Saturday 16 December 2017 at 7.30pm

Conductor: Colin Stevens

Chiltern Orchestral SocietyLeader: Janet Hicks

SOLOISTS

Ruth Provost (Soprano)Helen Charlston (Contralto)

Robert Johnston (Tenor)Michael Bundy (Bass)

RUTH PROVOST (SOPRANO) read Musicat Christ’s College, Cambridge, andworked actively as both a cellist and singerduring this time. After graduating, shedecided to embark upon a singing career,and is now studying with Gary Coward.

Ruth has appeared as a soloist in venuesacross the UK and Europe; engagements

so far include J.S. Bach’s Cantata JauchzetGott in allen Landen, Magnificat and StJohn Passion, Buxtehude’s Membra JesuNostri, Fauré’s Requiem, Handel’s DixitDominus, Messiah and L’Allegro, ilPenseroso ed il Moderato, Haydn’sCreation, Monteverdi’s Vespers, Mozart’sRequiem, Mass in C minor and Vesperaede Solennes de Confessore, with suchgroups as Manchester Baroque, theThames Chamber Orchestra, GuildfordPhilharmonic Chamber Orchestra,Fretwork and the Gabrieli Consort.

Alongside her solo engagements, Ruth isactive as a choral and consort singer. Shehas worked and toured with groupsincluding The Sixteen, the GabrieliConsort, The Tallis Scholars, BrittenSinfonia Voices, the English Concert, theBBC Singers and Le Concert d’Astree, andrecorded with Harry Christophers, PaulMcCreesh, Christopher Robinson, PeterPhillips, David Hill and Bob Chilcott. Futureengagements include J S Bach’s StMatthew Passion and Christmas Oratorioand Poulenc’s Gloria.

HELEN CHARLSTON (MEZZO-SOPRANO), who was hailed as ‘a ratherspecial mezzo’ by Music WebInternational, began singing as a choristerand head chorister of St Albans AbbeyGirls Choir. She then studied music atTrinity College, Cambridge where she helda choral scholarship for four years. Ayoung artist increasingly in demand in theUK and abroad, Helen is an inauguralRising Star of the Orchestra of the Age ofEnlightenment.

Recent concert highlights include Tele-mann’s Ihr Völker hört with Florilegium atthe Wigmore Hall (also broadcast on BBCRadio 3); a worldwide tour of Handel’sMessiah with Seattle Symphony, theWestern Australian Symphony Orchestraand Adelaide Symphony Orchestra; Sch-oenberg’s Lied der Waldtaube at CadoganHall; Bach’s Matthew Passion at the Tho-maskirche in Leipzig (PaulMcCreesh/Gabrieli Consort and Players)and her debut at the London Festival of

ROBERT JOHNSTON (TENOR) startedhis singing career as a treble in SalisburyCathedral Choir and went on to studysinging at The Royal Academy of Music,where he was awarded LRAMs in Singingand the Teaching of Singing, as well as aGRSM IIi honours degree in Music. Hewas awarded an ARAM by Sir DavidLumsden in 1995 for services to theprofession.Robert has been much in demand as asolo singer and consort singer sinceleaving The Royal Academy of Music. Hewas a Vicar-Choral in the choir of St Paul’sCathedral from 1989 – 1997, makingmany recordings as well as performingregularly in concerts and services. Heappeared as a member of The TallisScholars from 1990 – 1996, performing inover 300 concerts worldwide andrecording extensively on TV, Radio andCD. He has also appeared regularly withThe Monteverdi Choir, The Sixteen, The

Baroque Music, singing Storgé in Handel’sJephtha with the Academy of Ancient Mu-sic.

