The following is collated from programmes and reviews of concerts held since 1961. When only sections of a work were performed at a given concert, the date is marked with an asterisk.
In addition to the works listed below, each year between 1978 and 1989 the Society performed a traditional service of lessons and carols at the chapel of St Mary’s Kingsmead nursing home (now demolished).
Adolphe Adam: O Holy Night (2011)
Felice Anerio: Christus Factus Est (Christ became obedient unto death) (2025)
J. S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio (1966, 1972, 1981, 1990); God’s Time is Best (1971); Jesu, Priceless Treasure (1958, 1975); Mass in B minor (1975); Peasant Cantata (1971), Sleepers Wake (1963, 1977, 1991, 2009); St John Passion (1965, 1966); St Matthew Passion (1980); Jesu Meine Freude (2015)
John Bennet: All creatures now are merry minded (2025)
Lennox Berkeley: A Festival Anthem (1985)
Hector Berlioz: The Shepherd’s Farewell (from L’Enfance du Christ) (2014)
Georges Bizet: Carmen (1960, 1994); Te Deum (2006)
Johannes Brahms: German Requiem (1961, 1971, 1977, 2012, 2022); Love Song Waltzes (1986); How Lovely are Thy Dwellings (from German Requiem) (2016)
Benjamin Britten: Ceremony of Carols (1991, 2001, 2024); Rejoice in the Lamb (1984); Saint Nicholas (1987, 1992, 2015)
Anton Bruckner: Locus Iste (2018, 2022)
Geoffrey Bush: Christmas Cantata (1983)
Thomas Campion: Never weather-beaten sail (2024)
Giacomo Carissimi: Jeptha (1989)
Robert Chilcott: A Little Jazz Mass (2017)
Frederick Delius: To be sung of a summer night on the water (2025)
Maurice Duruflé: Requiem (2010)
Antonin Dvorak: Mass in D (2004); Te Deum (2004); Stabat Mater (2014)
George Dyson: Three Songs of Courage (1984, 1997)
Edward Elgar: Dream of Gerontius (1969); From the Bavarian Highlands (1984); The Spirit of the Lord is Upon Me (2006); Give unto the Lord (2025)
Aleznder L’Estrange: Zimbe! (2022)
John Farmer: Fair Phyllis (2025)
Gabriel Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine (1977, 1996, 2000, 2012, 2016, 2022); Requiem (1959, 1970, 1971, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2024)
Gerald Finzi: Deis Natalis (1983); In Terra Pax (1982, 2008, 2014)
Giovanni Gabrieli: Hodie Christus natus est (2024)
H. Balfour Gardiner: Evening Hymn - Te Lucis Ante Terminum (Thee, Lord, before the close of the day) (2025)
Orlando Gibbons: The Silver Swan (2025)
Gilbert & Sullivan: We sail the ocean blue, Pour O pour the pirate sherry and With cat like tread from the Pirates of Penzance (2024)
Charles Gounod: Messe Solennelle de St Cecile (1990, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2013)
Ola Gjeilo: Ubi Caritas (Where charity and love are, God is there) (2025); The Rose (2025)
Alexander Gretchaninov: Litany of Supplication (2001)
G.F. Handel: Acis and Galatea (1970); Messiah (1967*, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1996*, 2001*, 2004*, 2006*, 2009*, 2011*, 2012*, 2013, 2017, 2023*, 2026); Chandos Anthem 6 (1965); Chandos Anthem 9 (1973); O Praise the Lord with one Consent (2005, 2006); The King Shall Rejoice (1983, 2002, 2006, 2023); Zadok the Priest (1972, 1984, 1997, 2004, 2009, 2016, 2023)
George Harrison: Here Comes the Sun (2025)
Joseph Haydn: Creation (1968*, 1969, 1984, 2015, 2025*); Harmonie Messe (1985); Missa Santi Nicolai (2000, 2021); Nelson Mass (Mass in Time of War) (1968, 1978, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2017); St Nicholas Mass (2006); Te Deum (1983, 1996); Insanae et Vanae Curae (2018); Little Organ Mass (2025)
