Concert programme lists from the start


28 August 1981, at Holy Trinity Church, Guildford 

Hosanna to the Son of David, Weelkes 

Crucifixus a 8, Lotti 

O clap your hands, Gibbons 

Rejoice in the Lord alway, Purcell 

Hear my prayer, Purcell 

The heavens are telling, Haydn 

Christus factus est, Bruckner 

Beati quorum via, Stanford 

Te Deum in E, Britten 

Set me as a seal, Walton 

Give unto the Lord, Elgar 

30 August 1981, at Keble College Chapel, Oxford 

Hosanna to the Son of David, Weelkes 

Crucifixus a 8, Lotti 

O clap your hands, Gibbons 

Rejoice in the Lord alway, Purcell 

Hear my prayer, Purcell 

The heavens are telling, Haydn 

Christus factus est, Bruckner 

Beati quorum via, Stanford 

Te Deum in E, Britten 

Set me as a seal, Walton 

Give unto the Lord, Elgar 

27 August 1982, at St Mary’s Church, Ferndown, Dorset 

Sing joyfully, Byrd 

Ave verum corpus, Byrd 

Hosanna to the Son of David, Gibbons 

Missa Sancti Nicolai, Haydn 

Coelos ascendit hodie, Stanford 

Lay a garland, Pearsall 

Ascribe unto the Lord, SS Wesley 

Vox dicentis, Naylor 

God is gone up, Finzi 

30 August 1982, at Keble College Chapel, Oxford 

Sing joyfully, Byrd 

Ave verum corpus, Byrd 

Hosanna to the Son of David, Gibbons 

Missa Sancti Nicolai, Haydn 

Coelos ascendit hodie, Stanford 

Lay a garland, Pearsall 

Ascribe unto the Lord, SS Wesley 

Vox dicentis, Naylor 

God is gone up, Finzi 

25 August 1983, at Dinmore Manor, Herefordshire in aid of Save the Children Fund 

Gloria in excelsis Deo, Weelkes 

Salvator mundi, Tallis 

Hosanna to the Son of David, Gibbons 

Jehovah, quam multi sunt hostes, Purcell 

Salvator mundi, Blow 

In exitu Israel, S Wesley 

My soul, there is a country, Parry 

Buttons and bows, Trad, arr Wheeler 

The way we were, Hammlisch, arr Mabley 

Walk in Jerusalem, Trad, arr Humphris 

The Shower, Elgar 

Blest pair of sirens, Parry 

29 August 1983, at Magdalen College Chapel, Oxford 

Gloria in excelsis Deo, Weelkes 

Salvator mundi, Tallis 

Hosanna to the Son of David, Gibbons 

Jehovah, quam multi sunt hostes, Purcell 

Salvator mundi, Blow 

In exitu Israel, S Wesley 

How lovely are thy dwellings fair, Brahms 

Laudi alla Vergine Maria, Verdi 

Faire is the heaven, Harris Oxford, Magdalen College  Chapel 

The way we were, Hammlisch, arr Mabley 

Walk in Jerusalem, Trad, arr Humphris 

The Shower, Elgar 

Blest pair of sirens, Parry 

24 August 1984, at Holy Trinity Church, Guildford 

Cantate Domino, Schutz 

Ave Maria, Parsons 

O sing unto the Lord, Purcell 

Komm, Jesu, komm, JS Bach 

Gloria, Benedictus, Agnus Dei, from Missa Sancti Nicolai,  Haydn 

Ubi caritas, Duruflé 

Tantum ergo, Duruflé 

Give unto the Lord, Elgar 

27 August 1984, at Magdalen College Chapel, Oxford 

Cantate Domino, Schutz 

Ave Maria, Parsons 

O sing unto the Lord, Purcell 

Komm, Jesu, komm, JS Bach 

Gloria, Benedictus, Agnus Dei, from Missa Sancti Nicolai,  Haydn 

Ubi caritas, Duruflé 

Tantum ergo, Duruflé 

Give unto the Lord, Elgar

22 August 1985, at St Peter’s Church, Nottingham in aid of Oxfam in Ethiopia 

Hosanna to the Son of David, Gibbons 

O Lord, in thy wrath, Gibbons 

Haec dies, Byrd 

They that go down to the sea in ships, Purcell

Lobet den Herrn, JS Bach 

For lo, I raise up, Stanford 

And I saw a new heaven, Bainton 

O sacrum convivium, Messiaen 

Te Deum (Collegium Regale), Howells 

Like as the hart desireth the waterbrooks, Howells

Magnificat (Chichester Service), Walton 

26 August 1985, at Wesley Memorial Church, Oxford in aid of Oxfam in Ethiopia 

Hosanna to the Son of David, Gibbons 

O Lord, in thy wrath, Gibbons 

Haec dies, Byrd 

They that go down to the sea in ships, Purcell

Lobet den Herrn, JS Bach 

For lo, I raise up, Stanford 

And I saw a new heaven, Bainton 

O sacrum convivium, Messiaen 

Te Deum (Collegium Regale), Howells 

Like as the hart desireth the waterbrooks, Howells

Magnificat (Chichester Service), Walton 

21 August 1986, at Milton Abbey, Dorset 

O clap your hands, Gibbons 

O Lord, arise, Weelkes 

I was glad, Purcell 

Mass in C# minor, Vierne 

Coelos ascendit hodie, Stanford 

Pater noster, Verdi 

Geistliches Lied, Brahms 

Three Prayers of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Moore

And when the builders, Shephard 

29 August 1987, at St James’s Church, Gerrard’s Cross in aid of Beaconsfield & Slough District Motor Neurone  Disease Support Group 

O quam gloriosum, Victoria 

Salvator mundi, Tallis 

O clap your hands, Gibbons 

Jubilate Deo (Collegium Regale), Howells 

Like as the hart desireth the waterbrooks, Howells Te Deum (Collegium Regale), Howells 

