PAST PERFORMANCES

9 December 2018 at 7pm
Marlborough Road Methodist Church, St Albans AL1 3XG
A Christmas Celebration
St Albans Choral Society, George Vass conductor

24 November 2018 at 7pm
Hampstead Parish Church, London NW3 6UU
Elgar Cello Concerto
Gemma Rosefield cello, Orpheus Sinfonia, George Vass conductor

18 November 2018 at 3pm
Grand Hall, Bushey Academy, Bushey WD23 3AA
Lars-Erik Larsson Pastoral Suite, Op 19
Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor, Op 129
Beethoven Symphony No 6 in F, Op 68 ‘Pastoral’
Joanna Gutowska cello, Bushey Symphony Orchestra, George Vass conductor

10 November 2018 at 7.30pm
St Saviour’s Church, St Albans AL1 4DF
Sibelius Rakastava, Op 14
Pēteris Vasks Pater noster
Pēteris Vasks Dona nobis pacem
Britten St Nicolas, Op 42
Bradley Smith tenor, St Albans Choral Society, Orchestra Nova, George Vass conductor

‘The result is a fantastic opera which absolutely gripped me and held my attention throughout … Hyde is honoured by a performance of breathtaking compulsion from Damian Thantrey and played superbly under George Vass’ – Classical Source

‘… luced orchestral support under the sympathetic eyes and ears of George Vass’ [David Matthews concertos CD] – Gramophone