Essex Concert Orchestra Previous Concerts

ST. MARGARET’S CHURCH, LIME AVENUE, LEIGH-ON-SEA

SATURDAY 30TH NOVEMBER, 2002 3.30pm & 7.30 pm

PETER & THE WOLF movements from Holst’s THE PLANETS STAR WARS & other popular items

PROGRAMME

Festive Overture Dmitri Shostakovich
Movements from The Planets Gustav Holst
Mars, the Bringer of War Venus, the Bringer of Peace Uranus, the Magician Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
INTERVAL
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Paul Dukas
Peter and the Wolf Sergei Prokofiev Narrator: John Culley
Star Wars John Williams

ST. MARGARET’S CHURCH, LIME AVENUE, LEIGH-ON-SEA
SATURDAY 12TH JULY, 2003 3.30pm & 7.30 pm

PROKOFIEV Highlights from Romeo & Juliet
TCHAIKOVSKY 1812 Overture
BORODIN Polovtsian Dances
MUSSORGSKY Night on a Bare Mountain
KHACHATURIAN Adagio from Spartacus

PROGRAMME

Russian Dance (“Trepak”) from The Nutcracker Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Adagio from Spartacus Aram Khachaturian
Movements from Romeo and Juliet Sergei Prokofiev
Introduction
Masks Montagues and Capulets
Balcony Scene
The Death of Tybalt
Romeo and Juliet before parting
Romeo at the Tomb of Juliet
INTERVAL
Polovtsian Dances Alexander Borodin
A Night on a Bare Mountain Modest Mussorgsky
1812 Overture Pyotr Tchaikovsky

ST. MARGARET’S CHURCH, LIME AVENUE, LEIGH-ON-SEA
SATURDAY 29TH NOVEMBER, 2003 3.30pm & 7.30 pm

TV and Film Music including Howard Blake’s The Snowman

PROGRAMME

Also sprach Zarathustra Richard Strauss
Aces High Battle of Britain Theme
Where Eagles Dare Ron Goodwin
Adagietto from Symphony No.5 Gustav Mahler
Bolero Maurice Ravel
E.T. John Williams
INTERVAL
Ride of the Valkyries Richard Wagner
The Snowman Howard Blake Narrator: John Culley Soloist: Jonathan Duell
Superman John Williams

CROWSTONE ST. GEORGE’S UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, WESTCLIFF
SATURDAY 19TH JUNE, 2004 7.30 pm

The Premiere of The Blackwater Suite, music composed and orchestrated by Clive Smith based on themes and words by Phillip Walter with Zadok the Priest (Handel) How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings (Brahms) Royal Hunt and Storm (Berlioz) and Dvorak’s New World Symphony
The Essex Concert Orchestra supported by the Sweyne Choral Society, Swift Singers & Southend Co-operative Chorale.

PROGRAMME

Zadok the Priest George F. Handel
How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings from German Requiem Johannes Brahms
Royal Hunt and Storm from The Trojans Hector Berlioz
The Blackwater Suite Clive Smith on themes by Phillip Walter
Prelude: Tide Rise at Maldon Quay
Intermezzo: Running before the Wind
Humoresque: Birds Feeding on the Shore
Dialogue: The Dinghy and the Barge
Finale: Blackwater Men
INTERVAL
Symphony No. 9 ‘From the New World’ Antonin Dvorak

ST. MARGARET’S CHURCH, LIME AVENUE, LEIGH-ON-SEA
SATURDAY 10TH JULY, 2004 3.30pm & 7.30 pm

The Essex Concert Orchestra presents a selection from Folk and Legend

PROGRAMME

Overture from Tannhauser Richard Wagner
Excerpts from Peer Gynt Edvard Grieg
Morning Mood
Ase’s Death
Anitra’s Dance
In the Hall of the Mountain King
Excerpts from Faust Charles Gounod
Third Theme (Faust’s Temptation)
Seventh Theme (Conclusion)
Final movement from Sheherazade Nicolas Rimsky-Korsakoff
INTERVAL
Dances from The Bartered Bride Bedrich Smetana
Polka
Furiant
Dance of the Comedians
Sinfonietta Leos Janacek

Saturday 27th November, 2004 - 3.30 pm & 7.30 pm
St Margaret's Church, Lime Avenue, Leigh on Sea.
"Villains and Heroes"
Programme ranging from Don Giovanni to Batman.

