Past Concerts
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Young Musician's PlatformSunday 3rd December 2023 - Temple Methodist Church, TauntonAlbinoni Bridge Herbert Leroy Anderson | ) | ||||
Albinoni, Bach, Respighi, JanacekSaturday 16th September 2023 - St James' Church, TauntonAlbinoni Bach soloist Mary Eade Respighi Janacek | ) | ||||
Albinoni, Bach, Bridge & TippettSaturday 10th June 2023 - St James' Church, TauntonAlbinoni Bach soloist Lynn Carter Bridge Tippett | ) | ||||
Albinoni, Torelli, Handel & DvorakSunday 12th February 2023 - Temple Methodist Church, TauntonAlbinoni Torelli soloist Sasha Canter Handel Dvorak | ) | ||||
Young Musician's PlatformSunday 4th December 2022 - Temple Methodist Church, TauntonGeorge Walker - Lyric for Strings Antony Le Fleming - Partita No4 for String Orchestra Telemann - Overture in F Sharp Minor | ) | ||||
Simply SeptemberSaturday 17th September 2022 - St James' Church, TauntonFrank Bridge - Sir Roger De Coverley Piazzola - Oblivion & La Muerte Del Angel Mozart - Quartet in G Major Grieg - Two Elegiac Melodies Britten - Simple Symphony | ) | ||||
On Her Majesty's BirthdaySaturday 11th June 2022 - St James' Church, TauntonNardini - Quartet No 1 in A Major Clive Jenkins - Majesty & Thames Reflections Handel - Concerto Grosso Op 6 No 1 JS Bach - Double Violin Concerto D Minor Vivaldi - Concerto for Violin & Cello in Bb | ) | ||||
Waltzing Around the WorldSunday 6th February 2022 - Temple Methodist Church, TauntonNarration by Richard Clark with music by Dvorak, Puccini, Faure, Chopin, Strauss & Tchaikovsky | ) | ||||
Young Musician's PlatformSunday 6th December 2020 - Village Hall, StocklandRecordings of Corelli 'Christmas Concerto' and Leroy Anderson 'Sleigh Ride', made in Stockland village hall on December 6th. | ) | ||||
Smooth SeptemberSaturday 19th September 2020 - St James' Church, TauntonJ S Bach Double Violin Concerto Arensky Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky Arve Part Summa Handel Concerto Grosso op 6 no 1 Vivaldi Concerto for Cello in B flat major Purcell Sonata in 4 parts no 8 in G minor | ) | ||||
Jolly JuneSaturday 13th June 2020 - St James' Church, TauntonMozart Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Handel Concerto Grosso op 6 no 2 Britten Frank Bridge Variations Pergolesi Violin Concerto in B flat major | ) | ||||
Fab FebSunday 9th February 2020 - Temple Methodist Church, TauntonHandel Concerto Grosso op 6 no 8 Geminiani Concerto Grosso op 3 no 4 Vaughan Williams String Quartet no 1 in G minor Turina La Oracion del Torero Sibelius Andante Festive | ) | ||||
Young Musician's PlatformSunday 1st December 2019 - Temple Methodist Church, TauntonElla Leonard TYM Winner Ralph Nicholson Concerto for Oboe & Strings Tippett Little Music for String Orchestra Harold Darke Fantasy in E Major Corelli Concerto Grosso Op 6 No 4 Telemann Concerto in E minor Vaughan Williams Accademico for Solo Violin & Strings | ) | ||||
Strings & ReedsSaturday 21st September 2019 - St James' Church, TauntonRichard Strauss Duet Concertino for Clarinet & Bassoon Grieg Fugue in F Minor Rossini String Sonata No 1 in G Dvorak Nocturne in B Major Wormell Bassoon Concerto Elgar Sospiri | ) | ||||
Gems in JuneSaturday 22nd June 2019 - St James' Church, TauntonZipoli Adagio for solo oboe Cimarosa Oboe Concerto in C Minor Dvorak Serenade for Strings Op 22 Elgar Idylle Op 4 No 1 Philip Glass Company for String Orchestra Clive Jenkins Serenade for Strings | ) | ||||
Collections & ConnectionsSunday 10th February 2019 - Temple Methodist Church, TauntonCPE Bach Cello Concerto in A Major JS Bach Violin Concerto in A Minor Mendelssohn Sinfoniesatz Schubert German Dances Trisagion Arvo Pärt Rutter Suite for Strings | ) | ||||
