Saturday 6 July 2024 at 7.30pm - "A Musical Tour through Europe". Church of St.Mary & All Saints (The Crooked Spire), Church Way, Chesterfield S40 1XJ. Conductor: Steven Roberts.
Saturday June 8 2024 - "25th Choral Day Mozart Requiem". Directed by Steven Roberts with Chesterfield Symphony Orchestra and professional solos.
Saturday 6 April 2024 at 7.30pm - "The Dreamers of Dreams" - 1924 - 2024: Celebrating 100 years of choral singing in Chesterfield. Church of St.Mary & All Saints (The Crooked Spire), Church Way, Chesterfield S40 1XJ. Organ: Jonathan Scott, Conductor: Steven Roberts.
Sunday 17th December - "Christmas with The Phil" at Chesterfield Parish Church.
Thursday 7th & 14th December 2023 - Carols at Bolsover Castle.
Saturday 11th November 2023 - Rutter "Requiem"; Gjeilo "The Rose"; Lauridsen "Sure on this Shining Light"; Todd "Jazz Missa Brevis" at St. Thomas’ Church, Brampton. Conductor Steven Roberts, Soprano Emily Costigan plus jazz trio..
Saturday 24 June 2023 - Opera & Organ Extravaganza at Chesterfield Parish Church. Conductor Steven Roberts, Organ Jonathan Scott
Saturday 3rd June 2023 - Choral Day 2023. The Peace Makers Carl Jenkins Directed by Steven Roberts. Central Methodist Church, Saltergate, Chesterfield.
Saturday 25 March 2023 “From Baroque to Classical” Mozart Requiem and Bach Magnificat with Derbyshire Sinfonia and soloists, at Chesterfield Parish Church.
Thursday 15 December 2022 Christmas Carol concert at Bolsover Castle. Promoted by English Heritage.
Sunday 11 December 2022 at the Crooked Spire, Chesterfield - Christmas with the Phil. A feast of seasonal favourites from the Phil. Conductor Steven Roberts; Accompanist Kathleen Hesford; with guests Honley Male Voice Choir.
Saturday 5th November 2022 - I Have a Song to Sing! - Featuring choral arrangements from Gilbert and Sullivan and John Rutter's ‘Feel the Spirit’. Soloist: Sophie Clarke, accompanied by the Sospiri Wind Quintet. St. John’s Church, Walton Back Lane, Chesterfield.
Saturday 16 July 2022 - A Jubilee of Classical Choruses - at Bridlington Priory.
25 June 2022 - A June Jubilee of Classical Choruses, conductor Steven Roberts - at the Church of St Mary and All Saints (The Crooked Spire), Chesterfield.
11th June 2022 - 23rd Choral Day - Brahms Requiem (In English) Directed by Steven Roberts. Central Methodist Church Saltergate Chesterfield
Saturday 9th April 2022 - Handel's Messiah, accompanied by Derbyshire Sinfonia, at Chesterfield Parish Church.
Sunday 12 December 2021 - "Christmas with The Phil" at Chesterfield Parish Church.
Saturday 6 November 2021 - "Hear Our Song" at Chesterfield Parish Church (the Crooked Spire) . Music by Mozart, Faure, Rutter and others. Conductor - Steven Roberts, Organist - Jonathan Scott.
Thursday, 19th December 2019, 6:30pm - Carols at the Castle Bolsover Castle, Castle Street, Bolsover, S44 6PR. (The choir was singing as a guest of English Heritage).
Sunday, 15th December 2019, 2:30pm - Christmas with The Phil The Church of St Mary and All Saints (The Crooked Spire), Chesterfield.
Saturday 9th November 2019 - The Heavens are Telling, a selection of sacred choruses including music by Bach, Brahms, Handel, Parry and Mozart. Conductor: Steven Roberts Accompanist: Liz Heath. Central Methodist Church, Saltergate, Chesterfield.
Saturday 29th June 2019 Lesley Garrett in concert with The Phil at The Winding Wheel, featuring the Choir of the Chesterfield Parish Church and Charlotte Potter (Soprano).
