Our previous concerts
25th February 2023 – St Albans Cathedral, St Albans
Faure: Requiem
James MacMillan: O Radiant Dawn
Monteverdi: Dixit Dominus; Beatus Vir
Pēteris Vasks: Plainscapes
Widor: Toccata
Kate Hughes soprano
Dominic Sedgewick baritone
Rufus Frowde organ
Ruth Rogers violin
Sarah Butcher cello
Hertfordshire Chorus
David Temple conductor
14th May 2023 – Cadogan Hall SWQX 9DQ
Will Todd: Mass in Blue (20th Anniversary Performance)
Bruckner: Mass in E minor
Hilary Cronin soprano
Will Todd piano
Will Todd Ensemble
Hertfordshire Chorus
David Temple conductor
8th July 2023 – St Mary the Virgin and All Saints Church Potters Bar EN6 1QQ
Tallis: If ye love me
Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor
JS Bach: Lobet den Herrn
James MacMillan: Cantos Sagrados
Purcell: Hear my Prayer
Barber: Agnus Dei
Libby Croad: To the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Hertfordshire Chorus
Rufus Frowde piano
David Temple conductor
7th October 2023 – St Albans Cathedral, St Albans
Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem
R Strauss: Vier Letzte Lieder
Kurt Rosenberg: Highland Home
Ana Beard Fernández soprano
Zoë Brookshaw soprano (Highland Home)
Ashley Riches baritone
London Orchestra da Camera
Hertfordshire Chorus
David Temple conductor
26th February 2022 – St Albans Cathedral, St Albans
Elgar: The Black Knight
Parry: De Profundis
I was glad
Sarah Fox soprano
Hertfordshire Chorus
London Orchestra da Camera
David Temple conductor
6th March 2022 – Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre
Game Music Festival
The Symphony of the Spirits
Featuring music from the Ori series by Gareth Coker
Kristen Naigus woodwinds
Hertfordshire Chorus
Philharmonia Orchestra
Robert Kurdybacha conductor
1st May 2022 – Sage Gateshead
James McCarthy: Codebreaker
Ralph Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony
Ruth Jenkins-Róbertsson soprano
Dominic Sedgewick baritone
Hertfordshire Chorus
Newcastle Choral Society
Orchestra North East
Mark Anyan conductor (Codebreaker)
David Temple conductor (A Sea Symphony)
9th July 2022 – West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
Roland Perrin: songs from the cage
Duke Ellington: Sacred Concert
Zoë Brookshaw vocals
Blue Planet Orchestra
Hertfordshire Chorus
David Temple conductor
23rd October 2022 – St Albans Cathedral, St Albans
Karl Jenkins: The Armed Man
Shruthi Rajasekar: Sarojini (world premiere)
Ana Beard Fernández soprano
Osama Kiwan muezzin
Nirmala Rajasekar veena & voice
Tanjore Murugaboopathi mridangam
Hertfordshire Chorus
David Temple conductor
18th December 2022 – Haileybury College Chapel, Hertford
Christmas at Haileybury
Rufus Frowde organ and piano
Hertfordshire Chorus
David Temple conductor
15 February 2020 – St Albans Cathedral, St Albans
Handel: Messiah
Zoë Brookshaw soprano
Diana Moore mezzo-soprano
Ben Johnson tenor
Ashley Riches bass-baritone
Hertfordshire Chorus
London Orchestra da Camera
David Temple conductor
Coronavirus pandemic
In March 2020, soon after our Messiah concert in St Albans Cathedral, we were compelled to cancel all our concerts when the government restricted everyone from gathering in groups as the the world-wide outbreak of the Covid-19 virus gathered pace and subsequently developed into a pandemic.
A full 18 months later in October 2021, we were eventually able to sing to an audience once more when we performed an all-Mozart programme to an audience in St Albans Cathedral who were clearly delighted to see and hear us again.
