Seasons 1991 - 2000
Saturday, June 16, 2001 @ 8:00 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
NEWMAN Street Scene from “How to Marry a Millionaire”
LOEWE Selections from “Gigi” (arr. Bennett)
GERSHWIN An American in Paris
Interval
STEINER Symphonic Suite from “Gone with the Wind”
Conductor: John Wilson
Saturday, April 7, 2001 @ 7:30 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
DVOŘÁK Czech Suite, Op. 39
POULENC Concerto for organ, timpani, and strings
Interval
ARNOLD Divertimento for flute, oboe, and clarinet, Op. 37
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1, Op. 21
Conductor: John Alldis
Soloist: Malcolm Barron (organ)
Saturday, February 17, 2001 @ 8:00 P.M. ~ 5th Concert in aid of Macmillan Merton
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
ROSSINI Semiramide Overture
PARRY Symphony No. 5
Interval
SAINT-SAËNS Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 22
Conductor: John Alldis
Soloist: Charles Owen (piano)
Saturday, June 10, 2000 @ 8:00 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
WEBER Preciosa Overture, Op. 78
MARTIN PRYNN Violin Concerto
Interval
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8, Op. 93
Conductor: John Alldis
Soloist: Charlotte Edwards (violin)
Saturday, April 1, 2000 @ 8:00 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
HONEGGER Pastorale d’été (arr. Fred Shaub)
ELGAR Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Interval
GRIEG Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46
TIPPETT A Birthday Suite for Prince Charles
Conductors: John Alldis & Fred Shaub (Honegger)
Soloist: Thomas Carroll (cello)
Saturday, May 22, 1999 @ 8:00 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
MOZART Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622
Interval
BALAKIREV Symphony No. 2
Conductor: John Alldis
Soloist: Lynsey Marsh (clarinet)
Saturday, November 14, 1998 @ 8:00 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
SCHUBERT Rosamunde Overture
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 19
Interval
ELGAR Three Bavarian Dances, Op. 27
BRITTEN Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a
Conductor: John Alldis
Soloist: Paul Lewis (piano)
Saturday, December 5, 1998 @ 8:00 P.M. (WSO Chamber Ensemble) ~ “The Spirit of Jazz”
Lantern Arts Centre, Wimbledon SW20 8RA
SATIE Le Belle Excentrique
SHOSTAKOVICH Two Polkas, Op. 36a (arr. Martin Prynn)
MARTINU Five Preludes (orch. Ian Ditchfield)
Interval
BILLY MAYERL Syncopated Rhythms (arr. Martin Prynn)
SHIELD & HATLEY Tell Me That Again (arr. Martin Prynn)
Conductor: Martin Prynn
Saturday, June 6, 1998 @ 8:00 P.M. ~ “A Garland of English Music”
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
HOLST Ballet Music from The Perfect Fool, Op. 39
BUTTERWORTH The Banks of Green Willow
STANFORD Songs of the Sea, Op. 91
Interval
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Symphony No. 5
Conductor: John Alldis
Soloist: Roderick Williams (baritone)
Saturday, March 21, 1998 @ 8:00 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
GABRIELI, SCHÜTZ, & BLISS Fanfares for Brass
BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Interval
SCHUBERT Symphony No. 8, “Unfinished”
BERLIOZ Les Francs-Juges Overture
Conductor: John Alldis
Soloist: Priya Mitchell (violin)
Saturday, February 17, 1998 @ 7:30 P.M. in aid of Macmillan Merton
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
WAGNER Vorspiel and Liebestod from “Tristan und Isolde”
PROKOFIEV Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2, Op. 64ter
Interval
BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 44
Conductor: John Alldis
Soloist: Priya Mitchell (violin)
Saturday, November 15, 1997 @ 8:00 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
STRAVINSKY Symphonies of Wind Instruments
R. STRAUSS Four Last Songs
Interval
ELGAR Enigma Variations, Op. 36
Conductor: John Alldis
Soloist: Geraldine McGreevy (soprano)
Saturday, December 6, 1997 @ 8:00 P.M. (WSO Chamber Ensemble) ~ “Music Masquerade”
Lantern Arts Centre, Wimbledon SW20 8RA
SUPPÉ The Poet and The Peasant Overture
CHOPIN Three Mazurkas (orch. Ian Ditchfield)
KETÈLBY Characteristic Intermezzo (arr. Martin Prynn)
Interval
MARTINU Variations on Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu (arr. Ditchfield)
MARTIN PRYNN Hardboiled Eggs and Nuts
Conductor: Martin Prynn
Saturday, June 14, 1997 @ 8:00 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
DVORÁK The Golden Spinning Wheel, Op. 109
WEBER Bassoon Concerto in F major, Op. 75
Interval
PROKOFIEV Ballet Suite from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64
JEROME KERN Symphonic Suite from “Showboat”
Conductor: John Alldis
Soloist: Catherine Maguire (bassoon)
Saturday, June 22, 1996 @ 8:00 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
MENDELSSOHN Athalia Overture, Op. 74
MARTIN PRYNN Violin Concerto (*world première*)
Interval
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5, Op. 67
Conductor: Martin Prynn
Soloist: Charlotte Edwards (violin)
Thursday, October 31, 1991 8:00pm
“A Serenade Concert”
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
WEBER Adagio and Rondo for wind sextet
PARRY Nonet for winds
Interval
PURCELL Chaconne in G minor for String Orchestra
MOZART Sinfonia Concertante for winds and orchestra, K. 297
Conductor: John Alldis
Soloists: Marion Friend (oboe), Richard Stockall (clarinet), Nick Bradshaw (bassoon), & Ian Ditchfield (horn)