Saturday 30th March 2019 at 7.30pm - Quintessentially the Phil. A selection of music including Stravinsky Mass, Chilcott, Gjeilo, Arnesen, Whitacre and Rutter plus music for wind instruments from special guests the Sospiri Wind Quintet at St John's Church, Walton Back Lane, Chesterfield.
Wednesday 19th December 6.30pm - Carols at the Castle (Organised by English Heritage). Bolsover Castle, Castle Street, Bolsover.
Sunday 16th December 2018 at 2.30pm - Carols with the Phil.
The parish church of St Mary and All Saints (The Crooked Spire), Church Way, Chesterfield S40 1XJ, with special guest Jonathan Scott on both organ and piano.
10th November 2018 2.30pm at Chesterfield Parish Church - Armistice Concert . The Phil appeared with other local choirs in a concert organised by the Church.
Saturday 21st July, 7.30pm. A Choral Celebration at the Priory Church of St. Mary, Church Green, Bridlington.
30 June 2018 - A Summer Celebration Music by Rutter, Mozart, Vivaldi and others. Conductor - Steven Roberts, Organist - Jonathan Scott.
7th April 2018 - Handel Messiah at Chesterfield Parish Church 7.15pm with the Derbyshire Sinfonia. Conductor - Steven Roberts
Sunday 17th December 2017 - ‘Christmas with the Phil’
Chesterfield Parish Church 2.30pm. With guests Honley Male Voice Choir. Conductor - Steven Roberts, Organ - Jonathan Scott , Piano - Catherine Hall-Smith.
Saturday 11th November 2017 - ‘Sacred Sounds’ at the Central Methodist Church, Chesterfield conductor - Steven Roberts, Piano - Jonathan Scott. Gorecki – Totus Tuus, Mozart – Ave Verum Corpus, Bruckner – Locus Iste, Faure – Cantique de Jean Racine, Ramirez – Misa Criola (Tenor Soloist – Tim Kennedy) Faure Requiem – soloists from the RNCM
Saturday 24th June 2017 - 'The Phil at 50: Feeling Good' at The Winding Wheel
Chesterfield Philharmonic Choir brought its 50th season to a climax with the choir in relaxed mood featuring songs by Fats Waller, Cole Porter and George Gershwin and arrangements of well -known favourites by John Rutter and Bob Chilcott.
The concert was performed with cabaret style seating and the soloists were Soprano - Rachel Abbott (from RNCM) and Tenor -David Heathcote, with piano accompaniment by Tim Kennedy. The conductor and compere for the evening was Steven Roberts.
Saturday 3rd June 2017 - 20th Choral Day Anniversary
Central Methodist Church, Chesterfield
Mass in C Minor - Mozart with the Chesterfield Symphony Orchestra, directed by Steven Roberts, accompanist Jason Hawkins.
Sat 1st April 2017 - Spring Concert "Glad and Glorious" at Chesterfield Parish Church.
Parry - I Was Glad, Walton - Crown Imperial, Parry - Blest Pair of Sirens, Wood - O Thou the Central Orb, David Hanson - commissioned piece, Emily Abdy - special commission, Hollings - special commission, Rutter - Gloria.
With brass ensemble and percussion from Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band.
Organist - Jonathan Scott
Sunday 11th December 2016 - Carols with the Phil
The Winding Wheel, Holywell Street, Chesterfield, S41 7SA.
Conductor - Steven Roberts, Piano - Jason Hawkins.
Special Guests - Derby Concert Band and Creswell Junior School Choir, winners of the Bolsover Junior Choir Festival.
Sat 5th Nov 2016 "Music of War and Peace" at Chesterfield Parish Church starting 3.00pm
Stories and tales, with a local view, narrated by the Mayor of Chesterfield, Councillor Steve Brunt. Music included:
Jenkins – For the Fallen
Elgar - Nimrod (Organ solo)
Mealor – Wherever You Are
Jenkins - The Armed Man – A Choral Suite
Humphreys – Songs from the First World War
Piano and Organ – Jonathan Scott
Saturday, 2nd July 2016 Howard Goodall in Concert
The Church of St Mary and All Saints, also known as the Crooked Spire, Chesterfield
The theme music from BBC TV’s ‘The Vicar
of Dibley’ The Lord is my Shepherd; Eternal Light: A Requiem;
Love Divine and excerpts from Missa Aedis Christi
Guest accompanist: Jonathan Scott
With soloists Sarah Foubert, Matt Mears and Aaron O’Hare.
