
Billingshurst Choral Society


History
The Billingshurst Choral Society was formed in January 1986, and performed its first concert in June of that year, under the direction of George Jones, then choirmaster and organist at St Mary's Church.
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07 June 1986 |
St Mary's Church, Billingshurst |
Faure's Requiem Mendelssohn's Hymn of Praise |
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29 November 1986 |
St Mary's Church, Billingshurst |
Haydn - |
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13 June 1987 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
Handel's Messiah |
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21 November 1987 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
Highways - A Cotswold Romance - Maurice Jacobson / Vaughan Williams |
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12 December 1987 |
St Mary's Church, Billingshurst |
Christmas Carol Concert |
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19 March 1988 |
St Mary's Church, Billingshurst |
Mass in G - Exultate Jubilate - Missa Brevis - |
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18 June 1988 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
Zadok the Priest - [Adagio for Strings - [Concerto Grosso - Requiem Mass - |
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12 November 1988 |
Chichester Cathedral |
La Petite Messe Solennelle - |
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10 December 1988 |
St Mary's Church, Billingshurst |
Christmas Carol Concert |
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18 March 1989 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
Merrie England - |
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24 June 1989 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
Elijah – Mendelssohn |
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18 November 1989 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
The Revenge - Song of Miriam - Hiawatha's Wedding Feast - |
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09 December 1989 |
St Mary's Church, Billingshurst |
Christmas Carol Concert |
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07 April 1990 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
St. John Passion - |
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23 June 1990 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
Nelson Mass - Requiem - |
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17 November 1990 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
Messa di Gloria - Stabat Mater - |
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08 December 1990 |
St Mary's Church, Billingshurst |
Christmas Carol Concert |
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23 March 1991 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
King Olaf - |
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22 June 1991 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
Gloria - [Serenade for Strings - Requiem - |
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16 November 1991 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
Beatus Vir - Coronation Mass - Dixit Dominus - |
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14 December 1991 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
Christmas Concert |
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11 April 1992 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
Messiah - |
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20 June 1992 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
Requiem - |
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21 November 1992 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
Gloria - Stabat Mater - |
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12 December 1992 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
Christmas Concert |
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03 April 1993 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
Theresienmesse - Benedicite - Vesperae Solennes de Confessore - |
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03 July 1993 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
[Violin Concerto - Requiem - |
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20 November 1993 |
Chichester Cathedral |
[Four Seasons (Summer and Winter) - Zadok the Priest - Requiem - |
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13 December 1993 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
Christmas Carol Concert |
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26 March 1994 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
Samson - |
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25 June 1994 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
[Violin Concerto in E minor - Gloria - Magnificat - |
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19 November 1994 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
King Arthur - [Adagio for Strings - Magnificat - Magnificat - |
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10 December 1994 |
St Mary's Church, Billingshurst |
Ceremony of Carols - |
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01 April 1995 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
Captain Noah and his Floating Zoo - Let thy hand be strengthened - Benedicite - |
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01 July 1995 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
Dream of Gerontius - |
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18 November 1995 |
Chichester Cathedral |
Elijah – Mendelssohn |
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09 December 1995 |
St Mary's Church, Billingshurst |
Christmas Concert, inc |
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30 March 1996 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
Messe de Minuit – Charpentier [Symphony No 40 – Mozart] Requiem – Rutter |
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22 June 1996 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
BCS 10th Anniversary Concert Creation – Haydn |
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23 November 1996 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
Mass in C – Beethoven Mass in Bb (Harmoniemesse) – Haydn |
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December 1996 |
St Mary's Church, Billingshurst |
Christmas Concert, inc The Flower of Bethlehem – Eric Thiman |
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22 March 1997 |
Windlesham House School, Washington |
St John Passion – Bach |
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21 June 1997 |
Windlesham House School, Washington |
The Sprig of Thyme – Rutter |
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22 November 1997 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
Gloria – Vivaldi |
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December 1997 |
St Mary's Church, |
Christmas Concert, inc |
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Venue |
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April 1998 |
Windlesham House School, Washington |
Magnificat – Cimarosa |
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June 1998 |
Windlesham House School, Washington |
Saul - |
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21 November 1998 |
Chichester Cathedral |
Requiem - |
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12 December 1998 |
St Mary's Church, Billingshurst |
Christmas Concert, including |
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27 March 1999 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
Requiem – Faure |
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26 June 1999 |
Windlesham House School, Washington |
Summertime special, including |
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20 November 1999 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
[Concertino for double bass & orchestra – Bottesini] |
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11 December 1999 |
St Mary's Church, Billingshurst |
