
Repertoire: past and future
2006 - 07 Season
| Adam Swayne Go Down Hoe Down (MUWO commission - world première) | |
| Joseph Horovitz Bacchus on Blue Ridge | |
| George Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue |
| Kevin Malone Buffalo (MUWO commission - 2nd performance) | |
| George Gershwin Catfish Row | |
| Ernest Tomlinson Suite of English Folk Dances |
| Leroy Anderson A Christmas Festival | |
| Leroy Anderson Sleigh Ride |
| John Adams Short Ride in a Fast Machine | |
| Gareth Parry Four Minitudes for Wind Orchestra (MUWO commission - world première) | |
| Gustav Holst Hammersmith | |
| David Bedford Sun Paints Rainbows over the Vast Waves | |
| Morten Lauridson O Magnum Mysterium | |
| Percy Grainger Lincolnshire Posy | |
| Chris Hazell Two Brass Cats | |
| Gareth Wood Dance Sequence | |
| Nigel Hess Global Variations | |
| John Williams Star Wars | |
| Klaus Badelt Pirates of the Caribbean | |
| Hans Zimmer/Elton John The Lion King |
2005 - 06 Season

| Edward Gregson Festivo | |
| Fergal Carroll Winter Dances | |
| Adam Gorb Bridgewater Breeze | |
| Jamie Serafi / orch. Robinson Elliot's Dream (world premiere) |
| Fergal Carroll Amphion | |
| Geoffrey Poole Sailing with Archangels | |
| Michael Ball Omaggio |
| Kevin Malone Buffalo (world premiere) | |
| Ernest Tomlinson Suite of English Folk Dances | |
| John Casken Distant Variations |
| Fergal Carroll Song of Lir | |
| Adam Gorb Dances from Crete |
'Last Night of the MUWO Proms'
| Dimitri Shostakovich Festive Overture |
| Nigel Hess Thames Journey |
| Giacomo Puccini / orch. Robinson 'O mio babbino caro' from Gianni Schicchi (soloist Carol Hunter) |
| Giacomo Puccini / orch. Robinson 'Un bel di' from Madame Butterfly (soloist Carol Hunter) |
| Joseph Horovitz Euphonium Concerto (soloist Carl Berdahl) |
| Malcolm Arnold Padstow Lifeboat |
| Edward Elgar Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 |
| Henry Wood Fantasia on British Sea Songs |
| orch. Robinson Rule Britannia (soloist Carol Hunter) |
| orch. Robinson Jerusalem |
| Ernest Tomlinson Fantasia on Auld Lang Syne (world premiere) |
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2004 - 05 Season
| Camphouse Watchman, tell us of the night | |
| Copland Down a Country Lane | |
| Dove The Ringing Isle | |
| Gibson Resting in the Peace of His Hands | |
| Grainger Irish Tune from County Derry | |
| Grainger Shepherds Hey | |
| Hall Death or Glory | |
| Hart Sunrise | |
| Hesketh Danceries | |
| Hess A Thames Journey | |
| Holst A Moorside Suite | |
| Holst First Suite in Eb | |
| Lloyd The Forest of Arden | |
| Osterling Bandology | |
| Richards Doyen | |
| Richards Trailblaze | |
| Saint-Saens Orient et Occident | |
| Sparke Dance Movements | |
| Ticheli an American Elegy | |
| Ticheli Sun Dance | |
| Tomlinson Suite of English Folk Tunes | |
| Vaughan-Williams English Folk Song Suite | |
| Whitacre Sleep |
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2003 - 04 Season
| Tailleferre/Paynter Ouverture | |
| Maw/Connell Summer Dances | |
| Bizet/Brand Jeux d'Enfants | |
| Husa/Boyd Divertimento | |
| Tomlinson Suite of English Folk Tunes | |
| Grainger Lincolnshire Posy | |
| Ticheli an American Elegy | |
| Hess Stephenson's Rocket | |
| Vaughan-Williams English Folk Song Suite | |
| Horovitz Windharp | |
| Hess Scramble! | |
| Rimsky-Korsakov Concerto for Clarinet and Band (soloist Ruth Partington) | |
| Arnold The 'Pre-Goodman' Rag (soloist Ruth Partington) |
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2002 - 03 Season
| Hart Journey and Celebration | |
| Sparke Jubilee Overture | |
| Holst First Suite in Eb | |
| Horovitz Bacchus on Blue Ridge | |
| Bedford Sun paints rainbows over the vast waves | |
| Arnold English Dances | |
| Gregson Festivo | |
| Hess Stephenson's Rocket | |
| Holst Second Suite in F | |
| Parry Horn Concerto (soloist Laura Llewellyn) (new commission - World Premiere) | |
| Copland Hoedown from Rodeo | |
| Copland Down a Country Lane | |
| Milhaud Suite Francaise | |
| Grainger Irish Tune from County Derry & Shepherds Hey! |
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2001 - 02 Season
| Paul Hart Journey and Celebration | |
| Ernest Tomlinson Suite of English Folk Tunes | |
| George Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue (soloist Adam Swayne) |
| Martin Ellerby Paris Sketches | |
| Nigel Hess Global Variations |
| Goff Richards Doyen | |
| Robert W Smith Twelve Seconds to the Moon | |
| Martin Ellerby Clarinet Concerto (soloist Andrew Piper) |
| Nigel Hess Stevenson's Rocket | |
| Kevin Malone Godzilla | |
| Eric Whitacre Godzilla Eats Las Vegas |
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2000 - 01 Season
| Richard Wagner 'Elsa's Procession to the Minster' from Lohengrin | |
| Percy Grainger Lincolnshire Posy | |
| Gustav Holst First Suite in Eb | |
| Paul Hart Journey and Celebration | |
| John Barnes Chance Incantation and Dance | |
| Philip Wilby Catcher of Shadows | |
| Martin Ellerby Paris Sketches | |
| Martin Ellerby Euphonium Concerto (soloist David Thornton) | |
| Fergal Carroll Amphion | |
| Michael Spencer (b. 1975) The Song that Mickey Heard at the Bottom of his Pint Glass (new commission - World Premiere) | |
| Christopher Swaffer (b. 1977) Rara Avis (new commission - World Premiere) |
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Past repertoire
| 1996 - 97 season | 1997 - 98 season | 1998 - 99 season | 1999 - 2000 season |
| Paul Hart - Journey & Celebration | Robert W. Smith - Twelve Seconds to the Moon | Martin Ellerby - Paris Sketches | Nigel Clarke - Samurai |
