Burgess Hill Choral Society
Previous Concerts
Here you'll find a record of the works performed by the Society. Once completed it will list all performances since 1947.
2024
20th April 2024 – St Andrew’s Church, Burgess Hill
The Creation – Joseph Haydn
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Richard Sutcliffe (Leader)
Binny Supin Yang (Soprano)
James Edgeler (Tenor)
Johannes Moore (Baritone)
2023
2nd December 2023 – St Andrew’s Church, Burgess Hill
Carol Symphony – Hely-Hutchinson
Fantasia on Christmas Carols – Vaughan Williams
Magnificat - Rutter
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Richard Sutcliffe (Leader)
Johannes Moore (Baritone)
Danni O’Neill (Soprano: replacing at short notice pre- booked soprano who was indisposed)
22nd April 2023 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Petite Messe Solennelle - Gioachino Rossini
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Kate Matthews (Piano)
Neil Matthews (Harmonium)
Ruth Kerr (Soprano)
Lauren Easton (Mezzo Soprano)
Paul Austin Kelly (Tenor)
Stephen Charlesworth (Bass)
2022
3rd December 2022 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Gloria - Antonio Vivaldi
Mass in G - Franz Schubert
Concerto for two oboes in D minor - Antonio Vivaldi
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Richard Sutcliffe (Leader)
Emilia Bertolini (Soprano)
Maya Wheeler-Colwell (Mezzo Soprano)
Samuel Kibble (Tenor)
Daniel Vening (Bass)
23rd April 2022 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Requiem - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Requiem (choruses) - Karl Jenkins
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Richard Sutcliffe (Leader)
Isla MacEwan (Soprano)
Bernadette Johns (Mezzo Soprano)
Samuel Kibble (Tenor)
Will Pate (Baritone)
2021
4th December 2021 – St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Messiah – George Frideric Handel
Cantata No. 122 – Johann Sebastian Bach
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Richard Sutcliffe (Leader)
Helen Lacey (Soprano)
Angharad Rowlands (Mezzo Soprano)
Sam Utley (Tenor)
Dan D'Souza (Bass)
Spring 2021
No concert owing to restrictions on gatherings imposed by HM government in response to coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
2020
Concerts were planned for April and December 2020, but both were cancelled owing to restrictions on gatherings imposed by HM government in response to coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
2019
7th December 2019 – St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Christmas Oratorio – Johann Sebastian Bach
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Richard Sutcliffe (Leader)
Anne-Sofie Søby Jensen (Mezzo Soprano)
Guy Withers (Tenor)
27th April 2019 – St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Overture from Marriage of Figaro - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Messa di Gloria – Giacomo Puccini
Voyagers' Chorus – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Habanera from 'Carmen' – Georges Bizet
Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves from 'Nabucco' – Giuseppe Verdi
Pilgrims' Chorus from 'Tannhäuser' – Richard Wagner
Anvil Chorus from 'Il Trovatore' – Giuseppe Verdi
Dido's Lament from 'Dido & Aeneas' – Henry Purcell
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Richard Sutcliffe (Leader)
Peter Harris (Tenor)
Meilir Jones ( Bass)
Catriona Holsgrove (Soprano)
2018
8th December 2018 – St Andrew's Church. Burgess Hill
The Armed Man – Karl Jenkins
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Richard Sutcliffe (Leader)
Cydnei Barnes (Soprano)
Jonathan Summers (Baritone)
21st April 2018 – St Andrew's Church. Burgess Hill
Elijah – Felix Mendelssohn
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Richard Sutcliffe (Leader)
Clare Tunney (Soprano)
Frances Gregory (Mezzo Soprano)
Joel Williams (Tenor)
Kieran Rayner (Baritone)
Alex Edwards (Treble)
2017
9th December 2017 – St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Nelson Mass (Missa in Angustiis) – Joseph Haydn
