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Conductor Jeremy Backhouse
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Surrep Adverliser
A MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR
[ am delighted that the valuable
social work carried out by the
Rotary
Club
once
more
with
the
those
of Guildford
is
being
organised
purpose
of helping
less
fortunate
than
ourselves in the Borough.
The dedication and enterprise
of the Members of Rotary is an
example to us all in Guildford
of what can and should be done
by everyone.
I am pleased to hear that this
year, Rotary will be sharing the proceeds of their charitable
efforts between two worthy local charities — DISABILITY
CHALLENGERS,
which
does
so much to help disabled
children and the NUMBER FIVE PROJECT, which helps the
homeless in Guildford.
Congratulations on all your efforts.
[ would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for
supporting this -afternoon’s concert and to wish each and
everyone of you a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New
Year:
Councillor Gordon Bridger
(Mayor of Guildford)
The Mayor of Guildford’s Christmas Family Concert - Page 4
Choir & Orchestra
Christmas Night (French Melody. arr. John Rutter)
Star Carol (John Rutter)
Audience Carol
(English traditional arr. David Willcocks)
God rest you merry, gentlemen,
Let nothing you dismay,
For Jesus Christ our Saviour
Was born on Christmas Day,
To save us all from Satan’s power,
When we were gone astray;
O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort andjoy;
O tidings of comfort andjoy.
From God our Heavenly Father,
A Blessed angel came:
And unto certain Shepherds
Brought tidings of the same:
How that in Bethlehem was born
The Son of God by Name.
O tidings of comfort...
... ...
The shepherds at those tidings
Rejoiced much in mind,
And left their flocks a feeding.
In tempest, storm, and wind:
And went to Bethlehem straightway,
The Son of God to find.
O tidings of comfort...
... ...
~But when they came to Bethlehem
Where our dear Saviour lay,
They found him in a manger,
Where oxen feed on hay;
His Mother Mary kneeling down,
Unto the Lord did pray.
O tidings of comfort... ... ...
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Audience Carol
Now to the Lord sing praises,
All you within this place,
And with true love and brotherhood
Each other now embrace:
This holy tide of Christmas
All others doth deface.
O tidings of comfort .. ... ..
Choir
A child is born in Bethlehem (Samuel Scheidt,
arr.Willcocks)
Coventry Carol (arr. Martin Shaw)
I saw three ships (English traditional. arr. Willcocks)
Orchestra
Children’s Overture (Roger Quilter)
Snowman’s Dance (Howard Blake)
Hungarian Dance in G minor (Johannes Brahms)
Choir & Orchestra
The Shepherd’s Farewell (Hector Berlioz)
The Infant King (Basque Noel, arr. David Willcocks)
Personent Hodie (German, arr. Gustav Holst)
Audience Carol
(J.F.Wade arr. David Willcocks)
O come, all ye faithful
Joyful and triumphant
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem:
Come and behold Him.
Born the King of Angels;
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord.
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Audience Carol
God of God,
Light of Light,
Lo, He abhors not the Virgin’s womb:
Very God,
Begotten, not created;
O come, let us adore him... ... ...
Sing, choirs of Angels,
Sing in exultation,
Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above.
Glory to God
In the highest:
O come, let us adore him...
... ...
Yea, Lord, we greet thee,
Born this happy morning,
Jesu, to Thee be glory given;
Word of the Father,
Now in flesh appearing:
O come, let us adore him... ... ...
INTERVAL
(Refreshments available)
Audience Carol
(English Traditional, arr. Vaughan Williams)
O little town of Bethlehem,
How still we see thee lie!
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep
The silent stars go by.
Yet in thy dark streets shineth
The everlasting light;
The hopes and fears of all the years
Are met in thee tonight.
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Audience Carol
O morning stars, together
Proclaim the holy birth,
And praises sing to God the King.
And peace to men on earth;
For Christ is born of Mary;
And, gathered all above,
While mortals sleep, the angels keep
Their watch of wondering love.
Choir only
How silently, how silently,
The wonderous gift is given!
So God imparts to human hearts
The blessings ofhis heaven.
No ear may hear his coming;
But in this world of sin,
Where meek souls will receive him, still
The dear Christ enters in.
O holy Child of Bethlehem
Descend to us, we pray;
Cast out our sin, and enter in,
Be born in us today.
We hear the Christmas Angels
The great glad tidings tell:
O come with us, abide with us,
Our Lord Emmanuel.
