2002-2003

A SEASON OF: THREE BLOCKBUSTER CHORAL WORKS; TWO TOURS & A COMMISSION

Season Highlights:

  • Autumn Cross-Channel Tour to Dieppe, FRANCE

  • CARMINA BURANA

  • BACH B MINOR MASS in THE QEH
    with the ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA!

  • MICHAEL BREWER Workshop

  • Tour to EDINBURGH including Impromptu Sing-Song on top of Arthur’s Seat accompanied by Rainbow

  • First Expedition to EPPING - CHORAL CAVALCADE

  • MONTEVERDI VESPERS in Southwark Cathedral

Choir Membership 2002-2003

CONCERTS

Friday SEPTEMBER 20th 2002

TOUR to FRANCE

DIEPPE

Saint-Jacques by Walter Sickert - British Painter (1860 - 1942)

Saint-Jacques by Camille Pissarro - French Painter (1830 - 1903)

Sunday OCTOBER 20th 2002

A ROMANTIC REQUIEM

St. John’s Smith Square

Programme

Thursday NOVEMBER 7th 2002

AMERICANA &
CARMINA BURANA

ST. JOHN’S, SMITH SQUARE

Programme

AMERICANA 

MISSA CRIOLLA - EXCERPTS

Ariel Ramírez 

Kyrie - Missa Criolla: Ariel Ramírez
David Drummond, London Oriana Choir, Luis Rodriguez, Ed Sykes, Grant Doyle, Joseph Nolan
Gloria Opening - Missa Criolla: Ariel Ramírez
David Drummond, London Oriana Choir, Luis Rodriguez, Ed Sykes Grant Doyle, Joseph Nolan
Agnus Dei - Missa Criolla: Ariel Ramírez
David Drummond, London Oriana Choir, Luis Rodriguez, Ed Sykes Grant Doyle, Joseph Nolan

CARMINA BURANA

EXCERPTS

Carl Orff

9b Swaz hie gat umbe - Carmina Burana
David Drummond, London Oriana Choir, Roderick Chadwick, Joseph Nolan
13 Ego sum abbas - Carmina Burana
David Drummond, London Oriana Choir, Grant Doyle, Roderick Chadwick, Joseph Nolan
18 Circa mea pectora
David Drummond, London Oriana Choir, Grant Doyle, Roderick Chadwick, Joseph Nolan
19-20 Si puer cum puellula - Veni, veni venias
David Drummond, London Oriana Choir, Grant Doyle, Roderick Chadwick, Joseph Nolan
23 O Fortuna
David Drummond, London Oriana Choir, Trinity Boys Choir, Marie Vassiliou, Grant Doyle, Roderick Chadwick, Joseph Nolan

Sunday NOVEMBER 24th 2002

WORKSHOP 7

GREYCOAT HOSPITAL SCHOOL, WESTMINSTER

LONDON ORIANA WORKSHOP VII

TOPICS

  • Coloratura Work on Bach B minor Mass

  • Blending & Listening

  • Marking Parts

  • Preparation for Voice Assessments

  • Review of Posture & Breathing

  • New Commission Workshop

  • ENCORES - Triple Refresher

  • Learn a Mass in a Day -
    MISSA BREVIS - Palestrina
Marking Parts Sheet
Schedule

Thursday DECEMBER 12th 2002

BEHOLD THAT STAR

ST. JAMES’S, PICCADILLY

Programme
Behold That Star
DD London Oriana Choir
Magnificat - Ending - Giles Swayne
DD London Oriana Choir
Noe, Noe, psallite noe - Mouton
DD London Oriana Choir
The Three Kings - Cornelius
DD London Oriana Choir
Chorale after an Old French Carol
DD London Oriana Choir
Starlight with Audience short rehearsal
DD London Oriana Choir

BRITTEN - CEREMONY OF “COUGHING” Excerpts

01 Procession - Ceremony of Carols
DD London Oriana Choir
03 There is no Rose - Ceremony of Carols
DD London Oriana Choir
04a That yongë child
DD London Oriana Choir
04b Balulalow
DD London Oriana Choir
06 This little Babe
DD London Oriana Choir
07 Interlude
DD London Oriana Choir
09 Spring Carol
DD London Oriana Choir
10 Deo Gracias
DD London Oriana Choir
LISTEN to more Audience Carols from this concert

Tuesday 18th FEBRUARY 2003

BACH - MASS IN B MINOR

QUEEN ELIZABETH HALL

Programme

Thursday 13th MARCH 2003

CHORAL CLASSICS by CANDLELIGHT

ST. MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS

Programme
Guardian Article about our New Commission - "Missing God”

Sunday APRIL 6th 2003

MICHAEL BREWER WORKSHOP

GREYCOAT HOSPITAL SCHOOL, WESTMINSTER

Friday MAY 2nd 2003

Tour to EDINBURGH

EDINBURGH & HADDINGTON

Programme Texts

Friday Night

Up Mountain with Rainbow

Forfeit Night

Drinkers

Directors

Virgins

Hangers-On

Some Special Friends

Saturday MAY 10th 2003

CHORAL CAVALCADE

ST. JOHN’S, EPPING
Programme
Bogoroditse Deva - Rachmaninov-
DD London Oriana Choir
Rebellen im Dorf - Laburda
DD London Oriana Choir
Capricciata e Contrappunto Bestiale - Banchieri
DD London Oriana Choir
Missing God I - Sophie Viney
DD London Oriana Choir
My Bonnie Lass She Smileth beginning: ending is unfortunately corrupt
DD London Oriana Choir
Missing God III - Sophie Viney
DD London Oriana Choir

Wednesday JULY 2nd 2003

MONTEVERDI VESPERS

SOUTHWARK CATHEDRAL
Programme
Deus in aiutorum meum
DD London Oriana Choir, Canzona
Dixit Dominus - Opening
DD London Oriana Choir, Canzona, Emily Benson, Elin Thomas, Ed Lyon, Nathan Vale, Adam Green, Alex Ashworth
Pulchra Es - Opening
DD London Oriana Choir, Canzona, Alastair Ross, Emily Benson, Elin Thomas
Audi coelum - Omnes hanc ergo
DD London Oriana Choir, Canzona, Alastair Ross, Ed Lyon, Nathan Vale
Lauda Ierusalem - Opening
DD London Oriana Choir, Canzona, Alastair Ross
Sancta Maria - Opening
DD London Oriana Choir, Canzona, Alastair Ross
Ave Maris Stella vv2-4
DD London Oriana Choir, Canzona, Alastair Ross, Emily Benson

Magnificat

Magnificat 3 - Quia Respexit
DD London Oriana Choir, Canzona, Alastair Ross
Magnificat 5 - Et misericordia
DDD London Oriana Choir, Canzona, Alastair Ross
Magnificat 9 - Suscepit Israel
DD London Oriana Choir, Canzona, Alastair Ross, Emily Benson, Elin Thomas
Magnificat 10 - Sicut locutus est
DD London Oriana Choir, Canzona, Alastair Ross

Lizann Peppard - Chair

Thank you!

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