Kyrie and Agnus Dei from Mass in C# minor, Vierne

Pater noster, Verdi 

Geistliches Lied, Brahms 

Three Prayers of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Moore

And when the builders, Shephard 

24 August 1988, at Hovingham Hall, Yorkshire in aid of St John Ambulance 

Psalm 100, Schutz 

Crucifixus a 8, Lotti 

Singet dem Herrn, JS Bach 

Ave Maria, Bruckner 

Warum, Brahms 

Five Childhood Lyrics, Rutter 

Hymn to St Cecilia, Britten 

24 August 1990, at Lancing College Chapel, Sussex in aid of Red Cross 

My beloved spake, Hadley 

Beati quorum via, Stanford 

Vox dicentis, Naylor 

O sacrum convivium, Messiaen 

Vinea mea electa, Poulenc 

Ascribe unto the Lord, SS Wesley 

Requiem, Duruflé 

20 August 1991, at St David’s Cathedral 

Jubilate Deo, Dering 

When David heard, Weelkes 

O lux beata Trinitas, Byrd 

Hear my prayer, Purcell 

Coelos ascendit hodie, Stanford 

Beati quorum via, Stanford 

Hymn to the cherubim, Rachmaninov 

I will love thee, Kalinnikoff 

Hymn to St Peter, Britten 

Rejoice in the Lamb, Britten

27 August 1992, at Trelowarren, Cornwall 

Cantate Domino, Pitoni 

Dum transisset, Taverner 

Jehovah, quam multi sunt hostes, Purcell 

Requiem, Howells 

Faire is the heaven, Harris 

I love the Lord, Harvey 

Blow away the morning dew, Trad, arr Archer 

It was a lover and his lass, Rutter 

The way we were, Hammlisch, arr Mabley 

The Mermaid, Trad, arr Whitworth 

26 August 1993, at St Giles’s Church, Whittington, Staffs in aid of St Giles Hospice 

O quam gloriosum, Victoria 

Super flumina, Palestrina 

Gaudeamus omnes, Byrd 

If ye love me, Tallis 

My beloved spake, Tomkins 

The Lord is my shepherd, Schubert, arr Stainer

Hear my prayer, Mendelssohn 

Five Negro Spirituals, arr. Tippett 

Five Mystical Songs, Vaughan Williams 

26 August 1994, at Wymondham Abbey Church,  Norfolk 

Laudibus in sanctis, Byrd 

Beata es Virgo, Gabrieli, A 

Lift up your heads, Gibbons 

Kyrie & Gloria, from Mass in F# minor, Widor

In exiti Israel, S Wesley 

Os iusti, Bruckner 

Bring us, O Lord God, Harris 

Take him, earth, for cherishing, Howells 

O Lord, how manifold are thy works, Blatchly 

24 August 1995, at Clifton College Chapel, Bristol in aid of Brace Alzheimer’s Research 

Hosanna to the Son of David, Weelkes 

Crucifixus a 8, Lotti 

Loquebantur varis linguis, Tallis 

O God, thou art my God, Purcell 

Geistliches Lied, Brahms 

Hear my prayer, Mendelssohn 

Two part-songs ‘To be sung of a summer night on the water’,  Delius 

Draw on, sweet night, Wilbye 

Sourwood Mountain, Trad, arr Rutter 

Exsultate Deo, Poulenc 

Set me as a seal, Walton 

And when the builders, Shephard 

22 August 1996, at St John’s Church, Durham in aid of St John’s Development Campaign 

When David heard, Tomkins 

Alleluia, I heard a voice, Weelkes 

Magnificat, Gabrieli, A. 

