Concert Archive
To give you a flavour of the breadth and depth of the music we sing, the list below gives details of choral pieces performed at our main concerts over the last few years.
2024
Petite Messe Solenelle
Saturday June 8th in St Laurence's Church
Rossini's mass written in 1863
Soprano - Carrie-Ann Williams
Mezzo - Samantha Lewis
Tenor - Joseph Buckmaster
Bass - Piran Legg
Harmonium - Cathy Lamb
Piano - Marion Bettsworth
Directed by Nicola Starkie
A German Christmas
Saturday December 7th in St Laurence's Church
with the English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble
Baroque music for the nativity
The Christmas Story and other works
Soprano - Margaret Lingas
Mezzo - Ellie Stamp
Tenor - Daniel Marles
Baritone - Samuel Oram
English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble - leader Gawain Glenton
Directed by Nicola Starkie
2023
A Shining Night of American Song
Saturday June 10th in St Laurence's Church
Choral Music from American Composers
Jazz, spirituals and original works by George Gershwin, Morten Lauridsen, Florence Price and others
Saxophone - Josh Dean
Piano - Marion Bettsworth
Directed by - Nicola Starkie
Sotto Il Maestro
Saturday December 2nd in St Laurence's Church
Choral music by Antonio Salieri and three of his pupils
* Salieri - Te Deum
* Schubert Mass in C
with works by
* Beethoven
* Liszt
Soprano - Phillipa Lay
Mezzo - Charlotte Sleet
Tenor - James Micklethwaite
Baritone - Matthew Palmer
Ludlow Camerata - leader Anne Tupling
Organ - Marion Bettsworth
Directed by Nicola Starkie
2022
Seven Queens
Saturday June 11th in Ludlow Assembly Rooms
A Celebration of real and imagined Queens. Music music written by Purcell, Handel and Byrd including
Handel - My Heart is Inditing
Purcell - Come Ye sons of Art
and excerpts from Fairy Queen and Indian Queen.
Soprano - Gemma King
Countertemor - Solomon Hayes
Tenor - James Botcher
Bass - Samuel Oram
Accompanied by Ludlow Camerata directed by Anne Tupling
Dona Nobis Pacem
Saturday December 3rd in St Laurence's Church
Our RVW 150 Concert
Dona Nobis Pacem
Five Mystical Songs
Let us now Praise Famous Men
O be Joyful
2021
So pleased to be able to perform again after 2 long years
A Winter Day
Saturday December 4th
A Winter Day - Sarah Quartel
and a selection of Christmas and seasonal favourites.
SINGING IN THE STAND
Ludlow Racecourse - our first outside Covid-sing. A choir of 29 plus pianist Steve Dunachie in June 2021
This was also the venue for a workshop in July 2021
2020
Sadly due to the Covid-19 pandemic there were no concerts during this year but we did manage -
CAROLS IN THE TOWN
Carols 2020 style - small groups around the town
2019
Nicola Starkie's first season as Music Director of LCS.
Made in Prague
Saturday April 13th
Music composed, premiered or discovered in Prague
Dixit Dominus 'di Praga' Vivaldi
Arias from don Giovanni and La Clemenza de Tito Mozart
Opening Chorus from The Bartered Bride Smetana
Mass in D Dvorák
Nicola Starkie Conductor
Darren Hogg Organist
Alison Gormley,
Chloe Pardoe,
Jack Dolan and
James Berry Soloists
Dancing in Memory's Stream
Saturday July 6th
Folksong from Britain and the Baltics
Dances of Time Bob Chilcott
Dancing in Memory's Stream Bob Chilcott
A Fancy of Folksong Cecilia McDowell
and a selection of British, Latvian and Estonian folksongs
Nicola Starkie Conductor
Steve Dunachie Accompanist
Polaris Vocal Ensemble
Shropshire Schools Music Service
St Laurence CofE Primary, Ludlow
Shropshire Girls' Choir
Joyeux Noël
Saturday 7th December
Christmas Music from France including
Messe de Minuit Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Cantique de Noël Adolphe-Charles Adam
Oratorio de Noël Camille Saint Saëns
Nicola Starkie Conductor
Benedict Wilson Organ
Anne Tupling Orchestra Leader
Victoria Adams Soprano
Elouise Waterhouse Mezzo Soprano
Charlotte Sleet Mezzo Soprano
Nick Drew Tenor
James Berry Baritone
2018
Patrick Larley's final season as Music Director of LCS.
In 2018 we sang in an extra concert
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
on Saturday 28th April
with Ludlow Orchestra
Thomas Payne Conductor
Claire Tocknell Leader
Requiem Aeternam
Saturday March 24th
Requiem Gabriel Fauré
Requiem John Rutter
Katie Alder Soprano
Chris McKeon Baritone
Roger Judd Organ
Patrick Larley Conductor
The Music Makers
Saturday July 7th
Prelude for String Orchestra Patrick Larley
Oxford Elegy Ralph Vaughan Williams
Elegy for String Orchestra Edward Elgar
The Music Makers Edward Elgar
Joyce Tindsley Mezzo Soprano
Gill Larley Narrator
Alex Postletwaite Leader
Patric Larley Conductor
Christmas Oratorio
Saturday December 7th
Christmas Oratorio J S Bach
Gemma King Soprano
Cathyy Bell Alto
Matthew Minter Tenor
James Birchall Bass
Anne Tupling Leader
Patric Larley Conductor
2017
Carmina Burana
March
Carmina Burana Carl Orff
Vespers
May
A study of extracts from the Vesper settings by Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky
New Directions
July
A Little Jazz Music Bob Chilcott
Kubla Khan Steve Dunachie
A Little Night Music
November
Extracts from the Vespers
Monteverdi, Mozart, Rachmaninov and Tchakovsky.
