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.

						1986	1987	1988	1989
1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009

1986	return to top

Date	Venue	Programme
07 June 1986	St Mary's Church, Billingshurst	Faure's Requiem Mendelssohn's Hymn of Praise
29 November 1986	St Mary's Church, Billingshurst	Haydn - The Creation

1987	return to top

Date	Venue	Programme
13 June 1987	Weald School, Billingshurst	Handel's Messiah
21 November 1987	Weald School, Billingshurst	Highways - Gordon Jacob A Cotswold Romance - Maurice Jacobson / Vaughan Williams
12 December 1987	St Mary's Church, Billingshurst	Christmas Carol Concert

1988	return to top

Date	Venue	Programme
19 March 1988	St Mary's Church, Billingshurst	Mass in G - Schubert Exultate Jubilate - Mozart Missa Brevis - Kodaly
18 June 1988	Weald School, Billingshurst	Zadok the Priest - Handel [Adagio for Strings - Barber] [Concerto Grosso - Handel] Requiem Mass - Mozart
12 November 1988	Chichester Cathedral	La Petite Messe Solennelle - Rossini
10 December 1988	St Mary's Church, Billingshurst	Christmas Carol Concert

1989	return to top

Date	Venue	Programme
18 March 1989	Weald School, Billingshurst	Merrie England - Edward German
24 June 1989	Weald School, Billingshurst	Elijah – Mendelssohn
18 November 1989	Weald School, Billingshurst	The Revenge - Stanford Song of Miriam - Schubert Hiawatha's Wedding Feast - Coleridge Taylor
09 December 1989	St Mary's Church, Billingshurst	Christmas Carol Concert

1990	return to top

Date	Venue	Programme
07 April 1990	Weald School, Billingshurst	St. John Passion - J S Bach
23 June 1990	Weald School, Billingshurst	Nelson Mass - Haydn Requiem - Duruflé
17 November 1990	Weald School, Billingshurst	Messa di Gloria - Puccini Stabat Mater - Rossini
08 December 1990	St Mary's Church, Billingshurst	Christmas Carol Concert

1991	return to top

Date	Venue	Programme
23 March 1991	Weald School, Billingshurst	King Olaf - Elgar
22 June 1991	Weald School, Billingshurst	Gloria - Vivaldi [Serenade for Strings - Tchaikovsky] Requiem - Fauré
16 November 1991	Weald School, Billingshurst	Beatus Vir - Monteverdi Coronation Mass - Mozart Dixit Dominus - Handel
14 December 1991	Weald School, Billingshurst	Christmas Concert

1992	return to top

Date	Venue	Programme
11 April 1992	Weald School, Billingshurst	Messiah - Handel
20 June 1992	Weald School, Billingshurst	Requiem - Verdi
21 November 1992	Weald School, Billingshurst	Gloria - Rutter Stabat Mater - Dvorak
12 December 1992	Weald School, Billingshurst	Christmas Concert

1993	return to top

Date	Venue	Programme
03 April 1993	Weald School, Billingshurst	Theresienmesse - Haydn Benedicite - Vaughan Williams Vesperae Solennes de Confessore - Mozart
03 July 1993	Weald School, Billingshurst	[Violin Concerto - Bruch] Requiem - Brahms
20 November 1993	Chichester Cathedral	[Four Seasons (Summer and Winter) -Vivaldi] Zadok the Priest - Handel Requiem - Mozart
13 December 1993	Weald School, Billingshurst	Christmas Carol Concert

1994	return to top

Date	Venue	Programme
26 March 1994	Weald School, Billingshurst	Samson - Handel
25 June 1994	Weald School, Billingshurst	[Violin Concerto in E minor - Mendelssohn] Gloria - Poulenc Magnificat - Rutter
19 November 1994	Weald School, Billingshurst	King Arthur - Purcell [Adagio for Strings - Albinoni] Magnificat - Pergolesi Magnificat - Vivaldi
10 December 1994	St Mary's Church, Billingshurst	Ceremony of Carols - Britten

