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Concert 110: Saturday 28 June 2008 at 19:30
St Andrew's Church, Linton Road, Oxford

Strauss Johann II Overture: Die Fledermaus
Stenhammar Two Violin Romances (Olivier Bonnici) Listen to clips or buy CDs
Saint Saens Havanaise (Olivier Bonnici)
Saint Saens Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (Olivier Bonnici)
Dvorak Symphony no 8 in G 178

Concert 109: Saturday 12 April 2008 at 19:30
St Andrew's Church, Linton Road, Oxford

cello
Elgar In the South
Delius Brigg Fair
Dvorak Cello Concerto (William Bass, cello) 112 Listen to clips or buy CDs
The Delius performance has been made possible by a generous grant from the Delius Trust
Tickets £9, concessions £7, school children free.

Concert 108: Saturday 19 January 2008 at 19:30
St Andrew's Church, Linton Road, Oxford

Monica Cuneo, viola
Jackie Bushell, clarinet
Mussorgsky Night on the Bare Mountain 273
Bruch Concerto for Clarinet and Viola (Jackie Bushell and Monica Cuneo)
Tchaikovsky Manfred Symphony Listen to the entire symphony

Concert 107: Saturday 27 October 2007 at 19:30
Didcot Civic Hall

Grieg

Jennifer Holt, violin
A concert marking the 100th anniversary of the death of Edvard Grieg.
Humperdinck Hansel & Gretel: Overture Listen to clips or buy CDs
Grieg Erotik
Bruch Violin Concerto 7 (Jennifer Holt, violin)
Grieg Sigurd Jorsalfar
Grieg Peer Gynt Suite no 1 93
Supported by grants from Didcot Town Council and South Oxfordshire District Council and promoted by Didcot Arts Forum.
Tickets £7, concessions £5, schoolchildren £3, available at the door

Concert 106: Saturday 16 June 2007 at 19:30
- A night at the Opera
St Andrew's Church, Linton Road, Oxford

Yukiko Ishida, soprano

Oxfordshire 1000 year celebrations in 2007 Oxfordshire 2007

St Giles Orchestra was proud to present a selection of popular operatic areas and duets, featuring return appearances of Anne Andrew (AA) and - all the way from Philadelphia - Yukiko Ishida (YI)
Humperdinck Hansel & Gretel: Overture Listen to clips or buy CDs
Bridge Isabella (first UK amateur performance)
Mozart Marriage of Figaro: Canzonetta sull'aria (AA+YI)
Puccini Gianni Schicci: O mio babbino caro (AA) 163
Delibes Lakmé: Flower Duet (AA+YI) 228 Listen to clips or buy CDs
Dvorak Russalka: Song to the Moon (YI) 139
Bushell Envoi (AA+YI)
Grieg Peer Gynt: Solveig's Lullaby (AA) 93
Strauss Johann II Die Fledermaus: Laughing Song (YI)
Humperdinck Hansel & Gretel: Sandman's Song & Dream Pantomime (AA+YI)

Concert 105: Saturday 21 April 2007 at 19:30
- Conductor's Choice
St Andrew's Church, Linton Road, Oxford

Geoffrey Bushell, conductor

Tchaikovsky
A programme of music personally selected by our conductor, Geoffrey Bushell, to celebrate his 25 years with St Giles Orchestra. As well as the epic and emotional "Pathétique", the programme includes a rarely heard selection of gorgeous romantic songs by unjustly neglected Swedish composers, and the Swedish Rhapsody whose famous tune you are bound to know!
Alfvén Swedish Rhapsody no 1 "Midsummer Vigil" Listen to clips or buy CDs
Söderman King Heimer and Aslög (Henry Herford, baritone)
Aulin At Sea (Henry Herford)
Alfvén The Forest Sleeps (Henry Herford)
Bushell The Forest Sleeps (Henry Herford)
Stenhammar Florez and Blanzeflor (Henry Herford)
Tchaikovsky Symphony no 6 "Pathétique" Listen to clips or buy CDs
The performance of Isabella has been funded by a grant from the Royal College of Music Frank Bridge Bequest