Wachet Auf – Johann Sebastian Bach
Double oboe concerto – Tomaso Albinoni [orchestra]
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Richard Sutcliffe (Leader)
Nardus Williams (Soprano)
Frances Gregory (Mezzo Soprano)
Joel Williams (Tenor)
Robert Garland (Baritone)
1st April 2017 – St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Messiah – George Frideric Handel
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Richard Sutcliffe (Leader)
Louise Fuller (Soprano)
Kamilla Dunstan (Mezzo Soprano)
Stephen Mills (Tenor)
Kieran Rayner (Baritone)
2016
10th December 2016 – St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Gloria – John Rutter
Coronation Mass K317 – W A Mozart
Excerpts from The Nutcracker Suite– Tchaikovsky [orchestra]
The Cow and the Bear – Simon Austin
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Richard Sutcliffe (Leader)
Josephine Goddard (Soprano)
Lauren Joyanne Morris (Alto)
Benjamin Durrant (Tenor)
Daniel D'Souza (Baritone)
23rd April 2016 – St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
The Creation – Joseph Haydn
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Richard Sutcliffe (Leader)
Louise Fuller (Soprano)
Peter Aisher (Tenor)
Kieran Rayner (Baritone)
2015
12th December 2015 – St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Gloria – Karl Jenkins
Fantasia on Christmas Carols – Ralph Vaughan Williams
Carol Symphony – Victor Hely-Hutchinson [orchestra]
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Richard Sutcliffe (Leader)
Nicholas Morton (Baritone)
Hannah Summers (Reader)
25th April 2015 – The King's Church, Victoria Road, Burgess Hill
Ein Deutsches Requiem – Johannes Brahms
Symphony no. 6 (Pastoral) – Ludwig van Beethoven [orchestra]
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Richard Sutcliffe (Leader)
Nicholas Forrest (Baritone)
Gemma Summerfield (Soprano)
2014
13th December 2014 – St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Requiem – Gabriel Fauré
Cantique de Jean Racine – Gabriel Fauré
Christmas Oratorio – Camille Saint-Saëns
The Lamb – John Tavener
Recorder Concertino – Simon Austin
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Richard Sutcliffe (Leader)
Douglas Brion (Recorder)
Sinéad O'Kelly (Soprano)
He Wu (Soprano)
Amy Lyddon (Mezzo-soprano)
Thomas Erlank (Tenor)
Timothy Nelson (Baritone)
26th April 2014 – St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Requiem – Giuseppe Verdi
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Martin Palmer (Leader)
Ruth Kerr (Soprano)
Thomasin Trezise (Mezzo-soprano)
Nicholas Ransley (Tenor)
Timothy Dawkins (Bass)
2013
14th December 2013 – St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Mass in D major – Antonín Dvořák
Te Deum in C – Benjamin Britten
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Richard Sutcliffe (Leader)
Natasha Day (Soprano)
Rose Setten (Mezzo soprano)
Peter Kirk (Tenor)
Matthew Buswell (Bass)
20th April 2013 – St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Requiem – Alan Smith
Dido and Aeneas – Henry Purcell
Serenade for Strings in E minor, op. 20 – Edward Elgar [orchestra]
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Richard Sutcliffe (Leader)
Hilary Andrews (Mezzo soprano)
Andrés Hernández-Salazar (Tenor)
Rachel Shouksmith (Soprano)
Hannah Summers (Mezzo soprano)
Fiona Baines (Soprano)
Antonia Hyatt (Soprano)
Rachel Taylor (Soprano)
Laura Whitbread (Soprano)
Luke Churchill (Tenor)
Kat Carson (Soprano)
2012
15th December 2012 – St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Cantata BWV214 – Johann Sebastian Bach
Dettingen Te Deum – George Frideric Handel
Brandenburg Concerto no. 2 – Johann Sebastian Bach
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Richard Sutcliffe (Leader)
Katherine Crompton (Soprano)
Emilie Renard (Mezzo-Soprano)
Simon Gilkes (Tenor)
Morgan Pearse (Bass-Baritone)
12th May 2012 – St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
(with Burgess Hill Symphony Orchestra)
Symphony no. 9 (Choral) – Ludwig van Beethoven