Nocturnes Chopin.
Other works Laurisden, Larley and Tavener.
2016
March
Seven Last Words from the Cross Haydn
The Spatzen Messe (The Sparrow Mass) Mozart
July
HMS Pinafore Gilbert and Sullivan
November
A Hymn for St Cecilia Howells
Choruses from Hail Bright Cecilia Purcell
Rejoice in the Lamb Britten
Messe de Solennelle Gounod
2015
March
Mass in G Schubert
Hear my Prayer Mendelssohn
Mass of Reverence and Devotion Gillingwater
July
Songs from the New World
Bernstein
Copland
Gershwin
Laurisden
Rodgers
Whitacre
November
A Mass of the Children (2003)
All things bright and beautiful
The Lord bless you and keep you
I will sing with the spirit
Gaelic Blessing: Deep peace of the running wave
Rutter
2014
Our workshop this year was Derufle Requiem
March
Magnificat C P E Bach
Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring J S Bach
Gloria Vivaldi
July
Choral Dances from Gloriana Britten
Poppies on the Wheat Larley
A sprig of Thyme Rutter
November
Requiem Faure
The Armed Man Jenkins
Lux Perpetua Willcocks
2013
Our workshop this year was a collection of Celtic composers
March
Crucifixion Stainer
Chorales Bach
Panis angelicus Franck
O vos Omnes & Jesu Dulcis Memoria de Victoria
July
Te Deum Haydn
German Requiem Brahms
November
Messiah Handel
2012
Our workshop this year was Bruckner's minature masterpieces
March
Ave Maris Stella McDowall
Magnificat Rutter
I Sing of a Maiden Hadley
July
On Broadway - a celebration of great songs from the shows
November
Requiem Mozart
Ave Verum Corpus Mozart
Beatus Vir Monteverdi
Sinfonia No. 1 Boyce
2011
March
A contemporary collection - unaccompanied 20th and 21st century choral music
May
Vespers 1610 Monteverdi
November
Requiem Mozart
Ave Verum Corpus Mozart
Beatus Vir Monteverdi
Sinfonia No. 1 Boyce
2010
March
Requiem Fauré
Requiem Rutter
May
The Armed Man (A Mass for Peace) Karl Jenkins
2009
April
Messiah Handel
June
Gloria Vivaldi
In Praise of Music Larley
November
Missa Sancti Nicolai Haydn
St Nicholas Britten
2008
March
Music for Lent and Passiontide
A devotional sequence including works by Gibbons, Bach, Haydn, S S Wesley and Stainer
June
The Sprig of Thyme (Folk Songs) Rutter
Choral Dances from Gloriana Britten
November
Mass in B minor Bach
2007
March
Passion of Christ Handel
Chandos anthem No. 9 Handel
Zadok the Priest Handel
June
A Gala Night at the Opera
November
The Music Makers Elgar
Te Deum Mendelssohn
2006
April
April
Requiem Fauré
Four Motets Bruckner
June
June
Creation Haydn
November
November
Gloria Poulenc
Benedicite Carter
2005
March
Mass in D Dvořák
Lord's Prayer Janáček
Prague Te Deum Eben
June
As Torrents in Summer Elgar
My Love Dwelt in a Northern Land Elgar
My Spirit sang all Day Finzi
Poppies on the Wheat Larley
Captain Noah and his Floating Zoo Horowitz
November
Vespers Rachmaninov
Hear my Prayer Mendelssohn
Totus Tuus Górecki
Prague Te Deum Eben
2004
April
A German Requiem Brahms
June
Five Mystical Songs Vaughan Williams
Magnificat Rutter
November
Messiah Handel
2003
April
Gloria Vivaldi
Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring Bach
Haec Dies Byrd
June
The Pirates of Penzance (Concert Version) Sullivan
November
Little Organ Mass Haydn
The company of Heaven Britten
Peace in the World Larley
2002
April
A Mass of a Thousand Ages Larley
June
Carmina Burana Orff
November
Elijah Mendelssohn
2001
April
Mass for 4 Voices Byrd
Miserere Allegri
Messe Basse Faure
Ave Verum Faure
Ave Maria Faure
Cantique de Jean Racine Faure
June
Solemn Vespers Mozart
Coronation Mass Mozart
November
Solstice of Light Maxwell Davies
2000
April
St John Passion Bach
June
Ten Centuries of Praise including
The Bell anthem Purcell
The Heavens are Telling Haydn
I was Glad Parry
Rejoice in the Lamb Britten
Psalm 150 Larley