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’40 YEARS
of outstanding period instrument performances’

1980 to 2020  :


December 2019
Brighton & Arundel

HANDEL –  ‘Messiah’

THE HANOVER BAND
THE HANOVER BAND CHORUS + SOLOISTS
Andrew Arthur director/harpsichord


16 November 2019
Stationers’ Hall, Ave Maria Lane, London, EC4M 7DD

ST CECILIATIDE FESTIVAL 

BEETHOVEN Overture to Prometheus
BEETHOVEN Symphony No 8
MOZART Arias

Erica Eloff soprano
THE HANOVER BAND
Jorge Jimenez leader


24 August 2019
St Nicholas Church, Arundel, West Sussex

FESTIVAL CONCERT – ARUNDEL FESTIVAL 2019

BEETHOVEN Overture to Prometheus
BEETHOVEN Symphony No 8
MOZART Aria VadoMa Dove Odei
MOZART Exsultate Jubilate
Erica Eloff soprano
THE HANOVER BAND
Benjamin Bayl director/harpsichord


20 February 2019
The Chapel of the Ascension, Chichester University

DISCOVERING JUPITER
Students at The University of Chichester
Principal Players of The Hanover Band


25 August 2018
St Nicholas Church, Arundel, West Sussex, UK

HANDEL + PERGOLESI – ARUNDEL FESTIVAL 2018

ANTONIO CALDARA – Sinfonia No.3 in F Minor ‘La morte d’Abel’
GIOVANNI BATTISTA PERGOLESI – Stabat Mater
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL – Concerto Grosso Op.3 No.2 in Bb
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL – Arias from Giulio Cesare:

Katherine Watson soprano
William Towers countertenor

THE HANOVER BAND
Benjamin Bayl director/harpsichord


25 March 2018
Laren Basilica, Laren, The Netherlands

JS BACH | St Matthew Passion

Choir of Kings College Cambridge
THE HANOVER BAND
Andrew Arthur director


December 2017
Winchester Cathedral, Chichester University,
Chichester Cathedral, Charterhouse, Romsey Abbey,
Brighton, Arundel

UK TOUR:  HANDEL  ‘Messiah’

THE HANOVER BAND
THE HANOVER BAND CHORUS + SOLOISTS

Andrew Arthur director/harpsichord


26 August 2017
St Nicholas Church, Arundel, West Sussex, UK

ROYAL BAROQUE | ARUNDEL FESTIVAL 2017

HANDEL Water Music Suites Nos.1 & 2
GEMINIANI ‘La Follia’ Concerto Grosso Op.5 No.5
J.S.BACH Brandenburg Concerto No.2 in F BWV 1047
BOYCE Symphony No.5 in D
VIVALDI Sopranino Recorder Concerto in C RV 443
HANDEL Royal Fireworks Music

Paul Bosworth natural trumpet
Oonagh Lee recorder
Joel Raymond oboe
Theresa Caudle violin

THE HANOVER BAND
Benjamin Bayl director/harpsichord


27 June 2017
Buckingham Palace, London, SW1A 1AA, UK

ROYAL GALA CONCERT

MOZART  Clarinet Concerto in A K.622
MOZART Soprano arias
SCHUBERT Symphony No.5 in Bb9 in Eb

Danielle de Niese soprano 
Colin Lawson clarinet
Jorge Jimenez director/violin
Guy Black conductor


Sunday 7 May 2017
National Centre for the Performing Arts, Bejing, China

ROYAL BAROQUE

HANDEL Water Music + Royal Fireworks Music
Benjamin Bayl director/harpsichord


10 April 2017
St John’s Smith Square, London, SW1 3HA


ROSSINI  ‘Stabat Mater’

ROSSINI  Overture to William Tell
MOZART  Bassoon Concerto in Bb K.191
ROSSINI Stabat Mater

Gemma Summerfield  soprano
Caitlin Hulcup mezzo soprano
Luciano Bothelho tenor 
David Shipley bass

THE HANOVER BAND & CHORUS

Nathaniel Harrison bassoon 
Benjamin Bayl conductor


Saturday 26 March 2016
Kings College Cambridge


Friday 22 April 2016
Kings Place, London N1 9AG

HANDEL Brockes Passion

Alish Tynan soprano Helen Jane Howells soprano
Benjamin Williamson alto

Ben Johnson tenor Roderick Williams bass
Morgan Pearse bass

Choir of King’s College Cambridge
THE HANOVER BAND
Stephen Cleobury conductor


Saturday 29 August 2015
St.Nicholas Church, Arundel

ARUNDEL FESTIVAL

WEBER Clarinet Quintet Op.34 in Bb
REICHA Bassoon Quintet in Bb
MENDELSSOHN Octet in Eb Op.20

THE HANOVER BAND
CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

Colin Lawson clarinet Nathaniel Harrison bassoon
Madeleine Easton violin Jayne Spencer violin
Kelly McCusker violin Julia Black violin
Daniel Shilladay viola Jordan Bowron viola
Sebastian Comberti cello George Ross cello


Saturday 4 July 2015
Chichester Cathedral

FESTIVAL OF CHICHESTER

BEETHOVEN Egmont Overture
HAYDN Insanae e vanae curae
MOZART Ave verum corpus
SCHUBERT Mass in G
BEETHOVEN Symphony No.5 in c Op.67