Concert 104: Saturday 13 January 2007 at 19:30
St Andrew's Church, Linton Road, Oxford

Delius Life's Dance
Kalinnikov The Cedar and the Palm
Bushell New England Idyll, op 34
Tchaikovsky Swan Lake: Finale
Elgar Enigma Variations
The Delius performance has been made possible by a generous grant from the Delius Trust

Concert 103: Saturday 28 October 2006 at 19:30
Didcot Civic Hall

Ruth Sunderland, flute
Wagner Rienzi Overture
Saint Saens Romance in Db (Ruth Sunderland, flute)
Bushell Cantilène (first performance)
Chaminade Flute Concertino (Ruth Sunderland)
Tchaikovsky Symphony no 5 in E minor
Supported by grants from Didcot Town Council and South Oxfordshire District Council and promoted by Didcot Arts Forum.

Concert 102: Saturday 8 July 2006 at 19:30
- Classics from America
St Andrew's Church, Linton Road, Oxford

Ben Andrew, piano
Dukas Sorcerer's Apprentice (Walt Disney Fantasia) text
Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf (Christopher Watson, narrator)
Dvorak American Suite, op 96 Listen to clips or buy CDs
Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue (Ben Andrew, piano) Listen to clips or buy CDs

Concert 101: 22 April 2006
St Andrew's Church, Linton Road, Oxford

Caroline Brett, flute
Chabrier España
Reinecke Flute Concerto (Caroline Brett) Listen to clips or buy CDs
Elgar Symphony no 2 in Eb Listen to clips or buy CDs

Concert 100: 14 January 2006
St Andrew's Church, Linton Road, Oxford

Yukiko Ishida, soprano

100th concert

Alfvén A Legend of the Skerries Listen to clips or buy CDs
Delibes Lakmé - Bell Song (Yukiko Ishida)
Glière Concerto for Coloratura Soprano (Yukiko Ishida) Listen to clips or buy CDs
Mahler Symphony no 1 in D "Titan"
To help us celebrate our 100th concert, SGO was delighted to welcome international soprano Yukiko Ishida to sing with us - she travelled from Pennsylvania, USA especially for this concert!
See large photo

Concert 99: Saturday 22 October 2005
Didcot Civic Hall


Didcot Civic Hall

Alfvén A Legend of the Skerries Listen to clips or buy CDs
Mozart Oboe Concerto (Neil Farrow)
Tchaikovsky Symphony no 1 "Winter Dreams" Listen to clips or buy CDs
Supported by a grant from Didcot Town Council and promoted by Didcot Arts Forum.

Concert 98: 2 July 2005

Katharine Wood, cello
Järnefelt Praeludium Listen to clips or buy CDs
Haydn Cello Concerto in D (Katharine Wood)
Dvorak Silent Woods (Katharine Wood) Listen to clips or buy CDs
Beethoven Symphony no 3 in Eb "Eroica"

Concert 97: 23 April 2005

Rossini Thieving Magpie Overture
Elgar Sea Pictures (Mary Moore) Listen to clips or buy CDs
Dvorak Symphony no 3 in Eb Listen to clips or buy CDs

Concert 96: 22 January 2005

Jonathan Darnborough, piano
Shostakovich Jazz Suite no 2 Listen to clips or buy CDs
Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto no 1 (Jonathan Darnborough)
Kallinikov Symphony no 1 in G minor Listen to clips or buy CDs

Concert 95: 27 November 2004, Didcot Girls School

Handel Messiah
In association with Didcot Choral Society, conducted by Robert Legg.

Concert 94: 9 October 2004, Didcot Girls School

Ray Burley, guitar
Mozart Cosi van Tutte Overture
Linke Glow Worm Idyll
Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez (Raymond Burley) Listen to clips or buy CDs
Myers Cavatina from The Deerhunter (encore)
Beethoven Symphony no 7 in A Listen to clips or buy CDs
Supported by grants from Didcot Town Council and South Oxfordshire District Council and promoted by Didcot Arts Forum.

