Sat, 8 Jun 2024: Summer concert at St Andrew’s Church, Surbiton
- César Franck: Mass in A Major
- Gabriel Fauré: Requiem
Wed, 6 Mar 2024: Mini concert at Our Lady of Lourdes, Thames Ditton
- John Rutter: A Sprig of Thyme
- A selection of Part Songs and Madrigals
Sat, 2 Dec 2023: Holy Trinity Claygate
- Saint-Saens: Oratorio de Noel
- Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols
- Carols for Choir and Audience
Sat 10 June 2023: St Andrew’s church, Surbiton
- Rutter – Requiem (Choir)
- Bartlett Madrigals and Partsongs (Choir)
- Finzi – My spirit sang all day
- Stanford – The Blue bird
- Elgar – As Torrents in summer
- Piano Duets (Paul Jeanes & Pam Kent)
- Brahms – Hungarian Dance in G Minor
- Grieg – Norwegian Dance in A Major
- Brahms – Hungarian Dance in F# Minor
- Poulenc – Hotel, Chanson d’Orkenise (Louisa Alice-Rose)
- George Shearing – Songs and Sonnets (Choir)
Wed 1 Mar 2023: at Our Lady of Lourdes Church
- Choruses from Opera
- Habanera (from Bizet – Carmen)
- Chorus of the Wedding Guests (from Donizetti – Lucia di Lammermoor)
- Easter Hymn (from Mascagni – Cavalleria Rusticana)
- Villagers’ Chorus (from Rossini – William Tell)
- Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (from Verdi – Nabucco)
- Pilgrims’ Chorus (from Wagner – Tannhäuser)
- Bartlett Madrigals and Partsongs
- My bonny lass she smileth
- Heraclitus
- The Long Day Closes
Sat 3 Dec 2022 : Holy Trinity Church, Claygate
- Bach “Magnificat”
- Holst “Christmas Day“,
- Vaughan Williams “Fantasia on Christmas Carols”
- Carols for choir and audience.
Sat 18 June 2022 at St Mark’s Church, Surbiton:
- Rutter “Feel the Spirit”
- Samuel Coleridge-Taylor “Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast”
- (moved from St Andrew’s Surbiton at short notice)
23 Mar 2022: at Our Lady of Lourdes Church
- Haydn “A Little Organ Mass”,
- Chilcott “A Little Jazz Mass” and
- John Rutter “A Prayer for Ukraine“
A mini-concert, with the Rutter rehearsed and sung on the day!
4 Dec 2021: at Kingston Parish Church.
- Handel “Messiah”
Our first proper concert in front of an audience since December 2019, with soloists: Ana Beard Fernandez (soprano), Alexander Simpson (alto), Guy Elliot (tenor), Charles Cunliffe (bass), and the Liturina Ensemble.
Wednesday, 23 Jun 2021: at Our Lady of Lourdes.
- Fauré “Requiem”
- Poulenc “Gloria”
Due to continuing COVID restrictions we did not hold a formal concert in June 2021 (see below) but instead held an open rehearsal at 7:30pm at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church on Hampton Court Way, Thames Ditton.
We welcomed soloists Rebecca Hardwick (soprano) and Laurence White (baritone). Laurence also sang three songs between the performance of the main works.
The evening was a welcome opportunity to sing live after many Zoom rehearsals! The write-up of the evening can also be viewed
here
Saturday 28 Mar 2020 (cancelled)
We were due back to sing at St Andrew’s Church, Surbiton. We were looking forward to performing Bach’s “St Matthew Passion” in English and featuring period instruments.
Sadly, in the light of concerns about coronavirus and based on government guidelines, this concert had to be cancelled. We also had to cancel further concerts due to be held in June 2021, also at St Andrew’s Church, Surbiton and December 2021 at Kingston parish church.
30 Nov 2019: at Holy Trinity Church, Claygate
- Britten “St Nicolas”
- Christmas Carols
The Britten in the first half had some atmospheric accompaniment by string quartet, piano, organ and percussion and also featuring some young soloists as well as the tenor part ably sung by James Robinson.
The second half included carols for both choir only and choir and audience.
8 Jun 2019: at the Menuhin Hall, Stoke D’Abernon
- Brahms: “Ein Deutsches Requiem”
- Brahms: “Liebeslieder Waltzes”
See the here for pictures and details about this charming concert.
1 Dec 2018: at All Saints Church, Kingston
- Handel: “Messiah”
- Rutter: “Gloria”
- Rutter: “When Icicles Hang”
Kingston provided a lovely festive backdrop and the program proved popular.