The Church of St Mary and All Saints, also known as the Crooked Spire, Chesterfield, S40 1XJ
Saturday, 9th April 2016 Chesterfield Parish Church (The Crooked Spire) - Gounod St Cecelia Mass, Haydn Nelson Mass
Guest accompanist on organ: Jonathan Scott
Thursday 17th Dec 2015 Chesterfield Parish Church (The Crooked Spire) - Carols with The Phil
With Special guests Nottingham High Infant and Junior school, winners of the Bolsover Junior Choir competition
Piano & organ: Richard Quarmby
Saturday 7 Nov 2015 Chesterfield Parish Church ( The Crooked Spire)
RUTTER, VIVALDI and HANSON concert
Vivaldi – Gloria
Hanson – Dreams
Rutter – The Peace of God
Rutter – Look at the World
Rutter – Requiem
With Special Guest Jonathan Scott - Organ
Soprano soloists Rachel Abbott and Bronwen Humphrey
27 June 2015 The Crossing, Worksop. Choral Favourites. Richard Quarmby, Piano and Organ
20 June 2015 Central Methodist Church. Choral Favourites
Parry: Blest pair of Sirens
Beethoven: Hallelujah
Mendelssohn: He watching over Israel
Organ Solo
Mozart: Lacrimosa
Mozart: Hostias
Handel: Zadok the Priest
Parry: I was glad
Haydn: Dona Nobis Pacem
Vivaldi: Gloria in Excelsis Deo
Vivaldi: Et in Terra Pax Hominibus
Organ Solo
Handel: Hallelujah Chorus
Handel: Worthy is the Lamb / Amen
23 May 2015 18th Choral Day Central Methodist Church Rutter Requiem.
Saturday 18th April 2015 19:15 Chesterfield Parish Church Spring Concert: Making Amazing Music
Piano Philip Hanwell
Brunning - Amazing Day (accompanied)
Carole Stephens - Gloria (accompanied)
Patti Drennan - We are the Music Makers (accompanied)
Stopford - The Lord Bless and Keep You (a cappella)
Whitacre - Lux Arumque (a cappella)
Stanley M Hoffman - Psalm 84 (a cappella)
Byrd - Ave verum corpus (a cappella)
Bairstow - I sat down under his shadow (a Cappella)
Rachmaninov - Borogoditsye Dyevo (Ave Maria) (a cappella)
Lauridsen - Ave Maria (a cappella)
Paul Mealor - She walks in Beauty (a cappella)
Thursday 18 December 2014 19:15-21:15 Chesterfield Parish Church.
Carols by Candlelight with Swanwick Primary School: MD Wendy Skermer.
Piano Richard Quarmby
Sunday 14th December 2014, Creswell Crags Carol Singing 10:30 to 12:30 with Joan conducting and Jo Jarvis on keyboard. What a pleasant start to Christmas!
8 November 2014 19:15 Chesterfield Parish Church: Handel Messiah with Lancashire Chamber Orchestra.
Conductor, Steven Roberts; Harpsicord, Philip Hanwell
Soprano, Linda Harvey; Mezzo-Soprano, Lara Rebekah Harvey; Tenor, Jeffrey Taylor; Baritone, Graham McCusker
4 And the Glory of the Lord
7 And he shall purify
9 O thou that tellest good tiding from Zion
12 For unto us is a child is born
17 Glory to God
21 His Yoke is easy, and his burthen is light
22 Behold the Lamb of God
24 Surely he hath borne our griefs
25 And with his stripes we are healed
26 All we like sheep have gone astray
28 He trusted in God
33 Lift up you heads, O ye gates
37 The Lord gave the word
39 Their sound is gone out
41 Lets us break their bonds asunder
44 Hallelujah
46 Since by man came death
53 Worthy is the Lamb that was slain
20 Sept 2014 Huddersfield Town Hall with Honley Male Voice Choir: Jenkins, Armed Man Choral Suite & For the Fallen; Mealor, Whereever you are. Coach to be arranged. Rehearsal 14:00 to 17:00. Concert 19:30.
