
Spires
Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
Past Concerts
(In reverse date order)
Date: 15 April 2023
Venue: Central Hall, Coventry
Occasion: Spring Concert Series - From the New World
Conductor: Jack Lovell-Huckle
Leader: Alistair Kennedy
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus
Soloists: Natasha Agarwal (soprano), Gaynor Keeble (mezzo-soprano), Ed Harrisson (tenor), Peter Lidbetter (bass)
Repertoire:
Dvorak, Antonin - Symphony No. 9 'From the New World'
Beach, Amy - Grand Mass in Eb (UK Premiere)
Date: 19 November 2022
Venue: Baginton Road United Reformed Church, Coventry
Occasion: Autumn Concert Series - The Sun, Moon and Stars
Conductor: Jack Lovell-Huckle
Leader: Alistair Kennedy
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
Repertoire:
Haydn, Franz Joseph - Symphony No. 6 ‘Le Matin’
Boulanger, Lil - Hymn to the sun
Delius, Frederick - Pale Amber Sunlight
Richter, Max - On the Nature of Daylight
Bach, J.S. - Cantata No. 79 "Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild"
Elgar, Edward - Lux Aeterna
Gjeilo, Ola - Northern Lights
Beethoven, Ludwig van - Moonlight Sonata (arr. Piano & String Orchestra)
Dvořák, Antonín - Song to the Moon (arr. Violin & Orchestra, Alistair Kennedy, violin solo)
Villa-Lobos, Heitor - The Three Maries (arr. Chamber Orchestra)
Esenvalds, Eriks - Stars
Bach, J.S. - Cantata No. 1 "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern"
Date: 9 July 2022
Venue: Coventry Cathedral
Occasion: Summer Concert Series
Conductor: Jack Lovell-Huckle
Leader: Alistair Kennedy
Soloists: Soprano: Holly Teague, Soprano (Eve): Audrey Mullender, Tenor: David Woods, Bass: Peter Lidbetter
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus with members of the Warwick and Kenilworth Choral Society and Coventry Philharmonic Choir
Repertoire:
Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation
Date: 23 April 2022, 2:30pm
Venue: Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Occasion: Spring Concert Series – Dvorak & Mozart
Conductor: Jack Lovell-Huckle
Leader: Alistair Kennedy
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
Repertoire:
Dvořák, Antonín – Symphony No. 8 in G Major
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus – “Great” Mass in C minor, K. 427
Date: 27 - 29 January 2022, 7:30pm
Venue: Coventry Cathedral, Coventry
Occasion: Ghosts in the Ruins concert as part of Coventry UK City of Culture
Conductor: Rachel Mahon
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Chorus, Coventry Cathedral Choristers, The Choir with No Name
Repertoire: Ghosts in the Ruins by Nitin Sawhney
Date: 27 November 2021, 2:30pm
Venue: Warwick Row United Reformed Church, Coventry
Occasion: Autumn Concert Series – The Changing Seasons
Conductor: Jack Lovell-Huckle
Leader: Alistair Kennedy
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
Soloist: Alistair Kennedy
Repertoire:
Holst, Gustav – St Paul’s Suite
Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel – Summer is Gone
Vivaldi, Antonio – The Four Seasons – Autumn
Brahms, Johannes - Nänie
Beach, Amy – Peace on Earth
Vivaldi, Antonio – The Four Seasons – Winter
Elgar, Edward – The Snow
Delius, Frederick – On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Handel, G.F. – Worthy is the Lamb; Amen (from Messiah)
Webster, Martin – An Irish Blessing
Date: 4 April 2020, 4pm (cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
Venue: Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Occasion: Spring Concert Series
Conductor: Colin Touchin
Chorus Director: Jack Lovell-Huckle
Leader: Alistair Kennedy
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
Soloists: Jenny Stafford (soprano), Gaynor Keeble (mezzo-soprano), David Woods (tenor), Alistair Ollerenshaw (baritone)