1995	return to top

Date	Venue	Programme
01 April 1995	Weald School, Billingshurst	Captain Noah and his Floating Zoo - Flanders and Horovitz Let thy hand be strengthened - Handel Benedicite - Carter
01 July 1995	Weald School, Billingshurst	Dream of Gerontius - Elgar
18 November 1995	Chichester Cathedral	Elijah – Mendelssohn
09 December 1995	St Mary's Church, Billingshurst	Christmas Concert, inc Fantasia on Christmas Carols - Vaughan Williams

1996	return to top

Date	Venue	Programme
30 March 1996	Weald School, Billingshurst	Messe de Minuit – Charpentier [Symphony No 40 – Mozart] Requiem – Rutter
22 June 1996	Weald School, Billingshurst	BCS 10^th Anniversary Concert Creation – Haydn
23 November 1996	Weald School, Billingshurst	Mass in C – Beethoven Mass in B^b (Harmoniemesse) – Haydn
December 1996	St Mary's Church, Billingshurst	Christmas Concert, inc The Flower of Bethlehem – Eric Thiman

1997	return to top

Date	Venue	Programme
22 March 1997	Windlesham House School, Washington	St John Passion – Bach
21 June 1997	Windlesham House School, Washington	The Sprig of Thyme – Rutter In the Mood (anthology)
22 November 1997	Weald School, Billingshurst	Gloria – Vivaldi [Karelia Suite – Sibelius] Te Deum – Bruckner [Adagio for Strings – Barber] Budavari Te Deum – Kodaly
December 1997	St Mary's Church, Billingshurst	Christmas Concert, inc Born, a King! – William Lloyd Webber

1998	return to top

Date	Venue	Programme
April 1998	Windlesham House School, Washington	Magnificat – Cimarosa Requiem – Archer Mass in D – Dvorak Cantique de Jean Racine - Fauré
June 1998	Windlesham House School, Washington	Saul - Handel
21 November 1998	Chichester Cathedral	Requiem - Verdi
12 December 1998	St Mary's Church, Billingshurst	Christmas Concert, including Follow that Star, ed Peter Griffon

1999	return to top

Date	Venue	Programme
27 March 1999	Weald School, Billingshurst	Requiem – Faure Gloria – Rutter Magnificat – Paul Patterson
26 June 1999	Windlesham House School, Washington	Summertime special, including God Save the Queen, Jerusalem, Rule Britannia, Land of Hope and Glory
20 November 1999	Weald School, Billingshurst	[Concertino for double bass & orchestra – Bottesini] German Requiem – Brahms
11 December 1999	St Mary's Church, Billingshurst	Christmas Concert, including The 12 days of Christmas, arr Craig Courtney

2000	return to top

Date	Venue	Programme
15 April 2000	Weald School, Billingshurst	Messiah - Handel
24 June 2000	Windlesham House School, Washington	Petite Messe Solonnelle – Rossini
18 November 2000	Chichester Cathedral	Messa di Gloria – Puccini The Billingshurst Mass – Stanley Vann
09 December 2000	St Mary's Church, Billingshurst	Christmas Carol Concert, inc A Celebration of Christmas - Jenkins

2001	return to top

Date	Venue	Programme
07 April 2001	Weald School, Billingshurst	Mass in B^b – Hummel [St Paul’s Suite – Holst] Requiem – Duruflé
30 June 2001	Weald School, Billingshurst	In Lighter Mood (Gilbert & Sullivan)
24 November 2001	Weald School, Billingshurst	Requiem – Rutter Psalmfest - Rutter
08 December 2001	St Mary's Church, Billingshurst	Christmas Carol Concert, inc Fantasia on Christmas Carols – Vaughan Williams

2002	return to top

Date	Venue	Programme
23 March 2002	Weald School, Billingshurst	Hymn of Praise – Mendelssohn The Billingshurst Mass – Stanley Vann
29 June 2002	Weald School, Billingshurst	Captain Noah and his Floating Zoo – Flanders & Horovitz African Sanctus – David Fanshawe
23 November 2002	Chichester Cathedral	Four Coronation Anthems – Handel Requiem - Mozart
14 December 2002	St Mary's Church, Billingshurst	Christmas Concert

