The list below gives details of musical events which took
place in the
Leicestershire area in 2000. Although now passed (but hopefully not
forgotten), they are retained here for interest. To see a list of current events, click on CURRENT
Date Society Programme Venue 10 January 2000 Philharmonia Orchestra Mozart: Piano Concerto no.20 in D minor De Montfort Hall 15 January 2000 Helix Ensemble Corelli; Bridge; Schulhoff & Village Hall, Houghton 5 February 2000 Bardi Orchestra Shostakovich De Montfort Hall 12 February 2000 Leicester Symphony Orchestra Bruch: Violin Concerto; De Montfort Hall 26 February 2000 University Singers Handel: Dixit Dominus; Saul (Part 3) St James the Greater, Leicester 11 March 2000 Cecilian Singers with Guthlaxton Big Band "Swing into Spring" St Margaret's, Leicester 11 March 2000 Leicestershire Chorale Liturgy of St John Chrysostem St James the Greater, Leicester 11 March 2000 University Music Societies Millennium Concert Queens Hall, Leicester University 18 March 2000 Leicestershire Chorale Liturgy of St John Chrysostem Loughborough Parish Church 18 March 2000 Charnwood Orchestra Dvorak: Symphony no.7 Emmanuel Church, Loughborough 19 March 2000 Philharmonia Orchestra Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D; De Montfort Hall 25 March 2000 Helix Ensemble Corelli; Beethoven; Ives; Fraser Noble, Leicester 26 March 2000 Market Harborough Choral Society Haydn: Creation Methodist Church, Market Harborough 1 April 2000 Cantamici Rubbra: St Dominic's Mass; Duruflé: 4 Motets;
Palestrina and Marenzio St Mary de Castro, Leicester 1 April 2000 Heart of England Orchestra Copland: Appalachian Spring; Ives: The Unanswered Question;
Mozart: Symphony no.29; Barber: Adagio St James the Greater, Leicester 1 April 2000 Uppingham Choral Society To be announced Uppingham School 1 April 2000 Wyvern Singers To be announced St Margaret's, Leicester 4 April 2000 Leicestershire Arts Education Gala Concert De Montfort Hall 8 April 2000 Bardi Orchestra Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor De Montfort Hall 8 April 2000 City of Leicester Singers Possibly "Come and Sing" St James the Greater, Leicester 10 April 2000 Philharmonia Orchestra Woolrich: Cello Concerto De Montfort Hall 15 April 2000 Beauchamp Choral Society Handel: Messiah Trinity Methodist Church, Oadby 15 April 2000 Charnwood Choral Society Stainer: Crucifixion Emmanuel Church, Loughborough 15 April 2000 Hinckley Choral Union Stainer: Crucifixion St Catherine's Church, Burbage 15 April 2000 Leicester Bach Choir Handel: Dixit Dominus Leicester Cathedral 20 April 2000 Leicester Symphony Orchestra Illustrated history of Beethoven De Montfort Hall 6 May 2000 Bardi Orchestra Sibelius: Finlandia; De Montfort Hall 19 May 2000 Philharmonia Orchestra Tchaikovsky: incl. Piano concertos nos 2 & 3 De Montfort Hall 20 May 2000 Leicestershire Chorale To be announced St James the Greater, Leicester 20 May 2000 Leicester Philharmonic Choir "Praise", concerto of English music De Montfort Hall 20 May 2000 Lutterworth & District Choral Society An Elgarian programme St Mary's, Lutterworth 28 May 2000 Cecilian Singers inc. Carissimi: Jephthe; Purcell: King Arthur excerpts St Mary de Castro, Leicester 3 June 2000 Cecilian Singers To be announced St Mary's, Humberstone 3 June 2000 Leicester Bach Choir Taverner; Tavener; Palestrina; St James the Greater, Leicester 5 June 2000 Philharmonia Orchestra Shostakovich: Piano concerto no.2; De Montfort Hall 10 June 2000 City of Leicester Singers Brahms: German Requiem St James the Greater, Leicester 17 June 2000 Hinckley Choral Union Haydn: The Seasons: Spring & Summer St Nicholas Church, Nuneaton 17 June 2000 Leicestershire Chorale Stravinsky: Les Noces St James the Greater, Leicester 17 June 2000 Wyvern Singers To be announced Holy Trinity, Barrow on Soar 18 June 2000 Market Harborough Choral Society Music from round the world Methodist Church, Market Harborough 21 June 2000 Philharmonia Orchestra & "Expand the Band", De Montfort Hall 24 June 2000 Broom Leys & Charnwood Choral Societies Verdi: Requiem To be announced 24 June 2000 Cantamici Mozart: Bastien & Bastienne; Gilbert & Sullivan: Trial