Repertoire:
Dvořák, Antonín – Symphony No. 8 in G Major
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus – “Great” Mass in C minor, K. 427
Date: 23 November 2019, 2:30pm
Venue: Warwick Road United Reformed Church, Coventry
Occasion: Autumn Concert Series – Advent Concert
Conductor: Jack Lovell-Huckle
Leader: Alistair Kennedy
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
Repertoire:
Locatelli, Pietro – Christmas Concerto
Charpentier, Marc-Antoine – Messe de Minuit pour Noël
plus a selection of Christmas music and old English carols
Date: 1 June 2019
Venue: Coventry Cathedral
Occasion: Summer Concert Series – Coventry & Dresden in Concert – Celebrating 60 years of Friendship*
Conductors: Axel Langmann, Jack Lovell-Huckle
Leader: Alistair Kennedy
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus, Neuer Chor (Dresden)
Repertoire:
Beethoven, Ludwig van – Overture to ”Coriolan”
Schubert, Franz – An Die Musik
Parry, Hubert – Songs of Farewell No. 1 “My soul, there is a Country” & No. 3 “Never weather beaten sail”
Copland, Aaron – At The River
Brahms, Johannes – Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 – IV “Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen”
Mendelssohn, Felix – Psalm 98 “Singet dem Herrn nein neues Lied”
Elgar, Edward – Enigma Variations – Variation IX “Nimrod”
Rachmaninoff, Sergei – All-Night Vigil – VI “Bogoroditse Devo”
Spofforth, Reginald – Hail! Smiling Morn
Bach, J.S. – Freut Euch Alle
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus – Ave Verum Corpus
Fauré, Gabriel – Cantique de Jean Racine
Handel, George Frideric – Messiah – “Hallelujah!” Chorus
*Sponsored by an anonymous donor, Coventry Cathedral and the Lord Mayor of Coventry
Date: 13 April 2019
Venue: Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Occasion: Spring Concert Series
Conductor: Colin Touchin
Chorus Director: Jack Lovell-Huckle
Leader: Alistair Kennedy
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
Soloists: Jeni Bern (soprano), Gaynor Keeble (mezzo-soprano), Mark Wilde (tenor), Quentin Hayes (baritone)
Repertoire:
Dvořák, Antonín – Symphony No. 7 in D minor
Smyth, Ethel – Mass in D
Date: 24 November 2018
Venue: Warwick Road United Reformed Church, Coventry
Occasion: Autumn Concert Series
Conductor: Jack Lovell-Huckle
Leader: Alistair Kennedy
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
Soloists: Alistair Donaghue (baritone), Matthew Pearson (treble)
Repertoire:
Parry, Hubert – Songs of Farewell
Fauré, Gabriel – Cantique de Jean Racine
Pankhurst, Lucy: Pankhurst Anthem
Fauré, Gabriel – Requiem in D minor
Date: 16 April 2018
Venue: Heiliggeistkirche, Frankfurt
Occasion: Spring Concert Series – Commemoration of the Centenary of WW1
Conductor: Colin Touchin
Chorus Director: Jack Lovell-Huckle
Involving: Lufthansa Orchester, Lufthansa Konzertchor, Spires Philharmonic Chorus
Soloists: Katherina Konradi (soprano), Thomas Herberich (baritone)
Repertoire:
Brahms, Johannes – Variations on a Theme by Haydn (St. Anthony)
Brahms, Johannes – Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45
Date: 7 April 2018
Venue: Coventry Cathedral
Occasion: Spring Concert Series – Coventry & Frankfurt: An Enactment of Peace & Reconciliation in the Centenary of World War 1*
Conductor: Colin Touchin
Chorus Director: Jack Lovell-Huckle
Leader: Alistair Kennedy
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus, Lufthansa Konzertchor (Frankfurt), members of the Lufthansa Orchestra
Soloists: Waimay Yau (soprano), Jerzy Olsson-Nagorski (baritone)
Repertoire:
Dvořák, Antonín – Symphony No. 6 in D Major, Op. 60
Brahms, Johannes – Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45
*Sponsored by Koolbreeze, Coventry Cathedral, the Lord Mayor of Coventry and a private donor.