Gustav Holst: Two Psalms (1968, 1970); Christmas Day (2016, 2025)
Johann Hummel: Mass in E flat (2004, 2006)
John Ireland: Greater love (2025); The Hills (2025)
Gordon Jacob: Highways (1957, 1986)
Leos Janaçek: Otcenas (Lord’s Prayer) (2001)
Karl Jenkins: The Armed Man (2018*)
Elton John: Circle of Life (2025)
Morten Lauridson: O magnum mysterium (2024); Dirait-on (2025)
Gordon Lawson: A Short Mass (1990); A Song for St Cecilia (1997); Stabat Mater (1994); Te Deum (1996); Three Negro Spirituals (1986)
Franz Liszt: Hungarian Coronation Mass (2001)
Antonio Lotti: Crucifixus (2025)
James MacMillan: O radiant dawn (2024)
J.H. Maunder: Bethlehem (1988); Olivet to Calvary (2002, 2023)
Felix Mendelssohn: As the Heart Pants (2006); Elijah (1974, 1980, 1987, 1995, 2005, 2011); Hear My Prayer(1999, 2013, 2025); Hymn of Praise (1951, 1970, 1982, 2018); St Paul (1976)
Claudio Monteverdi: Beatus Vir (1988, 2025)
W.A. Mozart: Ave Verum Corpus (1991, 1996, 2016); Coronation Mass (1998, 2002, 2013); Mass in C (1989, 1996); Requiem (1983, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2024); Vesperae Solemnes de Confessore (1990, 2013, 2023) ; Great Mass in C Minor (2016), Benedictus sit Deus (2024)
Thomas Oliphant: The Ash Grove (2025)
Boris Ord: Adam lay ybounden (2024)
Carl Orff: Carmina Burana (1988)
Hubert Parry: Blest Pair of Sirens (1971, 1975, 2025); England (1984); Invocation to Music (1998); Crossing the Bar (2024); I was glad (2025)
Giovanni Pergolesi: Magnificat (1994, 2003)
Francis Poulenc: Gloria (1997, 2003)
Giacomo Puccini: Missa de Gloria (2002, 2006, 2011, 2025)
Henry Purcell: Come Ye Sons of Art (1968, 1991, 1997); Dido and Aeneas (1993); Fairy Queen (1994, 2009); Messa de Gloria (1998); Rejoice in the Lord (1968); Welcome to all the Pleasures (1995); Hear my Prayer (2025)
John Purifoy: Blow, blow, thou winter wind (Words by Shakespeare) (2024)
Roger Quilter: To Daffodils (2025)
Ariel Ramirez: Missa Criolla (1997)
Goff Richards (arr.): Le Baylere (2025)
Sir John Rutter: Feel the Spirit (2010, 2026); Requiem (2013); Magnificat (2019); Gloria (2024); When Daisies Pied (2025)
Giaochino Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle (1988, 2019); Stabat Mater (2002, 2007)
Camille Saint-Saens: Calme des Nuits (2025); Les Fleurs et les Arbres (2025)
Franz Schubert: Mass in G (1964, 1975, 1981, 2008, 2014)
Heinrich Schütz: Christmas Story (1963, 1969); St Matthew Passion (1979)
Sea Shanties: Blow the wind Southerly, Nothing like pilchards for saving the soul, Blow the man down, Wellerman, My Bonnie lies over the ocean, Bobby Shaftoe, The keel row (2024)
Sir George Shearing: Songs and Sonnets (2026)
John Stainer: The Crucifixion (1979, 2003, 2005, 2012, 2022, 2026)
C.V. Stanford: Songs of the Fleet (1984, 2003, 2011); The Bluebird (2025)
Charles Trenet: La Mer (2024)
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols (1987, 1997, 2014); Five Mystical Songs (1970, 1986, 1998, 2007, 2013); Old Hundredth (2007); Pilgrims Way (1962); Benedicte (2016); Five English Folk Songs (2024)
Guiseppe Verdi: Requiem (1973)
Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria (1964, 1973, 1982, 1986, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2016, 2021)
Peter Warlock: Bethlehem Down, Come to Bethlehem (2025)
E.J. Watson: When the boat comes in (2024)
Landis Maitland-Whitelaw: The Lord’s Prayer (2015)
Charles Wood: Full fathom five (2024)
Jan Zelenka: Miserere (2023)
With thanks to Bill Brock, who compiled this information from the Society’s archives
