The Chester Music Society Choir has had the opportunity to work with many well known professional soloists. Some of those who have performed with the Choir in recent years are listed below.
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| Soloist | Voice | Work | Composer | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jess Hopkins | Soprano | Coronation Anthems | Handel | 2024 |
Sophie Clarke | Mezzo-Soprano | Coronation Anthems | Handel | 2024 |
Liam Forrest | Tenor | Coronation Anthems | Handel | 2024 |
Ishay Ravina | Baritone | Coronation Anthems | Handel | 2024 |
Jess Hopkins | Soprano | Coronation Mass | Mozart | 2024 |
Sophie Clarke | Mezzo-Soprano | Coronation Mass | Mozart | 2024 |
Liam Forrest | Tenor | Coronation Mass | Mozart | 2024 |
Ishay Ravina | Baritone | Coronation Mass | Mozart | 2024 |
Matthew McKinney | Tenor | St John Passion | Chilcott | 2024 |
Peter Edge | Baritone | St John Passion | Chilcott | 2024 |
Damian O'Keeffe | Bass | St John Passion | Chilcott | 2024 |
Emily Costigan | Soprano | St John Passion | Chilcott | 2024 |
Erika Maedi Jones | Soprano | Requiem | Verdi | 2023 |
Margaret McDonald | Mezzo-Soprano | Requiem | Verdi | 2023 |
Charne Rochford | Tenor | Requiem | Verdi | 2023 |
Andrew Greenan | Bass-Baritone | Requiem | Verdi | 2023 |
Olivia Hunt | Soprano | Requiem | Faure | 2023 |
Damien O'Keeffe | Baritone | Requiem | Faure | 2023 |
Olivia Hunt | Soprano | Requiem | Rutter | 2023 |
Linda Richardson | Soprano | German Requiem | Brahms | 2023 |
Damien O'Keefe | Baritone | German Requiem | Brahms | 2023 |
Susanna Fairbairn | Soprano | A Sea Symphony | Vaughn Williams | 2022 |
James Cleverton | Baritone | A Sea Symphony | Vaughn Williams | 2022 |
James Cleverton | Baritone | Songs of the Fleet | Stanford | 2022 |
Milly Forrest | Soprano | Messiah | Handel | 2022 |
Elizabeth Paul | Mezzo Soprano | Messiah | Handel | 2022 |
Toby Ward | Tenor | Messiah | Handel | 2022 |
James Cleverton | Bass | Messiah | Handel | 2022 |
Ruth Holton | Soprano | Elijah | Mendelssohn | 2021 |
Janet Shell | Mezzo Soprano | Elijah | Mendelssohn | 2021 |
Christopher Steele | Tenor | Elijah | Mendelssohn | 2021 |
Andrew Greenan | Bass | Elijah | Mendelssohn | 2021 |
Helen Anne Gregory | Mezzo Soprano | Intimations of Immortality | Finzi | 2019 |
Paul Smy | Tenor | The Armed Man | Jenkins | 2019 |
Peter Edge | Baritone | The Creation | Haydn | 2019 |
Toby Ward | Tenor | The Creation | Haydn | 2019 |
Milly Forest | Soprano | The Creation | Haydn | 2019 |
Stefan Kennedy | Tenor | St John Passion | J S Bach | 2019 |
Quentin Brown | Baritone | St John Passion | J S Bach | 2019 |
Kathryn Rudge | Mezzo Soprano | Dream of Gerontius | Elgar | 2018 |
Nick Hardy | Tenor | Dream of Gerontius | Elgar | 2018 |
David Ellis | Baritone | Dream of Gerontius | Elgar | 2018 |
Susanna Fairburn | Soprano | Requiem | Mozart | 2018 |