Date: 2 December 2017
Venue: Warwick Road United Reformed Church, Coventry
Occasion: Autumn Concert Series – Advent Concert
Conductor: Jack Lovell-Huckle
Leader: Alistair Kennedy
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
Soloists: Grace Bermingham (soprano), Kath Hardy (mezzo-Soprano), Alistair Donaghue (baritone)
Repertoire:
Handel, George Frideric – Messiah (extracts)
Spofforth, Reginald – Hail! Smiling Morn
Praetorius, Michael – Est Ist Ein Ros' Entsprungen
Vivaldi, Antonio – Gloria
Bach, J.S. – Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
plus a selection of Christmas music and old English carols
Date: 22 April 2017
Venue: Holy Trinity Church, Coventry
Occasion: Spring Concert Series
Conductor: Colin Touchin
Chorus Director: Jack Lovell-Huckle
Leader: Alistair Kennedy
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
Soloists:
Repertoire:
Brahms, Johannes – Symphony No. 4 in E minor
Schubert, Franz – Mass No. 5 in A flat Major
Date: 12 November 2016
Venue: United Reformed Church Warwick Road, Coventry
Occasion: Autumn Concert Series - Exploring Handel*
Conductor: Jack Lovell-Huckle
Leader: Alistair Kennedy
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
Repertoire:
Handel, George Frideric – Israel in Egypt (excerpts)
Stradella, Alessandro – Serenata (excerpts)
Urio, Franceso Antonio – Te Deum (excerpts)
Erba, Diongi – Magnificat (excerpts)
Kerll, Johann Kaspar – Canzona No. 4 in E minor
Handel, George Frideric – The Ways of Zion do mourn
*Sponsored by the Coventry Umbrella Club
Date: 18 June 2016
Venue: Earlsdon Methodist Church, Coventry
Occasion: Summer Concert Series – How Sweet the Music
Conductor: Jack Lovell-Huckle
Involving: Spires Wind Octet & Chorus
Repertoire:
Beethoven, Ludwig van – Overture to “Fidelio”
Shearing, George – Songs & Sonnets from Shakespeare
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus – Serenade No. 12 in C minor, K. 388
Vaughan Williams, Ralph – Serenade to Music
Date: 2 April 2016
Venue: Holy Trinity Church, Coventry
Occasion: Spring Concert Series
Conductor: Colin Touchin
Chorus Director: Jack Lovell-Huckle
Leader: Alistair Kennedy
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
Soloists: Zoe Challenor (soprano), Charlotte Ireland (mezzo-soprano), Tim Down (tenor), Jerzy Nagorski (bass)
Repertoire:
Brahms, Johannes – Symphony No. 3 in F Major
Haydn, Franz Joseph – Mass in D “Nelson”
Date: 18 November 2015
Venue: The Chapel, Stoneleigh Abbey, Warwickshire
Occasion: Autumn Concert Series – And the Dark Somme Flowing: A Centenary Reflection in Words & Music (as guests of the Stoneleigh History Society and the Earlsdon Research Group)
Conductor: Jack Lovell-Huckle
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Chorus
Soloists: Abigail Rhodes (soprano), Leslie Blezard (alto), Janis Raishbrook (alto), Penny Turnbull (alto), David Blezard (bass)
Date: 14 November 2015
Venue: Lancaster Priory
Occasion: Autumn Concert Series – Sing Us Your Dreams: A meditation in music, images & local stories on aspects of World War 1 & its aftermath*
Conductor: Jack Lovell-Huckle
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Chorus, The University of Warwick Chamber Brass Ensemble, Hilary Minns (piano accordion), Bill Hardy (piano); with contributions from the Earlsdon Research Group
*Sponsored by Coventry City Council and the Heritage Lottery Fund
Repertoire:
Torbe, Mike: Sing Us Your Dreams (Avril Newey, author)
Date: 7 November 2015
Venue: Earlsdon Methodist Church, Coventry
Occasion: Autumn Concert Series – Sing Us Your Dreams: A meditation in music, images & local stories on aspects of World War 1 & its aftermath*
Conductor: Jack Lovell-Huckle
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Chorus, The University of Warwick Chamber Brass Ensemble, Hilary Minns (piano accordion), Bill Hardy (piano); with contributions from the Earlsdon Research Group
*Sponsored by Coventry City Council and the Heritage Lottery Fund
Repertoire:
Torbe, Mike: Sing Us Your Dreams (Avril Newey, author)
Date: 3 July 2015
Venue: Earlsdon Methodist Church, Coventry
Occasion: Summer Concert Series – Haydn & Cakes
Conductor: Jack Lovell-Huckle
