GPC
GUILDFORD PHILHARMONIC CHOIR
Concert Programme
Saturday, 7:30pm
20 November
1999
GPC/Guildford Philharmonic Orchestra/En Shao
Haydn: The Creation
Civic Hall
Promoted by: Guildford Borough Council
Friday, 8:00pm
26 November
1999
GPC/Band of the Surrey Yeomanry/Jeremy Backhouse
& Band’s Conductor
Carols
Dorking Halls
Promoted by: Princess Alice Hospice
Sunday, 2:30pm
19 December
1999
Saturday, 7:30pm
12 February
2000
GPC/Guildford Symphony Orchestra/Jeremy Backhouse
& Darrell Davison
Mayor of Guildford’s Christmas Concert
Civic Hall
Promoted by: GPC & Guildford Rotary Club
GPC/Surrey University Choir & Orchestra/Jeremy
Backhouse & Sebastian Forbes
to include Frank Bridge: A Prayer and, possibly, some
Vaughan Williams
Guildford Cathedral
Promoted by: GPC & Surrey University
Saturday, 7:00pm
11 March
2000
GPC/Freiburg Bachchor/Brandenburg Sinfonia/Jeremy
Backhouse
J.S. Bach: St Matthew Passion (in German)
Guildford Cathedral
Promoted by: GPC
Saturday, 7:30pm
GPC/Forest Philharmonic Orchestra/Jeremy Backhouse
10 June
Walton: Belshazzar’s Feast
2000
Civic Hall
Promoted by: GPC
REHEARSAL SCHEDULE - SEASON 1999/2000
1999
Monday 6 September
Haydn
Methodist Hall
Monday 13 September
Haydn
Methodist Hall
Monday 20 September
Haydn
Methodist Hall
Monday 27 September
Haydn
Methodist Hall
Monday 4 October
Haydn
Methodist Hall
Monday 11 October
Haydn
Methodist Hall
Monday 18 October
Haydn
Methodist Hall
Monday 25 October
Haydn
Methodist Hall
Monday 1 November
Haydn/Carols
Methodist Hall
Monday 8 November
Haydn/Carols
Methodist Hall
Monday 15 November
Haydn
Methodist Hall
Friday 19 November
Haydn
Methodist Hall
Final piano rehearsal
En Shao
Saturday 20 November — Haydn: The Creation
Rehearsal: 3.00pm
Concert: 7.30pm.
Civic Hall
GPO/En Shao
Monday 22 November
Methodist Hall
Carols
Thursday 25 November Carols (EXTRA, Dorking only) Methodist Hall
Friday 26 November
Carols
Rehearsal: 6.30pm — Concert: 8.00pm.
Dorking Halls
Backhouse/Band conductor
Monday 29 November
Carols
Methodist Hall
Monday 6 December
Carols
Methodist Hall
Monday 13 December
Carols + Party
Friday 17 December
Carols
Cranmore School (tbc)
Methodist Hall
Final piano rehearsal
Sunday 19 December
Rehearsal: 11.00am
Carols
Concert: 2.30pm.
Civic Hall
GSO/Backhouse/Davison
2000
Monday 3 January
Bank Holiday
No rehearsal
Monday 10 January
Bridge, etc.
Methodist Hall
Monday 17 January
Bridge, etc.
Methodist Hall
Monday 24 January
Bridge, etc.
Methodist Hall
Monday 31 January
Bach
Methodist Hall
Thursday 3 February
Bach EXTRA
Methodist Hall
Monday 7 February
Bridge, etc.
Methodist Hall
Thursday 10 February
Final piano rehearsal
Bridge, etc.
University of Surrey,
Room to be confirmed
Saturday 12 February
Rehearsal: 2.30pm
Bridge, etc.
Guildford Cathedral
Concert: 7.30pm.
Backhouse/Forbes
Monday 14 February
Bach
Methodist Hall
Thursday 17 February
Bach EXTRA
Methodist Hall
Monday 21 February
Bach
Methodist Hall
Thursday 24 February
Bach EXTRA
Methodist Hall
Monday 28 February
Bach
Methodist Hall
Thursday 2 March
Bach EXTRA
Methodist Hall
Monday 6 March
Bach
Methodist Hall
Thursday 9 March
Bach
Cranmore School(tbc)
Bach
Cranmore School(tbc)
Guildford Cathedral
with Freiburger Bachchor
Friday 10 March
with Freiburger Bachchor
Saturday 11 March
Bach
Rehearsal: 2.30pm
Concert: 7.00pm.
Monday 13 March
Walton
Methodist Hall
Monday 20 March
Walton
Methodist Hall
Jeremy Backhouse
Monday 27 March
Walton
Methodist Hall
Monday 3 April
Walton
Methodist Hall
Monday 10 April
Walton
Methodist Hall
,Monday 17 April
Walton
Methodist Hall
Monday 24 April |
Easter Monday
No rehearsal
Monday 1 May
May Bank Holiday
No rehearsal
Tuesday 2 May
Walton
Methodist Hall
Monday 8 May
Walton
Methodist Hall
Monday 15 May
Walton
Methodist Hall
Monday 22 May
Walton
Methodist Hall
Monday 29 May
Bank Holiday
No rehearsal
Thursday 1 June
Walton
Methodist Hall
Monday 5 June
Walton
Methodist Hall
Friday 9 June
Walton
Methodist Hall
Final piano rehearsal
Saturday 10 June
Walton
Civic Hall
Rehearsal: 2.00pm.
Concert: 7.30pm.
Jeremy Backhouse
Monday 12 June
possible rehearsal
Methodist Hall
Monday 19 June
possible rehearsal
Methodist Hall
Monday 26 June
AGM
Methodist Hall
(to be confirmed)