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P A S T   C O N C E R T S

29 June 2024, 7.30pm | Barn Hill Methodist Church

Brahms Variations on a theme by Haydn
Strauss Serenade for Winds

Sturt Arthur's Seat
Mendelssohn Scottish Symphony

Mark Austin Conductor

23rd March 2024, 7.30pm | Stamford Arts Centre

Mozart Overture: La clemenza di tito

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto 

Agathe Backer-Grøndahl Scherzo

Mozart Symphony 35 Haffner

Mark Austin Conductor

Freya Goldmark Violin

27th January 2024, 7.30pm | Barn Hill Methodist Church

Mieczysław Karłowicz Serenade for Strings

Bruch Romanze

Howells Elegy for viola

Strauss Metamorphosen for 23 strings

Mark Austin Conductor

Jaren Ziegler Viola

26th November 2023, 7.30pm | Barn Hill Methodist Church

Mendelssohn Overture Die schöne Melusine

Weber Bassoon Concerto in F

Schubert Symphony No 6

Mark Austin Conductor

Amy Harman Bassoon

1st July 2023 | Stamford Arts Centre | 40th Anniversary Concert 

Brahms Hungarian Dance No 5

Wagner Siegfried Idyll
Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending 

Pike A Walk by the Welland

Haydn Symphony 104

Mark Austin Conductor 

Charlotte Saluste-Bridoux Violin

18th March 2023, 7.30pm | Stamford Arts Centre

Emilie Mayer Faust Overture
Straus Horn Concerto No 1

Beethoven Symphony 3 ‘Eroica’

Mark Austin Conductor

Alex Wide French Horn

28th January 2023, 7.30pm | Stamford Arts Centre

Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis            

Gounod Petite Symphonie                    
Brown Songs and Dances

Holst Wind Quintet
Schumann Adagio espressivo from Symphony no. 2    

Coleridge-Taylor Four Novelletten for String Orchestra 

Mark Austin Conductor

26th November 2022, 7.30pm | Barn Hill Methodist Church

Mendelssohn Hebrides Overture
Wagner Meistersinger Overture 
(arr. for chamber orchestra)
Mozart Per questa bella mano 

Bottesini Double Bass Concerto 

Mendelssohn Symphony 4 ‘Italian’ 

Mark Austin Conductor

Toby Hughes Double Bass

Henry L’Estrange Bass

25th June 2022, 7.30pm | Stamford Arts Centre

Beethoven Overture: The Creatures of Prometheus
Haydn Trumpet Concerto
Ives The Unanswered Question
Beethoven Symphony no. 1

Mark Austin Conductor

Imogen Whitehead Trumpet

19th March 2022, 3.00pm | Barn Hill Methodist Church

​Paddington's First Concert

Grieg Peer Gynt excerpts

Holst Jupiter from the Planets Suite

Piazolla Libertango

Michael Smedley Conductor

Rev'd Andy Fyall Narrator

22nd January 2022 , 7.30pm | Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom

Elgar Serenade for Strings

Debussy Danses sacrée et profane
Grandjany Aria in a Classic Style

Mahler Adagietto from Symphony no. 5
George Brown Colours of Spring 2020
Grieg Holberg Suite

Mark Austin Conductor

Rachel Wick Harp

13th November 2021, 7.30pm | Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom

Mozart Overture to Così fan Tutte

[Mozart Aria ‘Per Questa Bella Mano’  - omitted]

[Double Bass soloist – Toby Hughes - ill]

[Bass soloist – Henry L’Estrange]

[Bottesini Double Bass Concerto]

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3

Smyth Serenade in D

Mark Austin Conductor

Mathilde Milwidsky Violin

26th June 2021 - Playthrough 18:00 | Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom

MOZART Overture: Marriage of Figaro
DELIUS On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
DELIUS Summer Night on the River
BRAHMS Symphony no. 3: Poco Allegretto
HAYDN Symphony no. 101 'Clock'

