History:
About the orchestra
Past concerts
Saturday 18 October 2008
West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
Tom Poster, Pianoforte
In the Fen Country |
Vaughan Williams |
Piano Concerto No. 3 |
Rachmaninov |
Symphony No. 9 (New World) |
Dvorák |
Saturday 17 May 2008
West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
Clare Hammond, Pianoforte
Hebrides Overture |
Mendelssohn |
Piano Concerto |
Schumann |
Symphony No 2 in D |
Brahms |
Sunday 9 March 2008
West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
Soojin Nam, Violin
Sponsored by South Cambridge Rotary Club
Coriolanus Overture |
Beethoven |
Violin Concerto in D |
Brahms |
Symphony 7 in D minor |
Dvorak |
Saturday 9 February 2008
West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
Crispian Steel Perkins, Trumpet
Saturday 1 December 2007, West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
Opera Gala Concert
Highlights from operas by Mozart, Verdi, Bizet, Puccini, Wagner, Tschaikovsky, Lehar and Johann Strauss sung by international rising stars.
Saturday 3 November 2007, West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
Tom Poster - Pianoforte
Finlandia |
Sibelius |
Piano Concerto No 3 |
Prokofiev |
Symphony No 6 'Pastoral' |
Beethoven |
Sunday 13 May 2007, West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
Rosie Aldridge - Contralto, Guy Johnston - Violoncello
Chanson de Matin |
Elgar |
Serenade in E minor |
Elgar |
Sea Pictures |
Elgar |
Pomp and Circumstance March No 4 |
Elgar |
Cello Concerto |
Dvorak |
Sunday 24th February 2007, West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
Tom Poster - Pianoforte
Hebrides Overture |
Mendelssohn |
Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat "Emperor" |
Beethoven |
Symphony No.9 in E minor "From the New World" |
Dvorak |
Sunday 16th March 2006, West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
Crispian Steele-Perkins - trumpet
Trumpet Concerto |
Hummel |
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 |
Bach |
Music for the Royal Fireworks |
Handel |
Bolero |
Ravel |
Sunday 5th February 2006, West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
Overture to Egmont |
Beethoven |
Piano Concerto No. 4 |
Beethoven |
Pastoral Symphony No.6 |
Beethoven |
Saturday 10 September 2005, West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
Ben Johnson: tenor; Jeffrey Douglass: horn; Penny Brown: viola
In the Fen Country |
Vaughan Williams |
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings |
Britten |
Adagieto from Symphony No. 5 |
Mahler |
Suite for Viola and Orchestra |
Vaughan Williams |
Symphony in One Movement |
Orr |
Sunday 19 June 2005, West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
Serenade to music |
Vaughan Williams |
Brandenburg Concerto No 3 |
Bach |
Violin Concerto No 4 in D maj |
Mozart |
Opera Showcase |
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Overture: La forza del Destino |
Verdi |
Trio: Soave sia il ventro from Cosi fan Tutte |
Mozart |
Papageno/Papagena Duet from The Magic Flute |
Mozart |
Aria: Il lacerato spirito from Simon Boccanegra |
Verdi |
Duet/Ensemble: Brindisi from La Traviata |
Verdi |
Aria: La Fleur que tu (Flower Song) from Carmen |
Bizet |
Aria: O mio Babbino caro (Gianni Schicchi) |
Puccini |
Ensemble: Bruderlein from Die Fledermaus |
Strauss |
Radetsky March |
Strauss |
Sunday 15th May 2005, West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
Shona Clarke: Violin, Katherine Manley: Soprano
Chaconne |
Purcell |
Rhapsody for String Orchestra |
Robin Orr |
The Lark Ascending |
Vaughn Williams |
Les Illuminations |
Britten |
Two pieces from Henry V Suite |
Walton |
Introduction and Allegro for Strings |
Elgar |
Sunday 10th April 2005, West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
Helena Dix: Soprano, Emily Siddle: Violin
Seigfried Idyll |
Wagner |
Violin Concerto in E minor |
Mendelssohn |
Concerto Grosso Op 6, No 4 in F |
Handel |
Four Last Songs |
Strauss |
