Past Programmes
By selecting the decade you can navigate through the choir's concerts over the past forty years. For further details on the choir's development and history jump to the history page. All concerts have taken place in St Andrew's Kirk, Helensburgh (formerly the West Kirk) unless otherwise stated.
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The choir was founded in 1963.
Conductor:- Arthur Brocklebank
| Date (venue) | Music |
| 10/63 (Park Church) | Mendelssohn - Elijah |
| 12/64 (St Columba) | Handel - Messiah |
| 09/65 | Brahms
- Requiem Handel - Three Coronation Anthems Song recital |
| 10/66 | Haydn - The Creation |
| 12/66 (St Columba) | Handel - Messiah |
Conductor:- Andrew Kinloch
| Date (venue) | Music |
| 09/67 | Handel - Messiah |
| 09/68 | J S Bach - St John Passion |
| 12/68 | Handel - Messiah |
| 10/69 | Haydn
- Seasons (Winter and Spring) Brahms - A German Requiem |
Conductor:- Andrew Kinloch
| Date (venue) | Music |
| 09/70 | Handel - Messiah |
Conductor:- Walter Blair
| Date (venue) | Music |
| 09/71 | Purcell
- Come, ye sons of art Mozart - Requiem |
| 09/72 (Hill House) | An Evening of Music |
| 10/72 | Britten
- St Nicolas Vivaldi - Gloria |
| 09/73 | J
S Bach - Magnificat Britten - Hymn to St Cecilia Haydn - Theresienmesse |
| 09/74 | Vivaldi
- Beatus Vir Vaughan Williams - Five Mystical Songs Durufle - Requiem |
| 02/75 | Handel - Messiah |
| 09/75 | Pergolesi
- Laudate Pueri Bernstein - Chichester Psalms Mozart - Mass in C minor |
| 02/76 | J S Bach - St John Passion |
| 09/76 | Dvorak
- Mass in D Holst - Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda (Set 3) Poulenc - Gloria |
| 02/77 | Haydn - The Creation |
| 10/77 | Bruckner
- Locus iste Os justi Christus factus est Bach - Motet - Jesu, priceless treasure Carl Orff - Carmina Burana |
| 11/77 | Martin
Peerson - The Fall of the Leafe Holst - Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda (Set 3) Zabel - La Source |
| 01/78 | Mozart
- Divertimento in D Bach - Concerto for two violins in D minor Britten - Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge Vivaldi - Magnificat |
| 10/78 | Mozart
- Vesperae de Dominica Poulenc - Quatre Motets pour le temps de Noel Beethoven - Mass in C |
| 12/78 | Handel - Messiah |
| 01/79 (Dumbarton) | Handel - Messiah |
| 06/79 (City Hall Glasgow) | Carl Orff - Carmina Burana |
| 09/79 | Handel
- The King shall rejoice Brahms - Variations on a theme of Haydn for 2 pianos Rossini - Petite Messe Solennelle |
Conductor:- Walter Blair
| Date (venue) | Music |
| 02/80 | Handel
- Zadok the Priest Charles Camilleri - Missa Brevis Mozart - Requiem |
| 09/80 | Brahms
- Alto Rhapsody Trios for female Voices Requiem |
| 12/80 (The Tron, Glasgow) | Handel - Messiah |
| 12/80 | Handel - Messiah |
| 02/81 | Vivaldi
- Magnificat Britten - Hymn to St Cecilia Haydn - Nelson Mass |
| 10/81 | J S Bach - Mass in B minor |
| 02/82 | Palestrina
- Missa Brevis Britten - St Nicolas |
| 09/82 | Haydn - The Creation |
| 02/83 | Poulenc
- Gloria Britten - A Ceremony of Carols Donald Swann - Requiem for the Living |
| 10/83 | Elgar - The Dream of Gerontius |
| 04/84 | J
S Bach - Magnificat Boyce - Symphony No 5 in D Haydn - Paukenmesse |
| 09/84 | Parry
- Blest Pair of Sirens Vaughan Williams - Five Mystical Songs Carl Orff - Carmina Burana |
| 02/85 | Handel - Messiah |
| 09/85 | Gabrieli
- In ecclesiis Bruckner - Afferentur regi Os justi Ecce sacerdos John Rutter - Gloria Durufle - Requiem |
| 02/86 | J
S Bach - Mass in G major Boyce - Symphony No 1 in B flat Mozart - Exsultate Jubilate Mozart - Vesperae Solennes de Confessore |
| 09/86 | Verdi - Requiem Mass |
