Below you can find a complete catalogue of our past concerts, broadcasts and performances.
2010
13 February 2010
Pacific Road Arts Centre, Birkenhead CH41 1LJ.
Beethoven - 9th Symphony (Choral) and Schubert - Mass in G
Conductor Mark Heron with Liverpool Mozart Orchestra and Ad Solem, and soloists Janet Fischer, Kathryn Rudge and Adam Marsden.
Pacific Road Arts Centre, Birkenhead CH41 1LJ.
Beethoven - 9th Symphony (Choral) and Schubert - Mass in G
Conductor Mark Heron with Liverpool Mozart Orchestra and Ad Solem, and soloists Janet Fischer, Kathryn Rudge and Adam Marsden.
2009
12 December 2009
Angels, Beasts, Kings and Shepherds - an evening of carols from around the world
Christ Church, West Didsbury
Conductor Justin Doyle.
Concert programme
10 November 2009
BBC Radio 4 Daily Service
Live broadcast, conductor Justin Doyle
8 November 2009
Magic Flute - Mozart
St Peter's Norton-juxta-Malton
Conductor Justin Doyle with King's Camerata
25 October 2009
Handel's Dixit Dominus and Haydn 'Nelson' Mass
Preston Minster
Conductor Andrew Watkinson and chorus master Justin Doyle with Lancashire Sinfonietta
24 October 2009
Handel's Dixit Dominus and Haydn 'Nelson' Mass
Lancaster Town Hall
Conductor Andrew Watkinson and chorus master Justin Doyle with Lancashire Sinfonietta
September 2009
BBC Radio 4 Daily Service
Two live broadcasts with conductor Justin Doyle
19 August 2009
BBC Radio 4 Daily Service
Live broadcast with conductor Paul Leddington Wright
19 July 2009
St John's, Buxton
Conductor Martin Bussey
10 May 2009
BBC Radio 3 The Choir
Royal Northern College of Music, conductor Richard Tanner
A live broadcast of music by Mendelssohn as part of R3’s anniversary celebrations with Aled Jones
4 May 2009
Threepenny Opera - Kurt Weill
Recording for BBC Radio 3 with conductor H.K. Gruber and BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
6 April 2009
BBC Radio 4 Daily Service
Live broadcast
7 March 2009
Christ Church, Didsbury
Conductor Eamonn Dougan
3 March 2009
BBC Radio 4 Daily Service
Live broadcast
21 February 2009
Wedding of choir member Sarah with Owen
Manchester cathedral
Conductor Frances Cooke
Close
Angels, Beasts, Kings and Shepherds - an evening of carols from around the world
Christ Church, West Didsbury
Conductor Justin Doyle.
Concert programme
10 November 2009
BBC Radio 4 Daily Service
Live broadcast, conductor Justin Doyle
8 November 2009
Magic Flute - Mozart
St Peter's Norton-juxta-Malton
Conductor Justin Doyle with King's Camerata
25 October 2009
Handel's Dixit Dominus and Haydn 'Nelson' Mass
Preston Minster
Conductor Andrew Watkinson and chorus master Justin Doyle with Lancashire Sinfonietta
24 October 2009
Handel's Dixit Dominus and Haydn 'Nelson' Mass
Lancaster Town Hall
Conductor Andrew Watkinson and chorus master Justin Doyle with Lancashire Sinfonietta
September 2009
BBC Radio 4 Daily Service
Two live broadcasts with conductor Justin Doyle
19 August 2009
BBC Radio 4 Daily Service
Live broadcast with conductor Paul Leddington Wright
19 July 2009
St John's, Buxton
Conductor Martin Bussey
10 May 2009
BBC Radio 3 The Choir
Royal Northern College of Music, conductor Richard Tanner
A live broadcast of music by Mendelssohn as part of R3’s anniversary celebrations with Aled Jones
4 May 2009
Threepenny Opera - Kurt Weill
Recording for BBC Radio 3 with conductor H.K. Gruber and BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
6 April 2009
BBC Radio 4 Daily Service
Live broadcast
7 March 2009
Christ Church, Didsbury
Conductor Eamonn Dougan
3 March 2009
BBC Radio 4 Daily Service
Live broadcast
21 February 2009
Wedding of choir member Sarah with Owen
Manchester cathedral
Conductor Frances Cooke
Close
2008
14 December 2008
Messiah
