Ember Choral Society

Some background

Choir member Roger Oldcorn kindly provided this complete historical listing of all Ember Choral Society's previous concerts. The only area of omission: the list does not yet include the many concerts abroad.

The choir was originally formed as Ember Music Society in 1956 based in Thames Ditton, UK. In 1978 the Hinchley Wood School Choral Society was incorporated and John Sutton took over as musical director. And in 1981, the choir assumed its current name of Ember Choral Society.

List of concerts: 1957-2012

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Date	Sortable Date	Composer	Work	Comments / Venue
24 Jan 1957	1957-01-24	Mendelssohn	Elijah	As Ember Music Society
22 May 1957	1957-05-22	Brahms	Requiem
19 Dec 1957	1957-12-19	Handel	Messiah Christmas music; Carols
30 Apr 1958	1958-04-30	Haydn	Creation
10 Dec 1958	1958-12-10	Bach	Jesu Priceless Treasure
10 Dec 1958	1958-12-10	Bush, Geoffrey	Christmas Cantata
29 Apr 1959	1959-04-29	Mendelssohn	St Paul
13 Jan 1960	1960-01-13	Handel	Judas Maccabaeus
13 Apr 1960	1960-04-13	Haydn	The Seven Last Words on the Cross
25 May 1960	1960-05-25	Handel	Zadok the Priest
25 May 1960	1960-05-25	Handel	Coronation Anthem
23 Nov 1960	1960-11-23	Mozart	The Twelfth Mass
22 Feb 1961	1961-02-22	Mendelssohn	Hymn of Praise
22 Feb 1961	1961-02-22	Haydn	The Seasons
17 May 1961	1961-05-17	Parry	Blest Pair of Sirens
17 May 1961	1961-05-17	Mozart	Alleluia
17 May 1961	1961-05-17	Mendelssohn	How Lovely are the Messengers
07 Dec 1961	1961-12-07	Coleridge-Taylor	Hiawatha
12 Apr 1962	1962-04-12	Dvorak	Stabat Mater
12 Apr 1962	1962-04-12	Bach	St Luke Passion
08 Dec 1962	1962-12-08	German, Edward	Merrie England
09 May 1963	1963-05-09	Brahms	Requiem
01 Nov 1963	1963-11-01		Carol Concert
18 Jan 1964	1964-01-18	Bizet	Carmen
14 May 1964	1964-05-14	Haydn	Creation
17 Dec 1964	1964-12-17	Handel	Messiah
15 May 1965	1965-05-15	Smetana	The Bartered Bride
09 Dec 1965	1965-12-09	Mendelssohn	Elijah
28 Apr 1966	1966-04-28	Mozart	Requiem Mass
28 Apr 1966	1966-04-28	Britten	Hymn to St Cecilia
08 Dec 1966	1966-12-08		Carol Concert
02 Feb 1967	1967-02-02	Mendelssohn	St Paul
07 Dec 1967	1967-12-07	Handel	Messiah (extracts)
07 Dec 1967	1967-12-07		Carols
20 Jan 1968	1968-01-20	German, Edward	Tom Jones
09 May 1968	1968-05-09	Britten	Hymn to St Cecilia
09 May 1968	1968-05-09	Schubert	Mass in Ab
02 Nov 1968	1968-11-02	Sullivan	Gilbert & Sullivan Evening
11 Dec 1968	1968-12-11		Carol Concert	with Claygate CS
21 Dec 1968	1968-12-21		Carol Concert
24 Apr 1969	1969-04-24	Handel	Judas Maccabaeus
14 Dec 1969	1969-12-14	Handel	Messiah
20 Dec 1969	1969-12-20		Carol Concert	with Claygate CS
02 May 1970	1970-05-02	Verdi	Requiem
05 Dec 1970	1970-12-05	Poulenc	Gloria
01 Apr 1971	1971-04-01	Brahms	Requiem
11 Dec 1971	1971-12-11	Tippett	A Child of Our Time	with Claygate CS
29 Apr 1972	1972-04-29	Elgar	Music Makers
29 Apr 1972	1972-04-29	Vaughan Williams	Sancta Civitas
18 Nov 1972	1972-11-18	Fauré	Requiem
18 Nov 1972	1972-11-18	Bach	Jesu Priceless Treasure
16 Dec 1972	1972-12-16	Handel	Messiah (extracts)
16 Dec 1972	1972-12-16		Carols
