Past Events 2022


Spring Concert 2022

Sun, 6 Mar 2022

The Apex

Conductor: Chris Parsons - Leader: Nicki Lancaster

Academic Festival Overture - Brahms - video
Italian Suite - Lawrence Yates
Bells Across the Meadows - Albert Ketèlbey - video
Suffolk Suite - Doreen Carwithen
Finlandia - Sibelius
Danzón No. 2 - Márquez - video



Summer Concert 2022 - The Sounds of America

Sun, 3 Jul 2022

The Apex

Conductor: Chris Parsons - Leader: Nicki Lancaster

Soloist John Holland-Avery

Fanfare for the Common Man - Aaron Copland
Theme from The Magnificent Seven - Elmer Bernstein
Shenandoah - Traditional folk song - arr Parsons
Walking the Dog - George Gershwin
Old American Songs Set 1 - Aaron Copland

Star Wars Main Theme - John Williams
West (Native American Suite) - Lawrence Yates
Nature Boy - Eden Ahbez
The Stars and Stripes Forever - John Philip Sousa
Charleston - James P Johnson



Play Day

Sun, 9 Oct 2022

Sybil Andrews Academy

Sibelius – Karelia Suite
Schumann – a selection from Symphony No. 3
Piazzolla – Libertango
Mancini – Pink Panther Theme

AGM 2022

Tue, 15 Nov 2022
See AGM Documents page for documents (Members only)

Jane presents Chris with his Making Music Award for Best Musical Director of 2022

Tue, 22 Nov 2022
Sybil Andrews Academy





The Nomination form which won him the award


Christmas Concert 2022

Tue, 6 Dec 2022

All Saints Church

Conductor: Chris Parsons - Leader: Nicki Lancaster

Christmas Festival - Leroy Anderson
Audience Carol - O Come all ye faithful
Padstow Lifeboat - Op94 - Malcolm Arnold
Carol of the Bells - Mykola Leontovich
Jingle Midwinter Away - Lawrence Yates
Audience Carol - Good King Wenceslas
The Blue Danube - Johann Strauss II
Christmas Medley - David Sims
Christmas Suite No.2 - Lawrence Yates
Audience Carol - Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Audience carol - We wish you a Merry Christmas
Radetzky March - Johann Strauss I

Collection for the charity Jessie's Fund raised £433.


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