Knowle Sinfonia 1990 - 2004

27 November 2004

St Alphege Church, Solihull
Martin Leigh (conductor)
Kevin Boyd (horn)

Sibelius - Symphony # 3
Weber - Concertino for Horn
Tchaikovsky - Symphony # 2

Programme Notes

21 September 2004

Alderbrook School, Solihull
Martin Leigh (conductor)

Mendelssohn - Hebrides Overture
Mozart - Piano Concerto # 24 in C minor
Beethoven - Symphony # 7

3 July 2004

Our Lady of the Wayside, Shirley
Martin Leigh (conductor)
Jonathan Warburton (Bass trombone)

Beethoven - Coriolan Overture
Hovhannes - Symphony #35 for string orchestra and bass trombone
Brahms - Haydn Variations
Mendelssohn - Italian Symphony

Programme Notes

2 April 2004

CBSO Centre, Birmingham
Martin Leigh (conductor)

Weber - Overture Oberon
Dvorak - Symphony #9 'New World'

28 March 2004

Arden School Hall
Martin Leigh (conductor)

Rising Stars 2004

Stephen Webster (piano)
Katie Evans (soprano)
Helen Thompson (cello)

Weber - Overture Oberon
Stephen Webster - Piano Concerto
Strauss - Laughing Song
Saint-Saëns - Cello Concerto

20 March 2004

St. Peter's School, Solihull
Martin Leigh (conductor and piano)

Weber - Overture Oberon
Mozart - Piano Concerto #24
Dvorak - Symphony #9 'New World'

Programme Notes

29 November 2003

Shirley Methodist Church
Martin Leigh (conductor)

Debussy - Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune
Bizet - Selections from Carmen
Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique

28 June 2003

Our Lady of the Wayside
Martin Leigh (conductor)
Kevin Boyd (horn)

Verdi - Overture Force of Destiny
Mozart - Horn Concerto #4
Tchaikovsky - Symphony #4

22 March 2003

Arden School Hall
Martin Leigh (conductor and piano)

Wagner - Overture Mastersingers
Mozart - Piano Concerto #20 D min
Brahms - Symphony #1

30 November 2002

Arden School Hall
Martin Leigh (conductor)

Weber - Overture Der Freischutz
Haydn - Symphony #88
Wagner - Overture Rienzi
Shostakovitch - Symphony #9

15 June 2002

Arden School Hall
Martin Leigh (conductor)

Mendelssohn - Hebrides Overture
Schubert - Symphony #5
Beethoven - Symphony #6 'Pastoral'

9 March 2002

Arden School Hall
Martin Leigh (conductor)

Grieg - Selections from Peer Gynt
Bruckner - Symphony #4 'Romantic'

1 December 2001

Arden School Hall
Martin Leigh (conductor)

Shostakovitch - Festive Overture
Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet
Sibelius - Symphony #2

 Programme Notes

23 June 2001

Arden School Hall
Helen Rudeforth (conductor)
Janet Thomas (viola)

Beethoven - Symphony #5
Ravel - Pavane for a dead infanta
Berlioz - Harold in Italy

24 March 2001

United Reformed Church, Solihull
Malcolm Peters (conductor)
Andrew Dicks (organ)

Sibelius - Karelia Suite
Poulenc - Organ Concerto
Saint-Saens - Symphony #3 'Organ'

18 November 2000

Arden School Hall
Malcolm Peters (conductor)
Frank Edenborough (horn)

Weber - Overture Der Freischutz
Strauss, R. - Horn Concerto #1
Brahms - Symphony #4

20 May 2000

Arden School Hall
Malcolm Peters (conductor)
Alastair Moseley (clarinet)

Sibelius - Finlandia
Mozart - Clarinet Concerto
Tchaikovsky - Symphony #5

4 March 2000

Arden School Hall
Malcolm Peters (conductor)

Mozart - Overture Don Giovanni
Debussy - Children's Corner
Mendelssohn - Symphony #3 'Scottish'