On the stage, Helen’s operatic roles haveincluded Olga/Eugene Onegin,  FlorencePike/Albert Herring, Ino/Semele,Sara/Tobias and the Angel  (Dove) andDinah/Trouble in Tahiti  (Bernstein). Shealso created the role of Dido in the pre-miere of a new chamber opera based onVirgil’s writings about Dido: Dido is Dead,by young composer Rhiannon Randle.This season she will sing Messagiera andProserpine in Monteverdi's Orfeo forBrighton Early Music Festival and FirstWitch (Dido and Aeneas) for La NuovaMusic at the Wigmore Hall.

Gabrielli Consort, The English Concert andfrom 1997 – 2015 was a full-time memberof the BBC Singers.

Robert has also enjoyed an establishedsolo concert career, taking him to most ofthe UK’s cathedrals and major concerthalls.

He has broadcast regularly on Classic FMand BBC Radio 3, including VaughanWilliams’ Hodie with the BBCSO. His soloCD recordings include works by Purcell,Schubert and Grainger (Brigg Fair) withJohn Eliot Gardiner on the Phillips label;Maintop in Britten’s Billy Budd with KentNegano and the Hallé on Erato; TheSecond Priest in Mozart’s The Magic Flutewith Gardiner again on Archiv; MarquisPierre in Kurt Weill’s The Firebrand ofFlorence with Sir Andrew Davis and theBBCSO on Capriccio; works by WilliamCroft with John Scott on Hyperion;

Rachmaninoff Vespers with David Hill onBBC; Noel with David Hill and The BachChoir and Robert was also a tenor soloiston the award winning CD The Crown OfThorns with Harry Christophers and TheSixteen. For television Robert’s solorecordings include filming works by CarlOrff with Donald Runnicles in Munich forThe South Bank Show, works by Purcell forEngland, My England with Gardiner and healso filmed the part of the Venetian OperaSinger in the feature film of Dorian Gray.His voice is often heard on TV and Filmsoundtracks, including the singing voice ofDaniel in BBC’s Daniel Deronda, a youngmonk in Brother Cadfael and several HarryPotter films. On a lighter note, Robert hasalso made recordings or performed livewith Elton John, Sting, Dusty Springfield,Mike Oldfield, The Opera Babes, SusanBoyle, Johnny Mathis, Il Divo and KylieMinogue!

MICHAEL R BUNDY (BASS), a musicgraduate of Trinity College, Cambridgeand the Guildhall School of Music andDrama, has performed widely in diversegenres: He has appeared as soloist withgroups such as The Sixteen, TheOrchestra of the Age of Enlightenment andhas a continuing relationship with the BBCSingers. His operatic repertoire exceedsforty roles, and he has sung with EnglishNational Opera, Kent Opera, ScottishOpera, the Royal Opera, Covent Garden,Mauritius Opera, and the Narodni Divadloin Prague: He appeared wIth TheaterBasel in Actus Tragicus (a staging of someof the cantatas by J.S. Bach, with therenowned director Herbert Wernicke) -and performed with Opera Restor’d and

Bach opens a vista to the universe. Afterexperiencing him, people feel there ismeaning to life after all.

the Akademie für Alte Musik, Berlin in theirproduction of Lampe’s comic opera TheDragon of Wantley at the PotsdamFestival. His Oratorio repertoire is catholic,and he has broadcast frequently for BBCRadio 3, in works as diverse as Bonnal'soratorio Poèmes Franciscains, theRequiem by Gabriel Fauré and MichaelHurd's Captain Noah and his Floating Zoo.Work with Trevor Pinnock has included thebass solos in Bach’s Saint MatthewPassion in Europe, Istanbul and Japan,and he has also appeared as soloist withSir John Eliot Gardiner in Berlioz'L’Enfance du Christ, Handel’s Israel inEgypt (both BBC promenade concerts),Bach’s B Minor Mass, Haydn’s NelsonMass and the Odes and Masques ofPurcell. He has broadcast the role ofGobryas in Handel’s oratorio Belshazzarwith Robert King and has sung Elgar’sDream of Gerontius in Guildford, Ely andRochester cathedrals, and also theSmetana Hall (Obecní Dum) in Prague; afurther performance was given in theUsher Hall, Edinburgh, as was Mahler’sEighth Symphony, also performed at theRoyal Albert Hall. Elgar's oratorios - TheKingdom and The Apostles (in which he

