Portsmouth Philharmonic Orchestra | Season 15 - 2022-23

2022/23 - SEASON 15

Date: May 27
Venue: St Faith's Church Lee on the Solent
Programme

• Strauss - Roses from the South Waltz
• Haydn - 3rd movement from Trumpet Concerto (soloist Karen Travers)
• Gilbert & Sullivan - Poor Wandering One (soprano Jennifer Parker-Lummis)
• Vaughan Williams - English Folk Songs
• Elgar - Pomp & Circumstance No 4
• Walton - Crown Imperial
• Arne - Rule Britannia (soprano Jennifer Parker-Lummis)
• Parry - Jerusalem 
• Elgar - Pomp & Circumstance No 1
• Wood - Fantasia on British Sea Songs

Charity: The LifeHouse
Amount raised: £500

Date: March 25
Venue: Church of the Resurrection
Programme

• Mozart - Don Giovanni Overture
• Haydn - Trumpet Concerto (soloist Karen Travers)
• Dvorak - Symphony No 8

Charity: Aurora New Dawn
Amount raised: £575

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Date: November 27
Venue: Church of the Resurrection
Programme

• Coates - Dambusters' March
• Bruch - Violin Concerto No 1 (soloist Catherine Lawlor)
• Beethoven - Symphony No 8

Charity: Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance
Amount raised: £650
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2021/22 - SEASON 14

Date: June 25
Venue: Church of the Resurrection    
Programme

• Mozart - Magic Flute Overture
• Gounod - Faust: Ballet Music
• Mendelssohn - Symphony No 4 "The Italian"

Charity: Cavernoma Alliance UK 
Amount raised: £420
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Date: December 5 
Venue: Church of the Resurrection   
Programme

• Vaughan Williams - English Folk Songs
• Schubert - Symphony No 8
• Nicolai - Merry Wives of Windsor Overture
• Hely-Hutchinson - Carol Symphony 2nd movement
• Richardson (arr Carpenter) - Running Bear
• Sousa (arr Palmer) - Sousa on Parade

Amount raised: £138.55

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2020/21 - SEASON 13

 Due to the Covid-19 pandemic there were no concerts in this season

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2019/20 - SEASON 12

Date: December 1
Venue: Church of the Resurrection  
Programme

• Rossini - Thieving Magpie Overture
• Humperdinck - Hansel & Gretel Overture
• Beethoven - Symphony No 7

Charity: Cystic Fibrosis Trust
Amount raised: £835

Concert programme suspended in March 2020 due to Covid-19 Pandemic

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2018/19 - SEASON 11

Date: June 15              
Venue: Buckler's Yard Yacht Harbour  
Programme  

• Coates – Dambusters March 
• Binge – The Watermill (soloist - Wendy Carpenter)
• Coates – Knightsbridge 
• Elgar – Pomp & Circumstance No 4 
• Handel – Music for the Royal Fireworks 
• Elgar – Pomp & Circumstance No 1 
• Wood – Fantasia on British Sea Songs 
• Parry – Jerusalem 
• Auld Lang Syne

Charity: The Alzheimer's Society   
Amount raised: £1009

Date: March 16             
Venue: Portsmouth Grammar School 
Programme 

• Beethoven - Egmont Overture                                      
• RV Williams - The Lark Ascending (soloist - Catherine Lawlor)  
• Elgar - Chanson de Matin, Chanson de Nuit 
• Haydn - Surprise Symphony  

Charity: The Stroke Association  
Amount raised: £400

Date: December 9            
Venue: Church of the Resurrection 
Programme

• Schubert - Rosamunde Overture                                     
• Strauss - Serenade in Eb Major 
• Grieg - Peer Gynt Suite No 1
• Bizet - Symphony in C Major 

Charity: Tonic: Music for Mental Health 
Amount raised: £750 

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2017/18 - SEASON 10

Date: June 16 (with Southsea Community Choir – part of Portsmouth Festivities) 
Venue: Portsmouth Grammar School 
Programme