Christmas Concert, including |
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15 April 2000 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
Messiah - |
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24 June 2000 |
Windlesham House School, Washington |
Petite Messe Solonnelle – Rossini |
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18 November 2000 |
Chichester Cathedral |
Messa di Gloria – Puccini |
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09 December 2000 |
St Mary's Church, Billingshurst |
Christmas Carol Concert, inc A Celebration of Christmas - |
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07 April 2001 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
Mass in Bb – Hummel |
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30 June 2001 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
In Lighter Mood (Gilbert & Sullivan) |
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24 November 2001 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
Requiem – Rutter |
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08 December 2001 |
St Mary's Church, Billingshurst |
Christmas Carol Concert, inc |
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23 March 2002 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
Hymn of Praise – Mendelssohn |
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29 June 2002 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
Captain Noah and his Floating Zoo – Flanders & Horovitz |
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23 November 2002 |
Chichester Cathedral |
Four Coronation Anthems – Handel |
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14 December 2002 |
St Mary's Church, Billingshurst |
Christmas Concert |
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Venue |
Programme |
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12 April 2003 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
St John Passion – Bach |
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28 June 2003 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
Songs for Summer |
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16 November 2003 |
Arundel Cathedral |
German Requiem – Brahms |
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13 December 2003 |
St Mary's Church, Billingshurst |
Christmas Concert, including The Flower of Bethlehem – Gass & Thiman |
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03 April 2004 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
[Eine Kleine Nachtmusik – Mozart] |
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26 June 2004 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
The Greatest Choral Classics (Novello) |
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20 November 2004 |
Chichester Cathedral |
Requiem – Verdi |
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11 December 2004 |
St Mary's Church, Billingshurst |
Christmas Concert |
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Venue |
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19 March 2005 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
[Pavane – Faure] |
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25 June 2005 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
Jack Leaman Memorial Concert : |
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27 November 2005 |
Arundel Cathedral |
Belshazzar’s Feast – William Walton |
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10 December 2005 |
St Mary's Church, Billingshurst |
Christmas Concert |
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08 April 2006 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
Elijah – Mendelssohn |
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24 June 2006 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
The Sprig of Thyme – Rutter |
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18 November 2006 |
Chichester Cathedral |
[Finlandia – Sibelius] |
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09 December 2006 |
St Mary's Church, Billingshurst |
Christmas Concert |
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15 January 2007 |
Carnegie Hall, New York |
The Armed Man : A Mass for Peace – Karl Jenkins |
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31 March 2007 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
The Billingshurst Mass – Stanley Vann |
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10 June 2007 |
Royal Festival Hall,
London |
Symphony No. 9 (Choral), |
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23 June 2007 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
21st Anniversary Concert : |
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06 October 2007 |
Lancing College Chapel |
Voices for Hospices concert : |
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09 October 2007 |
Royal Festival Hall, London |
Royal Gala Concert : |
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17 November 2007 |
Arundel Cathedral |
Messa di Gloria – Puccini Mass in C Minor – Mozart |
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15 December 2007 |
St Mary’s Church, Billingshurst |
Christmas Concert, including |
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05 April 2008 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
Requiem – Fauré Requiem – Karl Jenkins |
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21 June 2008 |
Weald School, Billingshurst |
Opera Choruses (ed. John Rutter) |
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19 October 2008 |
Royal Festival Hall, London |
Requiem – Fauré Feel the Spirit – John Rutter |
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08 November 2008 |
St Bartholomew’s Church, Brighton |
Symphony No 2 'The Resurrection' - |
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22 November 2008 |
Arundel Cathedral |
Lux Aeterna - Magnificat - Feel the Spirit – Rutter |
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13 December 2008 |
St Mary’s Church, Billingshurst |
Christmas Concert, including ‘A musicological journey through the Twelve Days of Christmas’ by Craig Courtney |
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19 January 2009 |
Lincoln Centre, New York |
Stabat Mater - |
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04 April 2009 |
Billingshurst Leisure Centre |
Stabat Mater – Dvorak |
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20 June 2009 |
Billingshurst Leisure Centre |
Mass in Blue – Will Todd Sing Britannia - |
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21 November 2009 |
Chichester Cathedral |
Dixit Dominus – Handel Requiem – Mozart |
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05 December 2009 |
St Mary’s Church, Billingshurst |
Christmas Concert |
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20 March 2010 |
Billingshurst Leisure Centre |
Eternal Light – Howard Goodall Lux Aeterna – Morten Lauridsen Gloria - |
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26 June 2010 |
Billingshurst Leisure Centre |
Songs from the Shows (In the Mood – Ed. David Blackwell) |
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30 October 2010 |
De Montfort Hall, |
Choruses by Orff, Rutter, Handel, Poulenc and Verdi, plus: The Armed Man - [with Leicester Philharmonic Choir and The Angmering Chorale] |
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27 November 2010 |
Billingshurst Leisure Centre |
Requiem - Stabat Mater - |
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11 December 2010 |
St Mary’s Church, Billingshurst |
Christmas Concert |
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19 March 2011 |
Billingshurst Leisure Centre |
Bach - |
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25 June 2011 |
Billingshurst Leisure Centre |
Te Deum - Mass in Blue – Will Todd |
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19 November 2011 |
Chichester Cathedral |
Requiem - Suite from The Armed Man - Feel the Spirit - |
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10 December 2011 |
St Mary’s Church, Billingshurst |
Christmas Concert |