Coriolan Overture – Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin Concerto – Ludwig van Beethoven
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader)
Katie Lowe (Soprano)
Rosie Aldridge (Mezzo-Soprano)
Andrew Dickinson (Tenor)
James Platt (Bass)
Andrew Biggs (Violin)
21st April 2012 – St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Ave Verum Corpus – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony no. 40 'Great' in G minor (KV.550) – W A Mozart
Zadok the Priest – George Frideric Handel
The King Shall Rejoice – George Frideric Handel
Vesperae Solennes de Confessore (K.339) – W A Mozart
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Richard Sutcliffe (Leader)
Katherine Nicholas (Soprano)
Hilary Andrews (Mezzo-Soprano)
Richard Newman (Tenor)
Mike Bunting (Bass)
2011
10th December 2011 – St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Magnificat – John Rutter
Marienlieder – Johannes Brahms
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Richard Sutcliffe (Leader)
Jaime Jo Hallam (Soprano)
2nd April 2011 – St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Requiem – Antonio Salieri
Requiem – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Katie Lowe (Soprano)
Kitty Whately (Mezzo-Soprano)
Andrew Dickinson (Tenor)
James Platt (Bass)
2010
18th December 2010 – St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
[Concert postponed – actually held on 22nd January 2011]
St Cecilia Mass – Alessandro Scarlatti
Stabat Mater – Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader)
Katherine Nicholas (Soprano)
Katharine Carson (Soprano)
Hilary Andrews (Mezzo-Soprano)
Richard Newman (Tenor)
Michael Bunting (Bass)
24th April 2010 – St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Messa di Gloria – Giacomo Puccini
Overture from 'Don Giovanni' – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Habanera from 'Carmen' – Georges Bizet
Pilgrims' Chorus from 'Tannhäuser' – Richard Wagner
Waltz Scene from 'Eugene Onegin' – Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Dido's Lament from 'Dido & Aeneas' – Henry Purcell
Brindisi from 'La Traviata' – Giuseppe Verdi
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader)
Rhian Lois (Soprano)
Tyler Clarke (Tenor)
Edward Grint (Bass-Baritone)
2009
12th December 2009 – St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
The Infant King – Alan Smith
Little Organ Mass (no. 7 St Joannis de Deo) – Joseph Haydn
Hear My Prayer – Felix Mendelssohn
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader)
Natasha Day (Soprano)
25th April 2009 – St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Stabat Mater – Antonín Dvořák
Stabat Mater – Karl Jenkins
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader)
Amy Radford (Soprano)
Kate Symonds-Joy (Alto)
Peter Davoren (Tenor)
George Humphreys (Bass-Baritone)
2008
6th December 2008 – St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Messiah – George Frideric Handel
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader)
Stephen Evans (Continuo)
Elizabeth Powell (Soprano)
Natalia Brzezinska (Mezzo-Soprano)
Julian Forbes (Tenor)
Callum Thorpe (Bass-Baritone)
26th April 2008 – St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
St Paul – Felix Mendelssohn
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader)
Mary Bevan (Soprano)
Charlotte Stephenson (Mezzo-Soprano)
Robin Bailey (Tenor)
George Humphreys (Bass-Baritone)
2007
8th December 2007 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Songs from the Bavarian Highlands - Edward Elgar
Gloria - Antonio Vivaldi
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader)
Katherine Nicholas (Soprano)
Sara Gourlay (Mezzo-Soprano)
21st April 2007 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
The Armed Man - Karl Jenkins
Paukenmesse (Mass in Time of War) - Joseph Haydn
Military Symphony - Joseph Haydn
Hymn to the Fallen - John Williams
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader)
Eloise Irving (Soprano)
2006
