Contents

2008-09

Sunday 28 October 2008
Holst, Fugal Overture
Holst, A Somerset Rhapsody
Vaughan Williams, The Lark Ascending, soloist, Mark Wilson
Vaughan Williams, Job: A masque for dancing
conductor, Marco Romano
Sunday 21 December 2008
Eric Coates, The Three Elizabeths
Delibes, Selections from Coppelia
Marcos Fernandez, The Deer's Journey
Hely-Hutchinson, A Carol Symphony
Anderson, Sleigh Ride
conductor, Marco Romano
Sunday 8 March 2009
Walton, Spitfire Prelude and Fugue
Hummel, Trumpet concerto in Eb, soloist, Mark O'Keefe
Telemann, Trumpet Concerto in D, soloist, Mark O'Keefe
Stravinsky, The Firebird
conductor, Eric Dunlea
Sunday 24 May 2009
Dvorak, Carnival Overture
Prokoviev, Piano concerto no.3, soloist, Julian Evans
Rimsky Korsakov, Sheherezade
conductor, Steve Birch

2007-08

Sunday 28 October 2008
Suk, Fantastic Scherzo
Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto no.1, soloist Sinae Lee
Sibelius Symphony no.2
conductor Eric Dunlea
Sunday 8 December 2007
Elgar, Pomp and Circumstance no.5
Walton, Prelude Richard III
Vaughan Williams, Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Handel, "For unto us a Son is born" from Messiah
and other seasonal music
conductor Marco Romano
Sunday 16 March 2008
Brahms, Academic Festival Overture
Mozart, Clarinet Concerto, soloist Samuel Hernandez Avila
Rachmaninov, Symphony no.2
conductor Steve Birch
Sunday 11 May 2008
Chabrier, Espagna
Lalo, Symphonie Espagnole, soloist Olivier Lemoine
Elgar, Enigma Variations
conductor marco Romano

2006-07

Sunday 29 October 2006
Walton, Crown Imperial
Malcolm Arnold, Symphony no.5
Beethoven, Symphony no.6
conductor, Marco Romano
Sunday 10 December 2006
Smetana, Bartered Bride
Elgar, Cello Concerto
John Williams, Jurassic Park
Prokofiev, Lieutenant Kijé
Leroy Anderson, Christmas Overture
McPhee, Christmas Invocation
soloist, Tom Rathbone
conductor, Eric Dunlea
Sunday 11 March 2007
Elgar, Alassio - In the South
Beethoven - Piano Concerto Number 1
Dvorak - Symphony no.6
soloist, Julian Evans
conductor, Steve Birch
Sunday 13 May 2007
Tchaikovsky, Polonaise and Waltz from Eugene Onegin
Mozart, Symphonia Concertante for wind
Nielsen, Symphony no. 3
conductor, Marco Romano

2005-06

30 October 2005
Saint-Saëns, Danse Macabre
Mussorgsky, Night on a bare mountain
Rachmaninov, Variations on a theme of Paganini
Aaron Copland, Billy the Kid
piano soloist, Natalia Ossentchakova
conductor Marco Romano
11 December 2005
Schubert, Unfinished Symphony
Horner, Titanic suite
Tchaikovsky, Marche Slave
and light seasonal music
conductor, Steve Birch
12 March 2006
This concert was cancelled owing to a freak snowfall
7 May 2006
Shostakovich, Festival Overture
Elgar, Sea Pictures
Tchaikovsky, Symphony No 6, 'Pathétique'
soloist: Alison Barton
conductor: Marco Romano

2004-2005

24 October 2004
Bizet, Carmen Suites (excerpts)
Wagner, Meistersinger Suite
Strauss, Second Waltz sequence from Rosenkavalier
Delius, 'Walk to the paradise garden'
Puccini, Intermezzo from Manon
conductor Marco Romano
12 December 2004
Strauss, Fledermaus overture
Tchaikovsky, Sleeping Beauty Suite
Shore, Lord of the Rings
Strauss, Radetsky March
and other seasonal music
conductor: Colin McKenzie
with the Scottish Concert Singers
6 March 2005
Berlioz, Carnival Romaine
Bartok, Violin concerto no.2, soloist: Olivier Lemoine
Dvorak, Symphony no.7
conductor: Eric Dunlea
14 May 2005
Walton, The Wise Virgins
Leighton, Organ Concerto
Moussorgsky/Ravel, Pictures at an Exhibiton
soloist: George McPhee
conductor: Marco Romano

