Past concert highlights

All concerts were conducted by Graham Taylor unless otherwise stated.

30 October 1983 Mozart – Requiem, Bruckner – Te Deum
New Glasgow Concert Orchestra
A Donaldson, J McEwan, R Murdock, R Morrison
Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow
11 March 1984 Mahler – Symphony No. 2
Glasgow Chamber Orchestra, W Webb (cond.)
R Taylor, C Cairns
Glasgow Cathedral
13 May 1984 Orff – Carmina Burana
New Glasgow Concert Orchestra
A Donaldson, W Strachan, R Morrison
City Hall, Glasgow
16 December 1984 Handel – Messiah
S MacPherson (organ)
D Henderson, J McEwan, B MacBride, G Cowie
Mearns Kirk
19 May 1985 Walton – Belshazzar’s Feast
Scottish Philharmonia
A Michaels-Moore
City Hall, Glasgow
1 December 1985 Mozart – Requiem, Bruckner – Te Deum
City of Glasgow Symphony Orchestra
S Hamilton, J McEwan, B MacBride, R Morrison
Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow
11 May 1986 Berlioz – Grande Messe des Morts
City of Glasgow Symphony Orchestra
B MacBride
Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
22 June 1986 Verdi – Requiem
Orchestra of Scottish Opera, W Webb (cond.)
National Youth Orchestra of Scotland, Scottish National Orchestra Youth Chorus, Chansons
P MacMahon, J Guy, R Crowe, D Maxwell
City Hall, Perth
23 June 1986 Verdi – Requiem
Orchestra of Scottish Opera, W Webb (cond.)
National Youth Orchestra of Scotland, Scottish National Orchestra Youth Chorus, Chansons
P MacMahon, J Guy, R Crowe, D Maxwell
Glasgow Cathedral
13 December 1986 Carol Concert
J McEwan
Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow
25 January 1987 Vaughan Williams – A Sea Symphony
City of Glasgow Symphony Orchestra
M Hedge, A Michaels-Moore
City Hall, Glasgow
17 May 1987 Cherubini – Requiem, Bruckner – Te Deum
City of Glasgow Symphony Orchestra
M Smith, J McEwan, B MacBride, W Peel
City Hall, Glasgow
14 June 1987 Elgar – Dream of Gerontius
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama Orchestra, W Webb (cond.)
Chansons, Scottish National Orchestra Youth Chorus
C Cairns, J Mitchinson, P Winton Thomson
City Hall, Perth
6 December 1987 Handel – Messiah
City of Glasgow Symphony Orchestra
G Taylor, J Guy, P Richfield, W Peel
Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow
10 April 1988 Orff – Carmina Burana
City of Glasgow Symphony Orchestra
Scottish National Orchestra Junior Chorus
J Lovat, W Strachan, R Poulton
City Hall, Glasgow
30 October 1988 Brahms – A German Requiem
City of Glasgow Symphony Orchestra
J Lovat, A Michaels-Moore
City Hall, Glasgow
11 December 1988 Handel – Messiah (Part One), Beethoven – Choral Fantasia
City of Glasgow Symphony Orchestra
G McNaught, A Jack, J McEwan, J Robertson, J A Dallas
Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow
3 June 1989 Handel – Zadok the Priest, Faure – Requiem, Bruckner – Motets
J Langdon (organ)
F Lindsay, J Alasdair Dallas
Stevenson Hall, Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
22 October 1989 Mozart – Requiem, Faure – Requiem
City of Glasgow Symphony Orchestra
I Drummond, J Guy, W Strachan, W Peel
City Hall, Glasgow
10 June 1990 Mahler – Symphony No. 8
City of Glasgow Symphony Orchestra
Scottish Chorale, Bon Accord Singers
I Drummond, P MacMahon, M Hedge, M Izatt, K
McKellar-Ferguson, J Treleaven, J Hawkins, J Hearne
Kelvin Hall, Glasgow
28 October 1990 Verdi – Requiem
City of Glasgow Symphony Orchestra
P MacMahon, C Logan, B MacBride, W Peel
City Hall, Glasgow
31 December 1990 Shaun Davey – The Pilgrim
City of Glasgow Philharmonic Orchestra, I Sutherland (cond.)
City of Glasgow Pipes and Drums
R Connolly, I O’Lionard, L O’Flynn, H Davies, I MacDonald,
G McIlwham, J Pichard, J Allot, M Lally
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
9 June 1991 Berlioz – Te Deum, Walton – Belshazzar’s Feast
City of Glasgow Symphony Orchestra
J MacDougall, J Howard
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
24 November 1991 Elgar – Dream of Gerontius
City of Glasgow Symphony Orchestra
S Porter, P Alexander Wilson, D Mattinson
City Hall, Glasgow
4 December 1991 Mozart – Requiem
Paragon Ensemble, D Davies (cond.)
P MacMahon, L Strachan, J MacDougall, P Morrison
St Mary’s Cathedral, Glasgow
5 April 1992 Bach – Mass in B Minor
Scottish Baroque Players
J Webster, K McKellar Ferguson, A Smith, A Watt
City Hall, Glasgow
7 June 1992 Lloyd-Webber – Requiem, Orff – Carmina Burana