12 May 1973	1973-05-12	Orff	Carmina Burana
12 May 1973	1973-05-12	Stravinsky	Symphony of Psalms
17 Nov 1973	1973-11-17	Haydn	Creation
15 Dec 1973	1973-12-15		Carol Concert
18 May 1974	1974-05-18	Mozart	Missa Brevis
18 May 1974	1974-05-18	Rossini	Stabat Mater
07 Dec 1974	1974-12-07	Vivaldi	Gloria
07 Dec 1974	1974-12-07	Haydn	Mass in Bb
10 May 1975	1975-05-10	Mendelssohn	Elijah
08 May 1976	1976-05-08	Duruflé	Requiem
08 May 1976	1976-05-08	Haydn	Nelson Mass
04 Dec 1976	1976-12-04	Stanford	Songs of the Fleet	John Sutton first concert as soloist
07 May 1977	1977-05-07	Bach	St Matthew Passion
03 Dec 1977	1977-12-03	Handel	Dettingen Te Deum
03 Dec 1977	1977-12-03	Mozart	Requiem
06 May 1978	1978-05-06	Brahms	Requiem	Jennifer Shell first concert
19 May 1979	1979-05-19	Fauré	Requiem	John Sutton debut as conductor
19 May 1979	1979-05-19	Vivaldi	Gloria
19 May 1979	1979-05-19	Handel	Zadok the Priest
01 Dec 1979	1979-12-01	Sullivan	Gilbert & Sullivan for all
10 May 1980	1980-05-10	Verdi	Requiem
22 Nov 1980	1980-11-22	Bach	Cantata No.11
22 Nov 1980	1980-11-22	Haydn	Nelson Mass
16 May 1981	1981-05-16	Bach	St John Passion
05 Dec 1981	1981-12-05	Mendelssohn	Elijah	As Ember Choral Society
15 May 1982	1982-05-15	Poulenc	Gloria
15 May 1982	1982-05-15	Vaughan Williams	Five Mystical songs
15 May 1982	1982-05-15	Parry	Blest Pair of Sirens
20 Nov 1982	1982-11-20	Mozart	Vesperae Solennes de Confessore
20 Nov 1982	1982-11-20	Gounod	Messe Solennelle (St Cecilia)
15 Dec 1982	1982-12-15		Carol Concert
14 May 1983	1983-05-14	Lambert, Constant	Rio Grande	with Hinchley Wood School CS
14 May 1983	1983-05-14	Orff	Carmina Burana
03 Dec 1983	1983-12-03	Bach	Christmas Oratorio (1 and 2)
03 Dec 1983	1983-12-03	Britten	St Nicholas
01 Dec 1984	1984-12-01	Handel	Messiah (extracts)
12 May 1984	1984-05-12	Haydn	Harmoniemesse
12 May 1984	1984-05-12	Guard, Barrie	David & Goliath	World Premiere
12 May 1984	1984-05-12	Rossini	Stabat Mater
22 May 1984	1984-05-22	Britten	St Nicholas	with Hampton CS
23 May 1984	1984-05-23	Britten	St Nicholas	with Hampton CS
01 Dec 1984	1984-12-01	Bach	Christmas Oratorio
01 Dec 1984	1984-12-01	Berlioz	Childhood of Christ
01 Dec 1984	1984-12-01	Handel	Messiah (extracts)
18 May 1985	1985-05-18	Handel	Samson
07 Dec 1985	1985-12-07	Bernstein	Chichester Psalms
07 Dec 1985	1985-12-07	Vaughan Williams	Hodie
07 Dec 1985	1985-12-07	Guard, Barrie	David & Goliath
15 Dec 1985	1985-12-15	Handel	Messiah
10 May 1986	1986-05-10	Elgar	Dream of Gerontius	with Hampton CS
17 May 1986	1986-05-17	Elgar	Dream of Gerontius	with Hampton CS
25 Oct 1986	1986-10-25	Vivaldi	Gloria
25 Oct 1986	1986-10-25		Folk songs
06 Dec 1986	1986-12-06	Britten	Ceremony of Carols
06 Dec 1986	1986-12-06	Beethoven	Mass in C
09 May 1987	1987-05-09	Verdi	Requiem	with Hampton CS
16 May 1987	1987-05-16	Verdi	Requiem	with Hampton CS
12 Dec 1987	1987-12-12	Charpentier	Te Deum
12 Dec 1987	1987-12-12	Rutter	When Icicles Hang
12 Dec 1987	1987-12-12	Harvey	Of the Fathers Love
12 Dec 1987	1987-12-12	Haydn	Seasons (Autumn & Winter)
19 Dec 1987	1987-12-19	Handel	Messiah
19 Mar 1988	1988-03-19	Bach	St Matthew Passion
11 May 1988	1988-05-11	Fauré	Requiem