16 Jun 2018: at St. Andrew’s, Surbiton
- Rachmaninov: “All Night Vigil (Vespers)”
See here for more pictures and details about this exciting concert.
25 Nov 2017: at Holy Trinity Church, Claygate
- Charpentier: “Te Deum”
- Handel: “Ode for the birthday of Queen Anne”
- Britten: “Rejoice in the Lamb” at Holy Trinity Church, Claygate.
10 June 2017: at The Yehudi Menuhin Hall
- Haydn: “Creation”
Our first concert with our new conductor, Joel Newsome-Hubbard
17 Dec 2016: at St Mary’s University College Chapel, Twickenham
- Handel: “Messiah”
A joint concert with Hampton choral society : sadly our last concert under John Sutton’s baton!
11 Jun 2016: at St Mary’s University College Chapel, Twickenham
- Bach: “B Minor Mass”
A joint concert with Hampton choral society.
List of Earlier Concerts (pre 2016)
Choir member Roger Oldcorn kindly provided this complete historical listing of all Ember Choral Society’s previous UK concerts.
The choir was originally formed as Ember Music Society in 1956 based in Thames Ditton, UK. In 1978 the Hinchley Wood School Choral Society was incorporated and John Sutton took over as musical director. In 1981, the choir assumed the name of Ember Choral Society.
List of concerts: 1957-2015
Date | Composer | Work | Comments / Venue |
24-Jan-57 | Mendelssohn | Elijah | As Ember Music Society |
22-May-57 | Brahms | Requiem | |
19-Dec-57 | Handel | Messiah Christmas music; Carols | |
30-Apr-58 | Haydn | Creation | |
10-Dec-58 | Bach | Jesu Priceless Treasure | |
10-Dec-58 | Bush, Geoffrey | Christmas Cantata | |
29-Apr-59 | Mendelssohn | St Paul | |
13-Jan-60 | Handel | Judas Maccabaeus | |
13-Apr-60 | Haydn | The Seven Last Words on the Cross | |
25-May-60 | Handel | Zadok the Priest | |
25-May-60 | Handel | Coronation Anthem | |
23-Nov-60 | Mozart | The Twelfth Mass | |
22-Feb-61 | Mendelssohn | Hymn of Praise | |
22-Feb-61 | Haydn | The Seasons | |
17-May-61 | Parry | Blest Pair of Sirens | |
17-May-61 | Mozart | Alleluia | |
17-May-61 | Mendelssohn | How Lovely are the Messengers | |
07-Dec-61 | Coleridge-Taylor | Hiawatha | |
12-Apr-62 | Dvorak | Stabat Mater | |
12-Apr-62 | Bach | St Luke Passion | |
08-Dec-62 | German, Edward | Merrie England | |
09-May-63 | Brahms | Requiem | |
01-Nov-63 | Carol Concert | ||
18-Jan-64 | Bizet | Carmen | |
14-May-64 | Haydn | Creation | |
17-Dec-64 | Handel | Messiah | |
15-May-65 | Smetana | The Bartered Bride | |
09-Dec-65 | Mendelssohn | Elijah | |
28-Apr-66 | Mozart | Requiem Mass | |
28-Apr-66 | Britten | Hymn to St Cecilia | |
08-Dec-66 | Carol Concert | ||
02-Feb-67 | Mendelssohn | St Paul | |
07-Dec-67 | Handel | Messiah (extracts) | |
07-Dec-67 | Carols | ||
20-Jan-68 | German, Edward | Tom Jones | |
09-May-68 | Britten | Hymn to St Cecilia | |
09-May-68 | Schubert | Mass in Ab | |
02-Nov-68 | Sullivan | Gilbert & Sullivan Evening | |
11-Dec-68 | Carol Concert | with Claygate CS | |
21-Dec-68 | Carol Concert | ||
24-Apr-69 | Handel | Judas Maccabaeus | |
14-Dec-69 | Handel | Messiah | |
20-Dec-69 | Carol Concert | with Claygate CS | |
02-May-70 | Verdi | Requiem | |
05-Dec-70 | Poulenc | Gloria | |
01-Apr-71 | Brahms | Requiem | |
11-Dec-71 | Tippett | A Child of Our Time | with Claygate CS |