16 October 2021 – St Albans Cathedral, St Albans
Mozart: Mass in C Minor
Mozart: Solemn Vespers (Vesperae solennes de confessore)
Mozart: Ave Verum Corpus
Grace Davidson soprano 1
Julia Doyle soprano 2
Sam Furness tenor
Dominic Sedgwick bass
Hertfordshire Chorus
London Orchestra da Camera
David Temple conductor
2 March 2019 – St Albans Cathedral, St Albans
Ellington: Sacred Concert
Bruckner: Mass in E minor
Zoë Brookshaw soprano
Hertfordshire Chorus
Blue Planet Orchestra
David Temple conductor
28 April 2019 – Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
James McCarthy: One Giant Leap (world premiere)
Vaughan Williams: Toward the Unknown Region,
Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music
Barber: Adagio for Strings
Hertfordshire Chorus
Coldfall School Choir
Eagle House School Choir
London Orchestra da Camera
David Temple conductor
6 July 2019 – West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
A Night at the Opera
an evening of popular arias and choruses from favourite operas
Claire Wild soprano
Alexander James Edwards tenor
Rufus Frowde piano
Hertfordshire Chorus
David Temple conductor
15 September 2020 – Wroclaw, Poland
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
The finale concert of the 2019 Wratislavia Cantans Festival
Wayne Marshall conductor
Indira Mahajan
Alison Buchanan
Ronald Samm
Derrick Lawrence
Hertfordshire Chorus
NFM Wroclaw Philharmonic Orchestra
29 September 2019 – The Old Palace, Hatfield House, Hertfordshire
Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte
Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No.1 Op.33
Fauré: Seven Songs (2010) arr. Colin Matthews
Fauré: Requiem Op.48
The finale of the 2019 Hatfield House Chamber Music festival
Mark Austin conductor
Siobhan Stagg soprano
Ed Ballard baritone
Guy Johnston cello
Hertfordshire Chorus
Faust Chamber Orchestra
30 September 2019 – St Albans Cathedral, St Albans
Centenary Thanksgiving Service – Hertfordshire WI
Hertfordshire Chorus
Rufus Frowde organist
David Temple conductor
19 October 2019 – St Albans Cathedral, St Albans
Mendelssohn: Elijah
Zoë Brookshaw soprano
Diana Moore mezzo-soprano
Ben Johnson tenor
James Platt bass
Hertfordshire Chorus
John-Ellis Wallace boy treble
London Orchestra Da Camera
David Temple conductor
3 December 2019 – St Albans Cathedral, St Albans
Willow Foundation Christmas Concert
Hertfordshire Chorus
Rufus Frowde organist
David Temple conductor
8 December 2019 – The Old Palace, Hatfield House, Hertfordshire
Christmas Concert
Hertfordshire Chorus
Rufus Frowde piano
David Temple conductor
15 December 2019 – Haileybury College Chapel, Hertford
Christmas Concert
Hertfordshire Chorus
Rufus Frowde organist
David Temple conductor
17 February 2018 – St Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Herts
Beethoven: Mass in C
Mendelssohn: Symphony No 2 Hymn of Praise
Grace Davidson soprano
Kitty Whately mezzo
Joshua Ellicott tenor
Ashley Riches bass
Hertfordshire Chorus
London Orchestra da Camera
David Temple conductor
14 April 2018 – St John Smith’s Square, London
Hurd: Music’s Praise
Hurd: The Phoenix and the Turtle
Britten: Simple Symphony
Britten: Saint Nicolas
Marta Fontanals-Simmons mezzo
Ben Johnson tenor
Hertfordshire Chorus
Aldenham School The Pickled Boys, Boy Nicolas
Crouch End Festival Chorus Saint Nicolas Gallery Choir
London Orchestra da Camera
David Temple conductor
18 May 2018 – Coventry Cathedral, Coventry, Warwickshire
War Horse – The Story In Concert
This concert was recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 2 on Friday 2 November 2018
Juliet Stevenson narrator
Simon Callow narrator
Mark Stone baritone
Hertfordshire Chorus
BBC Concert Orchestra
David Charles Abell conductor
7 July 2018 – St John Smith’s Square, London
Saint-Saëns: 2 Songs
Duruflé: Requiem
Debussy: Trois Chansons
Fauré: Requiem
Andrew Ashwin baritone
Charles Andrews organ
Hertfordshire Chorus
David Temple conductor
14 July 2018 – Rochester Castle, Rochester, Kent
Rochester Castle Proms Concert
Jo Appleby soprano
Oliver Tompsett tenor
Hertfordshire Chorus
Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
Mike Reed conductor
23 September 2018 – The Old Palace, Hatfield House
Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem
The finale of the 2018 Hatfield House Chamber Music festival
Mark Austin conductor
Ailish Tynan soprano
Ben McAteer baritone
Hertfordshire Chorus
Faust Chamber Orchestra
20 October 2018 – The Colosseum, Watford
Britten: Ballad of Heroes
Gurney: A Gloucestershire Rhapsody
Bliss: Morning Heroes
This concert was recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on Tuesday 30 November 2018.
