APPENDIX I - LIST OF CONCERTS

KEY TO LOCATION OF CONCERTS

AH = Assembly Hall B = Bredbury BH = Byng Hall BT = Baptist Tabernacle
ChCh = Christ Church D = Dunorlan GH = Great Hall Glyn = Glyndebourne
HT = Holy Trinity Pem = Pembury PemPl = Pembury Place PR = Pump Room
RFH = Royal Festival Hall StA = St Andrew's StB = St Barnabas StJ = St John's Church
StM = St Mary's, Goudhurst StS = St Swithun's (E Grinstead) VR = Vale Royal (o/a) = open-air
 
1 1905 to February 1942
All concerts conducted by Francis Foote
In the years for which no concerts are recorded it was either because Mr Foote was ill or the concerts were given in Eastbourne, Seaford or Heathfield as it was not easy to find anywhere in Tunbridge Wells to accommodate his large forces.
Year Date Composer Work Location
1905 10 May Click to view review Brahms Requiem GH
1906 2 May Click to view review Dvorák Stabat Mater GH
    Brahms Song of Destiny  
    Foote Mass in C minor (Kyrie & Gloria)
  13 Dec Bruch Psalm 23 GH
    Dvorák Psalm 149  
    Brahms Song of Destiny  
1907 27 Mar Bach St Matthew Passion GH
  4 Dec Mendelssohn Elijah GH
1908 8 Apr Brahms Requiem GH
1909 12 May Click to view review Handel Messiah GH
1910 17 Feb Click to view review Brahms & Tchaikovsky Chamber Concert with Part songs GH
  25 May Verdi Requiem GH
    Click to view review (In Memoriam: King Edward VII)
1911 (K and S Couriers missing) 
1912 8 May Bach Mass in B Minor GH
  (In Memoriam: Titanic disaster)
  11 Dec Handel Messiah GH
1913 10 Dec Handel Messiah GH
1914 6 May Mendelssohn Elijah GH
  24 June Brahms Requiem Eastbourne
  16 Dec Handel Messiah GH
1915 10 Feb Brahms & Mendelssohn sundry works GH
  8 Dec Handel Messiah GH
1916 26 Apr Concert for Zenana Mission
  25 Sept Musical evening
  18 Oct Concert for St Dunstan's
  13 Dec Handel Messiah VR
1917 25 July Mendelssohn Elijah B (o/a)
  5 Dec Handel Messiah Spa Hotel
1918 10 July Brahms Requiem B (o/a)
1919 9 Apr Handel Messiah HT
  30 Apr Handel Messiah St Peter's
  16 July Handel Judas Maccabeus HT
  30 July Peace Choir Calverley Grounds & GH
  26 Nov Coleridge-Taylor Hiawatha (I and II) GH
  2 Dec Carol Concert BH
1920 30 June Mendelssohn Elijah B (o/a)
  26 Dec

Carol Concert

 GH
1921 16 Mar Coleridge-Taylor Hiawatha (part I) PR
  13 Apr Handel Messiah (twice) HT
  25 May Handel Messiah (twice) St John's
1922 17 May Brahms Song of Destiny PR
  26 May Choral and Orchestral Concert BH
  6 Nov

Choral and Orchestral Concert

 PR
1923 28 Feb Mendelssohn Elijah HT
  11 Apr Handel Messiah HT
1924 30 Jan Coleridge-Taylor Hiawatha (twice) PR
  3 Dec Handel Messiah (twice) PR
1925 4 Nov Coleridge-Taylor Hiawatha (twice) PR
(1926/1927)      
1928 20 June German Merrie England D (o/a)
1929 11 Dec Handel Messiah HT
1930 26 Feb Mendelssohn Elijah HT
  17 Dec Handel Messiah (twice) Ht
(1931)        
1932 23 Mar Bach St Matthew Passion HT
  7 Dec Handel Messiah HT
1933 29 Mar Mendelssohn Elijah (twice) HT
(1934)        
1935 13 Mar Handel Messiah (twice) HT
  3 July German Merrie England PemPI(o/a)
1936 1 Apr Bach St Matthew Passion PR
(1937/1938)      
1939 1 Mar Handel Messiah ChCh
(1940)        
1941 26 Oct Handel Messiah AH
1942 22 Feb Mendelssohn Elijah AH
       