Choir & Orchestra
Nativity Carol (John Rutter)
Here we come a-wassailing (traditional, arr. Rutter)
Sir Christemas (William Mathias)
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Audience Carol
As with gladness men of old
Did the guiding star behold,
As with joy they hailed its light,
Leading onward, beaming bright,
So, most gracious God, may we
Evermore be led to thee.
As with joyful steps they sped,
To that lowly manger bed,
There to bend the knee before
Him who heaven and earth adore,
So, may we with willing feet
Ever seek thy mercy-seat.
As they offered gifts most rare
At that manger rude and bare,
So may we with holy joy,
Pure, and free from sin’s alloy,
All the costliest treasures bring,
Christ, to thee our heavenly King.
Holy Jesu, every day
Keep us in the narrow way;
And, when earthly things are past,
Bring our ransomed souls at last
Where they need no star to guide,
Where no clouds thy glory hide.
In the heavenly country bright
Need they no created light;
Thou its Light, its Joy, its Crown,
Thou its Sun which goes not down:
There for ever may we sing
Alleluyas to our King.
Orchestra
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Overture to “Die Fledermaus” (Johan Strauss)
Dance of the Comedians (Bedrich Smetana)
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Children only
Away in a Manger
No crib for a bed,
The little Lord Jesus
Laid down his sweet head;
The stars in the bright sky
Looked down where he lay,
The little Lord Jesus
Asleep on the hay.
Children/Choir
The cattle are lowing,
The baby awakes,
But little Lord Jesus
No crying he makes.
I love thee, Lord Jesus!
Look down from the sky,
And stay by my side
Until morning is nigh.
Everyone
Be near me, Lord Jesus;
I ask thee to stay
Close by me for ever,
And love me I pray.
Bless all the dear children
In thy tender care, And fit us for heaven
To live with thee there.
The Arrival of Father Christmas
followed by his distribution of presents to children, whilst
the Choir and Orchestra perform Leroy Anderson’s ‘Sleigh Ride’.
Address by the Mayor of Guildford
Councillor Gordon Bridger,
introduced by the President of the Rotary Club of Guildford
Dr. Brian Arbuckle
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Audience Carol
Charles Wesley arr. Mendelssohn
Hark! the herald-angels sing
Glory to the new-born King;
Peace on earth and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled:
Joyful all ye nations rise,
Join the triumph ofthe skies,
With the angelic host proclaim,
Christ is born in Bethlehem.
Hark! the herald-angels sing
Glory to the new-born King.
Christ, by highest heaven adored,
Christ, the everlasting Lord,
Late in time behold him come
Offspring of a virgin’s womb:
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see,
Hail the incarnate Deity!
Pleased as man with man to dwell,
Jesus, our Emmanuel.
Hark! the herald-angels sing
Glory to the new-born King.
Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace!
Hail the Sun of Righteousness!
Light and life to all he brings,
Risen with healing in his wings;
Mild he lays his glory by,
Born that man no more may die,
* Born to raise the sons of earth,
Born to give them second birth.
Hark! the herald-angels sing
Glory to the new-born King.
Encore
‘We wish you a Merry Christmas!
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THE GUILDFORD PHILHARMONIC CHOIR
First Sopranos
First Altos
Joanna Andrews
Marian Adderley
Noreen Ayton
Penny Baxter
Helen Beevers
Monika Boothby
Mary Broughton
Leslie Harfield
Jane Brooks
Miranda Champion
lan Landsborough
Margaret Dentskevich
John Trigg
Elaine Chapman
Tenors
Tony Cousins
Bob Cowell
Valerie Edwards
Rachel Edmondson
Celia Embleton
Calli Hayes
Susan Hinton
Hilary Minor
Philip Davies
Kay McManus
Michael Dudley
First Basses
Susan Norton
Christine Medlow
Robin Onslow
Terence Ellis
Rosalind Milton
Margaret Parry
Geoffery Forster
Jacqueline Norman
Lesley Peek
Michael Golden
Lesley Scordellis
Gillian Rix
Keith Hester
Catherine Shacklady
Judy Smith
Laurie James
Hilary Trigg
Chris Peters
Carol Terry
David Ross
Philip Stanford
Second Sopranos
Second Altos
Jacqueline Alderton
Valerie Adam
Mandy Freeman
Second Basses
Marion Arbuckle
Anna Maria Gross
Dan Adderley
Sally Bailey
Angela Hand
Roger Barrett
Evelvn Beastall
Judith Lewy
Alan Batterbury
Andrea Dombrowe
Krystyna Marsden
Valerie Garrow
Norman Carpenter
