Pieces we have performed
This page lists the pieces we have performed, sorted by composers’ surname. Click / tap a name to expand the pieces. It does not include the carols from our annual Carol Concerts except in special cases. See also our list of commissioned pieces, which are all shown below as well.
Adolphe Adam (1803–1856)
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O Holy Night (Minuit, chrétiens!) (1844)
1 performance: 2021
Malcolm Archer (1952–)
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The Coming of the Kingdom (1999)
(score hire)
1 performance: 1999
Johann Christoph Bach (1642–1703)
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Joy that dwelt within us (Unsers Herzens Freude)
1 performance: 1968
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
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Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 (1734)
(score hire)
6 performances: 2024, 2013, 1985, 1977, 1971, 1961 -
I wrestle and pray (Ich lasse dich nicht)
1 performance: 1968 -
Jesu, Priceless Treasure, BWV 227 (1723)
1 performance: 1961 -
Magnificat in D, BWV 243 (1733)
4 performances: 2015, 2002, 1984, 1974 -
Mass in B minor, BWV 232 (1749)
5 performances: 2011, 2000, 1987, 1973, 1968 -
My Spirit was in Heaviness, BWV 21 (1713)
1 performance: 1963 -
Praise God Who Reigns In Heaven, BWV 11 (1735)
1 performance: 1984 -
St John Passion, BWV 245 (1724)
5 performances: 2008, 1995, 1979, 1967, 1963 -
St Matthew Passion, BWV 244 (1727)
(score hire)
3 performances: 2004, 1971, 1964
Henry Balfour Gardiner (1877–1950)
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Evening Hymn (Te lucis ante terminum) (1908)
1 performance: 2021
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
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Choral Fantasia, Op. 80 (1808)
2 performances: 1998, 1998 -
Mass in C major, Op. 86 (1807)
4 performances: 1998, 1998, 1981, 1977 -
Missa solemnis, Op. 123 (1823)
(score hire)
2 performances: 2011, 1970
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
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Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53 (1869)
1 performance: 1983 -
Ein deutsches Requiem, Op.45 (1868)
(score hire)
8 performances: 2022, 2017, 2017, 2016, 2010, 1994, 1982, 1969 -
Geistliches Lied (1856)
(score hire)
2 performances: 2021, 2007
Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)
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A Ceremony of Carols (1942)
3 performances: 2004, 1964, 1962 -
Hymn to St Cecilia, Op. 27 (1942)
1 performance: 1970 -
Rejoice In The Lamb, Op. 30 (1943)
1 performance: 1985 -
Saint Nicolas, Op. 42 (1948)
4 performances: 2022, 2004, 1992, 1981
Disraeli Brown (1974–)
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Ave Maria (2003)
1 performance: 2023 -
Jubilate Deo (2006)
1 performance: 2023 -
King of glory (2020)
1 performance: 2023
Anton Bruckner (1824–1896)
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Ave Maria, WAB 7 (1882)
2 performances: 2007, 2001 -
Christus factus est, WAB 11 (1884)
1 performance: 2007 -
Ecce sacerdos, WAB 13 (1885)
1 performance: 2001 -
Locus Iste, WAB 23 (1869)
1 performance: 2001 -
Mass no.2 in E Minor, WAB 27 (1866)
1 performance: 2009
Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643–1704)
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Messe de minuit pour noël, H. 9 (1690)
2 performances: 1993, 1975
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875–1912)
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The Song of Hiawatha, Op. 30 (1900)
1 performance: 1990
Arcangelo Corelli (1653–1713)
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Christmas Concerto, Op. 6 no. 8 (1714)
1 performance: 1992
Maurice Duruflé (1902–1986)
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Requiem, Op. 9 (1948)
(score hire)
2 performances: 1997, 1977
Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904)
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Mass in D, Op. 86 (1887)
(score hire)
2 performances: 2007, 1980 -
Stabat Mater (1877)
2 performances: 2018, 1989 -
Symphony no.9 (New World Symphony) (1893)
1 performance: 2010 -
Te Deum, Op.103 (1892)
1 performance: 2024
Edward Elgar (1857–1934)
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Give Unto The Lord, Op. 74 (1914)
(score hire)
4 performances: 2021, 2007, 1994, 1985 -
Great is the Lord, Op. 67 (1912)
1 performance: 2007 -
Serenade for Strings, Op. 20 (1892)
1 performance: 2004 -
The Apostles, Op. 49 (1903)
1 performance: 2014 -
The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38 (1900)
5 performances: 2025, 2007, 1997, 1988, 1975 -
The Kingdom, Op. 51 (1906)
1 performance: 2001 -
The Music Makers, Op. 69 (1912)
2 performances: 1994, 1983
Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)
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Cantique de Jean Racine (1866)
(score hire)
5 performances: 2024, 2021, 2015, 2009, 1986 -
Messe Basse (1907)
1 performance: 2009 -
Requiem, Op. 48 (1890)
(score hire)
6 performances: 2024, 2014, 2009, 1997, 1986, 1976
George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)
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Dixit Dominus, HWV 232 (1707)
1 performance: 1979 -
Israel in Egypt, HWV 54 (1739)
1 performance: 1988 -
Let The Bright Seraphim (from Samson, HWV 57) (1741)
1 performance: 2001 -
Let Their Celestial Concerts Unite (from Samson, HWV 57) (1741)
1 performance: 2001 -
Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened, HWV 259 (1727)
2 performances: 1998, 1998 -
Messiah, HWV 56 (1742)
18 performances: 2022, 2017, 2015, 2014, 2012, 2009, 2006, 1999, 1989, 1986, 1983, 1980, 1972, 1969, 1966, 1962, 1960, 1959 -
My Heart Is Inditing, HWV 261 (1727)
1 performance: 1970 -
O Praise the Lord with One Consent, HWV 254 (1718)
2 performances: 1992, 1983 -
Ode for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76 (1739)
1 performance: 1982 -
Samson, HWV 57 (1741)
1 performance: 1965 -
The King Shall Rejoice, HWV 260 (1727)
2 performances: 2002, 1981 -
Zadok the Priest, HWV 258 (1727)
(score hire)
6 performances: 2011, 1998, 1998, 1992, 1982, 1970
Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)
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Farewell Symphony (no.45) (1772)
1 performance: 2010 -
Maria Theresa Mass, H. XXII/12 (1799)
1 performance: 1976 -
Missa Sancti Nicolai, Hob. XXII/6 (1772)
2 performances: 2022, 2010 -
Nelson Mass, Hob. XXII/11 (1798)
4 performances: 2002, 1991, 1979, 1970 -
Te Deum in C major, Hob XXIIIc (1800)
1 performance: 1965 -
The Creation (1798)
(score hire)
7 performances: 2018, 2013, 2008, 1995, 1978, 1966, 1960 -
The Seasons, Hob. XXI:3 (1801)
1 performance: 2000
Zoltán Kodály (1882–1967)
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Missa Brevis (1942)
2 performances: 2012, 1985 -
Pange lingua (1931)
(score hire)
1 performance: 1981 -
Psalmus Hungaricus, Op. 13 (1923)
1 performance: 1989
Ben Lamb (1974–)
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Maria durch ein' Dornwald ging
1 performance: 2012 -
This is the Truth sent from Above
1 performance: 2012
Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)
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Christus (1847)
1 performance: 2016 -
Elijah, Op. 70 (1846)
4 performances: 2017, 2003, 1990, 1976 -
Hear My Prayer (1844)
1 performance: 2021 -
Lobgesang (Symphony no.2) (1840)
3 performances: 2016, 2000, 1967 -
Richte mich, Gott, Op. 78 no. 2 (1844)
2 performances: 2007, 1968 -
Why Rage Fiercely the Heathen (Op.78 no.1) (1843)
1 performance: 1968
Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643)
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Adoramus te, Christe, SV289 (1620)
1 performance: 2017 -
