This list provides an overview of the works played by Abergavenny Symphony Orchestra in recent years. We also keep a more complete list of our Repertoire and the works in our Library. We have recordings of some of these concerts.
2022
- Suppé – Overture: Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna
- Iestyn Harding – Sur le Bout des Doigts (Premiere)
- Debussy – Prélude à l’après-midi d’un Faune
- Grieg – Symphonic Dances
- Richard Strauss – Serenade for 13 Wind Instruments, Op. 7
- Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings, Op. 48
- Dvořák – Symphony No 8
2021
- Holst – St Paul’s Suite, Op. 29
- Elgar – Serenade for Strings, Op. 20
- Holst – Suite 2, Op. 28
- Bach – Fugue in G Minor, BWV 578
- Grainger – Lincolnshire Posy
- Holst – Suite 1, Op. 28
2019
- Strauss – Also sprache Zarathustra / Sunrise
- Holst – The Planets / Jupiter
- Harrison – Here comes the sun
- Williams – The Force Awakens Suite
- Gray – Thunderbirds March
- Mancini – Moon River
- Williams – Imperial March / Darth Vader’s theme
- Williams – E.T. Adventures on Earth
- Suk – Scherzo Fantastique
- Berlioz – Harold in Italy
Viola: Philip Heyman - Sibelius – Symphony No 7
- Dvořák – Carnival Overture
- Hoddinott – Welsh Dances Suite 1
- Arutiunian – Trumpet Concerto
Trumpet – Emily Humphries - Liszt – Les Préludes
- Borodin – In the Steppes of Central Asia
- Berlioz – Rákóczy March
- Sibelius – Karelia Overture
- Barber – Violin Concerto
Violin – Dennis Simons - Vaughan Williams – A London Symphony (No 2)
- Shostakovich – Symphony No 7 (workshop)
2018
- Arlen – The Wizard of Oz
- Williams – Harry Potter, Hedwig’s Theme
- Sherman & Sherman – Mary Poppins Selection
- Shore – Lord of the Rings Theme
- Tchaikovsky – Nutcracker Suite
- Anderson-Lopez & Lopez – Music from the film ‘Frozen’
- Butterworth – The Banks of Green Willow
- Elgar – Sea Pictures
Mezzo Soprano – Lowri Probert - Brahms – Symphony No 2
- Warren – Gwent Carnival Overture
- Beethoven – Leonore No 3 Overture
- Massenet – El Cid Ballet Music
- Hérold – Zampa Overture
- Strauss – Blue Danube
- Liszt – Hungarian Rhapsody No 2
- Rossini – William Tell Overture
- Schubert – Symphony No 8 (Unfinished)
- Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto
Violin – Cristian Grajner de Sa - Mahler – Symphony No 5 (workshop)
2017
- Sullivan – The Pirates of Penzance Overture
- Menken – The Little Mermaid
- Iestyn Harding – I Saw Three Ships
- Newbold – A Pirates Legend
- Wood – Fantasia on British Sea Songs
- Badelt – Pirates of the Caribbean
- Berlioz – Benvenuto Cellini Overture
- Rodrigo – Concierto de Aranjuez
Guitar – Giacomo Susani - Shostakovich – Festive Overture
- Sibelius – Symphony No 5
- Sibelius – Finlandia
- Sibelius – Valse Triste
- Shostakovich – Suite for Variety Orchestra
- Tchaikovsky – Suite No 3
- Sibelius – En Saga
- Strauss – Horn Concerto No 1
Horn – Peter Geraghty - Tchaikovsky – Symphony No 2 (Little Russian)
- Mahler – Symphony No 2 (workshop)
2016
- Fučík – Entrance of the Gladiators
- Iestyn Harding – Hunting Lions
- Rossini – The Thieving Magpie Overture
- Bucalossi – Grasshopper’s Dance
- Saint-Saëns – Elephants & Swan from Carnival of the Animals
- Iestyn Harding – Silly Old Baboon
- Sherman & Sherman – The Jungle Book
- Anderson – Sleigh Ride
- Marks – Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
- Pierpont – Jingle Bells
- Neville John – The Triumph of Aberfan
- Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto
Violin – Mathilde Milwidsky - Saint-Saëns – Symphony No 3 (Organ)
- Tchaikovsky – Capriccio Italien
- Morricone – Gabriel’s Oboe
- Beethoven – Symphony No 8