13 February 2000

St Alphege Church, Solihull
Malcolm Peters (conductor)
Jessica Harris (violin)
Cheryl Law (viola)

Memorial Service for Ruth England

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante (Finale)

20 November 1999

Arden School Hall
Malcolm Peters (conductor)
Jessica Harris (violin)
Cheryl Law (viola)

Delius - La Calinda
Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante
Shostakovitch - Symphony #5

3 July 1999

Arden School Hall
Malcolm Peters (conductor)
Steve Palmer (piano)

Rossini - Overture Italian Girl in Algiers
Beethoven - Piano Concerto #3
Mozart - Symphony #35 'Haffner'

20 March 1999

Arden School Hall
Malcolm Peters (conductor)
Bob Thomas (Baritone)

Elgar - Selections from Wand of Youth
Mahler - Songs of a Travelling Journeyman
Dvorak - Symphony #6

21 November 1998

Arden School Hall
Malcolm Peters (conductor)
Jessica Harris (violin)

Mussorgsky - Night on a Bare Mountain
Mozart - Violin Concerto #5 'Turkish'
Franck - Symphony in D minor

27 June 1998

Arden School Hall
Malcolm Peters (conductor)
David Shanks (oboe)

Strauss II, J. - Overture Die Fledermaus
Albinoni - Oboe Concerto in D minor
Prokofiev - Troika from 'Lieutenant Kije'
Schumann - Symphony #3 'Rhenish'

21 March 1998

Arden School Hall
Malcolm Peters (conductor)
Cheryl Law (viola)

Berlioz - King Lear Overture
Hoffmeister - Viola Concerto
Brahms - Symphony #2

29 November 1997

Arden School Hall
Malcolm Peters (conductor)
Alastair Moseley (piano)

Berlioz - Overture Roman Carnival
Beethoven - Piano Concerto #1
Vaughan Williams - Symphony #2 'A London Symphony'

28 June 1997

Arden School Hall
Malcolm Peters (conductor)

Mozart - Overture Cosi Fan Tutte
Salieri - Concerto for Flute and Oboe (David and Alison Whatley)
Beethoven - Symphony #3 'Eroica'

22 March 1997

Solihull Methodist Church
Malcolm Peters (conductor)
Andrew Dicks (harpsicord)

Rossini - Overture Thieving Magpie
Poulenc - Concert Champetre
Tchaikovsky - Symphony #2

30 November 1996

Arden School Hall
Malcolm Peters (conductor)
Leo Turner (guitar)

Beethoven - Overture Egmont
Castelnuovo-Tedesco - Guitar Concerto #1
Gounod - Petite Symphonie
Beethoven - Symphony #7

15 June 1996

Arden School Hall
Malcolm Peters (conductor)
Alastair Moseley (piano)

Humperdinck - Hansel and Gretel
Mendelssohn - Piano Concerto #1
Borodin - Symphony #2

30 March 1996

Arden School Hall
Malcolm Peters (conductor)

Weber - Overture Oberon
Schumann - Konzertstuck for 4 Horns (Frank Edenborough, Helen Rudeforth, Emma McLeod, Victoria Boyko)
Schubert - Symphony #9 'Great C Major'

18 November 1995

Arden School Hall
Malcolm Peters (conductor)

Mozart - Overture Magic Flute
Mozart - Clarinet Concerto (Tonia French, clarinet)
Brahms - Symphony #3

24 June 1995

Arden School Hall
Malcolm Peters (conductor)

Weber - Overture Der Freischutz
Haydn - The Heavens are Telling from 'Creation' with Chanterelle Ladies Choir
Bizet - L'Arlesienne Suites 1 and 2

29 April 1995

Shirley Methodist Church
Malcolm Peters (conductor)

