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Season No. 146        2011/12
Sping'12 flyer 21st. April, 2012

Derby Cathedral
Vivaldi Magnificat Conducted by Richard Dacey
Heart of England Chamber Orchestra
Helen Withers - soprano
Amy Moore - mezzo-soprano
Michael Butchard - tenor
Cheyney Kent - bass
Mozart Mass in C minor ("Great")
xmas'11 programme 17th. Dec, 2011

Derby Cathedral
Handel Messiah Conducted by Richard Dacey
Heart of England Chamber Orchestra
Elizabeth Weisberg - soprano
Wendy Dawn Thompson - mezzo-soprano
Nathan Vale - tenor
Jimmy Holliday - bass
Autumn'11 programme 12th. Nov, 2011

Landau Forte College, Derby

review

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Rutter Feel the Spirit Conducted by Richard Dacey
Sarah Dacey - soprano
Chris Lee - piano
Todd Mass in Blue
Season No. 145        2010/11
Prague concertwith members of the Derby Bach Choir and Leicester Phil Tour to the Czech Republic, 2011
30th. May
St. Nicholas, Prague

1st. June
St. Mary Magdalene's, Karlovy Vary

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Fauré Requiem Conducted by Richard Dacey
Duncan Aspden - organ
David Tudor - baritone
Haydn Insanae et vanae curae
Brahms How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings
Goodall Love Divine
Franck Panis Angelicus
Spring'11 programme
16th. April, 2011

Derby Cathedral


review

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Bernstein
Chichester Psalms
Conducted by Richard Dacey
Tanya Houghton - harp
James Oldfield - baritone
Matthew Jankinson - treble
Felicity Bott - soprano

Ffion Davies - soprano
Gabrielle Motley - soprano

Andy Cockerell - tenor
Davis Tudor - bass
Tom Corfield - organ
Fauré Requiem
Goodall Love Divine
Williamson Procession of Palms
xmas'10 programme
18th. Dec, 2010

Derby Cathedral

review

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Britten Ceremony of Carols Conducted by Richard Dacey
Njabulo Madlala - baritone
Tanya Houghton - harp
Ffion Davies - soprano
Gabrielle Motley
- soprano
Tom Corfield - organ
Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Autumn'10 programme 13th. Nov, 2010
Derby Cathedral

review


Brahms
Song of
Destiny
Conducted by Richard Dacey
Heart of England Chamber Orchestra
Helen Sherman - mezzo-soprano
Erica Eloff - soprano
Adrian Ward - tenor
Hakan Vramsmo - bass
Haydn Insanae et vanae curae
Mozart Requiem
Season No. 144        2009/10
Tideswell programme

5th. June, 2010

St. John
the Baptist Church, Tideswell

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Bach Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring Conducted by Richard Dacey
Gabrielle Motley - soprano
Pat Lunn - soprano
Gina Coventry - alto
David Tudor - bass
Biebl Ave Maria
Brahms How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings
Britten Jubilate Deo
Fauré Requiem
Stainer God So Loved The World
Stanford Te Deum
Apr'10 programme
17th. April, 2010

Derby Cathedral


review

Elgar Ave Verum Corpus Conducted by Richard Dacey
Heart of England Chamber Orchestra
Helen Sherman - mezzo-soprano
Erica Eloff - soprano
Adrian Ward - tenor
Hakan Vramsmo - bass
Handel Zadok the Priest
Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle
Dec'09 programme
19th. Dec, 2009

Derby Cathedral


review

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Handel Messiah Conducted by Richard Dacey
Heart of England Chamber Orchestra
Natasha Day - soprano
Catherine Hopper - alto
Greg Tassell - tenor
Sam Evans - bass
Nov'09 Flier 14th. Nov, 2009

Derby Cathedral


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Elgar Great is the Lord
(Psalm 48)
Conducted by Richard Dacey
Orchestra of the Choral Union
Anna Snow - soprano
Pipa Goss - soprano
Lucie Špičková - alto
Richard Hillier - baritone
Derby Cathedral Girls' Choir
Franck Panis Angelicus
Rutter Mass of the Children
Vivaldi Gloria
Season No. 143        2008/09
Peaks Concert Programme 13th. June, 2009

St. Peter's Church, Alstonefield

review

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Elgar Great is the Lord
(Psalm 48)
Conducted by Richard Dacey
Tom Corfield - organ
Gabrielle Motley - soprano
Patricia Lunn - soprano
Gina Coventry - alto
David Tudor - bass
Goodall Psalm 23
Haydn The Creation (last chorus of each part)
Vivaldi Gloria
Mar'09 programme
21st March, 2009
Derby Cathedral
review
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Haydn





