Patron: The Former HRH The Prince of Wales
Chorus Master: Gavin Carr
Accompanist: Timothy End
Arts Council England

Concerts & Recordings 2002

7:30pm Wednesday 6 February 2002

Stravinsky - Mass
Bruckner - Mass in E Minor

Southwark Cathedral, London

Kate Royal - soprano
Anna Stephany - mezzo-soprano
James Geer - tenor
Nigel Cassidy - bass

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Robert Dean

The Wallace Collection
conducted by Robert Dean

7:30pm Saturday 16 February 2002

Orff - Carmina Burana

Royal Festival Hall, London

Sally Matthews - soprano
Barry Banks - tenor
Garry Magee - baritone

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Stefan Bevier

New London Children Choir
Chorus Master - Ronald Corp

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Daniele Gatti

7:30pm Saturday 23 March 2002

Classical Spectacular

Royal Albert Hall, London

Handel - Zadok the Priest
Gounod - Soldier's Chorus
Elgar - Land of Hope and Glory
Verdi - Aida, Act 2 Finale
Parry - Jerusalem
Arne - Rule Brittania
Puccini - Nessun Dorma
Tchaikovsky - 1812 Overture

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Deborah Miles-Johnson

Royal Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Anthony Inglis

7:30pm Wednesday 24 April 2002

Puccini - Messa di Gloria
Rossini - Stabat Mater

Fairfield Halls, Croydon

Sally Matthews - soprano
Louise Winter - mezzo-soprano
Adrian Dwyer - tenor
Matthew Hargreaves - bass-baritone

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Robert Dean

Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Robert Dean

7:30pm Tuesday 4 June 2002

Mahler - Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection'

Royal Festival Hall, London

Inger Dam-Jensen - soprano
Birgit Remmert - mezzo-soprano

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Robert Dean

Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy

7:30pm Thursday 27 June 2002

Walton - Belshazzar's Feast

De Montfort Hall, Leicester

Christopher Maltman - baritone

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Robert Dean

Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Martyn Brabbins

7:30pm Sunday 28 July 2002

Schoenberg - Gurrelieder

Royal Albert Hall, London

Tove - Christine Brewer
Wood-Dove - Petra Lang
Waldemar - Jon Villars
Klaus the Fool - Philip Langridge
Peasant - Peter Sidhom
Speaker - Ernst Haefliger

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Robert Dean

BBC Symphony Chorus
Chorus Master - Stephen Jackson

Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
Chorus Master - Geoffrey Mitchell

BBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Donald Runnicles

BBC Prom Concert

BBC Radio 3 live relay

7:00pm Sunday 1 September 2002

Mendelssohn - Elijah

Royal Albert Hall, London

Elijah - Alastair Miles
The Widow - Janice Watson
An Angel - Karen Cargill
The Queen (Jezebel) - Rachel Lloyd
Obadiah - Kim Begley
The Youth - Alexander Main-Ian
Rebecca Nash - soprano
Daniel Jordan - bass-baritone
Darren Jeffrey - bass

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Robert Dean

London Philharmonic Choir
Chorus Master - Neville Creed

Trinity Boys Choir
Chorus Master - David Swinson

London Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Kurt Masur

BBC Prom Concert

BBC Radio 3 live relay

7:30pm Saturday 28 September 2002

Britten - War Requiem

Kraftwerk Peenemunde (Turbinenhalle), Peenemunde

Elina Prokina - soprano
Anthony Rolfe-Johnson - tenor
Andreas Schmidt - bass-baritone

NDR Chorus
Chorus Master - Hans-Cristoph Rademann

BBC Singers
Chorus Master - Stephen Betteridge

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Deborah Miles-Johnson

Coventry Cathedral Boys Choir
Chorus Master - Rupert Jeffcoat

Hamburger Knabenchor St Nikolai
Chorus Master - Rosemarie Pritzkat

NDR Symphony Orchestra

Radio-Philharmonie Hannover des NDR
conducted by Mtislav Rostropovich

Chamber Orchestra
conducted by Andreas Weiser

Usedomer Musik Festival

NDR Radio 3 live relay

Broadcast on BBC Radio 3 at 19.30 on 11 November 2002

7:30pm Sunday 10 November 2002

Brahms - Schicksalslied
Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 'Choral'

Royal Albert Hall, London

Claire Rutter - soprano
Yvonne Howard - mezzo-soprano
Richard Edgar-Wilson - tenor
Jonathan Lemalu - bass-baritone

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Robert Dean

London Festival Orchestra
conducted by Ross Pople

7:30pm Friday 15 November 2002

Berlioz - La Damnation de Faust

Barbican Hall, London

Béatrice Uria-Monzon - mezzo-soprano
Keith Lewis - tenor
Philippe Rouillon - baritone
Jean Pascal Introvigne - bass

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Robert Dean

Tiffin Choir
Chorus Master - Simon Toyne

Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg
conducted by Jan Latham-Koenig

3:00pm Sunday 8 December 2002

Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 'Choral'

Royal Festival Hall, London

Janice Watson - soprano
Cornelia Kallisch - mezzo-soprano
Timothy Robinson - tenor
Alfred Reiter - bass

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master Robert Dean

Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

8:00pm Friday 13 December 2002

The Sargent Christmas Concert

Royal Albert Hall, London

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Robert Dean

Royal Academy of Music Massed Schools' Choir

Junior Academy Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Jonathan Willcocks

3:00pm Sunday 15 December 2002

Classic Carols

Royal Albert Hall, London

Mason arr. Rutter - Joy to the World
Trad. arr. Willcocks - Infant holy, infant lowly
Schubert - Ave Maria
Rutter - Shepherd's Pipe Carol
Berlioz - The Shepherd's Farewell from L'enfance du Christ
Trad. arr. Willcocks - Sussex Carol
Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Trad. arr. Willcocks - Rocking Carol
Adam - O Holy Night
Trad. arr. Willcocks - Ding, dong! merrily on high
Darke - In the bleak midwinter
Trad. arr. Rutter - The twelve days of Christmas
Trad. arr. Rutter - I saw three ships
Pierpoint arr. Willcocks - Jungle Bells

Kate Royal - soprano
Håken Vramsmo - baritone

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Robert Dean

Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Robert Dean