Chichester Cathedral Choristers
Charles Harrison conductor
THE HANOVER BAND
Benjamin Bayl conductor


Monday 2 February 2015
Stationers Hall, City of London EC4 7DD

ABEL Flute Concerto Op.6 No.5 in G
CPEBACH Symphony in b Wq 182/5
HANDEL Trio Sonata in b
J.S.BACH Brandenburg Concerto No.5

Rachel Brown flute
THE HANOVER BAND
Mahan Esfahani director/hpd



Saturday 16 October 2014 

St.Nicholas Church, Arundel

J.S.BACH B minor Mass

Miriam Allan soprano Emma Tring soprano William Towers alto
Matthew Howard tenor Jonathan Brown bass

THE HANOVER BAND CHORUS
Benjamin Bayl conductor


Wednesday 24 September 2014
Waterloo Chambers, Windsor Castle

WINDSOR FESTIVAL – HANOVERIAN SPLENDOURS

HANDEL Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Operatic Arias from Xerxes, Rinaldo & Radamisto
Total Eclipse from Sansom
Where’re you walk from Semele
Concerto Grosso Op.3 No.2 in Bb
RAMEAU Pieces de Clavecin from Suite in e

William Towers alto Thomas Guthrie tenor
THE HANOVER BAND
Mahan Esfahani director/harpsichord


Monday 25 August 2014
St.Leonards Church, Arundel

ARUNDEL FESTIVAL

MOZART Serenata Notturno in D K. 239
HAYDN Sinfonia Concertante Op.84
Symphony No.96 ‘Miracle’ in D

THE HANOVER BAND
Monica Huggett director/violin


Sunday 24 August 2014 2014 
St.Leonards Church, South Stoke

ARUNDEL FESTIVAL

MOZART Oboe Quartet in F
SCHUBERT Octet D.803 in F

THE HANOVER BAND
CHAMBER ENSEMBLE


Saturday 23 August 2014 
St Nicholas Church, Arundel

ARUNDEL FESTIVAL

Mozart Serenade in Bb K.361
Haffner Serenade in D K.250

THE HANOVER BAND
Monica Huggett director/violin


Friday 20 June 2014 
St John’s Chapel, Chichester

CHICHESTER FESTIVAL

MOZART Oboe Quartet in F K.370
MOZART Clarinet Quintet in A K. 581

THE HANOVER BAND
CHAMBER ENSEMBLE


Thursday 19 June 2014 
St John’s Chapel, Chichester

CHICHESTER FESTIVAL

BEETHOVEN Septet Op.20 in Eb

THE HANOVER BAND
CHAMBER ENSEMBLE


Wednesday 18 June 2014 
St John’s Chapel, Chichester

CHICHESTER FESTIVAL

BEETHOVEN Sonata for Cello and Fortepiano Op.5 No.2 in g
SCHUBERT Trout Quintet in A Op.114

THE HANOVER BAND
CHAMBER ENSEMBLE


Sat 25 January 2014
St Nicholas Church, Arundel

MOZART Overture La Clemenza di Tito, Serenade in c K.388
HAYDN  Harpsichord Concerto in D Hob: XVIII: II
BEETHOVEN Symphony No.1 in C Op.21

Mahan Esfahani harpsichord
Benjamin Bayl conductor


Monday 9 September 2013
Stationers Hall, City of London
in the presence of HRH,The Duke of Kent, KG
& the Lord Mayor of London

MOZART Horn Concerto No.4 K.495
Exsultate Jubilate for Soprano & Orchestra
Clarinet Concerto in A K.622

Pip Eastop natural horn, Louise Alder soprano
Colin Lawson basset clarinet 
THE HANOVER BAND
Benjamin Bayl conductor


Wednesday 10 July 2013
St.John’s Smith Square, London SW1P 3HA

GLUCK  Overture to Orfeo ed Euridice
Dance of the Blessed Spirits
Dance of the Furies
MOZART  Horn Concertos Nos.2 & 3
SCHUBERT  Ave Maria for Soprano & Orchestra
MOZART Symphony No.41 ‘Jupiter’

Katie Neiman soprano, Pip Eastop natural horn
THE HANOVER BAND
Anthony Halstead conductor


Wednesday 10 July 2013
St.John’s Smith Square, London SW1P 3HA

GLUCK  Overture to Orfeo ed Euridice
Dance of the Blessed Spirits
Dance of the Furies
MOZART  Horn Concertos Nos.2 & 3
SCHUBERT  Ave Maria for Soprano & Orchestra
MOZART Symphony No.41 ‘Jupiter’

Katie Neiman soprano, Pip Eastop     natural horn
THE HANOVER BAND, Anthony Halstead conductor


Good Friday 6 April 2012
Chichester Cathedral

J.S. BACH – St. Matthew Passion

Angharad Gruffydd Jones soprano Andrew Staples evangelist
Marcus Farnsworth christus Katherine Nicholson contralto
Edward Price baritone
CITY OF LONDON CHOIR
CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL CHORISTERS
THE HANOVER BAND Hilary Davan Wetton  Conductor


