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Chester Festival Chorus

THE CHOIR OF THE CHESTER SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL

Chester Festival Chorus

Below you can find all of the major concerts in which we have performed as part of the Chester Summer Music Festival since 1978. All of the works were sung by the Chester Festival Chorus except for the first two years of the festival where existing local choirs formed the chorus. Note that all of the concerts marked in red were later repeated at the BBC Proms. In the Proms we were joined by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Chorus (2005 and 1994), the London Philharmonic Choir (1998) and the BBC Welsh Symphony Chorus and the Britten Singers (1992).

Year	Works		Orchestra	Conductor	Soloists
2006	Bruckner Mahler	Te Deum Symphony No 2 ‘Resurrection’	Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra	David Hill	Katrina Broderick Jane Irwin Allan Clayton Giles Underwood	Soprano Mezzo-soprano Tenor Bass
2005	Vaughan Williams	A Sea Symphony	Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra	Gerard Schwarz	Janice Watson Dwayne Croft	Soprano Bass
2004	Dvorak Britten	Te Deum Spring Symphony	Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra	David Hill	Elizabeth Donovan Anna Burford Peter Hoare Matthew Rose	Soprano Mezzo-soprano Tenor Bass
2003	Vaughan Williams Parry Finzi	Serenade To Music Blest Pair Of Sirens For St Cecilia	Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra	David Hill	Peter Hoare	Tenor
2002	Walton	Belshazzar's Feast	BBC Philharmonic	Martyn Brabbins	Ashley Holland	Baritone
2001	Mozart Vaughan Williams	Requiem Five Mystical Songs	Manchester Camerata	Harry Christophers	Carolyn Sampson Alexandra Gibson James Gilchrist Michael George	Soprano Contralto Tenor Bass
2000	Mendelssohn	Elijah	BBC Philharmonic	Rumon Gamba	Lisa Milne Susan Parry Mark Tucker Neal Davies	Soprano Contralto Tenor Bass
1999	Britten Britten Folksongs etc Vaughan Williams	St Nicolas Gloriana Dances A Sea Symphony	Manchester Camerata BBC Philharmonic	Frances Cooke Rumon Gamba	Toby Spence Rosa Mannion Alan Opie	Tenor Soprano Bass
1998	Poulenc Stravinsky	Gloria Symphony Of Psalms	BBC Philharmonic BBC Philharmonic	Yan Pascal Tortelier Yan Pascal Tortelier	Alison Hagley	Soprano
1997	Orff Faure Stanford Durufle Villette Vaughan Williams	Carmina Burana Requiem Magnificat Motets Hymne a la Vierge Valiant For Truth	Manchester Camerata Manchester Camerata	Nicolae Moldoveanu Frances Cooke	Cara O'Sullivan Mark Chambers Peter Snipp Miranda McDonnell Tom Guthrie	Soprano Tenor Bass Soprano Bass
1996	Brahms	A German Requiem	Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra	Nicolae Moldoveanu	Lynne Dawson Paul Whelan	Soprano Bass
1995	Faure Faure Handel	Pavane Cantique de Jean Racine Saul	BBC Philharmonic City Of London Sinfonia	Yan Pascal Tortelier Richard Hickox	Lynne Dawson Mary Plazas Mark Chambers Ian Bostridge Alastair Miles	Soprano Soprano Counter-tenor Tenor Bass
1994	Dvorak	Requiem	Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra	Libor Pesek	Linda Russell Hilary Summers Josef Kundlas Peter Mikulas	Soprano Contralto Tenor Bass
1993	Britten	War Requiem	BBC Philharmonic	Richard Hickox	Suzanne Murphy Adrian Thompson Stephen Roberts	Soprano Tenor Bass
1992	Tavener Haydn	We Shall See Him As He Is Nelson Mass	BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra City Of London Sinfonia	Richard Hickox Richard Hickox	Patricia Rozario Andrew Murgatroyd Catherine Pierard Catherine Denley Lynton Atkinson Stephen Richardson	Soprano Tenor Soprano Contralto Tenor Bass
1991	Mozart Mahler	Mass in C minor Das Klagende Lied	City of London Sinfonia Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra	Richard Hickox Richard Hickox	Janice Watson Louise Winter Lynton Atkinson Richard Jackson Alison Hargan Alfreda Hodgson Arthur Davies	Soprano Mezzo-soprano Tenor Bass Soprano Contralto Tenor
1990	Haydn Tippett	Creation A Child Of Our Time	City of London Sinfonia Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra	Richard Hickox Richard Hickox	Catherine Pierard Adrian Thompson Stephen Varcoe Alison Hargan Della Jones Martyn Hill John Shirley-Quirk	Soprano Tenor Bass Soprano Mezzo-soprano Tenor Bass
1989	Mozart	Requiem	City of London Sinfonia	Richard Hickox	Sheila Armstrong Alfreda Hodgson Martyn Hill Donald Maxwell	Soprano Contralto Tenor Bass
1988	Verdi	Requiem	Halle Orchestra	Adrian Leaper	Kathryn Harries Alfreda Hodgson Jeffrey Talbot Denis Hicks	Soprano Contralto Tenor Bass
1987	Weill Berlioz	The Lindbergh Flight Te Deum	Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra	Louis Fremaux	Martyn Hill Stewart Buchanan William Mackie	Tenor Baritone Bass
1986	Elgar	Dream Of Gerontius	Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra	Richard Hickox	Bernadette Greevy Robert Tear John Shirley-Quirk	Mezzo-soprano Tenor Bass
1985	Handel	Solomon	London Mozart Players	Martin Merry	Jennifer Smith Anne Dawson David James Ian Partridge Stephen Roberts	Soprano Soprano Counter-tenor Tenor Bass
1984	Walton	Belshazzar's Feast	Halle Orchestra	Martin Merry	Michael Rippon	Bass
1983	Mendelssohn	Elijah	Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra	Martin Merry	Teresa Cahill Helen Watts Robert Tear Benjamin Luxon	Soprano Contralto Tenor Bass
1982	Vaughan Williams	A Sea Symphony	Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra	Martin Merry	Janet Price David Wilson-Johnson	Soprano Bass
1981	Haydn	Nelson Mass	Manchester Camerata	Martin Merry	Kathleen Livingstone Vanessa Williamson Robert Tear William Shimell	Soprano Contralto Tenor Bass
1980	Haydn	Creation	Manchester Camerata	Martin Merry	Sheila Armstrong Martyn Hill David Wilson-Johnson	Soprano Tenor Bass
1979	Beethoven (Chester Music Society and Ellesmere Port Music Society Choirs) Bach (Chester Bach Singers)	Symphony No. 9 in D minor Mass in B minor	Halle Orchestra Manchester Camerata	James Loughran Martin Merry	Linda Esther Gray Anne Wilkens John Mitchinson Michael Rippon Wendy Eathorne Elizabeth Stokes Charles Grett Martyn Hill Richard Jackson	Soprano Contralto Tenor Bass Soprano Mezzo-soprano Counter-tenor Tenor Bass
1978	Monteverdi (Chester Bach Singers)	Vespers of 1610	Orchestra	Martin Merry	Leonie Mitchell Susan Gorton Nigel Dixon Anthony Rolfe-Johnson Gordon Pullin Graham Titus Christopher Underwood	Soprano Soprano Counter-tenor Tenor Tenor Bass Bass