Concert History
Friday 16th December 2022
St Laurence Parish Church, Stroud
Christmas Concert of Carols and Readings
Conductor: Simon Bell
Accompanist: Jonathan Hope
With the Minpins
Conductor: Zoë Hynes
Accompanist: Nicola Jee
Saturday 19th November 2022
St George's Church, Nailsworth
G.F. Handel Messiah
With the Bristol Ensemble
Conductor: Simon Bell
Soprano: Willow Burden
Alto: Catherine Perfect
Tenor: Nicholas Drew
Bass: Nicholas Perfect
Friday 18th June 2022
Holy Trinity Church, Minchinhampton
England's Glory: English Choral Music in Celebration of the Jubilee
Conductor: Simon Bell
Organ: David Bednall
Bass: Alan Fairs
With Stroud Choral Youth Choir
Conductor: Zoë Hynes
Piano: Nicola Jee
Friday 26th March 2022
Church of St John Baptist, Cirencester
G.F. Handel Judas Maccabaeus
With the Bristol Ensemble
Conductor: Simon Bell
Soprano: Julie Cooper Mezzo Soprano: Elisabeth Irvine
Tenor: Nathan Vale Bass: Alan Fairs

Friday 17th December 2021
St Laurence Parish Church, Stroud
A selection of Christmas music and readings
Conductor: Simon Bell
Organ: David Bednall Percussion: Matt Thorpe
With the Minpins Conductor: Zoë Hynes Piano: Nicola Jee

Saturday 20th November 2021
Tewkesbury Abbey
Haydn, The Creation
With the Bristol Ensemble
Conductor: Simon Bell
Emma Brain-Gabbott Soprano
Sam Dressel Tenor
Philip Tebb Bass

Saturday 14th March 2020
Church of St John Baptist, Cirencester
Bach B Minor Mass
Conductor - Huw Williams
Due to the Coronavirus outbreak this concert was cancelled.

Friday 20th December 2019
St George's Church, Nailsworth
A selection of Christmas music and readings.
Conductor - Huw Williams
Piano - Simon Bell
Featuring The Minpins

Saturday 23rd November 2019
Tewkesbury Abbey
Verdi Requiem
Conductor - Huw Williams
Regency Sinfonia
Soprano - Elizabeth Weisberg
Mezzo-Soprano - Marie Elliott
Tenor - Thomas Elwin
Bass - Alan Fairs
Saturday 15th June 2019
Minchinhampton Parish Church
A selection of music to enjoy featuring our own Youth Choir
Conductor - Huw Williams
Organ/Piano - Simon Bell
Bass - Alan Fairs
Mezzo Sop - Rachael Cox
Saxaphone - Lydia Kenny

Saturday 16th March 2019
Cirencester Parish Church
Beethoven - Mass in C
Mendelssohn - Lauda Sion
Conductor - Huw Williams
Regency Sinfonia
Tenor - Ben Thapa, Baritone - Robert Rice, Soprano - Rebecca Outram, Mezzo-Soprano - Rachael Cox.


Friday 7th December 2018 7.30pm
St George's Church, Nailsworth
Christmas Concert
Conductor - Huw Williams
Accompianist - Simon Bell
Including The Minpins ( our children's Choir) - Conductor, Zoe Hynes
A concert of carols, Christmas songs and readings. Singing with us, is our Chrilren's choir "The Minpins", who will also be performng a few items on their own.

Saturday 17th November 2018
Tewkesbury Abbey 7pm
Dvorak Requiem
Conductor Huw Williams
Organist Simon Bell
Soprano - Sian Winstanely
Mezzo Sop - Martha McLorinan
Tenor - Alexander James Edwards
Bass - Alan Fairs
Bristol Ensemble

Saturday 23rd June 2018
Minchinhampton Parish Church 5.30pm
A Summer Soirée
Conductor Huw Williams
Soprano Soloist Rachel Cox
A programme of opera choruses and other lighter music.
Also featuring Stroud Youth Choir, and Timothy Mitchell, winner of the Rotary District Young Musician competition 2018, playing clarinet.

Saturday 10th March 2018
The Church of St John Baptist, Cirencester 7.00pm
Bach - St John Passion
Conductor - Huw Williams
Soprano - Helen Ashby
Alto - Ksynia Loeffler
Tenor - Guy Cutting
Bass - Julian Empett
With the Canzona

Saturday 9th December 2017
St George's Church, Nailsworth
Conductor - Simon Bell (choir)
Conductor - Zoe Hynes (Minpins -Children's choir)
A selectionof carols and christmas music from Europe.

