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Posters of concerts performed in the 1960s
Rossini “Petite Messe Solonelle”
Rossini “Petite Messe Solonelle”
Saturday 8 November 1969 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Rossini “Petite Messe Solonelle”
Soloists: Norma Goldie, Barbara Maguire, John King & Ivor Morris
Musical Director: Barrie Grayson
Saturday 8 November 1969 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Rossini “Petite Messe Solonelle”
Soloists: Norma Goldie, Barbara Maguire, John King & Ivor Morris
Musical Director: Barrie Grayson
Silver Jubilee Concert - May 1969
Silver Jubilee Concert - May 1969
Saturday 10 May 1969 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Dickinson “Outcry”, Haydn “Te Deum” & Mozart “Ave Verum Corpus”
Premier of specially commissioned work by Peter Dickinson and conducted by the composer
Soloist: Meriel Dickinson (composer's sister)
Orchestra da Camera conducted by Barrie Grayson
Saturday 10 May 1969 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Dickinson “Outcry”, Haydn “Te Deum” & Mozart “Ave Verum Corpus”
Premier of specially commissioned work by Peter Dickinson and conducted by the composer
Soloist: Meriel Dickinson (composer's sister)
Orchestra da Camera conducted by Barrie Grayson
Handel “Messiah” (shortened version) - February 1969
Handel “Messiah” (shortened version) - February 1969
Wednesday 26 February 1969 at St Mark's Church, Bird Street, Coventry
Centenary celebration performance of shortened version of Handel “Messiah”
Soloists: Norma Goldie & John King
Musical Director: Barrie Grayson
Wednesday 26 February 1969 at St Mark's Church, Bird Street, Coventry
Centenary celebration performance of shortened version of Handel “Messiah”
Soloists: Norma Goldie & John King
Musical Director: Barrie Grayson
Gala Concert Evening - November 1968
Gala Concert Evening - November 1968
Saturday 9 November 1968 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Music by Brahms, Wagner, Elgar, Berlioz, Parry, Liszt & Grainger
Gala Concert Evening conducted by Barrie Grayson with City of Coventry Band & Coombe & Binley Male Voice Choir
Saturday 9 November 1968 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Music by Brahms, Wagner, Elgar, Berlioz, Parry, Liszt & Grainger
Gala Concert Evening conducted by Barrie Grayson with City of Coventry Band & Coombe & Binley Male Voice Choir
Brahms “Requiem” - May 1968
Brahms “Requiem” - May 1968
Saturday 11 May 1968 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Brahms “Requiem”
Soloists: Marie Hayward & Norman Welsby
Warwickshire Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Strickson
Saturday 11 May 1968 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Brahms “Requiem”
Soloists: Marie Hayward & Norman Welsby
Warwickshire Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Strickson
Bach, Messiaen & Kodaly - November 1967
Bach, Messiaen & Kodaly - November 1967
Thursday 23 November 1967 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Kodaly “Messa Brevis”, Messiaen “L'ascension” & Bach “Praise The Lord, All Ye Heathen”
Joint concert with Stratford-on-Avon Choral Society conducted by John Strickson
Thursday 23 November 1967 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Kodaly “Messa Brevis”, Messiaen “L'ascension” & Bach “Praise The Lord, All Ye Heathen”
Joint concert with Stratford-on-Avon Choral Society conducted by John Strickson
Handel “Belshazzar” - April 1967
Handel “Belshazzar” - April 1967
Saturday 29 April 1967 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Handel “Belshazzar”
Soloists: Marie Hayward, Meriel Dickinson, Owen Wynne, Nigel Rogers & Benjamin Luxon
Orchestra da Camera conducted by John Strickson
Saturday 29 April 1967 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Handel “Belshazzar”
Soloists: Marie Hayward, Meriel Dickinson, Owen Wynne, Nigel Rogers & Benjamin Luxon
Orchestra da Camera conducted by John Strickson
Carol Concerts - December 1966
Carol Concerts - December 1966
Tuesday 13 December 1966 at St George's Church, Coundon, Coventry & Wednesday 14 December 1966 at Earlsdon Methodist Church, Coventry
A programme of Christmas music
Soloist: Rosalind Roberts
Musical Director: John Strickson
Tuesday 13 December 1966 at St George's Church, Coundon, Coventry & Wednesday 14 December 1966 at Earlsdon Methodist Church, Coventry
A programme of Christmas music
Soloist: Rosalind Roberts
Musical Director: John Strickson
Haydn “The Creation” - April 1966
Haydn “The Creation” - April 1966
Saturday 30 April 1966 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Haydn “The Creation”
Soloists: Rae Woodland, Robert Tear & Christopher Keyte
Laurence Hudson Orchestra conducted by John Strickson
Saturday 30 April 1966 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Haydn “The Creation”
Soloists: Rae Woodland, Robert Tear & Christopher Keyte
Laurence Hudson Orchestra conducted by John Strickson
Christmas Music - December 1965
Christmas Music - December 1965
Thursday 2 December 1965 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Christmas Music from Bush, Vivaldi, Handel, Corelli
Soloist: Angela Beale
Orchestra da Camera conducted by John Strickson
Thursday 2 December 1965 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Christmas Music from Bush, Vivaldi, Handel, Corelli
Soloist: Angela Beale
Orchestra da Camera conducted by John Strickson
JANET BAKER SINGS WALTON - MAY 1965
JANET BAKER SINGS WALTON - MAY 1965
Saturday 29 May 1965 at Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick
Walton “Te Deum” & Britten “Spring Symphony”
Soloists: Jennifer Vyvyan, Janet Baker & Gerald English
Joint concert with Warwickshire Symphony Orchestra & Stratford on Avon Choral Society conducted by John Strickson
Saturday 29 May 1965 at Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick
Walton “Te Deum” & Britten “Spring Symphony”
Soloists: Jennifer Vyvyan, Janet Baker & Gerald English
Joint concert with Warwickshire Symphony Orchestra & Stratford on Avon Choral Society conducted by John Strickson
Handel “Messiah” - March 1965
Handel “Messiah” - March 1965
Saturday 13 March 1965 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Soloists: Eileen Poulter, Sybil Michelow, Edgar Fleet & Roger Stalman
Orchestra da Camera conducted by John Strickson
Saturday 13 March 1965 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Soloists: Eileen Poulter, Sybil Michelow, Edgar Fleet & Roger Stalman
Orchestra da Camera conducted by John Strickson
Fauré & Vaughan Williams - November 1964
Fauré & Vaughan Williams - November 1964
Saturday 14 November 1964 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Fauré “Requiem” & Vaughan Williams “Benedicite”
Soloists: Elizabeth Simon & James Walkley
Orchestra da Camera conducted by John Strickson
Saturday 14 November 1964 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Fauré “Requiem” & Vaughan Williams “Benedicite”
Soloists: Elizabeth Simon & James Walkley
Orchestra da Camera conducted by John Strickson
Music from the Operas - March 1964
Music from the Operas - March 1964
Saturday 14 March 1964 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Music from the Operas
Soloist: Marion Studholme
Capriol Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming.
