Repertoire

Southern Sinfonia's repertoire spans the history of Western musical composition, from Bach to Tippett, offering its audiences professional musicians performing in a variety of venues, from concert halls, cathedrals and churches to the intimate surroundings of a cafe.

Its concert performances are enhanced by Chris de Souza's lively and well-informed introductions to each piece. Chris brings to these events his many years' experience in commenting on BBC radio and television concert programmes, providing his own witty insights into the composers and their works.
   
The range of its musical offerings can be seen in this sample listing of its recent performances shown in reverse chronological order. Unless otherwise shown, concerts were performed at the Newbury Corn Exchange.

For a separate listing of the performers at the Sinfonia's lunchtime cafe concerts, click here. 

Heinrich Sch űtz: Historia der Geburt Jesu Christi,
Hodie Christus natus est;
Christmas music by Tavener, Rodney Bennett, Cornelius and Tippett;
Carols for choir and audience

November 5. 2005
November 19, 2005
Winchester Cathedral

Elizabeth Cragg (soprano)
Tim Mead (alto)
William Kendall (tenor)
Graeme Broadbent (bass)
Charles Stewart (conductor)
Chris de Souza (presenter)
with Southern Voices

October 22, 2005

DavidHill (conductor)
Chris de Souza (presenter)

April 16, 2005

David Hill (conductor)
Chrisde Souza (presenter)

Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave) Copland: Quiet City
Haydn: Symphony No. 104 ('London')

January 29, 2005

David Hill (conductor)
Chris de Souza (presenter)

Mendelssohn: Overture: A Midsummernight's Dream
Lennox Berkeley: Four Poems of St Teresa of Avila
Mozart: Symphony No. 40 (K.550)

October 30, 2004

David Hill (conductor)
Chris de Souza (presenter)

Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals
Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf

September 24, 2004

Alexander Hohenthal (violin)
David Hill (conductor)
Chris de Souza (presenter)

Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
Arvo Pärt: Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten
Elgar: Serenade for Strings
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

May 8, 2004
Winchester Cathedral

Katherine Manley (soprano)
Sophie Bevan (soprano)
Timothy Mead (alto)
Andrew Staples (tenor)
Dawid Kimberg (bass)
Charles Stewart (conductor)

Bach: Mass in B minor

March 20, 2004

Jean Rigby (mezzo soprano)
Emma Hudson (oboe)
David Hill (conductor)
Chris de Souza (presenter)

Ravel: Pavanne pour une Infante Défunte
Berlioz: Les Nuits d'Eté: Song-cycle op.7
Vaughan Williams: Oboe Concerto
Bizet: Symphony in C

January 31, 2004

Jonathan Deakin (cello)
David Hill (conductor)
Chris de Souza (presenter)

Elgar: Introduction and Allegro op.47
L. Berkeley: Serenade in E minor op.12
P. Patterson: Concerto for cello and strings (2002)
Grieg: Holberg Suite op.40
Dvorák: Serenade in E op.22

November 22, 2003

David Hill (conductor)
Chris de Souza (presenter)

Mozart: Don Giovanni Overture (K.527)
Mozart: Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor (K.466)
Mozart: Concerto Arias: Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio (K.418) and Ch'io mi scordide te (K.505)
Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C ('Jupiter') (K.551)

September 20, 2003

Natalie Clein (cello)
David Hill (conductor)
Chris de Souza (presenter)

Wagner:Siegfried Idyll
Schumann:Cello Concerto in A minor op.129
Beethoven:Symphony No. 7 in A op.92

April 19, 2003

Alexandra Wood (violin)
Sir Roger Norrington (conductor)
Chris de Souza (presenter)

Debussy: Petite Suite
Fauré: Masques et Bergamasques, op112
Saint-Saëns: Havanaise op.83
Ravel: Mother Goose Suite

November 22, 2002

Benjamin Nabarro (violin)
Carol Hultmark (viola)
Steuart Bedford (conductor)

Abel: Symphony No. 38
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in E flat (K.364)
Schubert: Rondo in A for violin and strings (D438)
Haydn: Symphony No. 34