Past Concerts
Pastime with Good Company Concert Programme
Saturday 6 July 2024
All Saints Church Writtle
Conductor Christine Gwynn
Out of the Darkness Concert Programme
Saturday 23 March 2024
Conductor Christine Gwynn
Organist Laurence Lyndon-Jones
Read Alan Bullard’s review here
Candlelit Carols Concert Programme
Sunday 10 December 2023
Conductor Christine Gwynn
Writtle Junior School Choir
Conductor Julie Cookson
Organist Simon Harvey
The Gift of Music Concert Programme
Choral and organ music for the feast of St Cecilia
Saturday 18 November 2023
Conductor Christine Gwynn
Organist Laurence Lyndon-Jones
Of Byrd and Bard Concert Programme
Saturday 17 July 2023
All Saints Church, Writtle
Conductor Christine Gwynn
Music from Vienna Concert Programme
Saturday 25 March 2023
St. Gabriel’s Church, Aldersbrook
E12 5HH
Conductor Christine Gwynn
Candlelit Christmas Concert Programme
Sunday 11 December 2022
All Saints Church, Writtle
Conductor Christine Gwynn
Organist Simon Harvey
A Place in the Sun Concert Programme
Sunday 16 October 2022
All Saints Church, Writtle
Conductor Christine Gwynn
Organist Hilary Punnett
A Summer Garland Concert Programme
Saturday 2 April 2022
All Saints Church, Writtle
Conductor Christine Gwynn
Lighten Our Darkness Concert Programme
Saturday 12 March 2022
All Saints Church, Writtle
Conductor Christine Gwynn
Organist Hilary Punnett
Candlelit Christmas Carols Concert Programme
Sunday 12 December 2021
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
Organist: Simon Harvey
Sing Joyfully Concert Programme
first concert since the pandemic
Sunday 3 October 2021
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
All concerts in 2020 were postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic
Candlelit Christmas Carols Concert Programme
with Little 2 Big Voices
Wednesday 8 December 2019
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
Faire is the Heaven Concert Programme
Saturday 16 November 2019
All Saints Church, Writtle
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
All 
Creatures Great and Small Concert Programme
Saturday 6 July 2019
All Saints Church, Writtle
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
Pianist: Jamie Cochrane
Night Wat
ch and Earth Hour Concert Programme
Saturday 30 March 2019
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
Carols by Candlelight Concert Programme
Wednesday 12 December 2018
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
Northern Lights Concert Programme
Saturday 17 November 2018
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
Stuff and Nonsense Concert Programme
Saturday 7 July 2018
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
Liszt and Kodály Concert Programme
Saturday 24March 2018
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
Carols by Candelight Concert Programme
Saturday 13 December 2017
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
Looking Forward, Looking Back Concert Programme
Saturday 11 November 2017
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
Time Pieces Concert Programme
Saturday 15 July 2017
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
Duruflé Requiem and Langlais Messe Solennelle Concert Programme
Saturday 4 March 2017
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
Carols by Candlelight Concert Programme
Sunday 11 December 2016
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
Gabriel Jackson’s To the Field of Stars Concert Programme
Sunday 20 November 2016
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
Sounds and Sweet Airs
Saturday 16 July 2016
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
Songs of Love and Longing
Saturday 5 March 2016
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
Carols by Candlelight
Sunday 13 December 2015
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
Sing for the Morning’s Joy
Sunday 22 November 2015
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
Women of Note
Saturday 18th July 2015
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
Magnificat
Saturday 21st March 2015
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
Open Workshop with Jeffery Wilson
Saturday 10th January 2015
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
Carols by Candlelight
Sunday 14th December 2014
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
Music’s Measure
Saturday 22nd November 2014
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
Nocturne
Saturday 28th June 2014
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
Hispanic Treasures
Saturday 29th March 2014
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
Candlelit Christmas Concert
Sunday 15th December 2013
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
Blessed Cecilia
Saturday 9th November 2013
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
The Painter’s Eye
Saturday 13th July 2013
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
Paris in the Spring
Sunday 17th March 2013
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
Candlelit Christmas Concert
Sunday 16th December 2012
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
North of the Border
Saturday 10th November 2012
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
Horrortorio and Other Eccentricities
Saturday 14th July 2012
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
St John Passion with Jericho Ensemble
Bene’t Coldstream &Tom Kennedy
Saturday 31st March 2012
St John’s Church, Moulsham Street, Chelmsford
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
Candlelit Concert of music from around the world
Sunday 11th December 2011
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
Recollections
Sunday 6th November 2011
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
Mixed Doubles
Saturday 16th July 2011
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
A cappella foyer recital as part of London Literature Festival
Sunday 10th July 2011
South Bank Centre
Musical Director:Christine Gwynn
‘William Byrd: Loyal Heart or Traitor?’
