Frodsham & District Choral Society

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The table below gives a  brief  history of Frodsham & District Choral Society.  We are still updating this information, but at the end is a list of some of the major works undertaken by the choir.  Click on the Year below to see the detail for that year, which contains a link to a list of the works performed during the year.

Brief History for Each Year


1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
Original Compilation by: Margaret Rogerson
Writing, Editing and Additional Material: Tilly Patel
With thanks to Sittingbourne Orpheus Choral Society for using their page format
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First Published December 2005
Latest Update






History Year-by-Year

YearDetail
1970 The first concert for the choir in December was held at the Frodsham Community Centre.
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1971Concerts in May and December took place at the Frodsham Community.
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1977 TO BE ADDED
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Programme Details

Since 1970, The Frodsham & District Choral Society has been entertaining audiences with varied programmes of music through its concerts and its participation in numerous events, many of them of a charitable nature. The choir's repertoire is extensive and varied. Listed below is a broad selection of main works performed by the choir over the years to illustrate its versatility .

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1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007



Repetoire Year-by-Year

Year WorkComposer
1970 Music for Christmas
Several
1971 Music Through the Ages
Christmas Concert
Several
Several
1972 Songs: Merrie England
Spring Concert
Carol Concert
Several
Several
Several
1973 Music Through the Ages
12th Mass
The Seasons
Excerpts
Messiah
Carol Concert
Several
Mozart
Haydn
Brahms, Elgar
Handel
Several
1974 Light Music
Messiah
Christmas Concert
Works by Aaron Copland,Purcell, Binge, Foster,Stephan & The Pirates of Penzance

Handel
Several
1975 Bavarian Highlands, Yugoslav Folk Songs,Shanty Sequence, etc.
Autumn Concert of Sacred Music
Carol Concert
Elgar, Seiber
Several
Several
1976 Hymn of Praise, Nelson Mass
Messiah
Carol Concert
Mendelssohn, Haydn
Handel
Several
1977 Dream of Gerontius
Jubilee Concert: Coronation Mass:Zadok the Priest, I Was Glad, Jerusalem, Gloria
Carol Concert
Elgar
Mozart, Handel,Parry,Vivaldi.
Several
1978 Elijah
The Music Makers; Requiem; Blest Pair of Sirens
Carol Concert
Mendelssohn
Elgar - Faure - Parry
Several
1979 Aida
Creation
Carol Concert
Verdi
Haydn
1980 Requiem
Music to Remember
Messiah
Verdi
Several
Handel
1981 The Kingdom
Gloria
Carol Concert
Elgar
Vivaldi
Several
1982 Dream of Gerontius
Messiah
Carol Concert
Elgar
Handel
Several
1983 Hymn of Praise ; Stabat Mater
Requiem ; Requiem
Carol Concert
Mendelssohn ; Rossini
Mozart ; Faure
Several
1984 Elijah
Creation
Messiah
Mendelssohn
Haydn
Handel
1985 St. Matthew Passion
The Music Makers ; Requiem
Carol Concert
Bach
Elgar ; Faure
Several
1986 Judas Maccabeus
Hiawatha's Wedding Feast ; Coronation Anthems ; Blest pair of Sirens
Messiah
Handel
Coleridge-Taylor; Handel ; Parry
Handel
1987 Nabucco
Stabat Mater
Carol Concert
Verdi
Dvorak
Several
1988 Requiem
Requiem ; Ave Verum ; Rejoice that the Lord has Arisen ; The King Shall Rejoice
Messiah
Verdi
Rutter ; Mozart ; Mascagni ; Handel
Handel
1989 St John Passion
The Crucifixion
Hymn of Praise ; Gloria
Carol Concert
Bach
Mendelssohn ; Vivaldi
Several
1990 Creation
Magnificat ; Requiem ; Lo the Full Final Sacrifice
Messiah
Haydn
Bach ; Faure ; Finzi
Handel
1991 Dream of Gerontius
Requiem, Solemn Vespers, Ave Verum, Alleluia
Christmas Oratorio (Excerpts), Carols
Elgar
Mozart
Bach ; Several
1992 Mass in C ; Requiem
Requiem, Magnificat, For the Beauty of the Earth, The Lord Bless you and Keep You.
Messiah
Beethoven ; Brahms
Rutter
Handel
1993 Stabat Mater ;The King Shall Rejoice ; O Quam Gloriosa ; Sing Aloud with Gladness
Petite Messe Solennelle
Carol Concert
Dvorak ; Handel ; De Vittoria ; Thiman.
Rossini
Several
1994 Elijah
Hymn of Praise ; Gloria ; Blest pair of Sirens
Messiah
Mendelssohn
Mendelssohn ; Vivaldi ; Parry
Handel
1995 Chandos Anthems 8 & 9 ; O Sing unto the Lord, Rejoice in the Lord Always
Hiawatha
Carol Concert
Handel ; Purcell
Coleridge-Taylor
Several
1996 Nabucco
Mass in D ; Requiem
Messiah
Verdi
Dvorak ; Faure
Handel
1997 Songs ; Hiawatha (Excerpt)
Messa di Gloria ; The Music Makers
Carol Concert
Scarlatti, Beethoven, Mascagni, Gilbert and Sullivan, Elgar, Moeran ; Vaughn-Williams
Puccini ; Elgar
Several
1998 The Creation
Samson
Messiah
Haydn
Handel
Handel
1999 Magnificat
Magnificat
Lo the Full Final Sacrifice
Stabat Mater
Hymn of Praise
Carol Concert
Rutter
Bach
Finzi
Rossini
Mendelssohn
Several
2000 Magnificat
Magnificat, Gloria
Folk Songs
Messiah
Vivaldi
Rutter
Rutter
Handel
2001 Requiem
Requiem
Four Sacred Pieces
Benedicite
Carol Concert
Mozart
Faure
Verdi
Andrew Carter
Several
2002 Coronation Anthems
Jesu Meine Freude
Five Mystical Songs
Requiem
Messiah
Handel
Bach
Vaughn Williams
Verdi
Handel
2003 Crucifixion
Songs for a Summer Evening ; The Sprig of Thyme ; Locus Iste, If Ye Love Me, Il est bel et Bon, The Silver Swan
Elijah - 100th Concert
Carols for Christmas
Stainer
Several ; Rutter ; Several
Mendelssohn
Several
2004 Carmina Burana
Mass in D
Requiem
Orff
Dvorak
Rutter
2005 April
Summer
Mass of the Children
Te Deum
Carol Concert

Several
Rutter
Andrew Carter
Several

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