9th December 2006 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Christmas Oratorio [extracts] - Johann Sebastian Bach
Christ's Nativity - Alan Smith
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader)
Nick Milner-Gulland (Continuo)
Alan Smith (Organ)
Eloise Irving (Soprano)
22nd April 2006 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Requiem - Gabriel Fauré
Requiem - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ave Verum Corpus - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader)
Alan Smith (Organ)
Catrin Aur Davies (Soprano)
Jurgita Adamonyte (Mezzo-Soprano)
Christopher Diffey (Tenor)
Piotr Lempa (Bass)
2005
3rd December 2005 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Mass in C - Ludwig van Beethoven
Maria Theresa Mass - Joseph Haydn
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader)
Julia Sporsen (Soprano)
Kristen Darragh (Mezzo-Soprano)
Christopher Diffey (Tenor)
Piotr Lempa (Bass)
23rd April 2005 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
St John Passion - Johann Sebastian Bach
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader)
Nick Milner-Gulland (Continuo)
Rosana Marreco (Soprano)
Julia Riley (Mezzo-Soprano)
Nicholas Mulroy (Tenor - Arias)
Gareth Malone (Tenor - Evangelist)
Richard Latham (Baritone - Pilate)
George Von Bergen (Bass - Arias)
Ronald Nairne (Bass - Jesus)
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2004
18th December 2004 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Mass in G - Franz Schubert
Hodie - Ralph Vaughan Williams
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader)
24th April 2004 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Requiem - Giuseppe Verdi
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader)
Helena Dix (Soprano)
Ivana Dimitrijevic (Mezzo-Soprano)
Charne Rockford (Tenor)
Robert Winslade Anderson (Bass-Baritone)
2003
13th December 2003 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Coronation Anthems - George Frideric Handel
Missa Longa in C (KV.262) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader)
Paul SImpson (Organ)
Elaine Hayward (Soprano)
Rebecca Dowden (Mezzo-Soprano)
Julian Jensen (Tenor)
Mark Passola (Bass)
12th April 2003 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Elijah - Felix Mendelssohn
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader)
Asa Danielson (Soprano)
Sofia Flodin (Mezzo-Soprano)
Neil Williams (Tenor)
Jonathan Summers (Baritone)
Oliver Soden (Treble)
2002
14th December 2002 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Magnificat - Johann Sebastian Bach
Magnificat - John Rutter
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader)
Paul Simpson (Organ)
Katherine Bond (Soprano)
Rebecca Cooper (Mezzo-Soprano)
Simon Wall (Tenor)
Phillip Kay (Baritone)
Alexandria Baldock (Soprano)
20th April 2002 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Stabat Mater - Antonín Dvořák
Slavonic Dances - Antonín Dvořák
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader)
Asa Danielson (Soprano)
Rebecca Cooper (Mezzo-Soprano)
Gardas Cortes (Tenor)
James Gower (Bass)
2001
15th December 2001 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Marienlieder - Johannes Brahms
Quattro Pezzi Sacri - Giuseppe Verdi
Carol Symphony - Victor Hely-Hutchinson
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader)
Paul Simpson (Organ)
Katherine Nicholas (Soprano)
28th April 2001 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
The Creation - Joseph Haydn
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader)
Emma Silversides (Soprano)
Julian Stocker (Tenor)
John Burnays (Baritone)
2000
9th December 2000 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Christmas Oratorio - Johann Sebastian Bach
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader)
Alan Smith (Organ)
Hannah Gurr (Mezzo-Soprano)
John Baker (Tenor)
8th April 2000 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Ein Deutsches Requiem - Johannes Brahms
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra - Johannes Brahms