Young Musician's PlatformSunday 2nd December 2018 - Temple Methodist Church, TauntonTaunton Young Musician 2018 Concerti by Bach and Vivaldi Mozart Serenata Notturna Works by Wormell, Liszt and Rutter | ) | ||||
September StringsSaturday 22nd September 2018 - St James' Church, TauntonHandel Concerto Grosso Haydn Violin concerto in C with Mary as soloist Respighi "Ancient Airs and Dances Suite Kalinnikov "Serenade for Strings" Vivaldi "Concerto Grosso in D Minor | |||||
Summer SuitesSaturday 23rd June 2018 - St James' Church, TauntonBartok - Romanian Dances Bach - Triple Violin Concerto - soloists Mary Eade, Anna Cockroft, Tina Bennett Ireland - A Downland Suite Nielsen - Little Suite for Strings Elgar - Chanson de Matin, Chanson de Nuit Shostakovich - Romance from The Gadfly | ) | ||||
Beautiful BassoonSunday 11th February 2018 - St James' Church, TauntonMusic arranged for Bassoon, Clarinet and Strings by Elgar, Spohr and Beethoven Tchaikovsky Serenade for strings Beethoven Romance in F for violin | ) | ||||
Festive FluteSunday 3rd December 2017 - Temple Methodist Church, TauntonJudy Hall in flute works by Vivaldi and Wormell, Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, solo Mary Eade, and the 2017 Taunton Young Musician. | |||||
A Taste of the OrientSaturday 23rd September 2017 - St James' Church, TauntonLynn Carter oboe solo in the concerto by Vaughan Williams, with Purcell, Mozart and Jenkins, plus a Taste of the Orient! | |||||
Summer StringsSaturday 24th June 2017 - St James' Church, TauntonSchubert 'Death and the Maiden' Quartet, plus Mozart Divertimento and works by two 20th century composers. | ) | ||||
Schubert OctetSaturday 6th May 2017 - St James' Church, TauntonMary Eade and Friends to perform the renowned Schubert Octet, with other works. | ) | ||||
Good VibesSunday 12th February 2017 - St James' Church, TauntonThis concert features local virtuoso Adam Bushell playing vibraphone. Soloists for the Bach: Mary Eade and Anna Cockroft (violins). Haydn - String Quartet op 54 no 1 in G in an arrangement for string orchestra JS Bach - Double Violin Concerto with soloists Mary Eade and Anna Cockroft Rossini - String Sonata in G Amores Abis - "Echo" for vibraphone solo and strings - soloist Adam Bushell Elgar - Idylle for string quartet in a string orchestra arrangement | |||||
Showground for SoloistsSunday 4th December 2016 - Temple Methodist Church, TauntonThis concert will feature the Taunton Young Musician of 2016. Soloist for the concert: Nicola New - French Horn. Glazunov - Idyll for Horn and Strings Quartet (full strings) Wormell - In Memoriam for Horn and Strings Ernest Bloch - Concerto Grosso No.1 Corelli - "Christmas Concerto" Manfredini - "Christmas Pastorale, Op.3 No. 12 Sarasate - Zigeunerweisen, soloist Mary Eade | ) | ||||
Classy ClarinetSaturday 24th September 2016 - St James' Church, TauntonWeber - Clarinet Quintet arranged for clarinet and strings Clive Jenkins - "Romance" for solo clarinet and strings Janacek - Idyll Suite for String Orchestra Vivaldi - Violin Concerto "La Stravaganza" Op. 4 No. 1 in Bb major Bruch - "Kol Nidrei" - (solo cello Chris Sampson) with strings Svendsen - "Variations on a Norwegian Folktune" Op 31 Leroy Anderson - "Plink, Plank, Plunk", "Blue Tango" | ) | ||||
Songs and StringsSaturday 25th June 2016 - St James' Church, TauntonBritten - "Simple Symphony" Clive Jenkins "Majesty" Vivaldi - Double Concerto in A Minor Telemann - Concerto for 3 Violins in F Major Clive Jenkins - "White Bird" with soloist Suzanne Manuell 2 songs by Thomas Arne, 1 by Purcell - all arranged by Clive Jenkins, sung by Suzanne Manuell, with strings. | |||||