Saturday 4th November, 2017
Tewkesbury Abbey
Conductor - Huw Williams
Organ - Simon Bell
Soprano - Sian Winstanley
Bass - James Arthur ( replacement for Stuart Young who was indisposed)
Faure - Cantique de Jean Racine
Vaughan Williams - Five Mystical Songs
Poulenc - Gloria
Faure - Requiem

Saturday 10th June 2017
St George's Church, Nailsworth - 7.30pm
Joined by our children's choir, the Minpins and The Regency Sinfonia.
Also the organist, Jonathan Hope
John Rutter - Mass of the Children
Leonard Bernstein - Chichester Psalms
Saturday 4th March 2017, Bath Abbey
The world premiere of The Pelicantata - by Peter Ash and Donald Sturrock
Adapted from The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me by Roald Dahl
With Stroud Choral Society's Childrens choir - The Minpins
Also music by Vivaldi, Mozart, Schubert and Bach
Huw Williams - Conductor
Zoé Hynes - Conductor of The Minpins
The Bristol Ensemble
Simon Bell - organ
Sir Tony Robinson - Narrator
Julie Cooper - Soprano
Cathy Bell - Contralto
Sam Leggett - Tenor
Craig Bissex - Bass

Friday 9th December 2016, St George's Church, Nailsworth
A Christmas Celebration
An evening of Christmas carols, songs and readings.
Huw Williams Conductor
Simon Bell Organ
Tim Palmer Timpani and Percussion
Zoe Hynes conductor, The Minpins - solos by Martha Danks, Elle Cook, Jasmin Howell, Harriet Willard, Beth Constable and Alex Ansell
Solo 'RiuRiu' - Jonathan Golding
Friday 25th November 2016, St George’s Church, Nailsworth
Handel Messiah
Huw Williams Conductor
Canzona – baroque ensemble on period instruments
Emma Brain-Gabbott, Soprano
Tim Travers-Brown, Countertenor
Guy Cutting, Tenor
Alan Fairs, Bass
Saturday 19th November 2016,St Laurence Church, Stroud
A Family Messiah
A short family firendly introduction to Handels Messiah
Huw Williams Conductor
Simon Bell, Organ
Alan Fairs, Bass
Saturday 29th October 2016, St John’s, Smith Square, London
Brahms A German Requiem
Huw Williams Conductor
The Tony lyons Memeorial Orchestra
Kirsty Hopkins, Soprano
Stuart Young Bass
Saturday 22nd October 2016, Tewkesbury Abbey
Brahms A German Requiem
Mozart Exultate Jubilate
And other music by Stabford and Brahms
Huw Williams Conductor
The Tony Lyons Memorial Orchestra
Kirsty Hopkins, Soprano
Stuart Young Bass
Saturday 25th June 2016, Suscription Rooms, Stroud
Rutter Requiem
Songs of the Fleet, Stanford
Huw Williams Conductor
Simon Bell, organ
Regency Sinfonia
Kirsty Hopkins, Soprano
Alan Fair, Bass
with the Minpins. conducted by Zoe Hynes
Saturday 14th May 2016, Subscription Rooms, Stroud
Workshop with John Rutter
Saturday 30th April 2016
Charity Concert, Mynyddbach Chapel,Tirdeunaw, Swansea,
Huw Williams, Conductor
Simon Bell, organist
Saturday 5th March 2016, Bath Abbey
Mozart, Requiem
Handel, Coronation Anthems, including Zadok the Priest
Huw Williams, Conductor
Simon Bell, Organ
The Regency Sinfonia
Julie Cooper, Soprano
Martha McLorinan, Contralto
Gwilym Bowen, Tenor
Stuart Young, Bass
with The Melody Makers, performing songs by Britten, Rutter, Hurford and Watson
Friday 11th December 2015, St. George's Church, Nailsworth
An Evening of Christmas Carols, Songs and Readings
Huw Williams, Conductor
Simon Bell, Organ
with The Minpins, conducted by Zoë Hynes
Saturday 14th November 2015, Tewkesbury Abbey
Walton, Belshazzar's Feast,
Elgar, The Music Makers
Parry, I Was Glad
Elgar, Cockaigne Overture
Huw Williams, Conductor
Simon Bell, Organ
The Regency Sinfonia