Sam West narrator
Ben Johnson tenor
Hertfordshire Chorus
BBC Concert Orchestra
David Temple conductor
4 December 2018 – St Albans Cathedral, St Albans
Willow Foundation Christmas Concert
Hertfordshire Chorus
Peter Jaekel organist
David Temple conductor
9 December 2018 – The Old Palace, Hatfield House, Herts
Christmas Concert
Hertfordshire Chorus
Paul Ayres piano
David Temple conductor
16 December 2018 – Haileybury College Chapel, Hertford, Hertfordshire
Christmas Concert
Hertfordshire Chorus
Paul Ayres organist
David Temple conductor
4 February 2017 – St Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Elgar: The Kingdom
Eleanor Dennis soprano
Diana Moore mezzo
Ben Johnson tenor
James Platt bass
Hertfordshire Chorus
London Orchestra da Camera
David Temple conductor
22 April 2017 – St John Smith’s Square, London
Rachmaninov: Vespers (All Night Vigil)
Hertfordshire Chorus
David Temple conductor
9 July 2017 – Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden, Essex
Roland Perrin: Rio Amazonas (premiere)
Brazilian Songs arr. Perrin
Roland Perrin Trio
Blue Planet Orchestra
Hertfordshire Chorus
Bishop’s Hatfield Girls’ School Choir
Presdales School Junior Choir
David Temple conductor
15 July 2017 – Rochester Castle, Rochester, Kent
Rochester Castle Proms Concert
Laura Wright soprano
Jonathan Antoine tenor
Hertfordshire Chorus
Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
Mike Reed conductor
1 October 2017 – The Old Palace, Hatfield House, Hertfordshire
Haydn: The Creation
Susanna Stranders director/fortepiano
Lorna Anderson soprano
James Gilchrist tenor
Benjamin Bevan bass
Hertfordshire Chorus
Haydn Chamber Orchestra
This concert was the finale of the 2017 Hatfield House Chamber Music festival.
7 October 2017 – St Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Hertfordshire
James McCarthy: Codebreaker
Will Todd: Choral Symphony No 4, Ode to a Nightingale
Zoë Brookshaw soprano
Hertfordshire Chorus
London Orchestra da Camera
David Temple conductor
12 November 2017 – Barbican Hall, London
Roland Perrin: Rio Amazonas
Brazilian Songs arr. Perrin
Roland Perrin Trio
Blue Planet Orchestra
Hertfordshire Chorus
Bishop’s Hatfield Girls’ School Choir
Rhodes Avenue Primary School Chamber choir
Coldfall Primary School choir
David Temple conductor
This concert was part of the 2017 EFG London Jazz Festival
28 November 2017 – Alban Arena, St Albans
Hertfordshire Womens Institute Christmas Concert
Hertfordshire Chorus
Charles Andrews organist
David Temple conductor
5 December 2017 – St Albans Cathedral, St Albans
Willow Foundation Christmas Concert
Hertfordshire Chorus
Charles Andrews organist
David Temple conductor
10 December 2017 – The Old Palace, Hatfield House, Hertfordshire
Christmas Concert
Hertfordshire Chorus
Charles Andrews accompanist
David Temple conductor
12 December 2017 – St Peters Church, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire
Chiltern Arts Festival Launch Concert
Hertfordshire Chorus
Anton Lesser narrator
David Temple conductor
17 December 2017 – Haileybury College Chapel, Hertford, Hertfordshire
Christmas Concert
Hertfordshire Chorus
Charles Andrews accompanist
David Temple conductor
20 February 2016 – St Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Tippett: A Child of Our Time
Mozart: Requiem
Ruth Jenkins-Róbertsson soprano
Jessica Costelloe mezzo
Paul Hopwood tenor
Graeme Danby bass
Hertfordshire Chorus
Sing Mozart! Choir
Forest Philharmonic Orchestra
David Temple conductor
7 May 2016 – Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden, Essex
Berlioz: Te Deum
Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms
Daniel Norman tenor
Hertfordshire Chorus
Bishop’s Hatfield Girls’ School Choir
Cantate Youth Choir
Hockerill College Choir
Mid-Herts Youth Choir
Forest Philharmonic Orchestra
David Temple conductor
15 October 2016 – St Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony
Bernstein: Chichester Psalms
Erica Eloff soprano
Ashley Riches bass
Matthew Davies treble
Hertfordshire Chorus
London Orchestra da Camera
David Temple conductor
6 December 2016 – St Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Willow Foundation Christmas Concert
Hertfordshire Chorus
Charles Andrews organist
David Temple conductor
11 December 2016 – The Old Palace, Hatfield House, Hertfordshire
