Seasons 2011 - 2020
Saturday 19 June 2021, 6:00pm (Closed to the Public)
St Paul’s Church, Wimbledon Parkside SW19 6EW
R.Strauss Serenade for winds in E-flat major, Op. 7
Gounod Petite Symphonie pour vents
Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48
Mozart Divertimento in D major, K. 136
Andrew Morley Conductor
Saturday, February 29, 2020 @ 7:30 P.M. in aid of Macmillan Merton
St Paul’s Church, Wimbledon Parkside SW19 6EW
R. SCHUMANN Songs of Day’s Dawning, Op. 133 (orch. Ian Ditchfield)
BRAHMS Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, Op. 55, “Eroica”
Conductor: Andrew Morley
Soloist: Elena Abad (violin)
Saturday, December 7, 2019 @ 2:00 & 4:00 P.M. ~ “The Fir Tree” Christmas Family Concerts
Holy Trinity Church, Wimbledon SW19 1SB
WSO presented two family concerts based on Hans Christian Andersen’s childhood tale “The Fir Tree”. Brought to life by narrator Zeb Soanes, the orchestra performed repertoire from the following interspersed throughout the telling of the story:
RESPIGHI The Pines of Rome (Movement I)
RESPIGHI The Pines of Rome (Excerpt from Movement II)
VIVALDI Winter, Autumn and Spring from “The Four Seasons”
arr. RUTTER The Holly and The Ivy
RESPIGHI The Pines of Rome (Excerpt from Movement III)
JOHNNY MARKS Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree (arr. Leo Geyer)
TCHAIKOVSKY Dance of The Sugar Plum Fairy from The Nutcracker Suite , Op. 71a
TCHAIKOVSKY Waltz of The Flowers from The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a
STRAUSS II Tales from The Vienna Woods, Op. 325
(arr.) WARRELL We Wish You A Merry Christmas
Conductor: Leo Geyer
Narrator: Zeb Soanes
Soloist: Charlotte Edwards (violin)
Guest Actor & Singer: Rachel Maby (mezzo)
Saturday, November 2, 2019 @ 7:30 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
ARNOLD Symphony No. 8, Op. 124
MOZART Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, Op. 74, “Pathétique”
Conductor: Andrew Morley
Soloist: Ben Goldscheider (Horn)
Pre-Concert Talk on Malcom Arnold presented by Paul Harris of the Malcolm Arnold Society
Saturday, June 22, 2019 @ 7:30 P.M. ~ “Romeo and Juliet” Summer Opera Gala
St Paul’s Church, Wimbledon Parkside SW19 6EW
VERDI La Forza del Destino Overture
PROKOFIEV Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 1, Op. 64bis, Movements I-VI
PUCCINI ‘O Soave Fancuilla’ from La bohème
VERDI ‘Gia nella notte densa’ from Otello
BEETHOVEN Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a
PUCCINI ‘Vissi d'arte’ from Tosca
PUCCINI ‘E lucevan le stelle’ from Tosca
VERDI Prelude to Act III of La Traviata
VERDI ‘Ah! gran Dio morir si giovine’ from La Traviata
PROKOFIEV Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 1, Op. 64bis, Movement VII
Conductor: Leo Geyer
Soloists: Céline Forest (soprano) & Robert Barbaro (tenor)
Saturday, March 30, 2019 @ 7:00 P.M. ~ “Mozart Requiem”
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
SUPPÉ Light Cavalry Overture (WSO)
BRUCKNER Locus iste (Sonoro)
TALLIS If ye love me (Sonoro)
MACMILLAN O Radiant Dawn (Sonoro)
MOZART Ave Verum Corpus, K. 618 (Sonoro & WSO)
MOZART Exultate jubilate, K. 165 (Rebecca Lea & WSO)
MOZART Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Sonoro, WCC, & WSO)
Conductor: Neil Ferris
Soloist: Rebecca Lea (soprano)
Choirs: Sonoro & Wimbledon Community Chorus
Saturday, March 2, 2019 @ 7:30 P.M. in aid of Macmillan Merton
St Paul’s Church, Wimbledon Parkside SW19 6EW
SUPPÉ Light Cavalry Overture
FINZI Concerto for Clarinet and Strings, Op. 31
BRAHMS Symphony No. 1, Op. 68
Conductor: Andrew Morley
Soloist: Richard Stockall (clarinet).