Coach organised by Neil.
28 June 2014 An Opera Gala Central Methodist Church, Saltergate, Chesterfield, S40 1UH
Soprano; Isabella Gage and Tenor; Michael Vincent Jones soloists
Piano; Tim Kennedy
March of the Toreadors and Habanera, Carmen, Bizet: Elle ne croyait pas, Mignon, Ambroise Thomas; Depuis le jour, Louise, Charpentier: Witches' chorus and Ah, la paterna mano, Macbeth, Verdi: Caro nome, Rigoletto, Verdi: Prayer, Moise, Rossini: Chi e mai quel matto? and Esulti pur la barbara, L'elisir d'amore, Donizetti: Chorus of peasant girls and Waltz scene, Eugene Onegin, Tchaikovsky: Procession of the Nobles, Mlada, RidskyKorsakov: Il mio tesoro, Don Giovanni, Mozart: Padre, germani and Voyagers' chorus, Idomeneo, Mozart; Chorus of wedding guests, Lucia di Lammermoor, Donizetti:Villagers' chorus, Guillaume Tell, Rossini: Chorus of Hebrew slaves, Nabucco, Verdi: Anvil chorus, Il Trovatore, Verdi.
Ticket prices: £12 adult; £10 concessions; £5 16 & under and
unemployed, plus family tickets at £30 (max 2 adults & up to 3 children)
Rehearsal to be 2.30 – 5.30, but envisage the choir will be able to leave after 2 hours. Soloists to arrive for 3.00 pm and Tim (the accompanist) to arrive in time to start at 2.30 pm.
14th June 2014 Choral Day Central Methodist
from 09.30 Our 17th Choral Day
Music to include Paul Barker’s MASSive and Rutter Anthems
Central Methodist Church, Saltergate, Chesterfield, S40 1UH
Fees, including music hire: £20, Students £10
5 April 2014 Chesterfield Parish Church 19.30
Magic of Mozart: Lancashire Chamber Orchestra with pianist Lydia Bryan.
Including Requiem, Veni Sancte Spiritus and Litaniae Lauretanae
Mozart Piano Concerto in D minor No 20 K466
RNCM soloists: Victoria Wilkie, sop: Jennifer Parker, mezzo: Jeffrey Taylor, tenor: David Cane, bass.
15th December 2013 19.45pm
Carols with the Phil: Steven Roberts
Pianist: Richard Quarmby
with special guests, the Peak District Wind Band: Conductor Thomas Jarvis
The Winding Wheel, 13 Holywell Street, Chesterfield, S41 7SA
9th November 2013 19:30 Stage and Screen with Derby Concert Band (MD Simon Willis)
Winding Wheel
2 November 2013
The Crossing at Worksop with Derby Concert Band Stage and Screen
6th July 2013 Concert Chesterfield Parish Church
Organ: Jonathan Scott
Faure - Cantique de Jean Racine
Whitaker - The Seal Lullaby
Mealor - Ubi Caritas
Jenkins - Te Deum
Rossini - O Salutaris Hostia
Rutter - I will sing with the spirit
Rutter - Go forth into the world in peace
Schubert - Deutsche mess D872
Organ solo
8th June 2013 Choral Day Central Methodist Church
Faure - Requiem & Cantique de Jean Racine
with Chesterfield Symphony Orchestra strings only.
4th May 2013, Chesterfield Arts and Markets Festival Library Lecture Theatre 11:30 to 12:30 Philip piano; Brahms Requiem movements 1 & 4
Whitacre – The Seal Lullaby 4.34’
Faure – Cantique de Jean Racine 7.00 ‘
Rutter – I Will Sing with the Spirit 3.28’
Rutter – Go Forth into the world in Peace 2.37’
6th April 2013 19:30 - 21:30 Heritage High School,
Boughton Lane, Clowne, Chesterfield
Brahms Requiem – 2 pianos with Tom and Jonathan Scott
Soprano: Janet Fischer; Bass: Peter Taylor;
Franz Schubert Fantasy in F minor D940
Bach Prelude and Fugue in A minor
Sunday 16 December 2012 Creswell Crags Carol Sing
11:30 to 14:00
Friday 14 December 2012 19:45 Carols with the Phil
Chesterfield Parish Church
Pianist: Philip Hanwell
Organ: Ian Brackenbury
Guests - NE Derbyshire Music Centre Clarinet Choir; MD Jane Taylor
10 November 2012 19:30 Central Methodist Church
Carmina Burana - Orff
Chichester Psalms - Bernstein (Soloist Dominic Dakin)
Franz Liszt Concert Etude No 3 'Un sospiro' & Frederic Chopin Scherzo No 3 Op 39 played by Jonathan Scott.