| 12/86 | Music for the Season of Christmas |
| 09/87 | Beethoven - Missa Solemnis |
| 11/87 | Handel - Messiah |
| 09/88 | J S Bach - Mass in B minor |
| 11/88 | Britten
- Prelude and Fugue on a theme of Vittoria A Ceremony of Carols St Nicolas |
| 03/89 | Handel
- O praise the Lord with one consent Haydn - Harmoniemesse |
| 05/89 (St Giles, Edinburgh) | Handel
- O praise the Lord with one consent Copland - Four motets Parry - Hear my words, ye people |
| 09/89 | John
Rutter - Requiem Faure - Requiem |
| 12/89 (Riverside Church Dumbarton) | Carols for All |
| 12/89 (Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow) | Carol Concert |
Conductor:- Walter Blair
| Date (venue) | Music |
| 03/90 | Elgar - The Dream of Gerontius |
| 06/90 | Sunday
at Seven
Haydn
- Achieved is the glorious work |
| 09/90 (Hyndland Parish Church) | Haydn
- Achieved is the glorious work Bach - Jesu, joy of men's desiring Alexander Brent Smith - Come, my way, my truth Bruckner - Locus iste Os justi Christus factus est I to the hills Onward Christian Soldiers Britten - Hymn to the Virgin Te Deum in C Parry - Hear my words ye people |
| 12/90 | Handel - Messiah |
| 12/90 (St Patrick's Dumbarton) | Handel - Messiah |
| 03/91 | J S Bach - St Matthew Passion |
| 05/91 (St Giles, Edinburgh) | Pergolesi
- Magnificat Bruckner - Locus iste Os justi Christus factus est Martin Dalby - Et Resurrexit Randall Thompson - Alleluia William Mathias - Lift up your Heads O ye Gates |
Conductor:- Peter Christie
| Date (venue) | Music |
| 11/91 | Mozart
- Veni Sancte Spiritus Fantasia in F Minor Exsultate Jubilate Requiem Mass |
| 03/92 | Gounod
- St Cecilia Mass Rossini - Stabat Mater |
| 05/92 (St James Church, Paisley) | Martin
Dalby - Et Resurrexit Faure - Requiem |
| 11/92 | J
S Bach - Magnificat Haydn - Nelson Mass |
| 12/92 (St Patrick's, Dumbarton) | Handel - Messiah |
| 12/92 | Handel - Messiah |
| 03/93 | J S Bach - St John Passion |
| 06/93 (St Brides Church, Hyndland) | Britten
- Rejoice in the Lamb Dalby - Et Resurrexit Vaughan Williams - Five Mystical Songs |
Conductor:- Martin Speller
| Date (venue) | Music |
| 11/93 | Kodaly
- Missa Brevis Durufle - Requiem |
| 04/94 | Haydn
- Stabat Mater Mozart - Coronation Mass |
| 10/94 | Vivaldi
- Gloria J S Bach - Cantata 51 Handel - Utrecht Te Deum and Jubilate |
| 12/94 |
Charity Carol Concert Britten
- The Ceremony of Carols |
| 05/95 | Bruckner
- Locus iste Christus factus est Bruckner - Te Deum Schubert - Mass in E flat |
| 11/95 |
We will remember them Mendelssohn
- Mitten wir im Leben sind |
| 03/96 | J
S Bach - Lobet den Herrn Handel - Silete venti Haydn - Kleine Orgelmesse Handel - Four Coronation Anthems |
| 10/96 | Rossini - Petite Messe Solennelle |
| 12/96 |
Charity Christmas Concert Charpentier
- Messe de minuit |
| 04/97 | Mozart
- Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacramento Bruckner - Mass in F minor |
| 11/97 |
From Heaven to Earth Schubert
- Lebenslust |
| 11/97 (Dunblane Cathedral) |
From Heaven to Earth Schubert
- Lebenslust |
| 01/98 (Holy Rude, Stirling) |
From Heaven to Earth Schubert
- Lebenslust |
| 03/98 | J
S Bach - Cantata 147 J S Bach - O Jesu Christ meins Lebens Licht J S Bach - Cantata 51 Haydn - Paukenmesse |
| 11/98 | Mozart
- Ave verum Corpus Litaniae Lauretanae Requiem |
| 12/98 | Handel - Messiah |
| 04/99 | Monteverdi
- Beatus vir Schutz - Jubilate Deo (Psalm 100) Bruckner - Ave Maria Offertorium Os justi Ecce sacerdos Iain Galbraith - In a strange land Mendelssohn - Kyrie eleison Heilig, heilig, heilig Jauchzet dem Herrn alle Welt Frohlocket, ihr Volker auf Erden Rutter - Gloria |
| 06/99 | Schubert
