Past Performances

A historical look at the gigs and services we have done since 2001:
Visit this page to see the present Calendar . . .

When	What, and Where
2002
Friday 11th October 7.00 p.m.	Harvest Supper performance at Lower Quinton, Warwickshire.
Saturday 28th December 11.15 am - 4.00 p.m.	West Gallery Carols in The Cross Tree Inn, Byfield, Northants.
2003
Sunday 1st June 12 noon	Black Country Museum, Staffs. Three performances in the reconstructed Methodist chapel.
Saturday 5th July 10.00 a.m. onwards	*A morning w*orkshop at Northgate Methodist Church, Warwick, as part of the Warwick Festival. Afternoon performance at the Hill Close Victorian Gardens.
Saturday 6th September 10.00 am onwards	Fourth Oxford Occasionals' Church Visitation Starting at Bessels Leigh, Oxford, members of the Quire joined the Oxford Occasionals to sing and give informal concerts at five venues within the Diocese of Oxford.
Sunday 21st December 12 noon	*Carols at The Rose and Crown, Chipping Warden, Northants.*
Saturday 27th December 11.15 am - 4.00 p.m.	West Gallery Carols in The Cross Tree Inn, Byfield, Northants.
2004
Saturday 17th April 2.00 p.m.	*Concert in the Long Barn at Cogges Farm Museum, Witney, Oxon.*
Sunday 27th June 6.30 p.m.	*Concert at St Michael's Church, Bishop's Itchington, Warwickshire.*
Sunday 4th July 12 noon	Black Country Museum, Staffs. Three American Independence Day performances in the reconstructed Methodist chapel.
Saturday 3rd September 10.00 am onwards	Fifth Oxford Occasionals' Church Visitation Starting at Pembroke College, Oxford, members of the Quire joined the Oxford Occasionals to sing and give informal concerts at five venues within the City of Oxford.
Sunday 10th October 12 noon	Black Country Museum, Staffs. Three performances in the reconstructed Methodist chapel.
Sunday 14th November 6.30 p.m.	Evensong at St Swithin's Church, Quinton, Warwickshire
Sunday 12th December 6.30 p.m.	Carol Concert at St Michael's Church, Bishops Itchington, Warwickshire
*Friday 17th December* 7.30 p.m.	*Carol Concert at St Nicholas's Church, Saintbury, Glos.*
Tuesday 28th December 11.15 am - 4.00 p.m.	West Gallery Carols in The Cross Tree Inn, Byfield, Northants.
2005
Saturday 30th April 10.00 am - 4.30 pm	The First Mid-Shires' Quires' Day The Village Hall, Byfield, Northants. A celebration of the work of regional psalmody composers and compilers, including John Moreton of Birmingham, Thomas Jarman of Clipston, Eagleton of Coventry, Perry of Warwick and J.H. Watts of Dunstable.
Saturday 2nd July 6.00 pm for 8.00 pm	*Bromsgrove Carnival Proms* A short session of west gallery and American shape note music as part of the evening concert for the Carnival
Saturday 3rd September 10.00 am onwards	Sixth Oxford Occasionals' Church Visitation Starting at Wood Eaton, Oxford, members of the Quire joined the Oxford Occasionals to sing and give informal concerts at five venues within the Diocese of Oxford. Download the Itinerary here
Saturday 17th September 12.00 noon onwards	*Cogges Farm Museum, Witney, Oxon.* A celebration of Harvest music and steam threshing. Pictures here.
Saturday 17th September 7.30 pm	Evening Concert at the Parish Church, (Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary), as part of the Flower Festival, Studley, Warwickshire. Map ref: SP081638
Friday 21st October 7.30 pm	Trafalgar Day Celebration Concert and lighting of the Beacon, Burton Dassett, Warwickshire. Map ref: SP399515
Sunday 23rd October 6.00 pm	Evensong for Trafalgar Day, Hampton Lucy, Warwickshire. Suitable music for Evensong as it might have been in the time of Nelson.
Sunday 6th November 6.00 pm	Evensong at the Parish Church of All Saints, Preston Baggot, Warwickshire. This service also commemorated the 400th anniversary of the failure of the Gunpowder Plot, in accordance with the Prayer Book Service.
Sunday 11th December 6.00 pm	Carol Concert 'Rejoice Ye Tenants' at the Parish Church, Long Itchington, Warwickshire.
Wednesday 28th December 11.15 am - 4.00 p.m.	West Gallery Carols in The Cross Tree Inn, Byfield, Northants.