Brahms - Academic Festival Overture
MacCunn - Land of the Mountain and the Flood
Mendelssohn - Nocturne from 'Midsummer Nights Dream'
Faure - Requiem with Chanterelle Ladies Choir (Stuart Reeve, conductor; Christopher Monks, organ)

25 March 1995

Arden School Hall
Malcolm Peters (conductor)

Brahms - Academic Festival Overture
MacCunn - Land of the Mountain and the Flood
Telemann - Recorder Concerto in C (Katherine Harbour)
Tchaikovsky - Symphony #5

19 November 1994

Arden School Hall
Malcolm Peters (conductor)
John Gough (piano)

Mendelssohn - Overture, Nocturne and Intermezzo from 'Midsummer Nights Dream'
Shostakovitch - Piano Concerto #2
Bizet - Symphony #1

25 June 1994

Arden School Hall

Elgar - Serenade for Strings
(Walter Weatherburn, conductor)
Grieg - 2 Elegiac Melodies
(Walter Weatherburn, conductor)
Dvorak - Czech Suite for Wind
(Helen Rudeforth, conductor)
Haydn - Symphony #104 'London' (Malcolm Peters, conductor)

20 May 1994

Knowle Parish Church
Malcolm Peters (conductor) as part of Knowle Flower Festival
 
Handel - Selections from Water Music

19 March 1994

Arden School Hall
Malcolm Peters (conductor)

Nicolai - Overture Merry Wives of Windsor
Saint-Saens - Cello Concerto #1 (Claire Noakes)
Dvorak - Symphony #8

13 November 1993

Arden School Hall
Malcolm Peters (conductor)

Beethoven - Ballet music from 'Prometheus'
Mozart - Flute Concert in G (Tim Jenkin)
Mendelssohn - Symphony #4 'Italian'

19 June 1993

Arden School Hall
Malcolm Peters (conductor)

Rossini - Overture Semiramide
Elgar - Cello Concerto (Laura Chapple)
Schumann - Symphony #4

13 March 1993

Arden School Hall
Malcolm Peters (conductor)

Glinka - Overture Russlan and Ludmilla
Weber - Clarinet Concerto #2 (Alastair Moseley)
Brahms - Symphony #1

21 November 1992

Arden School Hall
Malcolm Peters (conductor)

Mozart - Overture Marriage of Figaro
Schubert - Ballet Music from 'Rosamunde'
Hummel - Trumpet Concerto in E flat (Helen Clarkson)
Beethoven - Symphony #8

4 July 1992

Arden School Hall
Malcolm Peters (conductor)

Mendelssohn - Hebrides Overture
Bartok - Romanian Folk Dances
Grainger - Mock Morris
Brahms - Serenade #1

21 March 1992

Arden School Hall
Malcolm Peters (conductor)

Rossini - Overture Barber of Seville
Mozart - Exultate, Jubilate (Claire Humphreys)
Strauss II, J. - Tales from the Vienna Woods
Strauss II, J. - 2 songs from Die Fledermaus (Claire Humphreys)
Schubert - Symphony #8 'Unfinished'

16 November 1991

Arden School Hall
Malcolm Peters (conductor)

Haydn - Symphony #20
Wagner - Siegfried Idyll
Beethoven - Symphony #6 'Pastoral'

8 June 1991

Arden School Hall,
Malcolm Peters (conductor)

Mendelssohn - Overture Fair Melusine
Mozart - Piano Concerto #20 (Alastair Moseley)
Saint-Saens - Symphony #2

17 November 1990

St Martin's School
Malcolm Peters (conductor)

Beethoven - Overture Egmont
Mozart - Symphony #41 'Jupiter'
Mendelssohn - Symphony #3 'Scottish'

16 June 1990

Solihull School Chapel
Malcolm Peters (conductor)

Rossini - Overture Italian Girl in Algiers
Faure - Pavane
Bizet - Jeux d'Enfants
Mozart - Horn Concerto #3 (Peter Pearson, horn)
Beethoven - Symphony #1

First Concert Programme