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader)
Alan Smith (Organ)
Marie Arnet (Soprano)
Jonathan Summers (Bass)
Andrew Biggs (Violin)
1999
18th December 1999 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Nelson Mass (no. 3 - Missa in Angustiis) - Joseph Haydn
Vesperae Solennes de Confessore - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader)
Alan Smith (Organ)
Emma Silversides (Soprano)
Maria Jones (Mezzo-Soprano)
Glenn Tweedie (Tenor)
Peter Grant (Bass)
17th April 1999 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Messiah - George Frideric Handel
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader)
Charles Macdonald (Organ)
Emma Silversides (Soprano)
Maria Jones (Mezzo-Soprano)
Glenn Tweedie (Tenor)
Daniel Jordan (Bass)
1998
19th December 1998 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Messa di Gloria - Giacomo Puccini
Opera Choruses - Giacomo Puccini
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Nicholas Houghton (Organ)
Andrew Biggs (Leader)
David Curry (Tenor)
James Gower (Bass)
25th April 1998 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Great Mass in C minor (K.427) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ave Verum Corpus - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony no. 40 in G minor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Alan Smith (Organ)
Andrew Biggs (Leader)
Deborah Roberts (Soprano)
Katherine Nicholas (Soprano)
John Baker (Tenor)
Nick Forrest (Bass)
1997 – Golden Jubilee
13th December 1997 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
St Nicholas Mass - Joseph Haydn
Gloria - Paul Carr (World Première)
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Charles Macdonald (Organ)
Andrew Biggs (Leader)
26th April 1997 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Serenade to Music & Folk Song suite - Ralph Vaughan Williams
Ode for St Cecilia's Day 1691 - John Blow
The Music Makers - Edward Elgar
English Folk Song Suite - Ralph Vaughan Williams
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Alan Smith (Organ)
Andrew Biggs (Leader)
Elizabeth Beavley (Soprano)
Jeanette Ager (Alto)
John Haythornthwaite (Tenor)
Andrew Foster (Bass)
1996
14th December 1996 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Hodie - Ralph Vaughan Williams
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Alan Smith (Organ)
Andrew Biggs (Leader)
Sally Wilson (Soprano)
John Baker (Tenor)
Nick Forrest (Bass)
Veronica Acres (Semi Chorus)
Mary Batchelor (Semi Chorus)
Katherine Nicholas (Semi Chorus)
27th April 1996 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Elijah - Felix Mendelssohn
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader)
Jessica Lindberg (Soprano)
Katherine Nicholas (Soprano)
Jessica Graves (Alto)
Andrew Douglas Forbes (Tenor)
Paul Bordas (Bass)
1995
16th December 1995 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Gloria - Antonio Vivaldi
Gloria - John Rutter
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Alan Smith (Organ)
Andrew Biggs (Leader)
Benedikte Moes (Soprano)
Rebecca Watson (Soprano)
Rebecca Hazard (Mezzo-Soprano)
29th April 1995 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
The Creation - Joseph Haydn
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Alan Smith (Organ)
Martin Canning (Leader)
Rebecca Watson (Soprano)
Ian Yenn (Tenor)
Andrew Foster (Bass)
1994
10th December 1994 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Christmas Cantata - Geoffrey Bush
Coronation Anthems - George Frideric Handel
Concerto Grosso - Arcangelo Corelli
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Alan Smith (Organ)
Andrew Biggs (Leader)
Andrea McDermott (Soprano)
23rd April 1994 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
(with Cantemus)
Requiem - Giuseppe Verdi
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Nicholas Houghton (Organ)
Andrew Biggs (Leader)
Phillippa Dames-Longworth (Soprano)
Anna Coles (Mezzo-Soprano)
Michael Goldthorpe (Tenor)
John Hall (Bass)
1993
11th December 1993 - Location Unknown
