Past Concerts
The Creation 28th April 2019
Watford Philharmonic at Watford Colosseum – The Creation – Sunday 28th April 2019 at 7.00pm Watford Philharmonic Society is very pleased to announce its first concert of 2019 at Watford Colosseum. We shall be performing Haydn’s great masterpiece, The Creation, on Sunday 28thApril at 7 pm. Michael Cayton will be leading the Choir and Orchestra …
The Armed Man and Rutter Requiem
Watford Philharmonic and the Chiltern Choir at Watford Colosseum – The Armed Man and Rutter Requiem – Saturday 10th November 2018 at 7.30pm On Saturday 10th November we will be performing two of the choir’s favourites – Karl Jenkins’ “The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace” and John Rutter’s “Requiem”. We will be performing …
Remembrance
Our Autumn 2016 concert will be rather special and will feature the Western Front Violin. To remember the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme we will present a programme of appropriately themed and well loved music including a hauntingly beautiful solo piece played on the the Western Front Violin which comes back to Watford on loan from the Imperial War Museum.
Watford Philharmonic Christmas Concert
A Celebration of Christmas – 14th December 2016 at 7pm The choir and orchestra of Watford Philharmonic Society return with their Christmas concert at Watford Colosseum. We will delight you with a concert of traditional Christmas music and carols featuring the Cassiobury Junior School Year 5 Choir and Theo Kennedy in Raymond Briggs’ The Snowman, music …
War and Peace
Watford Philharmonic Society at Watford Colosseum, Saturday 29th April 2017 at 7.30pm War and Peace with internationally renowned baritone Andrew Shore Our Spring 2017 concert will feature the choral symphony Morning Heroes by Sir Arthur Bliss, Vaughan Williams’ Five Mystical Songs and Sibelius’ Finlandia. Watford Philharmonic patron Andrew Shore will be our soloist in Five …
Handel at Watford Colosseum
Our Spring concert will feature Handel’s Alexander’s Feast. This lesser known work is full of drama and brilliantly written choruses. It describes a banquet held by Alexander the Great and his mistress Thais during which the musician Timotheus sings and plays his lyre arousing various moods in Alexander. Although it was traditional in Handel’s day to incorporate three additional concertos during the work, we will incorporate just one – his Harp Concerto Opus 4 No. 6.
Proms at the Colosseum
Watford Philharmonic brings you a fun filled summer proms concert with a varied programme of familiar music including Henry Wood’s Fantasia on British Sea Songs, Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, Elgar’s Sea Pictures and excerpts from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific.
Watford Philharmonic Inspired by the Sea
Our November concert included Vaughan William’s majestic A Sea Symphony, Benjamin Britten’s Four Sea Interludes from the opera Peter Grimes, and Cecilia’s McDowall’s beautiful short work, Ave Maris Stella.
Past Concerts from the 71st Season (2005) to the 81st Season (2016)
The programme of music performed at each Watford Philharmonic Society concert from the 71st Season to the 80th Season, capturing some of the Society’s rich history.