Llannefydd
Conductor Malcolm Layfield with Royal Northern College of Music Chamber Ensemble
29 November 2008
Ryedale Festival
St Peter's Norton-juxta-Malton
Conductor Frances Cooke
4 October 2008
Christ Church, Didsbury
Conductor Simon Lole
5 July 2008
Elizabethan Themes and Echoes
St Peter Mancroft, Norwich
Marcus Farnsworth
A celebration of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I ("Gloriana') with music by Gibbons, Tallis, Byrd, Vaughan Williams and Britten
July 2008
Ryedale Festival - The Creation
Ampleforth Abbey
Justin Doyle (Conductor) with Jeni Bern, John Graham-Hall, Graeme Danby and the York Chapter House Choir
June 2008
BBC Radio 4 Daily Service
Live broadcast
May 2008
Annelies
Blackburn Cathedral
Richard Tanner (Conductor) and Nicola Howard (Soprano)
The gripping story of Anne Frank in an oratorio by James Whitbourn, with Renaissance Singers and The Northern Chamber Orchestra
8 March 2008
The Final Journey
Christ Church, West Didsbury
Conductor Justin Doyle
A celebration of Passiontide, including works by Palestrina, Victoria & Poulenc.
16 February 2008
The Marriage of Figaro
Pacific Arts Centre, Birkenhead
Mark Heron (Conductor) and Stefan Janski (Director)
A concert performance of The Marriage of Figaro, with the Liverpool Mozart Orchestra and a cast from the Royal Northern College of Music
January 2008
BBC Radio 4 Daily Service
Live broadcast
Messiah
Llannefydd
Conductor Malcolm Layfield with Royal Northern College of Music Chamber Ensemble
29 November 2008
Ryedale Festival
St Peter's Norton-juxta-Malton
Conductor Frances Cooke
4 October 2008
Christ Church, Didsbury
Conductor Simon Lole
5 July 2008
Elizabethan Themes and Echoes
St Peter Mancroft, Norwich
Marcus Farnsworth
A celebration of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I ("Gloriana') with music by Gibbons, Tallis, Byrd, Vaughan Williams and Britten
July 2008
Ryedale Festival - The Creation
Ampleforth Abbey
Justin Doyle (Conductor) with Jeni Bern, John Graham-Hall, Graeme Danby and the York Chapter House Choir
June 2008
BBC Radio 4 Daily Service
Live broadcast
May 2008
Annelies
Blackburn Cathedral
Richard Tanner (Conductor) and Nicola Howard (Soprano)
The gripping story of Anne Frank in an oratorio by James Whitbourn, with Renaissance Singers and The Northern Chamber Orchestra
8 March 2008
The Final Journey
Christ Church, West Didsbury
Conductor Justin Doyle
A celebration of Passiontide, including works by Palestrina, Victoria & Poulenc.
16 February 2008
The Marriage of Figaro
Pacific Arts Centre, Birkenhead
Mark Heron (Conductor) and Stefan Janski (Director)
A concert performance of The Marriage of Figaro, with the Liverpool Mozart Orchestra and a cast from the Royal Northern College of Music
January 2008
BBC Radio 4 Daily Service
Live broadcast
2007
1 December 2007
A Great and Mighty Wonder - Ryedale Festival Christmas Concert
St Peter's Church, Norton Iuxta Malton, Yorkshire
Conductor Eamonn Dougan
Timeless plainchant interspersed with favourites such as Britten's Hymn to the Virgin, Joubert's There is no rose, Warlock's Lullaby my Jesus and Wishart's Alleluia, a new work is come on hand!
December 2007
Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy - Christmas Concert
A Christmas concert at a fund-raising dinner on behalf of Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy
November 2007
BBC Radio 4 Daily Service
Live broadcasts
October 2007
BBC Radio 2 - Sunday Half Hour recording
Winning entries from the BBC New Hymn Competition
September 2007
BBC Radio 2 - Sunday Half Hour recording
More from the BBC New Hymn Competition
September 2007
BBC Radio 2 - Sunday Half Hour recording
Winning entries from the BBC's New Hymn Competition.