2 September 1942 to September 1943
Concerts conducted by George Weldon
1942 13 Sept Elgar King Olaf AH
      The Music Makers  
  13 Dec Mendelssohn Elijah AH
1943 11 Apr Handel Messiah AH
  5 Sept Coleridge-Taylor Hiawatha AH
         
3 December 1943 to March 1944
  Concerts conducted by Sir George Dyson
1943 12 Dec Mendelssohn Hymn of Praise AH
    Bach Sleepers wake  
1944 26 Mar Handel Messiah AH
 
4 April 1944 to December 1945
Conductor Sidney Ansell unless otherwise shown
1944 30 Apr Haydn Creation BT
  22 Oct Handel Judas Maccabeus StA
1945 7 Jan Carol Concert St John's
  11 Feb Choral Concert   Hartfield
  27 May Mendelssohn St Paul St James'
  30 Sept Handel Samson Cranbrook
    (Conducted by A D Croucher)  
  25 Nov Parry Blest Pair of Sirens VR
    V Williams Toward the unknown Region  
  23 Dec Carol Service   Langton
  30 Dec Carol Service   Penshurst
 
5 March 1946 to March 1948
  Conductor Albert Croucher unless otherwise shown
1946 25 Mar Brahms Requiem Mayfield
  11 Mar Brahms Requiem BT
  18 Mar Brahms Requiem Cranfield
  24 Nov Mendelssohn Elijah AH
    (Conducted by John Hollingsworth)  
1947 20 Apr Coleridge-Taylor Hiawatha AH
    Conducted by John Hollingsworth)  
  23 Nov Handel Messiah AH
1948 10 Mar Haydn Creation St James'
 
6 November 1948 to May 1953
  Conductor Robert Miller unless otherwise shown
1948 14 Nov Mendelssohn Elijah AH
1949 6 Apr Bach St Matthew Passion St James'
Good Friday 15 Apr Bach St Matthew Passion Glyn
    (Conducted by Dr Reginald Jacques)  
  13 Nov Handel Messiah AH
1950 19 Apr Bach Mass in B minor St James'
Good Friday 7 Apr Bach St Matthew Passion Glyn
    (Conducted by Dr Reginald Jacques)  
  8 Nov Brahms Requiem St James'
  10 Dec Carol Concert AH
1951 18 Mar Bach St Matthew Passion AH
Good Friday 23 Mar Bach St Matthew Passion Glyn
    (Conducted by Dr Reginald Jacques)  
  1 July Festival of Britain Concert AH
    Parry Blest Pair of Sirens  
    Handel Zadok the Priest  
    (Conductors: John Hollingsworth and Robin Miller)
  18 Nov Handel Messiah AH
  9 Dec Carol Concert AH
1952 18 Feb Brahms Requiem ChCh
    Memorial Concert - George VI  
  2 Apr Bach Mass in B minor AH
  21 May Mozart Requiem ChCh
  19 Oct Handel Messiah AH
  21 Dec Carol Concert AH
1953 22 Mar Elgar Dream of Gerontius AH
  6 May Haydn Creation ChCh
       