The Creation
Conducted by Richard Dacey
Orchestra of the Choral Union
Elizabeth Watts - soprano
Gareth Malone - tenor
William Gaunt - bass
Dec'08 programme 20th. Dec, 2008

Derby Cathedral

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Finzi, Gerald In Terra Pax Conducted by Richard Dacey
The English Pro Musica Brass Quintet
Sarah Dacey - soprano
Lucie Špičková - mezzo-soprano
Ben Breakwell - tenor
Richard Latham - baritone
Tom Corfield - organ
Margaret Williams - piano
Haydn St. Nicholas Mass
Nov'08 programme 8th. Nov. 2008

Derby Cathedral
Bach J S Magnificat Conducted by Richard Dacey
Orchestra of the Choral Union
Tom Corfield - organ
Lindsay Jamieson - soprano
Katharine Choonara - soprano
Yvonne Lea - alto
Tom Williams - counter-tenor
Keith Halliday - tenor
Matthew Jordan - bass
Duruflé Requiem
Season No. 142        2007/08
May'08 flier Tour to Germany, 2008
24th. May
Basilika St. Aposteln,
Cologne

25th May
Altenberger Dom, Altenberg

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Fauré Requiem Conducted by Richard Dacey

Haydn Te Deum
Apr'08 programme 26th. April 2008

Derby Cathedral

review

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Brahms Academic Overture Conducted by Richard Dacey
Orchestra of the Choral Union
Erica Eloff - soprano
Hakan Vramsmo - baritone
Brahms German Requiem
Dvořák Te Deum
c 22nd. Dec 2007

Derby Cathedral
Handel Messiah Conducted by Richard Dacey
English Pro Musica Brass Ensemble
Tom Corfield - organ
Stephanie Edwards - soprano
Oct'07 Programme 27th Oct. 2007
Joint concert with Leicester Phil.
De Montfort Hall, Leicester
Walton Belshazzar's Feast Conducted by Hilary Davan Wetton
English Festival Orchestra
Jacques Imbrailo - baritone
Season No. 141        2006/07
Apr'07 Programme 21st. April 2007

Derby Cathedral

review

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Cherubini Requiem Conducted by Richard Dacey
Orchestra of the Choral Union
Louise Poole - mezzo-soprano
Elgar Music Makers
Dec'06 Programme 16th Dec 2006

Wirkworth's Church
Handel Messiah Conducted by Richard Dacey
Orchestra of the Choral Union
Sarah Dacey - soprano
Catherine Hopper - alto
Phillip Bell - tenor
Richard Latham - bass
Nov'06 Programme 25th Nov. 2006

Derby Cathedral

review
Haydn Te Deum Conducted by Richard Dacey
Orchestra of the Choral Union
'Juice' with:
  Kerry Andrew
  Sarah Dacey
  Anna Snow
Jenkins Requiem
Season No. 140        2005/06
May'06 Programme 13th. May 2006
"Choral Tribute"

St. Oswald's Church, Ashbourne
Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine Conducted by Richard Dacey
Handel Messiah (excerpts)
Handel Zadok the Priest
Mozart Solemn Vespers
Rutter Magnificat
Mar'06 Programme 4th. Patron's Concert
11th March 2006

Pears School, Repton


review

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Mozart Solemn Vespers Conducted by Richard Dacey
Orchestra of the Choral Union
Dame Emma Kirkby - soprano
Amanda Pyke - alto
Gareth Malone - tenor
Richard Latham - baritone
Rutter Magnificat
Dec'05 Programme 17th Dec. 2005

Derby Cathedral

review
Handel Messiah Conducted by Richard Dacey
Orchestra of the Choral Union
Sarah Dacey - soprano
Christopher Field - counter-tenor
Ross Buddie - tenor
Malcolm Arthur - bass
Nov'05 Programme 19th Nov. 2005

Derby Cathedral

review
Britten St. Nicolas Conducted by Richard Dacey
Orchestra of the Choral Union
Huw Rhys-Evans - tenor
The Gallery Choir (from Ranby House and Smallwood Preparatory schools)
Vaughan Williams Lord, thou has been our refuge
Willcocks Lux Perpetua
Season No. 139        2004/05
Apr'05 Programme 23rd. Apr. 2005

Derby Cathedral
Chilcott The Making of the Drum Conducted by Richard Dacey
Julianne de Villiers - mezzo-soprano
Adrian Powter - bass
Parry Blest Pair of Sirens
Purcell Te Deum Jubilate
Rutter Feel the Spirit
Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs
Italy'05 flier
with members of the Leicester Phil.
Tour to Italy, 2005
21st. & 22nd. March
Basilica Di San Giovanni, Lucca, Italy

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Cherubini Requiem

Mozart Requiem Conducted by Michael Beck
Mar'05 Programme

12th. Mar. 2005
Joint concert with Leicester Phil.