Saturday 17 December 2011
Chichester Cathedral

HANDEL Messiah

Angharad Gryfydd Jones soprano William Towers alto
Simon Wall tenor Edward Price bass
THE HANOVER BAND CHORUS
Andrew Arthur director/harpsichord


Good Friday 22 April 2011
Chichester Cathedral

J.S.BACH – St.John Passion 
 
Simon Wall evangelist Robert Rice christus
Edward Price pilate Angharad Gruffydd Jones soprano
Katherine Nicholson alto Andrew Tortise tenor
THE HANOVER BAND CHORUS
THE HANOVER BAND Andrew Arthur director/harpsichord


Saturday 3 July 2010
Beaminster Festival

‘SPLENDOURS OF THE BAROQUE’ 

TELEMANN Overture Les Nations anciens et modernes
VIVALDI Sopranino Recorder Concerto in C RV 443
J.S.BACH Harpsichord Concerto in D BWV 1054
SCHMELZER Balletti Pastorella
HANDEL Trio Sonata in b Op.2 No.1 HWV 386
J.S.BACH Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D BWV 1050

Principal Players of The Hanover Band
Ashley Solomon flute/recorder
Madeleine Easton violin
Andrew Arthur director/harpsichord


Saturday 20 March 2010
Canterbury Cathedral

JS BACH St Matthew Passion

Canterbury Choral Society
Richard Cooke conductor


Wednesday 1 July 2009
Sheldonian Theatre Oxford

HANDEL Arrival of Queen of Sheba
LAURIDSEN O Magnum Mysterium
GORECKI Totus Tuus
MCDOWELL Thy Voice O Harmony is Divine
HANDEL Zadok the Priest
HAYDN Nelson Mass

Rebecca Outram soprano William Purefoy counter-tenor
Nicholas Hewlett tenor Martin Oxenham bass

The Oxford Sixth Choir, Magdalen College School Choral Society, Parents’ Choir, Old Wayneflete Choir, Common Room Choir.

Paul Brough and Jon Cullen conductors


Good Friday 10 April 2009
Chichester Cathedral

JS BACH St John Passion

Simon Wall evangelist Alexander Ashworth christus
Edward Price pilate Angharad Gruffydd Jones soprano
Daniel Collins counter tenor Thomas Hobbs tenor

The Hanover Band Chorus
Andrew Arthur director/organ



Saturday 29 November 2008
The Guildhall, Southampton

HANDEL Theodora

Erica Eloff Theodora (soprano)
Carolyn Dobbin Irene (mezzo-soprano)
James Laing Didymus (countertenor)
Joseph Cornwell Septimius (tenor)
Wyn Pencarreg Valens (bass)

SOUTHAMPTON PHILHARMONIC CHOIR
David Gibson conductor


Saturday April 5 2008
Dorking Halls, Surrey

HAYDN AT ESTERHAZA

Haydn Symphony No.49 ‘La Passione’
Mozart Flute and Harp Concerto in C
Haydn Harpsichord Concerto in D
Haydn Symphony No.59 ‘Feuersymphonie’ 

Rachel Brown flute Frances Kelly harp
Andrew Arthur harpsichord
Paul Brough conductor


Good Friday 21 March 2008
Chichester Cathedral

JS BACH St John Passion

Simon Wall evangelist Thomas Guthrie christus
Eamonn Dougan pilate Angharad Gruffydd Jones soprano
Daniel Collins counter tenor Thomas Hobbs tenor

The Hanover Band Chorus
Andrew Arthur director/organ


Friday 26 October 2007
Assembly Rooms, Ludlow

JS BACH Widerstehe doch der Sunde
HANDEL Concerto for Organ in F
ALBINONI Oboe Concerto in d
JS BACH Geist und Seele wird verwirret

William Towers alto
Gail Hennessy oboe
Andrew Arthur director/organ


Saturday 29 September 2007
Parish Church, Kingston upon Thames

Thames Concerts
JS BACH The Six Great Motets
The Hanover Band Chorus

Andrew Arthur director


Saturday 22 September 2007
Festival de Picardie, France

SPLENDOURS OF THE BAROQUE 

J.S.Bach Brandenburg Concerto No.1
Telemann Concerto for 3 Trumpets in D
J.S.Bach Violin Concerto in E
Telemann Concerto for 2 Horns in Eb
J.S.Bach Suite No.4 in D

Andrew Arthur director /harpsichord


Sunday 16 September 2007
Cadogan Hall, Sloane Square, London SWI

HAYDN AND THE ROMANTICS

Mendelssohn Symphony No.4 ’Italian’
Weber Clarinet Concerto No.2 Op.74 in Eb
Haydn Symphony No.103 ‘Drumroll’ in Eb

Colin Lawson clarinet
Paul Brough conductor


Saturday August 11 2007
Festival de Pollensa Mallorca

Handel Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.6
Ariodante Dances
Rebel Les Carateres de la Danse
Geminiani Concerto Grosso La Follia
Marais Chaconne from Semele
Lambranzi Commedia Dances (1716)