Margaret McDonald | Contralto | Requiem | Mozart | 2018 |
Ben Thapa | Tenor | Requiem | Mozart | 2018 |
Brian Bannatyne-Scott | Bass | Requiem | Mozart | 2018 |
Susanna Fairburn | Soprano | Solemn Vespers | Mozart | 2018 |
Margaret McDonald | Contralto | Solemn Vespers | Mozart | 2018 |
Ben Thapa | Tenor | Solemn Vespers | Mozart | 2018 |
Brian Bannatyne-Scott | Bass | Solemn Vespers | Mozart | 2018 |
Linda Richardson | Soprano | Opera Arias and Choruses | Various | 2017 |
Nicholas Hardy | Tenor | Opera Arias and Choruses | Various | 2017 |
Tom Humphreys | Baritone | Opera Arias and Choruses | Various | 2017 |
John Ieuan Jones | Baritone | Messe Solennelle de Sainte Cecile | Gounod | 2017 |
Louis-Charles Gagnon | Tenor | Messe Solennelle de Sainte Cecile | Gounod | 2017 |
Kimberly Raw | Soprano | Messe Solennelle de Sainte Cecile | Gounod | 2017 |
Alison Pearce | Soprano | Dona Nobis Pacem | Vaughan Williams | 2017 |
Peter Edge | Baritone | Dona Nobis Pacem | Vaughan Williams | 2017 |
Alison Pearce | Soprano | The Garden of Proserpine | Vaughan Williams | 2017 |
Emma Peaurt | Soprano | Messiah | Handel | 2016 |
William Towers | Countertenor | Messiah | Handel | 2016 |
Stefan Kennedy | Tenor | Messiah | Handel | 2016 |
Miles Horner | Baritone | Messiah | Handel | 2016 |
Quentin Hayes | Baritone | Belshazzar's Feast | Walton | 2016 |
Margaret McDonald | Mezzo Soprano | The Music Makers | Elgar | 2016 |
Robert Rice | Baritone | Noah's Fire | Cooke | 2015 |
Philip Sheffield | Tenor | St Nicolas | Britten | 2015 |
Catrin Woodruff | Soprano | Israel in Egypt | Handel | 2015 |
Alexandra Lowe | Soprano | Israel in Egypt | Handel | 2015 |
Jessica Eccleston | Mezzo Soprano | Israel in Egypt | Handel | 2015 |
Alexander Banfield | Tenor | Israel in Egypt | Handel | 2015 |
Steven Griffin | Baritone | Israel in Egypt | Handel | 2015 |
Aidan Edwards | Baritone | Israel in Egypt | Handel | 2015 |
Susan Marrs | Mezzo Soprano | Crucifixion | Kelly | 2015 |
Jonathan Cooke | Tenor | Crucifixion | Kelly | 2015 |
Julie Kennard | Soprano | War Requiem | Britten | 2014 |
Ben Thapa | Tenor | War Requiem | Britten | 2014 |
Brian Bannatyne-Scott | Baritone | War Requiem | Britten | 2014 |
Phiippa Hyde | Soprano | Mass in B Minor | Bach | 2014 |
Clare McCaldin | Mezzo Soprano | Mass in B Minor | Bach | 2014 |
Simon Wall | Tenor | Mass in B Minor | Bach | 2014 |
Alex Ashworth | Bass | Mass in B Minor | Bach | 2014 |
Linda Richardson | Soprano | Opera Arias and Choruses | Various | 2013 |
Nicholas Hardy | Tenor | Opera Arias and Choruses | Various | 2013 |
Andrew Heggie | Baritone | Opera Arias and Choruses | Various | 2013 |
Linda Richardson | Soprano | Mass in C Minor | Mozart | 2013 |
Helen Francis | Mezzo Soprano | Mass in C Minor | Mozart | 2013 |
Oliver White | Tenor | Mass in C Minor | Mozart | 2013 |
