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June 2019
Orchestra of the City: London
Walton Spitfire Prelude and Fugue
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor, Op 18
Chris Hopkins piano, Orchestra of the City, George Vass conductor
http://www.sjp.org.uk/evening-concerts.html
St Albans Choral Society: Hertfordshire
Mozart Divertimento in D, K 136
Cecilia McDowall Ave maris stella
Haydn Little Organ Mass in B flat, Hob XXII:7
Mozart Misericordias Domini, K222
Peter Fribbins Three Soliloquies for trumpet and string orchestra
UK premeire
Vivaldi Gloria in D, RV589
Anna Cavaliero soprano, Olivia Warburton mezzo, Heidi Bennett trumpet
St Albans Choral Society, Orchestra Nova, George Vass conductor
https://www.choralsociety.com/concerts
Blaze Ensemble: London
Mozart Symphony No 35 in D, K385 ‘Haffner’
Barber Violin Concerto, Op 14
Benjamin Nabarro violin, Blaze Ensemble, George Vass conductor
https://www.blazeensemble.com/concerts
Bushey Symphony Orchestra: Hertfordshire
Richard Strauss Serenade in E flat, Op 7
Gounod Petite Symphonie
Richard Strauss Suite in B flat, Op 4
Bushey Symphony Orchestra Wind Soloists, George Vass conductor
August 2019
Presteigne Festival: Powys
Adrian Williams Concerto for string orchestra
UK premiere
Britten Les Illuminations, Op 18
Copland Clarinet Concerto
Mathias Divertimento, Op 7
Elizabeth Cragg soprano, Rozenn Le Trionnaire clarinet
Presteigne Festival Orchestra, George Vass conductor
https://presteignefestival.com
Presteigne Festival: Powys
Honegger Pastorale d’été
Barber Adagio for string orchestra, Op 11
Cheryl Frances-Hoad Katharsis
Hannah Lash Chaconnes
UK premiere
David Matthews White Nights, Op 26
Stravinsky Concerto in E flat ‘Dumbarton Oaks’
Alice Neary cello, Mathilde Wilwidsky violin
Presteigne Festival Orchestra, George Vass conductor
https://presteignefestival.com
Presteigne Festival: Powys
Martin Butler Rondes d’Automne
Deborah Pritchard For Mother Earth
Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending
Hannah Lash Fault Lines – concerto for flute and string orchestra
World premiere of a Presteigne Festival commission
Copland Appalachian Spring – ballet suite
Mathilde Wilwidsky violin, Katherine Bryan flute
Presteigne Festival Orchestra, George Vass conductor
https://presteignefestival.com
October 2019
Dartford Symphony Orchestra: Kent
Malcolm Arnold Serenade for Small Orchestra, Op 26
Schubert Symphony No 3 in D, D200
Beethoven Violin Concerto in D, Op 61
Mathilde Milwidsky violin, Dartford Symphony Orchestra, George Vass conductor
Find out more »Bushey Symphony Orchestra: Hertfordshire
Beethoven Overture: Egmont, Op 84
Brahms Violin Concerto in D, Op 77
Gounod Symphony No 2 in E flat
Júlia Pusker violin, Bushey Symphony Orchestra, George Vass conductor
Find out more »November 2019
St Albans Choral Society: Hertfordshire
Liz Lane The Story of St Alban
Richard James Harvey The Martyrs’ Call: A Cantata in Stone
World premiere
John Rutter Gloria
Claire Seaton soprano, Michael Burke baritone, Carl Heap narrator
St Albans High School Junior Chamber Choir, Choir of Alban City School
St Albans Choral Society, Marko Sever organ
Orchestra Nova Brass and Ensemble, George Vass conductor
December 2019
St Albans Choral Society: Hertfordshire
A Christmas Celebration
A wide variety of Christmas music, carols and readings
including new works by James Francis Brown, Cecilia McDowall and George Vass
St Albans Choral Society, Richard Harvey organ, George Vass conductor
Find out more »January 2020
Bushey Symphony Orchestra: Hertfordshire
J Strauss II Overture: Die Fledermaus
Elgar Cello Concerto in E minor, Op 85
Tchaikovsky Symphony No 4 in F minor, Op 36
Kristiana Ignatjeva cello, Bushey Symphony Orchestra, George Vass conductor
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Blaze Ensemble: London
W A Mozart Andante in C, K315
W A Mozart Divertimento in D, K131
Marielle Way flute, Blaze Ensemble, George Vass conductor
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Bushey Symphony Orchestra: Hertfordshire
Saint-Saëns Suite in D, Op 49
W A Mozart Piano Concerto No 24 in C minor, K491
Beethoven Symphony No 1 in C , Op 21
Chris Hopkins piano, Bushey Symphony Orchestra, George Vass conductor
Due to a decision by the Purcell School to cancel all external bookings in order to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus, this concert has been cancelled
Find out more »April 2020
St Albans Choral Society: Hertfordshire
Richard Blackford Pietà
A joint commission from Bournemouth Symphony Chorus and St Albans Choral Society
W A Mozart Requiem in D minor, K626
This concert has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Daisy Brown soprano, Rebecca Afonwy-Jones mezzo-soprano, Bradley Smith tenor
Felix Kemp baritone, Amy Dickson saxophone
St Albans Abbey Girls’ Choir, St Albans Choral Society
Orchestra Nova, George Vass conductor
Blaze Ensemble: London
Elgar Intoduction and Allegro for string orchestra, Op 47
Elgar Cello Concerto in E minor, Op 85
Brahms Symphony No 2 in D, Op 73
This concert has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Gemma Rosefield cello, Blaze Ensemble, George Vass conductor
Find out more »May 2020
Bushey Symphony Orchestra: Hertfordshire
W A Mozart Symphony No 31 in D, K297 ‘Paris’
Arthur Honegger Pastorale d’été, H31
Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending
E J Moeran Sinfonietta
This concert has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Martin Smith violin, Bushey Symphony Orchestra, George Vass conductor
Find out more »June 2020
St Albans Choral Society: Hertfordshire
Haydn The Creation
Sophie Edwards soprano, Christopher Bowen tenor, William Pate baritone
St Albans Choral Society, Blaze Ensemble, George Vass conductor
Blaze Ensemble: London
Christopher Gunning Spring Winds
Fauré Pavane, Op 50
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op 64
Mathilde Milwidsky violin, Blaze Ensemble, George Vass conductor
Find out more »November 2020
Royal Tunbridge Wells Symphony Orchestra : Kent
Arthur Honegger Pastorale d’été, H31
Tomaso Albinoni Oboe Concerto in D minor, Op 9 No 2
John Ireland A Downland Suite: Elegy and Minuet
Joseph Haydn Symphony No 85 in B flat 'La Reine'
Helen Pye, oboe
George Vass, conductor