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Chorus, Birmingham Conservatoire String Quartet Soloists: Eleanor Grant (soprano), Peter Robertson (organ)
Repertoire:
Haydn, Franz Joseph – String quartet in C Major, Op. 33, No. 3, “The Bird”
Haydn, Franz Joseph – Die Harmonie in der Ehe
Haydn, Franz Joseph – Aus dem Danklied zu Gott
Haydn, Franz Joseph – Abendlied zu Gott
Haydn, Franz Joseph – Missa Brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo, “The Little Organ Mass”
Date: 11 April 2015, 2.30pm
Venue: Holy Trinity Church, Coventry
Occasion: Spring Concert Series
Conductor: Colin Touchin
Chorus Director: Jack Lovell-Huckle
Leader: Matthew Batty
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
Soloists: Imogen Faris (soprano), Charlotte Ireland (mezzo-soprano), Oliver Marshall (tenor), Samuel Lom (bass)
Repertoire:
Brahms, Johannes – Symphony No. 2 in D Major
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus – Requiem, K. 626
Date: 22 November 2014, 2.30pm
Venue: Holy Trinity Church, Coventry
Occasion: Autumn Concert Series
Conductor: Roger Coull
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus, Spires Youth Orchestra
Soloists: Imogen Faris (soprano) Sarah Nicholson (alto), Simon Lytton (tenor), Samuel Lom (bass)
Repertoire:
Sullivan, Arthur – Overture to “The Mikado”
Vaughan Williams, Ralph – Rhosymedre
Praetorius, Michael – Dances from “Terpsichore”
Elgar, Edward – Enigma Variations – Variation IX “Nimrod”
Bach, C.P.E. – Magnificat
Date: 5 July 2014, 7.30pm
Venue: King Henry VIII School Hall, Coventry
Occasion: Spires Youth Orchestra Concert Series
Conductor: Colin Touchin
Leader: Julian Zhou
Involving: Spires Youth Orchestra
Soloists: Elinor Davies (clarinet), Julian Zhou & Bella Bourne (violins)
Repertoire:
Spiegl, Fritz/Arlan, Manfried – The Radio 4 UK Theme
Tchaikovsky, Piotr Ilyich – The Nutcracker – “Waltz of the Flowers” & “Trepak (Russian Dance)”
Sangster, Adam – Memoriam For John (World Premiere)
Weber, Carl Maria von – Concertino for Clarinet
Various (arr. Lopez) – James Bond Medley
Gray, Barry (arr. Ling) – “Thunderbirds March”
Lloyd Webber, Andrew (arr. Custer) – Selection from “Phantom of the Opera”
Shostakovich, Dmitri – Jazz Suite No. 2 – Waltz from “The Age of Gold”,
Delibes, Léo – Lakme – “Flower Duet”
Debussy, Claude –Suite Bergamasque – “Clair de Lune”
Anderson, Leroy – Jazz Pizzicato
Vivaldi, Antonio – Concerto for 2 violins in A minor
J. Strauss II: Vergnügungszug Polka, Op. 281
Dostal, Hermann, arr Fritz Killer – Fliegermarsch
Date: 11 June 2014, 7.30pm
Venue: Holy Trinity Church, Coventry
Occasion: Summer Concert Series – Music from Saxony
Conductors: Daniel Spogis, Colin Touchin
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus, TU Kammerphilharmonie (Dresden) Soloist: Egidius Strieff (violin)
Repertoire:
Wagner, Richard – Siegfried Idyll
Schumann, Robert – Fantasy for Violin & Orchestra
Brahms, Johannes – Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny)
Mendelssohn, Felix – Symphony No. 3, “Scottish”
Date: 26 April 2014, 2.30pm
Venue: Holy Trinity Church, Coventry
Occasion: Spring Concert Series – Shakespeare Concert
Conductor: Colin Touchin
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
Soloists:
Repertoire:
Vaughan Williams, Ralph – Serenade to Music
Nicolai, Otto – Overture to “The Merry Wives of Windsor”
Tchaikovsky, Piotr Ilyich – Fantasy Overture “Romeo & Juliet”
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus – Missa Solemnis in C minor, K. 139
Date: 16 March 2014, 2.30pm
Venue: Lawrence Sheriff School, Rugby
Occasion: Spires Youth Orchestra Concert Series
Conductor: Colin Touchin
Leader: Julian Zhou
Involving: Spires Youth Orchestra
Soloists: Lucy Edmunds (double bass), Callum Ellis & Lizzie Bolitho (cellos)
Repertoire:
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus – Overture to “Don Giovanni”, K. 527
Cimador, Giambattista – Concerto for Double Bass in G Major
Vivaldi, Antonio – Concerto for 2 Cellos in G minor, RV. 351
Walton, William – March “Crown Imperial”
Tchaikovsky, Piotr Ilyich – Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17, “Little Russian”
Date: 8 February 2014
Venue: King Henry VIII School, Coventry
Occasion: SPO & KHVIII Joint Concert Series
Conductor(s): Colin Touchin (& Alastair Kennedy?)