22 September 2007
An Old Belief: Music of Two Ages
Christ Church, West Didsbury
Simon Lole ( conductor and organist)
From Bavaria in the Renaissance - the Mass Bell' Amfitrit' Altera by Lassus and motets by Lassus & Hassler - to England in the First World War - Songs of Farewell by Parry
August 2007
BBC Radio 4 Daily Service
Three live broadcasts with conductor Simon Lole
July 2007
Chester Festival - Elgar & His Contemporaries
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Chester
Conductor Frances Cooke
Sacred music and part-songs by Elgar, with other pieces by Holst, Parry and Stanford
16 July 2007
Korngold - The Sea Hawk Recording
With the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
14 July 2007
Ryedale Festival - Sunday Service & Concert
Pickering Parish Church , Yorkshire
Conductor Justin Doyle
13 July 2007
Ryedale Festival - Elijah
Ampleforth Abbey
Conductor Justin Doyle with Rudolfus Choir, and Opera North Orchestra
8 July 2007
Manchester International Festival - Orbit Orchestral Suite
Bridgewater Hall
Conductor Alexander Shelley
A world première with BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
June 2007
Labour Party Leadership Conference
Bridgewater Hall
Conductor Marcus Farnsworth
June 2007
Ordo Virtutum
Bridgewater Hall
Vox Animae, Evelyn Tubb - Michael Fields
A staged performance of Hildegard of Bingen's liturgical drama Ordo Virtutum as part of the Bridgewater Hall's International Series.
May 2007
BBC Radio 4 Daily Service
Live broadcast
April 2007
Sunday Worship, BBC Radio 4 live broadcast
Conductor Paul Leddington-Wright
April 2007
St Matthew Passion
Blackburn Cathedral
Canzona, Renaissance Singers, Blackburn Cathedral Girls' Chamber Choir - Richard Tanner
March 2007
Dream of Gerontius
Victoria Hall, Bolton
Bolton Choral Union - Michael Greenhalgh
January 2007
BBC Radio 4 Daily Service
Live broadcast
Conductor Neil Taylor
A Great and Mighty Wonder - Ryedale Festival Christmas Concert
St Peter's Church, Norton Iuxta Malton, Yorkshire
Conductor Eamonn Dougan
Timeless plainchant interspersed with favourites such as Britten's Hymn to the Virgin, Joubert's There is no rose, Warlock's Lullaby my Jesus and Wishart's Alleluia, a new work is come on hand!
December 2007
Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy - Christmas Concert
A Christmas concert at a fund-raising dinner on behalf of Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy
November 2007
BBC Radio 4 Daily Service
Live broadcasts
October 2007
BBC Radio 2 - Sunday Half Hour recording
Winning entries from the BBC New Hymn Competition
September 2007
BBC Radio 2 - Sunday Half Hour recording
More from the BBC New Hymn Competition
September 2007
BBC Radio 2 - Sunday Half Hour recording
Winning entries from the BBC's New Hymn Competition.
22 September 2007
An Old Belief: Music of Two Ages
Christ Church, West Didsbury
Simon Lole ( conductor and organist)
From Bavaria in the Renaissance - the Mass Bell' Amfitrit' Altera by Lassus and motets by Lassus & Hassler - to England in the First World War - Songs of Farewell by Parry
August 2007
BBC Radio 4 Daily Service
Three live broadcasts with conductor Simon Lole
July 2007
Chester Festival - Elgar & His Contemporaries
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Chester
Conductor Frances Cooke
Sacred music and part-songs by Elgar, with other pieces by Holst, Parry and Stanford
16 July 2007
Korngold - The Sea Hawk Recording
With the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
14 July 2007
Ryedale Festival - Sunday Service & Concert
Pickering Parish Church , Yorkshire
Conductor Justin Doyle
13 July 2007
Ryedale Festival - Elijah
Ampleforth Abbey
Conductor Justin Doyle with Rudolfus Choir, and Opera North Orchestra
8 July 2007
Manchester International Festival - Orbit Orchestral Suite
Bridgewater Hall
Conductor Alexander Shelley
A world première with BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
June 2007
Labour Party Leadership Conference
Bridgewater Hall
Conductor Marcus Farnsworth
June 2007
Ordo Virtutum
Bridgewater Hall
Vox Animae, Evelyn Tubb - Michael Fields
A staged performance of Hildegard of Bingen's liturgical drama Ordo Virtutum as part of the Bridgewater Hall's International Series.