City of Glasgow Symphony Orchestra
J Lovat, I Paton, M Taylor
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
22 November 1992 Walton – Te Deum, Dvorak – Te Deum, Handel – Zadok the Priest, Verdi – Va Pensiero
City of Glasgow Symphony Orchestra
M Sand, A Greenan
City Hall, Glasgow
28 March 1993 Faure – Cantique de Jean Racine, Poulenc – Gloria,
Faure – Requiem
City of Glasgow Symphony Orchestra
J Lovat, J Mannov
City Hall, Glasgow
13 June 1993 Berlioz – Grande Masse des Morts
City of Glasgow Symphony Orchestra
B Banks
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
23 October 1993 Choral Classics
J Langdon (organ)
Cathedrale de Notre Dame, Chartres, France
December 1993 Verdi – Requiem
City of Glasgow Symphony Orchestra
P MacMahon, K McKellar-Ferguson, P Creasy, A Greenan
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
20 March 1994 Verdi – Four Sacred Pieces, Mozart – Requiem
City of Glasgow Symphony Orchestra
F Cameron, C Shearer, D Haggerty, Q Hayes
City Hall, Glasgow
24 April 1994 Handel – Zadok the Priest, Orff – Carmina Burana
Orchestra of Scottish Opera, M Merry (cond.)
T Olafimihan, P Agnew, K M Daymond
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
June 1994 Grand Choral Spectacular
City of Glasgow Symphony Orchestra
J Lovat
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
11 December 1994 Handel - Messiah
Scottish Baroque Players
C Lloyd Roberts, R de Pont Davies, J MacDougall, P Donnelly
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
2 April 1995 Holst – Choral Symphony
City of Glasgow Symphony Orchestra
I Attrot
City Hall, Glasgow
2 December 1995 Poulenc – Gloria, Puccini – Messa di Gloria
Orchestra of Scottish Opera
L Gerrard, P Wilson, G Danby
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
2 June 1996 Brahms – A German Requiem
RSNO, M Merry (cond.)
L Garrett, W Dazeley
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
14 October 1996 Poulenc – Gloria, Walton – Belshazzar’s Feast
Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra, D Bostock (cond.)
M Jankova, I Kusnjer
Grand Hotel Pupp Ballroom, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
16 October 1996 Poulenc – Gloria, Walton – Belshazzar’s Feast
Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra, D Bostock (cond.)
M Jankova, I Kusnjer
Spanish Hall, Prague Castle, Czech Republic
14 December 1996 Handel – Messiah
J Langdon (organ)
K Valentine, K Cargill, D Auchenloss, M Donnelly
Hyndland Parish Church, Glasgow
23 February 1997 Walton – Belshazzar’s Feast, Faure – Requiem
City of Glasgow Symphony Orchestra
M Jankova, W Peel
City Hall, Glasgow
7 June 1997 Beethoven – Missa Solemnis
RNSO, M Merry (cond.)
Philharmonia Chorus
R Cullis, C Wilson, P Bronder, G Broadbent
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
28 February 1998 Dvorak – Te Deum, Vaughan Williams – A Sea Symphony
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, D Bostock (cond.)
J Webster, C Purves
City Hall, Glasgow
31 May 1998 Mendelssohn – Elijah
Orchestra of Scottish Opera, M Merry (cond.)
J Lovat, M McDonald, D Newman, S Holloway
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
15 August 1998 Orff – Carmina Burana
BBC Prom No 37
Massed Choir of a Thousand Voices, T Edwards (cond.)
J Howarth, J Graham-Hall, R Gilfry
Royal Albert Hall, London
13 December 1998 Bruckner – Te Deum, Mass in F
City of Glasgow Symphony Orchestra
N Harvey, V Reid, S Crook, G Danby
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
16 May 1999 Verdi – Requiem
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, M Merry (cond.)
L Biriucov, J Irwin, J Hudson, J White
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
14 May 2000 Haydn – The Creation
Orchestra of Scottish Opera, M Merry (cond.)
J Lovat, J MacDougall, W Peel
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
8 December 2000 Jose Carreras
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, D Gimenez (cond.)
L Milne
Usher Hall, Edinburgh
25 May 2001 Cherubini – Requiem in C Minor, Mozart – Requiem
Orchestra of Scottish Opera
L Craigie, A McKirdy, D Ohlmann, J Sedgwick
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
15 September 2001 Orff – Carmina Burana
Marilyn J Smith (cond.)
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
A joint concert with the Phoenix Choir to celebrate its 50th Anniversary