So fahr ich hin zu Jesu Christ, Schutz 

Ich lasse dich nicht, J Christoph Bach 

Kyrie, from Messe Solennelle in C#minor, Vierne

O sacrum convivium, Messiaen 

Timor et tremor, Poulenc 

Jubilate Deo, Walton 

I love the Lord, Harvey 

Hymn for the dormition of the Mother of God, Tavener

Hymn to the Mother of God, Tavener 

28 August 1997, at Leonard Stanley Priory Church in aid of Brace Alzheimer’s Research 

Sing joyfully, Byrd 

Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom,

Tomkins Salvator mundi, Blow 

Komm, Jesu, komm, JS Bach 

Vox dicentis, Naylor 

Jubilate Deo in C, Britten 

Three Shakespeare Songs, Vaughan Williams

I love my love, Trad, arr Holst 

The Turtle Dove, Trad, arr Vaughan Williams

Blow away the morning dew, Trad, arr Archer 

28 August 1998, at Wye Parish Church, Kent in aid of Ashford Hospice & Wye Parish Church 

Sing joyfully, Byrd 

When David heard, Weelkes 

O sing to the Lord a new song, Tomkins 

Singet dem Herrn, JS Bach 

Come out to play, Simmons 

Wo ist ein herrlich Volk, Brahms 

Hymn to the cherubim, Rachmaninov 

Totus tuus, Gorecki 

Exsultate Deo, Poulenc 

O salutaris hostia, Howells 

God is gone up, Finzi 

26 August 1999, at Holy Trinity Church, Llandudno 

O sing joyfully, Batten 

Crucifixus a 8, Lotti 

Hear my prayer, Mendelssohn 

Three Songs for Children (from Of Wheels and Wings),  Simmons 

Five Negro Spirituals, arr. Tippett 

Ascribe unto the Lord, SS Wesley 

Into thy hands, Dove 

Five Childhood Lyrics, Rutter

25 August 2000, at Wells Cathedral School Hall in aid of Brace Alzheimer’s Research 

Cantate Domino, Schutz 

Hear my prayer, Purcell 

O clap your hands, Gibbons 

Four City Songs, Chilcott 

Poop! Poop! (from Super Toad), Lawson

Hymn to St Cecilia, Britten 

Bushes and briars, Trad, arr James 

Lay a garland, Pearsall 

My love dwells in a northern land, Elgar

Quick, we have but a second, Stanford 

Callicoe Pie, Ives 

Once upon a dream, Shaw, Kirby 

Humpty Dumpty Medley, Trad, arr Hart 

24 August 2001, at Cheltenham College Chapel in aid of Winston’s Wish (bereaved children) 

God is gone up, Croft 

Jubilate Deo (Eighth Service), Weelkes

Agnus Dei, from Missa Iste Confessor, Palestrina

Laudibus in sanctis, Byrd 

Shenandoah, Trad, arr Rao 

For the beauty of the earth, Rutter 

Rumba, Jenkyns 

The Lord is my shepherd, Goodall 

O sing unto the Lord, Purcell 

My beloved spake, Hadley 

Pater Noster, Verdi 

Nunc dimittis, Holst 

Sakura, Trad, arr Takemitsu 

The Twelve, Walton 

29 August 2002, at Leominster Priory Church in aid of Eye Church Heating Project 

I was glad, Purcell 

O Lord, make thy servant Elizabeth, Byrd

Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom, Tomkins