New York Baroque Dance Company

James Richman director/harpsichord


Good Friday 6 April 2007
Chichester Cathedral

JS BACH – ST JOHN PASSION
The Hanover Band Chorus
Andrew Arthur director/organ


Sunday 1 April 2007
Victoria Theatre, Halifax

JS BACH – ST MATTHEW PASSION
Halifax Choral Society
John Pryce Jones conductor


Friday 23 March 2007
St.Thomas Cathedral, Old Portsmouth

HANDEL MESSIAH
Portsmouth Grammar School Choir

Paul Brough conductor



23 November 2006

St.John’s Smith Sq, London
Handel Dettingen Te Deum,
Bach Magnificat, City of London Choir
Hilary Davan Wetton conductor


14 April 2006
Chichester Cathedral
Bach St. John Passion
Ex Cathedra
The Hanover Band
Jeffrey Skidmore conductor


2 March 2006 
St. John’s, Smith Square, London
Imperial Vienna: 1806-12 Paul Brough conductor


25 February 2006
The Old Market, Hove
Imperial Vienna
Rossini Overture
La scala di Seta
Mozart Andante for Flute & Orchestra
Beethoven Violin Concerto & Symphony No.4
Rachel Brown flute
Adrian Butterfield violin
Paul Brough conductor


31 January 2006 
St. John’s, Smith Square, London
The Genius of Mozart
Paul Brough conductor


27 January 2006 
St. Bartholomew’s Church, Brighton

The Genius of Mozart: Prague 1791 Lydia Teuscher soprano Caitlin Hulcup soprano Andrew Staples tenor Tim Mirfen bass The Hanover Band Chorus Nikolai Demidenko pianoforte Paul Brough conductor


8 January 2006 
Chelmsford Civic Theatre
Orchestra Live series J.S.Bach Harpsichord Concerto & Brandenburg Concertos Nos.2 & 4 Vivaldi Oboe Concerto & Violin Concerto ‘La Tempesta di Mare’ Adrian Butterfield director/violin



8 October 2005
 
Stamford Arts Centre
Hummel Clarinet Quintet Schubert Trio Beethoven Septet Colin Lawson clarinet Alastair Mitchell bassoon Gavin Edwards natural horn Adrian Butterfield violin Andrew Byrt viola Sebastian Comberti cello Dawn Baker bass


28 August 2005 
St. Nicholas Church, Arundel Festival
J.S. Bach Brandenburg Concerto No.4 & Concerto for Oboe & Violin Gail Hennessy oboe Madeleine Easton violin Cantatas Nos.169 & 170 William Towers counter-tenor Andrew Arthur director/harpsichord


June 15 2005 
The Sage, Gateshead
J.S.Bach Cantatas Nos.82a & 209 Brandenburg Concerto No.5 & Trio Sonata Musical Offering Natalie Clifton Griffith soprano Rachel Brown flute Adrian Butterfield violin Kelly McCusker violin Andrew Byrt viola Caroline Brown cello Dawn Baker bass Andrew Arthur harpsichord


21 April 2005 
Royal Gala Dinner
Concert to launch the Bryson Appeal The Old Market, Hove Mozart Abduction from the Seraglio Overture, Piano Concerto No.20 & Haydn Symphony No.100 ‘Military’ Andrew Arthur fortepiano Paul Brough conductor

15 May 2005 
The Famous Spiegeltent, Brighton Festival
Gilbert & Sullivan Gala
Tom Higgins conductor


31 March 2005
Institute of Electrical Engineering, Savoy Place, London
J.S.Bach Cantatas Nos.82a & 209, Brandenburg Concerto No.5 & Trio Sonata Musical Offering Elizabeth Cragg soprano Adrian Butterfield director/violin


14-19 January 2005
The Old Market, Hove
& St. John’s, Smith Square, London
Mozart’s World: II

Mozart Wind Sinfonia Concertante Anthony Robson oboe Colin Lawson clarinet Alastair Mitchell bassoon Gavin Edwards natural horn Violin Concerto K219 Adrian Butterfield violin Paul Brough conductor


25 March 2005
Chichester Cathedral
J.S.Bach St. John Passion
Ex Cathedra The Hanover Band Jeffrey Skidmore conductor



19 November 2004

The Square Chapel, Halifax
Music in the Round (MitR) UK Tour J.S.Bach Cantatas 82a & 209 Brandenburg Concerto No.5 Trio Sonata from Musical Offering Rachel Brown flute Elizabeth Cragg soprano Adrian Butterfield director/violin


10 November 2004
Dartington Hall
MitR Tour Adrian Butterfield director/violin


7 November 2004 
Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough MitR Tour
Adrian Butterfield director/violin


31 October 2004
Old Laundry Theatre, Bowness
MitR Tour Adrian Butterfield director/violin


23 October 2004
Mozart’s World: I The Old Market, Hove
Mozart Symphony No.38, Arias & Haydn Symphony No.94 ‘Surprise’
John Mark Ainsley tenor Paul Brough conductor


26 October 2004
St. John’s, Smith Square, London
Mozart’s World: I
Paul Brough conductor


1-3, 13 & 15 October 2004
Festival des Cathedrales des Picardie,
St. Nicholas Church, Brighton & Bristol Cathedral
J.S.BACH Brandenburg Concertos Nos.1, 2 & 4 & Oboe & Violin Concerto
Nicholas Kraemer director/harpsichord


14 February 2004
The Hawth, Crawley
J.S.BACH Cantata Nos.82 & 169 Suite No.3
Robin Blaze counter tenor
Nicholas Kraemer director/harpsichord


