2011/2012

SATURDAY 8TH OCTOBER 2011 7.30 pm St Mary's Church, Dorchester

Gounod - Petite Symphonie;  Puccini - Chrysanthemums;  Beethoven - Grosse Fugue;  Mozart - Exsultate Jubilate, soloist Abbi Temple (soprano)  Mozart - Symphony No 40

SATURDAY 19TH NOVEMBER 2011 7.30 pm St Mary's Church, Dorchester

Mendelssohn - Overture Ruy Blas;  Chaminade - Flute Concertino, soloist Abigail Smith;  Chausson - Poème, soloist Marian Givens (violin);  Brahms - Symphony No.1

SATURDAY 10TH MARCH 2012 - MUSIC FOR YOUTH 4.00 pm St Mary's Church, Dorchester

Delius - The First Cuckoo in Spring;  Respighi - The Birds;  Solos by young artists;  Sharma/Baker - Buzzard or Kestrel (World Première), narration by Martin Clunes

SATURDAY 19TH MAY 2012 7.30 pm St Mary's Church, Dorchester

Schubert - Overture in the Italian Style;  Beethoven - Piano Concerto No.5 (‘Emperor’), soloist Fiona Dalzell ;  Grieg - Symphony in C minor

2010/2011

SATURDAY 16TH OCTOBER 2010 7.30 pm St Mary's Church, Dorchester

Mendelssohn - Nocturne and Scherzo - A Midsummer Night's Dream;  Viotti - Violin concerto No 22, soloist Jennifer Barrett;  Tchaikovsky - Suite No 1

SATURDAY 4TH DECEMBER 2010 7.30 pm St Mary's Church, Dorchester

Schumann - Overture, Scherzo and Finale;  Haydn - Trumpet Concerto, soloist Katharine Curlett;  Vaughan Williams - Symphony No.5

SATURDAY 12TH MARCH 2011 - MUSIC FOR YOUTH 4.00 pm St Mary's Church, Dorchester

Rossini - Overture The Italian Girl in Algiers;  Solos by young artists (tba);  Sharma/Baker - Dave the Musical Caveman (World Premiere);  Rimsky-Korsakov - The Flight of the Bumblebee, narration by Martin Clunes

SATURDAY 21ST MAY 2011 7.30 pm St Mary's Church, Dorchester

Schubert - Overture Alfonso and Estrella;  Liszt - Piano Concerto No 1, soloist John Lill;  Liszt - Piano Sonata, soloist John Lill;  Beethoven - Symphony No.5

2009-2010

SATURDAY 10TH OCTOBER 2009 7.30 pm St Mary's Church, Dorchester

Purcell - Overture, the Faery Queen;  Handel - Oboe concerto in G Minor, soloist Helen Simpson;  Tavener - Song of the Angel, soloist Sofia Tavener (violin);  Arnold - Serenade;  Mendelssohn - Symphony No.1

SATURDAY 12TH DECEMBER 2009 7.30 pm St Mary's Church, Dorchester

Mozart - Overture, Don Giovanni;  Weber - Bassoon concerto, soloist Amy Harman;  Beethoven - Symphony No.7

SATURDAY 13TH MARCH 2010 4 pm St Mary's Church, Dorchester

Saint-Saëns - Danse Macabre;  Solo by a young artist;  Sharma/Baker - Pass the Baton (World Premiere);  Mussorgsky - Night on the Bare Mountain, narration by Martin Clunes

SATURDAY 15TH MAY 2010 7.30 pm St Mary's Church, Dorchester

Borodin - In the Steppes of Central Asia;  Chopin - Piano Concerto No.1, soloist Simon Callaghan;  Schumann - Symphony No.4

2008-2009

SATURDAY 11TH OCTOBER 2008 7.30 pm St Mary's Church, Dorchester

Dvořák - Czech Suite;  Neruda - Trumpet concerto (Katharine Curlett);  Vaughan Williams - Lark Ascending (Adam Hill);  Haydn - Symphony 104

SATURDAY 6TH DECEMBER 2008 7.30 pm St Mary's Church, Dorchester

Sibelius - Karelia Suite;  Brahms - Symphony 2;  Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez (Christopher Evesham)

SATURDAY 14TH MARCH 2009 4 pm St Mary's Church, Dorchester

Humperdinck - Hansel and Gretel Overture;  Fauré - Elegy (Christopher Hedges);  World Premier TBA (Sharma/Baker) narrated by Martin Clunes;  Other pieces TBA inc Solo by a young artist

SATURDAY 16TH MAY 2009 7.30 pm St Mary's Church, Dorchester

Stravinsky - 4 Norwegian Moods;  Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto 2 (Fiona Dalzell);  Tchaikovsky - Symphony 1 ‘Winter Daydreams’

2007-2008

SATURDAY 20TH OCTOBER 2007 7.30 pm St Mary's Church, Dorchester

Gluck (arr. Mozart) - Overture Iphegenia in Aulus;  Saint-Saëns - Piano Concerto No 2 with Faith Leadbetter;  Elgar - Elegy for strings;  Elgar - Soliloquy for Oboe with Rosanna Brewster;  Haydn - Symphony No 100 (Military)