29-Apr-72 | Elgar | Music Makers | |
29-Apr-72 | Vaughan Williams | Sancta Civitas | |
18-Nov-72 | Fauré | Requiem | |
18-Nov-72 | Bach | Jesu Priceless Treasure | |
16-Dec-72 | Handel | Messiah (extracts) | |
16-Dec-72 | Carols | ||
12-May-73 | Orff | Carmina Burana | |
12-May-73 | Stravinsky | Symphony of Psalms | |
17-Nov-73 | Haydn | Creation | |
15-Dec-73 | Carol Concert | ||
18-May-74 | Mozart | Missa Brevis | |
18-May-74 | Rossini | Stabat Mater | |
07-Dec-74 | Vivaldi | Gloria | |
07-Dec-74 | Haydn | Mass in Bb | |
10-May-75 | Mendelssohn | Elijah | |
08-May-76 | Duruflé | Requiem | |
08-May-76 | Haydn | Nelson Mass | |
04-Dec-76 | Stanford | Songs of the Fleet | John Sutton first concert as soloist |
07-May-77 | Bach | St Matthew Passion | |
03-Dec-77 | Handel | Dettingen Te Deum | |
03-Dec-77 | Mozart | Requiem | |
06-May-78 | Brahms | Requiem | Jennifer Shell first concert |
19-May-79 | Fauré | Requiem | John Sutton debut as conductor |
19-May-79 | Vivaldi | Gloria | |
19-May-79 | Handel | Zadok the Priest | |
01-Dec-79 | Sullivan | Gilbert & Sullivan for all | |
10-May-80 | Verdi | Requiem | |
22-Nov-80 | Bach | Cantata No.11 | |
22-Nov-80 | Haydn | Nelson Mass | |
16-May-81 | Bach | St John Passion | |
05-Dec-81 | Mendelssohn | Elijah | As Ember Choral Society |
15-May-82 | Poulenc | Gloria | |
15-May-82 | Vaughan Williams | Five Mystical songs | |
15-May-82 | Parry | Blest Pair of Sirens | |
20-Nov-82 | Mozart | Vesperae Solennes de Confessore | |
20-Nov-82 | Gounod | Messe Solennelle (St Cecilia) | |
15-Dec-82 | Carol Concert | ||
14-May-83 | Lambert, Constant | The Rio Grande | with Hinchley Wood School CS |
14-May-83 | Orff | Carmina Burana | |
03-Dec-83 | Bach | Christmas Oratorio (1 and 2) | |
03-Dec-83 | Britten | St Nicholas | |
01-Dec-84 | Handel | Messiah (extracts) | |
12-May-84 | Haydn | Harmoniemesse | |
12-May-84 | Guard, Barrie | David & Goliath | World Premiere |
12-May-84 | Rossini | Stabat Mater | |
22-May-84 | Britten | St Nicholas | with Hampton CS |
23-May-84 | Britten | St Nicholas | with Hampton CS |
01-Dec-84 | Bach | Christmas Oratorio | |
01-Dec-84 | Berlioz | Childhood of Christ | |
01-Dec-84 | Handel | Messiah (extracts) | |
18-May-85 | Handel | Samson | |
07-Dec-85 | Bernstein | Chichester Psalms | |
07-Dec-85 | Vaughan Williams | Hodie | |
07-Dec-85 | Guard, Barrie | David & Goliath | |
15-Dec-85 | Handel | Messiah | |
10-May-86 | Elgar | Dream of Gerontius | with Hampton CS |
17-May-86 | Elgar | Dream of Gerontius | with Hampton CS |
25-Oct-86 | Vivaldi | Gloria | |
25-Oct-86 | Folk songs | ||
06-Dec-86 | Britten | Ceremony of Carols | |
06-Dec-86 | Beethoven | Mass in C | |
09-May-87 | Verdi | Requiem | with Hampton CS |
16-May-87 | Verdi | Requiem | with Hampton CS |
12-Dec-87 | Charpentier | Te Deum | |
12-Dec-87 | Rutter | When Icicles Hang | |
12-Dec-87 | Harvey | Of the Fathers Love | |
12-Dec-87 | Haydn | Seasons (Autumn & Winter) | |
19-Dec-87 | Handel | Messiah | |
19-Mar-88 | Bach | St Matthew Passion | |
11-May-88 | Fauré | Requiem | |
11-May-88 | Handel | Let the Bright Seraphim (Samson) | |
11-May-88 | Handel | Zadok the Priest | |
11-May-88 | Tippett | A Child of Our Time | |
03-Dec-88 | Rutter | When Icicles Hang | |