May 2007
BBC Radio 4 Daily Service
Live broadcast
April 2007
Sunday Worship, BBC Radio 4 live broadcast
Conductor Paul Leddington-Wright
April 2007
St Matthew Passion
Blackburn Cathedral
Canzona, Renaissance Singers, Blackburn Cathedral Girls' Chamber Choir - Richard Tanner
March 2007
Dream of Gerontius
Victoria Hall, Bolton
Bolton Choral Union - Michael Greenhalgh
January 2007
BBC Radio 4 Daily Service
Live broadcast
Conductor Neil Taylor
2006
December 2006
Messiah
Llannefydd, North Wales
Conductor Malcolm Layfield with Royal Northern College of Music Chamber Ensemble
December 2006
Messiah
Christ Church, West Didsbury
Conductor Malcolm Layfield with Royal Northern College of Music Chamber Ensemble
December 2006
Ryedale Festival - Sunday Morning Service
St Peter's Church, Norton-juxta-Malton, Yorkshire
Conductor John Powell
Kyrie: Vaughan Williams; Sanctus, Benedictus and Agnus Dei: Tallis; Hodie Christus Natus Est: Sweelinck
December 2006
Ryedale Festival - Good Tidings of Great Joy
St Peter's Church, Norton-juxta-Malton, Yorkshire
Conductor John Powell
Christmas concert for the Ryedale Festival.
November 2006
BBC Radio 4 Daily Service
Live broadcast
October 2006
Songs of Two Centuries
St Luke's Church, Lowton
Conductor Marcus Farnsworth
English madrigals, part songs and solo songs of two centuries
August 2006
BBC Radio 4 Daily Service
Three live broadcasts
Conductor Stephen Jackson
June 2006
Spring into Summer
Holy Innocents, Fallowfield - Simon Lole
English madrigals and part songs to welcome the blooming growth of spring and the warmth of summer.
May 2006
Sunday Worship, BBC Radio 4
Conductor Gordon Stewart
April 2006
Bandanna
Parr Hall, Warrington
Conductor Mark Heron
First European performance of the opera by the contemporary American composer Daron Hagen.
April 2006
BBC Radio 4 Daily Service
Two live broadcasts
March 2006
Songs of Praise
Preston Minster
Recording for BBC1
Conductor Richard Tanner with Renaissance Singers
January 2006
BBC Radio 4 Daily Service
Live broadcast
Messiah
Llannefydd, North Wales
Conductor Malcolm Layfield with Royal Northern College of Music Chamber Ensemble
December 2006
Messiah
Christ Church, West Didsbury
Conductor Malcolm Layfield with Royal Northern College of Music Chamber Ensemble
December 2006
Ryedale Festival - Sunday Morning Service
St Peter's Church, Norton-juxta-Malton, Yorkshire
Conductor John Powell
Kyrie: Vaughan Williams; Sanctus, Benedictus and Agnus Dei: Tallis; Hodie Christus Natus Est: Sweelinck
December 2006
Ryedale Festival - Good Tidings of Great Joy
St Peter's Church, Norton-juxta-Malton, Yorkshire
Conductor John Powell
Christmas concert for the Ryedale Festival.
November 2006
BBC Radio 4 Daily Service
Live broadcast
October 2006
Songs of Two Centuries
St Luke's Church, Lowton
Conductor Marcus Farnsworth
English madrigals, part songs and solo songs of two centuries
August 2006
BBC Radio 4 Daily Service
Three live broadcasts
Conductor Stephen Jackson
June 2006
Spring into Summer
Holy Innocents, Fallowfield - Simon Lole
English madrigals and part songs to welcome the blooming growth of spring and the warmth of summer.
May 2006
Sunday Worship, BBC Radio 4
Conductor Gordon Stewart
April 2006
Bandanna
Parr Hall, Warrington
Conductor Mark Heron
First European performance of the opera by the contemporary American composer Daron Hagen.