7 December 1953 to May 1964
  Conductor Dr Harold May unless otherwise shown
1953 13 Dec Carol Concert AH
1954 31 Jan Coleridge-Taylor Hiawatha AH
  14 Apr Bach St Matthew Passion ChCh
  21 Nov Mendelssohn Elijah AH
  12 Dec Carol Concert AH
1955 30 Mar Bach St Matthew Passion St James'
  8 June Bach Jesu, priceless Treasure AH
  18 Dec Carol Concert AH
1956 30 Mar Handel Messiah AH
  7 Nov Mozart Requiem St Luke's
      Ave Verum  
16 Dec   Carol Concert AH
1957 19 Apr Bach St Matthew Passion AH
  22 May Haydn Creation ChCh
  13 Nov Handel Messiah St Luke's
  15 Dec Carol Concert AH
1958 23 Mar Elgar Dream of Cerontius AH
  15 Apr Handel Messiah StS
  12 Nov Mendelssohn Elijah St John's
  14 Dec Carol Concert AH
1959 15 Mar Verdi Requiem  
  24 May 50th Anniversary of Royal Tunbridge Wells
    Ireland These things shall be AH
    (Conducted by John Hollingsworth)  
  15 Nov Handel Messiah AH
  13 Dec Carol Concert AH
1960 2 Mar Bach Mass in B minor ChCh
  4 May Mendelssohn Hymn of Praise St Luke's
    Rossini Stabat Mater  
  20 Nov V Williams A Sea Symphony AH
    Brahms Requiem  
    (Attended by Mrs Vaughan-Williams)  
  18 Dec Carol Concert AH
1961 30 Mar Bach St Matthew Passion AH
  31 May Kodaly Missa Brevis St Luke's
  19 Nov Mendelssohn Elijah AH
    (Conducted by Charles Groves)  
  17 Dec Carol Concert AH
1962 25 Mar Haydn Creation AH
  9 May Purcell Te Deum ChCh
    Mozart Requiem  
  18 Nov Elgar Dream of Gerontius AH
    (Conducted by Sir Adrian Boult)  
  16 Dec Carol Concert AH
1963 24 Mar Beethoven Missa Solemnis AH
  8 May Brahms Song of Destiny St Luke's
    Faure Requiem  
  17 Nov Verdi Aida AH
  15 Dec Carol Concert AH
1964 15 Mar Bach St Matthew Passion AH
    (Conducted by Sir Adrian Boult)  
  10 May 60th Anniversary Concert AH
    V Williams A Sea Symphony  
    Britten Rejoice in the Lamb  
    Le Fleming Five Psalms  
    (Conductors: Trevor Harvey, Albert Croucher and Robin Miller)
       
8 November 1964 to May 1972
Concerts conducted by Trevor Harvey
1964 15Nov Brahms Requiem AH
    Kodaly Missa Brevis  
  20 Dec Carol Concert AH
1965 21 Feb Handel   AH
  11 Apr Purcell Te Deum AH
    Haydn Nelson Mass  
  21 Nov Mendelssohn Elijah AH
  12 Dec Carol Concert AH
1966 27 Mar Stabat Mater AH
    Bruckner Mass No 3 (F minor)  
  20 Nov Coleridge-Taylor Hiawatha AH
  18 Dec Vivaldi Gloria AH
      Carols  
1967 9 Apr Elgar Dream of Gerontius AH
  19 Nov Haydn Creation AH
  17 Dec Carol Concert AH
1968 24 Mar Verdi Requiem AH
  17 Nov Handel Messiah AH
  15 Dec Carol Concert AH
1969 16 Mar Elgar The Music Makers AH
    Lambert The Rio Grande  
    Handel Zadok the Priest  
  15 June 60th Anniversary of Royal Tunbridge Wells
    Beethoven 9th Symphony AH
    Parry Blest Pair of Sirens  
    Duckworth Man of Kent  
    (dedicated to RTWCS and Cyril Wood, Secretary)
  16 Nov Verdi Aida AH
  14 Dec Carol Concert AH
1970 15 Mar Bach St John Passion AH
  9 May Kodaly Missa Brevis Frant Ch
    Stanford Songs of Farewell  
  15 Nov Mendelssohn Elijah AH
  13 Dec Carol Concert (conductor Anthony Gould) AH
1971 21 Mar Wood St Mark Passion StB
  28 Mar Wood St Mark Passion Penshurst
  3 Apr V Williams Dona Nobis Pacem RFH
    Brahms How lovely are Thy Dwellings (Requiem)  
  18 Apr V Williams Dona Nobis Pacem AH
    Brahms (Requiem)  
  14 Nov Elgar Dream of Cerontius AH
  12 Dec Carol Concert AH
  18 Dec Handel Messiah (part 1) StJ
      Carols (record made)  
1972 26 Mar Bach St Matthew Passion AH
       