Martha McLorinan, Contralto
Stuart Young, Baritone
Saturday 13th June 2015, Stroud Subscription Rooms
An Italian Evening, featuring Rossini Messe Solennelle and music by Verdi and Mascagni
Huw Williams, Conductor and Pianist
Simon Bell, Harmonium and Piano
Edward Turner, Piano
Emma Brain Gabbott, Soprano and Piano
Cathy Bell, Alto
Andrew Henley, Tenor
Maciek O'Shea, Bass
Saturday 28th March 2015, Caersalem Newydd Chapel, Treboeth, Swansea
Faure, Requiem
Huw Williams, Conductor
Meirion Wynn Jones, Organ
7th March 2015, Gloucester Cathedral
Haydn, The Creation
Huw Williams, Conductor
Regency Sinfonia
Julie Cooper, Soprano
Peter Wilman, Tenor
Alan Fairs, Bass
Simon Bell, Piano
12th December 2014, Church of the Immaculate Conception, Beeches Green
A Christmas Celebration, Huw Williams, Conductor, Peter Holder, Organ, Introducing the Stroud Choral Children's Choir: The Minpins
15th November 2014, Tewkesbury Abbey
Elgar, Dream of Gerontius, Huw Williams, Conductor,Regency Sinfonia, Martha McLorinan, Mezzo Soprano, Ben Thapa, Tenor, Stuart Young, Bass, Simon Bell, Organ
Tour July 2014
English Choral Favourites, including Handel Zadok the Priest
Huw Williams, Conductor
Simon Bell, Organ
28th July Sint Baafs Cathedral, Ghent, Belgium
29th July Sint PaulusKerk, Antwerp
30th July Sint Jakobs Kerk, Vlissingen
14th June 2014, Holy Trinity Church, Stroud
English Choral Favourites, including Handel Zadok the Priest & Parry I was Glad
Huw Williams, Conductor
Simon Bell, Organ
15th March 2014, Holy Trinity Church, Stroud
Duruflé, Requiem, Haydn, Nelson Mass, Huw Williams, Conductor, Regency Sinfonia, Eloise Irving, Soprano, Fiona Mackay, Mezzo Soprano, Peter Wilman, Tenor, Alan Fairs, Bass, Simon Bell, Organ
13th December 2013, Church of the Immaculate Conception, Beeches Green
Carols for Christmas, Huw Williams, Conductor, Cotswold Youth Singers, Simon Bell, Organ, Claudine Cassidy, Cello, Maciek O’Shea, Baritone
23rd November 2013, Tewkesbury Abbey
Verdi, Requiem, Huw Williams, Conductor, Regency Sinfonia, Sian Winstanley, Soprano, Martha McLorinan, Mezzo Soprano, Ben Thapa, Tenor, Alan Fairs, Bass
8th June 2013, Stroud Subscription Rooms
Orff, Carmina Burana, with songs for summer evening, Huw Williams, Conductor, The Melody Makers of Bath Abbey, Richard Knight, Piano, Neil Barry, Piano, Kirsty Hopkins, Soprano, James Bowman, Counter Tenor, Greg Skidmore, Baritone
23rd February 2013, Gloucester Cathedral
Mozart, Requiem
Haydn, Theresienmesse, Huw Williams, Conductor, Regency Sinfonia, Emma Brain-Gabbott, Soprano, Jeanette Ager, Alto, Ben Thapa, Tenor, Philip Tebb, Bass
December 2012, Church of the Immaculate Conception, Beeches Green
Carols for Christmas, Huw Williams, Conductor, featuring Britten A Ceremony Of Carols Catherine White, Harp, William Whitehead, Organ
24th November 2012, Stroud Subscription Rooms
Handel, Messiah, Huw Williams, Conductor, Regency Sinfonia, Sian Winstanley, Soprano, Patrick Craig, Alto, Jon English, Tenor, James Arthur, Bass
16th June 2012, St Mary’s Parish Church, Painswick
Faure, Requiem, Dvorak, Mass in D major, Faure, Cantique de Jean Racine, Huw Williams, Conductor, Matthew Martin, Organ, Sarah Lingard, Soprano, Sebastian Field, Alto, Sam Dressel, Tenor, Rich Moore, Bass
24th March 2012, Stroud Subscription Rooms
Haydn, Stabat Mater, Handel, Let Thy Hand be Strengthened, Albinoni, Oboe Concerto, Huw Williams, Conductor, Regency Sinfonia, Alicia Carroll, Soprano, James Neville,, Countertenor, Andrew Yeats, Tenor, Chris Sheldrake, Bass, Angela Miles, Oboe