| David Bedford - Sun Paints Rainbows on the Vast Waves | John Adams - Short Ride in a Fast Machine | John Barnes Chance - Incantation and Dance | Philip Wilby - Catcher of Shadows |
| Prokofiev - Troika | Gustav Holst - First Suite in Eb | Philip Sparke - Pantomime | Nigel Hess - Global Variations |
| Sammy Nestico - A Fireside Christmas | Edward Gregson - Festivo | Gareth Wood - Dance Sequence | Geoff Poole - Tide's Turning |
| Calvin Custer - A Canadian Brass Christmas | Richard Wagner - Elsa's Procession to the Minster | Johan de Meij - Symphony No. 1 "Lord of the Rings" | Philip Sparke - Dance Movements |
| Leroy Anderson - Sleigh Ride | Edvard Grieg - Funeral March for Richard Nordraak | John Casken - Distant Variations | Stravinsky - Symphonies of Winds |
| "Last Night of the Proms" Concert | Richard Strauss - Serenade op. 7 | Geoff Poole - Sailing with Archangels | Stravinsky - Ebony Concerto |
| "Film Music" Concert | W. Francis McBeth - Of Sailors and Whales | Richard Strauss - Serenade op. 7 | Stravinsky - Firebird Suite |
| Goff Richards - Trailblaze | Dvorak - Serenade op.44 | Tomlinson - Suite of English Folk Tunes | |
| Johan de Meij - "The Hobbits" from Symphony No. 1 | Stravinsky - Symphonies of Winds | Gordon Jacob - Trombone Concerto | |
| Paul Hart - Journey & Celebration | Leonard Bernstein - Overture to Candide | Malcolm Arnold - Two Symphonic Movements | |
| Michael Ball - Omaggio | Aaron Copland - Emblems | Frank Erickson - Pillars of the Earth | |
| David Bedford - Sun Paints Rainbows on the Vast Waves | Nicholas Maw - American Games | Mark Camphouse - Elegy | |
| Gareth Wood - Dance Sequence | Aaron Copland - El Salon Mexico | Michael Ball - Omaggio | |
| Claude-Michel Schonberg - Les Miserables | John Adams - Short Ride in a Fast Machine | James Macmillan - Sowetan Spring | |
| Geoff Poole - Sailing with Archangels | Goff Richards - Doyen | David Matthews - Thirty to Tango | |
| John Casken - Distant Variations | "Film Music" Concert | Gustav Holst - Hammersmith | |
| James Macmillan - Sowetan Spring | Nicholas Maw - American Games | ||
| Nigel Hess - Global Variations | Guy Woolfenden - Illyrian Dances | ||
| Richard Strauss - Suite op. 4 | Jean Francaix - Sept Dances pour "Les Malheurs de Sophie" | ||
| Charles Gounod - Petite Symphonie pour vents | |||
| Eugene Bozza - Ouverture pour une celebration | |||
| Benjamin Britten - Russian Funeral | |||
| Arthur Bliss - Fanfare for a Coming of Age | |||
| William Byrd - The Earle of Oxford's March | |||
| MUWO "Sing the Musicals" |
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Complete repertoire 1996 - 2005 (A-Z)
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A
John Adams - Short Ride in a Fast Machine |
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Leroy Anderson - Sleigh Ride |
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Sir Malcolm Arnold - English Dances |
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Sir Malcolm Arnold - The Pre-Goodman Rag |
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Sir Malcolm Arnold - Two Symphonic Movements** |
B
Michael Ball - Omaggio |
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David Bedford - Sun Paints Rainbows on the Vast Waves |
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Leonard Bernstein - Overture to Candide |
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Leonard Bernstein - Symphonic Dances from West Side Story |
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Georges Bizet - Jeux d'Enfants |
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Arthur Bliss - Fanfare for a Coming of Age |
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Eugene Bozza - Ouverture pour une celebration |
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Benjamin Britten - Russian Funeral |
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William Byrd - The Earle of Oxford's March |
C
Mark Camphouse - Elegy |
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Mark Camphouse - Watchman, tell us of the night |
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Fergal Carroll - Amphion |
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John Casken - Distant Variations (Soloists - Havoc Saxophone Quartet) |
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John
Barnes Chance – Incantation and
Dance
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Aaron Copland - Down a Country Lane |
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Aaron Copland - Emblems |
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Aaron Copland - El Salon Mexico |
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Calvin Custer - A Canadian Brass Christmas |
D
Jonathan Dove - The Ringing Isle |
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Antonin Dvorak - Serenade op.44 |
E
Martin Ellerby - Paris Sketches |
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Martin Ellerby - Clarinet Concerto (Clarinet - Andrew Piper) |
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Martin
Ellerby - Concerto for Euphonium (Euphonium - David Thornton
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Martin Ellerby - Concerto for Tuba (Tuba - Andrew Oliver) |
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Frank Erickson - Pillars of the Earth |
F
Jean Francaix - Sept Dances pour "Les Malheurs de Sophie" |
G
George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue (Piano - Adam Swayne) |
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John Gibson - Resting in the Peace of His Hands |
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Charles Gounod - Petite Symphonie pour vents |
