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

 



1986

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 10th Anniversary Concert

Creation – Haydn

 

23 November 1996

Weald School,
Billingshurst

Mass in C – Beethoven

Mass in Bb (Harmoniemesse) – Haydn

December 1996

St Mary's Church,
Billingshurst

Christmas Concert, inc
The Flower of Bethlehem – Eric Thiman

 

 

1997

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Date

Venue

Programme

07 April 2001

Weald School,
Billingshurst

Mass in Bb – 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

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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

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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

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Date

Venue

Programme

03 April 2004

Weald School,
Billingshurst

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