Lois McCabe
Carol Hobbs
Alison Palmer
Sheila Hodson
Rosalind Plowright
Michael Jeffery
Yvonne Hungerford
Stephen Jepson
Brenda Moore
Michael Taylor
Susannah Priede
Alison Rawlinson
Jean Munro
Ann Sheppard
Prue Smith
Maggie Smith
Alex Stevens
Kathy Stickland
Rosey Storey
Christine Wilks
Suleen Syn
Elizabeth Wilde
Maralyn Wong
Beatrice Wood
Elisabeth Yates
James Garrow
Peter Herbert
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THE GUILDFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
FIRST VIOLINS
Lucy Baker (Leader)
Raymond Wakefield
Hazel Tripp
Sarah von Schweinitz
Rosemary Wisdom
Alison Marshall
Beverley Morris
Alison Williams
Leon Crampin
SECOND VIOLINS
VIOLAS
Cerys Jones
Emma Hancock
Alan Thorpe
Anne Trant
Bev Fox
Jennifer Hills
Ahmed Hussain
Phebe Kynaston
Caroline Taylor
Paul Starbuck
Wendy Ratcliffe
Philippa Green
Sarah Jeans
Gabrielle Kingaby
Linda Forsyth
Helen Harriett
Helen Brown
Dawn Hughes
Helen Hollowood
Elizabeth Driscoll
COR ANGLAIS
Sheila Hodson
Emma Ramsdale
Steve Pitchforth
PICCOLO
CLARINETS
Catherine Mowat
Tanya Scrivener
Natasha Woodcock
Tim Gregory
lan Landsborough
TRUMPETS
Paul Thornton
BASSOONS
Rachel Lord
HORNS
Kate Kiff
Rob Thrower
Nicola Bottrell
Ann McMahon
Jonathan Wood
Chris Woodham __
HARP
FLUTES
Teresa Wood
DOUBLE BASSES
TIMPANI
Mary Howard
Rebecca Forward
Sandra Hyde
Chris Evans
John Daniel
Peter Hardcastle
Jenny Abbott
Chris Kerse
Kathy Moore
Abi Andrews
Denise Janaway
OBOES
CELLOS
Wendy Innes
PERCUSSION
Donna-Maria Landowski
Simon Williams
Roger Griffin
Lesley Griffiths
TROMBONES
Danny Scott
Eddie Harmer
Steve Browning
Richard Pywell
TUBA
Duncan Penkey
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THE ROTARY CLUB OF GUILDFORD
The Rotary Club of Guildford was formed in 1921 and was only one of
six such Clubs that existed in Great Britain at that time.
Today, there
are 1500 Clubs with a membership of one million nationwide and more
than 20,000 worldwide.
Besides the original Guildford Club, there are
two other Rotary Clubs in the Borough — The Guildford District Club
and the Guildford Chantries Club.
One of the earliest fund-raising projects undertaken by the Club in the
1920s was the ‘Big Brother scheme’, which was launched to help
youngsters who had lost their fathers during the First World War.
In
1927, the Club embarked on another scheme to raise enough money to
place one of the new-fangled wireless sets of the time in local hospitals.
In more recent times, the Rotary Club of Guildford played a significant
role in the establishment of the University of Surrey and the Yvonne
Arnaud Theatre in the town.
Rotary
Current projects being undertaken by the
Club of Guildord include the Training
in the UK of Eye
Surgeons from Calcutta for whom the Club has provided surgical
equipment and continued support for the Calcutta Eye Hospitals;
Helping School Leavers prepare for Job or College interviews; Sending
everyday necessities for use in Disaster Zones Worldwide;
Funding and Building Dams in Kenya to improve the access of local
people to the supply of water and establishing their new Guildford
Centennial Walk around Guildford’s Historic Town Centre to mark the
100th. Anniversary of Rotary in 2005.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Rotary Club of Guildford would like thank the following for their
financial help and support in the staging of this afternoon’s concert :-
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and County Sound Radio, Sainsburys, Guildford Borough Council,
Guildford Philharmonic Choir, Guildford Symphony Orchestra,
Darrell Davison, Jeremy Backhouse, Ken Rowland, Peter Pallot, Bill
Bellerby and to the Staff of the Civic Hall.
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THE GUILDFORD PHILHARMONIC CHOIR
The Guildford Philharmonic Choir was founded in 1947 by the
Guildford Corporation to perform major works from the choral
repertoire with the Guildford Philharmonic Orchestra. ~ Since that time,
the Choir has grown in stature and reputation and can now rightly claim
The Choir
its place as one of the foremost Choruses in the country.
grew to prominence under the batons of such eminent British musicians
as Sir Charles Groves, Vernon Handley and Sir David Willcocks. Sir
David remains in close contact with the Choir as its current President
and the Choir is now independent from the Borough of Guildford.
