City of London Sinfonia, Series I, 1995

A series of lunchtime concerts by the City of London Sinfonia from churches in the City of London, featuring 20 th-century British music, including a new or recent work by a contemporary composer. Given as part of Radio 3’s `Fairest Isle’ celebrations

1 tx 7/2/95
From St Bartholomew-the-Great
Director: Andrew Watkinson

Warlock: Capriol Suite
Elgar: Serenade for strings
Diana Burrell: Enchainements (world premiere)
Britten: Prelude and Fugue for 18 solo strings, Op.29

2 tx 14/02/95
From St Katharine Cree in Leadenhall Street

Arnold: Three Sea Shanties for wind quintet
Diana Burrell: Wind Quintet
Robin Holloway: Serenade in E flat for wind and strings

3 tx 21/02/95
From St Giles Cripplegate, Barbican
Richard Hickox (conductor), John Wallace (trumpet), John Harle (saxophone)

Elgar: Introduction and Allegro for double string orchestra
Hopkins: Concerto for trumpet and saxophone (world premiere)
Tippett: Fantasia concertante on a theme of Corelli

4 tx 8/06/95
From St Bartholomew-the-Great
Barry Tuckwell (director/horn), Maldwyn Davies (tenor)

Holst: Brook Green Suite
Goehr: Fugue on the notes of Psalm IV
Britten: Serenade for tenor, horn and strings

5 tx 15/06/95
From: St Giles, Cripplegate
Richard Hickox (conductor), Kim Walker (bassoon)

Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme of Thomas Tallis
Judith Weir: Isti mirant stella
Richard Rodney Bennett: Bassoon Concerto (world premiere)

6 tx 22/06/95
From St Katharine Cree, Leadenhall Street
Andrew Watkinson (director/violin), Paul Silverthorne (viola)

Vaughan Williams: Violin Concerto
Robin Orr: Rhapsody for strings
John Woolrich: Ulysses Awakes, for solo viola and strings
Britten: Simple Symphony

City of London Sinfonia lunchtime concerts, Series II, 1995/6

6 lunchtime concerts from City of London churches for BBC Radio 3, featuring music from Austria, Sweden and Finland

Programme 1 tx 5/9/95
From St Giles, Cripplegate
Pamela Helen Stephen (mezzo-soprano), Conducted by Richard Hickox

Sallinen: At the Palace Gate
Haydn: Miserere noi, misera patria
Haydn: Scena di Berenice
Haydn: Symphony No.104 ( London)

Programme 2 tx 16/10/95
From St Olave’s, Hart Street
Sinfonia Soloists with Susan Tomes (piano)

Mustonen: Toccata
Schubert: Trout Quintet

Programme 3 tx 11/12/95
rom St Bartholomew-the Great
Andrew Watkinson (director/violin)

Kraus: Overture ` Olympia’
H.K. Gruber: Violin Concerto No.2 (Nebelsteinmusik)
Haydn; Symphony No.103

Programme 4 tx 19/02/96
From St Olave’s Hart Street
Sinfonia Soloists

Mozart: Divertimento in F, K253
Erik Bergman: Mana
Berwald: Septet

Programme 5 tx 14/03/96
rom St Giles, Cripplegate
Stephen Stirling (horn), conducted by Richard Hickox

Sibelius: Rakastava
Lars-Erik Larsson: Concertino for horn and strings
Mozart: Symphony No.25 in G minor, K183

Programme 6 tx 12/04/96
From St Bartholomew-the-Great
Andrew Watkinson (director)

Mozart: Divertimento in D, K136
Sibelius:Romance, Op.42
Magnus Lindberg: Away
Hugo Alfven: Andante religioso
Dag Wiren: Serenade for strings

City of London Sinfonia lunchtime concerts Series 3, 1997

6 Invitation concerts for BBC Radio 3 from St Giles, Cripplegate, featuring 19 th and 20 th-century French music

Presented by Penny Gore
Produced by Martin Cotton

Dusapin: Hop ( UK premiere)
Andre Caplet: Masque of the Red Death
Boulez: Derive
Ravel: Introduction et Allegro for harp, flute, clarinet and string quartet

Canteloube: Songs of the Auvergne (selection)
Ravel: Deux melodies hebraiques
Dutilleux: Les Citations
Ravel: 5 melodies populaires grecques
Milhaud: Le boeuf sur le toit

Saint-Saens: Septet
Ohana: Sundown Dances ( UK premiere)
Poulenc: Septet

Faure: Pavane
Francaix: Double Concerto
Honegger: Pastorale d’ete
Ibert: Divertissement

Debussy, orch. Ravel: Sarabande
Ravel: Pavane pour une infante defunte
Francaix: Pavane pour un genie vivant
Jolivet: La fleche du temps
Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin

Debussy: Danse sacree et danse profane for harp and orchestra
Dutilleux: Mystere de l’instant
Honegger: Symphony No.2