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Berlioz "The Damnation of Faust" - November 1959
Berlioz "The Damnation of Faust" - November 1959
Sunday 15 November 1959 at the Hippodrome, Coventry
Berlioz "The Damnation of Faust"
Soloists: April Cantelo, Alfred Hallett & Bruce Boyce
The Capriol Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Sunday 15 November 1959 at the Hippodrome, Coventry
Berlioz "The Damnation of Faust"
Soloists: April Cantelo, Alfred Hallett & Bruce Boyce
The Capriol Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Elgar "The Dream of Gerontius" - March 1959
Elgar "The Dream of Gerontius" - March 1959
Saturday 14 March 1959 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Elgar "The Dream of Gerontius"
Soloists: Janet Howe, John Mitchinson & Nowakowski
The Capriol Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Saturday 14 March 1959 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Elgar "The Dream of Gerontius"
Soloists: Janet Howe, John Mitchinson & Nowakowski
The Capriol Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
JANET BAKER SINGS PURCELL & HANDEL - NOVEMBER 1958
JANET BAKER SINGS PURCELL & HANDEL - NOVEMBER 1958
Sunday 23 November 1958 at Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
Handel “Utrecht Jubilate”, Purcell “Hail Bright Cecilia” & Vaughan Williams “Towards the Unknown Legion”
Soloists: Noelle Barker, Janet Baker, Kathleen Fairbairn, Philip Todd, Philip Hattey & George Rathbone
Riddick Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Sunday 23 November 1958 at Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
Handel “Utrecht Jubilate”, Purcell “Hail Bright Cecilia” & Vaughan Williams “Towards the Unknown Legion”
Soloists: Noelle Barker, Janet Baker, Kathleen Fairbairn, Philip Todd, Philip Hattey & George Rathbone
Riddick Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
HEATHER HARPER SINGS BACH - MAY 1958
HEATHER HARPER SINGS BACH - MAY 1958
Saturday 17 May 1958 at Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick
Warwick Festival - Joint concert with The Warwick & Kenilworth Choral Society
Bach “Mass in B Minor”
Jacques Orchestra conducted by Reginald Jacques
Soloists: Heather Harper, Helen Watts, Michael Griffith-Jones & John Carol Case
Saturday 17 May 1958 at Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick
Warwick Festival - Joint concert with The Warwick & Kenilworth Choral Society
Bach “Mass in B Minor”
Jacques Orchestra conducted by Reginald Jacques
Soloists: Heather Harper, Helen Watts, Michael Griffith-Jones & John Carol Case
HEATHER HARPER SINGS HANDEL - MARCH 1958
HEATHER HARPER SINGS HANDEL - MARCH 1958
Sunday 30 March 1958 at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
Handel “Messiah”
Soloists: Heather Harper, Pamela Bowden, Andrew Gold & Norman Lumsden
Riddick Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Sunday 30 March 1958 at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
Handel “Messiah”
Soloists: Heather Harper, Pamela Bowden, Andrew Gold & Norman Lumsden
Riddick Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
JANET BAKER SINGS BACH - FEBRUARY 1958
JANET BAKER SINGS BACH - FEBRUARY 1958
Saturday 15 February 1958 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Bach “St Matthew Passion”
Soloists: Ilse Wolf, Janet Baker, Wilfred Brown & John Carol Case
Riddick Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Saturday 15 February 1958 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Bach “St Matthew Passion”
Soloists: Ilse Wolf, Janet Baker, Wilfred Brown & John Carol Case
Riddick Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Christmas Concert - December 1957
Christmas Concert - December 1957
Thursday 5 December 1957 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
A Programme of Christmas Music
Thursday 5 December 1957 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
A Programme of Christmas Music
Elgar “King Olaf” - March 1957
Elgar “King Olaf” - March 1957
Saturday 9 March 1957 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Elgar “King Olaf”
Soloists: Blanche Turner, Dennis Stephenson & Redvers Llewellyn
Midland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Saturday 9 March 1957 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Elgar “King Olaf”
Soloists: Blanche Turner, Dennis Stephenson & Redvers Llewellyn
Midland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
JOAN SUTHERLAND SINGS MOZART - OCTOBER 1956
JOAN SUTHERLAND SINGS MOZART - OCTOBER 1956
Saturday 27 October 1956 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Mozart “Mass in C Minor”
Soloists: Joan Sutherland, Nancy Evans, David Galliver & Francis Loring
Boyd Neel Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Saturday 27 October 1956 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Mozart “Mass in C Minor”
Soloists: Joan Sutherland, Nancy Evans, David Galliver & Francis Loring
Boyd Neel Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
JOAN SUTHERLAND SINGS VERDI - MARCH 1956
JOAN SUTHERLAND SINGS VERDI - MARCH 1956
Saturday 24 March 1956 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Verdi “Requiem”
Soloists: Joan Sutherland, Kathleen Boyce, Alfred Hallett & Nowakowski