Saturday 14 March 1964 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Music from the Operas
Soloist: Marion Studholme
Capriol Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming.
Rossini “Petite Messe Solonelle” - November 1963
Rossini “Petite Messe Solonelle” - November 1963
Saturday 16 November 1963 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Rossini “Petite Messe Solonelle”
Soloists: Gwen Browne, Aileen Brockway, David Minton & Gavin Walton
Musical Director: Victor Fleming
Saturday 16 November 1963 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Rossini “Petite Messe Solonelle”
Soloists: Gwen Browne, Aileen Brockway, David Minton & Gavin Walton
Musical Director: Victor Fleming
Bach “St Matthew Passion” - April 1963
Bach “St Matthew Passion” - April 1963
Saturday 6 April 1963 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Bach “St Matthew Passion”
Soloists: Elizabeth Simon, Lucy Kettlewell, Stephen Manton & Rankin Bushby
Capriol Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Saturday 6 April 1963 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Bach “St Matthew Passion”
Soloists: Elizabeth Simon, Lucy Kettlewell, Stephen Manton & Rankin Bushby
Capriol Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Recital of Christmas Music - December 1962
Recital of Christmas Music - December 1962
Thursday 6 December 1962 at Holy Trinity Church, Coventry
A Recital of Christmas Music
Soloist: Margaret Pascoe
Coventry Junior Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Thursday 6 December 1962 at Holy Trinity Church, Coventry
A Recital of Christmas Music
Soloist: Margaret Pascoe
Coventry Junior Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Verdi “Requiem” - November 1962
Verdi “Requiem” - November 1962
Saturday 17 November 1962 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Verdi “Requiem”
Soloists: Marion Lowe, Janet Howe, Alfred Hallett & Nowakowski
Capriol Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Saturday 17 November 1962 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Verdi “Requiem”
Soloists: Marion Lowe, Janet Howe, Alfred Hallett & Nowakowski
Capriol Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Handel “Messiah” - March 1962
Handel “Messiah” - March 1962
Saturday 10 March 1962 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Handel “Messiah”
Soloists: Iris Kells, Sylvia Rowlands, Gordon Pullin & Owen Brannigan
Capriol Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Saturday 10 March 1962 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Handel “Messiah”
Soloists: Iris Kells, Sylvia Rowlands, Gordon Pullin & Owen Brannigan
Capriol Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Vaughan Williams & Parry - November 1961
Vaughan Williams & Parry - November 1961
Saturday 18 November 1961 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Vaughan Williams “Five Tudor Portraits” & Parry “Blest Pair of Sirens”
Soloists: Nancy Evans & Gordon Clinton
Capriol Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Saturday 18 November 1961 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Vaughan Williams “Five Tudor Portraits” & Parry “Blest Pair of Sirens”
Soloists: Nancy Evans & Gordon Clinton
Capriol Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Bruckner “Great Mass in F Minor” - March 1961
Bruckner “Great Mass in F Minor” - March 1961
Saturday 18 March 1961 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Bruckner “Great Mass in F Minor”
Soloists: Patricia Hartlett, Kathleen Joyce, Robert Thomas & Trevor Anthony
Capriol Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Saturday 18 March 1961 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Bruckner “Great Mass in F Minor”
Soloists: Patricia Hartlett, Kathleen Joyce, Robert Thomas & Trevor Anthony
Capriol Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Nielsen & Mendelssohn - November 1960
Nielsen & Mendelssohn - November 1960
Saturday 12 November 1960 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
First Performance in the Provinces of Nielsen “Springtime in Fyn” & Mendelssohn “Hymn of Praise”
Soloists: Audrey Deaken, Joy Vaughan, Gerald Davies & John Hargreaves
Capriol Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Saturday 12 November 1960 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
First Performance in the Provinces of Nielsen “Springtime in Fyn” & Mendelssohn “Hymn of Praise”
Soloists: Audrey Deaken, Joy Vaughan, Gerald Davies & John Hargreaves
Capriol Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Bach “St John Passion” - March 1960
Bach “St John Passion” - March 1960
Saturday 26 March 1960 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Bach “St John Passion”
Soloists: Eileen McLoughlin, Kathleen Joyce, Philip Todd & Gordon Clinton
Capriol Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Saturday 26 March 1960 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Bach “St John Passion”
Soloists: Eileen McLoughlin, Kathleen Joyce, Philip Todd & Gordon Clinton
Capriol Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