19-21 March 2004
Opera Rara Sessions
Sir Charles Mackerras conductor
MOZART: The Supreme Decorator
Elizabeth Futral, Diana Montague, Majella Cullagh soprano


6 December 2003
Theatre de Suresnes, Jean Vilar Paris
J.S.BACH Brandenburg Concerto Nos.2, 4 & 5 & Oboe d’amore in A
Pavlo Beznosiuk director/violin


5 & 14 October 2003
Brighton Early Music Festival
Corn Exchange, Brighton Dome & Swansea Festival
Handel Water Music Suite, Bach Brandenburg Concerto No.1,Double Violin Concerto & Concerto for Oboe d’amore
Pavlo Beznosiuk director/violin


22-24 May 2003
Brighton Festival St.George’s Church Kemp Town & St.David’s Cathedral, Pembrokeshire
Brandenburg Concertos Nos.2,4,5 & Oboe d’amore Concerto
Pavlo Beznosiuk director/violin


18 April 2003
Chichester Cathedral
JS Bach St. John Passion / English Voices
Nicholas Kraemer conductor



22 March 2003
 
Guildford Cathedral
Bach St. Matthew Passion Guildford Choral Society
Hilary Davan Wetton conductor


1 February 2003 
The Hawth, Crawley
Richard Durrant guitar
Alexander Briger conductor


16 July 2002
L’Abbaye de St.Leu d’Esserent Toulon Festival France
JS Bach Brandenburg Concerto no. 2 / Oboe and Violin Concerto
Pavlo Beznosiuk director/violin


30 June 2002
Battle Festival
Mozart Oboe Quartet, Horn Quintet, Clarinet Quintet


6 April 2002
Kingston Parish Church
Mozart and the Masonic Tradition Serenade in Bb K.361



18 November 2001

Arundel Cathedral
Mozart Requiem & Mass in C minor
Sir Charles Mackerras conductor


3-5 September 2001
Completed JC Bach 22 CD recording project
Anthony Halstead director/harpsichord


13 May 2001 
The Hawth, Crawley W. Sussex
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Dvorak Symphony No.8
Elizabeth Wallfisch violin Anthony Halstead conductor


26 April 2001 
The Courtyard, Hereford
Pavlo Beznosiuk violin Richard Egarr director/harpsichord


26 March 2001
200 Club concert at St James’ Palace, London
Mozart 13 Wind Serenade
Anthony Halstead director


15 December 2000
Levens Hall, Kendal
Richard Egarr director/harpsichord


13 December 2000
Wigmore Hall, London
Handel Sonata Op.5 Schmelzer Balletti J.S.Bach Brandenburg Concerto No.5 & Suite No.2
Richard Egarr director/harpsichord


6 December 2000
State Opening of the Great Court, British Museum, London


20 September 2000
Launch of the 200 Club, Royal Bank of Scotland, London


19 September 2000
Besancon Festival
Haydn Symphonies Nos.64 & 45
Anthony Halstead director/harpsichord


16 July 2000
Povoa da Vazim, Portugal
J.S.Bach Suite No.1 Cantata No.202
Lorna Anderson soprano Richard Egarr director/harpsichord


10 July 2000
Exeter Cathedral
J.S.Bach Suite Nos.1& 3 Vivaldi Double Trumpet Concerto
Anthony Halstead director/harpsichord


27 May 2000
Brunswick Bach Festival
J.S.Bach Coffee, Love & Weddings
Richard Egarr director/harpsichord


18 May 2000
Purcell Room, London
J.S.Bach Coffee, Love & Weddings
Richard Egarr director/harpsichord


13 May 2000
Schwetzinger Festspiele
J.S.Bach Coffee, Love & Weddings
Cantatas Nos.202,203 & 211
Lorna Anderson soprano James Gilchrist tenor Michael George bass Richard Egarr director /harpsichord


2-4 May 2000
Vivaldi Concerto in G, Motet in Furore, Violin Concertos
Pavlo Beznosiuk violin
Lorna Anderson soprano Richard Egarr director/harpsichord


11 February 2000
Hove Town Hall
No Beethoven, No Beat! Grand Participatory Sharing Session Beethoven Symphony No.9 ‘Choral’
David Lawrence conductor


10 February 2000
Wigmore Hall, London
Corelli Concerto Grosso Richard Egarr director/harpsichord


9 February 2000
The Old Market, Hove
Corelli Concerto Grosso da chiesa Op.6 Nos.1 & 2, Concerto Grosso da camera Op.6 Nos.10 & 11
Richard Egarr director/harpsichord



1 December 1999

Wigmore Hall
Playing with Numbers: An exploration into the 18th Century Concerto Grosso
Catherine Bott soprano Richard Egarr director/harpsichord


30 November 1999
The Old Market, Hove
Playing with Numbers Handel Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.8 & Motets
Catherine Bott soprano Richard Egarr director/harpsichord


Spring 1999-Spring 2000
One-year education and community project, No Beethoven, No Beat! working with 18 Schools from Brighton and Hove area


9 March 1999 Wigmore Hall Richard Egarr’s debut director/harpsichord


28 January – 2 February 1999
First Sullivan Recordings (BBC Music Magazine) The Old Market, Hove Tom Higgins, conductor



25 November 1998

Orchestra becomes resident at The Old Market, Hove


26-29 November 1997
St. George’s Hanover Square, London, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge & Boxgrove Priory Mozart and the Masonic Tradition Serenade for Winds K.361 & Adagios for Clarinets &Basset Horns.


