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————— 1970 ————— 




20 March 1970: St John's, Frome
Conductor: Dr. John Byrt



G.F. Handel: The Messiah (An authentic interpretation)

21 March 1970: St Mary-the-Virgin, Bathwick

G.F. Handel: The Messiah (An authentic interpretation)


Jill Edwards, Enid Corcoran, David Edwards, Beresford King-Smith. John Pryer* (Organ)

Conductor: John Byrt

Patricia Clark, Maureen Lehane, Edgar Fleet, Wyndham Parfitt


Instruments: Trinity College of Music String Ensemble; also Don Smithers*, (trumpet); Hugh Keyte*, (harpsichord); David Barker (organ)


6 June 1970: The Forum, Bath – "Men of Brass" (A Bath Festival Concert, with combined bands of Fairey, Fodens, and Morris)

P. Grainger: Three Lincolnshire Folk songs David Edwards M. Seiber: Four Yugoslav Folk Songs


Conductors: Harry Mortimer and John Byrt


For music by the combined bands, see the Concert Programme. A noteworthy item was: George Odam: A Festival Overture Op. 7 


21 June 1970: St Julian's, Wellow (with Newton Park College Brass Ensemble) Conductor: Geoffrey Weaver

Music by Tompkins, Byrd, Purcell, Gabrieli, J.S.Bach, Leighton, Mundy


28 November 1970: Sion Hill (with Kingswood School Junior Choir) Conductor: John Byrt

Music by Britten, Debussy, Weelkes, Schubert, Bateson, Jannequin, Brahms, Vaughan Williams, Gershwin, Warlock, Joubert, Victoria.

Soloists: Jill Fowles, Enid Corcoran, Jantina Noorman, Anthony Corfe, George Hubbuck,


————— 1971 ————--




27 March 1971: St Mary-the-Virgin, Bathwick Conductor: John Byrt

D.Buxtehude: Magnificat
H.Purcell: The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation
J.Taverner: The Western Wind
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No 4; also Cantatas No. 53 (Schlage doch gewünschte Stunde)


and No.106 (Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit)
Soloists: Jill Fowles, Jantina Noorman, Anthony Corfe, George Hubbuck


4 December 1971: St-Mary-the-Virgin, Bathwick Conductor: Geoffrey Weaver

B.Britten:RejoiceintheLamb(CantataNo.30) JillFowles,MolliePetrie,KeithHardy,JeremyWatkins J.S.Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D major


A.Scarlatti: Christmas Cantata W.A.Mozart: Requiem Mass in D minor


Jill Fowles
Jill Fowles, Mollie Petrie, Keith Hardy, Jeremy Watkins



————— 1972 ————--



28 April 1972: The Guildhall Conductor: Geoffrey Weaver

H.Purcell: The Fairy Queen B.Britten: Hymn to St Cecilia

Soloists: Enid Corcoran, Jill Fowles, Valerie Hazelwood, Mary King, David Edwards, Edward Harper, George Hubbuck


18 November 1972: St Mary's, Bathwick

R. Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor G.F. Handel: Violin Sonata in A major J.S.Bach: Singet den herrn

Soloists: Sheila Thorne* (violin), Marcus Sealy* (harpsichord)


————— 1973 ————— 




31 March 1973: St Mary's, Bathwick
Conductor: Geoffrey Weaver

H.Schütz: The Seven Last Words from the Cross
John Byrt: Three Part-Songs (Dr John Byrt formerly conducted Bath Cantata Group) Z. Kodàly:Missa Brevis
H.Schütz: St Matthew Passion


30 June 1973: Abbey Church House – An Evening of Madrigals Conductor: Geoffrey Weaver by English and Italian Composers

17 November 1973: St Mary's, Bathwick Conductor: Geoffrey Weaver

Weelkes: Alleluia; David's Lament for Jonathan; Hosanna to the Son of David O.Gibbons: This is the record of John
J.S.Bach: The 'Great' Prelude and Fugue in B minor
E.Elgar: Serenade for Strings in E minor


J.Haydn: 'Maria Theresa' Mass
Soloists: Jill Fowles, Mollie Petrie, Keith Hardy, Edward Harper, Marcus Sealy* (organ)



————— 1974 ————— 




30 March 1974: St Mary's, Bathwick
Conductor: Geoffrey Weaver



J.S.Bach: St John Passion

23 November 1974: St Mary's, Bathwick

Conductor: Eric Wetherell 

Purcell: Jubilate Deo; Te Deum Laudamus Vaughan Williams: Epithalamion


Valerie Hazelwood, Enid Corcoran, Jantina Noorman, Keith Hardy, Stephen Bevan, Peter Lloyd-Williams
Maurice James

Note: no concert programmes have been found for 1975 

Unless stated otherwise, the Conductor was Edna Blackwell


————— 1976 ————— 




28 February 1976: Walcot Parish Church
Conductor: Harold Jones



Donati/Grandi/Gagliano/Blow/Stradella/ Durante /Paul Wakely/

C.Monteverdi: Beatus Vir Sweelink/Frescobaldi/Greene J.A.Bruckner: Motets

Jill Fowles/Gillian Scott/David Edwards/ Peter Lloyd-Williams


————— 1977 ————— 




19 February 1977: Walcot Parish Church
Conductor: Harold Jones



J.Haydn: Nelson Mass 
Holst/Bruckner

Note: No programme is held, only a poster

19 November 1977: Christ Church, Julian Road

H.Purcell: Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem/ O Sing unto the Lord a New Song

W.A.Mozart: Exsultate Jubilate
J.S.Bach: Jesu, Priceless Treasure
R.Vaughan Williams: A Choral Flourish/Motet:


Valiant-for-Truth S.Wesley: Duet for Organ


————— 1978 ————--




19 March 1978 (Sunday): St Stephen's, Lansdown

(Soloists not listed, apart from Marcus Sealy*)

Buxtehude: Alles, was Ihr Tut/ Dein Edles Herz/ Magnificat/ Anima Mea J.S.Bach: Motet: Lobet den Herrn, alle heiden/Cantata: Wer sich selbst erhohet


19 November 1978 (Sunday): St Stephen's, Lansdown
Conductors: Edna Blackwell and Beresford King-Smith



F.Schubert: Magnificat
Lennox Berkeley: Missa Brevis
A.Vivaldi: Credo
R.Vaughan Williams: Three Shakespeare Songs A.Vivaldi: Beatus Vir


Margaret McLeod/Ann Corden/David Edwards/ Colin Martin/George Hubbuck/Caroline Brown
Edna Blackwell*/Marcus Sealy*/David Date*
Caroline Brown/Margaret McLeod/Nicholas Thorne/ George Hubbuck/Colin Martin



————— 1979 ————--


31 March 1979: St Stephen's, Lansdown

C.Monteverdi: Six Madrigals J.S.Bach: Cantata: Ich habe Genug J.S.Bach: Cantata: Du wahrer Gott

und David's Sohn B.Britten: Missa Brevis in D

B.Britten: Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard

17 November 1979: St Stephen's, Lansdown

C.Monteverdi: Magnificat

A.Copland: In the Beginning W.A.Mozart: Requiem Mass


George Hubbuck/Alexandra Woolner*
Caroline Brown/Yvonne Dorsey/Anthony Corfe


Patricia Coleman/Margaret McLeod/ Eleanor Robertson/Nicholas Thorne*

Patricia Coleman/Janice Baldwin/Colin Martin/ Kenneth McLeod
Margaret McLeod


 






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