Christmas Concert
Hertfordshire Chorus
Charles Andrews accompanist
David Temple conductor
18 December 2016 – Haileybury College Chapel, Hertford, Hertfordshire
Christmas Concert
Hertfordshire Chorus
Charles Andrews accompanist
David Temple conductor
28 February 2015 – St Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Hertfordshire
JS Bach: St John Passion
Robert Murray – Evangelist
Andrew Ashwin – Christ
Zoë Brown soprano
Diana Moore mezzo
Thomas Elwin tenor
Ashley Riches bass
Hertfordshire Chorus
The Chamber Players Baroque
David Temple conductor
7 March 2015 – St Albans Cathedral, St Albans
Beethoven Piano Concerto No 4
Beethoven Symphony No 9
Erica Eloff soprano
Susan Legg mezzo
Mark Chaundy tenor
Njabulo Madlala bass
Mark Nixon piano
Hertfordshire Chorus
St Albans Symphony Orchestra
Bjorn Bantock conductor
17 May 2015 – Barbican Hall, London
Carl Orff: Carmina Burana
James McCarthy: Codebreaker
Ruth Jenkins-Róbertsson soprano
Oliver Mercer tenor
Gareth Brynmor John baritone
Hertfordshire Chorus
Presdales School Choir
Forest Philharmonic Orchestra
David Temple conductor
11 July 2015 – Waltham Abbey Church, Waltham Abbey, Essex
Purcell: Hear My Prayer,
Elgar: Partsongs,
trad. The Ash Grove,
trad. Early One Morning,
Talllis: If Ye Love Me,
Howard Haigh: Land of Light suite
Howard Haigh guitar
Hertfordshire Chorus
David temple conductor
18 July 2015 – Rochester Castle, Rochester, Kent
Rochester Castle Proms Concert
Laura Wright soprano
Jonathan Antoine tenor
Hertfordshire Chorus
Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
Mike Reed conductor
24 October 2015 – St John’s Smith Square, London
Pergolesi: Magnificat
JS Bach: Magnificat
Haydn: Nelson Mass
Zoë Brookshaw soprano
Diana Moore mezzo
James Oxley tenor
Ashley Riches bass
Hertfordshire Chorus
London Orchestra da Camera
David Temple conductor
1 December 2015 – St Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Willow Foundation Christmas Concert
Hertfordshire Chorus
Charles Andrews organist
David Temple conductor
6 December 2015 – The Old Palace, Hatfield House, Hertfordshire
Christmas Concert
Hertfordshire Chorus
Charles Andrews accompanist
David Temple conductor
20 December 2015 – Haileybury College, Hertford Heath, Hertfordshire
Christmas Concert
Hertfordshire Chorus
Charles Andrews accompanist
David Temple conductor
1 February 2014 – St Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Herts
Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem, Five Mystical Songs
Brahms: Schicksalslied, Academic Festival Overture
Hertfordshire Chorus
David Temple conductor
26 April 2014 – Barbican Hall, London
James McCarthy: Codebreaker
Vaughan Williams: Toward the Unknown Region
Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, Fingal’s Cave
Beethoven: Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt
Hertfordshire Chorus
David Temple conductor
5 July 2014 – Sage, Gateshead
James McCarthy: 17 Days
Tallis: Spem in Alium, If Ye Love Me
Monteverdi: Dixit Dominus
JS Bach: Lobet den Herrn
Bruckner: Os Justi
Tavener: Song for Athene
Hertfordshire Chorus
David temple conductor
28 September 2014 – The Old Palace, Hatfield House, Herts
Vaughan Williams: Lark Ascending
Strauss: Metamorphosen
Haydn: Nelson Mass
Ruby Hughes soprano
Claire Barnett-Jones mezzo
Gwilyn Bowen tenor
Tristan Hambleton bass
Hertfordshire Chorus
Hatfield House Festival Chamber Orchestra
Nicholas Daniel conductor
28 September 2014 – The Old Palace, Hatfield House, Herts
Vaughan Williams: Lark Ascending
Strauss: Metamorphosen
Haydn: Nelson Mass
Ruby Hughes soprano
Claire Barnett-Jones mezzo
Gwilyn Bowen tenor
Tristan Hambleton bass
Hertfordshire Chorus
Hatfield House Festival Chamber Orchestra
Nicholas Daniel conductor
25 October 2014 – Milton Court Concert Hall, London
Handel: Dixit Dominus
Philip Glass: songs from liquid days
Hertfordshire Chorus
London Orchestra da Camera
David Temple conductor
7 December 2014 – The Old Palace, Hatfield House, Herts
Christmas Concert
Hertfordshire Chorus
Charles Andrews accompanist
David Temple conductor
21 December 2014 – Haileybury College, Hertford Heath, Herts
Christmas Concert
Hertfordshire Chorus
Charles Andrews accompanist
David Temple conductor
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