Involving: Members of Spires Philharmonic Orchestra, King Henry VIII Players Soloist: Sam Ellis (percussion)
Repertoire:
Shostakovich, Dmitri – Chamber Symphony Op 110a (extracts)
Mayuzumi, Toshiro – Percussion Concerto
Tchaikovsky, Piotr Ilyich – Symphony No. 5 in E minor
Date: 23 November 2013
Venue: Holy Trinity Church, Coventry
Occasion: SPO & SYO Joint Concert Series
Conductor: Colin Touchin
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus, Spires Youth Orchestra
Narrator*: Selwyn Calvin
Repertoire:
Mendelssohn, Felix – “The Hebrides” Overture
Smetana, Bedřich – Vltava
Mendelssohn, Felix – A Midsummer Night's Dream – “Nocturne”
Holst, Gustav – The Planets – “Mars”
Mussorgsky, Modest – Pictures at an Exhibition – “The Great Gate of Kiev”
Taylor, Max – I Have a Dream* (World Premiere)
Date: 12 July 2013, 7.30pm
Venue: Allesley Church, Coventry
Occasion: Summer Concert Series – Allesley Festival 2013 – Songs for Summer
Conductor: Colin Touchin
Involving: Spires String Quartet & Chorus
Soloist*: Clarissa Knee (soprano)
Repertoire:
Touchin, Colin – Adlestrop 2012
Pugh, Lydia – The Year – “May”, “June” & “July”
Torbe, Mike – Folk song setting “Bitter Withy”
Rachmaninoff, Sergei – All Night Vigil – VI “Bogoroditsye Dyevo”
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus – Ave Verum Corpus
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus – Laudate Dominum*
Elgar, Edward – My Love Dwelt in a Northern Land
Elgar, Edward – As Torrents in Summer
Date: 6 April 2013, 2.30pm
Venue: Holy Trinity Church, Coventry
Occasion: Spring Concert Series
Conductor: Colin Touchin
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
Soloists: Felicity Barnard (soprano), Claire McKay (mezzo-soprano), Tim Down (tenor), Edwin Kay (baritone)
Repertoire:
Brahms, Johannes – Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Haydn, Franz Joseph – Mass in Time of War, “Paukenmesse”
Date: 17 March 2013, 7pm
Venue: King Henry VIII School Hall, Coventry
Occasion: Spires Youth Orchestra Concert Series
Conductor: Colin Touchin
Involving: Spires Youth Orchestra
Soloists: Michael Dworkin & Peter ? (trumpets), Callum Ellis (cello)
Repertoire:
Vivaldi, Antonio – Concerto in C Major
Hardiman, Ronan – The Lord of the Dance
Fauré, Gabriel – Elegie, Op. 24
Sullivan, Arthur – Symphony in E Major
Date: 2 February 2013, 7pm
Venue: King Henry VIII School Hall, Coventry
Occasion: SPO & KHVIII Joint Concert Series
Conductor(s): Colin Touchin (& Alistair Kennedy?)
Involving: Members of Spires Philharmonic Orchestra, King Henry VIII Orchestra
Repertoire:
Elgar, Edward – Serenade for Strings
Dvořák, Antonín – Symphony No. 8 in G Major
Date: 5 January 2013
Venue: Royal Leamington Spa Town Hall
Occasion: Spires Youth Orchestra Concert Series – New Year Concert
Conductor: Colin Touchin
Involving: Spires Youth Orchestra
Soloist: Lucinda Bourne (violin)
Repertoire:
Mussorgsky, Modest – Night on a Bare Mountain
Beethoven, Ludwig van – Romance in F Major, for Violin & Orchestra
Tchaikovsky, Piotr Ilyich – Symphony No. 5 in E minor
Date: 16 November 2012, 8.30pm
Venue: All Saints Church, Leamington Spa
Occasion: Autumn Concert Series – Elegant Elgar
Conductor: Colin Touchin
Involving: Spires Youth Orchestra, Spires Philharmonic Chorus
Soloist: Claire McKay (mezzo-soprano)
Repertoire:
Elgar, Edward – The Empire March
Handel, George Frideric – Zadok the Priest
Purcell, Henry – Abdelazar – “Rondeau”
Elgar, Edward – The Music Makers
Date: 11 November 2012
Venue: King Henry VIII School, Coventry
Occasion: Autumn Concert Series – Remembrance Day Concert for Coventry Peace Month
Conductor: Colin Touchin
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Orchestra
Repertoire:
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus – Adagio for two Clarinets & three Basset Horns
Barber, Samuel – Adagio for Strings
Ferrenc, Louise – Nonet in Eb Major
Schubert, Franz – Symphony No. 6 in C Major, D. 589
Date: 14 July 2012
Venue: Baginton
Occasion: Spires Youth Orchestra Concert Series – Baginton Proms in the Park
Conductor:
Involving: Spires Youth Orchestra
Date: 10 July 2012
Venue: Leamington Spa Centre
Occasion: Spires Youth Orchestra Concert Series
Conductors: Colin Touchin, John James
Leaders: Isobel Williams, Lucinda Bourne
Involving: Spires Youth Orchestra, Synergy (Leamington & Warwick Dance Acadamy)
Repertoire:
Gershwin, George – An American in Paris
Jenkins, Karl – Palladio
Wilkinson, Arthur – Beatlecracker Suite
Borodin, Alexander – Polovtsian Dances
Date: 16 June 2012
Venue: Holy Trinity Church, Coventry (11.00am), Lower Precinct (12.15pm)
Occasion: Summer Concert Series – Coventry Mysteries Festival Week 2012: Choose the Light
Conductor: Colin Touchin
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus, Choirs from Earlsdon, Frederick Bird and Wyken Croft Schools
Repertoire:
Touchin, Colin: Choose the Light (World Premiere)
Date: 14 April 2012
Venue: Holy Trinity Church, Coventry
Occasion: Spring Concert Series
Conductor: Colin Touchin
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
Soloists:
Repertoire:
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus – Sinfonia Concertante in Eb Major, K. 297b, for oboe, clarinet, bassoon & horn
Touchin, Colin – Coventry Suite (World Premiere)
Beethoven, Ludwig van – Symphony No. 9 in D minor, “Choral”
Date: 7 April 2012
Venue: Holy Trinity Church, Long Itchington
Occasion: Spires Youth Orchestra Concert Series
Conductors: Colin Touchin, Adam Sangster, Kelvin Ngai, John James
Leaders: Isobel Williams, Lucinda Bourne
Involving: Spires Youth Orchestra, La Salle School Band (Hong Kong)
Soloist: Ethan Gardner (cello)
Repertoire:
Brahms, Johannes – “Academic Festival” Overture
Elgar, Edward – King Arthur Suite (UK Premiere of orchestral version)
Sangster, Adam – Discovery (World Premiere)
Saint-Saëns, Camille – Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33
Chabrier, Emmanuel – España
Elgar, Edward – Pomp & Circumstance March No. 1
Date: 23 March 2012
Venue: St Peter's Church, Leamington Spa
Occasion: Spires Youth Orchestra Concert Series
Conductor: Gerard Hyland
Involving: Spires Youth Orchestra, Musica Sacra
Repertoire:
Albinoni, Tomaso/Giazotto, Remo – Adagio for organ & strings
Masciangelo, Francesco (1823-1906) – Miserere mei Deus (Ps. 50) (first UK performance with orchestra)
Maunder, John Henry – Olivet to Calvary
Date: 4 February 2012
Venue: King Henry VIII School, Coventry
Occasion: SPO & KHVIII Joint Concert Series
Conductor: Colin Touchin
Involving: Members of Spires Philharmonic Orchestra, King Henry VIII School Orchestra
Repertoire:
Beethoven, Ludwig van – Overture to “Coriolan”
Schubert, Franz – Symphony No. 7 in B minor, “Unfinished”
Date: 3 January 2012
Venue: Leamington Spa Town Hall
Occasion: Spires Youth Orchestra Concert Series – Debut Concert
Conductors: Colin Touchin, John James
Leaders: Isobel Williams, Lucinda Bourne
Involving: Spires Youth Orchestra
Repertoire:
Sousa, John Philip – March “The Liberty Bell”
Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel – Christmas Overture
Delius, Frederick – Sleigh Ride
Handel, George Frideric – Music for The Royal Fireworks
J. Strauss II – Waltz “The Blue Danube”
Franck, César – Symphony in D minor
Date: 11 November 2011
Venue: Holy Trinity Church, Coventry
Occasion: Autumn Concert Series – Austrian Autumn
Conductor: Colin Touchin
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
Soloists: from Spires Chorus
Repertoire:
Beethoven, Ludwig van – Septet, Op. 20
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus – Te Deum in C Major, K. 141
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus – Ave Verum Corpus, K. 618
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus – Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, K. 273
Schubert, Franz – Mass No. 2 in G Major, D. 167
Date: 23 April 2011
Venue: Holy Trinity Church, Coventry
Occasion: Spring Concert Series
Conductor: Colin Touchin
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
Repertoire:
Touchin, Colin – St. George of Coventry (World Premiere)
Beethoven, Ludwig van – Symphony No. 8 in F Major
Beethoven, Ludwig van – Mass in C Major
Date: 19 June 2010, 3pm
Venue: Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
Occasion: Belgrade Concert Series – “Serenades for the City”
Conductor: Colin Touchin
Involving: Chamber Instrumentalists from Spires Philharmonic Orchestra, Spires Philharmonic Chorus
Repertoire:
Bernard, Émile – Divertissement, Op. 36
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus – Serenade in C minor, K. 388
Bruckner, Anton – Mass No. 2 in E minor
Date: 3 April 2010
Venue: Holy Trinity Church, Coventry
Occasion: Spring Concert Series
Conductor: Neil Aston?