April 2006
BBC Radio 4 Daily Service
Two live broadcasts
March 2006
Songs of Praise
Preston Minster
Recording for BBC1
Conductor Richard Tanner with Renaissance Singers
January 2006
BBC Radio 4 Daily Service
Live broadcast
2005
December 2005
A Christmas Celebration with Carols
The Grand Theatre, Blackpool
Conductor Darius Battiwala
Poulenc’s Christmas Motets and music by John Rutter, plus familiar Victorian carols. With Manchester Camerata.
December 2005
Messiah
Christ Church, West Didsbury
Conductor Malcolm Layfield with Royal Northern College of Music Chamber Ensemble
November 2005
A Celebration of St Cecilia
Manchester Cathedral
Conductor Christopher Stokes
A concert to celebrate the patron saint of music, St Cecilia including English choral music from Byrd to Howells with Jeffry Makinson organ, and the Purcell Consort.
November 2005
BBC Radio 4 Sunday Worship
Live broadcast featuring comedian Ken Dodd
Conductor Christopher Stokes
September 2005
A Little Bite Music
Bridgewater Hall
Conductor Richard Tanner
A recital of English and European madrigals and 20th Century popular music with Eleanor Lighton flute, Alexander Knight piano
August 2005
BBC Radio 4 Daily Service
Two live broadcasts
July 2005
Ryedale Festival
Sunday Morning Service
Malton Priory, Yorkshire
Conductor Darius Battiwala
July 2005
Ryedale Festival
Mozart Requiem, Palestrina
Ampleforth Abbey
Conductor Malcolm Layfield, organ Darius Battiwalla
Mozart Requiem, Palestrina's settings of texts from the Song of Solomon, and Gabrieli.
April 2005
BBC Radio 4 Sunday Worship
Live broadcast
March 2005
Bach, St John Passion
Silk Hall Macclesfield
Conductor Richard Tanner with the Northern Chamber Orchestra
January 2005
BBC Radio 4 Sunday Worship
Live broadcast
January 2005
Tsunami, Songs of Praise, BBC1
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral
Conductor Christopher Stokes
A recording for a Songs of Praise special programme reflecting on the recent tragic tsunami.
A Christmas Celebration with Carols
The Grand Theatre, Blackpool
Conductor Darius Battiwala
Poulenc’s Christmas Motets and music by John Rutter, plus familiar Victorian carols. With Manchester Camerata.
December 2005
Messiah
Christ Church, West Didsbury
Conductor Malcolm Layfield with Royal Northern College of Music Chamber Ensemble
November 2005
A Celebration of St Cecilia
Manchester Cathedral
Conductor Christopher Stokes
A concert to celebrate the patron saint of music, St Cecilia including English choral music from Byrd to Howells with Jeffry Makinson organ, and the Purcell Consort.
November 2005
BBC Radio 4 Sunday Worship
Live broadcast featuring comedian Ken Dodd
Conductor Christopher Stokes
September 2005
A Little Bite Music
Bridgewater Hall
Conductor Richard Tanner
A recital of English and European madrigals and 20th Century popular music with Eleanor Lighton flute, Alexander Knight piano
August 2005
BBC Radio 4 Daily Service
Two live broadcasts
July 2005
Ryedale Festival
Sunday Morning Service
Malton Priory, Yorkshire
Conductor Darius Battiwala
July 2005
Ryedale Festival
Mozart Requiem, Palestrina
Ampleforth Abbey
Conductor Malcolm Layfield, organ Darius Battiwalla
Mozart Requiem, Palestrina's settings of texts from the Song of Solomon, and Gabrieli.
April 2005
BBC Radio 4 Sunday Worship
Live broadcast
March 2005
Bach, St John Passion
Silk Hall Macclesfield
Conductor Richard Tanner with the Northern Chamber Orchestra
January 2005
BBC Radio 4 Sunday Worship
Live broadcast
January 2005
Tsunami, Songs of Praise, BBC1
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral
Conductor Christopher Stokes
A recording for a Songs of Praise special programme reflecting on the recent tragic tsunami.