7-13 November 1997
St. George’s Kemp Town, Brighton, De Doelen Rotterdam & Wigmore Hall
Bach Suite No.2, Telemann Horn Concerto & Vivaldi Concertos
Anthony Halstead director/harpsichord.


30 July – 18 August 1997
EMI Studio I Sony Recording Sessions & Usher Hall, Edinburgh Festival
Donizetti Lucia di Lammermoor Andrea Rost (Lucia) Sir Charles Mackerras conductor


11-14 July 1997
Tewkesbury Abbey, Cheltenham Festival Wagner Prelude from Tristan & Isolde & Brahms Requiem Corydon Singers
Matthew Best conductor


21 April – 10 May 1997
USA/Mexico tour
Natalie Stutzmann alto Nicholas McGegan, director/harpsichord


27 February – 1 March 1997
RNCM, Manchester, Lancaster University, Leeds Town Hall
Andrew Manze director/violin


9 February 1997
Wigmore Hall, London Mozart concert Andrew Manze director/violin



20-26 September 1996

Cpo J.C.Bach Recording Sessions Op.9 Symphonies & Opera Overtures
Anthony Halstead director/harpsichord


21-25 August 1996 
Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Festival debut Haydn ‘Paris’ Symphonies Nos. 82-87 & Haydn Creation
Sir Charles Mackerras conductor


12-16 June 1996
Istanbul Music Festival
J.S.BACH Brandenburg Concertos Nos.1-6 Andrew Manze director/violin


31 May – 3 June 1996 Gottingen Handel Festival Residency (3 years) Handel Riccardo Primo Nicholas McGegan director/harpsichord


8-15 March 1996 
Netherlands tour Maastricht, Utrecht, Eindhoven & Den Haag – Anthony Halstead director


5 March 1996 
Wigmore Hall
Rachel Brown flute John Toll harpsichord Andrew Manze director/violin


2 December 1995
Amsterdam Concert
gebouw debut, Benjamin Hudson violin, Rachel Brown recorder Frank de Bruine oboe Nicholas McGegan director/harpsichord



29 November 1995

Union Chapel Islington
A Requiem for Mozart Jennifer Smith soprano Kathleen Kuhlmann alto Martyn Hill tenor Stephen Varcoe bass Arnold Ostman conductor


15 June 1995
Opera de Lille
Natalie Stutzmann alto Nicholas McGegan director/harpsichord


6-8 November 1994 
BMG/RCA EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London
Rossini Overtures Roy Goodman conductor


29 October 29- 4 November 1994
USA tour Wilmington, N. Carolina,
1 November 1994 Carnegie Hall, New York Debut: Schumann Symphony No.4 Weber Clarinet Concerto No.2 Colin Lawson clarinet Roy Goodman conductor & Performing Arts Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico


9 July 1994
Berlin
Bach Tage Kammermusiksaal der Philharmonie, Berlin Anthony Halstead director/harpsichord


13 -16 May 1994
Beverley Minster & Kongresshaus, Zurich Benjamin Hudson director/violin


2-4 March 1994
Rosslyn Hill Chapel, Hampstead
Cpo recording project begins Anthony Halstead director/harpsichord C.F.Abel Symphonies Nos.1-6


31 January – 3 February 1994
Watford Town Hall BMG Classics Recording Sessions
Bach Cantatas Nos.54, 82 & 170 Natalie Stutzmann alto & Roy Goodman director


16 January 1994
Wigmore Hall, London
Haydn at Esterhaza, Benjamin Hudson violin Patrick Godfrey narrator Roy Goodman director/harpsichord


8 December 1993 
Royal Pavilion, Brighton
Discovering a New World of Sound Richard McNicol director (Education project)


23-26 November 1993
BMG Classics recording sessions
Schumann Symphonies Nos 2 &3 & Overture,Scherzo & Finale Roy Goodman conductor


1-15 November 1993
USA & Mexico tour
John Aler tenor Anthony Halstead natural horn Roy Goodman director Haydn Symphonies Nos.85-87, Mozart Horn Concerto No.4 & Tenor arias.


22-28 October & 17-19 November 1993
Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, All Saints Church, Hove & Town Hall Birmingham,Corn Exchange, Cambridge & City Hall, Sheffield Arts Council
Sound Inheritance UK tour Schumann Symphonies Roy Goodman conductor


16-19 September 1993
Joseph Haydn Festspiele, Eisenstadt Austria
Colin Lawson basset clarinet Roy Goodman director/harpsichord Haydn Symphonies Nos.1,3 & 5 Mozart Clarinet Concerto


2 August 1993
Royal Albert Hall, London BBC Promenade concert.
Bach Brandenburg Concertos Nos.2,3&5 Anthony Halstead director/harpsichord


14 July 1993
Town Hall, Cheltenham Festival
Crispian Steele-Perkins trumpet The Sixteen Beethoven Mass in C Harry Christophers conductor


11 July 1993
Private Concert, Claydon House, Buckinghamshire.
HRH The Duke of Kent becomes Patron of The Hanover Band


24 June 1993
Halle Promfest Trade Hall, Manchester Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos.2& 6
Anthony Halstead director/harpsichord.