has sung all three bass roles) - havefeatured regularly. Other recentperformances have included Verdi'sRequiem at (amongst others) EtonCollege, Winchester Cathedral, OxfordTown Hall and the Usher Hall, thePassions of J.S. Bach in St. Alban's Abbeyand the Coptic Cathedral in Stevenage,Rossini's Petite Messe... in WinchesterCathedral, Vaughan-Williams FiveMystical Songs in York Minster, andBrahms' Requiem in Kings' College,Cambridge.

Other commercial solo recordings includePurcell’s The Fairy Queen, Chausson’s LeRoi Arthus, Tovey’s The Bride of Dionysus,Lydia Kakabadse's The PhantomListeners and Michael Hurd’s The Widowof Ephesus.

He is as equally at home in contemporarymusic as he is with ‘lighter’ music, havingbroadcast the roles of Olin Britt (MusicMan), Mr. Lindquist (A Little Night Music)and been a 'star singer' in the long-runningshow Friday Night is Music Night for BBCRadio 2.

Looking at Bach’s reputation andstanding as one of the greatestcomposers of all time, it is difficult to

believe that, during his lifetime, he waslittle-known and was mostly recognized forperforming on the organ. He wasimmensely skilled in many establishedmusical forms, including, for example, thecantata and fugue, and developed theminto complex and sublime pieces. Hecomposed over a thousand works inalmost every musical genre (except opera).

Bach was born (on 21 March 1685) anddied in Germany, and spent his entire lifethere, working as an organist, teacher, andcomposer. His musical activities didn’toccupy all his time, however, as he hadtwenty children, including four who becamefamous composers in their own right - CarlPhilipp Emanuel, Wilhelm Friedemann,Johann Christoph Friedrich, and JohannChristian.

Bach was the youngest of eight children.His father, Johann Ambrosius Bach, hadbeen a town musician, and probably gaveBach his early music lessons. His mother,Maria Elisabetha, and his father died withina year of each other (in 1694 and 1695,respectively). Orphaned at the age of ten,Bach moved in with an older brother,Johann Christoph, who was the organist atSt. Michael's Church, Ohrdruf, and taughtBach much about the organ.

Bach's own early career began in 1703 andinvolved playing the violin and organ inquite a lowly position in the ruling court inWeimar and in Neukirche, Arnstadt.

In October 1707, Bach married his cousinMaria Barbara Bach (not to be confusedwith the American actress who starred in aJames Bond film!); together they would

eventually have seven children (includingthe aforementioned Wilhelm Friedemannand Carl Philipp Emanuel ).

In 1708, Bach was appointed organist andchamber musician to the Duke of Saxe-Weimar and during the next nine years,composed many of his finest organcompositions, becoming well-known as afine organist. It was during this fruitfulperiod that he composed the Toccata andFugue in D Minor (1705), Cantata No. 208(1713), and The Little Organ Book (1714).

He then had a period as Kapellmeister inthe court of the music-lover Prince Leopoldof Anhalt-Cothen and, while there, hismajor works included the BrandenburgConcertos (1721), The Well-TemperedClavier (first book, 1722). In 1721,however, the Prince married a woman who

did not share the Prince's interest in music,and the Prince's support of Bach lessened.Bach would soon leave.

After the death of his wife in 1720. Bachmarried Anna Magdalena Wilcke (thedaughter of the town trumpeter) and theywould have thirteen children together(including Johann Christian ). Altogetherthen, Bach had twenty children with his twowives, although ten of them died in infancy.