2006
Saturday 29th April 10.00 am - 4.30 pm	The Second Mid-Shires' Quires' Day The Village Hall, Byfield, Northants. A Day of West Gallery music by local composers, including William Blundell, William Croft, Shadrach Dickins, Thomas Jarman, Francis Saunders, and Amram Taylor.
Sunday 4th June 6.00 p.m.	Non-liturgical West Gallery Service, St Michael's Church, Bishops Itchington, Warwickshire
*Sunday 11th June* 2.00 p.m.	Ambrosden, Oxon. 900th Year Celebration Service in the Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin with the Rt Rev'd Colin Fletcher, Bishop of Dorchester. The service included music by Ambrosden's recently re-discovered own 19th Century West Gallery composer - Amram Taylor - whose book of Psalms and Hymns, The Sacred Harp - was published in 1842.
*Sunday 25th June* 6.30 p.m.	*West Gallery Evensong at St John the Baptist, Aston Cantlow, Warwickshire.* Said to be where Shakespeare's parents married.
Saturday 1st July Evening	*Private event, Claverdon Village, Warwickshire.*
Saturday 22nd July Evening	*Private event, Southam, Warwickshire.*
Saturday 2nd September 10.00 am onwards	*Seventh* Oxford Occasionals' Church Visitation Starting at Oriel College, members of the Quire joined the Oxford Occasionals to sing and give informal concerts at five venues within the City of Oxford.
*Saturday 9th December* 7.30 p.m.	Carol Concert at the Parish Church, (Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary), Studley, Warwickshire. Map ref: SP081638
*Saturday 16th December*	Carol Concert at Northgate Methodist Church, Warwick.
Thursday 28th December 11.15 am - 4.00 p.m.	West Gallery Carols in The Cross Tree Inn, Byfield, Northants.
2007
Sunday 11th February 2007 3.00 p.m. onwards	Afternoon Workshop and West Gallery Evensong at Northgate Methodist Church, Warwick.
*Sunday 4th March 2007*	*Evensong at St Peter's Church, Galley Common, Nuneaton, Warwickshire* Celebrating the music of local Nuneaton composer, Joseph Key.
Saturday 28th April 2007 10.00 am - 4.30 pm	The Third Mid-Shires' Quires' Day The Village Hall, Byfield, Northants. A Day of West Gallery music by local composers, plus the Anthem 'Peace' by William Billings.
Saturday 1st September 2007 10.00 am onwards	*Eighth* Oxford Occasionals' Church Visitation Members of the Quire joined the *Oxford Occasionals* to sing and give informal concerts at five venues within the Diocese of Oxford, that year immediately to the north of the City of Oxford.
*Saturday 13th October* 7.30 p.m.	Harvest Concert at St Mary's Church, Haseley, Warwickshire
Sunday 28th October 2.00 p.m.	Afternoon Workshop and West Gallery Evensong at Banbury Parish Church.
Saturday 3rd November 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.	Members of the Quire supported SingBirmingham!, an introductory day of west gallery music at St Mary's Church, Moseley, just to the south of Birmingham.
Sunday 16th December 6.30 p.m.	Carol Concert at Northgate Methodist Church, Warwick Be there at 6.00 pm to learn a 'new' carol!
Wednesday 19th December 8.00 p.m.	An Evening of Gallery Carols at the Stoneythorpe Hotel, Warwick Road, Southam, Warwickshire. CV47 0HN.
Friday 28th December 11.15 am - 4.00 p.m.	West Gallery Carols in The Cross Tree Inn, Byfield, Northants.
2008
Saturday 12th April 7.30 pm	*All Saints' Parish Church, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire* West Gallery Concert
Saturday 26th April 10.00 am - 4.30 pm	The Fourth Mid-Shires' Quires' Day The Village Hall, Byfield, Northants. A Day of West Gallery music by local composers. The Anthem for the day will be Thomas Jarman's New Christmas Ode: 'Peace on Earth'.
Saturday 14th June 7.30 pm	*Holy Trinity Church, Morton Bagot, (Nr Studley), Warwickshire.* Concert with afternoon rehearsal
Sunday 29th June 3.45 pm	Cogges Farm Museum, Witney, Oxon. Taking part in a Weekend of Song and Dance
Wednesday 23rd July 8.00 pm	Stoneythorpe Hotel, Warwick Road, Southam, Warwickshire. Private function.
Saturday 26th July 3.30 pm - 5.00 pm	Warwick Folk Festival English and American Psalmody Workshop in the Unitarian Chapel, Warwick.
Saturday 6th September 10.00 am onwards	*Ninth* Oxford Occasionals' Church Visitation Members of the Quire joined the *Oxford Occasionals* to sing and give informal concerts at five venues within the Diocese of Oxford. That year a walking tour within Oxford, including three Oxford college chapels.