19-23 June 1993

BMG Classics Recording Sessions EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London
Schumann Symphonies Nos.1 & 4 & Overture, Scherzo & Finale. Roy Goodman conductor


10 June 1993
Recreation Concert, December 6 1841 Leipzig Gewandhaus, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London Schumann Overture,Scherzo & Finale, Mendelssohn Capriccio Brillant for Piano & Orchestra, Mozart aria ‘Dalla Sua Pace’ from Don Giovanni, Liszt Reminiscences of Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor & Schumann Symphony No.4 Lesley Howard piano Adrian Thompson tenor Roy Goodman conductor


14-16 May 1993
BMG/ Hellthaler Video Audio Sessions Palace of Sansoucci, Potsdam Germany
Music from the Court of Frederick the Great Natalie Stutzmann alto Rachel Brown flute Frank de Bruine oboe Roy Goodman director/harpsichord


18-20 November 1992
Rosslyn Hill Chapel, Hampstead BMG Recording Sessions
Mendelssohn String Symphonies Roy Goodman director


27 October-15 November 1992
USA East Coast Tour Stamford, CT, Connecticut College,New London,CT,Harvard University,MA, Kansas, Hampton University, University of Virginia Charlottesville, University of Greenville,NC & Fairfield Hall, Croydon (UK).
Mozart Sinfonia Concertante for Violin & Viola, Flute Concerto, Le Brun Oboe Concerto,Mendelssohn String Symphonies & Haydn Symphony No.75
Stephanie Chase violin, Roger Chase viola, Rachel Brown flute, Frank de Bruine oboe
Roy Goodman director


19-22 October 1992
De Doelen Rotterdam & Musiccentre Eindhoven (Dutch tour)
Benjamin Hudson violin Roy Goodman director


25 August 1992
BT Snape Proms- Snape Maltings Concert Hall
Haydn Symphony No.43, Mozart Wind Sinfonia Concertante & Schubert Symphony No.5 Roy Goodman director/harpsichord


3 August 1992
Royal Albert Hall, London BBC Promenade Concert debut
Beethoven Symphony No.3 ‘Eroica ‘ John Wallace trumpet Roy Goodman, conductor


6-10 June 1992
BMG Classics Recording Sessions St. Augustine’s Church, Kilburn London
Pergolesi Stabat Mater & Salve Regina Natalie Stutzmann alto & Elizabeth Norberg-Schulz soprano



11-16 April 1992

EMI Eminence Recording Sessions Charterhouse School, Surrey
Vivaldi Concertos Anthony Halstead director/ harpsichord & organ


27-29 February 1992
Cala Records Recording Sessions Blackheath Concert Halls, London
Beethoven Violin Concerto & Romances Nos. 1& 2 Stephanie Chase violin Roy Goodman conductor


22-27 January 1992
EMI Eminence Recording Sessions J.S.BACH Brandenburg Concertos Anthony Halstead director/harpsichord


27-29 November 1991 Hyperion Sessions Haydn Symphonies Nos.101 & 102 Roy Goodman director/harpsichord Watford Town Hall


31 October-25 November 1991
USA East & West Coast Tour Arizona State University, Scotsdale Arizona, Sun City Arizona, Naval Weapons Theater, China Lake Califonia, Ambassador Auditorium, Pasadena California, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, University of Colorado, Boulder, University of Wyoming, Pabst Theater, Milwaukee, Toledo Museum of Art, Bloomington Indiana University, Ohio Wesleyan University, Hampton University, West Palm Beach Auditorium, Kingston Memorial Chapel, NY, Alice Tully Hall, New York.
Ben Hudson violin Colin Lawson basset clarinet
Roy Goodman director


20-26 October 1991
BMG Classics (RCA) Recording Sessions
Handel Alto Arias Natalie Stutzmann


8 October 1991
Opera de Paris Garnier
Mendelssohn Symphony No.4 & Midsummer Night’s Dream, Roy Goodman, conductor


28-31 July 1991
Schloss Herrenhausen, Hannover
Mozart Piano Concerto Christopher Kite fortepiano


2-20 November 1990
USA Tour University of Vermont,Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, Mechanics Hall, Worcester Ma, Alice Tully Hall, New York, Princeton University,Wolftrap, Virginia, Hampton University, Virginia, Wilmington N.Carolina, Greensboro N.Carolina & Columbia S.Carolina
Frank de Bruine oboe Christopher Kite fortepiano Roy Goodman conductor


12-23 October 1990 
Mozart Bastien et Bastienne Teatro Rivoli Porto & Teatro Nacional de S.Carlos Lisbon, Portugal Jennifer Smith soprano Howard Crook tenor Peter Rose bass Roy Goodman conductor


10-19 July 1990 
Saintes Festival, Saint Florent le Vielll & Saint Amand de Coly France La Chapelle Royale Phillipe Herreweghe conductor


27 June 1990 Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
Beethoven: Consecration of the House Op.124, Kyrie, Credo & Agnus Dei Missa Solemnis & Symphony No.9 ‘Choral’ Roy Goodman conductor