3rd December 2011, St George’s Church, Nailsworth
Britten, Saint Nicholas Cantata, Huw Williams, Conductor, Guest choristers from Bath Abbey, Regency Sinfonia, Andrew Yeats, Tenor, Rich Moore, Bass, Peter King, Organ, Jenny Rees, Piano, Lesley Hall, Piano
18th June 2011, Stroud Subscription Rooms
Festival Of Gloucestershire Composers, including Vaughan Williams, Five Mystical Songs, Sanders, The Cotswolds, and pieces by Elgar, Holst and Sumsion, HuwWilliams, Conductor, Jenny Rees, Piano, Jonathan Hyde, Baritone, Cantemus semi chorus
19th March 2011, St Matthew’s Church, Cainscross
Brahms, Requiem, Mendelssohn, Hear My Prayer, 3 Schubert Songs, Huw Williams, Conductor, Matthew Martin, Piano, Jenny Rees, Piano, Lawrence Kilsby, Treble, Greg Skidmore, Bass
17th December 2010, Church of the Immaculate Conception, Beeches Green
Carol Concert, supported by the Cotswold Youth Choir, Huw Williams, Conductor, Ashley Grote, Organ, Timothy Palmer, Percussion
27th November 2010, Stroud Subscription Rooms
Mendelssohn, Elijah, Huw Williams, Conductor, Regency Sinfonia, Sian Winstanley, Soprano, Morag Boyle, Alto, Andrew Yeats, Tenor, Maciek O’Shea, Bass
22nd May 2010, Stroud Subscription Rooms
Mozart, Mass in C Minor, Mozart, Coronation Mass, Haydn, Te Deum, Huw Williams, Conductor, Bristol Ensemble, Claire Seaton, Soprano, Deborah Miles-Johnson, Alto, Edmund, Hastings, Tenor, Tim Jones, Bass
December 2009, Church of the Immaculate Conception, Beeches Green
Carol Concert, Huw Williams, Conductor
November 2009, Cheltenham Town Hall
Beethoven. Missa Solemnis
June 2009
Vivaldi, Gloria
Vivaldi, Summer (from The Four Seasons)
March 2009
Mendelssohn, Richte mich Gott
Mendelssohn, Hear My Prayer
Mendelssohn, Verleith uns Frieden
Brahms, Geisliches Leid
Reinberger, Abendleid
Stainer, Crucifixion
November 2008
Handel, Messiah
May 2008, Tewkesbury Abbey
Vaughan William, Sea Symphony
Elgar, Enigma Variations
with Monmouth Choral Society
Stroud Symphony Orchestra
December 2007, St Mary’s Parish Church, Painswick
Carol Concert (in aid of Family Haven)
November 2007
Haydn, Te Deum
Haydn, Harmoniemesse
Beethoven, Symphony no 2 in D Major
May 2007
Monteverdi, Deus in Adjutorium
Gabrielli, In Ecclesiis
Mendelssohn, Allegro sonata no 3
Bruckner, Tota Pulchra es Maria
Bruckner, Ecce Sacerdos
John Caldwell, Toccata
Elgar, Give unto the Lord
Elgar, 3 Latin Motets
Leonard Salzedo, Divertimento
John Rutter, Gloria
December 2006
Carol Concert
including Vaughan Williams, Fantasia on Christmas Carol
(special guest soloist Sarah Connolly)
November 2006
Purcell, Come Ye Sons of Art
Purcell, I was glad
Purcell, Chaconne in G Minor
Handel, Coronation Anthem 1727
Handel, Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne
May 2006
Mozart, Requiem
Mozart, Solemn Vespers
December 2005
Bach, Christmas Oratorio
May 2005
Haydn, The Creation
December 2004
Schubert, Mass in G
Faure, Cantique de Jean Racine
Faure, Requiem
May 2004
Last Night at the Proms
8th November 2003
Handel, Messiah
10th May 2003
L. Bernstein, Chichester Psalms
Pergolessi, Stabat Mater
Puccini, Messa de Gloria
December 2002
Carol Concert (in aid of Haven Trust)
November 2002
Cherubini, Mass in D Minor Missa Solemnis no 2
May 2002
Dvorak, Te Deum
Poulenc, Gloria
Beethoven, Mass in C
December 2001
Handel, Solomon
May 2001
Haydn, Nelson Mass
Sanders, The Cotswolds