The windmills of your mind, Legrand, arr Arch

Day by day, How 

The heavenly aeroplane, Rutter 

Look at the world, Rutter 

Canticles of Light, Chilcott 

In exitu Israel, S Wesley 

Hymn to the cherubim, Rachmaninov 

Ave Maria, Holst 

Os iusti, Bruckner 

The Farewell, Jolliffe 

Song for Athene, Tavener 

And when the builders, Shephard 

21 August 2003, at Malvern College Chapel in aid of MHHYAT FOYER (young homeless adults) 

Alleluia, I heard a voice, Weelkes 

Call to remembrance, Hilton 

Haec dies, Byrd 

Ave verum, Fauré 

The sound of silence, Simon 

The Chattanooga Choo Choo, Warren 

Crucifixus a 16, Caldara 

Der geist hilft unsrer schwachheit auf, JS Bach

Three Prayers of Dietrich Bonnhoeffer, Moore

And I saw a new heaven, Bainton 

Ubi caritas, Duruflé 

O clap your hands, Ives 

26 August 2004, at Kenwyn Parish Church, Cornwall in aid of Cancer & Leukaemia in Children 

Sing joyfully, Byrd 

In pace, Blitheman 

Ascendit Deus, Phillips 

A la carte, Mozart, arr Wilson 

Can you hear me, Chilcott 

Killing me softly, King, arr Latham 

This old man, Trad, arr Chilcott 

Trois Chansons, Ravel 

Vox dicentis, Naylor 

Faire is the heaven, Harris 

Festival Jubilate Deo, Kelly 

I will love thee, Kalinnikoff 

O Lord, how manifold are thy works, Blatchly 

26 August 2005, at St Michael’s Church, Brough in aid of Hospice at Home, and Northern Inter-Schools  Christian Union 

O sing unto the Lord a new song, Tomkins 

Crucifixus a 8, Lotti 

Ich lasse dich Nicht, J.C. Bach 

Joshua fit de battle ob Jericho, arr Brewer 

My cats, Wheeler 

Hever, Wheeler 

Death of the dog Belvoir, Wheeler 

Bring us, O Lord God, Harris 

Dona nobis pacem, Lockhart 

I was glad, Parry

25 August 2006, at Christ Church, Nailsea 

in aid of CLIC Sargent 

Laudate Dominum, Tallis 

O sacrum convivium, Victoria 

O sing unto the Lord, Purcell 

Ah Robyn, Anon 

The sound of silence, Simon, arr Latham 

Yesterday, Lennon/McCartney, arr Latham 

Two for the price of one, trad, arr Carter & Venvell

Beati quorum via, Stanford 

Coelos ascendit hodie, Stanford 

Antiphon, Britten 

Sanctus & Benedictus from Mass, Poulenc 

Te Deum in E, Britten 

Take him, earth, for cherishing, Howells 

Give unto the Lord, Elgar 

23 August 2007, at St Peter’s School Chapel, York in aid of St Peter’s School Foundation and Martin House  Hospice for Children and Young People 

O clap your hands together, Gibbons 

Ave verum corpus, Byrd 

Omnes gentes, Gabrieli, G. 

Can’t buy me love, Lennon & McCartney, arr Abbs

Dayton Ohio, Randy Newman, arr R.R. Bennett

The way we were, Marvin Hammlisch, arr C. Mabley

Oh I do like to be beside the seaside, arr J. Bawden

I was glad, Purcell 

My beloved spake, Purcell 

The Wilderness, Wesley, S.S. 