Robert Rice | Baritone | Mass in C Minor | Mozart | 2013 |
Linda Richardson | Soprano | Nelson Mass | Haydn | 2013 |
Helen Francis | Mezzo Soprano | Nelson Mass | Haydn | 2013 |
Oliver White | Tenor | Nelson Mass | Haydn | 2013 |
Robert Rice | Baritone | Nelson Mass | Haydn | 2013 |
Julie Kennard | Soprano | The Kingdom | Elgar | 2012 |
Jeanette Ager | Mezzo Soprano | The Kingdom | Elgar | 2012 |
Richard Reaville | Tenor | The Kingdom | Elgar | 2012 |
Michael Pearce | Bass | The Kingdom | Elgar | 2012 |
Emily Burnett | Soprano | Requiem | Durufle | 2012 |
Hamish Sennett | Treble | Chichester Psalms | Bernstein | 2012 |
Olivia Hunt | Soprano | Rejoice in the Lamb | Britten | 2012 |
Francis Hills | Alto | Rejoice in the Lamb | Britten | 2012 |
David Hardwick | Tenor | Rejoice in the Lamb | Britten | 2012 |
James Rees | Bass | Rejoice in the Lamb | Britten | 2012 |
Alison Pearce | Soprano | Messiah | Handel | 2011 |
Vanessa Williamson | Mezzo Soprano | Messiah | Handel | 2011 |
Paul Austin Kelly | Tenor | Messiah | Handel | 2011 |
Brian Bannatyne-Scott | Bass | Messiah | Handel | 2011 |
Emma Peaurt | Soprano | Mass of the Children | Rutter | 2011 |
Quentin Brown | Baritone | Mass of the Children | Rutter | 2011 |
Emma Peaurt | Soprano | Gloria | Poulenc | 2011 |
Emily Burnett | Soprano | Requiem | Faure | 2011 |
Ian Sanderson | Baritone | Requiem | Faure | 2011 |
Diana Palmerston | Soprano | Christmas Cantata | Bush | 2010 |
Una Barry | Soprano | Requiem | Verdi | 2010 |
Jeanette Ager | Mezzo Soprano | Requiem | Verdi | 2010 |
Paul Austin Kelly | Tenor | Requiem | Verdi | 2010 |
Brian Bannatyne-Scott | Bass | Requiem | Verdi | 2010 |
Joanne Dexter | Soprano | Stabat Mater | Dvorak | 2010 |
Jeanette Ager | Mezzo Soprano | Stabat Mater | Dvorak | 2010 |
Stephen Muir | Tenor | Stabat Mater | Dvorak | 2010 |
Neil Baker | Baritone | Stabat Mater | Dvorak | 2010 |
Denise Leigh | Soprano | Requiem | Mozart | 2009 |
Katherine Allen | Mezzo Soprano | Requiem | Mozart | 2009 |
Michael Bracegirdle | Tenor | Requiem | Mozart | 2009 |
Simon Lobelson | Baritone | Requiem | Mozart | 2009 |
Denise Leigh | Soprano | Vesperae solemnes de confessore | Mozart | 2009 |
Katherine Allen | Mezzo Soprano | Vesperae solemnes de confessore | Mozart | 2009 |
Michael Bracegirdle | Tenor | Vesperae solemnes de confessore | Mozart | 2009 |
Simon Lobelson | Baritone | Vesperae solemnes de confessore | Mozart | 2009 |
Nicki Kennedy | Soprano | Gloria | Handel | 2009 |
Nicki Kennedy | Soprano | Magnificat | Bach | 2009 |
Richard Scott | Countertenor | Magnificat | Bach | 2009 |
Daniel Auchincloss | Tenor | Magnificat | Bach | 2009 |
Paul Carey Jones | Baritone | Magnificat | Bach | 2009 |
Nicki Kennedy | Soprano | Coronation Anthems | Handel | 2009 |
Richard Scott | Countertenor | Coronation Anthems | Handel | 2009 |
Daniel Auchincloss | Tenor | Coronation Anthems | Handel | 2009 |