Concert 93: 3 July 2004

Katharine Wood, cello
Bax Summer Music
Elgar Cello Concerto (Katharine Wood)
Bruch Symphony no 2 in F minor
We believe this was the first UK amateur performance of Bruch's Symphony no 2.

Concert 92: 24 April 2004 - Wagner Evening

Ali Harris, trombone

Richard Wagner
Bizet Symphony in C
Ferdinand David Trombone Concerto (Ali Harris)
Wagner Lohengrin - Prelude Act 3
Wagner Parsifal - Good Friday Music
Wagner Die Walkure - Ride of the Valkyries
Wagner Gotterdammerung - Siegfried's Death & Funeral Music
Wagner Tristan - Prelude and Liebestod

Concert 91: 17 January 2004

Erika Eisele, violin
Khachaturian Masquerade Suite
Barber Violin Concerto (Erika Eisele)
Shostakovich Symphony no 5

Concert 90: 25 October 2003, Didcot Leisure Centre

Didcot Leisure Centre

Sponsored by Didcot Town Council
Khachaturian Masquerade Waltz
Mozart The Magic Flute
Folk Tunes Arranged for woodwind
Sammartini Recorder Concerto (Anoushka Morse)
Dvorak Symphony no 9 "From the New World"

Sponsored by Didcot Town Council and Didcot Arts Forum.

Special event: 12 July 2003

Emily and Nigel
Janacek Sinfonietta (first movement)

This was a very special 'concert' as it was really the wedding of Emily (our leader)
and Nigel (our double bass player), who met through St Giles Orchestra.

Concert 89: 5 July 2003

Tchaikovsky
Delius A Walk to the Paradise Garden
Prokofiev Lieutenant Kijé Suite
Tchaikovsky Symphony no 7

Another concert selected by SGO members, including Bogatyryev's completion and orchestration of Tchaikovsky's seldom played Seventh Symphony, of which the first movement is better known in another form as his Third Piano Concerto. We believe this was the first amateur performance of the symphony in the UK - read the story of why we think so in our press release.

Concert 88: 10 May 2003, Didcot Civic Hall

Didcot Civic Hall
Britten Rejoice in the Lamb
Glazunov Reverie (Geoffrey Bushell, horn)
Bushell Sommar i Sverige, op 52 (Geoffrey Bushell, horn)
Coleridge Taylor Hiawatha's Wedding Feast

With Didcot Choral Society, conducted by Robert Legg.

Concert 87: 12 April 2003

Jonathan Darnborough, piano
Humperdinck Merchant of Venice Suite - Love Scene
Grieg Piano Concerto (Jonathan Darnborough)
Brahms Symphony no 1 in C minor

Concert 86: 18 January 2003

Weber Overture: Der Freischütz
R Strauss Horn Concerto no 2 (Lorna Dick)
Elgar Symphony no 1 in Ab

Concert 85: 29 June 2002

Sullivan Overture: The Yeomen of the Guard
Kalinnikov The Cedar and the Palm
Sibelius The Swan of Tuonela (Alexandra Hewitt, cor anglais)
Tchaikovsky Symphony no 4 in Fm, op 36

Concert 84: 20 April 2002, Oxford Town Hall

Erika Eisele, violin

Bushell Voyager (first performance)
Walton Orb and Sceptre
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto (Erika Eisele)
Holst The Planets

Concert 83: 12 January 2002

Korngold The Seahawk
Bushell Forest Idyll (Sarah Holt) first performance
Bruch Kol Nidrei (Sarah Holt, cello)
Rachmaninov Symphony no 2 in Em, op 27

Concert 82: 29 September 2001, Lechlade Music Festival

Borodin Prince Igor Overture
Beethoven Piano Concerto no 1 in C, op 15 (Emily Ormerod)
Brahms Symphony no 3 in F, op 90

St Giles Orchestra was proud to have been invited to give the closing concert at the Lechlade Music Festival, Director Don Gillard.