Involving: Chamber Instrumentalists from Spires Philharmonic Orchestra, Spires Philharmonic Chorus
Soloists: from Spires Chorus
Repertoire:
Beethoven, Ludwig van (arr. Wendt) – Symphony No. 7 in A Major
Cherubini, Luigi – Requiem in C minor
Date: 6 February 2010, 2.30pm
Venue: Holy Trinity Church, Coventry
Occasion: Winter Concert Series
Conductor: Colin Touchin
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Chorus
Soloists: Colin Druce (organ), Colin Touchin (recorder)
Repertoire:
Bond, Capel – I will always give thanks
Bruckner, Anton – Tantum ergo in C minor
Bruckner, Anton – Locus iste
Bond, Capel – Blessed be the Lord God of Israel
Touchin, Colin – Draconne
Bruckner, Anton – Tantum ergo in Eb Major
Bruckner, Anton – Ave Maria
Bond, Capel – Have mercy upon me, O God
Widor, Charles-Marie – Cantabile, from Symphony No. 6 (Organ solo)
Saint-Saëns, Camille – Allegro Giocoso (Organ solo)
Vivaldi, Antonio – Gloria
Date: 31 October 2009
Venue: King Henry VIII School, Coventry
Occasion: Autumn Concert Series
Conductor: Colin Touchin
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
Soloists: Lucy Elliott (flute)
Repertoire:
Boyce, William – Symphony Op. 2, No. 4
Gluck, Christoph Willibald – Dance of the Blessed Spirits
Boyce, William – Symphony Op. 2, No. 1
Elgar, Edward – How calm the evening
Sullivan, Arthur – The long day closes
Parry, Hubert – My delight & thy delight
Stanford, Charles Villiers – My Love's an Arbutus
Boyce, William – Symphony Op. 2, No. 3
Bond, Capel – Anthem No. 4
Vivaldi, Antonio – Gloria
Date: 18 June 2009, 7.45pm
Venue: Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
Occasion: Belgrade Concert Series – “Serenades for the City”
Conductor: Colin Touchin
Involving: Chamber Instrumentalists from Spires Philharmonic Orchestra
Repertoire:
Brahms, Johannes – Serenade No. 2 in A Major
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus – Serenade in Bb Major, “Gran Partitta”, K. 361
Date: 13 June 2009, 3pm
Venue: Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
Occasion: Belgrade Concert Series – “Serenades for the City”
Conductor:
Involving: Chamber Instrumentalists from Spires Philharmonic Orchestra
Repertoire:
Gounod, Charles – Petite Symphonie
Rossini, Gioachino – Quartet No.5
Dvořák, Antonín – Serenade in D minor, Op. 44
Date: 11 April 2009, 2.30pm
Venue: Holy Trinity Church, Coventry
Occasion: Spring Concert Series
Conductor: Colin Touchin
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
Soloists:
Repertoire:
Beethoven, Ludwig van – Symphony No. 6 in F Major, "Pastoral"
Haydn, Franz Joseph – Harmoniemesse
Date: 16 November 2008, 7.30pm
Venue: King Henry VIII School, Coventry
Occasion: Autumn Concert Series
Conductor: Colin Touchin
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
Soloists: Alastair Kennedy (violin), Koshka Duff (piano)
Repertoire:
Vaughan Williams, Ralph – The Lark Ascending
Grieg, Edvard – Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Vaughan Williams, Ralph – Serenade to Music
Vaughan Williams, Ralph – Linden Lea
Vaughan Williams, Ralph – Toward the Unknown Region
Date: 29 June 2008
Venue: St Barbara’s Church, Earlsdon, Coventry
Occasion: Summer Concert Series
Conductor: Colin Touchin
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus, Heart of England Recorder Orchestra (HERO)
Soloists:
Repertoire:
Fauré, Gabriel – Requiem in D minor
Fauré, Gabriel – Cantique de Jean Racine
Grieg, Edvard – Holberg Suite
Touchin, Colin – Manchester Welcome
Coombes, – Dance Variations
Date: 22 March 2008, 2.30pm
Venue: Holy Trinity Church, Coventry
Occasion: Spring Concert Series
Conductor: Colin Touchin
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
Soloists:
Repertoire:
Schubert, Franz – Symphony No. 7 in B minor, "Unfinished"
Fauré, Gabriel – Cantique de Jean Racine
Fauré, Gabriel – Requiem in D minor
Date: 29 September 2007, 2.30pm
Venue: Holy Trinity Church, Coventry
Occasion: Autumn Concert Series
Conductor: Colin Touchin