De Montfort Hall, Leicester

Jenkins
[conducted by the composer]
The Armed man Conducted by Karl Jenkins
BBC Concert Orchestra
Sarah Dacey - soprano
Louise Deans -
Gareth Malone - tenor
George von Bergen - bass
Nov'04 Programme 13th. Nov. 2004

Derby Cathedral
Haydn War & Peace (Paukenmesse) Conducted by Richard Dacey
David Johnson - organ
Zoe Ramsden -
Victoria Lambourne - mezzo-soprano
Robert Gardiner - tenor
Philip Shakesby - baritone
Jenkins The Armed man
Season No. 138        2003/04
Italy'04 flier
with members of the Leicester Phil.
Tour to Italy, 2004
5th April
Florence

7th April
Basilica Di San Giovanni, Lucca


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Mozart Requiem Conducted by Stefano Adabbo
Apr'04 Programme 3rd. April, 2004

Derby Cathedral

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Dvořák Stabat Mater Conducted by Richard Dacey
Orchestra of the Choral Union
Lee Bissett - soprano
Sarah Lilley - alto
Adam Magee - tenor
Jonathan Pugsley - bass
Fauré Requiem (choruses)
Handel Messiah (excerpts)
Nov'03 Programme 8th. Nov. 2003

Derby Cathedral
Mozart Requiem Mass Conducted by Richard Dacey
Vivaldi Gloria
Season No. 137        2002/03
Apr'03 Programme 3rd. Patron's Concert
5th. April, 2003

Derby Cathedral

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Fisher Laudate Dominum Conducted by David Fisher
Midland Baroque
Emma Kirkby - soprano
Joachim Diessner - counter-tenor
Giles Turner - tenor
Morris Fisher - bass
Haydn Nelson Mass
Todd Agnus Dei
Todd Prayer
Nov'02 Programme 16th. Nov, 2002

Derby Cathedral
Fisher Requiem Conducted by David Fisher
Kingfisher Brass & Percussion
Tom Corfield - organ
Rutter Gloria
Season No. 136        2001/02
Jun'02 Programme 29th. June, 2002

Derby Cathedral
Handel Zadok the Priest Conducted by David Fisher
Kingfisher Chorale
Derventio Brass Ensemble
Tom Corfield - organ
Parry I was glad
Vaughan Williams Mass in G minor
Walton Coronation Te Deum
March'02 programme 9th. March, 2002

Derby Cathedral
Duruflé Requiem Conducted by David Fisher
Tom Corfield - organ
Bethany Halliday - soprano
Martin Quinn - tenor
Leandros Taliotis - bass
McAlpin Prince of Peace
Nov'01 programme 3rd. Nov. 2001

Derby Cathedral
Puccini Requiem Conducted by David Fisher
Midland Philharmonia
Sharon Nicholson-Skeggs - soprano
Doreen Curran - mezzo
Eugene Ginty - tenor
Roland Davit - bass
Verdi Requiem
Season No. 135        2000/01
Apr'01 programme 7th. April, 2001

Derby Cathedral
Handel Israel in Egypt Conducted by David Fisher
Tom Corfield - organ
Katy Cook - soprano
Ann Winkless - soprano
Kate Cook - alto
Martin Quinn - tenor
David Boddaert - bass
Russell Matthews - bass
Nov'00 programme 4th. Nov. 2000

with the Derwent Singers

Derby Cathedral
Elgar Dream of Gerontius Conducted by David Fisher
Midland Philharmonia
Sarah Jillian Cox - mezzo
Eugene Ginty - tenor
Roland Davit - bass
Season No. 134        2000
Apr'00 Programme
with the Derwent Singers and Kinder Children's choir of the High Peak

Millenium Concert
15th. April, 2000

Derby Cathedral
Orff Carmina Burana Conducted by David Fisher
Derwent Concert Orchestra
Tom Corfield - organ
Jenny Saunders - soprano
Martin Quinn - tenor
Andrew Moore - baritone
Leandros Taliotis - baritone
Todd Song of Creation (World premiere)
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