Paul Carey Jones | Baritone | Coronation Anthems | Handel | 2009 |
Janet Fischer | Soprano | Petite Messe Solennelle | Rossini | 2009 |
Heather Lupton | Mezzo Soprano | Petite Messe Solennelle | Rossini | 2009 |
Richard Pollock | Tenor | Petite Messe Solennelle | Rossini | 2009 |
Brendan Weakliam | Baritone | Petite Messe Solennelle | Rossini | 2009 |
Julie Kennard | Soprano | A Sea Symphony | Vaughan Williams | 2008 |
Stephen Roberts | Baritone | A Sea Symphony | Vaughan Williams | 2008 |
Rosie Aldridge | Mezzo Soprano | Sea Pictures | Elgar | 2008 |
Bryan Dadson | Tenor | For St Cecilia | Finzi | 2008 |
Philip Salmon | Tenor | St John Passion | Bach | 2008 |
Jonathan Gunthorpe | Bass | St John Passion | Bach | 2008 |
Nicki Kennedy | Soprano | St John Passion | Bach | 2008 |
Jonathan Peter Kenny | Countertenor | St John Passion | Bach | 2008 |
Daniel Auchincloss | Tenor | St John Passion | Bach | 2008 |
Wyn Pencarreg | Bass | St John Passion | Bach | 2008 |
Una Barry | Soprano | Elijah | Mendelssohn | 2007 |
Louise Mott | Mezzo Soprano | Elijah | Mendelssohn | 2007 |
Philip O'Brien | Tenor | Elijah | Mendelssohn | 2007 |
Simon Kirkbride | Bass | Elijah | Mendelssohn | 2007 |
Rebecca Ryan | Soprano | The Armed Man | Jenkins | 2007 |
Adrian Powter | Baritone | The Armed Man | Jenkins | 2007 |
Rebecca Ryan | Soprano | Mirror of Perfection | Blackford | 2007 |
Rebecca Chellappah | Mezzo Soprano | Mirror of Perfection | Blackford | 2007 |
John Pierce | Tenor | Mirror of Perfection | Blackford | 2007 |
Adrian Powter | Baritone | Mirror of Perfection | Blackford | 2007 |
Jonathan Upfold | Tenor | The Crucifixion | Stainer | 2007 |
Jamie Hall | Baritone | The Crucifixion | Stainer | 2007 |
Jonathan Upfold | Tenor | Rejoice in the Lamb | Britten | 2007 |
Jamie Hall | Baritone | Rejoice in the Lamb | Britten | 2007 |
Jonathan Upfold | Tenor | Lo the Full Final Sacrifice | Finzi | 2007 |
Jamie Hall | Baritone | Lo the Full Final Sacrifice | Finzi | 2007 |
Alison Wells | Mezzo Soprano | Dream of Gerontius | Elgar | 2006 |
Richard Edgar-Wilson | Tenor | Dream of Gerontius | Elgar | 2006 |
Simon Kirkbride | Bass | Dream of Gerontius | Elgar | 2006 |
Charlotte Kinder | Soprano | Stabat Mater | Szymanowski | 2006 |
Kim Marie Woodhouse | Alto | Stabat Mater | Szymanowski | 2006 |
Adrian Powter | Baritone | Stabat Mater | Szymanowski | 2006 |
Charlotte Kinder | Soprano | German Requiem | Brahms | 2006 |
Adrian Powter | Baritone | German Requiem | Brahms | 2006 |
Diana Palmerston | Soprano | Messiah | Handel | 2005 |
Rachel Payne | Alto | Messiah | Handel | 2005 |
Adam Magee | Tenor | Messiah | Handel | 2005 |
Andrew Heggie | Bass | Messiah | Handel | 2005 |
David Lawrence | Baritone | Belshazzar's Feast | Walton | 2005 |
Katarina Jovanovic | Soprano | Glagolitic Mass | Janacek | 2004 |
