Past concerts

December 2025 – ‘Songs of the Season’ – an evening of songs featuring Advent & Christmas, Winter, and Peace

July 2025 – ‘Icons’ Volume 1 – an evening of music celebrating icons of pop from across the ages

February 2025 – ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat‘ – music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice.

December 2024 – ‘A Choral Christmas‘ – music from the baroque period alongside 20th century music and a couple of Christmas carols.

July 2024 – ‘Barton Plays Pop!’ – music from the 1970s and 80s.

Feb/March 2024 – ‘One Day More!‘ – an evening of songs from the musicals for leap year day…and more!

November 2023 – ‘Autumn Days and Winter Nights

June 2023 – ‘Songs for Summer‘ – Jazz songs

April 2023 – Mozart’s Requiem at Wollaston School

November 2022 – ‘Mix Tape’

April 2022 – Cherubini Requiem

December 2021 – Advent Concert

June 2021 – Outdoor concert in Jeyes garden

2020 – Concerts cancelled due to Covid

November 2019 – Handel’s Messiah

June 2019 – 25 Years Celebration Concert

November 2018 – Karl Jenkins’ ‘The Armed Man’, Wellingborough Castle Theatre, to commemorate 100 years of Armistice Day

June 2018 – ‘Now That’s What I Call Earls Barton Music’ songs from the 70s to the present day.

Easter 2018, Pergolesi – Stabat Mater, Handel – Coronation Anthems, Cornysh – Woefully Arrayed.

December 2017, Navidad Nuestra and more

April 2015 English programme of modern music with a little help from…Beatles, Bond, Amy Winehouse, Procol Harum, Bee Gees, Eric Clapton to name a few. Two shows at Earls Barton Methodist Church

November 2014 Karl Jenkins Requiem, All Saints Church, Earls Barton

March 2014 An Evening of Gilbert and Sullivan in memory of Andy Hart, and supporting Parkinson’s UK, Earls Barton Methodist Church, Earls Barton

November 2013 Faure Requiem with a performance of ‘The Summoning of Everyman’, All Saints Church, Earls Barton

June 2013 Small Screen, Big Screen – a concert of film and TV music, Earls Barton Methodist Church, Earls Barton and Finedon Community Centre

December 2012 Handel’s Messiah, Earls Barton Methodist Church, Earls Barton

May/June 2012 An Evening of English Music, All Saints Church and Methodist Church, Earls Barton

Nov 2011 Mozart, Handel, Taverner and Schutz

Spring 2011 West End Nights 2 Earls Barton Methodist Church and Finedon Community Centre

Nov 2010 Cherubini and Vivaldi’s Gloria, All Saints Wellingborough

June 2010 EB Festival – Show songs and find a Dorothy competition

Spring 2010

Nov 2009 Karl Jenkins Armed Man performed at All Saints Wellingborough

June 2009. As in March 2009 but performed for Earls Barton Village Festival

Mar 2009 Highlights from Wicked, Grease, Chicago, Hairspray and Mamma Mia! (Performances at Wollaston and Finedon)

Dec 2008 Christmas celebration for local branches of The Alzheimer’s Society

Nov 2008 Bach: Christmas Oratorio

Mar 2008  Purcell: Come Ye Sons of Art and Dido and Aeneas (staged)

Dec 2007 Christmas celebration for local branches of The Alzheimer’s Society

Oct 2007 ‘All Together Now’ – completely original show, 2 nights at The Castle (with other village performing arts groups)

Mar 2007 Bach: four cantatas

Dec 2006 Christmas celebration for local branches of The Alzheimer’s Society

Dec 2006  Gilbert & Sullivan selection from “The Yeomen of the Guard” and “Gondoliers”

April 2006 Spring Extravaganza, with EB Junior School, Musical Roots and Ferrers Folk Band

Dec 2005 Handel’s “Messiah” – selection, and other seasonal items

April 2005 “Showtime”: (second performance at Finedon)

Dec 2004  Haydn’s “Creation” (second performance at St. Barnabas, Wellingborough) **

Oct 2004  Old Time Music Hall

April 2004  The Beggar’s Opera (second performance at Wollaston)

Dec. 2003 Yuletide Concert: Ramirez “Navidad Nuestra”; Jenkins “Songs of Sanctuary”

April 2003 Concert of Italian music including opera selection and Vivaldi’s “Gloria”

Oct. 2002 “Timeline” at The Castle, Wellingborough

April 2002 Concert of American Music (second performance at Wollaston)

Dec. 2001  “Scrooge” (specially written for E.B.M.)

Oct. 2001  Victorian Music Hall

April 2001  Bach St. Matthew Passion (2nd. performance at St. Mary’s, Wellingborough) **

Dec. 2000  Chamber Concert in the Castle Studio

Oct. 2000  “Godspell”, with Under the Tower Drama Group (4 nights)

April 2000  Joint concert with Hilsboro Sophisticats of Nashville, Tennessee

April 2000  Earls Barton at the Castle 2 Thousand

Nov. 1999 Concert of French Music: Fauré, Ravel and Saint-Saëns

May 1999 Concert of British Music and variety selection

Nov.1998 5th. anniversary Gala Concert at The Castle, including “Girl Crazy”overture, Mozart Clarinet Concerto, Borodin’s “Polovtsian dances”, folk music and original songs by Junior Singers.

April1998  Gilbert & Sullivan “HMS Pinafore” (second performance at Wollaston)

Nov.1997  Concert of Baroque choral and orchestral works (second performance at St. Barnabas Church, Wellingborough) **

July 1997  Earls Barton at The Castle (performing arts event)

March 1997 “Show Boat” selection; Lennon & McCartney medley; “Blue Danube”; “Orpheus in the Underworld” overture. (second performance at Orlingbury)

Nov.1996  “Carmen” selection; Vaughan-Williams’ “Serenade to Music”; Delibes’ “Sylvia” Orchestral suite

April 1996  Joint concert with Hilsboro Sophisticats of Nashville, Tennessee

March 1996  “My Fair Lady” selection and Borodin’s “Polovtsian dances”

Dec.1995  Yuletide Concert with guest performers *

Nov.1995  Mozart Requiem, Ave Verum Corpus and Stamitz Concertante

April 1995  Gilbert & Sullivan evening, including “Trial by Jury’

Nov.1994  Concert of English Choral Music

March 1994  Handel’s “Messiah”

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