Mark Austin Conductor

CANCELLED: 20th March 2021, 7:30pm | Stamford Arts Centre

CANCELLED: 234rd January 2021, 7:30pm | Stamford Arts Centre

CANCELLED: 14th November 2020 | Barn Hill Methodist Church 

Play-through

HOLST St Paul's Suite

BACH Violin Concerto in E

ELGAR Serenade for Strings

Mark Austin Conductor

Freya Goldmark Violin

CANCELLED: 20th June 2020, 7:30pm | Stamford Arts Centre

CANCELLED: 1st March 2020, 6:30pm | Barn Hill Methodist Church

HOLST Jupiter

ELGAR Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1

GRIEG Morning

SCO Children's Choir

Michael Smedley Conductor

Rev Andy Fyall Narrator

25th January 2020, 7:30pm | Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom

PUCCINI Crisantemi

DVORAK Nocturne

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Oboe Concerto
DVORAK Serenade for Strings

Mark Austin Conductor

Katie Bennington Oboe
 

16th November 2019, 7:30pm | Barn Hill Methodist Church

HANDEL Water Music Suite No 2

MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto 
BEETHOVEN Symphony No 2

Mark Austin Conductor

Mathilde Milwidsky Violin

29th June 2019 7:30pm | Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom

BEETHOVEN Leonore Overture,

BRAHMS Violin Concerto

BEETHOVEN Symphony No 7

Michael Smedley Conductor

Anthony Poon Violin

23rd March 2019 7:30pm | Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom

SCHUBERT Overture in the Italian Style

SCHUMANN Cello Concerto

MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 1

Mark Austin Conductor

Lydia Shelley Cello

26th January 2019 7:30pm | Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom

ELGAR Chanson de Matin & Chanson de Nuit

BARTOK Romanian Dances

WARLOCK Capriol Suite

TCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for strings
Kate Wishart Conductor

17th November 2018, 6:30pm | Barn Hill Methodist Church

Children's Concert

Highlights from the William Tell Overture, Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite and Beethoven's 5th Symphony

Featuring the SCO Children's Choir from Malcolm Sargent School and Brooke Priory School 

Michael Smedley Conductor
 

Saturday 30th June 2018, 7:30pm | Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom

MENDELSSOHN Märchen von de schönen Melusine

ROSSINI Bassoon Concerto

BEETHOVEN Sympony No. 3 "Eroica"

Steven Grahl Conductor

Anne McCrae Bassoon

Saturday 17th March 2018, 7:30pm | Barn Hill Methodist Church

DELIUS On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring

TCHAIKOVSKY Rococo Variations

SIBELIUS Pelleas and Melisande

Steven Grahl Conductor

Lydia Shelley Cello

Saturday 27th January 2018, 7:30pm | Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom

CORELLI Concerto Grosso in G minor  (Christmas Concerto)

BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 5

ALBINONI Adagio in G minor

RUTTER Suite for Strings

MOZART/HAYDN/? Toy Symphony

Steven Grahl Conductor and Harpsichord

Anja Smith Violin

Pippa Wilson Flute

Saturday 11th November 2017, 7.30pm | Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom

BEETHOVEN Egmont Overture

BRUCH Violin Concerto

MENDELSSOHN Scottish Symphony 

Steven Grahl Conductor

Freya Goldmark Violin

Saturday 1 July 2017, 7.30pm | Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom

MOZART The Posthorn Serenade
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1
Steven Grahl Conductor


Saturday 25 March 2017, 7.30pm | Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom

HAYDN March for the Royal Society of Musicians
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major
WAGNER Siegfried Idyll
PROKOFIEV Classical Symphony

George Morton Conductor

Julian Trevelyan Piano


Saturday 28 January 2017, 7.30pm | Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom

MENDELSSOHN Sinfonia III in E minor
MENDELSSOHN String Symphony in G major

MENDELSSOHN String Symphony in C major
MENDELSSOHN Sinfonia VII in D minor
Ben Palmer Conductor

Fenella Humphreys Violin
 

Saturday 12 November 2016, 7.30pm | Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom

SIBELIUS Violin Concerto in D minor
DVORAK Sumphony No. 8 in G major
Michael Smedley Conductor
Rachel Spencer Violin

Saturday 2 July 2016, 8.00pm | Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom
MOZART Don Giovanni: Overture
MOZART Violin Concerto No. 3 in G
MOZART Idomeneo: Ballet Music
MOZART Symphony No 39 in E flat
Ben Palmer Conductor
Freya Goldmark Violin