2004
December 2004
Messiah
Christ Church, West Didsbury
Conductor Malcolm Layfield with Royal Northern College of Music Chamber Ensemble
November 2004
GMTV
The Trafford Centre, Manchester
A pair of live broadcasts from the Trafford Centre as part of an (early) article on Christmas shopping.
October 2004
I Was Glad
St John's, Buxton
Conductor Christopher Stokes
A varied collection of English sacred music from Byrd to Peter Maxwell Davies.
July 2004
Summer Serenade
St John's, Buxton
Conductor Martin Bussey with Hannah Roberts cello
A concert of summer music - madrigals and songs by Debussy, Elgar and Stanford
June 2004
Music for a Summer Evening - Amnesty Summer Concert
Holy Spirit Church, Marple
Conductor Martin Bussey with Intriplicate
A concert of summer music - madrigals and songs by Debussy, Elgar and Stanford
March 2004
Shadows of the Cross
Holy Innocents, Fallowfield
Conductor John Powell with Chester Viol Consort
A Lenten meditation in words and music for Passiontide
Messiah
Christ Church, West Didsbury
Conductor Malcolm Layfield with Royal Northern College of Music Chamber Ensemble
November 2004
GMTV
The Trafford Centre, Manchester
A pair of live broadcasts from the Trafford Centre as part of an (early) article on Christmas shopping.
October 2004
I Was Glad
St John's, Buxton
Conductor Christopher Stokes
A varied collection of English sacred music from Byrd to Peter Maxwell Davies.
July 2004
Summer Serenade
St John's, Buxton
Conductor Martin Bussey with Hannah Roberts cello
A concert of summer music - madrigals and songs by Debussy, Elgar and Stanford
June 2004
Music for a Summer Evening - Amnesty Summer Concert
Holy Spirit Church, Marple
Conductor Martin Bussey with Intriplicate
A concert of summer music - madrigals and songs by Debussy, Elgar and Stanford
March 2004
Shadows of the Cross
Holy Innocents, Fallowfield
Conductor John Powell with Chester Viol Consort
A Lenten meditation in words and music for Passiontide
2003
December 2003
St Niklaus Mass, Haydn
Silk Hall, Macclesfield
Conductor Richard Tanner with Northern Chamber Orchestra
October 2003
A Merry Noise
All Saints Church, Stand
Conductor Gordon Stewart with Lowry Brass Ensemble
Works including the 19 part "Buccinate" by Gabrieli, Bach's Singet den Herrn, works by father and son, Lennox and Michael Berkeley RV Williams' motet, "O Clap Your Hands" with brass and organ
July 2003
Rejoice in the Lamb
St John's Church Buxton
Conductor Richard Tanner with Andrew Dean (organ)
June 2003
Rejoice in the Lamb
Blackburn Cathedral
Conductor Richard Tanner with Greg Morris (organ)
Renaissance and twentieth century English music, including Palestrina, Bach, Britten, Taverner and Finzi
February 2003
England v Italy
Holy Innocents, Fallowfield
Conductor Stephen Williams
The choir's inaugural concert featuring English and Italian Part Songs including works by Morley, Gibbons, Byrd, Monteverdi, and Morenzio.
St Niklaus Mass, Haydn
Silk Hall, Macclesfield
Conductor Richard Tanner with Northern Chamber Orchestra
October 2003
A Merry Noise
All Saints Church, Stand
Conductor Gordon Stewart with Lowry Brass Ensemble
Works including the 19 part "Buccinate" by Gabrieli, Bach's Singet den Herrn, works by father and son, Lennox and Michael Berkeley RV Williams' motet, "O Clap Your Hands" with brass and organ
July 2003
Rejoice in the Lamb
St John's Church Buxton
Conductor Richard Tanner with Andrew Dean (organ)
June 2003
Rejoice in the Lamb
Blackburn Cathedral
Conductor Richard Tanner with Greg Morris (organ)
Renaissance and twentieth century English music, including Palestrina, Bach, Britten, Taverner and Finzi
February 2003
England v Italy
Holy Innocents, Fallowfield
Conductor Stephen Williams
The choir's inaugural concert featuring English and Italian Part Songs including works by Morley, Gibbons, Byrd, Monteverdi, and Morenzio.
