2001-2002

A SEASON OF EXPLORATION:
of fun new ENCORES;
of CLASSICAL & BAROQUE MASTERWORKS;
and of memorable SOCIALS in CABARET or ON TOUR.

Season Highlights:

  • Weekend in DURHAM for ENCORES & DRUNKARDS

  • CLASSICAL CONCERT SUCCESS conducted by Stephen Jackson

  • CABARET NIGHT at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts

  • We learn RACHMANINOV VESPERS

  • Magnificent MAGNIFICAT concert with PÄRT Antiphons

  • Tour to BARCELONA

  • Handel ISRAEL IN EGYPT

Choir Membership 2001-2002

CONCERTS


ENCORES WORKSHOP

Friday SEPTEMBER 21st 2001

DURHAM CATHEDRAL

Thursday OCTOBER 25th 2001

CHOPIN-BRAHMS-SCHUBERT

St. John’s Smith Square

DD Note: - Last minute change of Conductor! So grateful to my colleague and friend Stephen Jackson for stepping in to conduct this concert at the last minute when I contracted appendicitis! I was gutted to miss the Schubert - one of my favourite Masses, but you can tell from the accompanying tracks what a wonderful job he did.
Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny) Opening
Stephen Jackson, Artesian Ensemble, London Oriana Choir
Kyrie - Mass in Ab Schuber
Stephen Jackson, Rachel Nichols, Serena Kay, Mark Wilde, Jonathan Arnold
Gratias - Mass in Ab Schubert
Stephen Jackson, London Oriana Choir, Rachel Nichols, Serena Kay, Mark Wilde, Jonathan Arnold

Wednesday DECEMBER 19th 2001

REJOICE IN THE LAMB

ST. JAMES’S, PICCADILLY

Programme Note:The First half of the concert was themed on "Rejoice" - the Annunciation of the Angel to the Virgin Mary. The Second half theme was "The Lamb"
Mater Ora Filium - Bax
DD London Oriana Choir
I saw the Lord - Stainer (First Part)
DD London Oriana Choir, Joseph Nolan-Cain
The Lamb - Tavener
DD London Oriana Choir:
The Little Road to Bethlehem - Head
DD London Oriana Choir, Joseph Nolan
The Shepherd's Pipe Carol - Rutter
DD London Oriana Choir

Saturday FEBRUARY 23rd 2002

CABARET NIGHT

ROYAL ACADEMY OF
DRAMATIC ART

Istanbul
The Hairdressers
The Rose
Ruth
The Warthog Song
Kate and Piers
Londonderry Air
Sherpa
Two Violin Duets
David & Liz
The Lion and Albert, a poem
Rufus

Saturday 2nd MARCH 2002

MAGNIFICAT!

ST. PANCRAS CHURCH

Finzi - Magnificat
DD London Oriana Choir, Joseph Nolan-Cain
Pärt - Seven Magnificat Antiphons
DD London Oriana Choir
Rachmaninov Vespers Pt 2
DD London Oriana Choir
Parry - Blest Pair of Sirens
DD London Oriana Choir, Joseph Nolan

Tuesday 12th MARCH 2002

CHORAL CLASSICS

ST. MARTIN IN THE FIELDS

Saturday MARCH 16th 2002

RACHMANINOV - VESPERS

Sunday APRIL 7th 2002

SAINSBURY’S WORKSHOP

GREYCOAT HOSPITAL SCHOOL, WESTMINSTER

Sunday APRIL 21st 2002

SAINSBURY’S
CHOIR OF THE YEAR

BASILDON

Saturday APRIL 27th 2002

THE SOUND OF THE BIRDS

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, EPPING

Bennet - All Creatures Now
DD London Oriana Choir
Byrd - Ave Verum Corpus
DD London Oriana Choir
Daley - Requiem: In Remembrance
DD London Oriana Choir
Daley - Requiem: Requiem aeternam I
DD London Oriana Choir
Ravel - Trois Chansons I Nicolette
DD London Oriana Choir
Skempton - Two Peewits
DD London Oriana Choir
Dove - Seek Him that Maketh the Seven Stars
DD London Oriana Choir
DD April Rise Note:April Rise is a beautiful and fun piece with a difficult and extended ending. I trimmed the ending for this track
d'Inverno - April Rise Excerpt
DD London Oriana Choir

Saturday MAY 4th 2002

Tour to SPAIN

BARCELONA

Rachmaninoff - Priidite (Vespers)
DD London Oriana Choir
Rachmaninoff - Bogoroditsye Deva (Vespers)
DD London Oriana Choir
Tavener - The Lamb
DD London Oriana Choir
Holst - Nunc Dimittis
DD London Oriana Choir
Allain - When I'm Gone
DD London Oriana Choir

TOURISM

& FORFEITS!

Thursday 27th JUNE 2002

ISRAEL IN EGYPT

ST. JOHN’S, SMITH SQUARE

I-09 Qt-Chor- The Righteous Shall Be Had in Everlasting Remembrance
DD London Oriana Choir, Artesian Ensemble
II-17 Chorus - The Flies (He Spake The Word)
DD London Oriana Choir, Artesian Ensemble
II-18 Chorus - The Hailstones
DD London Oriana Choir, Artesian Ensemble
II-20 Chorus - The First-Born
DD London Oriana Choir, Artesian Ensemble
II-23b Chorus- The Red Sea II (But The Waters Overwhelmed Their Enemies)
DD London Oriana Choir, Artesian Ensemble
II-23a Chorus - The Red Sea 1 (He Rebuked The Red Sea)
DD London Oriana Choir, Artesian Ensemble
III-28 Duet - The Lord is a man of War (First section only)
DD London Oriana Choir, Artesian Ensemble, Mark Oldfield, Shannon Foley
III-39 Qt-Chorus - Sing Ye To The Lord
DD London Oriana Choir, Artesian Ensemble, Eliana Pretorian, Rachel Nicholls, Clint van der Lilnde, Nicholas Watts, Mark Oldfield, Shannon Chad Foley

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