• Vivaldi - Concerto for two violins (soloists – Colin Wilkins & Trudy Mansfield) 
• Beethoven – Symphony No 3                      

Charity: Meningitis Now                
Amount raised: £708 

Date: March 4   
Venue: Church of the Resurrection                           
Programme

• Von Weber – March & Concertino in C 
• Jenkins – Palladio                                                             
• Bach – Double Violin Concerto (soloists – Colin Wilkins & Trudy Mansfield) 
• Brahms – Academic Festival Overture 
• Schubert – Symphony No 8 

Charity: QA Rheumatology Dept 
Amount raised: £150 

Date: October 14 
Venue: Hayling Community Centre 
Programme 

• Nicolai - Merry Wives of Windsor Overture 
• Sibelius – Finlandia Overture 
• Tchaikovsky – Andante from Piano Concerto No 2  (soloists – Liam Rowe, Abi Mansfield & Colin Wilkins) 
• Dvorak – Symphony No 9 

Charity: Hayling Community Centre Roof Appeal 
Amount raised: £630 

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2016/17 - SEASON 9

Date: June 17 
Venue: St Agatha’s Church (part of Portsmouth Festivities) 
Programme

• Parry – Blest Pair of Sirens 
• RV Williams – English Folk Song Suite 
• Gilbert & Sullivan – Poor Wandering One 
• Saint Saens – Organ Symphony 

Charity: The Samaritans 
Amount raised: £300 

Date: March 4 (with Meon Valley Orchestra) 
Venue: United Reformed Church, Fareham 
Programme

• Bizet – L’Arlesienne Suite No 1 
• Binge – Watermill (soloist – Mike Wilson) 
• Beethoven Symphony No 5 

Charity: Solent Diabetes Association 
Amount raised: £2050 

Date: February 5 
Venue: Admiral Lord Nelson School 
Programme

• Mozart - Marriage of Figaro Overture 
• Haydn – Trumpet Concerto in Eb (soloist Ted Riley) 
• Elgar – Chanson de Matin, Chanson de Nuit 
• Binge – Watermill (soloist – Mike Wilson) 
• Coates – Knightsbridge March 
• Bonsor (arr. Carpenter) – Serenata 

Charity: QA Rheumatology Dept 
Amount raised: £300 

Date: December 11 
Venue: Church of the Resurrection 
Programme

• Beethoven – Egmont Overture 
• Bizet – L’Arlesienne Suite No 1 
• Haydn – Symphony No 101 

Charity: Roberts Centre 
Amount raised: £422 

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2015/16 - SEASON 8

Date: July 17 
Venue: Church of the Resurrection 
Programme

• Copland – Fanfare for the Common Man 
• Brahms – St Anthony Variations 
• Warlock – Capriol Suite 
• Beethoven – Symphony No 5 

Charity: Solent Diabetes Association 
Amount raised: £466 

Date: March 20 
Venue: Charter Academy 
Programme

• Mozart – Magic Flute Overture 
• Weber – Clarinet Concerto No 1 (soloist – Louise Martin) 
• Haydn – Symphony No 104 

Charity: RNLI 
Amount raised: £598 

Date: March 5 (with Meon Valley Orchestra) 
Venue: United Reformed Church, Fareham 
Programme

• Weber – Clarinet Concerto No 1 (soloist – Louise Martin) 
• Schubert – Symphony No 8 

Charity: Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund 
Amount raised: £2,112 

Date: September 27 
Venue: Plaza Function Suite, Pyramids 
Programme

• Sousa - Sousa on Parade 
• Nicolai – Merry Wives of Windsor Overture 
• Dvorak – Slavonic Dances Nos 6&7 
• RV Williams – English Folk Song Suite 
• Rossini – Thieving Magpie Overture 
• Elgar - Chanson de Matin, Chanson de Nuit 
• Faure – Pavane 

Charity: QA Rheumatology Dept 
Amount raised: £1,700 

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2014/15 - SEASON 7

Date: July 4 (with Meon Valley Band) 
Venue: United Reformed Church, Fareham 
Programme