31 May – 11 June 1990
Lower Saxony Festival, Germany Beethoven Symphonies Roy Goodman conductor


12-15 March 1990
Hyperion Records St.Barnabus Church, London N12
Haydn Symphony sessions Roy Goodman director/harpsichord


February 1990
Caroline Brown on behalf of The Hanover Band awarded Fono Forum Record of the Year, for the Nimbus recordings of Beethoven Symphonies with Monica Huggett & Roy Goodman directors. 8 January 1990 St.Giles Church, Cripplegate, London Nimbus Recording Sessions
Mozart Requiem Gundula Janowitz soprano, Martyn Hill tenor David Thomas bass The Hanover Band Chorus Roy Goodman conductor


8-10 December 1989
Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford & Banqueting House, Whitehall London
Mozart Symphony No.40 Colin Lawson basset clarinet Roy Goodman conductor


1-20 November 1989
USA West Coast Tour
Roy Goodman conductor


8-10 December 1989
Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford & Banqueting House, Whitehall London
Mozart Symphony No.40 Colin Lawson basset clarinet Roy Goodman conductor


1-20 November 1989 USA West Coast Tour
Roy Goodman conductor


June 1989
Caroline Brown and Roy Goodman on behalf of The Hanover Band awarded ‘Best Box Set’ by the Music Retailers Association (Beethoven Symphonies)


11 April 1988
Beethoven and the Philharmonic (1813-1837) series of four concerts at the Banqueting House, Whitehall.
Caroline Brown presents a souvenir book to Her Majesty the Queen to mark the occasion of the Royal Philharmonic Society’s 175 years of concert giving in London.


26 November 1987
Westminster Abbey, London Beethoven Missa Solemnis, Oslo Cathedral Choir, Terje Kvam conductor


7 December 1987
Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford
Mozart Symphony No.1, Flute Concerto, Haydn Toy Symphony & Symphony No.95 Philippa Davies flute Roy Goodman director/violin


5 November 1987
Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford
Beethoven Symphony No.3 ‘Eroica’ Roy Goodman director/violin


5 December 1986 
Carl Maria von Weber
Bi-centenary concert, Horn Concertino, Anthony Halstead natural horn St. John’s Smith Square, London Roy Goodman conductor


5 August 1986
St.Walburgakerk Brugge Festival
Van Vlaanderen Beethoven Triple Concerto Monica Huggett director/violin, Tim Mason cello Linda Nicholson fortepiano


29 April 1986 
900 Anniversary Domesday Book, Westminster Abbey
July 1986 Roy Goodman appointed as Principal Conductor


10-30 October 1985
USA Tour Debut: Washington, Arizona State University, Ann Arbor Michigan, Ambassador Auditorium ,Los Angeles CA.
Beethoven Benefit Concert April 1800 Recreation concerts Melvyn Tan fortepiano Monica Huggett director/violin


3 May – 23 June 1985
Queen Elizabeth Hall & Purcell Room, London
Beethoven series (8 Concerts)
Monica Huggett director/violin


9 April 1985 
Banqueting House, Whitehall, London
Re-creation of Beethoven’s Benefit Concert of 1800 sponsored by Country Life and Herring, Son and Daw. Televised by British Cable TV. Monica Huggett director/violin


29 May 1984
Barbican Centre, London debut
Beethoven ‘Pastoral’ Symphony No.6 & Triple Concerto, Monica Huggett director/violin, Tim Mason cello, Linda Nicholson fortepiano


18 October 1983
Guildhall, City of London
Mozart Ave Verum Corpus Haydn Insanae et vanae curae The Heavens are Telling (Creation) Beethoven Symphony No.2 The Sixteen Harry Christophers Monica Huggett director/violin


6 January 1983
Queen Elizabeth Hall debut
Monica Huggett director/violin


31 March 1982
Westminster Abbey, London
250th Anniversary of Haydn’s death
Sponsored by Rank Xerox
Haydn Seven Last Words Sir Charles Mackerras conductor


6 January 1982
First commercial LP with Nimbus Records, St. Giles’ Church, Cripplegate, City of London.
Beethoven Symphony No. 1 & Piano Concerto No.1 Monica Huggett director/violin


23 October 1981
Guildhall, City of London
Beethoven Egmont Overture, Violin Concerto & Symphony No.5 Monica Huggett director/violin


2 July 1980
Wigmore Hall debut
Monica Huggett director/violin


10 May 1980
St. John’s Smith Square
Monica Huggett appointed director/violin


27 March 1980
Cheltenham Pump Room
Marie Leonhardt director/violin


26 March 1980
St. Margaret’s Church, Westminster
Marie Leonhardt director/violin


The Hanover Band

HANOVER (Not Hannover; Germany) In terms of British history the majority of the music we play is from the Hanoverian period. Hanover also refers to Hanover Square in London, where Haydn performed his symphonies and arias in the Salomon Concerts in the 1790’s.

BAND (ref: The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians)
‘An instrumental ensemble, larger than a chamber ensemble. Thus the ’24 violins’ of Louis XIV were called ‘la grande bande’ to distinguish them from Lully’s ‘petits violons’, and Charles II’s similar ensemble was known as ‘the King’s Band’. By extension, ‘band’ came to mean an orchestra in colloquial British usage’.

THE HANOVER BAND a period name for a period orchestra.

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