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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
Find out more »February 2020
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
Find out more »March 2020
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
August 2021
Awakening Shadow
Luke Styles & Benjamin Britten: Awakening Shadow
semi-staged performance
Awakening Shadow is a fusion of newly composed scenes by Luke Styles and Britten’s Canticles, for five singers and four instrumentalists
Nova Music Opera
Donna Lennard, soprano
Ralph Thomas Williams, countertenor
Christopher Bowen and Bradley Smith, tenor
Felix Kemp, baritone
Nova Music Ensemble
Richard Williams, director
George Vass, conductor
Part of the 2021 Presteigne Festival
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Awakening Shadow
Luke Styles & Benjamin Britten: Awakening Shadow
semi-staged performance
Awakening Shadow is a fusion of newly composed scenes by Luke Styles and Britten’s Canticles, for five singers and four instrumentalists
Nova Music Opera
Donna Lennard, soprano
Ralph Thomas Williams, countertenor
Christopher Bowen and Bradley Smith, tenor
Felix Kemp, baritone
Nova Music Ensemble
Richard Williams, director
George Vass, conductor
Part of the 2021 Presteigne Festival
Find out more »Presteigne Festival Orchestra at Leominster Priory
Jessie Montgomery: Starburst
Cecilia McDowall: Off the Ground
Malcolm Arnold: Concerto for two violins and string orchestra, Op 77
Huw Watkins: Three Welsh Songs
Gary Carpenter: as dreams are made on
Presteigne Festival co-commission ∙ World premiere
Michael Tippett: Little Music
Presteigne Festival Orchestra
Fenella Humphreys & Francesca Barritt, violin
George Vass, conductor
Part of the 2021 Presteigne Festival
Find out more »Presteigne Festival Orchestra at Leominster Priory
Jessie Montgomery: Starburst
Cecilia McDowall: Off the Ground
Malcolm Arnold: Concerto for two violins and string orchestra, Op 77
Huw Watkins: Three Welsh Songs
Gary Carpenter: as dreams are made on
Presteigne Festival co-commission
Michael Tippett: Little Music
Presteigne Festival Orchestra
Fenella Humphreys & Francesca Barritt, violin
George Vass, conductor
Part of the 2021 Presteigne Festival
Find out more »Festival Gala Concert
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No 13 in F, K112
Cecilia McDowall: Ave maris stella
Matthew Taylor: Oboe Concerto
World premiere
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus, K618
Malcolm Arnold: Sinfonietta No 1, Op 48
Cecilia McDowall: Shipping Forecast
Choir of Royal Holloway, University of London
Presteigne Festival Orchestra
James Turnbull, oboe
Christopher Good, narrator
George Vass, conductor
Part of the 2021 Presteigne Festival
Find out more »Festival Gala Concert
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No 13 in F, K112
Cecilia McDowall: Ave maris stella
Matthew Taylor: Oboe Concerto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus, K618
Malcolm Arnold: Sinfonietta No 1, Op 48
Cecilia McDowall: Shipping Forecast
Choir of Royal Holloway, University of London
Presteigne Festival Orchestra
James Turnbull, oboe
Christopher Good, narrator
George Vass, conductor
Part of the 2021 Presteigne Festival
Find out more »November 2021
Bushey Symphony Orchestra
Felix Mendelssohn: Overture ‘The Hebrides’
Max Bruch: Concerto for clarinet and viola in E minor, Op 88
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No 3 in E flat, Op 55 ‘Eroica’
Bushey Symphony Orchestra
Sarah Jenkins, clarinet
Rosalind Ventris, viola
George Vass, conductor
St Albans Choral Society
Gioachino Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle
St Albans Choral Society
Elinor Rolfe Johnson, soprano
Samantha Price, mezzo-soprano
Liam Bonthrone, tenor
Alexander Ashworth, baritone
Timothy End, piano
Richard Harvey, harmonium
George Vass, conductor
December 2021
St Albans Choral Society
A Christmas Celebration
James Frances Brown: The Hertfordshire Carols (world premiere)
Gustav Holst: Christmas Day – a choral fantasy on old carols
Mykola Leontovych: Carol of the Bells
Christmas readings and carols for choir and audience
St Albans Choral Society
Richard Harvey, organ
George Vass, conductor
St Albans Choral Society
A Christmas Celebration
James Frances Brown: The Hertfordshire Carols (world premiere)
Gustav Holst: Christmas Day – a choral fantasy on old carols
Mykola Leontovych: Carol of the Bells
Christmas readings and carols for choir and audience
St Albans Choral Society
Richard Harvey, organ
George Vass, conductor
January 2022
Bushey Symphony Orchestra
Antonin Dvorak: Czech Suite, Op 39
Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op 64
Niels Wilhelm Gade: Symphony No 4 in B flat, Op 20
Eleanor Corr, violin
Bushey Symphony Orchestra
George Vass, conductor