03-Dec-88 | Britten | St Nicholas | |
03-Dec-88 | Hughes | Brightest & Best | Premiere |
11-Dec-88 | Handel | Messiah | |
13-May-89 | Bach | Mass in B minor | with Hampton CS |
20-May-89 | Bach | Mass in B minor | with Hampton CS |
11-Nov-89 | Handel | Zadok the Priest | Esher Methodist Centenary Concert |
11-Nov-89 | Vivaldi | Gloria | |
11-Nov-89 | Fauré | Requiem | |
17-Dec-89 | Handel | Messiah | |
10-Feb-90 | Vivaldi | Gloria | Vera Fletcher Hall Appeal |
10-Feb-90 | Fauré | Requiem | |
12-May-90 | Brahms | Requiem | |
26-May-90 | Vivaldi | Gloria | Kelso |
26-May-90 | Fauré | Requiem | Kelso |
27-May-90 | Handel | Zadok the Priest | Sprouston |
08-Dec-90 | Mendelssohn | Elijah | |
26-Jan-91 | Handel | Messiah | |
11-May-91 | Tippett | A Child of Our Time | |
11-May-91 | Rutter | Requiem | |
07-Dec-91 | Mozart | Requiem | |
07-Dec-91 | Schubert | Mass in G | |
11-Jan-92 | Handel | Messiah | |
16-May-92 | Bach | Mass in B minor | with Hampton CS |
06-Jun-92 | Bach | Mass in B minor | with Hampton CS |
28-Nov-92 | Haydn | Nelson Mass | |
28-Nov-92 | Duruflé | Requiem | |
23-Jan-93 | Handel | Messiah | |
15-May-93 | Orff | Carmina Burana | |
15-May-93 | Lambert, Constant | The Rio Grande | |
04-Dec-93 | Parry | Blest Pair of Sirens | |
04-Dec-93 | Elgar | Music Makers | |
04-Dec-93 | Vaughan Williams | Five Mystical Songs | |
23-Jan-94 | Handel | Messiah | |
14-May-94 | Puccini | Messa di Gloria | |
14-May-94 | Poulenc | Gloria | |
03-Dec-94 | Verdi | Requiem | |
28-Jan-95 | Handel | Messiah | |
13-May-95 | Purcell | Come ye Sons of Art / Te Deum / Jubilate | |
13-May-95 | Bernstein | Chichester Psalms | |
02-Dec-95 | Elgar | Dream of Gerontius | |
27-Jan-96 | Handel | Messiah | |
11-May-96 | Vivaldi | Beatus Vir | |
11-May-96 | Scarlatti | Dixit Dominus | |
11-May-96 | Rutter | Psalm 121 | |
30-Nov-96 | Rutter | Gloria | |
30-Nov-96 | Mozart | Mass in C minor | |
25-Jan-97 | Handel | Messiah | |
22-Mar-97 | Bach | St John Passion | |
17-May-97 | Gala Opera Concert | 40th Anniversary | |
06-Dec-97 | Bruckner | Mass in E minor | |
06-Dec-97 | Schubert | Mass in Eb major | |
28-Feb-98 | Mozart | Requiem | |
09-May-98 | Handel | Zadok the Priest | |
09-May-98 | Haydn | Nelson Mass | |
09-May-98 | Bach | Magnificat | |
05-Dec-98 | Vaughan Williams | Hodie | |
05-Dec-98 | Fantasia on Christmas Carols | ||
05-Dec-98 | Rutter | When Icicles Hang | |
30-Jan-99 | Bach | Mass in B minor (extracts) | |
15-May-99 | Rossini | Messe Solennelle | |
15-May-99 | Poulenc | Gloria | |
21-Nov-99 | Duruflé | Requiem | with Richmond Orchestra |
21-Nov-99 | Prokofiev | Alexander Nevsky | |
04-Dec-99 | Duruflé | Requiem | with Richmond Orchestra |
04-Dec-99 | Prokofiev | Alexander Nevsky | |
21-Jan-00 | Haydn | Nelson Mass | |
21-Jan-00 | Bach | Magnificat | |
14-Oct-00 | Handel | Messiah | |
09-Dec-00 | Festival of Christmas Music | ||
05-May-01 | Elgar | Dream of Gerontius | |
13-May-01 | Elgar | Dream of Gerontius | |
01-Dec-01 | Britten | St Nicholas | |
01-Dec-01 | Finzi | Dies Natalis | |
01-Dec-01 | Guard, Barrie | A Surrey Cantata | World Premiere |
09-Mar-02 | Brahms | Requiem | Holy Trinity, Claygate |
11-May-02 | Barber | Agnus Dei | Queen Charlotte Hall, Richmond |