Christus factus est, Bruckner 

Ave Maria, Rachmaninov 

Vox dicentis, Naylor 

Totus tuus, Gorecki 

Great is the Lord, Elgar 

28 August 2008, at St Martin’s Church, Salisbury in aid of Naomi House Children’s Hospice 

Alleluia. I heard a voice, Weelkes 

Christe, qui lux es, White 

Crucifixus à 6, Lotti 

Jauchzet dem Herren, Schütz 

Mangwani M’pulele (Sotho Children’s Song), arr. Brewer

Bushes and Briars, arr. Vaughan Williams & James

I got rhythm, Gershwin, arr. Clapham 

Mass in G, Poulenc 

Geistliche Lied, Brahms 

Ubi caritas, Duruflé 

Lux aurumque, Whitacre 

Ave Maria, Biebl 

Peter, go ring-a dem bells, arr Clements 

This light of mine, arr Hagan 

Joshua fit de battle ob Jericho, arr Brewer 

27 August 2009, at Ottery St Mary Parish Church in aid of Hospiscare 

O quam gloriosum, Victoria 

Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom, Tomkins

Lobet den Herrn, J.S. Bach 

Standing in the need of prayer, Spiritual, arr. Hogan

Be thou my vision, Chilcott 

It don’t mean a thing, Ellington/Mills, arr. Beale

Canterbury Te Deum, Ives 

Ave Maria, Busto 

Of thy mystical supper, Gretchanninoff 

Exsultate Deo, Busto 

Jubilate Deo, Pearce 

Christus vincit, MacMillan 

God is gone up, Finzi 

25 August 2011, at St Paul’s Church, Winchester in aid of Disasters Emergency Committee East Africa  Crisis Appeal 

Haec dies, Byrd 

Ave verum corpus, Phillips 

O praise the Lord, Tomkins 

I love the Lord, Harvey 

O clap your hands, Ives 

Musica Klang, Bruch 

Abendlied, Rheinberger 

I will love thee, Kalinnikov 

Five Childhood Lyrics, Rutter 

23 August 2012, at St John’s Church, Glastonbury in aid of St John’s Church Roof Fund 

O Lord, make thy servant Elizabeth, Byrd 

Salvator mundi, Blow 

Lobet den Herrn, Bach 

Three Shakespeare Songs, Vaughan Williams

O sing a new song, Venvell 

O nata lux, Mortensen 

Great is the Lord, Elgar 

Get happy, Arlen, arr Venvell 

Draw on, sweet night, Wilbye 

The summer knows, Legrand, arr Venvell 

Dry bones, Spiritual, arr Gritton

29 December 2012, at St Francis’s Church, Terriers in aid of the Motor Neurone Disease Association 

I was glad, Parry 

Ave verum corpus, Byrd 

Sing joyfully, Byrd 

Crucifixus à 8, Lotti 

Coelos ascendit hodie, Stanford 

Beati quorum via, Stanford 

Hear my prayer, Mendelssohn 

I will love thee, Kalinnikov 

Ubi caritas, Duruflé 

Christus factus est, Bruckner 

Hymn of the Cherubim, Rachmaninov 

A Hymn to the Virgin, Britten 

O magnum mysterium, Poulenc 

A spotless rose, Howells 

Tomorrow shall be my dancing day, Traditional, arr.  Willcocks 

Faire is the heaven, Harris 

Give unto the Lord, Elgar 

22 August 2013, at St Nicholas’s Church, Lincoln in aid of St Nicholas Restoration Fund 

O sing unto the Lord a new song, Tomkins

Ne irascaris, Domine, Byrd 

Laudate Dominum, Hassler 

Der Gerechte ob er gleich, Johann Christoph Bach

In exitu Israel, S. Wesley 

Wo ist ein so herrlich Volk, Brahms 

Laudi alla Vergine Maria, Verdi 

Pilgrim’s Chorus from Tannhäuser, Wagner Pater Noster, Verdi 

Set me as a seal, Walton 

My beloved spake, Hadley 

Ubi caritas, Lauridsen 

God is gone up, Finzi 

21 August 2014, at St Mary’s Church, Stafford in aid of The Friends of St Mary’s Church [Stafford] 

