About

'Songs of Summer' concert to be performed by The Royal Forest of Dean Orchestra, featuring Chepstow Chatelaines choir, Saturday 11 July 2026.

The concert starts at 7.30pm.

Performing at St Mary's Priory Church, Chepstow NP16 5HU

Concert Programme:
First half
• Karl Jenkins - Palladio.
• Albinoni - Oboe Concerto - with oboe soloist Oscar Watts
• Pergolesi - Stabat Mater and Amen from Stabat Mater.
• Faure - In Paradisium from Requiem.
• Puccini - Suor Angelica
• Elgar - songs for female chorus and small string group.

Second half
• William Mathias - Serenade for Orchestra
• Michael English - 'A Summer's Day' suite for orchestra. Premiere performance.
• Bizet - Chorus of Cigarette Girls
• Wagner - Spinning Chorus from The Flying Dutchman
• Tchaikovsky - chorus of Peasant Girls from Eugene Onegin
• Gilbert & Sullivan - Chorus from the Mikado
• Verdi - Witches Chorus from MacBeth

Conductor & Musical Director: Fiona Crawley
Choir Director: Jayne Thomas
Leader: Ros Taunton

Tickets at the door: £10 (Cash payment only, free for children and for students in full time education).

Retiring collection: Chepstow Foodbank, run in partnership with local churches, facilitated by Chepstow & District Churches Together.