Thanks to former HCS member Brenda Brooks who has kept all her programmes since 1968, we are able to compile a definitive list of HCS works sung dating back over 40 years !

1968 Saul Handel

1969 Mass in C Beethoven

1970 Magnificat Bach

Serenade to Music Vaughan Williams

1971 Aida Verdi

1972 Vesperae Solennes de Confessore Mozart

Benedicite (all ye works of the Lord) Vaughan Williams

1973 Mass in C Haydn

1974 Psalm 150 (Lobet den Herrn) Schutz

The Rio Grande Lambert

1975 Mass in C Minor Mozart

1976 Requiem Faure

1977 Requiem Brahms

1978 St. Nicolas Britten

1979 Carmina Burana Orff

Choral Dance from Prince Igor Borodin

1980 Jesu Meine Freude Bach

In the Beginning Copland

1981 Dona Nobis Pacem Vaughan Williams

Te Deum Kodaly

1982 Song of Destiny Brahms

Intimations of Immortality Finzi

1983 St. John Passion Bach

1984 Requiem in D Minor Mozart

Blest pair of Sirens Parry

Mass in D Gardner

1985 Requiem Brahms

Mass in B Minor Bach

1986 Two Dialogues Schutz

Psalm 150 (Lobet den Herrn) Schutz

Hymn to St. Cecilia Britten

Gloria Rutter

1987 King Olaf (scenes from the saga) Elgar

Five Mystical Songs Vaughan Williams

Belshazzar’s Feast Walton

1988 Dixit Dominus Handel

Epithalamion Vaughan Williams

Cantique de Jean Racine Faure

1989 Nelson Mass Haydn

Chichester Psalms Bernstein

The Rio Grande Lambert

1990 Te Deum Howells

A Child of Our Time Tippett

1991 Mass in C Minor Mozart

Pastoral Bliss

1992 The Kingdom Elgar

Messiah (extracts) Handel

1993 1610 Vespers Monteverdi

Eternal Requiem Compilation

1994 Five Tudor Portraits Vaughan Williams

Elijah Mendelssohn

1995 Requiem Verdi

Requiem Mass in D Minor (Putney) Mozart

1996 Israel in Egypt Handel

Blest pair of Sirens Parry

Cantata no. 34 Bach

Hymn to St. Cecilia Britten

Cantique de Jean Racine Faure

1997 Blest Pair of Sirens Parry

The Music Makers Elgar

Magnificat Pergolesi

Nelson Mass Haydn

1998 Singing by Numbers Chilcott

King David Honegger

Te Deum in G Vaughan Williams

Spem in Alium Tallis

Coronation Anthems Handel

1999 Requiem Brahms

Five Mystical Songs Vaughan Williams

Rejoice in the Lamb Britten

O Magnum Mysterium Rutti

Rejoice in the Lord Always Purcell

Chandos Anthems Handel

2000 Ye Spotted Snakes R J Stevens

It was a lover and his lass C Armstrong-Gibbs

O let me live Thomas Tomkins

So she went into the garden Wilfred Josephs

Whether men to laugh Vaughan Willliams

Kyrie – Gloria from Mass in B Minor J S Bach

Cantate Domino le Fleming

Mass in B Minor (Kyrie and Gloria) Bach

Credo in E Minor and Gloria in D Vivaldi

2001 Porgy and Bess Gershwin

Carmina Burana Orff

Hymn to St. Cecilia Britten

Fantasia on Christmas Carols Vaughan Williams

St Matthew Passion (LHMF) Bach

2002 Millenium Mass Patterson

Gloria in D Vivaldi

Cantique de Jean Racine Faure

Requiem Faure

St. Cecilia Mass Gounod

St John Passion (LHMF) Bach

2003 Coronation Te Deum Walton

Jubilate Chilcott

Magnificat Willcocks

All Creatures Now John Bennet

Honeybrook Eric H Thiman

The Lighthouse Keeper and The Mermaid John Ireland

When May is in his prime John Ireland

O Clap your hands Vaughan Williams

Magnificat Pergolesi

