Last Concert

The fourth of the choir's five concerts in the 2002/3 season took place on Saturday 5th April at Royston Parish Church.

The concert began with Sir John Stainer's Crucifixion, a Victorian 'copy' of Bach's St Matthew Passion in its use of narrator, Jesus, crowd scenes and full choral technicolour.

The second half opened with sections from Palestrina's early masterpiece the Missa Papae Marcelli written in the mid 16th century to honour the friend and protector who reigned only 21 days as Pope. Maurice Duruflé's Four Motets followed.

The final work in the programme was Malcolm Williamson's Procession of Palms. Malcolm became a good friend of the RSC in his last two years and we are pleased to perform this beautiful piece in his memory.

Recent concerts:

• Barkway Concert (February 2003)
• Christmas Celebration (December 2002)
• Bach Magnificat and Haydn Harmonie Mass (November 2002)
• Music for a Summer Evening with Royston Town Band (July 2002)
• Duruflé Requiem and Fauré Requiem (April 2002)
• Dvorak's Te Deum, Mozart's Laudate Dominum, Mussorgsky's A Night on a Bare Mountain and Puccini's Messa di Gloria (November 2001)
• Summer is Icumen - with East Herts Youth Orchestra Wind Ensemble - a programme of Italian motets, English madrigals, partsongs, anthems and folksong arrangements (July 2001)
• Concert with Royston Youth Choir and the Choir of the Royston Music Centre (March 2001)
• Vivaldi Gloria and Mozart's Mass in C minor (November 2000)
• Music for a Summer Evening with Royston Town Band (July 2000)
• Bach Christmas Oratorio parts 1 and 2 and CPE Bach Magnificat (November 1999)
• Vivaldi Beatus Vir, Part Magnificat and Rutter Requiem (March 1999)
• Charpentier Te Deum, Neruda Trumpet Concerto (soloist: Alison Balsom) and Haydn Nelson Mass (November 1998)
• Mozart Requiem (March 1998)
• Mozart Requiem and Haydn St Nicholas Mass (November 1997)
• Vivaldi Gloria and Rutter Te Deum (March 1997)
• Bach Gloria in excelsis Deo and Hummel Mass in EFlat (November 1996)