SATURDAY 15TH DECEMBER 2007 7.30 pm St Mary's Church, Dorchester

Weber - Overture Oberon;  Dvořák - Violin Concerto with Oliver Nelson;  Elgar - Romance for Bassoon with Tess Maybury;  Sibelius - Symphony No 3

SATURDAY 8TH MARCH 2008 4 pm St Mary's Church, Dorchester

MUSIC FOR YOUTH compèred by Mark Freestone;
Sibelius - Finlandia;  Solo by a young artist (to be announced);  Sharma/Baker - Jurassical Music (world premier) with Martin Clunes;  Rossini - Overture William Tell

SATURDAY 17TH MAY 2008 7.30 pm St Mary's Church, Dorchester

Schubert - Symphony No 5;  Mahler - Symphony No 4 with Sophia Grech (Soprano)

2006-2007

SATURDAY 14TH OCTOBER 2006 7.30 pm St Mary's Church, Dorchester

Respighi - 3 Botticelli Pictures;  Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No 4;  Sibelius - Scene with Cranes & Valse Triste;  Schubert - Symphony No 1

SATURDAY 2ND DECEMBER 2006 7.30 pm St Mary's Church, Dorchester

Mussorgsky - Night on the Bare Mountain;  Haydn - Sinfonia Concertante, soloists: Jennifer Holt, Katie Holt, Sarah Shore, Tess Maybury;  Balakirev - Symphony No 1

SATURDAY 10TH MARCH 2007 4 pm St Mary's Church, Dorchester

MUSIC FOR YOUTH Story-teller: Martin Clunes
Rossini - Overture: The Thieving Magpie;  Solo by a Young Artist (to be announced);  Sharma/Baker - The Forbidden Music (First Performance);  Arnold - A Grand, Grand Overture

SATURDAY 12TH MAY 2007 7.30 pm St Mary's Church, Dorchester

DChO 20th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
Beethoven - Overture: Leonora No 2;  Tchaikovsky - Variations on a Rococo Theme, soloist: Natalie Clein;  Dvořák - Symphony No 7

2005-2006

SATURDAY 27TH MAY 2006 7.30 pm St Mary's Church, Dorchester

MOZART 250th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRITY CONCERT
Overture: Il Seraglio;  Piano Concerto in C minor K491 (soloist: John Lill);  Symphony No 41 (Jupiter)

SATURDAY 4TH MARCH 2006 4 pm St Mary's Church, Dorchester

MUSIC FOR YOUTH Story-teller: Martin Clunes
Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker;  Solo by a Young Artist (soloist: Rosi Brewster, oboe);  Coles/Baker - The Amazing Animal Band (First Performance);  Smetana - The River Vltava

SATURDAY 3RD DECEMBER 2005 7.30 pm St Mary's Church, Dorchester

Glinka - Overture: Ruslan & Ludmilla;  Brahms - Viloin Concerto (soloist: Christina Ball);  Shostakovich - Symphony No 1

SATURDAY 15TH OCTOBER 2005 7.30 pm St Mary's Church, Dorchester

Handel - Water Music;  Strauss - Duet Concertino for Clarinet and Bassoon, soloists: John Candor and Julian Lockett;  Beethoven - Symphony No 4

2004-2005

SATURDAY 7TH MAY 2005 7.30 pm St Mary's Church, Dorchester

Nielsen - Overture: Saga-drom;  Grieg - Piano Concerto (soloist: Valerie Tryon);  Sibelius - Symphony No 5

SATURDAY 5TH MARCH 2005 4 pm St Mary's Church, Dorchester

MUSIC FOR YOUTH Story-teller: Martin Clunes
Rossini - Dance of the Soliders;  Grieg - In The Hall of the Mountain King;  The Tale of Tubby the Tuba;  Villa-Lobos - The Little Train;  Dukas -The Sorcerer’s Apprentice;  Saint-Saens - Reverie (soloist: Roseanna Brewster)

SATURDAY 4TH DECEMBER 2004 7.30 pm St Mary's Church, Dorchester

Verdi - Overture: The Force of Destiny;  Respighi - Suite: The Birds;  Berlioz - Harold in Italy (soloist: Rebecca Chambers)

SATURDAY 16TH OCTOBER 2004 7.30 pm St Mary's Church, Dorchester

J S Bach - Sinfonia (Cantata 29);  Handel - Organ Concerto (soloist: Naomi Gregory);  Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante K 297b;  Cimarosa - Double Flute Concerto;  Haydn - ‘Surprise’ Symphony (No 94)

2003-2004

SATURDAY 8TH MAY 2004 7.30 pm St Mary's Church, Dorchester

Shubert - ‘Unfinished’ Symphony;  Sibelius - En Saga;  Tchaikovsky - Piano Concert No 1 (soloist: John Lill)

SATURDAY 6TH MARCH 2004 4.00 pm St Mary's Church, Dorchester

MUSIC FOR YOUTH
Children’s Games - Bizet;  Vivaldi - Violin Concerto (soloist: Millie Than);  Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf (narrator: Martin Clunes);  Ibert - Divertissement

SATURDAY 6TH DECEMBER 2003 7.30 pm St Mary's Church, Dorchester

Rossini - Overture: The Thieving Magpie;  Elgar - ’Cello Concerto (soloist: Guy Johnston);  Shostakovich - Symphony No 9