WINCHESTER CAMERATA

Winchester Camerata

Conductor:  Andrew Moore

Leader: David Blunt      Administrator:  Louise Woods (email: winchestercamerata@gmail.com)

The Winchester Camerata, which was started in November 2011, is a string orchestra of accomplished amateur players who come together for the pleasure and enjoyment of playing through a wide-ranging repertoire. So far, the following works have been explored:


Glazunov              Theme & Variations
Britten                  Simple Symphony
Barber                  Adagio for Strings
Boyce                   Symphony No 7
Suk                      Serenade
Piazolla                Melodia en La menor
Elgar                    Serenade for Strings
Dvorak                 Serenade for Strings
Strauss                 Pizzicato Polka
Mendelssohn        String Symphony No 12
Francaix               Symphonie d'Archets
Tchaikovsky          Elegy
Respighi               Third Suite of Ancient Airs & Dances
Mozart                 Church Sonata No 11.
Delius                  Acquarelle No 1
Warlock               Capriol Suite
Elgar                    Introduction & Allegro
Grieg                    Anitra's Dance from Peer Gynt
Arensky                Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky
Lekeu                   Adagio
Mozart                  Divertimento in F K. 138
Liszt                      Angelus
Grieg                    Holberg Suite
Nielsen                 Kleine Suite (Op.1)
Finzi                     Romance
Mozart                  Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Boyce                   Symphony No 1
Holst                    St Paul's Suite
Britten                  Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge
Kodaly                  Intermezzo from Hary Janos Suite (Arr. by Andrew Moore)
Wiren                    Serenade for Strings
Tchaikovsky          Serenade for Strings
Rameau                La Poule (arranged by Saint-Saens)
Grieg                     Elegiac Melody No 2 - Last Spring
Delibes                  Pizzicati from Sylvia
Butterworth            The Banks of Green Willow (Arr. by Andrew Moore)
Bach                      Keyboard Concerto in d minor (BWV 1052)
Shostakovich        Chamber Symphony Op.110a (arr Barshai)
Bach                      Air from Suite No 3
Gluck                    Overture Iphiginie en Aulide (Arr. by Andrew Moore)
Mozart                  Divertimento in D K. 136
Borodin                 Notturno
Wolf                       Italian Serenade
Alfven                    Vallflickans Dans
Pierne                    Serenade Op. 7
Vaughan Williams  Concerto for Oboe and String Orchestra
Cimarosa               Clarinet Concerto (Arranged by Arthur Benjamin)
Rota                       Concerto per Archi
Mozart                    Adagio and Fugue K 546
Vaughan Williams  Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Richter                   Sinfonia in F
Walters                   Divertimento for String Orchestra
Prokofiev                Classical Symphony (Arr. by Andrew Moore)
Larsson                  Concertino for Double Bass and Strings
Tchaikovsky            Souvenir de Florence
Haydn                     Horn Concerto No 2 in D
Sibelius                   Andante Festivo
Bartok                     Divertimento
Herschel                 Symphony No 2
Elgar                       Elegy Op. 58
Janacek                  Idyll Suite for Strings
Strauss                   Die Fledermaus Overture (arranged by Andrew Moore)
Schubert                 German Dances (D. 90)
Fuchs                      Serenade No 3 (Op. 21)
Brahms                    Liebeslieder Waltzes (Op 52) (Arr, by Friedrich Hermann)
Haydn                      Violin Concerto No 1 in C major
Bridge                      Four Pieces for String Orchestra (Arr. by Paul Hindmarsh)
Schumann, Clara    Three Pieces (Arr. by Andrew Moore)
Beach, Amy             Quartet in One Movement
Boulanger, Lili          Four Pieces (Arr. by Andrew Moore)
D'un Vieux Jardin, D'un Jardin Clair, Nocturne, Cortège
Jacquet de la Guerre Sonata No 1 in D minor
Williams, Grace       Sea Sketches
Haydn                     Divertimento in E flat
Puccini                    Chrysanthemums
Bruckner                  Adagio for Strings
Moore, Andrew        Four Seasonal Sketches for String Orchestra
Britten                      Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings
Mozart                     Divertimento in Bb K 137
Mendelssohn          Concerto in D minor for Violin and Strings
Mascagni                 Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
Grieg                        Quartet Op. 27 1st Movement arr for string orchestra
Mendelssohn            String Symphony No 7
Dvorak                      Polka from Czech Suite (Arr. by Andrew Moore)
Khacaturian               Adagio from Spartacus (Arr. by Andrew Moore)
Khacaturian               Sabre Dance (Arr. by Andrew Moore)