• Sousa – Sousa on Parade 
• Nicolai – Merry Wives of Windsor Overture 
• Dvorak – Largo from Symphony No 9 
• RV Williams – English Folk Song Suite 

Charity: Brain Tumour Research 
Amount raised: £2,206 

Date: April 15 (with Hayling Island Choir) 
Venue: Hayling Island Community Centre 
Programme

• Rossini  - Thieving Magpie Overture 
• Faure – Pavane 
• Rutter – Feel the Spirit 
• RV Williams – Five Mystical Songs 
• Mascagni – Easter Hymn 

Charity: Hayling Community Centre Roof Fund
Amount raised: Not known 

Date: December 7 
Venue: Church of the Resurrection 
Programme 

• Borodin – Overture from Prince Igor 
• Doppler - Fantaisie Pastorale Hongroise (soloist Emma Clifton) 
• Schubert – Symphony No 4 

Charity: Cancer Research 
Amount raised: £303 

Date: November 8 (Portsmouth Music Hub Anniversary Concert) 
Venue: Portsmouth Guildhall 
Programme

• Dvorak – Slavonic Dances Nos 6&7 

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2013/14 - SEASON 6

Date: July 13  
Venue: Church of the Resurrection  
Programme

• Mendelssohn - Hebrides Overture  
• Albinoni – Concerto for 2 oboes in D (soloists - Melanie Espin & Jane Johnson)  
• Mozart – Symphony No 35  

Charity: Macmillan Cancer Support  
Amount raised: £242 

Date: March 30 
Venue: Church of the Resurrection 
Programme

• Sullivan – Overture from HMS Pinafore 
• Binge – Alto Saxophone Concerto in Eb (soloist – Toni Kent) 
• RV Williams – English Folk Song Suite 
• Coates - Three Elizabeths Suite 

Charity: Alzheimer’s Society 
Amount raised: £179 

Date: March 15 (with Meon Valley Band) 
Venue: United Reformed Church, Fareham 
Programme

• Sullivan – Overture from HMS Pinafore 
• RV Williams – English Folk Song Suite 
• Binge – Watermill (soloist - Melanie Espin) 
• Binge – Elizabethan Serenade 
• Coates -  Halcyon Days from the Three Elizabeths Suite 

Charity: Ninewells Cancer Campaign 
Amount raised: £1,500 

Date: December 1 
Venue: Church of the Resurrection 
Programme

• Mozart – Magic Flute Overture 
• Vivaldi - Concerto in C for Mandolin, Strings and Continuo (soloist – Brian Johnson) 
• Dvorak – Slavonic Dances Nos 6&7 
• Tchaikovsky – Symphony No 1 

Charity: Naomi House 
Amount raised: £122 

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2012/13 - SEASON 5

Date: June 12 (part of Waterlooville Music Festival) 
Venue: St George’s Church 
Programme

• Humperdinck – Hansel & Gretel 
• Coates – Dambusters March 
• JS Bach – Air on the G String 
• Tchaikovsky – Dance of the Mirlitons from The Nutcracker 
• Dvorak – Largo from Symphony No 9 
• Beethoven – Allegretto from Symphony No 6 
• Quilter – A Children’s Overture 
• Binge – Elizabethan Serenade 
• Jacob – Old Wine in New Bottles 
• Haydn – Symphony No 100 
• Walton - Crown Imperial March 

Charity: Waterlooville Food Bank  
Amount raised: £216

Date: December 9 
Venue: Church of the Resurrection 
Programme

• Quilter – A Children’s Overture 
• Neruda - Trumpet Concerto in E flat (soloist - Trumpet Concerto in E flat) 
• Spohr - Fantasia and Variations on a Theme of Danzi (Clarinet - Spence Bundy, Violin 1 - Colin Wilkins, Violin 2 - Trudy Mansfield, Viola - James Smith, Cello - Abi Mansfield) 
• Haydn – Symphony No 100 