11 May 1988	1988-05-11	Handel	Let the Bright Seraphim (Samson)
11 May 1988	1988-05-11	Handel	Zadok the Priest
11 May 1988	1988-05-11	Tippett	A Child of Our Time
03 Dec 1988	1988-12-03	Rutter	When Icicles Hang
03 Dec 1988	1988-12-03	Britten	St Nicholas
03 Dec 1988	1988-12-03	Hughes	Brightest & Best	Premiere
11 Dec 1988	1988-12-11	Handel	Messiah
13 May 1989	1989-05-13	Bach	Mass in B minor	with Hampton CS
20 May 1989	1989-05-20	Bach	Mass in B minor	with Hampton CS
11 Nov 1989	1989-11-11	Handel	Zadok the Priest	Esher Methodist Centenary Concert
11 Nov 1989	1989-11-11	Vivaldi	Gloria
11 Nov 1989	1989-11-11	Fauré	Requiem
17 Dec 1989	1989-12-17	Handel	Messiah
10 Feb 1990	1990-02-10	Vivaldi	Gloria	Vera Fletcher Hall Appeal
10 Feb 1990	1990-02-10	Fauré	Requiem
12 May 1990	1990-05-12	Brahms	Requiem
26 May 1990	1990-05-26	Vivaldi	Gloria	Kelso
26 May 1990	1990-05-26	Fauré	Requiem	Kelso
27 May 1990	1990-05-27	Handel	Zadok the Priest	Sprouston
08 Dec 1990	1990-12-08	Mendelssohn	Elijah
26 Jan 1991	1991-01-26	Handel	Messiah
11 May 1991	1991-05-11	Tippett	A Child of Our Time
11 May 1991	1991-05-11	Rutter	Requiem
07 Dec 1991	1991-12-07	Mozart	Requiem
07 Dec 1991	1991-12-07	Schubert	Mass in G
11 Jan 1992	1992-01-11	Handel	Messiah
16 May 1992	1992-05-16	Bach	Mass in B minor	with Hampton CS
06 Jun 1992	1992-06-06	Bach	Mass in B minor	with Hampton CS
28 Nov 1992	1992-11-28	Haydn	Nelson Mass
28 Nov 1992	1992-11-28	Duruflé	Requiem
23 Jan 1993	1993-01-23	Handel	Messiah
15 May 1993	1993-05-15	Orff	Carmina Burana
15 May 1993	1993-05-15	Lambert, Constant	Rio Grande
04 Dec 1993	1993-12-04	Parry	Blest Pair of Sirens
04 Dec 1993	1993-12-04	Elgar	Music Makers
04 Dec 1993	1993-12-04	Vaughan Williams	Five Mystical Songs
23 Jan 1994	1994-01-23	Handel	Messiah
14 May 1994	1994-05-14	Puccini	Messa di Gloria
14 May 1994	1994-05-14	Poulenc	Gloria
03 Dec 1994	1994-12-03	Verdi	Requiem
28 Jan 1995	1995-01-28	Handel	Messiah
13 May 1995	1995-05-13	Purcell	Come ye Sons of Art / Te Deum / Jubilate
13 May 1995	1995-05-13	Bernstein	Chichester Psalms
02 Dec 1995	1995-12-02	Elgar	Dream of Gerontius
27 Jan 1996	1996-01-27	Handel	Messiah
11 May 1996	1996-05-11	Vivaldi	Beatus Vir
11 May 1996	1996-05-11	Scarlatti	Dixit Dominus
11 May 1996	1996-05-11	Rutter	Psalm 121
30 Nov 1996	1996-11-30	Rutter	Gloria
30 Nov 1996	1996-11-30	Mozart	Mass in C minor
25 Jan 1997	1997-01-25	Handel	Messiah
22 Mar 1997	1997-03-22	Bach	St John Passion
17 May 1997	1997-05-17		Gala Opera Concert	40th Anniversary
06 Dec 1997	1997-12-06	Bruckner	Mass in E minor
06 Dec 1997	1997-12-06	Schubert	Mass in Eb major
28 Feb 1998	1998-02-28	Mozart	Requiem
09 May 1998	1998-05-09	Handel	Zadok the Priest
09 May 1998	1998-05-09	Haydn	Nelson Mass
09 May 1998	1998-05-09	Bach	Magnificat
05 Dec 1998	1998-12-05	Vaughan Williams	Hodie
05 Dec 1998	1998-12-05		Fantasia on Christmas Carols
05 Dec 1998	1998-12-05	Rutter	When Icicles Hang
30 Jan 1999	1999-01-30	Bach	Mass in B minor (extracts)
15 May 1999	1999-05-15	Rossini	Messe Solennelle
15 May 1999	1999-05-15	Poulenc	Gloria
21 Nov 1999	1999-11-21	Duruflé	Requiem	with Richmond Orchestra
21 Nov 1999	1999-11-21	Prokofiev	Alexander Nevsky
