Past Performances - 2014
20th December 2014
Handel: Messiah
St Michael's Singers and English Symphony Orchestra
Cirencester Parish Church
Philippa Hyde - soprano
Simon Ponsford - countertenor
Joseph Cornwell - tenor
Ian Caddy - bass
Paul Leddington-Wright - conductor
12th December 2014
Handel: Messiah
Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum
Tewkesbury Abbey
Helen Massey - soprano
Simon Ponsford - countertenor
Gwilym Bowen - tenor
David Soar - bass
Simon Bell - conductor
9th December 2014
Handel: Israel in Egypt
Windsor and Eton Choral Society
Eton College Hall
Soraya Malfi - soprano
Alison Rose - soprano
Simon Ponsford - countertenor
Ben Thapa - tenor
Thomas Faulkner - bass
Frederick Long - bass
Tim Johnson - conductor
6th December 2014
Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium
Gloucester Choral Society
Gloucester Cathedral
Rebecca Rudge - soprano
Simon Ponsford - countertenor
Gareth Treseder - tenor
James Birchall - bass
Adrian Partington - conductor
29th November 2014
Bach: Christmas Oratorio
Leighton Buzzard Festival Singers
All Saints Church, Leighton Buzzard
Natalie Montakhab - soprano
Simon Ponsford - countertenor
Gwilym Bowen - tenor
Neil Baker - bass
Alan Childs - conductor
17th -28th November 2014
Brahms: Requiem
Monteverdi Choir residency
Gewandhaus, Leipzig
Sir John Eliot Gardiner - director
9th November 2014
Purcell: Hail, Bright Cecilia
Brighton Early Music Festival Players
St George's Church, Brighton
Augusta Hebbert & Molly Alexander - sopranos
Tim Morgan & Simon Ponsford - countertenors
Nick Pritchard - tenor
George Humphreys & Edward Grint - basses
John Hancorn - director
21st October - 5th November 2014
Westminster Abbey Choir USA Tour
Washington, Madison, Dallas, Huntsville, Knoxville, Cincinnati, New Haven, Westport, New York
James O'Donnell - director
11th August 2014
Poulenc: Figure Humaine
The Sixteen
Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Harry Christophers - director
19th July 2014
Monteverdi: Vespers
Monteverdi Choir
Salzburg Cathedral
Sir John Eliot Gardiner - director
24th May 2014
Music in Country Churches
Monteverdi Choir
Northleach Parish Church
Sir John Eliot Gardiner - director
22nd May 2014
Lufthansa Festival Concert
Westminster Abbey Choir
Westminster Abbey
James O'Donnell - conductor
26th April 2014
Handel: O come let us sing unto the Lord
Haydn: Nelson Mass
Wellingborough Choral Society
St Barnabas Church, Wellingborough
Helen Meyerhoff - soprano
Simon Ponsford - countertenor
Philip Slane - tenor
Michael Bundy - bass
Peter Marshall - conductor
15th April 2014
Bach: Johannes-Passion
Choir of Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey
Choir and step-out aria
James O'Donnell - conductor
12th April 2014
Bach: Matthäus-Passion
Carshalton Choral Society and West Barnes Singers
All Saints, Carshalton
William Petter - Evangelist
Rainer Gramer - Christus
Gwendolen Martin - soprano
Simon Ponsford - countertenor
Alastair Brookshaw - tenor
Christopher Borrett - bass
Philip Collin - conductor
2nd April 2014
Bach: Matthäus-Passion
Westminster Cathedral Choir
Westminster Cathedral
Choir and step out aria
Martin Baker - conductor
29th March 2014
Bach: B Minor Mass
Hull Bach Choir
All Saints Church, Hessle
Natalie Montakhab - soprano
Simon Ponsford - countertenor
Jorge Navarro-Colorado - tenor
David Greco - bass
Christopher Ford - conductor
5th - 9th March 2014 tour
Monteverdi: Vespers
Monteverdi Choir
King's College, Cambridge
Palau de la Musica, Barcelona
Chappelle du Roi, Versailles
