Bristol High Sheriff's Gala Concert:
W.A. Mozart: Seraglio Overture
W.A. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto
Georges Bizet: L’Arlésienne Suites 1 & 2 extracts
Conductor - Adrian Partington
Clarinet soloist - Emma Johnson

Wells High Sheriff's Gala Concert:
George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
John Rutter: Gloria
Francis Poulenc: Organ Concerto
Constant Lambert: Rio Grande
Conductor - Rupert Gough
Piano soloist - Wayne Marshall

Henleaze Concert Society:
Ottorino Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances
Astor Piazzolla: Concerto for Bandoneon
Franz Schubert: Death and the Maiden
Bandoneon soloist - Victor-Hugo Villena

St.George’s Bristol: Antonio Vivaldi – Four Seasons Fantasia
Emerald has commissioned a sensational 40-minute film accompaniment inspired by the Four Seasons and its accompanying sonnets. Four ten-minute films representing the seasons are shown on a cinema-type screen above the Ensemble in live performance. The violin soloist is Roger Huckle

Emerald's project collaborators include Britain's top filmmakers and animators: Steve Burrell and Paul Greer from Bafta-winning graphic design house BDH, Aardman Films, Granada TV and independent producers Focus Productions. The natural history film extracts are supplied by the BBC Motion Gallery free of charge.

Emerald Quintet: W.A. Mozart 250th Anniversary (2006):
String Quintet in G minor K.516
Clarinet or Horn Quintet
Divertimento in Bb K.137

Emerald Quintet: Edward Elgar 100th Anniversary (2007):
Piano Quintet Op.84
String Quintet Op.83
Salut d’amour
Chanson de matin
Chanson de nuit

From Carnival to Cabaret:
A European tour of song and dance visiting 17th century Venice, Portugal and Bohemia, and concluding with 20 / 30's Berlin. The programme includes Monteverdi's L'Orfeo (1609), Handel and Purcell arias, the Marcello oboe concerto, Portuguese folk songs, and cabaret / café numbers such as Jealousy and Brahms' Hungarian Dance.

Emerald instrumentalists are violins, viola, double bass, oboe, bassoon and keyboard. The soloist is the outstanding Scottish soprano Lorna Anderson, well-known for her work with the London Sinfonietta, Ensemble Intercontemporain, BBC orchestras, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Florilegium.

Emerald Septet:
F.J. Haydn/Salomon: Surprise Symphony No.94
W.A. Mozart: Flute Quartet in D K285
Antonin Dvorak: String Quintet in G minor Op.77

Emerald Septet:
W. A. Mozart: Piano Concerto No.14 K.414
Camille Saint–Saens: Septet in Eb Op.65
Manuel Da Falla: Firedance Suite arr. A Davies
Johann Strauss: Emperor Waltz arr. A Davies

Heroes and Villains:
A fun and witty cabaret exploration of the male condition, and its unique frailty. The show is compered and sung by John Telfer (the National Theatre, and the vicar in The Archers).

Repertoire for John and the band of violin, clarinet, bassoon and piano includes Mozart, Kurt Weill, Verdi, Frank Sinatra and Fagin songs from Oliver! There is the option of local childrens' participation in Food, Glorious Food, and Oom Pa Pa.

Past projects include the following...

• percussion and creative music workshops with the City Academy in St George - culminating in performance partnerships at the 2005 Bristol High Sheriff's Gala Concert
• cabaret with Bristol Cathedral School
• a City of Bristol College Photography project
• music workshops with elderly clients
• Magdala Opera Start project in Nottingham - a week long workshop of projects introducing young people to opera and encouraging them to produce their own compositions that are then incorporated into a final day evening performance (2004-7).
  (see www.magdalaopera.com)
• Chipping Sodbury Festival - Workshop compositions. In just 2 hours, groups of children produce a composition based on a day in the life of the Amazon rainforest, capturing morning, hunting, rain and evening celebrations all linked together by a native song from the forest (2007).
• Colston Hall family concert and workshops: Magic and Mystery 2007.
• Colston Hall family concert and Schools concerts 2008
• St.George's Childrens concerts series Autumn 2008
• Childrens Christmas Carnival St George's 2000-2007
• Introduction to the instruments concerts.

We're keen to bring creative and performing arts to those who may not normally have access to the experience, and invite interested organisations to discuss options and possibilities with us.