Concert History: September 2019 – present – St Neots Sinfonia

Concert History: September 2019 – present

4^th NOVEMBER 2023
- ROSSINI: Overture “Tancredi”
- SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 5
- FAURE: Pavane
- SEARLE: Fitzwilliam Suite
- MOZART: A “Diversion”
- HANDEL: Water Music
Leader: Helen Whatmore-Thompson
Conductor: Reginald Searle
Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Eaton Socon

1^st JULY 2023 (with St Neots Choral Society)
- MENDLESSOHN: Overture, “Die Heimkehr aus der Fremde”
- HANDEL: Let thy hand be strengthened
- 16^th Century Motets
  - VICTORIA: O vos omnes
  - ANERIO: Christus factus est
  - de LASSUS: Adoramus te, Christ
  - PALESTRINA: Sicut cervus
  - HASSLER: Dixit Maria
- SULLIVAN: Madrigals from the “Savoy Operas”
  - Yeomen of the Guard: Strange adventure
  - Ruddigore: In the springtime
  - Patience: I hear the soft note
  - The Mikado: Brightly dawns our wedding day
- MOZART: Regina Coeli, K108
- ELGAR: Chanson de Matin
- DURANTE: Magnificat
- WALDTEUFEL: Waltzes
- English Madrigals:
  - MORLEY: Dainty fine, sweet nymph
  - MORLEY: April is in my mistress’ face
  - FARNABY: Pearce did dance
  - CAMPIAN: Never weather-beaten sail
  - MORLEY: My bonnie lass
- TRADITIONAL (arr. SEARLE): The Nightingale Song
- BERIN: Easter Parade
Leader: Helen Whatmore-Thompson
Conductor: Reginald Searle
Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Eaton Socon

11^th MARCH 2023
- ARNE: Overture “The Judgement of Paris”
- DELIUS: Summer Night on the River
- FAURÉ: Suite, “Pelleas et Mélisande”, op. 80
- PURCELL/HOLST: Suite “The Virtuous Wife”
- BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 4 in Bb Major, op. 60
Leader: Helen Whatmore-Thompson
Conductor: Reginald Searle
Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Eaton Socon

11^th NOVEMBER 2022
- Vaughan Williams 150^th anniversary Concert
  - VAUGHAN WILLIAMS:
    - The Wasps Overture
    - 5 Descants on “Dives & Lazarus”
    - Romanza, (5^th Symphony)
    - The Lark Ascending
      - Soloist: Jan Kaznowski
    - Folk Song Suite
  - HAYDN:
    - Symphony No. 104
- Leader: Helen Whatmore-Thompson
- Conductor: Reginald Searle
- Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Eaton Socon

2^nd JULY 2022 (with St Neots Choral Society)
- Last Night of the Proms Concert
  - WALTON: Crown Imperial
  - HANDEL: Messiah Choruses
  - WAGNER: Pilgrims’ Chorus
  - VERDI: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves
  - FAURÉ: Pavane, Choral Version
  - DVORAK: Romance, op. 11
    - Soloist: Naomi Laredo
  - VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: 3 Elizabethan part songs
  - VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Linden Lea
    - Soloist: Jean Searle
  - J. STRAUSS I: Radetzky March
    - Leader : Karen Hubbard
  - BRAHMS: Song of Destiny
  - WOOD: Fantasia on British Sea Songs
    - Soloist: Jean Searle
  - ELGAR: Pomp and Circumstance, No. 1
  - PARRY: Jerusalem
- Leader: Naomi Laredo
- Conductor: Reginald Searle
- Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Eaton Socon

5^th MARCH 2022
- ROSSINI: Overture, “Italian Girl in Algiers”
- BOCCHERINI: Sinfonia in C Major, op. 7, G 491
- BEETHOVEN: 3 Minuets (the other three!)
- MOZART: Oboe Concerto in C Major, K314
  - Soloist: David Hadley
- HAYDN: Symphony No. 101 in D Major, the “Clock”
Leader: Naomi Laredo
Conductor: Reginald Searle
Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Eaton Socon

6^th NOVEMBER 2021
- Belated BEETHOVEN 250^th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
  - BEETHOVEN:
    - Overture “Coriolan”
    - Romance in G for Violin
    - 3 Minuets
    - Romance in F for Violin
      - Soloist: Viviane Plethotkine
    - Symphony No. 1
- Leader: Naomi Laredo
- Conductor: Reginald Searle
- Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Eaton Socon

Concerts cancelled due to COVID 19:
June 2020, November 2020, Christmas 2020, April 2021, June 2021

7^th MARCH 2020
- WEBER: Overture, “Der Freischütz”
- DELIBES: Dances from “Coppelia”
- MAY: Toye – World premier
  - Composer, Gregory May, was a student member of the orchestra at the time of writing the work.
- MENDELSSOHN: from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
  - Fairies: Jean Searle, Fiona Parlett, Susan Harvey, Janet Endersby, Jacqueline Gray, Anne Chandler
- SCHUMANN: Symphony No 1
Leader: Naomi Laredo
Conductor: Reginald Searle
Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Eaton Socon

9^th NOVEMBER 2019
- 30^th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
  - SULLIVAN: Overture, “di Ballo”
  - SEARLE: A Day in the Fens – A World premier composed by our Musical director
  - SIBELIUS: Finlandia
  - MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto in E Minor
    - Soloist: Jan Kaznowski
  - DVORAK: Symphony No 9 in E Minor
- Leader: Naomi Laredo
- Conductor: Reginald Searle
- Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Eaton Socon