Sunday 7th September 3.15 pm	Cogges Farm Museum, Witney, Oxon. Taking part in the Harvest Celebrations.
Sunday 7th December 2.00 pm and 6.00 pm Wednesday 10th December 9.00 pm	Banbury Parish Church, Oxon. Afternoon west gallery Carol Workshop and Advent Carol Service. The Punch Bowl, 1 The Butts, Warwick, CV34 4SS West Gallery and Shapenote carols.
Sunday 14th December 2.00 pm and 6.00 pm	*Parish Church, Bishop's Itchington, Warwickshire.* Carol Workshop and Carol Service with carols from the west gallery era.
Wednesday 17th December 8.00 pm	At a suitable hostelry in or near Warwick, venue tba. Informal social evening with carols.
*Sun*day 28th December 11.15 am - 4.00 p.m.	*The Cross Tree Inn, Byfield, Northants.* A day of west gallery carols.
2009
Saturday 10th January 7.30 pm	*Northgate Methodist Church, Warwick* 'Turn of the Year' concert.
Saturday 25th April 10.00 am - 4.30 pm	The Fifth Mid-Shires' Quires' Day The Village Hall, Byfield, Northants. A Day of West Gallery music by local composers.
*Monday* 18th May 7.30 pm	Cubbington Methodist Hall. A Thomas Hardy evening organised by the Warwick branch of the Thomas Hardy Society, together with the Milverton Folk Dance Group.
Saturday 18th July 7.30 pm	*Tenants of the Earth - Tales from a West Gallery* Concert at Parish Church of All Saints, Hillesden, Bucks
*Wednes*day 22nd July 7.30 pm	*Idlicote Church, Warwickshire* Practice and singing open to all
Saturday 25^th July 3.30 pm - 5.00 pm 6.30 pm	*Warwick Folk Festival* West Gallery workshop at the Unitarian Chapel Hall, Warwick *Evening Gallery Session* at the Punchbowl Inn, Warwick
Sunday 26th July 1.30 pm - 3.00 pm	*Shapenote Song Workshop* at the Unitarian Chapel Hall, Warwick with
Saturday 5th September 10.00 am onwards	Tenth Oxford Occasionals' Church Visitation Members of the Quire will be joining the *Oxford Occasionals* to sing and give informal concerts at five venues within the Diocese of Oxford.
Sunday 6th September 2.00 pm - 5.00 pm	*Service of Celebration of the 800th anniversary of St Mary the Virgin Church, Padbury, Bucks.* The Quire will contribute to a presentation of the church's history, and the following service in the presence of the Bishop of Oxford.
Sunday 1st November 3.30 pm	Service of Evensong Billesley Church, Warwickshire With the Churches Conservation Trust MAP to get there
Saturday 14th November 10.00 am - 4.30 pm	SingBirmingham 2009! St Mary's Church, Moseley, Birmingham Leading a day of west gallery carols run by RSCM and the Diocese of Birmingham in conjunction with the West Gallery Music Association.
Saturday 5th December 7.30 pm	Carol Concert - Sweet Seraphic Fire All Saints' Church, Pitville, Cheltenham
Tuesday 15th December 7.30 pm	Annual Concert for NCH Action for Children Down With the Rosemary and Bays Dale Street Methodist Church, Leamington Sp
Monday 28th December 11.15 am - 4.00 pm	*The Cross Tree Inn, Byfield, Northants.,* NN11 6XL A day of west gallery carols.
2010
Tuesday 6th April 9.30 am - 2.00 pm	Filming 'All History is Here' St Peter's Church, Wolfhamcote, Warks. Further details of the event here
Saturday 24th April 10.00 am - 4.30 pm	The Sixth Mid-Shires' Quires' Day The Village Hall, Byfield, Northants. A Day of West Gallery music by local composers. Booking form here.
Saturday 8th May 7.30 pm	Concert in Buckingham Parish Church Details here
Tuesday 15th June 7.30 pm	Concert in Wootton Wawen Church, Warks., in aid of the Church restoration funds "The Georgian Village Choir and Band's enactment of village life in the 18th century." Read details from the Redditch Advertiser here. Tickets at £10 for all concerts in the series (June 12th - 20th) are available via John Lawton on 01564 793585. As part of other fundraising, Wootton Grange, which has featured in the National Gardens Scheme, is also opening to visitors on Tuesday, June 15th. http://www.churchesofarden.org.uk//files/1268652187.pdf gets you to a downloadable booking form for this and other concerts.