Sunday 6th February 2005, West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
Tom Poster: Piano; Julia Frape: Violin; Kathryn Gibbs: Viola
Coriolan Overture |
Beethoven |
Piano Concerto in C minor K419 |
W A Mozart |
Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra |
W A Mozart |
Serenade for String Orchestra |
Tchaikowsky |
Saturday 13th November 2004, West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
Concert sponsored by Schlumberger
Crispian Steele-Perkins: Trumpet; Julia Frape: Violin
Concerto for Baroque Trumpet |
Leopold Mozart |
Menuetto from Posthorn Serenade |
WA Mozart |
Trumpet Concerto in E flat |
Haydn |
Romance in F for Violin & Orchestra |
Beethoven |
Symphony No 40 in G min |
WA Mozart |
Sunday 13th June 2004, West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
A concert to celebrate the 95th birthday of the orchestra's President, Robin Orr
Kathryn Gibbs: Viola; Katherine Manley: Soprano
Serenade for Strings in E minor |
Elgar |
Serenade for Strings in E major |
Dvorak |
Tallis Fantasia |
Vaughan Williams |
Elegy for viola, string quartet and orchestra |
Howells |
From the book of Robin Sparrow |
Robin Orr |
Sunday March 28 2004, Emmanuel UR Church, Cambridge
Felicity Matthews: Violin; Kathryn Gibbs: Viola; Julian Hammond: Flute
Chaconne |
Purcell |
Concerto Grosso op 6, no 5 |
Handel |
Violin Concerto in E major |
Bach |
Brandenburg Concerto no 3 |
Bach |
Viola Concerto in G |
Telemann |
Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor |
Bach |
Sunday March 7 2004, West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
Saturday February 14 2004, St Mary's Church, Saffron Walden
Nicholas Watts: Tenor; Bethan Watkeys: Horn; Katherine Manley: Soprano; Julia Frape & Shona Clark: Violin; Kathryn Gibbs: Viola
Sinfonia Concertante |
Mozart |
Exsultate Jubilate |
Mozart |
Vocalise op 34 |
Rachmaninov |
The Lark Ascending |
Vaughan Williams |
Serenade for tenor, horn and strings |
Britten |
Sunday December 14 2003, Emmanuel UR Church, Cambridge
Laurette Pope: Harp; Anne Page: Organ
Serenade for Strings in E minor |
Elgar |
Fantasia on Greensleeves |
Vaughan Williams |
Capriol Suite |
Warlock |
Danse sacree et danse profane |
Debussy |
Organ Concerto |
Poulenc |
Sunday November 23 2003, West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
Julia Frape: Violin; Tom Poster: Piano; Trumpet: Daniel Newell
Symphony no 29 in A |
Mozart |
Violin Concerto in No 5 in A |
Mozart |
Rakastava |
Sibelius |
Piano Concerto no 1 |
Shostakovich |
Saturday November 1 2003, St Mary's Church, Saffron Walden
Julia Frape: Violin; Anne Page: Organ
Symphony no 29 in A |
Mozart |
Violin Concerto No 5 in A |
Mozart |
Rakastava |
Sibelius |
Organ Concerto |
Poulenc |
Saturday June 28 2003, St Mary's Church, Harlton
Cambridge String Players Sinfonia and Harlton Festival Choir
Julian Hammond: Flute; Laurette Pope: Harp; Abigail Boreham: Soprano; Richard Hooper: Baritone
Finlandia |
Sibelius |
Flute and Harp Concerto |
Mozart |
Requiem |
Faure |
Sunday April 6 2003, Concert Hall, West Road, Cambridge
Soprano: Katherine Manley
Introduction and Allegro |
Elgar |
Suite from Henry V - two pieces |
Walton |
- Passacaglia (Death of Falstaff) |
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- Touch her soft lips and part |
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Tallis Fantasia |
Vaughan Williams |
Rhapsody for String Orchestra |
Orr |
Les Illuminations for Soprano and Strings |
Britten |
Saturday March 15 2003, St Mary's Church, Linton
Soprano: Katherine Manley
Rhapsody for Strings |
Robin Orr |
Eine kleine Nachtmusik |
Mozart |
Tallis Fantasia |
Vaughan Williams |
Les Illuminations for Soprano and Strings |
Britten |
Suite from Henry V - two pieces |
Walton |
Saturday February 22 2003, St Andrew's Church, Swavesey
Soprano: Katherine Manley
Rhapsody for String Orchestra |
Robin Orr |
Eine kleine Nachtmusik |
Mozart |
Tallis Fantasia |
Vaughan Williams |
Introduction and Allegro |
Elgar |
Les Illuminations |
Britten |