Mass in Time of War (Paukenmesse) - Joseph Haydn
Toy Symphony - Leopold Mozart
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Alan Smith (Organ)
Andrew Biggs (Leader)
Janet Gration (Soprano)
Margaret Davies (Mezzo-Soprano)
Bruce Lochtie (Tenor)
Glyn Williams (Bass)
24th April 1993 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Messiah - George Frideric Handel
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Alan Smith (Organ)
Sarah Plummer (Leader)
Marie Vassilou (Soprano)
Richard Bordas (Counter-Tenor)
Michael Bart Davies (Tenor)
Stewart Kempster (Bass-Baritone)
1992
12th December 1992 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Magnificat - John Rutter
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrea McDermott (Soprano)
25th April 1992 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Mass in D - Antonín Dvořák
Symphony no. 9 (Choral) - Ludwig van Beethoven
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Alan Smith (Organ)
Andrew Biggs (Leader)
Rachel Mills (Soprano)
Ann Atkinson (Mezzo-Soprano)
Geraint Hylton (Tenor)
James Lawrence (Bass)
1991
21st December 1991 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Requiem - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto for Violin No. 5 (K.219) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader)
Alan Smith (Organ)
Sally Wilson (Soprano)
Rebecca Goodwin (Alto)
Richard Haslam (Tenor)
Glyn Williams (Bass)
Joseph Maher (Violin)
27th April 1991 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
(With Cantemus, a Burgess Hill based choir)
Dream of Gerontius - Edward Elgar
The King Shall Rejoice - George Frideric Handel
Ave Verum Corpus - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader)
Daphne Elston (Soprano)
Anthony Rich (Tenor)
Jonathan Jessop (Bass)
1990
22nd December 1990 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Virga Jesse Floruit - Anton Bruckner
Messe de Minuit - Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Brandenburg Concerto no. 4 - Johann Sebastian Bach
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader)
Pam Carrington (Recorder)
Michael Stefan Wood (Recorder)
20th June 1990 - St John's Church, Burgess Hill
(Burgess Hill Town Festival)
Marienlieder - Johannes Brahms
Zadok the Priest - George Frideric Handel
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Charles McDonald (Organ)
28th April 1990 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Mass in C - Ludwig van Beethoven
Marienlieder - Johannes Brahms
Zadok the Priest - George Frideric Handel
Symphony no..104 in D (London) - Joseph Haydn
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader)
Antonia Francis (Soprano)
Emma Garlick (Alto)
David Morris (Tenor)
James Lawrence (Bass)
1989
16th December 1989 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Missa Longa in C (KV.262) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto for Flute & Harp - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Alan Smith (Organ)
Andrew Biggs (Leader)
Marie Prost (Soprano)
Kay Smith (Mezzo-Soprano)
Niall Morris (Tenor)
Simon Wilson (Bass)
Roland Bryce (Flute)
Victoria Carlisle (Harp)
22nd April 1989 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Mass in A flat - Franz Schubert
Symphony no. 4 (Italian) - Felix Mendelssohn
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Biggs (Leader)
Alan Smith (Organ)
Daphne Elston (Soprano)
Dorothy Thompson (Alto)
John Baker (Tenor)
Nigel L-Williams (Bass)
1988
17th December 1988 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Magnificat - Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto in C for Two Trumpets - Antonio Vivaldi
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
James Lowe (Leader)
Alan Smith (Organ)
Susan Lea (Soprano)
Dorothy Thompson (Soprano)
Susan Lyons (Alto)
John Baker (Tenor)
Nick Forrest (Bass)
Sara Scrivens (Trumpet)
Malcolm Warnes (Trumpet)
23rd April 1988 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Ein Deutsches Requiem - Johannes Brahms
Violin Concerto - Johannes Brahms
