The KCS 2011 Winter Concert - Saturday 26th November 2011 at St Mary's, Kington
featured two demanding choral works seldom performed in the UK - C.P.E Bach's Magnificat and Franz Schubert's Mass No. 6 in Eb. The soloists for this performance (seen below from left to right) were Shoshana Pavett (mezzo-soprano), Rhiannon Llewellyn (soprano), Robert Garland (bass) and Peter Harris (tenor), pictured with Hilary Norris (organ & piano) and the KCS Music Director/Conductor - Roger Langford
Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle - Saturday 25th June 2011 at St Mary's Church, Kington.
Music Director / Conductor - Roger Langford
Featuring soloists Jennifer Rust (soprano), Hanna-Liisa Kirchin (alto), Adam Smith (tenor) and Colin Brockie (bass) from the Royal Northern College of Music, accompanied by two pianos (Hilary Norris and Michael Channon) and harmonium (John Jenkin).
An Evening of Carols - Friday 17th December 2010, Baptist Church, Bridge Street, Kington
A fund-raising evening by KCS in aid of the Kington Baptist Church
Music Director/Conductor ~ Roger Langford
A special recital in aid of the KCS Artists Fund was held in Stockenny on Sunday 21st November 2010
Red Kite Flying - Songs of Birds and Blooms - a recital by the acclaimed young soprano Rhiannon Llewellyn from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, who sang in the KCS June 2010 Concert
The Brothers Haydn - Saturday 16 October 2010 St Mary's Church, Kington
Joseph Haydn 'Maria Theresa' Mass
Johann Michael Haydn Missa in Honorem Sanctae Ursulae
Soprano ~ Emily Griffiths
Alto ~ Dawn Burns
Tenor ~ Michael Clee
Baritone ~ Roger Langford
Organist ~ Hilary Norris
Conductor ~ Maureen Twiddy
'Brahms and Liszt' evening
2010 19 June St Mary's Church, Kington
Liszt Missa Choralis
Brahms German Requiem
Soprano ~ Rhiannon Llewellyn Baritone ~ Richard Strivens
Organist ~ Hilary Norris
Conductor ~ Maureen Twiddy
2010 20th March St Mary's Church, Kington
Come-and-Sing choruses from Handel's Messiah
Fund Raiser for St Michael's Hospice. This event raised over £2500. Thank you everyone.
Organist ~ Paul Wardell
Conductor ~ Maureen Twiddy
2009 17th October St Mary's Church, Kington
Beethoven ~ Mass in C
Mendelssohn ~ Hymn of Praise
Soloists ~ Soprano - Elisabeth Wingfield; Alto - Martha Mclorinan; Tenor - Michael Clee;
Baritone - William Coleman.
Organist ~ Peter Dyke
Conductor ~ Maureen Twiddy
2009 20th June St Mary's Church Kington
Gounod ~ Messe solennelle de Sainte Cecile
Moeran ~ Songs of Springtime
Elgar ~ From the Bavarian Highlands
Debussy and Moeran ~ duets by Jacqueline and Allan
Soloists ~ Soprano - Jacqueline Pischorn; Tenor - Michael Clee; Baritone - Allan Smith.
Organist ~ Hilary Norris
Conductor ~ Igor Kennaway
Music Director ~ Maureen Twiddy. Following the illness of Maureen in March, Kington Choral Society are indebted to Igor Kennaway for stepping in and continuing the preparation for this concert. Many thanks from Maureen!
2008 18th Oct St Mary's Church, Kington
Mendelssohn ~ Elijah
Soloists ~ Elisabeth Wingfield; Frida Osterberg ; Michael Clee; Richard Strivens; Georgina Pochin.
Organist ~ Peter Dyke
Conductor ~ Maureen Twiddy
2008 21st June St Mary's Church, Kington
Faure ~ Requiem
Clive Jenkins ~ The Mayflower Pilgrims
Tippett ~ Five Negro Spirituals from A Child of our time
Soloists ~ Gemma Busfield and Matthew Wright
Organist ~ Hilary Norris
Conductor ~ Maureen Twiddy
2008 16th May Eardisley Church Supper Concert
Clive Jenkins : The Mayflower Pilgrims and 'last night of the proms.' favourites.
Soloist ~ Matthew Wright
Accompanist ~ Hilary Norris
Conductor ~ Maureen Twiddy
2007 October St Marys church, Kington
DVORAK : Requiem
Soprano ~ Angharad Morgan, Alto ~ Martha McLorinan; Tenor ~ Michael Clee, Baritone ~ Craig Yates
Organist ~ Peter Dyke; Conductor ~ Maureen Twiddy
2007 16th June St Mary's Church, Kington
HAYDN : 'The Seasons'
Soprano ~ Gemma Busfield, Tenor ~ Michael Clee, Baritone ~ Matthew Wright
Organist ~ Ronny Krippner; Conductor ~ Maureen Twiddy
2006 14th October St Mary's Church, Kington
MOZART : Mass in C minor K427 'The Great Mass' ; Solemn Vespers K339
Sopranos ~ Angharad Morgan & Martha McLorinan, Tenor ~ Michael Clee, Baritone ~ Allan Smith
Organist ~ Peter Dyke, Conductor ~ Maureen Twiddy
2006 17th June ENGLISH COMPOSERS & POETS St Mary's Church, Kington
Poems chosen & read by John Morgans
In Windsor Forest - R.Vaughan Williams
Blest Pair of Sirens - H. Parry
Ascribe unto the Lord - S.S.Wesley
Praise to the Holiest from The Dream of Gerontius - Edward Elgar
Who will O'er the Downs so Free - Pearsall
Excerpts from
Come ye Sons of Art - Henry Purcell
A Sprig of Thyme - John Rutter
Organist ~ Paul Wardell, Pianist ~ Michael Channon, Conductor ~ Maureen Twiddy
2005 15th October St Mary's Church, Kington, Herefordshire
BRAHMS EVENING
The German Requiem
with young Post Graduate singers from The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
Angharad Morgan ~ Soprano & Craig Yates ~ Baritone who will also sing Duets and Solo Songs
Organist ~ Peter Dyke Conductor ~ Maureen Twiddy
Rhapsody No.2 op.79 and Capriccio B minor op.76 Felicity Jones ~ Piano solo
Hungarian Dances nos. 1, 5, & 8 Michael Channon & Patricia Morgan ~ Piano Duet
Liebeslieder a selection for a small group of voices