The Beacon TrioSunday 10th April 2016 - Temple Methodist Church, TauntonThe Beacon Trio playing piano trios by Haydn, Debussy and Arensky | ) | ||||
Music for St ValentineSunday 14th February 2016 - St James' Church, TauntonKreisler - Liebesleid and Liebesfreud - soloist Mary Eade Corelli - Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 7 Handel - Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 11 Clive Jenkins - "Thames Reflections" J S Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 for 2 recorders & violin: - soloists Pamela Canter, Hesther Somerville & Mary Eade Telemann - Concerto for 2 Treble Recorders in A Minor: Pamela Canter & Hesther Somerville Telemann - Trio Sonata in G Minor: - soloists Pam Canter and Mary Eade; continuo Vicky Evans and Anna Cockroft | |||||
Showground for SoloistsSunday 29th November 2015 - Temple Methodist Church, TauntonFeaturing stunningly talented flautist Victoria Creighton, winner of this year's Taunton Young Musician contest. Victoria played the CPE Bach - Flute Concerto in D Minor Mozart - Violin Concerto in G Major. Soloist Mary Eade Haydn - Symphony no.34 in D Minor Handel - Concerto Grosso Op. 3 No.2 J C Bach - Sinfonia Concertante in A Major | |||||
With Minehead ChoralSaturday 28th November 2015 - Regal Theatre, MineheadCarmina Burana by Carl Orff Mozart - Violin Concerto in G Major - soloist Mary Eade | |||||
Soprano and StringsSunday 27th September 2015 - Bridport Arts Centre, BridportProgramme as for Saturday 26th in Taunton | |||||
Soprano and StringsSaturday 26th September 2015 - Temple Methodist Church, TauntonVivaldi - Nulla in Mundo Pax - soloist Amy Carson Torelli - Concerto Grosso in G Minor Op 8 No 6(2 violin solos) Vivaldi - Double Cello Concerto in G Minor-soloists Luke Millard & Chris Sampson Monn - Cello Concerto - soloist Luke Millard 3 Handel Arias - solist Amy Carson Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No 3 Arthur Foote - Suite for String Orchestra Op 63 | ) | ||||
Miss Austen InvitesSunday 19th July 2015 - Crowcombe Court, CrowcombeAn Evening of Georgian Music and Words - with music from Handel, Boyce, Arne, Karl Davis (Jane Austen film music) and dancers. Words - Brian Cresswell. PLEASE NOTE: We performed at this event but it was actually part of the 2015 Taunton Festival of the Arts and not a Taunton Sinfonietta concert. | |||||
Concerti/VivaldiSaturday 27th June 2015 - St James' Church, TauntonVivaldi - Concerto Grosso in D Minor Op3 No.11 RV565 Purcell - Sonata in 4 Parts in G Minor Clive Jenkins - Fanfare and Fugue Vivaldi - Violin Concerto in G Minor Op. 6 No. 1 RV324 Clive Jenkins - Tarte au Citron Vivaldi Concerto for 4 Violins in B Minor Op. 3 No. 10 RV580 Dvorak - Miniature Suite: Cavatina, Capriccio, Romance and Elegie Op. 75 for 2 violins and viola Glazunov - Theme and Variations for String Orchestra. | |||||
Chamber ConcertSaturday 9th May 2015 - St James' Church, TauntonBeethoven - String Quartet Op. 18 No. 2 Shostakovich - Opus 36 for String Quartet: Elegy and Polka. Glazunov - Orientale Reverie for clarinet quintet. Christopher Ball - Clarinet Quintet - this will be the public performance premiere of this new work. Puccini - Crisantemi This concert featured renowned clarinettist Colin Parr. | |||||
The Beacon Piano TrioSunday 12th April 2015 - TauntonBenefit Concert: The Beacon Piano Trio Telemann - Trio Sonata in F Haydn - Piano Trio No. 8 in E flat Suk - Elegie Smetana - Piano Trio | |||||
Mendelssohn ElijahSaturday 28th March 2015 - MineheadMinehead Choral Society with Taunton Sinfonietta | |||||