In 1723 he became Kantor of St. Thomas'sin Leipzig and remained in that town for therest of his life and gave to the world someof his most sublime works, including St.John Passion (1723), St. Matthew Passion(1727), Suite No. 3 in D (1729), Magnificatin D Major (1731), Christmas Oratorio(1734), Italian Concerto (1735), GoldbergVariations (1741-1742, originally called"Aria With Diverse Variations," but laternicknamed after Bach's student JohannGottlieb Goldberg), The Well-TemperedClavier (second book, 1742), the MusicalOffering (1747), and The Art of the Fugue(unfinished, 1749).

By 1740, Bach's eyesight was failing. Twoeye operations resulted in Bach's completeblindness, operations which also damaged

his health and may well have hastened hisdeath. He died of a stroke on 28 July 1750.He is buried at St John's cemetery, Leipzig.His widow, Anna, lived for another tenyears, dying in poverty in 1760. Bach'sdeath in 1750 effectively marked the end ofthe Baroque period in music.

Bach's BackOn Bach's death, his works weresoon forgotten (but then again,they were hardly known during hislifetime and many of his workswere not published until a centuryafter his death). In March 1829(almost a hundred years afterBach's death), Mendelssohnperformed Bach's St MatthewPassion, spurring a world-wideinterest in Bach. Soon, Bach'sworks were appreciated by theworld - essentially for the first time.In a way then, we can thankMendelssohn that you are all herethis evening!

Johann Sebastian Bach may beone of the great composers, buthow much do you know about himand his era? Are you an expert onthe great master of the fugue?

During the interval, while sippingon a glass of wine, why not testyourself with our little Bach quiz

and see if you know as much asyou thought you did.

Maybe you don’t profess to knowmuch about Bach, in which casethe answers (which will be foundlater in this programme) willperhaps bring you to the age ofenlightenment!

1. In what year was Bach born?

2. Which two other famouscomposers were born in the sameyear as Bach?

3. Which of Bach’s children wasknown as ‘The London Bach’?

4. How many wives did Bach have?

5. In 1705, Bach was reputed to havewalked some 200 miles in order tohear a particular organist play. Whowas the organist?

6. How many children did Bach havein total?

7. What was the name of Bach’seldest son?

8. From what disability did Bach suffertowards the end of his life?

9. In what year did Bach die?

10. In which city was he buried?

(Some of these answers are to befound in this programme; annoyingly,some aren’t!)

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Part 1; FOR CHRISTMAS DAY

1.ChorusCome now with gladness and welcome themorrow; loudly proclaim that your Saviouris born! Cast off your sadness and banishall sorrow; sing and be joyful upon thisglad morn!Greet the Redeemer and fall down beforeHim,Let us esteem His great name and adoreHim.

2. Recitative (Evangelist)And it came to pass in those days that adecree was proclaimed by AugustusCaesar that all the world should beenrolled; and everyone went that he mightbe enrolled, unto the city of his birth. Thenalso there went up Joseph of Galilee, fromthe town of Nazareth to the land of Judea,to the city which is called Bethlehem,because he was of the house and thelineage of David, that there might beenrolled with Maria his espoused wife,being great with child and while they werethere came the time that she should bedelivered.

3. Aria (Alto)Behold the bridegroom full of grace, thehero of King David’s race, who comes tosave the earth and chooses human birth.The star awakens us from sleeping, andshines across the sky. Up, Zion andforsake your bitter weeping, your hopeascends on high.

4. Aria (Alto)Prepare yourself, Zion, in sweetexpectation, the purest; the fairest sooncomes to His bride. You must show Himthat your heart, with love overflowing,welcomes the bridegroom who brings yoursalvation.

5. ChoraleO Lord of all Creation, how can I welcomeThee? Desire of every nation, my soulwould rest in thee. O Jesu, Lord, shinebrightly upon my sinful heart that I mayserve Thee rightly, and know Thee as thouart.