Concert 81: 15 September 2001, Woburn Abbey Church

Vivaldi Gloria
Monteverdi Beatus Vir
Albinoni Adagio in G minor

St Giles Orchestra was invited to form a small orchestra of 11 players to accompany a concert given by the Beningbrough Singers of York, Director David Howard. David found us after typing "hiring an orchestra" into a search engine, and SGO came up the top search result!

Concert 80: 30 June 2001

Bizet Carmen Suite no 2
Rodrigo Fantasia para un gentilhombre (Raymond Burley)
Brahms Symphony no 3 in F, op 90

Concert 79: 28 April 2001

Poulenc's Gloria
R Strauss Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme from film "2001")
Borodin Overture: Prince Igor
Mozart Aria from The Magic Flute (David Revels)
Gilbert & Sullivan Take a pair of Sparkling Eyes (David Revels)
Poulenc Gloria (Anna Boucher) *
Coleridge-Taylor Hiawatha's Wedding Feast

With The Lord Williams Festival Chorus, *conducted by Judy Martin

Concert 78: 24 March 2001, Thame

R Strauss Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme from film "2001")
Tchaikovsky Overture: 1812
Puccini La Boheme: Che Gelida Manina (Adrian Thompson)
Poulenc Gloria (Anna Boucher) *
Coleridge-Taylor Hiawatha's Wedding Feast *

With The Lord Williams Festival Chorus, *conducted by Judy Martin, as part of the Thame 2001 Festival

Concert 77: 13 January 2001

Brahms Academic Festival Overture
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto no 2 (Jonathan Darnborough)
Dvorak Symphony no 6 in D, op 60
Picture shows Jonathan Darborough at the piano, with conductor Geoffrey Bushell (right) and (left) Don Gillard, who was Jonathan and Geoffrey's Science Teacher when we were at Whitgift School, Croydon.

Concert 76: 17 June 2000

Tchaikovsky Overture: 1812
David Summers Voices of Man (first performance)
Glière Horn Concerto (Steve Guard)
Borodin Polovtsian Dances (orch: Rimsky-Korsakov)
Listen to excerpt from this concert

Concerts 74 & 75: 21 May 2000

Delibes Coppelia
These two performances were fully staged with 70 dancers from Oxford University Dance Society and the Karen Sellick School of Ballet.

Concert 73: 8 April 2000 - 20th anniversary concert

Elgar Overture: Cockaigne, op 40
Delius Florida Suite
Sibelius Symphony no 2 in D, op 43

Concert 72: 15 January 2000

Tchaikovsky Fantasy Overture: Romeo and Juliet
Rachmaninov Symphonic Poem: The Isle of the Dead
Miaskovsky Symphony no 27 in Cm

Concert 71: 20 November 1999, Didcot

With Didcot Choral Society as part of Didcot Arts Festival
Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine (arr: Geoffrey Bushell)
Elgar Serenade for Strings, op 20
Fauré Six Songs for Mezzo-Soprano (Elinor Carter)
Duruflé Requiem, op 9 (Elinor Carter, David Salmon)

Concert 70: 3 July 1999

Rossini Overture: Barber of Seville
Strauss R Oboe Concerto (Neil Farrow)
Bizet L'Arlesienne Suite no 1
Chabrier Suite Pastorale
Listen to excerpts from this concert

Concert 69: 17 April 1999, Oxford Town Hall

Copland Fanfare for the Common Man
Saint Saens Symphony no 3, op 78 "Organ" (Robert Webb)
Orff Carmina Burana

Concert 68: 25 March 1999, Thame

Orff Carmina Burana (conductor: Robert Webb)

Concert 67: 16 January 1999

Verdi Overture: The Force of Destiny
Bernard Smith Symphonic Tone Picture (first performance)
Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez (Raymond Burley)
Sibelius Symphony no 1 in E minor, op 39