Midland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Saturday 24 March 1956 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Verdi “Requiem”
Soloists: Joan Sutherland, Kathleen Boyce, Alfred Hallett & Nowakowski
Midland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Grand Opera - January 1956
Grand Opera - January 1956
Thursday 12 January 1956 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Grand Opera including music from Aida, Rigoletto, The Fair Maid of Perth, The Mastersingers, La Tosca, Louise, Don Carlo, La Traviata, I Pagliacci & Il Trovatore
Soloists: Angela Rubini, Erick Aiken & Kenneth Burnett
The International Opera Association. Choir conducted by Victor Fleming
Thursday 12 January 1956 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Grand Opera including music from Aida, Rigoletto, The Fair Maid of Perth, The Mastersingers, La Tosca, Louise, Don Carlo, La Traviata, I Pagliacci & Il Trovatore
Soloists: Angela Rubini, Erick Aiken & Kenneth Burnett
The International Opera Association. Choir conducted by Victor Fleming
Walton & Howell - November 1955
Walton & Howell - November 1955
Saturday 26 November 1955 at Hippodrome, Coventry
Walton “Belshazzar's Feast” & Howell's “Hymnus Paradisi”
Soloists: Isobel Baillie, Eric Greene & John Cameron
Midland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Saturday 26 November 1955 at Hippodrome, Coventry
Walton “Belshazzar's Feast” & Howell's “Hymnus Paradisi”
Soloists: Isobel Baillie, Eric Greene & John Cameron
Midland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Bach “B Minor Mass” - April 1955
Bach “B Minor Mass” - April 1955
Saturday 2 April 1955 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Bach “B Minor Mass”
Soloists: Joan Alexander, Grace Bodley, Alexander Young & Richard Standen
Boyd Neel Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Saturday 2 April 1955 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Bach “B Minor Mass”
Soloists: Joan Alexander, Grace Bodley, Alexander Young & Richard Standen
Boyd Neel Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Bantock “Vanity of Vanities” - January 1955
Bantock “Vanity of Vanities” - January 1955
Thursday 13 January 1955 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Bantock “Vanity of Vanities”
Unaccompanied voices conducted by Victor Fleming
Thursday 13 January 1955 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Bantock “Vanity of Vanities”
Unaccompanied voices conducted by Victor Fleming
Brahms “Requiem” & Elgar “For The Fallen” - November 1954
Brahms “Requiem” & Elgar “For The Fallen” - November 1954
Saturday 6 November 1954 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Brahms “Requiem” & Elgar “For The Fallen”
Soloists: Isabell Sage & Allen Bromley
Musical Director: Victor Fleming
Saturday 6 November 1954 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Brahms “Requiem” & Elgar “For The Fallen”
Soloists: Isabell Sage & Allen Bromley
Musical Director: Victor Fleming
Elgar “The Kingdom” - March 1954
Elgar “The Kingdom” - March 1954
Saturday 27 March 1954 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Elgar “The Kingdom”
Soloists: Ceinwen Rowlands, Nancy Evans, Trefor Jones & John Cameron
Midland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Saturday 27 March 1954 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Elgar “The Kingdom”
Soloists: Ceinwen Rowlands, Nancy Evans, Trefor Jones & John Cameron
Midland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Berlioz “Childhood of Christ” - November 1953
Berlioz “Childhood of Christ” - November 1953
Saturday 28 November 1953 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Berlioz “Childhood of Christ”
Soloists: Doris Gambell, Eric Greene, Norman Tattersall & Richard Standen
Midland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Saturday 28 November 1953 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Berlioz “Childhood of Christ”
Soloists: Doris Gambell, Eric Greene, Norman Tattersall & Richard Standen
Midland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Rossini & Kodaly - March 1953
Rossini & Kodaly - March 1953
Saturday 28 March 1953 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Rossini “Stabat Mater” & Kodaly “Psalmus Hungaricus”
Soloists: Marion Lowe, Gladys Ripley, Alexander Young & Trevor Anthony
Midland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Saturday 28 March 1953 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Rossini “Stabat Mater” & Kodaly “Psalmus Hungaricus”
Soloists: Marion Lowe, Gladys Ripley, Alexander Young & Trevor Anthony
Midland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Handel “Messiah” - November 1952
Handel “Messiah” - November 1952
Sunday 30 November 1952 at the Hippodrome, Coventry
Handel “Messiah”
Soloists: Joan Alexander, Irene Byatt, Eric Greene & Gordon Clinton
Midland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Sunday 30 November 1952 at the Hippodrome, Coventry
Handel “Messiah”
Soloists: Joan Alexander, Irene Byatt, Eric Greene & Gordon Clinton
Midland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Verdi “Aida” & Wagner “Mastersingers” - October 1952
Verdi “Aida” & Wagner “Mastersingers” - October 1952
Saturday 25 October 1952 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Verdi “Aida Act 2” & Wagner “The Mastersingers Act 3”
