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We aim for a balance between the familiar and the new, and have a long tradition of first performances of music by local composers, often of astonishing inventiveness and musicality. Our conductor, Andy Meyers, is also an accomplished composer and we have premiered many of his works to great success. As well as performing three concerts a year in Kingston, we have also travelled abroad to perform in France, Belgium and the Netherlands.
The "word cloud" to the right shows the composers that we have performed most often. (You can find out more about word clouds by clicking the image or visiting the ManyEyes website.)
Details and reviews of our concerts repertoire are given below.
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for details of works specially written for the Kingston Chamber Orchestra,
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for details of some of the many talented people who have performed with us.
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Performances in 2013
March 2013: Schubert, Beethoven, Guarnieri, Haydn
Performances in 2012
November 2012 (Concert in St Paul's Church, Antwerp, Belgium): Mozart, Schumann, Rousell, Beethoven
November 2012: Mozart, Rousell, Schumann, Finzi, Beethoven, Meyers
June 2012: Haydn, Monta, Vaughan Williams, Poulenc
March 2012: Balakirev, Meyers, Beeethoven
Performances in 2011
December 2011 (Charity concert for the Down's Syndrome Association)
| Mozart | Overture, 'Marriage of Figaro' |
| Schubert | Rondo for Violin and Strings (soloist Helena Ruinard) |
| Delius | Sleigh Ride |
| Gershwin | Songs |
| Meyers | Christmas Fantasy |
November 2011: Weber, Bartok, Arnold, DvorakJune 2011
| Schubert | Overture, 'Claudine von Villa Bella' |
| Danzi | Sinfonia Concertante Op.41 for Clarinet and Flute (soloists Helen Smith, Ruth Miller) |
| Rory Smith | 3 Years (first performance) |
| Larsson | Pastoral Suite |
| Mozart | Symphony No 39 in Eb |
March 2011: Schumann, Mozart, Glen Rowlan, Beethoven
Performances in 2010
November 2010: Mozart, Jacob, Stravinsky
October 2010 (Concert in Basilique Sainte Clotilde, Paris): Haydn, Danzi, CPE Bach
June 2010: Mendelssohn, Nielsen, Dvorak
March 2010: Franck, Barber, Smith, Beethoven
Performances in 2009
December 2009 (Charity Performance in aid of the The Friends of Thomas Coram): Purcell, Bach, Mozart, Handel, Grieg
November 2009: Rossini, Grieg, Shostakovich
June 2009: Haydn, Prokofiev, Schubert
March 2009: Francis Bevan, Tchaikovsky, Faure, Beethoven
Performances in 2008
November 2008: Grieg arr Meyers, Crusell, Ram Khatabakhsh, Gade
October 2008 (Concert in Palais des Beaux Arts, Lille): JH Roman, B Crusell, Grieg arr Meyers
June 2008: Bantock, Brahms, Mozart, Kodaly
March 2008: Schubert, Meyers, Beethoven
Performances in 2007
December 2007 (Charity Concert in aid of the Friends of Thomas Coram): Rossini, Mozart, Handel, Schubert, Gershwin arr. Meyers
November 2007: Rossini, Mozart, Bertel Haugen, Mendelssohn
June 2007: Glinka, Sibelius, Matthew Print, Sullivan
March 2007: Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky
Performances in 2006
November 2006: Beethoven, Poulenc orch. Berkeley, Kodaly, Robert Simpson, Meyers
October 2006 (Concert in Palais des Beaux Arts, Lille): Beethoven, Poulenc orch. Berkeley, Bizet, Meyers
June 2006: Mendelssohn, Mozart, Lewiston Sharpe, Francaix, Sibelius
March 2006: Beethoven, Dvorak, Mike Greenway, Delius, Prokofiev
Performances in 2005
November 2005: Meyers, Britten arr. Matthews, Bizet, Beethoven
June 2005