Concert 66: 13 June 1998

Rossini Overture: Italian Girl in Algiers
Beethoven Piano Concerto no 1 in C, op 15 (Emily Ormerod)
Mozart A Musical Joke, K522
Haydn Symphony no 104 in D "London"

Concert 65: 4 April 1998

Berlioz Hungarian March
Chabrier Marche Joyeuse
Saint Saens Danse Macabre, op 40
Berlioz Les Nuits d'ete (Anne Andrew)
Franck Symphony in D minor

Concert 64: 17 January 1998

Elgar Pomp & Circumstance March no 4, op 39
Parry England (St Giles Festival Chorus)
Parry I was Glad
Geoffrey Bushell Triton, op 30
Vaughan Williams Symphony no 2 "London"

Concert 63: 5 July 1997

Mendelssohn Overture: Hebrides
Bruch Violin Concerto no 1, op 26 (Jennifer Thorn)
Mendelssohn Symphony no 3 "Scottish", op 56

Concert 62: 26 April 1997

Beethoven Overture: Coriolan, op 62
Jill Elliott Bonn Pictures (50th anniversary of twinning, first perf)
Schumann Concertstuck for four horns, op 86
Beethoven Symphony no 5 in C minor, op 67

Concert 61: 25 January 1997

Dvorak Slavonic Dances 1, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 10
Brahms Alto Rhapsody (Anne Andrew, Oxford Purcell Consort)
Brahms Symphony no 4 in Em, op 98

Concert 60: 6 July 1996

Grieg Peer Gynt Suite no 1, op 46
Sibelius King Kristian Suite, op 27
Grieg Lyric Suite, op 54
Geoffrey Bushell The Forest Sleeps, op 39 (first performance)
Grieg Solveig's Song and Lullaby (Anne Andrew)
Sibelius Finlandia, op 26

Concert 59: 20 April 1996

Tchaikovsky Nutcracker Ballet, op 71a
Sullivan Pineapple Poll Suite
Ponchielli La Gioconda: Dance of the Hours
Tchaikovsky Swan Lake excerpts, op 20

Concert 58: 20 January 1996

Jarnefelt Praeludium
Strauss R Death and Transfiguration, op 24
Bruckner Symphony no 7 in E

Concert 57: 8 July 1995

Sousa Stars & Stripes Forever
Coleridge Taylor Hiawatha Ballet Suite, op 82
Geoffrey Bushell New England Idyll, op 34 (first performance)
Bernstein West Side Story Suite
Dvorak Symphony no 9, op 95 "New World"

Concert 56: 29 April 1995

Sullivan Overture: In Memoriam
Poulenc Concerto for Organ, Timpani & Strings (David Andrew)
Saint Saens Symphony no 3, op 78 "Organ"

Concert 55: 21 January 1995

Reznicek Overture: Donna Diana
Elgar In the South, op 50
Lehar Gold and Silver Waltz
Beethoven Violin Romance in F (David Ormerod), op 50
Schumann Symphony no 3 "Rhenish"

Concert 54: 10 July 1994, Witney
Concert 53: 9 July 1994

Faure Dolly Suite
Elgar Chansons de Matin et de Nuit, op 15
Delius Two Aquarelles
Lincke Glow Worm Idyll
Debussy Golliwogg's Cake-Walk
Ravel Pavane pour une infante defunte
Duparc Aux Etoiles
Moszkowski Five Spanish Dances

Concert 52: 23 April 1994

Kalinnikov The Cedar and the Palm
Elgar Sea Pictures (Anne Andrew)
Smetana Ma Vlast

Concert 51: 26 February 1994

Elgar Cockaigne Overture
Chaminade Flute Concertino, op 107 (Judith Jerome)
Puccini La Boheme: Che Gelida Manina (Ian Barratt)
Elgar Three Bavarian Dances, op 27
Nicolai Overture: The Merry Wives of Windsor
Mozart The Magic Flute: Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schon
Mussorgsky Night on the Bare Mountain
Verdi Aida: Celeste Aida
Gilbert & Sullivan The Gondoliers: Take a pair of sparkling eyes
Khachaturian Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
In association with Soroptimist International of Oxford & District

