Northumberland Orchestral Society    

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PROGRAMMES OF N.O.S. CONCERTS

First concert c. 1878:

                Piano Concerto No.1 in G minor                      Mendelssohn

                Fantasie Impromptu                                           Chopin

                Symphony No.1                                                 Beethoven

                Overture to "The Magic Flute"                          Mozart

                Nocturne in E flat arr. violin & piano               Chopin

                Vocal items (details not known)

10th. April 1899, in Town Hall: 

                Overture "Oberon"                                               Weber

                Serenade for Strings                                            Elgar

                Symphony No.8                                                   Beethoven

                Suite "Scenes Pittoresques"                                Massenet

                Ballet Suite "Casse Noisette"                             Tchaikovsky

                Selection from Romeo & Juliet                           Gounod

10th. April 1900, in Town Hall: 

                Overture "Zanetta"                                              Auber

                Violin Concerto in E minor                                Mendelssohn

                Symphony No.3 in D                                          Schubert

                Selection from "Cavalleria Rusticana"              Mascagni

                Morceaux:

                (a) "Le dernier Sommeil de la Vierge"               Massnet

                     ('cello solo)

                (b) "Salut d'Amour"                                             Elgar

                Four Characteristic Waltzes                                Coleridge Taylor

                Overture to "The Marriage of Figaro"                Mozart

                                N.O.S. Concerts from 1965 

Date                                Venue                       Conductor                    Soloist

Tues. 4 May  1965          King's Hall              Ridley Dobson        Irene Kohler

Tues.24 May  1966        Town Hall, Gateshead         "                   Bryan Cresswell

Tues. 2 May  1967          King's Hall                          "                   Hugh Petter

Tues. 7 May  1968          City Hall, Newcastle          "                   Joan Dickson

Wed.  7 May  1969         City Hall                             "                   Janet Hilton

Wed.  6 May  1970         People's Theatre                 "                     

Tues. 4 May  1971          People's Theatre                 "                   Ralph Holmes?

Sun.  9 May  1971          Ashington Tech. College     "

17 Dec. 1971                 Christ Church, Gateshead    "

        Apr. 1972              Hexham Abbey                    "                   Susan Dobson

     25 Apr. 1972            People's Theatre                  "                   Rohan de Saram?

Thurs.7 Dec. 1972        St. Mary's College, Fenham "

Tues. 8 May  1973        People's Theatre                  "             Julian Lloyd Webber

Tues. 7 May  1974        St. Mary's College     Robert Falconer

Fri. 24 Jan  1975           Durrant Hall, Newcastle     "

Fri.  6 June 1975           Lipman Auditorium, Polytechnic "      Bryan Cresswell

Fri.  5 Dec. 1975          Trinity Hall, Polytechnic      "

Fri. 21 May  1976        Trinity Hall, Polytechnic      "

Fri.  3 Dec. 1976          Church of St. James & St. Basil"

Fri. 13 May  1977        Trinity Hall (CENTENARY CONCERT) conductors:     Denis Matthews & Robert Falconer; soloist: Brenda McDermott

Tues.23 May  1978        Trinity Hall           Robert Falconer              

Mon. 11 Dec. 1978        Trinity Hall (Open rehearsal)  "

Mon. 18 Dec. 1978        Whickam Church Hall              "

Sun. 13 May  1979        Mitford Parish Church              "

Tues.22 May  1979        Trinity Hall                              "

Mon. 22 Dec. 1979        St. Thomas' Church, Haymarket  "

Sun. 11 May  1980        Mitford Parish Church                 "

Tues.20 May  1980        St. Luke's Church, Wallsend       "

           6 Dec. 1980        Robert Stewart Memorial Church " & Ken McKenzie

Tues.19 May  1981        St. Thomas' Church     Robert Falconer

Sat. 27 Mar. 1982        Buddle Arts Centre, Wallsend Ken McKenzie

Wed. 26 May  1982     St. Mary's Church, Whickam   Ken McKenzie

Sat.  5 Jun. 1982          Ponteland Methodist Church         "

Sat. 11 Dec. 1982        Holy Trinity Church, Jesmond      "

Sat. 21 May  1983        Holy Trinity Church, Jesmond     "

 Sat.  3 Dec. 1983        Brunswick Methodist Church       "

Sat. 18 May  1984        Ponteland Methodist Church        "

Sat.  1 Dec. 1984         St. Hilda's Church, Jesmond        "

Sat. 18 May  1985        St. Hilda's Church, Jesmond       "& Audrey Stimpson 

Sat.  5 Dec. 1987         Robert Stewart Memorial Church "

Mon.  7 Dec. 1987       St. Paul's Church, Whitley Bay     "

Sat. 21 May  1988       St. Hilda's Church, Jesmond        "

Sat.  3 Dec. 1988         St. Paul's Church, Whitley Bay    "

Sat. 20 May  1989        Robert Stewart Memorial Church "

Sat.  9 Dec. 1989          "       "       "       "        "

Sat. 19 May  1990          "       "       "       "        "

Sat.  1 Dec. 1990          "       "       "       "        "

Sat. 18 May  1991          "       "       "       "        "

Sat.  7 Dec. 1991          "       "       "       "        "

Sat. 16 May  1992          "       "       "       "        "

Sat. 22 May  1993       Thomas Hepburn Community School    "    Richard Lewis

Sat.  4 Dec  1993         R. Stewart Memorial Church         "

Sat. 21 May  1994             "        "        "      Gillian Coop

Sat. 17 Dec. 1994        St. George's Church, Jesmond      "

Sat. 20 May  1995        St. George's Church, Cullercoats  "

Sat.  9 Dec. 1995         Jesmond U.R.C. Church             "

Sat. 18 May  1996        St. James' Church, Morpeth        "        Eileen Montgomery

Sat. 14 Dec. 1996        Central High School               "

Sat. 17 May  1997        U.R.C. Church, Darras Hall        "              J. Montgomery

Sat. 13 Dec. 1997        St. George's, Jesmond             "

Sat. 16 May  1998        St. George's, Cullercoats         "

Sat.  5 Dec. 1998        Great Hall, Durham Castle         "              Bryan Cresswell

Thur 25 Mar. 1999        King's Hall, Newcastle Univ.      "          Gillian Dodd

Sat. 19 Jun. 1999        Alnwick Playhouse                 "

Sat. 11 Dec. 1999        St Thomas', Haymarket             "

Sat. 20 May  2000        James Knott Hall, Heddon          "              Nicholas Byrne

Sat.  9 Dec. 2000        St Thomas', Haymarket

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