Romance in the AirSunday 15th February 2015 - TauntonBeethoven - Romance for violin in F major - soloist Mary Eade Grieg - Holberg Suite Christopher Ball - Oboe Concerto - soloist Lynn Carter Sarah Wormell -" Synethesia a Triptych of Colours" . A premiere of this piece. Sibelius - Romance Op. 42 Karl Jenkins - Palladio | |||||
In CelebrationSunday 23rd November 2014 - TauntonCorelli - Christmas Concerto Vivaldi - Violin and Cello Concerto Vaughan Williams - Variations on Dives and Lazarus Respighi - Ancient Airs and Dances Suite no.3 | |||||
September SerenadesSaturday 27th September 2014 - TauntonThis concert featured the winner of Taunton Young Musician as has now become tradition! This year it was bassoonist Mollie Stallard performing Mozart's Concerto K191. Elgar - Serenade for Strings Saint Saens - Rondo Capriccioso Tchaikovsky - "Serenade for Strings" William Lloyd Webber - "Romance" from 'Serenade for Strings' Paul Lewis - "Rosa Mundi" John Williams - "Schindlers List" for solo violin and strings | |||||
SummertimeSaturday 28th June 2014 - TauntonGershwin - "Summertime" Vivaldi - "Summer" from The Four Sesaons Haydn - "The Bird Quartet" Mendelssohn - String Symphonie No.9 in C Gerald Finzi - "Romance" Bach - Double Concerto for Violin and Oboe Morricone - "Gabriel's Oboe" Shostakovitch - "Romanze" from The Gadfly | |||||
A Little Night MusicSaturday 10th May 2014 - TauntonMozart - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Elgar - "Chanson de Nuit" Borodin - "Nocturne" from the 2nd Quartet Clive Jenkins - Five Pieces for Clarinet Brahms - Clarinet Quintet | ) | ||||
Suites and ConcertiSunday 9th February 2014 - TauntonJS Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No.4 Vivaldi - Concerto for Two Flutes Locatelli - Concerto Grosso in C minor,Op 1 No.2 Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on Greensleeves Clive Jenkins - Sinfonietta for Strings Nielsen - Little Suite for Strings Op 1 Gluck - "Dance of the Blessed Spirits" from Orpheo e Eurydice This concert featured flautists Judith Hall and Jonty Hedges | |||||
Emphasis on ElgarSunday 10th November 2013 - BridportElgar - Introduction and Allegro for Strings Elgar - Salut d'Amour Sweeney - CEOL Concertante (World Premiere) Haydn - Cello Concerto in C Soloist Sarah Padday - Menuhin School | |||||
Emphasis on ElgarSaturday 9th November 2013 - TauntonElgar - Introduction and Allegro for Strings Elgar - Salut d'Amour Sweeney - CEOL Concertante (World Premier) Haydn - Cello Concerto in C Soloist Sarah Padday - Menuhin School | |||||
'Larking About...'Sunday 29th September 2013Richard Strauss - Oboe Concerto Soloist - Lynn Carter Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending Soloist - Mary Eade Binge - Elizabethan Serenade Mozart - Symphony No. 40 in G Minor | |||||
'Larking About...'Saturday 28th September 20131st Movement Mozart Concerto K459 Taunton Young Musician 2013 Edward Creed Richard Strauss - Oboe Concerto Soloist - Lynn Carter Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending Soloist - Mary Eade Binge - Elizabethan Serenade Mozart - Symphony No. 40 in G Minor | |||||
Best of BritishSaturday 8th June 2013Jim Parker - Concerto for Clarinet and Strings Soloist - Colin Parr Paul Lewis - English Suite Walton - Two pieces from Henry V Handel - Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 12 Boyce - Concerto Grosso in E major | |||||
All The B'sSaturday 20th April 2013Britten - Serenade for Tenor Horn and Strings Britten - Simple Symphony Bach - Violin Sonata in E minor | |||||
Chamber music concertSunday 10th February 2013Mendelssohn - Octet Schubert - Double Cello Quintet | |||||
Baroque ConcertSunday 18 November 2012Including Stanley - Harpsichord concerto and Bach - E major violin concerto. | |||||