Sir John Eliot Gardiner - conductor
Handel: Messiah
St Michael's Singers and English Symphony Orchestra
Cirencester Parish Church
Philippa Hyde - soprano
Simon Ponsford - countertenor
Joseph Cornwell - tenor
Ian Caddy - bass
Paul Leddington-Wright - conductor
12th December 2014
Handel: Messiah
Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum
Tewkesbury Abbey
Helen Massey - soprano
Simon Ponsford - countertenor
Gwilym Bowen - tenor
David Soar - bass
Simon Bell - conductor
9th December 2014
Handel: Israel in Egypt
Windsor and Eton Choral Society
Eton College Hall
Soraya Malfi - soprano
Alison Rose - soprano
Simon Ponsford - countertenor
Ben Thapa - tenor
Thomas Faulkner - bass
Frederick Long - bass
Tim Johnson - conductor
6th December 2014
Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium
Gloucester Choral Society
Gloucester Cathedral
Rebecca Rudge - soprano
Simon Ponsford - countertenor
Gareth Treseder - tenor
James Birchall - bass
Adrian Partington - conductor
29th November 2014
Bach: Christmas Oratorio
Leighton Buzzard Festival Singers
All Saints Church, Leighton Buzzard
Natalie Montakhab - soprano
Simon Ponsford - countertenor
Gwilym Bowen - tenor
Neil Baker - bass
Alan Childs - conductor
17th -28th November 2014
Brahms: Requiem
Monteverdi Choir residency
Gewandhaus, Leipzig
Sir John Eliot Gardiner - director
9th November 2014
Purcell: Hail, Bright Cecilia
Brighton Early Music Festival Players
St George's Church, Brighton
Augusta Hebbert & Molly Alexander - sopranos
Tim Morgan & Simon Ponsford - countertenors
Nick Pritchard - tenor
George Humphreys & Edward Grint - basses
John Hancorn - director
21st October - 5th November 2014
Westminster Abbey Choir USA Tour
Washington, Madison, Dallas, Huntsville, Knoxville, Cincinnati, New Haven, Westport, New York
James O'Donnell - director
11th August 2014
Poulenc: Figure Humaine
The Sixteen
Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Harry Christophers - director
19th July 2014
Monteverdi: Vespers
Monteverdi Choir
Salzburg Cathedral
Sir John Eliot Gardiner - director
24th May 2014
Music in Country Churches
Monteverdi Choir
Northleach Parish Church
Sir John Eliot Gardiner - director
22nd May 2014
Lufthansa Festival Concert
Westminster Abbey Choir
Westminster Abbey
James O'Donnell - conductor
26th April 2014
Handel: O come let us sing unto the Lord
Haydn: Nelson Mass
Wellingborough Choral Society
St Barnabas Church, Wellingborough
Helen Meyerhoff - soprano
Simon Ponsford - countertenor
Philip Slane - tenor
Michael Bundy - bass
Peter Marshall - conductor
15th April 2014
Bach: Johannes-Passion
Choir of Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey
Choir and step-out aria
James O'Donnell - conductor
12th April 2014
Bach: Matthäus-Passion
Carshalton Choral Society and West Barnes Singers
All Saints, Carshalton
William Petter - Evangelist
Rainer Gramer - Christus
Gwendolen Martin - soprano
Simon Ponsford - countertenor
Alastair Brookshaw - tenor
Christopher Borrett - bass
Philip Collin - conductor
2nd April 2014
Bach: Matthäus-Passion
Westminster Cathedral Choir
Westminster Cathedral
Choir and step out aria
Martin Baker - conductor
29th March 2014
Bach: B Minor Mass
Hull Bach Choir
All Saints Church, Hessle
Natalie Montakhab - soprano
Simon Ponsford - countertenor
Jorge Navarro-Colorado - tenor
David Greco - bass
Christopher Ford - conductor
5th - 9th March 2014 tour
Monteverdi: Vespers
Monteverdi Choir
King's College, Cambridge
Palau de la Musica, Barcelona
Chappelle du Roi, Versailles
Sir John Eliot Gardiner - conductor