Saturday 30 April 2016, 8.00pm | Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom

HAYDN Symphony No. 97 in C
HAYDN Trumpet Concerto in E flat
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 2 in D
Ben Palmer Trumpet/Conductor

Saturday 30 January 2016, 8.00pm | Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom
ELGAR Introduction and Allegro
DOWLAND (arr. Ben Palmer) In this trembling shadow
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
SCHUBERT (arr. Ben Palmer) Symphony for Strings (after the Quintet Op. 163) world première
Ben Palmer Conductor


Saturday 14 November 2015, 8.00pm | Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom
SCHUBERT Symphony No. 8 in B minor 'Unfinished'
BRAHMS Double Concerto in A minor
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 4 in D minor
Ben Palmer Conductor
Francesca Barritt Violin
Morwenna Del Mar Cello

 

Saturday 20 June 2015, 8.00pm | Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom
GLUCK Dance of the Blessed Spirits
GLUCK Dance of the Furies
BERLIOZ Les nuits d'été
MOZART Symphony No. 40 in G minor
Ben Palmer Conductor
Wendy Dawn Thompson Mezzo-soprano

 

Saturday 21 March 2015, 8.00pm | Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom
SCHUBERT Symphony No. 5 in B flat
WEBER Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor
HAYDN Symphony No. 92 in G 'Oxford'
Ben Palmer Conductor
David Campbell Clarinet


Saturday 25 January 2015, 8.00pm | Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom
JOHAN HELMICH ROMAN Sinfonia in G
NIELSEN Little Suite for strings
SIBELIUS Andante festivo
LARS-ERIK LARSSON Little Serenade for strings
BEN PALMER Dance of the Hardanger Fiddle SCO commission - world première
GRIEG Holberg Suite
Ben Palmer Conductor

Saturday 15 November 2014, 8.00pm | Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom
HAYDN Symphony No. 93 in D
R. STRAUSS Horn Concerto No. 1 in E flat
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4 in A 'Italian'
Ben Palmer Conductor
Sam Pearce Horn

 

Saturday 5 July 2014, 8.00pm | Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom
MENDELSSOHN St Paul: Overture
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto in E minor
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5 in C minor
Ben Palmer Conductor
Katie Smith Violin

Saturday 22 March 2014, 8.00pm | Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom
FAURÉ Pavane
RAVEL Le tombeau de Couperin
RAVEL Pavane pour une enfante défunte
POULENC Sinfonietta
Ben Palmer Conductor

Saturday 25 January 2014, 8.00pm | Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom
BOYCE Symphony No. 5 in D
HANDEL Water Music HWV 348-350 (complete)
Ben Palmer Conductor

Saturday 16 November 2013, 8.00pm | Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom
MOZART Symphony No. 35 in D 'Haffner' KV 385
BEN PALMER Pocket Symphony world premiere
HAYDN Symphony No. 104 in D 'London'
Ben Palmer Conductor

Saturday 6 July 2013, 8.00pm | Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom
HAYDN Symphony No. 73 in D 'La chasse'
MOZART Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat KV 447
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 3 in A minor 'Scottish'
Ben Palmer Conductor
Katy Woolley Horn

Saturday 23 March 2013, 8.00pm | Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom
MOZART Overture: The Abduction from the Seraglio
BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto in D
HAYDN Symphony No. 100 in G 'Military'
Ben Palmer Conductor
Francesca Barritt Violin 

Saturday 17 November 2012, 8.00pm | Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8 in F
HUMMEL Trumpet Concerto in E
VORISEK Symphony in D
Ben Palmer Conductor
Hedley Benson Trumpet 

Saturday 23 June 2012, 8.00pm | Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom
BEETHOVEN Overture: The Ruins of Athens
BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3 in E flat 'Eroica'
Ben Palmer Conductor
Katy Smith Violin 

Saturday 17 March 2012, 8.00pm | Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom 
MENDELSSOHN Overture: The Hebrides 
WEBER Bassoon Concerto in F
HAYDN Symphony No. 101 in D 'The Clock' 
Ben Palmer Conductor
Rosie Burton Bassoon 