Concert 50: 22 January 1994

Elgar Overture: Cockaigne
Chaminade Flute Concertino, op 107 (Judith Jerome)
Elgar Three Bavarian Dances, op 27
Brahms Symphony no 2 in D

Concert 49: 26 June 1993

Mozart Italian Overture
Elgar Elegy for strings, op 58
Delius Summer Evening
Haydn Trumpet Concerto (Sarah Bunting)
Strauss R Wind Serenade, op 7
Schubert Symphony no 6 in C

Concert 48: 24 April 1993

Saint Saens Phaeton
Strauss R Horn Concerto no 1 in Eb (Richard Wainwright)
Strauss Johann II Overture: Die Fledermaus
Strauss Johann II Blue Danube
Strauss Johann II Tritsch-Tratsch Polka
Strauss Johann II Roses from the South
Strauss Johann II Emperor Waltz
Strauss Johann I Radetzky March (encore)

Concert 47: 23 January 1993

Tchaikovsky Festival Coronation March
Rachmaninov Vocalise (Mary Pope)
Tchaikovsky orch Taneyev Duo from Romeo & Juliet (Mary Pope, Ian Barratt)
Tchaikovsky Symphony no 6 in B minor, op 74 "Pathetique"

Concert 46: 27 June 1992

Mendelssohn Overture: Midsummer Night's Dream
Vaughan Williams Tuba Concerto (Sam Elliott)
Beethoven Symphony no 4 in Bb

Concert 45: 25 April 1992

Liadov Polonaise in C
Saint Saens Cello Concerto no 1 (Sarah Bailey)
Dvorak Symphony no 7 in D minor, op 70

Concert 44: 18 January 1992

Geoffrey Bushell     Jackie Bushell, clarinet
Rossini Overture: The Thieving Magpie
Stamitz Clarinet Concerto no 3 (Jackie Bushell)
Mussorgsky Night on the Bare Mountain
Sibelius Symphony no 2 in D, op 43

Concert 43: 22 June 1991, Bicester

Coleridge-Taylor Petite Suite de Concert
Wagner Wesendonck Lieder (Mary Pope)
Delius La Calinda
Mozart Horn Concerto no 2 in Eb (Tom Brett)
Schubert Symphony no 8 in Bm "Unfinished"
Arlen arr. Bushell Over the Rainbow (encore)

Concert 42: 20 April 1991

Sibelius Karelia Overture, op 10
Sibelius Karelia Suite, op 11
Delius The Walk to the Paradise Garden
Delius La Calinda
Schumann Symphony no 1 in Bb "Spring"

Concert 41: 19 January 1991

Dvorak Overture: In Nature's Realm
Wagner Wesendonck Lieder (Anne Andrew)
Brahms Symphony no 1 in Cm, op 68

Concert 40: 30 June 1990, Kidlington

Mozart Overture: Magic Flute
Barber Adagio for Strings
German Three Dances from Henry VIII
Mendelssohn Nocturne from A Midsummer Night's Dream (Tom Brett)
Bizet L'Arlesienne Suite no 1
Beethoven Symphony no 6 in F "Pastoral"

Concert 39: 28 April 1990 - 10th anniversary concert

Geoffrey Bushell Schiehallion Overture, op 25 (first performance)
Nicholas Hooper Homage to Ravel
Beethoven Violin Romances in F and G (Emily Ormerod)
Dvorak Symphony no 5 in F, op 76

Concert 38: 13 January 1990

Rimsky Korsakov Overture: May Night
Strauss R Four Last Songs (Mary Pope)
Tchaikovsky Symphony no 5 in Em, op 64

Concert 37: 16 July 1989, Sunningwell

Emily Ormerod, violin
Schubert Overture in the Italian Style, D590
Alfven Elegy from Gustav II Adolf Suite
Handel I know that my Redeemer liveth (Anne Andrew)
Svendsen Violin Romance (Emily Ormerod)
Beethoven Symphony no 7 in A