Saturday 14 May 2011
St Peter and St Paul Church Stondon Massey
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
9 -12 April 2011 ~ Tour to Zűrich
Radiance: Music of light
Saturday 12th March 2011
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
Candlelit Christmas Concert with Chelmsford Youth Choir
Sunday 11th December 2010
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
Gunpowder, Treason & Plot
Saturday 6th November 2010
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
Wrevealed: an exploration behind the scenes of choral music featuring music by Byrd, Purcell, Chilcott, Pearsall, Bach, Mozart, Verdi and more
Saturday 11th July 2010
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
Part of massed chorus in Mahler Resurrection Symphony
Sunday 9th May 2010
Royal Festival Hall
Musical Director: Marin Alsop
A cappella foyer recital as part of Chorus Festival
Sunday 2nd May 2010
South Bank Centre
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
Bernstein Chichester Psalms, Janáček Otče náš & Panufnik Westminster Mass
Saturday 27th March 2010
Chelmsford Cathedral
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
Christmas Double Bill featuring Saint-Saëns Oratorio de Noël
Sunday 13th December 2009
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
Italian Evening
Saturday November 2009
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director: Christine Gwynn
Masses by Vaughan Williams and Byrd
Saturday 11th July 2009
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director:Christine Gwynn
Gloriana ~ Monarch and Muse
Saturday 7th March 2009
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director:Christine Gwynn
Music given new life including improvisations by Robert Poyser (organ) and Ken Bartels (saxophone)
Saturday 8th November 2008 7.30 pm
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director:Christine Gwynn
Christmas Double Bill
Sunday 14th December 2008
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director:Christine Gwynn
Wind in the Willows
Including John Rutter’s arrangement of Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows and music from Cats, Jungle Book and well known children’s songs
Saturday 12th July 2008
All Saints’ Church, Writtle
Musical Director:Christine Gwynn
I Was Glad
Including Psalm settings by Parry, Purcell, Goodall, Schutz, Palestrina and Byrd
Saturday 1st March 2008
Christmas Double Bill
Sunday 16th December
3.30 Family Christmas Concert
4.30 Seasonal refreshments
5.00 Candlelit Concert
Including
Britten: A Ceremony of Carols
Saturday 10th November 2007 7.30 pm
Fauré: Requiem
Poulenc: Gloria
Durufle: Quatre Motets sur des thèmes grégorians nos. 1,2 & 4
Sweelinck: Psalm 96
21st July 2007
Bach B Minor Mass
Performed at the Proiory Church of St Laurence, Blackmore with
The Jericho Ensemble
12th -15th April Tour to Yorkshire
24th February 2007
Like a horse and carriage
Music about Love and Marriage
10th December 2006
Christmas Double Bill
Including Finzi In Terra Pax
21st October 2006 7.30 pm
To Music
Including music by
Handel, Chilcott, Schubert, Parry, Howells,Weelkes and Tomkins
Saturday 8th July 2006 7.30 pm
Concert of Spanish & American Music
including Ramirez Misa Criolla
Saturday 11th March 2006 7.30 pm
Spring Concert
Faire is the heaven
Sunday 11th December 2005
Christmas Double Bill
3.30pm Family Christmas Concert
5pm Candlelit Recial
including Charpentier Messe de Minuit
Tour to Prague
Saturday 22nd – Tuesday 25th October 2005
A Cappella Recital
Saturday 15th October 2005 5.00 pm
St Mary’s Church, Stapleford Tawney
A Portrait of Mozart
Saturday 18th June 2005 7.30 pm
Concert with orchestra including C minor Mass
The Priory Church of St Laurence, Blackmore
Lunchtime in Paris
Music from Paris with narrations by
Gwyneth and Martyn Richards
Wednesday 11th May 2005
Accompanist: Caroline Finlay
St John’s Moulsham Street Chelmsford as part of the Chelmsford Cathedral Festival
Parisian Evening
Saturday 5th March 2005
Music from Paris with narrations by
Gwyneth and Martyn Richards
Accompanist: Caroline Finlay
Christmas Time
Sunday 12th December 2004
Christmas music and carols for all the family with
Writtle Junior School Choir
Tickled by Canticles
Saturday 20th November
Charpentier Te Deum Schubert Magnificat Stanford Jubilate Goodall Marlborough Canticles
Summer concert
Saturday 10 July 2004
Where have I heard that before?
Familiar music from film, TV and stage.
With Writtle Junior School Choir
Tour to Antwerp
Thursday 15 April to Sunday 18th April 2004
Antwerp Tour repertoire
REPERTOIRE FOR MASS IN ANTWERP CATHEDRAL
INTROIT ~ Pitoni Cantate Domino
MASS setting ~ Caplin ~ Missa Omnium Sanctorum [Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus & Benedictus, Agnus Dei]
ANTHEM AFTER FIRST READING ~ Stanford ~ Beati Quorum Via
GRADUAL (before gospel) ~ Palestrina ~ Alleluia
OFFERTORY Organ
COMMUNION Durufle ~ Ubi Caritas
REPERTOIRE FOR CONCERTS
English and European renaissance and baroque (sacred & secular)
Morley Sing we and chant it
Gibbons The Silver Swan
Certon La la la, je ne l’ose dire
Willaert Irons-nous toujours coucher
A Gabrieli Angeli, archangeli
Lotti Crucifixus
Monteverdi Cantate Domino
European 19th/20th – sacred
Bruckner Locus Iste
Grieg Ave maris stella
Rachmaninov Ave Maria
Casals O vos omnes
Stravinsky Ave Maria
English sacred and secular
Britten Hymn to the virgin
Stanford Beati quorum via
Elgar My love dwelt in a northern land
Elgar As torrents in summer
R Vaughan Williams Three Shakespeare songs
Holst Now is the month of maying
Holst Come to me
Finzi My spirit sang all day
Accompanist: Caroline Finlay
Brahms Requiem
Saturday 6 March 2004
Combined concert with
The Valentine Singers
at Barnardo’s Church, Barkingside
Christmas concert
with Writtle Junior School Choir
Sunday 14 December 2003: 5.30pm
Schubert Mass in G
Saturday 15 November 2003: 7.30pm
Langlais Messe Solennelle
Caplin Missa Omnium Sanctorum