- Lebenslust An die Sonne Die Tanz Stravinsky - Pater Noster Ave Maria Faure - Cantique de Jean Racine Ev'ry time we say goodbye Spread a little happiness Yesterday Scarborough Fair Strawberry Fair My dear Hielan' laddie Green grow the rashes O! Ye banks and braes Dream Angus Lass o' Peaty's Mill The De'il's awa' wi' th'exciseman |
| 11/99 | Vivaldi
- Magnificat Lauda Jerusalem Stabat Mater J S Bach - Actus Tragicus Handel - Dixit Dominus |
Conductor:- Martin Speller
| Date (Venue) | Music |
| 04/00 | Haydn - Creation |
| 10/00 (St Mary's Haddington) |
Sing Ye Praises Mendelssohn
- Kyrie eleison |
|
11/00'(St Joseph's, Helensburgh) Organist John Langdon |
Dedication of New Organ Handel
- Zadok the Priest |
| 12/00 | J S Bach - Christmas Oratorio |
| 05/01 | Mozart
- Vesperae solennes de confessore Bruckner - Mass in D minor |
| 11/01 | Brahms - Ein deutches Requiem |
| 04/02 | Schutz
- Deutches Magnificat Handel - Nisi Dominus Gloria Haydn - Theresienmesse |
| 10/02 (Holy Rude, Stirling) |
A Guiding Hand Mendelssohn
- Kyrie eleison |
| 12/02 | Handel - Messiah |
| 03/03 | Elgar - The Dream of Gerontius |
| 11/03 | Handel - Israel in Egypt |
| 03/04 | Bach - St John Passion |
| 10/04 | Haydn
- Harmoniemesse Faure - Pavanne Cantique de Jean Racine Rutter - Requiem |
| 12/04 | Bach
- Cantata 140 - Wachet auf ruft uns die Stimme Handel - Gloria Bach - Cantata 61 - Nun komm der Heiden Heiland Charpentier - Messe de Minuit |
| 05/05 | Mendelssohn
- Hebrides Overture Mendelssohn - Lauda Sion Beethoven - Mass in C |
| 11/05 |
McDowall
- Ave Maris Stella Tippett
- five spirituals from "A Child of our Time". |
| 03/06 |
Verdi-Requiem (Jointly with Cupar Choral Society) |
| 10/06 (Holy Rude, Stirling |
Mendelssohn-Kyrie
eleison, Bach-O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht A Bruckner-Locus iste, Os justi Schubert-Psalm
23 Verdi-Ave
maria Lauridsen-O magnum mysterium Górecki-Totus tuus Stanford-
Justorum animae, Tippett- Five spirituals from A Child of our Time |
| 12/06 | Handel-Messiah |
| 03/07 |
Schubert-Mass A flat Dvorak-Te Deum |
| 09/07 |
Choral Gems Handel-The king shall rejoice Mozart-Ave Verum Corpus Mozart-God is our refuge Schubert-Psalm 23 Mendelssohn-Frohlocket, ihr Volker auf Erden Bruckner-Locus iste Faure-Cantique de Jean Racine Vaughan Williams-Let all the world in every corner sing Tippett-Negro Spirituals Parry-Blest pair of Sirens |
| 21/11/07 |
Mozart-Ave Verum Corpus Mozart-God is our refuge Vaughan Williams-Five Mystical Songs Mozart-Mass in C Minor |
| 05/04/08 (Younger Hall, St. Andrews) |
Elgar-The Dream of Gerontius (Jointly with Cupar Choral Society) |
| 21/09/08 | Rossini-Petite Messe Solennelle |
| 14/12/08 |
Britten-St Nicolas and Ceremony of Carols McDowall-Christus natus est |
| 15/04/09 |
Bruckner-Christus factus est Bach-Cantata No 4 Christ lag in Todesbanden Bruckner-Requiem |
| 18/11/09 |
Brahms-Song of Destiny Vaughan Williams-The Lark Ascending Vaughan Williams-Dona nobis pacem |
Conductor:- Martin Speller
| Date (Venue) | Music |
| 128/03/10 |
Haydn-Nelson Mass Jonathan Willcocks-A Great and Glorious Victory |
| 104/05/10 (City Chambers, Glasgow) |
Rachmaninov-Bogoroditsye Dyevo Stanford-Justorum animae, |
| 131/10/10 |
Sounds of Tranquillity Mendelssohn-Kyrie eleison, Bach - O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht, Brahms – Geistliches Lied Stanford-Justorum animae, Tippett - Five spirituals from A Child of our Time Goodall – Psalm 23 Lauridsen - O magnum mysterium Fauré - Cantique de Jean Racine Fauré - Requiem |
| 112/12/10 | Handel -Messiah |
| 127/03/11 |
Poulenc - Gloria Orff - Carmina Burana (Jointly with Cupar Choral Society) |
| 127/11/11 | Bach - Mass in B Minor |