Orchestral ConcertSaturday 29th September 2012Concert featuring Allan Schiller (President of the Taunton Sinfonietta) and including Mozart - Piano concerto K 414 Tchaikovsky - Andante from his String Quartet No. 1 in D major. Shostakovich - Quartet No 8 Op 110 (arr for String Orchestra) Monti - Czardas Concerto Grosso - Handel | |||||
Orchestral ConcertSaturday 9th June 2012Featuring the TYM winner 2012 - Weng Soon Tee (pianist) Haydn - Piano Concerto in F major Massenet - Meditation from Thais Georg Philipp Telemann -Tafelmusik, Part 2: No 3, Concerto for 3 Violins in F major Bartok Rumanian Dances Delius - Two Aquarelles | |||||
Featuring Music for Piano TrioSunday 20th May 2012A programme of light music and readings to celebrate the Queen's diamond jubilee and other notable anniversaries. Programme included: Kreisler ~ Viennese March Shostakovich duets ~ 3 Little Dances Boccherini ~ Hornpipe Sibelius Also a selection of Gilbert and Sullivan as well as music from Schumann, Elgar and Brahms. Mary Eade, Violin Vicky Evans, Cello Andrew Carter, Piano Readings, Sue Watts | |||||
Pop ClassicsSaturday 21st April 2012Mozart - Clarinet Concerto Frank Bridge - 2 Old English Songs for String Quartet ('Cherry Ripe' and 'Sally in Our Alley') Pachelbel - Canon and Gigue Vivaldi - Four Seasons | |||||
Concert featuring The Colin Parr Clarinet QuintetSunday 12 February 2012Mozart and Weber Clarinet Quintets | |||||
Winter Warmer - Kirsty ChaplinSunday 27th November 2011Mozart - Piano Concerto K 414 Handel - Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 2 Donizetti - Quartet in D major Corelli - Christmas concerto Vivaldi - Winter from 4 Seasons | ) | ||||
Autumn Reeds (Lynn Carter - oboe)Saturday 24th September 2011Vivaldi - Double Concerto for Violin and Oboe in B flat Bellini - Oboe Concerto Grieg - Two Elegiac Melodies Corelli - Concerto Grosso in C minor Op. 6 No. 6 Stamitz - Orchestral Quartet in F Vivaldi - Autumn from 4 Seasons | ) | ||||
Beethoven and MozartSaturday 4th June 2011Beethoven - Overture to Fidelio Beethoven - Violin Concerto Mozart - Symphony No 41 (Jupiter) | ) | ||||
'Death and the Maiden'Sunday 27th March 2011Handel - Conc Grosso Op 6 No 1 Boyce - Symphony No 4 in F Tchaikovsky - Variations on a theme of Arenski Mahler - Arrangement of 'Death and the Maiden' (Schubert) | ) | ||||
Four SquareSunday 13th February 2011J. S. Bach - Concerto for 4 Harpsichords BMV 1065 Telemann - Concerto for 4 violins in D TWV 40:202 Mozart - Divertimento in F, K138 Grieg - Holberg Suite ('Suite in alten style') Grainger - Irish Tune from County Derry Grainger - Handel in the Strand - Clog Dance |  | ||||
Christmas ConcertSunday 12th December 2010Vivaldi - Concerto Grosso Op. 3 No. 8 Bach - Brandenburg Concerto no 6 in B flat, BWV 1051 Bach - Concerto for 2 violins in D minor, BWV 1043 Borodin - Nocturne from 2nd string quartet (1881) Finzi - Dies Natalis |  | ||||
Viva ItaliaSaturday 24th April 2010Vivaldi - Concerto Grosso op 3 no 11 from 'L'Estro Armonico' Donizetti - Allegro for Strings in C major Pergolesi - Violin Concerto in B flat Cherubini - 1st mvt (Allegro comodo) from String Quartet no. 3 in D minor Rossini - String Sonata no 1 in G Puccini - Crisantemi Vivaldi - Spring from 'The Four Seasons' |  | ||||
Popular ClassicsSunday 21st February 2010Pachelbel - Canon and Gigue in D major Vivaldi - Concerto for flute op 10 no 3 'Il Gardellino' Strauss brothers - 'Pizzicato Polka' Bach - Concerto in A major, BWV 1055 Telemann - Concerto for flute, oboe d'amore and viola d'amore Gluck - Dance of the Blessed Spirits Mozart - Serenade in G major 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik' |  | ||||