Thursday 20 Dec 2007 - Virgin and Child
St Martin's Singers Christmas Concert

Conducted by Fergus Black

Guest Artists:
Eleanor Turner, Harp
Kate Osborne and Nicola Wiggin, flutes

A celebration of the Virgin and Child, through the music of Hildegard of Bingen, Gavin Bryars, Helmut Walcha, Giseppe Verdi, Zoltan Kodaly, Hector Berlioz, Howard Goodall, Malcom Sargent, Suzanne Palmer-Holton.

The highlight of the concert was Howard Goodall's beautiful new song-cycle, Winter Lullabies, for which the singers were joined by harpist, Eleanor Turner.

Saturday 3rd Nov 2007 - Fiato wind quintet

Final year students from Birmingham Conservatoire returned to present another enjoyable and virtuosic concert. This was a lively concert, with well considered programming and carried off with skill and sensitivity by the young musicians. A thoroughly enjoyable evening.

Sat 22 Sept 2007 Stamford Brass

A regular favourite in the area for 120 years, Stamford Brass gave an eclectic concert under the baton of guest director Ray White.

Notable solos by Robert Rennard, Paul Shafie, Andy Pickles, and Leigh Evans.

Wednesday 25 July, 1.00pm - Organ recital by David Whittle

Dr David Whittle, BMus PhD, is Director of Music at Leicester Grammar School and is active as an organ recitalist, accompanist, arranger and composer. He studied at Nottingham University, and was Head Chorister at Peterborough Cathedral.

Wednesdays 1st and 7th August
Concerts from the Stamford International Chamber Music Festival
Internationally renowned chamber musicians and talented students from around the World come to Stamford for this festival.
They present their own choice of music in two lunchtime concerts.


Wednesday 15th August, 1.00pm - Organ recital by Kenneth Court

Kenneth Court hails from Birkenhead, where he studied under Dr Caleb Jarvis at the Matthey School of Music, and later with Dr J Roland Middleton at Chester Cathedral.

Saturday 7th July 2007, St Martin's Festival

The Petrucci ensemble

This concert is built around Obrecht's _Missa de Sancto Martino_, which was written in the 15th Century, contemporaneously with the building of St Martin's Church in Stamford. It also includes his dramatic 6-part setting of the _Salve Regina_.

The Petrucci Ensemble was formed in 2003 in Cambridge, emerging from the rich choral tradition of Cambridge University and guided by two world-leading authorities on their chosen repertoire: Dr Christopher Page on polyphony and Dr Mary Berry on chant. The experienced singers that make up the ensemble have also sung with such other choirs as the Tallis Scholars, the Cambridge Taverner Choir, the Joyful Company of Singers, and the Corydon Singers.

Saturday 21st April 2007, Kingfisher Chorale - Conducted by David Fisher

A programme of English choral music from the 13th century to the present day including pieces specially written for the Choir. St Martin's has an acoustic that particularly suits unaccompanied voices.

The Kingfisher Chorale was formed in 1992 by a talented group of singers and has appeared on BBC2 and BBC radio. The Choir has undertaken a number of premieres and many of the choir, who join by invitation, are soloists in their own right.

Sat 24 February 2007, Choral Workshop and Mozart concert

[Choral Workshop](http://www.musicatstmartins.org/images/Workshop02.jpg)

Directed by Fergus Black

Sarah Brown Soprano
Sally van der Sterren Alto
Ben Trenchard Tenor
Marius Carney Bass


The concert included the Requiem and additional organ and choral music by Mozart

Saturday 3rd February 2007, 7.00pm

Peterborough Young Singers

The combined forces of Peterborough Youth and childrens' choirs in a vibrant concert of fresh young voices.

The first concert under the new directors, Areti Lymperopoulou (youth) and Peter Stobart (children) was a delight and very well received by the audience.