2004 St. Nicolas Mass Haydn

Dixit Dominus Handel

Gloria Rutter

Messiah (extracts) Handel

Fire fire Morley

Three Hungarian Folk Songs Seiber

Hunters’ Chorus Weber

All my trials Neaum

Since thou O fondest and truest Parry

2005 A Sea Symphony Vaughan Williams

Like Two Proud Armies Weelkes

The Mulligan Musketeers R W Atkinson

Two Shakespeare Songs John Hind

The Hill John Ireland

2006 Hymn of Praise (‘Lobgesang’) Mendelssohn

Choral Fantasia Beethoven

Whup ! Jamboree Arr. Alice Parker & Robert Shaw

Sleep my Baby (Suo Gan) Arr. Tomlinson

In Youth is Pleasure Howells

My soul, there is a country Parry

The Ash Grove Arr. Gordon Jacob

Extracts from The Dream of Gerontius Elgar

Requiem Durruflé

2007 Like Two Proud Armies Weelkes

The Mulligan Musketeers R W Atkinson

Two Shakespeare Songs John Hind

The Hills John Hind

Missa Brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo (Kleine Orgelmesse)

Haydn

Five Mystical Songs Vaughan Williams

Magnificat Rutter

2008 Mass in C Minor Mozart

Five Mystical Songs Vaughan Williams

The Silver Swan Orlando Gibbons

The Vagabond Vaughan Williams

Sweet and Low Williamson

Music When Soft Voices Die Parry

Music from ‘In the Mood’ Misc. Gershwin, Fats Waller, Cole Porter

Funeral Music for Queen Mary Purcell

Festival Te Deum RVW

Cantus John Rutter

Cantate Domino Claudio Monteverdi

Jubilate Bob Chilcot

The Old Hundredth Psalm Tune Arr. RVW

Adoramus te, Christe Orlande de Lassus

2009 Messa di Gloria Puccini

Lauda Sion Mendelssohn

Come Away Death RVW

This Have I done for my True Love Parry

Ludlow Fair Norman Stone

St Mary’s Bells Francis Jackson

My Spirit Sang all Day Finzi

Music from West Side Story Leonard Bernstein

2010 Benedicite RVW

Messe Solenelle De Sainte Cecile Gounod

Creation Haydn

How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings Brahms

Petite Messe Solennelle Pucini

Rainfall Chilcott

Flora gave me Fairest Wilbye

Loch Lomond RVW

Who Shall Win My Lady Pearsall

The Lake Isle of Innisfree Daley

We've been a while A'wandering Arr. RVW

The Three Kings Peter Cornelius arr. Atkins

All my heart this night rejoices Johan Georg Ebeling

The Shepherd's farewell Hector Berlioz

Sussex carol Arr. David Willcocks

Infant Holy, Infant Holy (Trad. Polish) Arr. David Willcocks

Masters in the Hall (Trad. French) Arr. David Willcocks

Unto us is born Arr. David Willcocks

2011 Requiem Verdi

Let us now praise famous men Finzi

Everybody Sing! Gardner

Flow gently sweet Afton Robertson

Before me, careless lying Howells

The Lord is my shepherd Schubert

Te Deum & Stabat Mater Verdi

Music from the MGM Musicals Misc.

The Bob Chilcott Songbook Chilcott

Petite Messe Solennelle Rossini

O Little town of Bethlehem Arr. John Rutter

Fanfare M Shaw

Up Good Christian Folk and Listen From Pier Cantiones

Angel Tidings Rutter

One Star M Archer

Star Carol J Rutter

Zither Carol Arr. M Sargent

Away in a manger Kirkpatrick Arr. D. Willcocks

] Joy to the World Arr. J Rutter

Rocking (Czech Carol) Arr. D. Willcocks

I Was Glad Parry

Tell Me Where is Fancy Bred (Shakespeare Songs)

Matthew Harris

It was a lover and his Lass, (Shakespeare Songs)