Concert 36: 15 July 1989, Grove

Schubert Overture in the Italian Style, D590
Alfven Elegy from Gustav II Adolf Suite
Faure Pavane, op 50
Svendsen Violin Romance (Emily Ormerod)
Beethoven Symphony no 7 in A

Concert 35: 22 April 1989

Sibelius Finlandia, op 26
Saint Saens Violin concerto no 3 in Bm, op 61 (Helen Cass)
Miaskovsky Symphony no 27 in Cm

Concert 34: 21 January 1989

Humperdinck Overture: Hansel and Gretel (conductor: Mervyn Keeble)
Mozart Symphony no 31 in D "Paris"
Brahms Symphony no 3 in F, op 90

Concert 33: 2 July 1988, Toot Baldon

Rossini Overture: La Cenerentola
Geoffrey Bushell Strawberries and Cream, op 20, for wind
Mozart Horn Concerto no 3 in Eb (Andy Feist)
Delius Irmelin Prelude
Haydn Symphony no 100 in G "Military"

Concert 32: 16 April 1988

Mendelssohn Overture: Hebrides, op 26
Saint Saens Symphony no 2 in Am, op 55
Delius Violin Suite (Harry Crooks)
Beethoven Symphony no 8 in F, op 93

Concert 31: 16 January 1988

Beethoven Overture: Egmont (conductor: Sally Collings)
Geoffrey Bushell A Space Symphony, op 22 (first performance)
Mozart Piano Concerto no 21 in C, K467 (John Oxlade)
Vaughan Williams Toward the Unknown Region

Concert 30: 12 July 1987, Wallingford

Arriaga Overture: The Happy Slaves
Geoffrey Bushell Romance for strings, op 3
Mozart Oboe Concerto (Mervyn Keeble)
Geoffrey Bushell Strawberries and Cream, op 20, for wind
Schubert Symphony no 5 in Bb

Concert 29: 5 July 1987, Islip

Lara Taylor, oboe
Arriaga Overture: The Happy Slaves
Geoffrey Bushell Romance for strings, op 3
Mozart Oboe Concerto (Lara Taylor)
Geoffrey Bushell Strawberries and Cream, op 20, for wind
Schubert Symphony no 5 in Bb

Concert 28: 4 April 1987

Wagner Tristan and Isolde: Prelude & Liebestod (Anne Andrew)
Reinecke Flute Concerto in D, op 283 (Emma D'Cruz)
Handel Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Grieg Peer Gynt Suites 1 and 2 (Anne Andrew)

Concert 27: 6 December 1986

Elgar Overture: Froissart
Weber Bassoon Concerto (Pat Goddard)
Dvorak Symphony no 6 in D, op 60

Performances 23-26: 11, 12, 14, 15 November 1986, Didcot

Sullivan and Burnand Cox and Box
Gilbert and Sullivan The Pirates of Penzance

Concert 22: 5 July 1986
Concert 21: 29 June 1986, Sunningwell

Rossini Overture: Italian Girl in Algiers
Sibelius Valse Triste
Delius On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Delius Summer Night on the River
Mozart Serenade for Wind, K361
Elgar Serenade for Strings, op 20
Haydn Symphony no 101 in D "Clock"

Concert 20: 15 March 1986

Ursula Smith, cello
Svendsen Fest Polonaise, op 12
Elgar Cello Concerto, op 85 (Ursula Smith)
Geoffrey Bushell Halley's Comet Fanfare, op 18 (first performance)
Debussy Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune
Tchaikovsky Fantasy Overture: Romeo and Juliet

Concert 19: 14 December 1985

Goldmark Overture: Sakuntala
Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, K622 (Mark Etherton)
Duparc Aux Etoiles
Franck Symphony in D minor

Concert 18: 27 July 1985

Elgar Chansons de Matin et de Nuit
Debussy Golliwogg's Cakewalk
Holst St Paul's Suite
Mozart Horn Concerto no 4 in Eb (Marshall Stoneham)
Strauss Wind Serenade, op 7
Bizet Symphony in C