Saturday 23rd April, 2005, two 45 minute performances 2.00pm and 3.15pm
Prittlewell Priory, Priory Park, Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-Sea

CLASSICS FOR ST. GEORGE'S DAY

Bach: Orchestral Suite no.3 (including Air on a G String), Vaughan Williams: English Folksongs Suite and Handel: Water Music.

The Orchestra has been invited to contribute these two short charity concerts towards a number of activities taking place in Priory Park on St. George's Day. Sponsored by the Royal Society of St. George and the Mayor's Charity.

• Aces High & Walton's Battle in the Air from the Battle of Britain
• 633 Squadron
• Where Eagles Dare
• Great Escape March
• Dambusters
• Bridge on the River Kwai
• Nimrod from the Enigma Variations
• 1812 Overture
• Land of Hope and Glory.

In between the music we are adding memorabilia from the War Years, such as speeches and announcements from the time, search lights and a black-out. The audience will hear the 'All Clear' to indicate that it is safe to leave the building!

• Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Britten),
• Carnival of the Animals (Saint Saens),
• Jaws and Jurassic Park (Williams)
• Tubby the Tuba (a narrated musical story featuring Tubby and his Little Tune, his friend the Bullfrog and the famous conductor, Signor Pizzicato).
• and a few other favourites which show off the full range of orchestral instruments
  

Tickets are £8 for adults, £7 for senior citizens and £5 for students and children.
A family ticket is available at £20 for two adults and up to four children.

For tickets and further information, call the Box Office : 01702 207912.
Please mention that you saw the website.

Sunday 24th July, 2005 6:30pm
Grays Town Park, Grays

CLASSICS IN THE PARK

A programme of popular classics depicting the history and lifestyle of the Greater Thurrock area, ending before dusk with some items you might expect at the Last Night of the Proms!
Bring a chair or blanket and a picnic for a super summer evening’s open air entertainment.

Part of the Thurrock Festival 2005.

• Aces High & Walton's Battle in the Air from the Battle of Britain Suite
• 633 Squadron
• Where Eagles Dare
• Great Escape March
• Dambusters
• Bridge on the River Kwai
• Nimrod from the Enigma Variations
• 1812 Overture
• Land of Hope and Glory.

For tickets and further information, call the Box Office : 01702 207912.
Please mention that you saw the website.

The Sea: A Concert for Trafalgar

200th Year Anniversary
The Battle of Trafalgar was fought between the combined fleets of Spain and France and the Royal Navy on the 21st of October 1805.

Saturday 26th November 2005 - 3.30 pm and 7.30 pm
The Eastwood School

Thursday 1st December 2005 - 7.45 pm
The Civic Hall

1st Movement of the Sea Symphony by Vaughan Williams
Khachaturian's Adagio from Spartacus
Movements from The Blackwater Suite
Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture
Excerpts from HMS Pinafore and/or Pirates of Penzance
Gliere's Russian Sailor's Dance
Fantasia on British Sea Songs

An Evening of Baroque

Saturday 4th March - 7.30 pm
Highlands Methodist Church
Sutherlands Blvd.,
Leigh-on-Sea
SS9 3PT

Friday 24th March - 7.45 pm
The Civic Hall
Blackshots Lane
Thurrock
RM16 2JU

Bach - Orchestral Suite No.3
Purcell - Abdelazer Suite
Vivaldi - Double Violin Concerto in A minor
Handel - Water Music

These performances will be presented in the Orchestra's characteristic endearing style and compered by the conductor. Authentic instruments will be used such as harpsichord and valveless horns, and other early instruments will be on display to view and even try out during the interval.