Holst                          Brook Green Suite

Dvorak                      Polka from Czech Suite

CPE Bach                 Symphony No 5 in B minor

Rachmaninov           Vocalise (Op. 34 No. 14)

Respighi                   Bergamasca from 2nd Suite of Ancient Airs & dances (Arr. by Andrew Moore)

Schubert                   Phantasie in F minor (D 940)  (Arr. by Andrew Moore)

Charpentier               Prelude Te Deum

Rameau                    Les Sauvages

Bologne J                  'L'Amant Anonyme'  by  Joseph Bologne Chevalier de Sainte Georges

Thomas A                  Andantino from Raymond

Bizet                          Adagietto

Saint-Saëns              Rigaudon

Ravel                        String Quartet (Arr. by Andrew Moore)

The Winchester Camerata, conducted by Andrew Moore, gave its inaugural concert on Sunday, 21st October 2012 at St John's House, Winchester.
Programme:

 Mendelssohn    String Symphony No 12
Tchaikovsky       Elegy
Respighi            Third Suite of Ancient Airs & Dances
Dvorak               Serenade for Strings
Strauss              Pizzicato Polka (encore)

The Winchester Camerata, conducted by Andrew Moore, gave a concert on Sunday, 21st April 2013 at St John's House, Winchester.
Programme:

Arensky       Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky

Lekeu           Adagio
Britten          Simple Symphony
Mozart          Divertimento in F K.138
Elgar             Introduction and Allegro
Grieg            Anitra's Dance (encore)

The Winchester Camerata, conducted by Andrew Moore, gave a concert on Sunday, 20th October 2013 at St John's House, Winchester.
Programme:
 

  Grieg         Holberg Suite
Finzi            Romance Op.11
Nielsen       Kleine Suite
Britten         Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge
Kodaly        Intermezzo from Hary Janos Suite (encore)

The Winchester Camerata, conducted by Andrew Moore, gave a concert as part of the Winchester Festival on Sunday, 6th July 2014 at St John's House, Winchester.
Programme:

 Mendelssohn     String Symphony No 8
Suk                     Serenade for Strings Op..6
Tchaikovsky        Serenade for Strings Op.48
Delibes                Pizzicati from Sylvia (encore)

The Winchester Camerata, conducted by Andrew Moore, gave a concert on Sunday, 19th October 2014 at St John's House, Winchester. 
Programme:

 Butterworth       The Banks of Green Willow (arranged by A. Moore)
Bach                   Piano Concerto in D minor. Soloist 
Phlip Fowke 
Shostakovtich     Chamber Symphony Op.110a (arranged by R. Barshai)
Dag Wiren           Serenade
Bach                     Air from Suite No 3 (encore)

The Winchester Camerata, conducted by Andrew Moore, gave a concert on Sunday, 26th April 2015 at St John's House, Winchester
Programme:

 Mozart                   Divertimento in D  K. 136
Vaughan-Williams  Oboe Concerto. Soloist: 
Andrew Knights
Borodin                   Notturno
Wolf                        Italian Serenade
Barber                     Adagio for Strings
Bartok                     Romanian Folk Dances

Pierne                     Serenade (Op 7)  (encore)

The Winchester Camerata, conducted by Andrew Moore, gave a concert onSunday, 18th October 2015 at St John's House, Winchester.
Programme:

 Gluck                     Overture Iphiginie en Aulide
Cimarosa                Clarinet Concerto in C minor. Soloist: Johanna Owens
Rota                        Concerto per Archi
Mozart                     Adagio and Fugue K 546
Vaughan Williams   Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

The Winchester Camerata, conducted by Andrew Moore, gave a concert on Sunday, 15th May 2016 at St John's House, Winchester.
Programme:

 Richter               Sinfonia No 34 in F
Walters                Divertimento for Strings
Larsson               Concertino for Double Bass. Soloist: Ketan Curtis
Tchaikovsky         Souvenir de Florence

The Winchester Camerata, conducted by Andrew Moore, gave a concert onSunday, 9th October 2016 at St John's House, Winchester.

Programme:

 Boyce               Symphony No 7 in Bb
Haydn               Horn Concerto No 2 in D.  Soloist:  Oliver Davis
Warlock             Capriol Suite
Sibelius              Andante Festivo
Bartok                Divertimento

The Winchester Camerata, conducted by Andrew Moore, gave a concert on Sunday, 14th May 2017 at St Paul's Church, Winchester.