by Jury Fraser Noble, Leicester 24 June 2000 Charnwood Orchestra Elgar: Violin Concerto St James the Greater, Leicester 24 June 2000 City of Leicester Singers Brahms: German Requiem St John the Baptist, Leicester 24 June 2000 North Warwickshire Concert Orchestra and Fosse Brass Ensemble Proms Favourites Misterton Hall, Lutterworth 24 June 2000 Wyvern Singers To be announced Rothley Parish Church 9 July 2000 Market Harborough Singers Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle (8.15pm) St James the Greater, Leicester 15 July 2000 Leicester Symphony Orchestra Firework concert Beaumanor Hall 11 August 2000 Big Band ’81 (Venlo, Holland) Jazz concert (8.30pm start) Newbold Verdon WMC 12 August 2000 Big Band ’81 (Venlo, Holland) Concert (2.30pm start) Ratby Carnival 13 August 2000 Big Band ’81 (Venlo, Holland) Concert (11.30am start) Snibston Discovery Park, Coalville 13 August 2000 Big Band ’81 (Venlo, Holland) Concert (2.30pm start) Ashby de la Zouch Park 13 August 2000 Big Band ’81 (Venlo, Holland) with Ratby Co-op Senior Band Concert (7.30pm start) Ratby 7 October 2000 Cecilian Singers Choral Workshop: “Christmas” (10am - 4.45pm) with Jeremy
Jackman Cross Street Methodist Church, Wigston 7 October 2000 Charnwood Orchestra Boyce: Symphony no.4; Mozart: Violin concerto no.5; Haydn:
Symphony no.85; Dvorak: Waltzes Holy Trinity, Barrow on Soar 14 October 2000 Harborough Band Concert St Hugh's, Market Harborough 14 October 2000 Leicester Philharmonic Choir & other choirs, Millennium Concert De Montfort Hall 14 October 2000 Market Harborough Singers Sacred and secular music St Dionysius, Market Harborough 14 October 2000 Voices for Hospices To be announced Many venues 28 October 2000 Bardi Orchestra Beethoven: Piano Concerto no.5; Brahms: Symphony no.3 De Montfort Hall 28 October 2000 Market Harborough Singers To be announced Barkby Church 4 November 2000 Leicester Bach Choir Bach: B Minor Mass Leicester Cathedral 10 November 2000 Philharmonia Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante; Saint-Saëns: Symphony no.3
"Organ" De Montfort Hall 11 November 2000 Cecilian Singers Memorial Concert to Richard Darke St Wilfred's, Kibworth 11 November 2000 City of Leicester Singers A Poppy Miscellany St James the Greater, Leicester 11 November 2000 Harborough Band Concerto for Royal British Legion Baptist Church, Market Harborough 12 November 2000 Bardi Orchestra Walton: Façade, Henry V Haymarket Theatre, Leicester 16 November 2000 Leicester Symphony Orchestra Beethoven: Violin Concerto; Copland: Fanfare for a Common Man;
Rimsky-Korsakov De Montfort Hall 18 November 2000 Cantamici To be announced Leicester Cathedral 24 November 2000 Hinckley Choral Union Gilbert & Sullivan: Concordia Theatre, Hinckley 25 November 2000 Leicester Philharmonic Choir Handel: Messiah De Montfort Hall 29 November 2000 Philharmonia Brahms: Violin Concerto; Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel, Tod und
Verklerung De Montfort Hall 2 December 2000 Charnwood Choral Society & Orchestra; Shepshed Singers Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis on Weber; Beethoven:
Symphony no.9 St James the Greater, Leicester 2 December 2000 Lutterworth & District Choral Society Haydn: Creation St Mary's, Lutterworth 3 December 2000 Shepshed Singers Christmas Music Osgathorpe Parish Church 3 December 2000 University of Leicester Sinfonia; Melton Choirs Bach: Double Violin Concerto; Schubert: Mass in G St Mary, Waltham-on-the-Wolds 5 December 2000 Cecilian Singers Christmas Soirée Fraser Noble, Leicester 7 December 2000 Leicester Philharmonic Choir Carols De Montfort Hall 9 December 2000 Charnwood Choral Society Christmas Concert Emmanuel Church, Loughborough 9 December 2000 Harborough Band Christmas Concert St Dionysius, Market Harborough 9 December 2000 Hinckley Choral Union Messiah & Christmas Music Fenny Drayton Church 9 December 2000 Leicester Bach Choir To be announced Leicester Cathedral 9 December 2000 Wyvern Singers Christmas music Markfield Parish Church 10 December 2000 Philharmonia Ravel: Piano Concerto in G; Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet De Montfort Hall 12 December 2000 Hinckley Choral Union Christmas Music Concordia Theatre, Hinckley 14 December 2000 Leicester Philharmonic Choir Carols St James the Greater Church, Leicester 16 December 2000 City of Leicester Singers Christmas Music St James the Greater, Leicester 16 December 2000 UK-Japan & Leicester Cathedral Choirs Berlioz: L'Enfance du Christ Leicester Cathedral 16 December 2000 Market Harborough Singers Celebrity Christmas Concert St Dionysius, Market Harborough 17 December 2000 Wyvern Singers Nine Lessons & Carols Arnesby Parish Church 20 December 2000 Wyvern Singers Christmas concert with Enderby Band Trinity Methodist, Narborough Road, Leicester
Strauss arr. Schoenberg
Mahler: Symphony no.5
Elgar/Payne: Symphony no.3
Young composer project
Shostakovich: Symphony no.7 in C
Haydn: Creation
Elgar: Enigma Variations
Scarlatti: Miserere
Barber: Violin Concerto
Bartòk: Concerto for Orchestra
Arvo Pärt
Holst: Planets; Britten: Sea Interludes
Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra
with Evelyn Glennie
Philharmonia Orchestra
Verdi: Requiem
Yeoman of the Guard
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