Saturday 3rd July Afternoon & Evening	Private function in Banbury
Saturday 10th July 12 noon - 4.00 pm	Première of 'All History is Here' and party Wolfhamcote, Warks. Sat 10th July 12:00noon to 4:00 pm. Wolfhamcote Video Launch
Wednesday 21^st July 8.00 pm - 10.00 pm	Warwick Folk Festival - Meet Immanuel's Ground at an Open Practice at the Methodist Church Hall, North Street, Warwick £3 at the door
Saturday 24^th July 3.30 pm - 5.00 pm 6.30 pm	Warwick Folk Festival West Gallery workshop at the Unitarian Chapel Hall, Warwick £4 at the door Evening Gallery Session at t.b.a.
Sunday 25^th July 1.30 pm - 3.00 pm	Warwick Folk Festival Shapenote Song Workshop at the Unitarian Chapel Hall, Warwick with £4 at the door
Saturday 4th September 10.00 am onwards	Eleventh Oxford Occasionals' Church Visitation Members of the Quire will be joining the Oxford Occasionals to sing and give informal concerts at five venues within the Diocese of Oxford, this year including several Oxford College Chapels. Download music here
Sunday 12th December 7.00 pm (please note NOT 7.30 pm)	Carol Concert - Going the Rounds St Andrew's Church, Wilmcote, Warks. CV37 9XD Google Map to get there St Andrew's Church Tickets (All £6) now available. Tel: 01789 262825
Saturday 18th December 7.30 pm (please note NOT 7.00 pm) CANCELLED DUE TO SNOW	Carol Concert - Going the Rounds Northgate Methodist Church, Warwick. CV34 4TH Tickets (All £5) now available Tel: 01789 841722. or from Ian Meddoms, Tel: 01789
Tuesday 28th December 11.15 am - 4.00 pm	The Cross Tree Inn, Byfield, Northants. A day of west gallery carols. Booking for food by 21st December PLEASE. Numbers limited to 60.
2011
*Saturday 29th January* 10.00 am	Quire AwayDay and AGM Byfield Bowls Club, Byfield, Northants.
*Sunday 6th February* 7.00 pm	*For one night only! Put the clock back, not just seven weeks, but 200 years, join the inhabitants of an English village in their Christmas celebrations and benefit Northgate’s Way Forward Fund.* Carol Concert - Going the Rounds Northgate Methodist Church, Warwick CV34 4TH. If you bought an advance ticket for Dec 18th (2010!!) it will get you in without further charge. Everyone else will be asked for £5 on the door. Car Parking free in the adjoining multi-storey car-park.
Saturday 30th April 10.00 am - 4.30 pm	The Seventh Mid-Shires' Quires' Day The Village Hall, Byfield, Northants. A Day of West Gallery music by local composers. Small entrance charge to cover costs of the Hall and a Book of Music. Please bring a dish of cold food to share at Lunchtime. All welcome to sing and play, but instruments should not be chordal or heavy brass, please, as this is out of character and style. Numbers limited to 80 because of size of hall. Booking form available HERE. Cost still only £8!
Saturday 7th May Evening	Private event in Cubbington.
Sunday 22nd May Afternoon Rehearsal & 6.00 pm Evensong	West Gallery Evensong St James' Church, Idlicote, Warwickshire
Sunday 26th June Afternoon Open Rehearsal & Performance. Evensong at 4.00pm	Flower Festival (25 and 26 June) Open Rehearsal & West Gallery Evensong on June 26 at St Bartholomew's Church, Tardebigge, Worcestershire. See their website here Download Newsletter with flier for Tardebigge.
Saturday 23rd July	Our 10th Birthday Celebrations will include singing in the following parish churches: Lower Brailes - St George's Church at approx. 10.00 am for 30 - 45 minutes *Long Compton* - St Peter & St Paul's Church at approx. 11.30 for 30 - 45 minutes
Saturday 3rd September 10.00 am - 6.30 pm	Oxford Occasionals Church Visitation within the Diocese of Oxford supported by Immanuel's Ground
Saturday 17th September Evening	Private event in Warwick.
*Wednes*day 28th September 8.00 pm - 10.00 pm	St Margaret's Church, Hunningham *Open Practice Evening* Join with us in Harvest and Christmas music. If you would like to attend please send us an email, as we would like to know what additional copies of music need to be made available! Email:
Saturday 3rd December 7.30 pm	Radford Semele Church Hall The Turning Year - Fundraising Concert in aid of Church's restoration after destruction by arson. Tickets are pried at £7, and are available from James Fleurty: Tel: 01926 315 003
*Wednesd*ay 28th December 11.15 am - 4.00 pm	*The Cross Tree Inn, Byfield, Northants.* A day of west gallery carols. Pre-ordering for lunch by 15th December is essential. Download menu here.
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