Charity: Southampton Neonatal Unit 
Amount raised: £221 

Date: October 14 (with Portsmouth Music Hub Youth & Junior Orchestras) 
Venue: Kings Theatre 
Programme

• Mascagni - Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana 
• Haydn – Menuetto and Haydn 
• Best of Bach 
• Waltzing Matilda 
• Handel - La Rejouissance from Music for the Royal Fireworks 
• Handel – Theme from Water Music 
• Slavic Air 
• Monti – Czardas 
• Coates – Knightsbridge March 
• Binge – Watermill (soloist – Melanie Espin) 
• J Williams - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 
• Walton – Crown Imperial March 

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2011/12 - SEASON 4

Date: July 8 
Venue: Church of the Resurrection 
Programme

• MacCunn - The Land of the Mountain and the Flood 
• Haydn – Oboe Concerto in C (soloist Melanie Espin) 
• Beethoven – Symphony No 3 

Charity: Alzheimer’s Society 
Amount raised: £153 

Date: 14 June (part of Waterlooville Music Festival) 
Venue: St George’s Church 
Programme

• MacCunn - The Land of the Mountain and the Flood 
• Coates – Knightsbridge March 
• Tchaikovsky – Sleeping Beauty Waltz 
• Binge – Watermill (soloist – Melanie Espin) 
• Dvorak – Allegro con fuoco from Symphony No 9 
• J Williams - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 
• Coates – Saxo Rhapsody (soloist – Toni Kent) 
• Walton – Crown Imperial March 

Charity: Motor Neurone Disease
Amount raised: £200 (approx)

Date: January 22 
Venue: Church of the Resurrection 
Programme

• Borodin – Overture from Prince Igor 
• Mozart – Horn Concerto No 4 (soloist - Catherine Newnham) 
• Dvorak – Symphony No 9 

Charity: Marie Curie Cancer Care 
Amount raised: £258 

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2010/11 - SEASON 3

Date: July 24 
Venue: Church of the Resurrection 
Programme

• Mozart - Marriage of Figaro Overture
• Mozart – Flute Concerto No 1 (soloist - Emma Holdich) 
• Borodin – Symphony No 2 

Charity: British Heart Foundation 
Amount raised: £244 

Date: June 11 (with Nieuwegeins Amateur Symphony Orchestra) 
Venue: Church of the Resurrection 
Programme

• van Bree – Overture from Le Bandit 
• van Oterloo - Soldaat van Oranje 
• Faure – Pavane 
• Franck – Symphony in D minor 
• Strauss – Blue Danube 
• Anderson – Waltzing Cat 

Charity: Rowans Hospice 
Amount raised: £180 

Date: December 5 
Venue: St Mark’s Church, North End 
Programme

• Rossini – Thieving Magpie Overture 
• Tartini – Concertino for Clarinet and Strings (soloist – Spence Bundy) 
• Haydn – Symphony No 104 

Charity: Victim Support Witness Service 
Amount raised: £68 

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2009/10 - SEASON 2

Date: June 20 
Venue: St Swithun’s Church 
Programme

• Elgar – Chanson de Matin & Chanson de Nuit 
• Songs from Gilbert & Sullivan (soloist – Liam Hook) 
• Coleridge-Taylor – Petite Suite de Concert 

Charity: Multiple Sclerosis Society 
Amount raised: £65 

Date: March 28 
Venue: St Swithun’s Church 
Programme

• MacCunn - The Land of the Mountain and the Flood 
• Glazunov - Concerto for Alto Saxophone and String Orchestra (soloist – Toni Kent) 
• Beethoven – Symphony No 1 

Charity: Rowans Hospice 
Amount raised: £90 

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2008/09 - SEASON 1

Date: July 12 
Venue: St Swithun’s Church 
Programme

• Mendelssohn - Hebrides Overture 
• Mozart – Clarinet Concerto in A (soloist - Anastasia Nicolas) 
• Haydn – Symphony No 101 

Charity: Rowans Hospice 
Amount raised: £140