Saturday 24th April 2010, at 19.30
St George’s Church, Stamford

A selection of unaccompanied English Choral Music with instrumental and organ music, Elgar’s The Banner of St. George, and finishing with some “Last Night of the Proms”-style choruses.

Tuesday 27th July at 6.00pm
St Martin’s, Stamford

Vespers for the 550th anniversary of the death of Richard Plantagenet, Duke Of York, followed by a lecture: The Heraldic Funeral: Its Purpose and Meaning by Julian Litten, PhD, FSA. The event was part of an historical re-enactment by the Wakefield Historical Society of the funeral cortège from Pontefract to Fotheringhay, which stopped in Stamford in 1476.

Saturday 14th August 2010 at 7.30
St Mary’s Church, Stamford

A concert of choral and organ music by Samuel Sebastian Wesley to celebrate his bicentenary, with the Benefice Choir of St Mary’s and St Martin’s Church.

Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem 1
Saturday 6th November 2010 at 5pm
St Martin’s, Stamford

A come-and-sing re-creation of the first performance in England of Brahms German Requiem with the original scoring for piano duet and chorus. Led by Burghley Voices, and conducted by Fergus Black. Sung in German.

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Brahms Ein Deutches Requiem 2
Saturday 13th November 2010 at 7.30pm
Bourne Abbey

A concert performance of the Brahms Ein Deutches Requiem with the St Peter’s Singers, with piano duet. The programme also included works by Eric Whitacre, J S Bach and Charles Ives.

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