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Percy Grainger - Irish Tune from County Derry |
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Percy
Grainger - Lincolnshire Posy
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Percy Grainger - Shepherds Hey! |
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Edward Gregson - Festivo |
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Edvard Grieg - Funeral March for Richard Nordraak |
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Paul Hart - Journey and Celebration |
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Kenneth Hesketh - Danceries |
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Nigel Hess - East Coast Pictures |
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Nigel Hess - Global Variations |
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Nigel Hess - Scramble! |
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Nigel Hess - Stephenson's Rocket |
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Nigel Hess - A Thames Journey |
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Gustav
Holst - First Suite in Eb
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Gustav Holst - Second Suite in F |
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Gustav Holst - Hammersmith |
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Gustav Holst - A Moorside Suite |
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Joseph Horovitz - Bacchus on Blue Ridge |
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Joseph Horovitz - Windharp |
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Karol Husa - Divertimento |
J
Gordon Jacob - Trombone Concerto (Trombone - Katy Pryce and Andrew Cole) |
L
George Lloyd - The Forest of Arden |
M
James MacMillan - Sowetan Spring |
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Kevin Malone - Godzilla*** |
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David Matthews - Thirty to Tango** |
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Nicholas Maw - American Games |
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Nicholas Maw - Summer Dances |
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W. Francis McBeth - Of Sailors and Whales |
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Johann de Meij - Symphony no.1 Lord of the Rings |
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Darius Milhaud - Suite Francais |
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Ennio Morricone - Moment for Morricone |
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Sammy Nestico - A Fireside Christmas |
P
Gareth Parry - Horn Concerto* (Horn - Laura Llewellyn) |
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Geoffrey Poole - Sailing with Archangels |
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Geoffrey Poole - Tide's Turning |
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Serge Prokofieff - Troika |
R
Goff Richards - Trailblaze |
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Goff Richards - Doyen |
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Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Concerto for Clarinet and Band |
S
Camille Saint-Saens - Orient et Occident |
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Claude-Michel Schoenberg - Selection from Les Miserables |
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Robert W. Smith - Twelve Seconds to the Moon |
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Philip Sparke - Dance Movements |
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Philip Sparke - Jubilee Overture |
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Philip Sparke - Pantomime (Euphonium - David Thornton) |
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Mic Spencer – The Song that Mickey Heard at the Bottom of his Pint Glass* |
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Richard Strauss - Suite, op. 4 |
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Richard Strauss - Serenade, op.7 |
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Igor Stravinsky - Symphonies of Wind Instruments |
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Igor Stravinsky - Ebony Concerto (Clarinet - Craig West) |
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Igor Stravinsky - Firebird Suite (1919) |
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Christopher Swaffer - Rara avis* |
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Germaine Tailleferre - Ouverture |
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Frank Ticheli - An American Elegy |
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Frank Ticheli - Sun Dance |
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Ernest Tomlinson - Suite of English Folk Tunes** |
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Richard Wagner - Elsa’s Procession to the Minster from Lohengrin |
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Eric Whitacre - Godzilla Eats Las Vegas |
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Eric Whitacre - Sleep |
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Philip
Wilby - Catcher of Shadows
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John Williams - Star Wars |
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John Williams - Jurassic Park |
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Gareth Wood - Dance Sequence (Trombone - Katy Pryce) |
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Guy Woolfenden - Illyrian Dances |
* New MUWO commission and world premiere
** First concert performance
*** First wind orchestra performance
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