- Mendelssohn – Hebrides Overture
- Weber – Invitation to the Dance
- Rimsky-Korsakov – Capriccio Espagnol
- Dvorak – Cello Concerto
Cello – Rosie Biss - Dvorak – Symphony No 8
- Shostakovich – Symphony No 10 (workshop)
2015
- Emile Waldteufel – The Skaters’ Waltz (Les Patineurs)
- Prokofiev – Troika
- Music from the film ‘Frozen’
- Tchaikovsky – Excerpts from The Nutcracker
- Wagner – Flying Dutchman Overture
- Sibelius – Violin Concerto
Violin – Cristian Grajner De Sa - Mendelssohn – Symphony No 3 (Scottish)
- Mendelssohn – Overture and Incidental Music for a Midsummer Night’s Dream (selection)
- Vivaldi – Concerto for Two Trumpets
Trumpet – Paul Kelly & Martin Rogers - Grieg – Peer Gynt Suite No 1
- Khachaturian – Adagio “Spartacus & Phrygia”
(Theme tune for “The Onedin Line”) - Tchaikovsky – Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture
- Nielsen – Helios Overture
- Schumann – Cello Concerto
Soloist: Rosie Biss - Sibelius – Symphony No 2
2014
- Beethoven – Symphony No 9
with Crickhowell Choral Society and The Glam Reunion Choir
Llio Evans – Soprano
Dawn Burns – Mezzo soprano
Ben Thapa – Tenor
Sion Goronwy – Bass - Holst – The Planets (workshop)
- Wagner – Rienzi Overture
- Mozart – Concerto for Flute & Harp
Heather Leighton – Flute
Llywelyn Ifan Jones – Harp - Ravel – Tzigane
Beth Fuller-Teed – Violin - Rimsky-Korsakov – Symphonic Suite, ‘Antar’
- Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No 2
Soloist: Paul McKenzie - Tchaikovsky – Symphony No 5
- Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition (workshop)
Guest conductor: Tianyi Lu
2013
- Stanford – Irish Rhapsody No 1
- Britten – Matinées Musicales
- Vaughan Williams – Symphony No 3 (Pastoral)
- Warren – Gwent Carnival Overture
- Grieg – Solveig’s Song
- Mozart – Horn Concerto No 3
Soloist: Hannah Stonelake - Dukas – Fanfare to La Péri
- Strauss – Serenade for Winds
- Sibelius – Karelia Suite
- Smetana – Vltava
- Prokofiev – Violin Concerto No 2
Soloist: Lydia Marshall - Dvorak – Symphony No 9 (New World)
2012
- Mozart – Magic Flute Overture
- Shostakovich – Cello Concerto No 1
Soloist: Adi Tal - Tchaikovsky – Symphony No 4
- Verdi – La Forza del Destino Overture
- Bruch – Scottish Fantasy
Soloist: Oliver Lewis - Mendelssohn – Symphony No 5
- Brahms – Variations on a Theme of Haydn
- Hofmann – Flute Concerto in D
Soloist: Catherine Handley - Brahms – Symphony No 3
2011
- Humperdinck – Hansel & Gretel Overture
- Weber – Bassoon Concerto
Soloist: Meyrick Alexander - Mahler – Symphony No 4
Soloist: Emily Griffiths - Benjamin Frank Vaughan – Akiko (new commission)
- Prokofiev – Peter and the Wolf
Narrator: Ian Milton - Tchaikovsky – Nutcracker Suite
- Schubert – Symphony No 8 (Unfinished)
- Sibelius – Finlandia
- Grieg – Piano Concerto
Soloist: Zi Wang - Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique
2010
- Wagner – Die Meistersinger Overture
- Elgar – Cello Concerto
Soloist: Parry Karp - Dvorak – Symphony No 7
- Bernstein – Overture to Candide
- Rodrigo – Concierto de Aranjuez
Soloist: Nils Klöfver - Beethoven – Symphony No 6
- Bernstein – West Side Story Symphonic Dance Suite (workshop)
- Hamilton Harty – A Comedy Overture
- Elgar – Sea Pictures
Soloist Sally Martin - Brahms – Symphony No 1
2009
- Brahms – Tragic Overture
- Haydn – Trumpet Concerto, soloist Chris Avison
- Sibelius – Symphony No 5
- Delius – Summer Night on the River
- Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring
- Beethoven – Symphony No 2
- Glinka – Russlan & Ludmilla Overture
- Malcolm Arnold – Flute Concerto No 1, Soloist Catherine Handley
- Rachmaninoff – Symphony No 2