11-May-02 | Orff | Carmina Burana | with Richmond Orchestra |
25-May-02 | Orff | Carmina Burana | St Andrew’s, Surbiton |
with Richmond Orchestra | |||
11-Dec-02 | Handel | Dixit Dominus | |
11-Dec-02 | Bach | Christmas Oratorio (1,2,3) | |
11-Dec-02 | Britten | Ceremony of Carols | |
25-Jan-03 | Handel | Messiah | |
10-May-03 | Verdi | Requiem | with Hampton CS |
17-May-03 | Verdi | Requiem | with Hampton CS |
04-Oct-03 | Handel | Messiah | |
29-Dec-03 | Pergolesi | Magnificat | |
29-Dec-03 | Handel | Utrecht Te Deum | |
29-Dec-03 | Bach | Jesu, Meine Freude | |
20-Mar-04 | Mozart | Requiem | |
08-May-04 | Vaughan Williams | A Sea Symphony | with Hampton CS |
04-Dec-04 | Beethoven | Choral Fantasia | |
04-Dec-04 | Kodaly | Mass in B | |
05-Mar-05 | Dvorak | Te Deum | |
21-May-05 | Mozart | Solemn Vespers | |
21-May-05 | Britten | Rejoice in the Lamb | |
21-May-05 | Duruflé | Requiem | |
03-Dec-05 | Bizet | Carmen | |
25-Feb-06 | Haydn | Nelson Mass | |
26-Mar-06 | Stanford | Magnificat in G major | Choral Evening Service |
26-Mar-06 | Stanford | Nunc Dimittis in G major | Claygate Music Festival |
20-May-06 | Purcell | Come ye Sons of Art | |
20-May-06 | Tippett | Five Negro Spirituals | |
20-May-06 | Vivaldi | Dixit Dominus | |
02-Dec-06 | Mozart | Solemn Vespers | |
02-Dec-06 | Mozart | Mass in C minor | |
03-Mar-07 | Handel | Messiah | The Menuhin Hall |
16-Jun-07 | Elgar | Dream of Gerontius | with Hampton CS |
24-Jun-07 | Mendelssohn | Elijah | |
07-Jun-08 | Handel | Chandos Anthem 6 | |
07-Jun-08 | Vaughan Williams | Five Mystical Songs | |
07-Jun-08 | Fauré | Requiem | |
06-Dec-08 | Vaughan Williams | Hodie | |
06-Dec-08 | Carols | ||
06-Jun-09 | Rossini | Messe Solennelle | The Menuhin Hall |
28-Nov-09 | Charpentier | Messe de Minuit | |
28-Nov-09 | Jenkins, Karl | The Armed Man | |
05-Jun-10 | Bach | Mass in B minor | Holy Trinity Church, Claygate |
20-Nov-10 | Guard, Barrie | A Surrey Cantata | Holy Trinity Church, Claygate |
20-Nov-10 | Bernstein | Chichester Psalms | Holy Trinity Church, Claygate |
20-Nov-10 | Rutter | Requiem | Holy Trinity Church, Claygate |
04-Jun-11 | Handel | Judas Maccabaeus | The Menuhin Hall |
10-Dec-11 | Verdi | Requiem | St Andrew’s Church Surbiton, with Hampton CS |
10-Mar-12 | Brahms | Requiem | St Paul’s Church, East Molesey |
June 2012 | Various | A Celebration of British Music | Holy Trinity Church, Claygate |
Dec.2012 | Vivaldi | Beatus Vir | |
Dec.2012 | Rutter | Magnificat | |
June 2013 | Parry | Blest Pair of Sirens | The Menuhin Hall |
June 2013 | Lambert, Constant | The Rio Grande | |
Nov 2013 | Poulenc | Gloria | Holy Trinity Church, Claygate |
Nov 2013 | Durufle | Requiem | |
June 2014 | Rootham | For the Fallen | |
June 2014 | Vaughan Williams | Sea Symphony | St Mary’s, Twickenham with Hampton CS |
Nov.2014 | Handel | Zadok the Priest | |
Nov.2014 | Bach | Magnificat | |
Nov.2014 | Faure | Cantique de Jean Racine | |
Nov.2014 | Faure | Requiem | |
June 2015 | Vivaldi | Gloria | St Andrew’s Church, Surbiton |
June 2015 | Rutter | Gloria | |
June 2015 | Puccini | Messa di Gloria | |
Nov.2015 | Haydn | Nelson Mass | Holy Trinity Church, Claygate |
Nov.2015 | Mozart | C Minor Mass |
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