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
Soloist: Alex Laing (violin)
Repertoire:
Dvořák, Antonín – Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, Nos. 3 & 6
Bruch, Max – Violin Concerto No. 1
Elgar, Edward – The Black Knight
Elgar, Edward – As Torrents in Summer
Elgar, Edward – My Love Dwelt in a Northern Land
Elgar, Edward – They are at rest
Date: 20 April 2007
Venue: Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Occasion: Spring Concert Series – Rotary Club – St George's Day
Conductor: Colin Touchin
Involving: Spires Brass Ensemble & Philharmonic Chorus
Repertoire:
Purcell, Henry (arr. Touchin) – Come Ye Sons of Art – “To Celebrate”
Parry, Hubert – I Was Glad
Handel, George Frideric (arr. Snell) – Suite from “Water Music”
Boyce, William (arr. Snell) – Symphony No. 4
Purcell, Henry (arr. Hopkinson) – Abdelazar – “Rondeau”
Handel, George Frideric – Zadok the Priest
Parry, Hubert (arr. Cook) – Jerusalem
Date: 7 April 2007
Venue: Holy Trinity Church, Coventry
Occasion: Spring Concert Series
Conductor: Colin Touchin
Involving: Spires Orchestra & Chorus
Soloists:
Repertoire:
Beethoven, Ludwig van – Symphony No. 5 in C minor
Brahms, Johannes – Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45
Date: 11 November 2006
Venue: Coventry Cathedral
Occasion: Autumn Concert Series – Celebrating Mozart – Mo Mowlam Fund for Peace
Conductor: Colin Touchin
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
Soloist: Clare-Louise Appleby (flute)
Repertoire:
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus – Overture to “Don Giovanni”, K. 527
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus – Flute Concerto No. 1, K. 313
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus – Requiem, K. 626
Date: 9 September 2006
Venue: Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Occasion: Autumn Concert Series – Celebrating Mozart
Conductor: Colin Touchin
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
Soloist: Veronika Ilinskaya (piano)
Repertoire:
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus – Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus – Piano Concerto No. 27 in Bb Major, K. 595
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus – Coronation Mass in C Major, K. 317
Date: 16 July 2006
Venue: War Memorial Park, Coventry
Occasion: Summer Concert Series – Godiva Festival
Conductor: Colin Touchin
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
Soloists:
Repertoire:
Beethoven, Ludwig van – Symphony No. 9 in D minor, “Choral” IV Finale
Date: 15 April 2006
Venue: Holy Trinity Church, Coventry
Occasion: Spring Concert Series
Conductor: Colin Touchin
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
Soloists:
Repertoire:
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus – Requiem, K. 626
Handel, George Frideric (arr. Mozart) – Messiah (excerpts)
Date: July 2005
Venue: Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Occasion: Summer Concert Series
Conductor: Colin Touchin
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Chorus, Colin Druce (organ)
Repertoire:
Handel, George Frideric – Messiah (excerpts)
Date: July 2005
Venue: Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Occasion: Summer Concert Series
Conductor: Neil Aston
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Orchestra
Repertoire:
Prokofiev, Sergei – Peter & the Wolf
Date: July 2005
Venue: Methodist Central Hall, Coventry
Occasion: Summer Concert Series
Conductor: Colin Touchin
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
Soloists: Neil Aston (clarinet), Gaynor Keeble (mezzo-soprano)
Repertoire:
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus – Clarinet Concerto, K. 622
Wood, Henry – Fantasia on British Sea Songs
Schubert, Franz – Overture in C
Date: July 2005
Venue: Coventry Memorial Park
Occasion: Summer Concert Series – Godiva Festival
Conductor: Colin Touchin
Involving: Spires Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
Repertoire:
Orff, Carl – Carmina Burana (excerpts)