- Elgar – Symphony No 1 (Orchestral Workshop)
2008
- Vaughan Williams – English Folk Song Suite
- Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending. Soloist: Gillian Bradley
- Rimsky Korsakov – Scheherazade. Guest Leader: Will Hillman
- Janacek – Three Lachian Dances
- Bizet – Symphony in C
- Mozart – Marriage of Figaro overture
- Beethoven – violin concerto. Soloist: Laurence Kempton
- Dvorak – Symphony No 6
2007
- Beethoven – Egmont Overture
- Mozart – Horn Concerto No 4. Soloist: Ian Fisher
- Beethoven – Symphony No 3 Eroica
- Bernard – Divertissment for Wind Dectet
- Mozart – Symphony No 35
- Tchaikovsky – Symphony No 6
- Mendelssohn – Hebrides Overture “Fingal’s Cave”
- Faure – Pavane
- Percy Grainger – An Irish Tune from County Derry
- Walton – Crown Imperial
- Henry Wood – Fantasia on British Sea Songs
2006
- Hamish MacCunn – Land of the Mountain and the Flood
- Dvorak – The Noonday Witch
- Ronald Binge – Saxophone Concerto, Soloist Jennifer Bostic
- Sibelius – Symphony No 1
- Guy Woolfenden – Serenade for Sophia
- Malcolm Arnold – Trevelyan Suite
- Elgar – Serenade for Strings op. 20
- Haydn – Symphony No 101
- Holst – The Planets (workshop)
- Rossini – Barber of Seville Overture
- Mozart – Sinfonia Concertante K364, Soloists: Ruth Bass & Philip Heyman
- Shostakovich – Symphony No 5
2005
- Mendelssohn – Hebrides Overture (Fingal’s Cave)
- Bliss – Checkmate Suite
- Beethoven – Symphony No 7
- Mozart – Symphony No 29
- Haydn – Symphony No 101
- Dvorak – Czech Suite
- Beethoven – Symphony No 1
- Shostakovich – Festival Overture
- Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto, Soloist Oliver Lewis
- Borodin – Symphony No 2
2004
- Brahms – Academic Festival Overture
- Walton – Henry V Suite, Narrator Gareth Bale
- Franck – Symphony in D minor
- Haydn – Symphony No 104
- Francaix – Sept Danse (wind dectet)
- Raff – Allegro from Sinfonietta
- Mozart – A Musical Joke
- Ravel – Pavane pour une Infante Defunte
- Schubert – Overture: Rosamunde
- Dvorak – Symphony No 8
2003
- Berlioz – Roman Carnival Overture
- Bruch – Violin Concerto, soloist Nicholas Ramanes
- Brahms – Symphony No 2
- Arnold – Little Suite for Orchestra
- Tchaikovsky – Swan Lake Suite
- Shostakovich – Jazz Suite No 2
- Prokofiev – Classical Symphony
- Mozart – Clarinet Concerto, Soloist Elizabeth Owen
- Beethoven – Symphony No 5
2002
- Vaughan Williams – A London Symphony
- Walton – Crown Imperial
- Walton – Viola Concerto, Soloist Philip Heyman
- Gounod – Petite Symphony
- Rutter – Suite Antique for Flute, Soloist Bethan Barlow
- Rachmaninoff – Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
- Strauss – Blue Danube Waltz
- Borodin – Polovtsian Dances
- Arutiunian – Trumpet Concerto, Soloist Alan McDonald
- Saint-Saëns – Symphony No 3
2001
- Strauss – Suite for 13 Wind Instruments
- Ney Rosauro – Concert for Marimba, soloist Andrea McLaren
- Sibelius – Symphony No 2
- Beethoven – Overture No 3 (Leonore)
- Strauss – Horn Concerto No 1, Soloist Ian Fisher
- Schubert – Symphony No 9 in C
2000
- Neville John – Overture The Triumph of Aberfan
- Mozart – Clarinet Concerto, Soloist Robert Watson
- Coates – London Suite
- Tchaikovsky – Symphony No 4
- Mozart – Overture: Marriage of Figaro
- Brahms – Violin Concerto, Soloist Magnus Johnston
- Debussy – Ballet
- Faure – Pavane
- Beethoven – Symphony No 8
1999
- Strauss – Die Fledermauss
- Canteloube – Songs of the Auvergne
- Mansel Thomas – Three Welsh Melodies
- Dvorak – Symphony No 9, The New World Symphony
- Mozart – Overture Don Giovanni
- Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto, Soloist Nicola Hatfield
- Beethoven – Symphony No 7