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Andrew Sherwood (Leader)
Alan Smith (Organ)
Daphne Elston (Soprano)
Nick Forrest (Baritone)
Christopher Turner (Violin)
1987
17th December 1987 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Gloria - Antonio Vivaldi
Christmas Concerto - Arcangelo Corelli
Michael Stefan Wood (Conductor)
Christopher Turner (Leader)
Alan Smith (Organ)
Daphne Elston (Soprano)
Jane Stoggles (Alto)
Nick Forrest (Baritone)
20th June 1987 - Burgess Hill School for Girls, Burgess Hill
(40th Anniversary Gala Concert)
Merrie England - Edward German
Richard Haslam (Conductor)
Fiona Fawssett (Piano)
Lynette Walker (Piano)
Susan Lea (Soprano)
Mary Winton (Alto)
Adrian Parrish (Tenor)
Richard Haslam (Baritone)
Kenneth Humm (Bass)
25th April 1987 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Requiem - Gabriel Fauré
Solomon - George Frideric Handel
Richard Haslam (Conductor)
Doris Peckham (Organ)
Sandra Reynolds (Soprano)
Geoffrey Spinks (Tenor)
Timothy Sheldon (Baritone)
Robert Scaddan (Bass)
1986
13th December 1986 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Gloria - Francis Poulenc
Richard Haslam (Conductor)
Doris Peckham (Organ)
Jane Stoggles (Soprano)
10th May 1986 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
The Creation - Joseph Haydn
Richard Haslam (Conductor)
Andrew Sherwood (Leader)
Daphne Elston (Sporano)
Tracey Chadwell (Alto)
Stephen Ibbotson (Tenor)
Roger Hewetson (Bass)
1985
14th December 1985 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Mirth and Melancholy (from George Frideric Handel’s “L'Allegro,
Il Penseroso Ed Il Moderato”) arranged by Arnold Foster
'Rondo' from Concerto no. 1 in D for Horn - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Richard Haslam (Conductor)
Doris Peckham (Organ)
Rebecca Goodwin (Oboe)
Claire Allen (Clarinet)
Karen Bramfitt (Flute)
Joanne Johnson (Flute)
Daphne Elston (Soprano)
Ben Andrew (Horn)
27th April 1985 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Messiah - George Frideric Handel
Richard Haslam (Conductor)
Doris Peckham (Organ)
Susan Lea (Soprano)
Jean Jones (Alto)
Richard Haslam (Tenor)
Harold Vafeas (Bass)
23rd March 1985 - Tercentenary celebration of the birth of J.S.Bach (21/03/1685)
St. Bartholomew's Church, Brighton, with Mid Sussex Festival Chorus
St Matthew Passion - Johann Sebastian Bach
Antony Hopkins (Conductor)
John Walker (Harpsichord)
Anthony Abbott (Organ)
Sarah Harper (Cello)
Graham Godfrey (Evangelist)
Gerald Finley (Christus)
R.M-Morgan (Soprano)
Beatrice Unsworth (Alto)
Roland Vernon (Tenor)
Martin Oxenham (Bass)
Burgess Hill School for Girls (Ripieno Chorus)
1984
15th December 1984 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Choral and instrumental Christmas music from around the world
Richard Haslam (Conductor)
Graham Johnson (Trumpet)
Roland Bryce (Flute)
Doris Peckham (Organ)
Graham Johnson (Tenor)
Neil Hookway (Treble)
28th April 1984 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Elijah - Felix Mendelssohn
Richard Haslam (Conductor)
Andrew Sherwood (Leader)
Charles Spanner (Organ)
Anne Gee (Soprano)
Judith Harris (Alto)
Adrian Goss (Tenor)
Tag Caisley (Bass)
Neil Hookway (Treble)
1983
17th December 1983 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Christmas Cantata - Geoffrey Bush
Richard Haslam (Conductor)
Sarah Burton (Oboe)
Doris Peckham (Organ)
Susan Lea (Soprano)
Kenneth Humm (Bass)
23rd April 1983 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Requiem - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Peasant Cantata - Johann Sebastian Bach
Richard Haslam (Conductor)
Stephen Evans (Organ)
Linda Marshall (Soprano)
Ann Hawkes (Alto)
Kevin West (Tenor)
Roger Hewetson (Bass)
1982
11th December 1982 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Christmas Oratorio - Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for 2 Trumpets - Antonio Vivaldi
Richard Haslam (Conductor)
P. Worthington (Organ)
Judith Harris (Alto)
John Baker (Tenor)
Harold Vafeas (Bass)
Peter Miles (Trumpet)
David Oxley (Trumpet)