6. Recitative (Evangelist)And she brought forth her first born son;and, wrapping him up in swaddling, shelaid the baby in a manger, because therewas no room in the inn for them.

8. Aria (Bass)Mighty Lord, and King of Glory, dearestSaviour, Thou dost surely shun all pompand earthly pride. Within Thy power thewhole world doth reside; yet Thou comestdown a stranger, humbly lying in amanger.

9. ChoraleAh, dearest Jesus, babe divine, restsweetly in this heart of mine;O may it be a worthy shrine, and soremain forever Thine

Part II ON THE SECOND DAY OFCHRISTMAS

10. Sinfonia (Orchestral)

11. Recitative (Evangelist)And there were shepherds in that samecountry, abiding in the field, and keepingwatch by night o’er their flocks. And, lothe Angel of the Lord came on them, andthe glory of the Lord shone round aboutthem, and they were sore afraid.

12. ChoraleBreak forth, o glorious morning light, suchheavenly comfort bringing.

Ye shepherd folk, shrink not with frightwhile angel hosts are singing.This weak and helpless little boy shall beour promised strength and joy.As Satan’s power He breaketh, our lastingpeace He maketh.

13. Recitative (Evangelist and Angel)And the Angel said to them, “Be not afraid,fear not, for I bring you good tidings ofgreat joy, which shall be unto all men onthe earth. For unto you is born this day achild which is Christ the Lord, in David’scity”.

16. Recitative (Evangelist)And this is the sign to you; that ye shall findthe baby wrapped up in swaddling, andlying in a manger.

17. ChoraleBehold; within a humble stall the Lord whoruleth over all; Where cattle rest andbeasts are fed, the Virgin’s child now laysHis head.

18. Recitative ( Bass)Ye shepherds haste with pure delight tosee this wondrous sight, where ye shallfind God’s only child is born today, in thatpoor stable. So sing to Him, beside Hiscradle, in accents sweet and mild; letmusic sound abroad to soothe the infantLord.

19. Aria (Alto)Slumber beloved in blissful repose; wakinghereafter to gain our salvation.

20. Recitative (Evangelist)And suddenly there was with the Angel, amultitude of the heavenly host, all praisingGod and saying;

21. ChorusGlory to God in the highest and peace onthe earth, and goodwill be to all men.

Part 111 ON THE THIRD DAY OFCHRISTMAS

24. ChorusLord of Creation, we lift up our voices,hearken as each lowly mortal rejoices.Zion now offers her carols of praise. Hearus express in our jubilant singing, how oursalvation today is beginning, which bringsthe comfort to gladden our days.

25. Recitative (Evangelist)And when the Angels were gone from theminto Heaven, then spake the shepherds,one to another.

26. ChorusLet us, even now, go to Bethlehem andsee this blessed thing which now has cometo pass, just as the Lord has made knownunto us.

27. Recitative (Bass)He comes, the Lord supreme, His chosenpeople to redeem. For Zion’s hopes shallbe fulfilled, and our distress be stilled. Yeshepherds! for this He has come. Go, tellwhat hath been done.

30. Recitative (Evangelist)And they came with haste, and found thestable, with Mary and Joseph and, in themanger, the baby lying. And when theshepherds had seen this wonder, theymade known abroad the saying, which hadbeen told unto them concerning this samechild. And all who learned of this,wondered at those things which had beentold unto them by the shepherds. But Marykept her remembrance of all these things,and pondered them within her heart.

32. Recitative (Alto)Ah yes! for ever let me cherish thosethings, which, at this hour so blest, uponmy soul impressed, reveal the truth whichwill not perish.

33. ChoraleLet me love Thee, King supernal; live forThee, die for Thee; gaining life eternal.When my thread of life shall sever, let merise to the skies, dwelling there for ever.

34. Recitative (Evangelist)And the shepherds, after this, returned,glorifying and praising God for all thewondrous things which they had seen andheard, e’en as it had been told to them.