• Debit & Credit Cards accepted
• Send cheques payable to "Essex Concert Orchestra", with an order and return address, to: Essex Concert Orchestra, Millview, Lower Road, Hockley SS5 5LE
• Please state date, time, number of tickets and concessions

Concerto Concert

A special programme spotlighting orchestral instruments in solo form.

One movement from a number of concertos will be performed, including :

Strauss - Horn Concerto
Weber - Bassoon Concerto
Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto
Elgar - Cello Concerto
Mozart - Clarinet Concerto
Vivaldi - Double Trumpet Concerto
Bartok - Concerto for Orchestra

Tickets: £8 (adults), £7 (senior citizens), £5 (students/children), £20 family (2 adults and up to 4 children).

Mozart: A Celebration

Sunday 16th July 2006 - 7.30 pm Cliffs Pavilion, Station Road, Westcliff-on-Sea

 
In aid of the Lady McAdden Breast Screening Unit Charity who are celebrating their Pearl anniversary (30 years after opening the Unit).
 
Featuring local vocal and instrumental soloists, including Ben Grosvenor, winner of the Keyboard Final of the BBC Young Musician of the Year 2004.
 
The programme will include:
 
Overture to the Marriage of Figaro and selected arias from the Opera
Piano Concerto No.21
Exsultate jubilate
Excerpts from Don Giovanni
Symphony No.39
 
Ticket prices are £12.50, £11.50, £9.50 and concessions £8.00.

MOZART SOLEMN VESPERS / MOZART REQUIEM

Sat 25th November - 7.30pm
at Highlands Methodist Church,
Sutherland Boulevard, Leigh-on-Sea

Southend Bach Choir and the Essex Concert Orchestra present :

Tickets: £8, £7 (concessions) & £3 (children)

MOZART UNWRAPPED

Monday 4th December - 7.30pm
London International Cruise Terminal
a unique and historic venue at the Port of Tilbury

Excerpts from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Requiem
and other works, presented informally with commentary by the conductor.

Tickets: just £5 adults
Free Entry for accompanied children

MUSICA ESPANOLA

As part of the "Music at Highlands" series,
The Essex Concert Orchestra presents :

Saturday 3rd March, 2007 - 7.30pm
Highlands Methodist Church
Sutherlands Blvd.,
Leigh-on-Sea
SS9 3PT

including music by Rodrigo, Manuel de Falla, Bizet,
Rimsky-Korsakov and Lalo.

Friday 9th March, 2007 - 7.30pm
The Civic Hall
Blackshots Lane
Thurrock
RM16 2JU

including music by Rodrigo, Manuel de Falla, Bizet,
Rimsky-Korsakov and Lalo.

A Tribute to Sibelius

with selections from :

• Finlandia
• Karelia
• Symphony No.2
• Violin Concerto - Soloist Jeanine Thorpe

With retiring collection in aid of the Stroke Busters Appeal (Southend Hospital)

The Essex Concert Orchestra presents :

A COMMEMORATIVE PROGRAMME with a British flavour

Sat 24th November, 2007 - 3.30pm & 7.30pm
Holy Trinity Church, Rayleigh, SS6 8BA

including :

• Extracts from Elgar’s Enigma Variations
• Themes from selected war films
• James Bond “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”
• and some Pomp & Circumstance

with retiring collection in aid of The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal & The Royal Naval Benevolent Trust.

CLASSICAL STARS

Sat 1st March, 2008 - 3.30pm & 7.30pm
Highlands Methodist Church, Sutherland Blvd, Leigh-on-Sea SS9 3PT
Fri 7th March, 2008 - 7.30pm
Chelmsford County High School for Girls, Broomfield Road, Chelmsford CM1 1RW

The programme includes :

• Selected movements from Bach's Suite no. 2
• The Flight of the Bumble Bee by Rimsky-Korsakov
• Fantasia by Rodrigo (arranged by James Galway)
• Beethoven's second Romance for violin
• A movement from Mozart's Flute Concerto in G major
• Massenet's Meditation (from Thais) for violin
• Extracts from Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks

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