24th April 1982 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Messiah - George Frideric Handel
Kenneth Pont (Conductor)
Andrew Sherwood (Leader)
Ruth Rolt (Harpsichord)
Peter Hignett (Organ)
Juliette Oppenheimer (Soprano)
E. Price (Alto)
Paul Harrhy (Tenor)
A. Hambly-Smith (Bass)
1981
12th December 1981 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Gloria - Antonio Vivaldi
Zadok the Priest - George Frideric Handel
Kenneth Pont (Conductor)
Doris Peckham (Organ)
Peter Hignett (Organ)
Linda Marshall (Soprano)
Shiela Davidson (Alto)
25th April 1981 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
(with Schola Cantorum II)
Nelson Mass - Joseph Haydn
Saint Nicolas - Benjamin Britten
Kenneth Pont (Conductor)
Doris Peckham (Organ)
Peter Hignett (Organ)
Andrew Sherwood (Leader)
Alison Pearce (Soprano)
Ann Hawkes (Alto)
Ian Christopher Smith (Tenor)
John Hancorn (Bass)
Muriel Hart (Piano)
Mary Farmer (Piano)
Schola Cantorum II - St Leonards-Mayfield School (Gallery Choir conducted by Linda Marshall)
1980
13th December 1980 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Hymn of Praise - Felix Mendelssohn
Ave Maria - Anton Bruckner
Virga Jesse Floruit - Anton Bruckner
Jubilate! (trad. Russian arr. Leslie Woodgate)
The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation - Henry Purcell
Doris Peckham (Conductor)
Eric Spencer (Organ)
Patricia Wood (Soprano)
Wendy Sawayer (Soprano)
Anne Gee (Soprano)
Michael Cook (Tenor)
19th April 1980 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Magnificat - Johann Sebastian Bach
Requiem - Gabriel Fauré
Organ Concerto in F - George Frideric Handel
Kenneth Pont (Conductor)
Andrew Sherwood (Leader)
Linda Marshall (Soprano)
Ann Hawkes (Alto)
Ian Smith (Tenor)
John Moffat (Bass)
Doris Peckham (Organ)
1979
15th December 1979 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Advent Cantata (no. 70) - Johann Sebastian Bach
The World at the Manger - Malcolm Williamson
Cantata Pastorale (For The Nativity) - Alessandro Scarlatti
Kenneth Pont (Conductor)
Andrew Sherwood (Leader)
Anne Bates (Oboe)
Malcolm Rose (Organ)
John Walker (Harpsichord)
Linda Marshall (Soprano)
Katie MacDonald (Alto)
George Freeburn (Tenor)
Graham Dalby (Bass)
28th April 1979 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Judas Maccabaeus - George Frideric Handel
Andrew Teague (Conductor)
John Walker (Harpsichord)
Evelyn Tubb (Soprano)
Penelope Walker (Alto)
Graeme Matheson-Bruce (Tenor)
Graham Trew (Bass)
1978
16th December 1978 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
Magnificat - Antonio Vivaldi
Sleepers Wake - Felix Mendelssohn
And There Were Shepherds - Johann Sebastian Bach
Andrew Teague (Conductor)
A.V. Reynolds (Organ)
Penny Maxwell (Soprano)
David Maxwell (Tenor)
29th April 1978 -
Mass in Time of War (Paukenmesse) - Joseph Haydn
Coronation Anthems - George Frideric Handel
John Mingay (Conductor)
Martin Cannings (Leader)
Juliette Oppenheimer (Soprano)
Mary Hodges (Alto)
Graham Gough (Tenor)
Michael Dale (Bass)
1977
10th December 1977 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
A Christmas Rhapsody - Jasper Rooper
Fantasia on Christmas Carols - Ralph Vaughan Williams
Hodie Christus Natus Est - Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Quem Vidistis Pastores? - Richard Dering
John Mingay (Conductor)
Susan Scott (Leader)
Lyndon Hill (Organ)
Tony Allen (Bass-Baritone)
Eric Torder (Trumpet)
30th April 1977 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
St Paul - Felix Mendelssohn
Anne Miles (Conductor)
Jacqueline Townshend (Leader)
Alison Pearce (Soprano)
Neil McKenzie (Tenor)
Nigel Wickens (Bass)
1976
11th December 1976 - St Andrew's Church, Burgess Hill
The Messiah - George Frideric Handel
Anne Miles (Conductor)
John Walker (Harpsichord)
Martin Cannings (Leader)
Anne Gee (Soprano)
Margaret Duncan-Lamb (Alto)
Laurence Dale (Tenor)
Kenneth Humm (Bass)
1st May 1976 - Martlets Hall, Burgess Hill
The Black Knight - Edward Elgar
The Pied Piper of Hamelin - C Hubert H Parry
John Morgan (Conductor)
Keith Savage (Tenor)
William Hamilton (Bass)