2003-2004

26 October 2003
Nielsen, Helios Overture
Grieg, Piano Concerto, soloist: Christina Lawrie
Sibelius, Symphony no.1
conductor: Marco Romano
14 December 2003
Copeland, Fanfare for the Common Man
Mendelssohn, Hebrides Overture
Handel, Choruses from Messiah
Gershwin, An American in Paris
John Williams, Harry Potter Suite
and other choral pieces
conductor: Eric Dunlea
with the Kilbarchan Singers
7 March 2004
McCunn, The Ship o' the Fiend
Dvorak, Cello Concerto, soloist: Sonia Cromarty
Brahms, Symphony no.3
conductor: Stephen Broad
16 May 2004
Arnold, Cornish Dances
Rodrigo, Concierto de Aranjuez, soloist: Simon Thacker
Vaughan Williams, London Symphony
conductor: Marco Romano

2002-2003

26 October 2002
Bax, Tintagel
Mahler, Songs of a Wayfarer, soloist: Alison Barton
Brahms, Symphony no.1
conductor: Marco Romano
14 December 2002
Wagner, Overture to Rienzi
Grieg, Peer Gynt Suite
Dvorak Slavonic Dances
and other short pieces
conductor Harry Watson
8 March 2003
Glinka, Russlan and Ludmilla
Weber, Clarinet Concerto no.1
Tchaikovsky, Symphony no.4
soloist: Susanna Hallas
conductor: Stephen Broad
17 May 2003
Berlioz, March from 'The Damnation of Faust'
Respighi, Church Windows
Saint-Saëns, Organ Symphony
conductor: Marco Romano

2001-2002

20 October 2001
Grieg, Overture 'In Autumn'
Nielsen, Flute Concerto, soloist: Richard Craig
Dvorak, New World Symphony
conductor: Neil Butterworth
15 December 2001
Prokoviev, Lieutenant Kijé
Shostakovitch, Festive Overture
Grieg, Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
Anderson, Belle of the Ball
and other short pieces
conductor: Harry Watson
9 March 2002, 7:30pm
Humperdinck, Overture and Pantomime from Hansel & Gretel
Mendelssohn, Piano Concerto in G minor, soloist: Miranda Yin Yin Ong
Tchaikovsky, symphony no.5
conductor: Marco Romano
18 May 2002
Svendsen, Carnival in Paris
Arnold, Symphony no.2
Beethoven, Violin Concerto, soloist: Feargus Hetherington
conductor: Giulio Romano

2000-2001

28 October 2000
Berlioz, Royal Hunt and Storm from The Trojans
Vaughan Williams, Songs of Travel, soloist: George Gordon
Dvorak, Symphony no.8
conductor: Marco Romano
9 December 2000
Suppé, Beautiful Galathea overture
Dvorak, Two Slavonic Dances
Waldteufel, Skaters' Waltz
Walton, Three dances from Façade
and other short pieces
conductor, Giulio Romano
10 March 2001
Sibelius, Finlandia
Ippolitov-Ivanov, Caucasian Sketches
Elgar, Symphony no.1
conductor: Neil Butterworth
19 May 2001
Verdi, Nabucco overture
Goldmark, Scherzo
Verdi, Ballet music from Aïda
Beethoven, Symphony no.7
conductor: Giulio Romano

1999-2000

30 Oct 1999
Sibelius, Karelia Overture
Sibelius, Pelléas et Mélisande
Nielsen, Sagadrøm
Schumann, Symphony no.3 (The Rhenish)
conductor: Marco Romano
11 December 1999
Cedric Thorpe Davie, Diversions on a Tune by Dr Arne
Malcolm Arnold, Scottish Dances
Rimsky-Korsakov, Polonaise "Christmas Night"
Prokoviev, Troika from Lieutenant Kijé
MacCunn, Land of the Mountain and the Flood
J Strauss, Blue Danube Waltz
Watson, Christmas Overture
conductor: Giulio Romano
11 March 2000
Copeland, An Outdoor Overture
Dello Joio, Variations, Chaconne and Finale
Szymanowski, Etude op.4 no.3
Vaughan Williams, Tuba Concerto, soloist: Andrew McCreel
Rachmaninov, Symphony no.1
conductor: Neil Butterworth
20 May 2000
Rimsky-Korsakov, Overture May Night
Barbirolli, Elizabethan Suite
Mackenzie, Benedictus
Schubert, Symphony no.9
conductor: Giulio Romano

1998-1999

21 November 1998
Elgar, Dream of Gerontius with The Good Shepherd Chorus, Glasgow Chamber Choir and Strathaven Choral Society
Soloists: Alison Barton, John Treleaven, Alan Watt
Conductor: Marco Romano
19 December 1998
Christmas Concert of Popular Music
including J Strauss, Emperor Waltz, L. Anderson Sleighride, and Grieg Norwegian Dances
Conductor: Giulio Romano
13 March 1999
20th Century Classics Walton, March "Crown Imperial"
Rawsthorne, Practical Cats, reciter: Alastair Whitelaw
Bartok, Dance Suite
Shostakovitch, Symphony no.9
Conductor: Neil Butterworth
22 May 1999
Rossini, William Tell Overture
Rachmaninov, Piano concerto in no.2, soloist: David Henry
Brahms, Symphony no.2
Conductor: Cecilia Weston