Forthcoming concerts

Saturday 8th June


A concert at Central Methodist Church Chesterfield with Chesterfield Philharmonic Choir

Visit www.chestphilchoir.org.uk for more details

Saturday 13th July 2013
7.30 pm
The Crossing, Worksop
A concert with an American theme with Dvorak’s popular New World Symphony
and a chance to hear the less well known piano concerto
by Leroy Anderson with soloist Ben Lathbury

Previous concerts

Sunday 17th March 2013
The Members’ Room, County Hall, Matlock
A concert with an English theme:
Ireland – Epic March
Elgar – Cello Concerto in E Minor with soloist Dan Bradley
Parry – Symphony No. 2 in F (Cambridge)

Saturday 9th February 2013
Chesterfield Library
A Programme of short orchestral pieces including:
Vaughan Williams - March "Seventeen Come Sunday"
Schubert - Finale of Symphony no. 5,
Elgar - Chanson de Matin and Chanson de Nuit

Sunday 2nd December 2012

Programme included Symphony no. 2 by Rachmaninov and other Russian music

7th July 2012

A great concert in Matlock featuring Overture Ruy Blas by Mendelssohn, Little Suite no.2 by Arnold, Orchestral Music from Sigurd Jorsalfar by Grieg and Piano Concerto no. 1 in B flat minor by Tchaikovsky with soloist Beate Toyka.

5th June 2012

A Jubilee Concert with Chesterfield Philharmonic Choir.
Including Mozart's Coronation Mass, Rule Britannia, Jerusalem & Pomp and Circumstance

24th March 2012

The Sea Concert. Pieces with the theme of the sea - The Hebrides Overture  - Mendelssohn,
The Sea – Bridge, Sea Songs – Vaughan Williams, Sea Pictures – Elgar - with mezzo soprano soloist Susie Self,
By The Sleepy Lagoon – Coates, Adagio from Spartacus (Onedin Line) – Khachaturian, The Seafarer – Haydn Wood

4th December 2011

A Winter Prom Concert.
Popular Classics and film music including the marches - Pomp and Circumstance no. 1, Crown Imperial, Radetsky, Dambusters and Raiders of the Lost Ark and the beautiful Theme from Schindler’s List and Gabriel’s Oboe from The Mission.

3rd July 2011

The summer concert in County Hall, Matlock featuring Shostakovich’s Festival Overture,
Bruch’s Violin Concerto with Soloist Cristinel Bacanu and Borodin’s Symphony no. 2.

11th June 2011

Accompanying Chesterfield Philharmonic Choir
in a performance of Handel’s Messiah at their 14th Choral Day.

The concert took place in the Central Methodist Church, Chesterfield in aid of Ashgate Hospice.

9th April 2011 in Worksop.

The concert included the magnificent Saint-Saens – Symphony no. 3 (The Organ Symphony)
and the world premiere of The Cruel Winter by Richard Fox.

We crossed the border into Nottinghamshire and finally performed the programme that was due to take place in November. This time there was no snow and the concert was a great success. The Crossing is an excellent venue with wonderful acoustics and we were made very welcome. The concert included the magnificent Saint-Saens – Symphony no. 3 (The Organ Symphony) and the world premiere of The Cruel Winter by Richard Fox.
For more photos go to CSO's facebook page.