Past Concerts and Musical Events in St. Peter’s:
10th June 2011: Geoffrey Coffin, the managing Director of Principal Pipes, York, spoke and demonstrated the newly refurbished organ. Through a series of stunning photographs, plus many different objects which were passed around for everyone to handle, touch and blow, Geoffrey described and illustrated many fascinating aspects of organ building and how sound is produced.
2nd June 2011: ‘Ocean Commotion’: St Peter’s Singing Club:
Musical Director: Vreni Fry, Drama: Karen Docwra
22nd April 2011: Olivet to Calvary: J. H. Maunder
St. Peter’s Church Choir
Director of Music: Rupert Forbes, Organ: Sheila Robertson
25th February 2011: Music for the Church year
With choral music being so important in St Peter’s, it was considered appropriate to celebrate the completion of the major organ rebuild with a concert given by the choir of St. Peter’s.
Director of Music: Rupert Forbes, Organ: Sheila Robertson
Advent to Christmas
I Was Glad Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
O Thou the Central Orb Charles Wood (1866-1923)
Magnificat Thomas Attwood Walmisley (1814-1856)
Motet pour le jour de Noël Louis Nicolas Clérambault (1676-1749)
Angels from the Realms of Glory Malcolm Archer (b. 1952)
Adeste Fideles / O come, all ye faithful: Choir & Audience
Epiphany to Easter
The Three Kings Peter Cornelius (1824-1874) Nunc Dimittis Thomas Attwood Walmisley (1814-1856)
Ave Verum Corpus Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Blessed Be the God and Father Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876)
Ascensiontide to Trinity
God Is Gone up with a Merry Noise William Croft (1678-1727)
If Ye Love Me Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585) I Saw the Lord Sir John Stainer (1840-1901)
Praeludium in g, BuxWV 147 Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
Harvest to Advent
Thou Visitest the Earth Maurice Greene (1696-1755)
Justorum Animae William Byrd (1543-1623) Greater Love Hath No Man John Ireland (1879-1962)
I Was Glad Sir Charles Hubert Parry (1848-1918)
5th December 2010: Tree Lighting Ceremony: An exploration of Christmas traditions such as Advent Calendar, Christmas Presents, Christmas Cards, Christmas Wreath and Christmas Candles, with input from: the St. Peter’s Choir, Junior Choir, Singing Club, Youth Group and Youth Worker, Social Committee, Ministry Team, the 72nd City of Edinburgh Guide Company, and the Salvation Army.
Director: Vreni Fry, Script & Drama: Karen Docwra,
Music: Rupert Forbes, Sheila Robertson
11th November 2010: ‘The Peace Child’: St Peter’s Singing Club
Musical Director: Vreni Fry, Drama: Karen Docwra
Music: Mark & Helen Johnson, Lyrics: Sue Langwade
6th November 2010: Tenor and Baritone in concert: Robin Whike and Dan Docwra led an evening in which musical contributions were made by The Bohemians, St Peter’s Singing Club, St Peter’s Church choir, and friends.
20th June 2010: Peter! Many members of the congregation took part in this specially written play about the life of St Peter, to celebrate 150 years of St Peter’s Church.
Director: Vreni Fry, Scriptwriter: Karen Docwra,
Music composed by: David Jenkins, Roger Jones, Norman Luboff and others
Musical Directors: Vreni Fry, Rupert Forbes, Organ: Sheila Robertson
2nd April 2010: Requiem: Gabriel Fauré
Lord, let me know mine end: Maurice Greene
Cantique de Jean Racine: Fauré
Director of Music: Rupert Forbes, Organ: Sheila Robertson
1st April 2010: ‘Eddie the Penguin Saves the World’: St. Peter’s Singing Club
Musical Director: Vreni Fry, Drama: Karen Docwra
December 2009: ‘Miss Partridge’: A community tree lighting event marking the start of Advent, with input from: the Choir, Junior Choir, Singing Club, 72nd City of Edinburgh Guide Company, and the Salvation Army.
Director: Vreni Fry, Musical Director: Rupert Forbes,
Organ/Piano: Sheila Robertson, Drama: Karen Docwra
20th June 2009: ‘The Sleeping Lion’: St. Peter’s Singing Club
Musical Director: Vreni Fry, Drama: Karen Docwra, Music: David Jenkins
10th April 2009: The Crucifixion: John Stainer
St. Peter’s Church Choir
Director of Music: Rupert Forbes, Organ: Sheila Robertson
26th March 2009: ‘Ballooning round the world’: St. Peter’s Singing Club
Musical Director: Vreni Fry, Drama: Karen Docwra
13th February 2009: Charity Concert: A celebration of the musical talent of St Peter’s, it incorporated instrumentalists and singers of all ages from St Peter’s.
6th November 2008: ‘Harvest Rock’: St. Peter’s Singing Club
Musical Director: Vreni Fry, Drama: Karen Docwra, Music: Sheila Wilson
20th March 2008: ‘Happy Hat Land’: St Peter’s Singing Club
Musical Director: Vreni Fry, Drama: Karen Docwra
22nd February 2008: A concert to open the Organ fundraising Fund. Anthems, arranged in groups of four according to style, were auctioned to the audience, the two in each group raising the highest bid being subsequently performed. The final anthems voted for included:
Zadok the Priest: Handel, O nata Lux: Tallis, Rejoice in the Lord, alway: Purcell, All things bright and beautiful: John Rutter, Panis Angelicus: Franck, How lovely are Thy dwellings: Brahms, Ragtime Carol: Christopher Tambling, Evening Hymn: Gardiner, Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (Collegium Regale): Howells
St. Peter’s Church Choir, Director of Music: Rupert Forbes,
Organ: Morley Whitehead, Organ/Piano: Sheila Robertson
29th November 2007: ‘The Bumblesnouts save the world!’:
The Singing Club, with Junior Choristers
Musical Director: Vreni Fry, Drama: Karen Docwra
8th June 2007: ‘Wildfire’: Based on the story of St Stephen, a concert version of Roger Jones’ musical was performed by members of the St Peter’s Singing Club, choir, and congregational members.
Musical Directors: Rupert Forbes & Vreni Fry
22nd March 2007: ‘The King’s Magic Cloaks’: St Peter’s Singing Club
Musical Director: Vreni Fry, Drama: Karen Docwra
16th November 2006: ‘The Selfish Giant’: St. Peter’s Singing Club
Musical Director: Vreni Fry, Drama: Karen Docwra
March 2006: ‘Build Up’: St. Peter’s Singing Club
Musical Director: Vreni Fry, Drama: Karen Docwra
Autumn 2005: ‘Harvest Time’: St. Peter’s Singing Club
Musical Director: Vreni Fry, Drama: Karen Docwra
22nd March 2007: ‘The King’s Magic Cloaks’: St Peter’s Singing Club
Musical Director: Vreni Fry, Drama: Karen Docwra
16th November 2006: ‘The Selfish Giant’: St. Peter’s Singing Club
Musical Director: Vreni Fry, Drama: Karen Docwra
March 2006: ‘Build Up’: St. Peter’s Singing Club
Musical Director: Vreni Fry, Drama: Karen Docwra
Autumn 2005: ‘Harvest Time’: St. Peter’s Singing Club
Musical Director: Vreni Fry, Drama: Karen Docwra
