2000-2006

In addition to the regular concerts held in St Machar's Cathedral in April and December each year, the Choir took part in Aberdeen Sinfonietta concerts in the Music Hall, Aberdeen in 2002, 2003 and 2005. In 2000, they performed in Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh and Brechin Cathedral was the venue for a performance as part of the Brechin Arts Festival in 2004. James Lobban conducted the Choir on each occasion until the end of 2005, after which illness forced him to withdraw from conducting the April 2006 concert, which was conducted by Graham Wiseman. Gordon Jack conducted the December 2006 concert. In all the concerts except the a capella concerts and the May 2000 concert, Aberdeen Sinfonietta provided the orchestral players.

Aberdeen Bach Choir Performances 2000-2006
Date Venue Work(s) Soloist(s)

7 May 2000

St Machar's
Cathedral

Gloria - John Rutter
Quatre Motets - Marcel Dupré
Magnificat Op. 75 - Paul Patterson
Symphonie No. 6 1st movement - Charles-Marie Widor*
Canzon á 8 - Giovanni Gabrieli†
Corral Nocturne and Hoe Down from Rodeo - Aaron Copland arr Mike Bennett†

*Timothy Byram-Wigfield - Organ
† Mike Bennet Brass Ensemble

28 Oct 2000

Greyfriars Kirk Edinburgh

The Chronicle of Saint Machar - John Mcleod
Domine ad adiuvandum me Festina - Vivaldi

John Hearne

3 Dec 2000

St Machar's
Cathedral

Motet No5 Komm, Jesu, komm - J.S. Bach
Chichester Psalms - Bernstein
Messe Solennelle - Langlais*
review

Scott Shepherd
Sandra Massey
Bruce lrvine
Robert Wilson
*Michael Harris - Organ

29 Apr 2001

St Machar's
Cathedral

Mass in B minor - J.S. Bach
notice

Ruth Holton
Deborah Miles-Johnson
Mark Wilde
Simon Kirkbride

2 Dec 2001

St Machar's
Cathedral

Nimm von uns; Herr, du treur Gott;
Jesu, meines lebens leben; Der Herr ist mit mir - Buxtehude
Beatus Vir - Vivaldi
Concerto for 2 violins and cello Op. 3 No. 11 - Vivaldi*
Chorale Prelude on 'Vater unser im Himmelreich;
Chorale Fantasia 'Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern' - Buxtehude†
review

Margaret Macaulay
Bruce lrvine
*Bryan Dargie & Dirk van Loon (violins); Bill Linklater (cello); Roger Williams (harpsichord)
†Roger Williams (organ)

26 Apr 2002

St Machar's
Cathedral

Cantata BWV50 Nun ist das heil - J.S. Bach
Easter Oratorio - J.S. Bach
Te Deum - Arvo Part
review

Kathryn McGuckin
Clare McCaldin
Andrew Murgatroyd
Rodney Clarke

14 Sep 2002

Music Hall

The King shall rejoice - Handel
Te Deum - J. Haydn

 

1 Dec 2002

St Machar's
Cathedral

Missa Brevis - Palestrina
Ave Maria; Tota pulchra es; Virga Jesse - Bruckner
Motet No4 Furchte dich nicht - J.S. Bach
Gebet - Max Bruch

 

27 Apr 2003

St Machar's
Cathedral

Vesperae solennes de confessore K339 - Mozart
Mass No3 in F minor - Bruckner
notice

Una Barry
Vanessa Williamson
Joseph Cornwall
Michael Pearce

10 Oct 2003

Music Hall

Gloria - Vivaldi
notice

Kathryn Gallacher
Katherine Smith

7 Dec 2003

St Machar's
Cathedral

Missa "Sancti Bernardl di Offida" - J. Haydn
Russian Requiem - Pehkonen
notice

Catriona Holt
Carolyn Dobbin

25 Apr 2004

St Machar's
Cathedral

Motet No1 Singet dem Herrn - J.S. Bach
Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis - Rubbra
Lo, the full final sacrifice - Finzi
Messe Solennelle - Louis Vierne
notice

Bruce lrvine
Robert Wilson

16 May 2004

St Machar's
Cathedral

The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace - Karl Jenkins

Margaret Macaulay

3 Oct 2004

Brechin Cathedral

Motet No1 Slnget dem Herrn - J.S. Bach
The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace - Karl Jenkins
notice

Margaret Macaulay

5 Dec 2004

St Machar's
Cathedral

Motets of doubtful authenticity - J.S. Bach
Locus iste; Os justi; Christus factus est - Bruckner
Mass Op130 - Joseph Jongen
Sonata for flute, violin and continuo from "The Musical Offering" BWV1079 - J.S. Bach•
Sonata Op. 9 No. 4 for violin and basso continuo - Jean-Marie Leclair†
notice

Stephen Pinnock - organ
*†Bryan Dargie - violin; Robert Howie - harpsichord; Gareth John - cello
*Margaret Preston - flute

24 Apr 2005

St Machar's
Cathedral

Cantata BWV 4; Cantata BWV131 - J.S. Bach
Magnificat; Berliner Messe - Arvo Pärt
programme

Austin Gunn
Robert Wilson

6 Nov 2005

Music Hall

Zadok, the Priest- Handel
2 of the Four Psalms - Grleg
Polovtsian Dances - Borodln

Robert Wilson

4 Dec 2005

St Machar's
Cathedral

Cantata BWV140 - J.S. Bach
Missa Trlnitatis - M. Haydn
review

Nicola Jane Kemp
Clare McCaldin
Mark Wilde
Neil Baker

23 Apr 2006

St Machar's
Cathedral

St. Matthew Passion - J.S. Bach
notice & review

Andrew Staples
Dawid Kimber
Sophle Bevan
Anna Grevelius
Ben Johnson
Jacques lmbrailo

3 Dec 2006

St Machar's
Cathedral

Jesu, meine Freude - J.S. Bach
Mass for two choirs - Widor
Cantate Domino - Arvo Pärt
Four Motets - Marcel Dupré
Prelude and fugue in b minor - J.S. Bach*
Chorale no 2 in b minor - César Franck *
notice & review

*Roger B. Williams - Organ