Programme:

 Herschel            Symphony No 2
Elgar                   Elegy Op. 58
Mozart                 Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Janacek               Idyll Suite for Strings

The Winchester Camerata, conducted by Andrew Moore, gave a concert - An Evening in Vienna - on Sunday, 15th October 2017 at St Paul's Church, Winchester.

Programme:  An Evening in Vienna

 Strauss                Die Fledermaus Overture (Arranged by Andrew Moore)
Schubert               Five German Dances (D.90)
Fuchs                    Serenade No 3
Brahms                 Liebeslieder Waltzes (Arranged by Friedrich Hermann)
Strauss                  Pizzicato Polka

The Winchester Camerata, conducted by Andrew Moore, gave a concert on Sunday, 14th October 2018 at St Paul's Church, Winchester.

Programme:

Clara Schumann                        Three Pieces
Amy Beach                                 Quartet in one movement
Lili Boulanger                              Four Pieces (arranged by Andrew Moore)
D'un Vieux Jardin, D'un Jardin Clair, Nocturne, Cortège
Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre  Sonata No 1
Grace Williams                            Sea Sketches

The Winchester Camerata, conducted by Andrew Moore, gave a concert on Sunday, 30th June 2019 at St Paul's Church, Winchester.

Programme:

 Haydn                      Divertimento in E flat
Debussy                    Danse Sacree et Danse Profane  Soloist: 
Solenn Grand
Sibelius                      Suite Caracteristque 
Mahler                        Adagietto from Symphony No 5

Vaughan Williams      Five Variants of 'Dives and Lazarus'.

The Winchester Camerata, conducted by Andrew Moore, gave a concert on Sunday, 20th October 2019 at Holy Trinity Church, Winchester.

Programme:

 Boyce                      Symphony No. 7
Britten                       Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings.   Soloists: Ben Johnson (Tenor) & Martin Owen (Horn)
Elgar                          Serenade for Strings 
Butterworth                The Banks of Green Willow
Vaughan Williams      Fantasia on a theme of Thomas Tallis

The Winchester Camerata, conducted by Andrew Moore, gave a concert on Saturday, 8th February 2020 at St John's Church, Alresford, Hampshire.

Programme:

Mozart             Divertimento in Bb K137
Mendelssohn  Concerto in D minor for Violin and Strings.    Soloist: Adrian Adlam
Moore              Four Seasonal Sketches (First performance) 
Svendsen         Romance   Soloist: Adrian Adlam
Mascagni          Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
Kodaly              Intermezzo from Hary Janos Suite


The Winchester Camerata, conducted by Andrew Moore, gave a concert on Saturday, 20th May 2023 at St Peter's Church, Ropley, Hampshire.

Programme:

Mozart              Church Sonata No 11 (K.274)

Nielsen             Kleine Suite (Op. 1)

Tchaikovsky      Elegy

Holst                 Brook Green Suite

Grieg                Holberg Suite (op. 40)

Dvorak              Polka from Czech Suite

Khachaturian    Adagio from Spartacus  (arr. Andrew Moore)


The Winchester Camerata, conducted by Andrew Moore, gave a concert on Saturday, 7th October 2023 at St Paul's Church, Winchester.

Programme:

C P E Bach        Symphony No 5 in B minor

Prokofiev            Classical Symphony (arr. Andrew Moore)

Rachmaninov     Vocalise (Op. 34 No. 14)

Respighi             Bergamasca  (arr. Andrew Moore)

Schubert             Phantasie in F Minor (D 940) (arr. Andrew Moore)


The Winchester Camerata, conducted by Andrew Moore, gave a concert on Sunday, 25th February 2024 at St Paul's Church, Winchester.

Programme: An Evening in Paris

M-A Charpentier Prelude to Te Deum

J-P Rameau       Les Sauvages

Chevalier de Sainte-Georges  'L'Amant Anonyme' - Overture

A. Thomas          Andantino from Raymond

Bizet                   Adagietto

G. Pierné            Serenade

Saint-Saëns       Rigaudon

Lili Boulanger     Four Pieces (arranged by Andrew Moore) D'un Vieux Jardin, D'un Jardin Clair, Nocturne, Cortège

Ravel                  Quartet (arranged by Andrew Moore






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