Soloists: Victoria Sladen, Bruna Maclean, Dennis Stephenson, Tom Williams & Allen Bromley
Midland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Saturday 25 October 1952 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Verdi “Aida Act 2” & Wagner “The Mastersingers Act 3”
Soloists: Victoria Sladen, Bruna Maclean, Dennis Stephenson, Tom Williams & Allen Bromley
Midland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Bach “St Matthew Passion” - March 1952
Bach “St Matthew Passion” - March 1952
Saturday 15 March 1952 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Bach “St Matthew Passion”
Soloists: Margaret Field-Hyde, Nancy Evans, Richard Lewis & Richard Standen
Jacques Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Saturday 15 March 1952 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Bach “St Matthew Passion”
Soloists: Margaret Field-Hyde, Nancy Evans, Richard Lewis & Richard Standen
Jacques Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
A Christmas Concert - December 1951
A Christmas Concert - December 1951
Wednesday 19 December 1951 at BTH Social Club Hall, Coventry
Christmas music with excerpts from Handel “Messiah”
Musical Director: Victor Fleming
Wednesday 19 December 1951 at BTH Social Club Hall, Coventry
Christmas music with excerpts from Handel “Messiah”
Musical Director: Victor Fleming
Handel “Messiah” - December 1951
Handel “Messiah” - December 1951
Thursday 6 December 1951 at Meriden Parish Church
Handel “Messiah”
Soloists: Muriel Diehl, Kitty Eames, Denis Diehl & Arthur Duffield
Coventry Co-operative Society Orchestra conducted by Thomas Garratt
Thursday 6 December 1951 at Meriden Parish Church
Handel “Messiah”
Soloists: Muriel Diehl, Kitty Eames, Denis Diehl & Arthur Duffield
Coventry Co-operative Society Orchestra conducted by Thomas Garratt
Festival of Britain Concert - September 1951
Festival of Britain Concert - September 1951
Sunday 23 September 1951 at the Hippodrome, Coventry
Ireland “These Things Shall Be” & Vaughan Williams “Sea Symphony”
Soloists: Dorothy Bond & Dennis Noble
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Sunday 23 September 1951 at the Hippodrome, Coventry
Ireland “These Things Shall Be” & Vaughan Williams “Sea Symphony”
Soloists: Dorothy Bond & Dennis Noble
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
FIRST PUBLIC PERFORMANCE IN ENGLAND - APRIL 1951
FIRST PUBLIC PERFORMANCE IN ENGLAND - APRIL 1951
Saturday 7 April 1951 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
FIRST PUBLIC PERFORMANCE OF ORFF “CARMINA BURANA” IN ENGLAND
Soloists: Eugenia Castle, Dudley Howard & Redvers Llewelyn
Midland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Saturday 7 April 1951 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
FIRST PUBLIC PERFORMANCE OF ORFF “CARMINA BURANA” IN ENGLAND
Soloists: Eugenia Castle, Dudley Howard & Redvers Llewelyn
Midland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Vocal & Instrumental Concert - January 1951
Vocal & Instrumental Concert - January 1951
Monday 22 January 1951 in the Municipal Staff Canteen near Broadgate, Coventry
Music by Bach, Elgar, Brahms, Cesar Franck, Purcell, Morley, Gibbons, Dowland & Weelkes
Monday 22 January 1951 in the Municipal Staff Canteen near Broadgate, Coventry
Music by Bach, Elgar, Brahms, Cesar Franck, Purcell, Morley, Gibbons, Dowland & Weelkes
Elgar “The Dream of Gerontius” - October 1950
Elgar “The Dream of Gerontius” - October 1950
Saturday 28 October 1950 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Elgar “The Dream of Gerontius”
Soloists: Gladys Ripley, Heddle Nash & Owen Brannigan
Midland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Saturday 28 October 1950 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Elgar “The Dream of Gerontius”
Soloists: Gladys Ripley, Heddle Nash & Owen Brannigan
Midland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Victor Fleming
Handel “Messiah” - April 1950
Handel “Messiah” - April 1950
Thursday 27 April 1950 at Keresley Parish Church, Coventry
Handel “Messiah”
Coventry Co-operative Society Orchestra conducted by Thomas Garratt
Soloists: Muriel Thornton, Margaret Lowe, Dennis Diehl & Arthur Duffield
Thursday 27 April 1950 at Keresley Parish Church, Coventry
Handel “Messiah”
Coventry Co-operative Society Orchestra conducted by Thomas Garratt
Soloists: Muriel Thornton, Margaret Lowe, Dennis Diehl & Arthur Duffield
Bantock “Vanity of Vanities” & Handel - March 1950
Bantock “Vanity of Vanities” & Handel - March 1950
Saturday 25 March 1950 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Bantock “Vanity of Vanities” & Handel "Foundling Hospital Anthem"
Unaccompanied voices
Musical Director: Victor Fleming
Saturday 25 March 1950 at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Bantock “Vanity of Vanities” & Handel "Foundling Hospital Anthem"
Unaccompanied voices
Musical Director: Victor Fleming
Bantock “Vanity of Vanities” - February 1950
Bantock “Vanity of Vanities” - February 1950
Thursday 9 February 1950 at Birmingham & Midlands Institute
Bantock “Vanity of Vanities” performed in the presence of Lady Bantock
Musical Director: Victor Fleming
Thursday 9 February 1950 at Birmingham & Midlands Institute
Bantock “Vanity of Vanities” performed in the presence of Lady Bantock
Musical Director: Victor Fleming