2 pianos (Jonathan Scott & Philip Hanwell) and Percussion.
Soprano Janet Fischer, Baritone Peter Taylor
Treble and Youth Choir of St John's Church, Ranmoor
Sheffield Girls' choir - Ragazzi
Sun 16 Sept 2012 Armed Man; Birmingham. Rehearse 09:30 Concert 14:30
Saturday 7 July 2012 Central Methodist Church Concert
Randall Thompson – Alleluia
From 11 Anthems for John Rutter -
- A Clare Benediction
- God Be in My Head
- This is the Day
- For the Beauty of the Earth
- All Things Bright and Beautiful
Tavener – The Lamb
Goodall – The Lord is My Shepherd
Tucapsky - Tristis est anima mea
Tucapsky - Pater Meus
Paul Mealor - Where ever You Are
Bruckner - Locus Iste
Mozart - Ave Verum Corpus
Lauridsen - Sure on this Shining Night
Bob Chilcott - Irish Blessing
Caccini - Ave Maria
Bob Chilcott - O Danny Boy
Tues 5th June 2012 Queen's Diamond Jubilee Proms Concert
Winding Wheel
with Chesterfield Symphony Orchestra
Weber - Jubel Overture 9'
Mozart - Coronation Mass 25'
Arnold - Little Suite for orchestra 10'
Interval
Coates - Three Elizabeth's Suites 22'
Parry - Blest Pair of Sirens 11'
Rule Britannia 4'
Jerusalem 3'
Pomp and Circumstance 7'
26th May 2012 Choral Day
Central Methodist Church
Mozart Coronation Mass in C K317
with members of Chesterfield Symphony Orchestra
Saturday 21 April 2012 Concert
Chesterfield Parish Church
Beethoven – Mass in C SATB
Haydn – Harmoniemesse SATB
Soprano; Jo Holton: Mezzo-Sop; Heather Ireson: Tenor; Tom Morss: Bass-Baritone: Stefan Berkieta
Derbyshire Sinfonia
Rehearsal 13:45 - 16:45 Orchestra, soloists & choir
Sunday 18th Dec 2011 10:00 to 13:00 Carol Singing at Creswell Crags Visitor Centre
Sunday 11 Dec 2011 Christmas Concert at the Winding Wheel 19:30
Guest choir: Walton Holymoorside Primary School Choir with Liz Morris.
Saturday 12 Nov 2011 Autumn Remembrance Concert in Derby Cathedral accompanied by Derby Concert Band. Excerpts from Karl Jenkins -The Armed Man
1 The Armed Man 3 Kyrie 5 Sanctus 6 Hymn before action 10 Agnus Dei 12 Benedictus 13 Better is Peace
Interval
1 British Legion March 2 Schindler's List 3 Victory 4 Hymn to the fallen
5 Keep Smiling Through 6 Jerusalem 7 Last Post/Auld Lang Syne
8 Independence Day 9 Dam Busters
9 July 2011 Summer Concert
The Winding Wheel 19.30pm
My Fair Lady – concert version – with 2 pianos – semi-staged
5 soloists; Henry Higgins - Peter Jones; Colonel Pickering - David Lumb; Eliza Doolittle - Rachel Abbott; Alfred P. Doolittle - David Humphrey; Freddy Eynsford-Hill - Andrew Heighton; Mrs Pearce - Bronwen Humphrey; Pianists; Edward Barnwell, Philip Hanwell
April 2011
2 April 2011 19:30 Spring Concert Central Methodist Church
Rossini: Petite Messe Solenelle SATB.
Dress rehearsal 14:30 - 17:30
Accompaniment – Jonathon and Tom Scott
Tenor John Haythornthwaite; Baritone Frank Church;