2000 Concert Programmes
March 11th
Russian Easter Festival Overture — Rimsky-Korsakov
Piano Concerto No. 3 — Bartok
Soloist: Annabelle Lawson
Symphony No. 2 in E minor — Rachmaninov
Conducted by Simon Bowler
May 20th
Fantasy Overture Romeo and Juliet — Tchaikovsky
Horn Concerto No. 1 in Eb major —– Strauss
Soloist: Charlotte Lines
Symphony No. 5 in E minor ——– Tchaikovsky
Conducted by Simon Bowler
July 22nd
Overture The Thieving Magpie**—- Rossini
Variations on a Rococo Theme* — Tchaikovsky
Soloist: Catherine Dawson (cello)
Overture Light Cavalry** — Suppé
Symphony No. 8 (“Unfinished”)* — Schubert
Finlandia** — Sibelius
Conducted by Simon Bowler* and Frank Lennon**
October 21st
Concert featuring the Wurlitzer 2000 organ at Stockport Town Hall
Adagio for Organ and Strings …………………. Albinoni
Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani …. Poulenc
Organ solos including Sortie in E flat (Lefébure-Wély)
L’Arlésienne Suites ………………………… Bizet
Symphony No. 1 for Organ and Orchestra …Guilmant
Soloist: Huw Williams
Conducted by Simon Bowler
Supported by the Gerrard Family Trust
December 9th
Overture Russlan and Ludmilla ——————- Glinka
Caucasian Sketches ——————- Ippolitov-Ivanov
Dance of the Tumblers —————- Rimsky-Korsakov
Movements from the Christmas Oratorio —- Bach
Two Motets (Bruckner) and Cantique de Jean Racine (Fauré)
Carols for All
with Marple Choral Society (Musical Director Richard Laing)
Conducted by Denise Beynon