9 November 1972 to November 1973
  Conductors: Myer Fredman and Derek Watmough  
1972 12 Nov Verdi Requiem AH
    (Conducted by Myer Fredman)  
  17 Dec Carol Concert AH
    (Conducted by Derek Watmough)  
1973 25 Mar Walton Belshazzar's Feast AH
    Handel Zadok the Priest  
    Stanford Songs of the Sea  
    V Williams Serenade to Music  
With the Bedford Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Derek Watmough
  11 Nov V Williams A Sea Symphony AH
    Elgar Spirit of England  
    Duckworth Man of Kent  
    (Conducted by Myer Fredman)  
10 December 1973 to May 2004
  Conductor Derek Watmough unless otherwise shown
1973 16 Dec Carol Concert AH
1974 7 Apr Bach St John Passion AH
  10 Nov Handel Messiah AH
    (Conducted by Myer Fredman)  
  15 Dec Carol Concert AH
1975 13 Apr Verdi Four Sacred Pieces AH
    Holst Hymn of Jesus  
    Walton Coronation Te Deum  
    (with the Bedford Symphony Orchestra)  
  9 Nov Orff Carmina Burana AH
    V-Williams In Windsor Forest AH
  14 Dec Carol Concert AH
1976 11 Apr Bach Mass in B minor AH
    (Conducted by Richard Hickox)  
  14 Nov Mendelssohn Elijah AH
    (Conducted by Alan Wicks  
  19 Dec Carol Concert AH
    (Conducted by Anthony Smith-Masters)
1977 17 Apr Elgar Dream of Gerontius AH
  13 Nov Haydn Nelson Mass AH
    Britten Cantata Academica  
    Brahms Song of Destiny  
  18 Dec Christmas Entertainment AH
1978 16 Apr Beethoven Missa Solemnis AH
  12 Nov Brahms Requiem AH
    Faure Requiem  
  17 Dec Carol Concert AH
1979 24 Mar Borodin Polovtsian Dances (Prince Igor) AH
    Lambert The Rio Grande  
    Orff Carmina Burana  
  11 Nov Handel Messiah AH
  16 Dec Carol Concert AH
1980 23 Mar Bach St Matthew Passion AH
    (Conducted by Brian Wright)  
  16 Nov Baroque Concert AH
    Handel The King shall rejoice  
    Monteverdi Beatus Vir  
    Purcell My Heart is inditing  
    Vivaldi Gloria  
  14 Dec Carol Concert AH
1981 12 Apr Verdi Requiem AH
  13 Dec Bach Christmas Oratorio AH
      (in a blizzard!)  
1982 18 Apr Click to view programme Poulenc Gloria AH
    V Williams A Sea Symphony  
  14 Nov Click to view programme Mozart Mass in C minor AH
  12 Dec Carol Concert AH
1983 10 Apr Puccini Messa di Gloria AH
    Schubert Mass in A flat  
  13 Nov Elgar Dream of Gerontius AH
  11 Dec Click to view programme Carol Concert AH
1984 8 Apr Beethoven Choral Fantasia AH
    Bruckner Mass in F minor  
  11 Nov Mozart Requiem AH
    Haydn Autumn (The Seasons)  
  16 Dec Carol Concert AH
1985 24 Mar      
    Bach St John Passion AH
  10 Nov Handel Alexander's Feast AH
  15 Dec Carol Concert AH
1986 13 Apr Coleridge-Taylor Hiawatha AH
  9 Nov Handel Messiah AH
  14 Dec Carol Concert   AH
1987 29 Mar Click to view programme Elgar The Kingdom AH
  6 June Visit of Wiesbaden Bach Choir AH
    Mozart Coronation Mass  
    Pergolesi Magnificat  
    (Conductors: Klaus-Uwe Ludwig and Derek Watmough)
  8 Nov Click to view programme Vivaldi Gloria AH
    Britten St Nicolas  
  13 Dec Click to view programme Carol Concert AH