35. ChoraleRejoice and sing. Your gracious King asman comes down and lays aside His glory.For Christ the Lord, by all adored, inDavid’s town unfolds the wondrous story.

Lord of Creation, we lift up our voices,hearken as each lowly mortal rejoices.Zion now offers her carols of praise. Hearus express in our jubilant singing, how oursalvation today is beginning, which bringscomfort to gladden our days.

Part V FOR THE SUNDAY AFTER NEWYEAR

43. Chorus and SolosGlory to the Lord for ever. Hear us offerthanks and praise.All the world doth worship Thee, who hastcome to make us free. For thy mercy andkindness fail us never, and so, in triumph,our voices we raise.

48. Recitative (Evangelist)Now when King Herod had heard thesethings he trembled, and with him the wholeof Jerusalem.

49. Aria (Alto)With fear why are ye quaking? And howcan Jesu’s holy name such terror beawaking? O ye should all rejoice withendless exultation, for He is God’s ownchoice to lead Mankind to their salvation.

50. Recitative (Evangelist)And when he had gathered all the chiefpriests and elders of the people together, hedemanded of them that they might tell him

where Christ should be born. And they saidto him, “In Bethlehem in the land of Judea,for thus it has been written by the prophet.“And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Judea,art in no wise the least among the Princesof Judah, for out of thee shall come forth aGovernor, that shall be ruler over my peopleIsrael.”

53. ChoraleThis poor heart in which I hold Thee, with nopalace can compare.In its gloom let me enfold Thee andunworthily prepare.With such homage as I render, to receiveThee in Thy splendour.

Part VI FOR THE FEAST OF THEEPIPHANY

54. ChorusLord, when the foe is howling madly, Ogrant that we may worship gladly, ourmighty King who rules us all. On Thee alonewe are relying, when e’er the Devil’s clawsare trying to keep us in His evil thrall.

55. Recitative (Evangelist and Herod)Then did Herod privily call the Wise Men,and enquired diligently of them at what timethe star appeared. And he sent them untoBethlehem, and said

“Go ye forth, and search most diligently forthe child, and when ye have found him,bring me word that I may also come andworship Him.”

56. Recitative (Soprano)You liar! Do you wish to fall before Him, or,falsely, seek to go and slay Him, not adoreHim? He whose power no man can knowremains in safety still. Your heart, yourwicked heart is known, your anger and illwill, to Him alone whom, proudly, you stillseek, and hope to kill.

57. Aria (Soprano)With His hand the Lord can vanquish Man’sstrength, and his wishes thwart. All hispower shall be as nought. When the Lord

the word doth say,ev’ry evil foe, He’llbanish, and forever cast away into dustthey’ll fade and vanish.

58. Recitative (Evangelist)And when the Wise Men heard KingHerod, they departed: and lo! the starwhich they had seen and followed fromeastern countries went before them, untilit came and stood right over where theyoung child was. When they saw the star,they rejoiced with great joy. And went intothe house, and saw in that place the littlechild with his mother, Mary, and fallingdown on their knees they worshipped Him.And when they had opened their treasuresup, they offered Him gold, frankincenseand myrrh.

59. ChoraleBeside Thy cradle here I stand, O Saviourmeek and lowly.I offer Thee, with outstretched hand, thegifts Thou hast bestowed on me.Take all of them, my willing heart, my soul,my life, take every part and make it pureand holy.

60. Recitative (Evangelist)And being warned of God in a dream thatthey should not return again unto KingHerod, the Wise Men went by anotherway, back to their own land.

63. Solo QuartetWhat shall become of Hell’s domainWhen blessed Jesu comes to reign.And shall this sinful world remain?What shall become of Hell’s domain whenblessed Jesu comes to reign?

64. ChoraleNow vengeance has been taken against amighty foe.For Jesus Christ has broken our bondagehere below.The power of the Devil our Lord hasoverthrown.Henceforth shall Mankind revel before Hisheav’nly throne.