Beatus vir (1630)
1 performance: 2017 -
Cantate Domino, SV292 (1615)
1 performance: 2017 -
Selva morale e spirituale, SV 252–288 (1641)
1 performance: 2017
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
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Ave verum corpus, K. 618 (1791)
1 performance: 2015 -
Coronation Mass, K. 317 (1779)
1 performance: 1998 -
Divertimento in D, K. 136 (1772)
1 performance: 2015 -
Mass in C minor, K. 427 (1783)
3 performances: 2006, 1993, 1972 -
Requiem in D Minor, K. 626 (1791)
5 performances: 2015, 1998, 1983, 1974, 1963 -
Solemn Vespers, K. 339 (1780)
4 performances: 2010, 2006, 1991, 1980
Hubert Parry (1848–1918)
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Blest Pair of Sirens (1887)
5 performances: 2018, 2011, 1996, 1982, 1967 -
Hear my Words, ye People (1894)
2 performances: 2018, 2011 -
I Was Glad (1902)
(score hire)
5 performances: 2021, 2018, 2011, 2001, 1981 -
My soul, there is a country (Songs of Farewell no.1) (1916)
1 performance: 2018
Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868)
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Petite messe solennelle (1863)
(score hire)
4 performances: 2023, 2013, 1996, 1981 -
Stabat Mater (1841)
1 performance: 1999
John Rutter (1945–)
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A Clare Benediction (1998)
1 performance: 2023 -
A Prayer of Saint Patrick (1983)
1 performance: 2023 -
All things bright and beautiful (1983)
1 performance: 2023 -
Down by the riverside (1975)
1 performance: 2023 -
For the beauty of the earth (1980)
1 performance: 2023 -
Gloria (1974)
3 performances: 2014, 2009, 2001 -
God be in my head (1970)
1 performance: 2023 -
I will sing with the Spirit (1994)
1 performance: 2023 -
Lichfield Canticle (1972)
3 performances: 1987, 1975, 1972 -
Look at the world (1996)
1 performance: 2023 -
Te Deum (1990)
1 performance: 2001 -
The Lord bless you and keep you (1981)
1 performance: 2023 -
The Lord is my shepherd (1978)
1 performance: 2023 -
When the Saints go marching in (1990)
1 performance: 2023
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
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Mass No. 5 in A♭ major, D 678 (1822)
1 performance: 1973 -
Mass no. 2 in G major, D 167 (1815)
1 performance: 1999
Paul Spicer (1952–)
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Advent Oratorio (2009)
(score hire)
2 performances: 2016, 2009 -
Easter Oratorio (2000)
(score hire)
3 performances: 2002, 2000, 2000 -
The Deciduous Cross (2003)
1 performance: 2009 -
This Child of God (2005)
(score hire)
1 performance: 2005
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958)
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A Sea Symphony (1909)
2 performances: 2007, 1978 -
Fantasia on Christmas Carols (1912)
4 performances: 2019, 2012, 1996, 1967 -
Five Mystical Songs (1911)
2 performances: 2016, 1996 -
Hodie (A Christmas Cantata) (1954)
1 performance: 1991 -
Mass in G minor (1921)
1 performance: 1972 -
O Clap Your Hands (1920)
1 performance: 2001 -
Sancta Civitas (1925)
1 performance: 1986 -
Serenade to Music (1938)
1 performance: 2007 -
Tallis Fantasia (1910)
1 performance: 2012 -
The Old Hundredth Psalm Tune (1953)
1 performance: 2001
Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901)
Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548–1611)
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Missa O quam gloriosum est regnum (1572)
(score hire)
1 performance: 1979
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)
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Gloria in D, RV 589 (1715)
(score hire)
4 performances: 2015, 1992, 1982, 1965 -
Nulla in mundo pax sincera, RV 630 (1735)
1 performance: 2017
Arthur William Wills (1926–2020)
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Missa In Memoriam Benjamin Britten (1977)
(score hire)
1 performance: 1979