04 Dec 1999	1999-12-04	Duruflé	Requiem	with Richmond Orchestra
04 Dec 1999	1999-12-04	Prokofiev	Alexander Nevsky
21 Jan 2000	2000-01-21	Haydn	Nelson Mass
21 Jan 2000	2000-01-21	Bach	Magnificat
14 Oct 2000	2000-10-14	Handel	Messiah
09 Dec 2000	2000-12-09		Festival of Christmas Music
05 May 2001	2001-05-05	Elgar	Dream of Gerontius
13 May 2001	2001-05-13	Elgar	Dream of Gerontius
01 Dec 2001	2001-12-01	Britten	St Nicholas
01 Dec 2001	2001-12-01	Finzi	Dies Natalis
01 Dec 2001	2001-12-01	Guard, Barrie	A Surrey Cantata	World Premiere
11 May 2002	2002-05-11	Barber	Agnus Dei	Queen Charlotte Hall, Richmond
11 May 2002	2002-05-11	Orff	Carmina Burana	with Richmond Orchestra
11 Dec 2002	2002-12-11	Handel	Dixit Dominus
11 Dec 2002	2002-12-11	Bach	Christmas Oratorio (1,2,3)
11 Dec 2002	2002-12-11	Britten	Ceremony of Carols
25 Jan 2003	2003-01-25	Handel	Messiah
10 May 2003	2003-05-10	Verdi	Requiem	with Hampton CS
17 May 2003	2003-05-17	Verdi	Requiem	with Hampton CS
04 Oct 2003	2003-10-04	Handel	Messiah
29 Dec 2003	2003-12-29	Pergolesi	Magnificat
29 Dec 2003	2003-12-29	Handel	Utrecht Te Deum
29 Dec 2003	2003-12-29	Bach	Jesu, Meine Freude
20 Mar 2004	2004-03-20	Mozart	Requiem
08 May 2004	2004-05-08	Vaughan Williams	A Sea Symphony	with Hampton CS
04 Dec 2004	2004-12-04	Beethoven	Choral Fantasia
04 Dec 2004	2004-12-04	Kodaly	Mass in B
05 Mar 2005	2005-03-05	Dvorak	Te Deum
21 May 2005	2005-05-21	Mozart	Solemn Vespers
21 May 2005	2005-05-21	Britten	Rejoice in the Lamb
21 May 2005	2005-05-21	Duruflé	Requiem
03 Dec 2005	2005-12-03	Bizet	Carmen
25 Feb 2006	2006-02-25	Haydn	Nelson Mass
26 Mar 2006	2006-03-26	Stanford	Magnificat in G major	Choral Evening Service
26 Mar 2006	2006-03-26	Stanford	Nunc Dimittis in G major	Claygate Music Festival
20 May 2006	2006-05-20	Purcell	Come ye Sons of Art
20 May 2006	2006-05-20	Tippett	Five Negro Spirituals
20 May 2006	2006-05-20	Vivaldi	Dixit Dominus
02 Dec 2006	2006-12-02	Mozart	Solemn Vespers
02 Dec 2006	2006-12-02	Mozart	Mass in C minor
03 Mar 2007	2007-03-03	Handel	Messiah	The Menuhin Hall
16 Jun 2007	2007-06-16	Elgar	Dream of Gerontius	with Hampton CS
24 Jun 2007	2007-06-24	Mendelssohn	Elijah
07 Jun 2008	2008-06-07	Handel	Chandos Anthem 6
07 Jun 2008	2008-06-07	Vaughan Williams	Five Mystical Songs
07 Jun 2008	2008-06-07	Fauré	Requiem
06 Dec 2008	2008-12-06	Vaughan Williams	Hodie
06 Dec 2008	2008-12-06		Carols
06 Jun 2009	2009-06-06	Rossini	Messe Solennelle	The Menuhin Hall
28 Nov 2009	2009-11-28	Charpentier	Messe de Minuit
28 Nov 2009	2009-11-28	Jenkins, Karl	The Armed Man
05 Jun 2010	2010-06-05	Bach	Mass in B minor	Holy Trinity Church Claygate
20 Nov 2010	2010-11-20	Guard, Barrie	A Surrey Cantata	Holy Trinity Church Claygate
20 Nov 2010	2010-11-20	Bernstein	Chichester Psalms	Holy Trinity Church Claygate
20 Nov 2010	2010-11-20	Rutter	Requiem	Holy Trinity Church Claygate
4 June 2011	2011-06-04	Handel	Judas Maccabaeus	The Menuhin Hall
10 Dec 2011	2011-12-10	Verdi	Requiem	St Andrew's Church Surbiton, with Hampton CS
10 March 2012	2012-03-10	Brahms	Requiem	St Paul's Church, East Molesey

 

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