantasia on an English Folk Song – Jacob | Beauty and the Beast – Menken arr. Moss | Global Variations – Hess
One Thousand Cranes (Summer Concert 2015)
Dance of the Eagle, Lochnegar Suite – Hess | Jurassic Park – Williams | Mary Poppins – Sherman & Sherman | One Thousand Cranes – Sheldon | Elton John on Tour – Elton John | Let the Amen Sound – Cross | Porgy & Bess – Gershwin arr. Wagner | Children’s March – Grainger | Grease – Farrar, Jacobs & Casey | Ilyrian Dances – Wolfendon | Stella Maris – Hazo
A Night in at the Movies (Spring Concert 2015)
Lawrence of Arabia | ET | Pirates of the Caribbean | Dartmoor | Catch me if you Can | Batman | James Bond | Les Miserables | Frozen | Out of Africa | Viktor’s Tale | Ben Hur | Captain America | Skyfall
Christmas Concert 2014
A Christmas Overture – Hess | Ukranian Bell Carol – Leontovych | Coventry Carol – Saucedo | Cantique Noel – Adam | A Disney Spectacular – Moss | Jersey Boys – Brown | Sleigh Ride – Anderson
New London Pictures (Autumn Concert 2014)
New London Pictures – Hess | The March from 1941 – Williams | Bridges over the River Cam – Bourgeois | Hobbits – de Meij | Interlude from Year of the Dragon – Sparke | West Coast Highway – Halton (Simon Bond, Sam Barclay, Diana Caulfield) | Frozen – Bulla | Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat – Lloyd Weber
The Engine Room (Summer Concert 2014)
The Engine Room – Halton | Stephenson’s Rocket – Hess | Second Suite in F – Holst | How to train your Dragon – Powell arr. O’Loughlin | Selections from Wicked – Scwartz arr. Bocock
Thames Journey (Spring Concert 2014)
Thames Journey – Hess | Blue Ice – Halton (Mike Ball) | Gaelforce – Graham | Slava! A Concert Overture – Bernstein | October – Whitacre | Toy Story – Newman
A Christmas Festival (Christmas Concert 2013)
Sleigh Ride – Anderson | Coventry Carol – Richard Saucedo | Selection from Chicago – Ted Ricketts | Gaudete – Anon 15th century arr. Jon Halton | A Winter’s Tale – Mike Batt and Tim Rice | It’s Gonna Be a Cold Cold Christmas – Dana | First Suite in E flat for Military Band – Holst | Earth, Wind & Fire in Concert – Richard Saucedo | Pirates of the Carribean – Klaus Badelt arr. John Wasson | O Holy Night – Adolphe Adams | A Tribute to Marvin Hamlisch – Marvin Hamlisch and Scott Joplin | Ukranian Bell Carol – Leontovych arr. Sparke | Music of James Bond – Bono, D Evans, M Norman, S Crow, M Froom arr Jay Bocock | Do They Know it’s Christmas? Bob Geldof and Midge Ure
Paris Sketches (Autumn Concert 2013)
Paris Sketches – Ellerby | A Moorside Suite – Holst arr. Wright | Top Jazz – Halton | The Lion King – Custer | Batman: Elfman & Prince – Sahashi
Theatre Music (Summer Concert 2013)
Ronde for Isolde – David Bedford | San for Solo Clarinet and Concert Band – McPhail & Michels arr Jon Halton | Dartmoor, 1912 (from ‘War Horse’) | Parkour – Samuel R Hazo | Pixar Movie Magic – Michael Brown | Symphonic Dances (from ‘Fiddler on the Roof’) | The Seal Lullaby – Eric Whittacre | A Barrie North Celebration – Andre Jutras | Theatre Music – Philip Sparke | Pop & Rock Legends: Stevie Wonder – Stevie Wonder arr. John Wasson
Cartoon (Spring Concert 2013)
Blues Concerto – Holcombe arr. Halton (Saxophone: L Arends, D Payne, M Taylor) | Cartoon – Hart | Lawrence of Arabia – Jarre | Toccata Marciale – Vaughan-Williams | Slipstream – Sparke | Arabesque – Hazo | Cloudburst – Whitacre | Rhythm of Life – Coleman arr. Halton
A Christmas Festival (Christmas Concert 2012)
Sleigh Ride – Anderson | The Snowman – Blake arr. Halton | Coventry Carol – Trad. arr. Saucedo | English Folk Song Suite – Vaughan-Williams | A Winter’s Tale – Batt and Rice arr. Halton | Pirates of the Caribbean: A Dead Man’s Chest – Zimmer arr. Bocock | West Side Story – Bernstein arr. Bocock | Child – Hairston arr. Halton and Brown | Ukrainian Bell Carol – Leontovych arr. Sparke | Gaudete – Anon arr. Halton | Santa Baby – Javits and Springer arr. Halton | The Christmas Song – Torme and Wells arr. Halton | Mary’s Boy Child
Gallimaufry (Autumn Concert 2012)
Skyrider – Hart | Tiger Rag – Original Dixieland Jazz Band arr. Halton (Tuba: John Garbutt) | Somewhere in Time – Barry arr. Halton | Gallimaufry – Woolfenden | Four Scottish Dances – Arnold arr. Paynter | Selection from Chicago – Kander arr. Ricketts | Hornpipe Fancy – Trad. arr. Morrison | The Phantom of the Opera – Lloyd-Weber arr. Barker
Silver Screen (Summer Concert 2012)
Trailblaze – Richards | Somewhere, West Side Story – Bernstein | Viktor’s Tale – Williams arr. Lavendar (Clarinet: Sarah Whitworth) | Concert Prelude – Sparke | Amazing Grace – Frank Ticheli | Les Miserables – Schonberg arr. Vinson | Pirates of the Carribean – Symphonic Suite – Bedalt arr. Wasson | Silver Screen – Hart