Saturday, December 8, 2018 @ 7:30 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
MAHLER Totenfeier
KORNGOLD Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6, Op. 68, “Pastoral”
Conductor: Andrew Morley
Soloist: Jennifer Pike (violin)
Saturday, October 13, 2018 @ 2:00 & 4:00 P.M. ~ “Foxtrot” Family Concerts
Holy Trinity Church, Wimbledon SW19 1SB
ROSSINI La Gazza Ladra Overture
SAINT-SAËNS Selections from Le Carnaval des animaux (arr. Geyer)
I. Introduction and March of the Royal Lion
II. Hens and Roosters
X. Aviary
XII. Fossils
accompanied by a reading of Ogden Nash’s “Verses” for Carnival of the Animals
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral” (arr. Geyer)
set to a reading of Gaspard The Fox written by Zeb Soanes
POULENC L’histoire de Babar (Babar The Elephant)
Conductor: Leo Geyer
Narrator: Zeb Soanes
Saturday, June 16, 2018 @ 7:30 P.M. ~ “Latin Jazz Spectacular!”
St Paul’s Church, Wimbledon Parkside SW19 6EW
GERSHWIN Cuban Overture
LEO GEYER Somewhere In-between (*world première*)
GERSHWIN An American in Paris
MARQUÉZ Danzón No. 2
Conductor: Leo Geyer
Soloist: Imogen Hancock (trumpet)
Saturday, March 17, 2018 @ 7:30 P.M. in aid of Macmillan Merton
St Paul’s Church, Wimbledon Parkside SW19 6EW
DVOŘÁK The Noonday Witch, Op. 108
TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Interval
R. SCHUMANN Symphony No. 3, Op. 97, “Rhenish”
Conductor: Andrew Morley
Soloist: Emily Davis (violin)
Saturday, December 9, 2017 @ 2:00 & 4:00 P.M. ~ “A Christmas Carol” Family Concerts
Holy Trinity Church, Wimbledon SW19 1SB
The Orchestra presented two family concerts based on Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”, brought to life by narrator Zeb Soanes and Mezzo-Soprano Rachel Maby. Rachel both sang and acted during this one-of-a-kind event as the ‘ghosts’ who spook Ebenezer Scrooge.
The concert featured short works by Brahms, Prokofiev, and Rimsky-Korsakov, some Christmas carols including “Silent Night”, “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town”, and of course Leroy Anderson’s timeless “Sleigh Ride”.
Conductor: Leo Geyer
Narrator: Zeb Soanes
Guest Actor & Singer: Rachel Maby (mezzo)
Saturday, November 4, 2017 @ 7:30 P.M. ~ “Fate and Romance”
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
BENNETT Suite from “Murder on the Orient Express”
BRAHMS Double Concerto for violin and cello in A minor, Op. 102
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4, Op. 36
Conductor: Andrew Morley
Soloists: Benjamin Baker (violin) & Michael Petrov (cello)
Saturday, June 10, 2017 @ 7:30 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
RAVEL Menuet antique
DEBUSSY Sarabande (orch. Ravel)
DEBUSSY Danses Sacrée et Profane
RAVEL La Valse
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade, Op. 35
Conductor: Leo Geyer
Soloist: Olivia Jageurs (harp)
Saturday, March 11, 2017 @ 7:30 P.M. ~ “Magnificent Mozart” Concert in aid of Macmillan Merton
St Paul’s Church, Wimbledon Parkside SW19 6EW
MOZART Laudamus Te from Mass in C minor, K. 427, “Great”
MOZART Dolce d’amor compagna from La finta Giardiniera
MOZART Oboe Concerto in C minor, K. 314
MOZART ‘Voi che sapete’ from Le Nozze di Figaro, K. 492
MOZART ‘Parto Parto’ from La Clemenza di Tito, K. 621
MOZART Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Conductor: Andrew Morley
Soloists: Anna Huntley (soprano) & Graham Walker (oboe)
Clarinet obbligato: Richard Stockall (clarinet)
Saturday, December 10, 2016 @ 7:30 P.M.
