1991, Haydn's The Seasons - Autumn and Winter (with audio files)

Rehearsals for The Seasons had been going on since late October, in preparation for two performances in early December, at Diamond Creek Uniting Church and at Eltham Anglican Church. A wide range of soloists was used, although poor Graham had to do all the bass solos and be the mainstay of the bass line of the chorus. Other soloists were Ellen Hundley, Mavis Ford, Ingrid Schipperheyn, Rita Burchill, Allan Luke and Michael Try.

These history notes have been kindly provided by our long-term artistic director and co-founder, Graham Ford.

Audio files of the performances, provided by Graham Ford. Soloists are named first.

SPRING and SUMMER 3 Come Gentle Spring 4 Graham Ford - At last 5 Graham Ford - With joy the impatient husbandman 20 Graham, Allan, Rita - Behold slow setting 21 Hark the Deep Tremendous Voice 22 Now Cease the Conflicts

AUTUMN 23 Overture 24 Whate’er the blossom’d spring 25 Thus Nature Ever Kind 32 Ingrid, Graham, Allan - The Vineyard Now 33 Joyful the liquor flows

WINTER 35 Graham, Ingrid - Now sinks the pale declining year 39 Michael, Ingrid, Graham - As he draws nigh 40 Ellen Hundley - Let the wheel move gaily 41 Michael Try - The evening’s task 42 Ellen Hundley - A wealthy Lord 43 Graham Ford - From out the East 44 Graham Ford - In this, O vain misguided man