1988 27 Mar Click to view programme  Rossini Petite Messe solennelle AH
  13 Nov Click to view programme  Mendelssohn Elijah AH
    (Conducted by Jared Armstrong)  
  11 Dec Click to view programme  Carol Concert AH
1989 9 Apr Click to view programme  Bach Mass in B minor AH
  12 Nov Click to view programme Haydn Creation AH
  10 Dec Click to view programme Carol Concert AH
1990 25 Mar Click to view programme Brahms Requiem AH
    Bernstein Chichester Psalms  
  9 Dec Click to view programme Verdi Requiem AH
    Britten Ceremony of Carols  
    (Soloists delayed by snowstorm!)  
1991 14 Apr Click to view programme V Williams A Sea Symphony AH
    Poulenc Gloria  
  5 Oct Haydn Creation AH
    Click to view programme (for Hospice - with Tonbridge and Crowborough)  
  8 Dec Click to view programme Mozart Coronation Mass AH
    V Williams Fantasia on Christmas Carols  
1992 10 May Click to view programme Elgar The Music Makers AH
    Gounod St Cecilia Mass  
  26 Sep Handel Zadok the Priest AH
    (Mayor's Gala concert)  
  4 Oct Click to view programme Beethoven Choral Symphony AH
    (RTW Symphony Orchestra's "Concert for Europe")  
  29 Nov Click to view programme Handel Messiah AH
1993 21 Mar Coleridge-Taylor Hiawatha AH
  28 Nov Click to view programme Handel Ode on St Cecilia's Day AH
    Bach Sleeper's wake  
  12 Dec Click to view programme Carol Concert AH
1994 21 May Click to view programme Elgar Dream of Gerontius AH
    With the Wiesbaden Bach Choir  
  8 Oct Click to view programme Handel Messiah AH
    (for Hospice - with Tonbridge and Crowborough)  
  27 Nov Verdi Aida AH
  11 Dec Click to view programme Carol Concert StJ
1995 26 Mar Click to view programme  Rossini Stabat Mater AH
    Haydn Spring (The Seasons) AH
  26 Nov Click to view programme  Vivaldi Gloria AH
    Rutter Magnificat  
1996 24 Mar Click to view programme  Bach St. Matthew Passion AH
  10 Nov Click to view programme  Brahms Academic Festival Overture AH
      German Requiem  
  14 Dec Click to view programme Christmas Music StM
1997 17 May Click to view programme Britten Simple Symphony AH
    Lambert Rio Grande  
    Bernstein Chichester Psalms  
    Rutter Magnificat  
    With the Wiesbaden Bach Choir  
  9 Nov Click to view programme Mendelssohn Elijah AH
  14 Dec Click to view programme Christmas Concert StM
1998 29 Mar Click to view programme Verdi Requiem AH
  8 Nov Click to view programme Beethoven Coriolanus Overture AH
    Choral Fantasia  
      Mass in C  
  13 Dec Click to view programme  Christmas Concert StM
1999 18 Apr Mendelssohn Ruy Bas Overture AH
    Orff Carmina Burana  
    Brahms Song of Destiny  
  28 Nov Click to view programme Opera Arias & Choruses AH
2000 15 Apr Elgar The Kingdom AH
  12 Nov Click to view programme Rossini Overture "Thieving Magpie" AH
    Petit Messe Solonnelle  
  9 Dec Christmas Concert StM

For Concerts in the 21st Century (2001 to present day) see our Reviews page.

Click here to view copy of the original (uncorrected) version as published as an Appendix to Mary Standen's book "90 plus".