Holy Trinity Church, Wimbledon SW19 1SB
WAGNER Prelude to Act III of Lohengrin
DVOŘÁK Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53
ELGAR Symphony No. 1, Op. 55
Conductor: Andrew Morley
Soloist: Jennifer Pike (violin)
Sunday, November 20, 2016 @ 3:00 P.M. ~ “Storytime” Family Concert
The Burntwood School, Earlsfield SW17 0AQ
Part of the 2016 Wimbledon International Music Festival
PROKOFIEV Peter and The Wolf, Op. 67
PATTERSON Little Red Riding Hood
Conductor: Leo Geyer
Narrator: Zeb Soanes
Saturday, June 11, 2016 @ 7:30 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
ELGAR Three Bavarian Dances, Op. 27
STANFORD Songs of the Sea, Op. 91
BRITTEN Matinées Musicales, Op. 24
NINO ROTA Il Gattopardo from “The Leopard”
SIBELIUS Valse Triste, Op. 4
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Capriccio Esapgnol, Op. 37
Conductor: Dominic Alldis
Soloist: Neil Latchman (tenor)
Saturday, March 5, 2016 @ 7:30 P.M. in aid of Macmillan Merton
St Paul’s Church, Wimbledon Parkside SW19 6EW
WEBER Der Freischütz Overture, Op. 77
BIZET Symphony No. 1 in C
SIBELIUS Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Conductor: Andrew Morley
Soloist: Joo Yeon Sir (violin)
Saturday, December 5, 2015 @ 3:00 P.M. ~ “Christmas Adventures” Family Concerts
Holy Trinity Church, Wimbledon SW19 1SB
For the first time ever, Wimbledon Symphony Orchestra presented a family concert “Christmas Adventures” suited for both the young and the young at heart with the help of guest conductor Leo Geyer and guest actor & Mezzo-Soprano Rachel Maby.
Opening with joyous dances from the Nutcracker and sing-a-long carols, Christmas received an unexpected guest – The Mountain King. After explosive dances from the Firebird, Santa returned in his Sleigh for Christmas merriment. WSO performed repertoire from the following interspersed throughout the telling of the story:
TCHAIKOVSKY March, Dance of The Sugar Plum Fairy and Trepak from The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a
HALDERMAN Here Comes Santa Claus
GRIEG In the Hall of the Mountain King from Peer Gynt
SAINT-SAËNS Danse McCabre, Op. 40
STRAVINSKY Danse Infernal from The Firebird
PIERPONT Jingle Bells
COOTS Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town
ANDERSON Sleigh Ride
Conductor: Leo Geyer
Guest Actor & Singer: Rachel Maby (mezzo)
Saturday, November 7, 2015 @ 7:30 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
R. STRAUSS Suite for winds in B-flat major, Op. 4
MOZART Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622
MENDELSSOHN Fair Melusine Overture, Op. 32
R. SCHUMANN Symphony No. 4, Op. 120
Conductor: Andrew Morley
Soloist: Joseph Shiner (clarinet)
Saturday, June 20, 2015 @ 7:30 P.M.
St Paul’s Church, Wimbledon Parkside SW19 6E
KODÁLY Dances of Galánta
BIZET/BORNE Fantaisie brillante sur 'Carmen'
BINGE Saxophone Concerto
SMETANA Skočna from The Bartered Bride
DVOŘÁK Slavonic Dances, Op. 46 & Op. 72 [selections]
Conductor: Andrew Morley
Soloist: Huw Wiggin (saxophone)
Saturday, March 28, 2015 @ 7:30 P.M.
St Paul’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
DEBUSSY Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
RACHMANINOV Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
TCHAIKOVSKY Manfred Symphony, Op. 58
Conductor: Andrew Morley
Soloist: Martin James Bartlett (piano)
Pre-Concert Q&A with the conductor and soloist
Saturday, January 31, 2015 @ 7:30 P.M. in aid of Macmillan Merton
St Paul’s Church, Wimbledon Parkside SW19 6EW
BEETHOVEN Coriolan Overture, Op. 62
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8, Op. 93
BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Conductor: Robin Browning
Soloist: Joo Yeon Sir (violin)
Saturday, November 29, 2014 @ 7:30 P.M. ~ “Armistice Remembrance”
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
BUTTERWORTH A Shopshire Lad
SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 107
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Symphony No. 3, “Pastoral”
Conductor: Robin Browning
Soloist: Michael Petrov (cello)
Soprano obbligato: Becca Marriott (soprano)
Saturday, June 21, 2014 @ 7:30 P.M.