Nicholas Ransley | Tenor | Glagolitic Mass | Janacek | 2004 |
Keel Watson | Bass | Glagolitic Mass | Janacek | 2004 |
Una Barry | Soprano | Requiem | Verdi | 2004 |
Ameral Gunson | Mezzo Soprano | Requiem | Verdi | 2004 |
Paul Trotter | Tenor | Requiem | Verdi | 2004 |
Michael Pearce | Baritone | Requiem | Verdi | 2004 |
Claire Groom | Soprano | Gloria | Vivaldi | 2003 |
Nicola Dunne | Mezzo Soprano | Gloria | Vivaldi | 2003 |
James Atherton | Tenor | Gloria | Vivaldi | 2003 |
James Atherton | Tenor | St Nicolas | Britten | 2003 |
Diana Palmerston | Soprano | Magnificat | Rutter | 2003 |
Diana Palmerston | Soprano | Requiem | Faure | 2003 |
Damian O'Keeffe | Tenor | Requiem | Faure | 2003 |
Una Barry | Soprano | St Matthew Passion | Bach | 2003 |
Ameral Gunson | Mezzo Soprano | St Matthew Passion | Bach | 2003 |
James Atherton | Tenor | St Matthew Passion | Bach | 2003 |
Peter Bates | Tenor | St Matthew Passion | Bach | 2003 |
Richard Strivens | Baritone | St Matthew Passion | Bach | 2003 |
Stephen Holloway | Bass | St Matthew Passion | Bach | 2003 |
Rebecca Outram | Soprano | Mass in B Minor | Bach | 2002 |
Mark Chambers | Countertenor | Mass in B Minor | Bach | 2002 |
Paul Badley | Tenor | Mass in B Minor | Bach | 2002 |
Simon Birchall | Bass | Mass in B Minor | Bach | 2002 |
Una Barry | Soprano | Missa Solemnis | Beethoven | 2002 |
Ameral Gunson | Mezzo Soprano | Missa Solemnis | Beethoven | 2002 |
Richard Reaville | Tenor | Missa Solemnis | Beethoven | 2002 |
Michael Pearce | Baritone | Missa Solemnis | Beethoven | 2002 |
Jenifer Smith | Soprano | Spirit of England | Elgar | 2001 |
Jenifer Smith | Soprano | Dona Nobis Pacem | Vaughan Williams | 2001 |
Jonathan Gunthorpe | Bass | Dona Nobis Pacem | Vaughan Williams | 2001 |
Jenifer Smith | Soprano | A Child of Our Time | Tippett | 2001 |
Kathryn Turpin | Alto | A Child of Our Time | Tippett | 2001 |
Richard Coxon | Tenor | A Child of Our Time | Tippett | 2001 |
Simon Neal | Bass | A Child of Our Time | Tippett | 2001 |
Jenifer Smith | Soprano | Te Deum | Bruckner | 2001 |
Kathryn Turpin | Alto | Te Deum | Bruckner | 2001 |
Richard Coxon | Tenor | Te Deum | Bruckner | 2001 |
Simon Neal | Bass | Te Deum | Bruckner | 2001 |
Diana Palmerston | Soprano | The Creation | Haydn | 2000 |
Matthew Beale | Tenor | The Creation | Haydn | 2000 |
John Powell | Bass | The Creation | Haydn | 2000 |
Andrew Murgatroyd | Tenor | Five Mystical Songs | Vaughan Williams | 2000 |
Andrew Murgatroyd | Tenor | Intimations of Immortality | Finzi | 2000 |
Andrew Murgatroyd | Tenor | Messa di Gloria | Puccini | 2000 |
Jonathan Gunthorpe | Bass | Messa di Gloria | Puccini | 2000 |
Carolyn Foulkes | Soprano | The Kingdom | Elgar | 1999 |
Helen Francis | Mezzo Soprano | The Kingdom | Elgar | 1999 |
Andrew Murgatroyd | Tenor | The Kingdom | Elgar | 1999 |
Julian Tovey | Bass | The Kingdom | Elgar | 1999 |