| Mendelssohn | Overture to 'Son and Stranger' |
| Beethoven | Piano Concerto No 5 in Eb (soloist Samantha Ward) |
| Kodaly | Summer Evening: A Tone Poem for Orchestra |
| Cherubini | Symphony in D Major |
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March 2005: Beethoven, Weber, Milhaud, Schubert
Performances in 2004
November 2004: Weber, Strauss, Lewiston Sharpe, Beethoven
October 2004 (Concert in Kortrik, Belgium): Weber, Strauss, Meyers, Beethoven
June 2004: Schubert, Mozart, Wagner, Gounod
April 2004 (Concert at the Royal Star and Garter): Haydn, Vivaldi, Mozart
February 2004: Rossini, Handel, Berkeley, Mendelssohn
Performances in 2003
December 2003: Beethoven, Mozart, Meyers, Tchaikovsky
July 2003 (Kingston Parish Church Benefit Concert): Mozart, Mozart
June 2003: Mozart, Brahms, Davis, Dvorak
June 2003 (Children of the Andes Benefit Concert): Mozart, Meyers, Gershwin arr. Meyers, Beethoven
March 2003: Mozart, Shostakovich, Burden, Beethoven
Performances in 2002
November 2002: Haydn, Glazounov, Meyers, Shostakovich
October 2002 (Waalse Kerk, Delft, Holland): Haydn, Glazounov, Meyers, Mozart
June 2002: Rossini, Barber, Howard, Mendelssohn
March 2002: Respighi, Ravel, Delius, Tubin, Joplin
Performances in 2001
December 2001 (Kingston Parish Church Benefit Concert): Puccini
November 2001: Mozart, Schumann, Schubert, Hurd
June 2001: Rossini, Villa-Lobos, Abley, Mozart
March 2001: Haydn, Copland, Ditchfield, Moeran
Performances in 2000
November 2000: Dowland, Albinoni, Cherubini, Mahler
June 2000: Schubert, Respighi, M. D. Searby, Falla
March 2000: Cimarosa, Meyers, Wolf, Haydn
Performances in 1999
November 1999: Walton, Barber, Jenkins, Stravinsky, Copland
June 1999 (Family Concert): Weber, Poulenc, Kabalevsky, Joplin
March 1999: Beethoven, Moscheles, Tchaikovsky
Performances in 1998
November 1998: Mozart, Meyers, Gounod
June 1998: Beethoven, Massenet, Monti, Dvorak, Joplin arr. Meyers
February 1998: Beethoven, Berlioz, Bryce, Mendelssohn
Performances in 1997
November 1997: Prokofiev, Weber, Meyers
June 1997: Granville Bantock, Joseph Horovitz, Richard Strauss, Johannes Brahms
March 1997: Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann, George Butterworth, Saint-Saens
Performances in 1996
November 1996: Beethoven, Francis Poulenc, Leo Abrahams, Schubert
June 1996: Mozart, Faure, Meyers, Beethoven
March 1996: Mozart, Moscheles, Rachel Bertaut, Vaughan Williams
Performances in 1995
November 1995: Rossini, Karl Goldmark, Wagner, Dvorak, Mozart
July 1995: Rossini, JS Bach, Grieg arr. Meyers, Haydn, Joplin arr. Meyers
March 1995: Ravel, Arnold, Beethoven
Performances in 1994
November 1994: Boldieu, Brahms, Haydn, Debussy, Bizet
June 1994: Bach, Mozart, Haydn, Mozart
February 1994: Haydn, Beethoven, John Reeman, Schubert
Performances in 1993
November 1993: Copland, Alexander Arutiunian, Dvorak
June 1993: Rossini, Mozart, Beethoven
March 1993: Mozart, Richard Rodney Bennett, Stravinsky, Delius, da Falla
Performances in 1992
November 1992: Vaughan Williams, Brahms, Bizet
June 1992: MacCunn, Elgar, Delius, Grieg
March 1992: Mozart, Beethoven, Poulenc
Performances in 1991
December 1991: Rossini, Weber, Sibelius, Grieg arr. Meyers, Beethoven
June 1991: Taylor, Mozart, Bizet, Mozart, Manuel da Falla
March 1991
| Rossini | Overture 'La Cenerentola' |
| Haydn | Horn Concerto No 2 (soloist Adrian Wheeler) |
| Mendelssohn | Overture and Incidental Music to 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' |
| Delius | On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring |
| Stravinsky | Pulcinella |