St Paul’s Church, Wimbledon Parkside SW19 6EW
BEETHOVEN Leonore Overture No. 1, Op. 138
PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63
BRAHMS Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op. 11
Conductor: Robin Browning
Soloist: Benjamin Baker (violin)
Saturday, March 29, 2014 @ 7:30 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
WAGNER Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Overture
BARBER Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24
MAHLER Symphony No. 4
Conductor: Robin Browning
Soloist: Katherine Watson (soprano)
Saturday, February 1, 2014 @ 7:30 P.M. in aid of Macmillan Merton
St Paul’s Church, Wimbledon Parkside SW19 6EW
GLNKA Overture to Ruslan and Lyudmilla
RODRIGUEZ Concierto de Aranjuez
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5, Op. 67
Conductor: Robin Browning
Soloist: Manus Noble (guitar)
Saturday, November 2, 2013 @ 7:30 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
BRITTEN Gloriana, Op. 53a
FINZI Concerto for Clarinet and Strings, Op. 31
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, Op. 95, “From the New World”
Conductor: Robin Browning
Soloist: Kimon Parry (clarinet)
Saturday, June 22, 2013 @ 7:30 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
RAVEL Suite from Ma mère l’oye
STRAVINSKY Jeu de Cartes
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 1, Op. 39
Conductor: Robin Browning
Sunday, April 28, 2013 @ 11:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. ~ “Tchaikathon”
Raynes Park High School SW20 0JL
For the very first time, Wimbledon Symphony Orchestra gathered for a day-long exploration and musical marathon exploring the works of a single composer. In this inaugural event, WSO decided to dedicate the day to exploring the symphonies and suites of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and thus the “Tchaikathon” was born! Music Director Robin Browning led the orchestra in a run-through of all six, numbered Tchaikovsky symphonies.
In addition to working on the symphonies, there were opportunities for budding conductors and really anyone who wanted to hop on the podium (for a nominal fee) to have a turn conducting WSO in movements from Tchaikovsky’s Suites from Swan Lake and The Nutcracker.
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 1, Op. 13, “Winter Daydreams”
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 2, Op. 17, “Ukrainian”
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 3, Op. 29, “Polish”
TCHAIKOVSKY Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a [selections]
TCHAIKOVSKY The Nutcracker Suite No. 1, Op. 71a [selections]
-- Lunch Break --
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4, Op. 36
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5, Op. 64
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, Op. 74, “Pathétique”
Conductor: Robin Browning
Saturday, March 23, 2013 @ 7:30 P.M.
Sacred Heart Church, Wimbledon SW19 4LU
BERLIOZ Waverley Overture
DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104
SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3, Op. 78, “with Organ”
Conductor: Robin Browning
Soloist: Laura van der Heijden (cello)
Organ obbligato: David Gammie
Saturday, February 2, 2013 @ 7:30 P.M. in aid of Macmillan Merton
St Paul’s Church, Wimbledon Parkside SW19 6EW
SMETANA Ma Vlast: From Bohemia’s Meadows & Forests
MOZART Exultate jubilate, K. 165
MOZART O temerario Arbace, K. 79
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8, Op. 88
Conductor: Robin Browning
Soloist: Lucy Roberts (soprano)
Saturday, November 17, 2012 @ 7:30 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
SCHUBERT Rosamunde Overture
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS The Lark Asscending
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 10, Op. 93
Conductor: Robin Browning
Soloist: Charlotte Edwards (violin)
Sunday, June 24, 2012 @ 7:30 P.M.
St Paul’s Church, Wimbledon Parkside SW19 6EW
SHOSTAKOVICH Festive Overture, Op. 96
BRAHMS Double Concerto for violin and cello in A minor, Op. 102
RACHMANINOV Symphony No. 2, Op. 27
Conductor: Robin Browning
Soloists: Savitri Grier (violin) & Indria Grier (cello)
Saturday, March 24, 2012 @ 7:30 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
J. STRAUSS II Künstlerleben, Op. 316
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto for in E minor, Op. 64
R. STRAUSS Serenade for winds in E-flat, Op. 7
R. STRAUSS Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24
Conductor: Robin Browning
Soloist: Ruth Rogers (violin)
Saturday, January 28, 2012 @ 7:30 P.M. in aid of Macmillan Merton
St Paul’s Church, Wimbledon Parkside SW19 6EW
MENDELSSOHN The Hebrides Overture (“Fingal’s cave”), Op. 26
MOZART Clarinet Concerto in A major K. 622
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 3, Op. 56, “Scottish”
Conductor: Robin Browning
Soloist: Daniel Broncano (clarinet)
Saturday, November 19, 2011 @ 7:30 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
MALCOLM WILLIAMSON Santiago de Espada
RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 30
BRAHMS Symphony No. 4, Op. 98
Conductor: Robin Browning
Soloist: Erdem Misirlioglu (piano)