Ego flos campi, Clemens non Papa 

Ave Maria, Parsons 

My beloved spake, Purcell 

Ave Maris Stella, Grieg 

I will love thee, Kalinnikov 

Set me as a seal, Walton  

I love The Lord, Harvey  

My beloved spake, Hadley  

I love my love, Holst 

Londonderry Air, Irish Melody arr Grainger

The mermaid, arr Whitworth 

Should I compare thee, Lindberg 

She was beautiful, Myers, arr Roderick Williams

Après un reve, arr Venvell 

This marriage, Whitacre 

The owl and the pussy cat, arr. Rutter 

3 January 2015, at All Saints’ Church, Marlow in aid of All Saints Church & Wycombe Homeless  Connection 

Nova! Nova!, Chilcott 

Ave Maria, Bruckner 

A spotless rose, Howells 

Up! good Christen folk, Woodward 

Wexford Carol, Irish traditional, arr. Rutter 

Hodie, Christus natus est, Sweelinck 

The Shepherds sing, Chilcott 

Videntes stellam, Poulenc 

Make we joy, Robinson 

Coventry Carol, 16th century English, arr. Shaw

The Crown of Roses, Tchaikovsky 

I saw three ships, English traditional, arr. Ledger

A New Year Carol, Britten 

What cheer?, Walton 

25 August 2016, at St Catharine’s College Chapel,  Cambridge 

O Lord, the maker, Mundy 

Ave Maria, Parsons 

Richte mich, Gott, Mendelssohn 

Of thy mystical supper, Gretchaninov 

Faire is the heaven, Harris 

O nata lux, Lauridsen 

O salutaris hostia, Ešenvalds 

Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen, Mahler, arr Rückert

Rythmus, Ivan Hrušovský 

23 February 2019, at All Saints’ Church, High Wycombe with Instruments of Time and Truth 

Mass in B Minor, J.S. Bach 

27 February 2022, at St Michael and All Angels’  Church, Amersham 

Ubi caritas, Duruflé 

Tota pulchra es, Duruflé 

Tu es Petrus, Duruflé 

Tantum ergo, Duruflé 

Timor et tremor, Poulenc 

Vinea mea electa, Poulenc 

Requiem, Duruflé 

18 February 2023, at St Michael and All Angels’  Church, Amersham 

(workshop) Spem in alium, Tallis 

6 August 2023, at St Peter’s Abbey Church, Salzburg with the choir of St Peter’s Church, and conducted by Peter  Peinstingl 

Schrattenbach Requiem, Michael Haydn

31 May 2025, at St Paul’s Without the Walls, Rome (with The New Chamber Singers) 

Mass in D, Dvořák 

Otche Nash, Tchaikovsky 

1 June 2025, at St Paul’s Within the Walls, Rome (with The New Chamber Singers and St Paul’s Orchestra) 

Mass in D, Dvořák 

Bogoroditse Devo, Rachmaninov 

I will love thee, Kalinnikov 

Of thy mystical supper, Gretchaninov 

Symphony of Psalms, Stravinsky, arr. Vasselli

Otche Nash, Tchaikovsky 

5 September 2026, at All Saints’ Church, High Wycombe (with The New Chamber Singers and Instruments of Time  and Truth) 

Insanae et vanae curae, Haydn 

Ave verum corpus, Mozart (conducted by Stefano Vasselli)

Romance for Violin and Orchestra in F (soloist: Vivek  Dinesh) 

Mass in C minor, Mozart 

6 September 2026, at Keble College Chapel, Oxford (with The New Chamber Singers, and conducted by Stefano Vasselli) 

Spirito santo, amore, Palestrina 

Figlio d’immortal Padre, Palestrina 

Pater noster, Verdi (conducted by Timothy Venvell)

O sacrum convivium, Perosi 

Deep river, Traditional, arr. Vasselli 

Ev’ry time I feel the Spirit, Traditional, arr. Vasselli

Requiem, Duruflé