Concert 17: 13 July 1985, Kidlington

Elgar Chansons de Matin et de Nuit
Debussy Golliwogg's Cakewalk
Holst St Paul's Suite
Mozart Horn Concerto no 4 in Eb (Jonathan Barrett)
Strauss Wind Serenade, op 7
Bizet Symphony in C

Concert 16: 23 March 1985

Helen Cass, violin
Jarnefelt Praeludium
Beethoven Violin Concerto in D, op 61 (Helen Cass)
Bruckner Symphony no 7 in E

Concert 15: 24 November 1984

Butterworth A Shropshire Lad
Geoffrey Bushell Dreaming Spires, op 15 (first performance)
Satie Gymnopedies
Handel Harp Concerto in Bb, op 4 no 6 (Maria Beattie)
Dvorak Symphony no 9 in Em, op 95 "From the New World"

Concert 14: 21 July 1984, Hampton Poyle

Mozart Symphony no 29 in A
Elgar Serenade for strings
Bushell Romance for strings, op 3 (first performance)
Barber Adagio for strings
Haydn Symphony no 45 in F# minor "Farwell"

Concert 13: 23 June 1984

Strauss Johann II Emperor Waltz
Mozart Bassoon Concerto (Chris Grovenor)
Bruch Kol Nidrei (Jo Parker)
Ravel Pavane pour une infante defunte
Schubert Symphony no 3 in D

Concert 12: 3 March 1984

Schubert Overture: Rosamunde
Wagner Siegfried Idyll
Bushell Symphony no 1 in Bm, op 11 (first performance)
Haydn Symphony no 104 in D "London"

Concert 11: July 1983

Brahms Academic Festival Overture
Beethoven Piano Concerto no 3 in C minor (?soloist)
Grieg Symphonic Dances

Concert 10: 19 March 1983

Delius La Calinda
Schubert Symphony no 8 in Bm "Unfinished"
Rossini orch. Britten Soirees Musicales
Vaughan Williams Folk Song Suite

Concert 9: 20 November 1982

Warlock Capriol Suite
Pieces for brass quintet
Haydn Symphony no 66

Concert 8: 26 June 1982

Bach Brandenburg Concerto no 1
Sibelius Valse Triste, op 44
Nicholas Hooper Summer Symphony

Concert 7: 20 March 1982

Nicholas Hooper Phoenix Overture
Scarlatti A First Sinfonia
Jane Wells There is a Light
Mozart Symphony no 40 in Gm, K550

Concert 6: 5 December 1981

Rossini Overture: Tancredi
Gounod Petite Symphonie for wind
Brent Knowland Symphonic Variations
Bassani Cantata: Nascere, nascere (Marc Roald-Eliot)
Mozart Un Baccio de Mano (Marc Roald-Eliot)
Boyce Symphony no 5

Concert 5: 27 June 1981

Beethoven Symphony no 8 in F
Jill Cooke Icebergs 1
Vivaldi Guitar Concerto in D (Nicholas Hooper)
Mozart Serenade 10: Allegro and Menuetto II
Nicholas Hooper Holiday Suite

Concert 4: 21 March 1981

Schubert Symphony no 6 in C
Faure Barcarolle
Bach Brandenburg Concerto no 5
Nicholas Hooper The Phoenix

Concert 3: 6 December 1980

Chabrier Suite Pastorale
Corelli Christmas Concerto
Faure Pavane
Nigel Timms New work
Haydn Symphony no 101 in D "Clock"

Concert 2: 28 June 1980

In 1980 the orchestra was known as the South Oxford Orchestra.
Vivaldi Piccolo Concerto in C (Lucy Cartledge)
Schubert Symphony no 5 in Bb
Delius On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Nicholas Hooper Homage to Ravel

Concert 1: 1980

Bach Wachet Auf
Haydn Symphony no 92 "Oxford"
Beethoven Symphony no 7 in A, op 92