4 November 2001
Arnold – The Return of Odysseus, Holst – Choral Symphony
Orchestra of Scottish Opera, D Bostock (cond.)
B Heal
City Hall, Glasgow
A special concert given in the presence of Sir Malcolm Arnold to celebrate his 80th birthday
9 June 2002 Mahler – Symphony No. 8
City of Glasgow Symphony Orchestra
Phoenix Choir, Scottish Chorale, Glasgow Youth Choir
P MacMahon, L Richardson, E Cynan-Jones, V Reid, M Izatt,
J Lloyd-Roberts, R Simonetti, G Danby
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
18 May 2003 Beethoven - Choral Symphony
Glasgow Chamber Orchestra, P Jones (cond.)
R Sutherland, C Shearer, S Robertson, J Tovey, A Alcock
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
14 June 2003 Puccini - Messa di Gloria, Faure - Requiem
City of Glasgow Symphony Orchestra
J Boag, Y S Jeung, J Arthur
Bute Hall, University of Glasgow
20 March 2004 Handel - Messiah
Scottish Baroque Players
R Walton, J Maudsley, D Simpson, M Norrman
St John's Renfield Church, Glasgow
12 June 2004 Verdi - Four Sacred Pieces, Walton - Belshazzar's Feast
City of Glasgow Symphony Orchestra
A Watt
Bute Hall, University of Glasgow
31 October 2004 Verdi - Requiem
City of Glasgow Symphony Orchestra
B Halliday, V Reid, D Burrell, G Danby
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
19 March 2005 Haydn - The Creation
J Langdon (organ)
J Boag, D Simpson, J Arthur
Wellington Church, Glasgow
18 June 2005 Vaughan Williams - Toward the Unknown Region,
Brahms - A German Requiem

City of Glasgow Symphony Orchestra
J Boag, J Hawkins
Bute Hall, University of Glasgow
19th March 2006 Mozart - Requiem, Lambert - The Rio Grande
Orchestra of Scottish Opera
J Boag, M Shaw, A Magee, J Mackenzie
City Halls, Glasgow
24th June 2006 Faure - Requiem, Parry - Blest Pair of Sirens, Walton - Te Deum, Britten - Choral Dances from Gloriana
J Langdon (organ)
A Muslek, T Ayebare
Wellington Church, Glasgow
18th February 2007 Elgar - Dream of Gerontius
Orchestra of Scottish Opera
V Reid, A Magee, J Mackenzie
City Halls, Glasgow
2nd June 2007 Handel - Israel in Egypt
J Langdon (organ)
A. Muslek, M.C. Breen, L. Collett, A. Digges, T. Ayebare, R.Jenkins
Wellington Church, Glasgow


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