Saturday 22 February 2012, 7.00pm | Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom
PURCELL (ed. Britten) Chacony in G minor 
WALTON Two pieces from Henry V
WARLOCK Capriol Suite
HOLST St Paul's Suite
ELGAR Elegy for strings
BRITTEN Simple Symphony
Ben Palmer Conductor 


Saturday 19 November 2011, 8.00pm | Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom 
ROSSINI Overture: The Barber of Seville 
RODRIGO Concierto de Aranjuez, arr. for harp 
JUAN CRISÓSTOMO ARRIAGA Symphony in D 
Ben Palmer Conductor 
Eleanor Turner Harp 

Saturday 2 July 2011 | Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom 
MOZART Overture: Idomeneo 
BEETHOVEN Triple Concerto in C 
HAYDN Symphony No. 85 in B flat 'La reine' 
MOZART Symphony No. 31 in D 'Paris' 
Ben Palmer Conductor 
Del Mar Piano Trio (Francesca Barrit; Morwenna Del Mar; Susie Summers) 

Saturday 26 March 2011 | Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom 
HAYDN Symphony No. 83 in G minor 'La poule' 
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS The Lark Ascending 
RESPIGHI The Birds 
Ben Palmer Conductor 
Adam Summerhayes Violin 

Saturday 20 November 2010 | Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom 
WAGNER Siegfried-Idyll 
R. STRAUSS Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat 
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1 in C 
Ben Palmer Conductor 
Angela Barnes Horn 

Saturday 26 June 2010 | Trinity Methodist Church, Barn Hill, Stamford 
MENDELSSOHN Overture: The Fair Melusine 
HANDEL Organ Concerto No. 13 in F HWV 295 'The Cuckoo and the Nightingale' 
DELIUS On hearing the first cuckoo in spring; Summer night on the river 
HAYDN Symphony No. 103 in E flat 'Drumroll' 
Ben Palmer Conductor 
David Lovell Brown Organ 

Saturday 20 March 2010 | Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom 
BARBER Adagio for strings 
MOZART Concerto for flute and harp in C K299 
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 in A 
Christopher Brown Conductor 
Charlotte Ashton Flute 
Elisabeth Bass Harp 

Saturday 21 November 2009 | Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom 
SCHUBERT Overture in D in the Italian Style 
BOIELDIEU Harp Concerto in C 
MOZART Idomeneo: Ballet Music 
HAYDN Symphony No. 99 in E flat 
Ben Palmer Conductor 
Eleanor Turner Harp 

 

Saturday 20 June 2009 | Trinity Methodist Church, Barn Hill, Stamford 
QUILTER Children's Overture 
HOLST Lyric Movement for viola and small orchestra 
BUTTERWORTH On the Banks of Green Willow 
FINZI Five Bagatelles for Clarinet 
ARNOLD Serenade 
CHRISTOPHER BROWN Toy Symphony 
Christopher Brown Conductor 
Dan Leetch Viola 
Christine Taylor Clarinet 

Saturday 21 March 2009 | Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom 
DVORAK Slavonic Dances 
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4 in A 'Italian' 
R. STRAUSS Dance Suite after Couperin 
Christopher Brown Conductor 

Saturday 22 November 2008 | Trinity Methodist Church, Barn Hill, Stamford 
MOZART Overture: Don Giovanni 
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto in E minor 
SCHUBERT Symphony No. 1 in D 
Andrew Reid Conductor 
Roger Owen Violin 

 

Saturday 14 June 2008 | Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom 
FAURE Masques et bergamasques 
DEBUSSY Danses sacree et profane 
FRANCAIS L'horloge des fleurs 
POULENC Sinfonietta 
Christopher Brown Conductor 
Eleanor Turner Harp 
George Brown Oboe 

Saturday 8 March 2008 | Trinity Methodist Church, Barn Hill, Stamford 
BOYCE Symphony No. 5 in D 
SAINT-SAENS Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor 
HAYDN Symphony No. 104 in D 'London' 
Christopher Brown Conductor 
Alice Neary Cello 

Saturday 17 November 2007 | Stamford Arts Centre Ballroom 
BEETHOVEN Overture: Egmont 
BRAHMS Variations on a Theme of Joseph Haydn 
BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto in D 
Christopher Brown Conductor 
Roger Owen Violin 

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