Thomas Morley

O Mistress Mine(Shakespeare Songs) Matthew Harris

Who is Sylvia? (Shakespeare Songs) George Shearing

Love is the Sweetest Thing Noble arr. Dexter

Ain't Misbehavin Fats Waller/Brooks arr. Gritton

When a Felon's not engaged in his employment

Gilbert & Sullivan

Once More, Gondolieri Gilbert & Sullivan

Cantique de Jean Racine Fauré

Requiem Fauré

2012 Requiem Verdi

Rest, sweet nymph Morley

The Seal Lullaby Eric Whiteacre

Good Wine Moeran

Come to the Fair Easthope Martin

Sound Sleep RVW

Requiem Fauré

Let All the world in Every corner Sing RVW

I was Glad Parry

Zadok the Priest Handel

Loch Lomand Scottish Trad. arr RVW

My Love's an Arbutus Irish arr. Charles Stanford

All through the Night Welsh Trad. arr Keith Christopher

The British Grenadiers English Trad. arr Rutter

As Torrents in Summer Elgar

Tea for two Youmanns arr. Peter Gritton

Sing! Gary Barlow & Andrew Lloyd Webber

Jerusalem Parry

The Music's Always There Rutter

Mary Had A Baby Arr. M Sargent

Creation will be at Peace A.L.Page

The Carol SIngers E.L.Walters

Old German Tune Arr. R L Pearson

2013 Festival Te Deum RVW

O Happy Fair Shield

Swansea Town Holtz

A Cradle Song Ireland

Have I Found Her ? Pilkington

The King Shall Rejoice Handel

The Queen ( from Coronation Ode) Elgar

Daughter of Ancient Kings (from Coronation Ode)

Elgar

Blest Pair of Sirens Parry

Linden Lea RVW

As Torrents In Summer Elgar

Tell Me Where is Fancy Bred (Shakespeare Songs)

Matthew Harris

O Mistress Mine(Shakespeare Songs) Matthew Harris

Who is Sylvia? (Shakespeare Songs) George Shearing

The Silver Swan Orlando Gibbons

Skylark Arr. Rutter

Fanfare M Shaw

Jesus Christ the Lord is Born Piae Cantiones arr.David Iliff

O Holy Night Adolph Adam

Bell Carol of the Kings Trad. Arr Phillip Kern

Can this be the Child ? Don Besig

Little One, Sleep Edmund Walters

O Magnum Mysterium Morten Lauridsen

Away in a Manger Kirkpatrick arr. D Wilcocks

Rocking Czech Carol arr. D Willcocks

2014 In Pride of May Weelkes

The Isle is Full of Noises Chilcott

Irish Elegy Moeran

Soul of the Universe Mozart

Requiem Duruflé

Dirge for Fidele RVW

Requiem Fauré

Zadok the Priest Handel

Upon your Heart Daley

Cantique de Jean Racine Fauré

Ave Maria Elgar

O Magnum Mysterium Morten Lauridsen

Hallelujah (from Messiah) Handel

Abendlied Rheinberger

Break forth O beauteous, heav'nly light Bach

Will we know HIm ? Don Besig

Away in a Manger Kirkpatrick arr. D Wilcocks

Rocking Czech Carol arr. D Wilcocks

Song of the Night Jessica James

The Song of the Angels Margaret Rizza

Mary did you Know? Lowry & Greene

For Him all the stars have Shone Chilcott

2015 Requiem Mozart

The Garden of Proserpine RVW

About the Maypole Morley

The Bluebird Stanford

Awake, ye heavenly choirs Rutter

The Snow Elgar

O Mistress Mine Eric Thiman

Sigh no more, Ladies Stevens arr. Dunhill

Alexander's Ragtime Band Irving Berlin

Gloria Vivaldi

Weather Forecast with apologies to Beethoven

Today (from Dances of Time) Bob Chilcott

The Bluebird Charles Villiers Stanford

Just as the tide was flowing Arr. RVW

Bobby Shafto Arr. Philip Lawson

I do like to be beside the seaside John Glover-Kind arr. Andrew Carter

The Water of Tyne arr. Michael Neaum

Stormy Weather Harold Arlen

Shenandoah arr. Michael Neaum

Deep River arr. Brian Trant

Down by the Riverside arr. Martin Setchell

As Torrents in Summer Edward Elgar

Singin’ in the Rain Nacio Herb Brown

Oh Lord, thou hast overthrown and Thanks be to God (from Elijah)

Felix Mendelssohn

Gloria in D Major Antonio Vivaldi

Fanfare Martin Shaw

Up ! Christen Folk, And Listen From Piae Cantiones

The Lord's My Shepherd John Rutter

Ave Maria Edward Elgar

Candlelight Carol John Rutter

Pie Jesu Andrew Lloyd Webber

Glad Tidings of Joy Mark Hayes

Starry Night David Willcocks

2016 Requiem Verdi

My soul, there is a country Parry

Now is the month of Maying Thomas Morley

The graceful swaying wattle Frank Bridge

The coast of High Barbary John Hall

Fain would I change that note - RVW RVW

Messa di Gloria Giacamo Puccini

Creation Will be at Peace Anna Louise Page

Christmas-tide Bob Chilcott

Angels' Carol John Rutter