In March 1999, the Choir gave a widely acclaimed performance of two
works, which must surely rank among the greatest choral works of all
time ;' Mabhler’s Symphony No.2 — Resurrection and Bruckner’s Mass in
E Minor.
The Choir enjoyed a challenging and exciting concert
programme for the 2000/2001 season, with Mozart’s Massin C Minor,
Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem and Vaughan Williams® Sea Symphony.
The 2001/2002 season included a performance of Handel’s Messiah, a
charity concert for the Guildford Prostate Cancer Project of Mozart’s
Versperae Solennes de Confessore and Haydn’s Nelson Mass and most
‘recently, a thrilling and patriotic concert to celebrate the Queen’s Golden
Jubilee.
Last season, the Choir also performed with tenor Russell
Watson in two concerts : one at the.Royal Albert Hall and at Brighton.
Their current season has included a powerful performance of Verdi’s
Requiem,having combined forces with the Wokingham Choral Society
for the annual Guildford Borough concert.
The Choir is always searching for new members to maintain its high
standard and auditions are held throughout the year.
Rehearsals take
place on Monday evenings in central Guildford and prospective
members are most welcome to attend rehearsals on an informal basis
before committing to an audition. For further details about joining the
Choir or for information about any of our future concerts, please contact
Noreen Ayton on 01932- 221918.
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THE GUILDFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
In
recent
years,
the
Guildford
Symphony
Orchestra
has
become
increasingly prominent in the musical world of the Guildford area.
GSO’s musical director is Darrell Davison under whose expert and
dynamic
direction
the
orchestra
has
built
an
excellent
reputation,
providing a considerable variety of music making for both audiences and
players alike.
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The musical development of the young has, and always will be, one of the
main aims of the orchestra.
Each year the GSO holds the Jellinek
competition for young artists enabling five of the most promising local
instrumentalists to play a concerto movement with the orchestra before an
audience. The next concert is this series will take place at Holy Trinity
Church on 21* February 2004.
Through its partnership with Guildford Borough Council, the orchestra
has been introducing children to orchestral music at its Family Concerts
on
Saturday
mornings,
which
have
proved
deservedly
popular.
In
addition, the GSO frequently invites local children to become composers
themselves, writing Carols for Christmas or Easter and having them
performed at a major concert.
Another aim of the orchestra is to support local Charities at each of its
major concerts. Well over £20,000 has been raised in this way by holding
collections after each main concert.
Sponsorship and Corporate Patronage are essential for the financial
viability of the Guildford Symphony Orchestra, which can offer attractive
possibilities for co-operation.
If you would like to find out more about
this, please get in touch with John Daniel, the Chairman of the Friends of
GSO on 01252-727579.
Please visit GSO Web-site at www.g-s-0.0org.uk
ENJOY GREAT MUSIC IN 2004
WITH THE GUILDFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Saturday 21" February, 2004 at 12:30 pm
UNA CLARK YOUNG ARTISTS CONCERT
at
Holy Trinity Church, High Street Guildford
Talented young performers selected on audition will play concerto movements
each receiving the much acclaimed Jellinek Award
Sunday 21" March 2004 at 7:30 pm
CLASSICAL EVENING CONCERT
at
The Great Hall, Charterhouse School, Godalming
Featuring works by Wagner. Litolff, Faure. Rand and
Dvorak’s New World Symphony
Sunday 16" May 2004 at 7:30 pm
EVENING OPERA GALA
at
The Spectrum Leisure Centre, Guildford
featuring famous Arias and Excerpts by Puccini, Tchaikovsky. Bizet. Gounod
Verdi, Bernstein, Gershwin, Mascagni and Donizetti
Tickets available from the GSO Box Office on 01483-533074
FORTHCOMING CONCERTS featuring
THE GUILDFORD PHILHARMONIC CHOIR
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21st. 2004 at GUILDFORD CATHEDRAL - 7.30pm
BEETHOVEN : Symphony No. 9
HAYDN : Te Deum
SATURDAY, MARCH 20th. 2004 at GUILDFORD CATHEDRAL - 7.30pm
COPLAND : Fanfare for the Common Man
RANDALL THOMPSON : Alleluia
MORTEN LAURIDSEN : O Magnum Mysterium
STRAVINSKY : Symphony of Psalms
BRITTEN : An American Overture
BARBER : Agnus Dei
BERNSTEIN : Chichester Psalms