2003	return to top

Date	Venue	Programme
12 April 2003	Weald School, Billingshurst	St John Passion – Bach
28 June 2003	Weald School, Billingshurst	Songs for Summer (including Feel the Spirit – John Rutter)
16 November 2003	Arundel Cathedral	German Requiem – Brahms The Armed Man : A Mass for Peace – Karl Jenkins
13 December 2003	St Mary's Church, Billingshurst	Christmas Concert, including The Flower of Bethlehem – Gass & Thiman

2004	return to top

Date	Venue	Programme
03 April 2004	Weald School, Billingshurst	[Eine Kleine Nachtmusik – Mozart] Paukenmesse – Haydn Nelson Mass – Haydn
26 June 2004	Weald School, Billingshurst	The Greatest Choral Classics (Novello)
20 November 2004	Chichester Cathedral	Requiem – Verdi
11 December 2004	St Mary's Church, Billingshurst	Christmas Concert

2005	return to top

Date	Venue	Programme
19 March 2005	Weald School, Billingshurst	[Pavane – Faure] Benedicite – Andrew Carter Mass of the Children – John Rutter
25 June 2005	Weald School, Billingshurst	Jack Leaman Memorial Concert : Great Oratorio Choruses (ed Brian Kay)
27 November 2005	Arundel Cathedral	Belshazzar’s Feast – William Walton The Armed Man : A Mass for Peace – Karl Jenkins
10 December 2005	St Mary's Church, Billingshurst	Christmas Concert

2006	return to top

Date	Venue	Programme
08 April 2006	Weald School, Billingshurst	Elijah – Mendelssohn
24 June 2006	Weald School, Billingshurst	The Sprig of Thyme – Rutter A Cotswold Romance - Jacobson / Vaughan Williams
18 November 2006	Chichester Cathedral	[Finlandia – Sibelius] Gloria – Poulenc A Sea Symphony – Vaughan Williams
09 December 2006	St Mary's Church, Billingshurst	Christmas Concert

2007	return to top

Date	Venue	Programme
15 January 2007	Carnegie Hall, New York	The Armed Man : A Mass for Peace – Karl Jenkins
31 March 2007	Weald School, Billingshurst	The Billingshurst Mass – Stanley Vann Stabat Mater – Rossini
10 June 2007	Royal Festival Hall, London	Symphony No. 9 (Choral), fourth movement - Beethoven
23 June 2007	Weald School, Billingshurst	21^st Anniversary Concert : Messiah – Handel
06 October 2007	Lancing College Chapel	Voices for Hospices concert : Excerpts from Handel’s Messiah
09 October 2007	Royal Festival Hall, London	Royal Gala Concert : Zadok the Priest – Handel Symphony No. 9 (Choral), fourth movement – Beethoven
17 November 2007	Arundel Cathedral	Messa di Gloria – Puccini Mass in C Minor – Mozart
15 December 2007	St Mary’s Church, Billingshurst	Christmas Concert, including Hymn of the Nativity by Terence Allbright

2008	return to top

Date	Venue	Programme
05 April 2008	Weald School, Billingshurst	Requiem – Fauré Requiem – Karl Jenkins
21 June 2008	Weald School, Billingshurst	Opera Choruses (ed. John Rutter)
19 October 2008	Royal Festival Hall, London	Requiem – Fauré Feel the Spirit – John Rutter
08 November 2008	St Bartholomew’s Church, Brighton	Symphony No 2 'The Resurrection' - Gustav Mahler
22 November 2008	Arundel Cathedral	Lux Aeterna - Morten Lauridsen Magnificat - Rutter Feel the Spirit – Rutter
13 December 2008	St Mary’s Church, Billingshurst	Christmas Concert, including ‘A musicological journey through the Twelve Days of Christmas’ by Craig Courtney

2009	return to top

Date	Venue	Programme
19 January 2009	Lincoln Centre, New York	Stabat Mater - Karl Jenkins
04 April 2009	Billingshurst Leisure Centre	Stabat Mater – Dvorak
20 June 2009	Billingshurst Leisure Centre	Mass in Blue – Will Todd Sing Britannia - songs from the Last Night of the Proms
21 November 2009	Chichester Cathedral	Dixit Dominus – Handel Requiem – Mozart
05 December 2009	St Mary’s Church, Billingshurst	Christmas Concert