“Bach is the supremegenius of music... This man,

who knows everything and feelseverything, cannot write one note,

however unimportant it may appear,which is anything but transcendent. Hehas reached the heart of every noblethought, and has done it”

(Pablo Casals, the celebratedSpanish Cellist)

Come now with gladness and welcomethemorrow.Loudly proclaim that your Saviour is born.Cast off your sadness and banish allsorrow.Sing and be joyful upon this glad morn!

1. 16852. Handel and Dominico Scarlatti3. Johann Christian.4.Two - Maria Barbara and AnnaMagdalena5. Buxtehude6.Twenty (although not all of themsurvived infancy)7. Wilhelm Friedmann8. Blindness9. 175010. Leipzig

HOW WELL DO YOUKNOW YOUR BACH?Well, how did you get on with ourlittle Bach quiz? Here are theanswers, most of which were to befound in this programme but if yougot the ones that weren’t - well done!

SOPRANOSCelestria BellGillie BlighJane BrownCorinna ChuteHilary ColbertMargaret CollierSally DussekElaine FlorsheimMary HaywoodKate HeathZoe HillKatie HughesSue JonesChristine KeenLucy KibbleCharlotte MackinderHarriet MackinderBrigid MathersHeather NashEileen PattersonBarbara PearcePam RushRosemary SouthworthHelen StokesElizabeth ThompsonJenny WatkinsJenny Watt

ALTOSKaren BaldwinRachel BaldwinChristine BassJanet BriantNicky BullJean BygateKathy ChantlerSue CollinsKate DaviesKatherine DouglasMargaret FlaniganJane GloverJanet GravesNell GregoryJenny HoareLorna LangJane LeggRhian NichollsElizabeth NorrisMarilyn PryorPhyllis ReynoldsChris SiversAnne WalesHeather WignallKate Winterbottom

TENORSJenny Brannock-JonesCliff BrownRichard BrownJohn DeanePhilip Hayes*Chris Smith*David WildeDavid WilliamsonKate WittwerMax Wittwer(*Guest singers)

BASSESRobert AllnuttMike BernsteinDavid ChaseyAdrian ColinDave ClarkeAdrian CollinBob DaviesPaul DoughtyPeter GravesRichard GryllsTony MackinderDavid MorganRichard OnslowJohn Wignall

Violins; Frances Bigg, IanBrown, Akiko Coulter, DarrellDunning, David Glenister, EdHewitt, Keiko Iwatsu-Thiele,David Moore, RogerNieighbour, Lesley Pearce,Chris Shelley,

Violas; Steffi Cook, CeriFagg, Katie Hayes, JohnSaunders

Cellos; Hilary Drinkall, MaryHarris

Basse; Sudhir Singh

Flute; Thomas Dryer-Beers,Sue Noithip

Oboe/Oboe D’Amore/CorAnglais; Rebecca Millard,Victoria Parkins, FrancisSlack, Elsie Woollard

Bassoon; Caroline Cartwright

Trumpets; David Clewlow,Ian Lynch, John McDomic

Tympani; Richard Baron-Tait

Continuo; Ken Martlew

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSTring Choral Society thanks Beechwood Fine Foods,

Tring, for support as our ticket agents.

The piano accompanist for Tring Choral Society rehearsals isAnna Le Hair.

Our thanks go to Roy Mathers for writing and compiling this programme.

We are grateful for the presence of St John Ambulancerepresentatives at this concert.

Leader; Janet Hicks

Mr G E BullMr J BurchellMrs J CadgeMrs A CaloiaMs A CaloiaMrs J CherryMr R FlaniganMr and Mrs R FranklinMrs S K FranklinMr and Mrs J HawkesMr M HerbautMr C W Hoare

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Life MembersMr and Mrs D BanyardMr R GryllsMr J RenalsMrs R SouthworthMrs K Woodward

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