Repertoire

The titles below are examples of pieces that may be included in performances as well as standard Renaissance, classical, and romantic works, including recent compositions.

TitleComposer (Date)
All Poor MenTrad Xmas
Amazing GraceMusic E O Excell Lyrics Rev’d John Newton (1772)
Away in a MangerTrad Xmas
Bicycle Built for TwoMusic & Lyrics Henry Dacre (1857)
Blue DanubeIoseph Ivanovici (1845 – 1902)
Click Go the ShearsMusic Henry Clay Work (1832 – 1884) Lyrics Takashi Otowa (1925 – 2009
Cockles & MusclesTrad. Irish Folk Tune (refers to 17th C. Molly Malone (1st printed 1876)
Come Back to SorentoMusic uncertain: Lyrics Giambattista de Curtis (1860 – 1926) Arr. RVT of Dew: English trans Charles Aveling (1st heard 1934)
Coronation Street ThemeEric Spear (1st heard 1960: arr RVT)
Ding Dong MeerrilyTrad Xmas
FascinationMusic F D Marchetti (1904)  Lyrics Maurice de Feraudy (1905)
Funiculi FuniculaMusic Luigi Denza (1846  – 1922 1st heard 1880) Lyrics Peppino Turco (1846 – 1903)
GOD defend NZMusic John J Woods (1876)   Lyrics Thomas Bracken (1870)
God Save the Queen/KingThomas Arne (1710) or John Bull (1619) 1st sung 1745
GreensleevesTrad. Tudor Folk Song (1580)
Hamsel & Gretel PrayerEngelbert Humperdinck (1893)
Happy BirthdayMildred & Patty Hill (circa 1893)
Hungarian Folk DanceMusic Matyas Sieber (1905 – 1960)        (Arr. RVT of Dew)
Irish TunesTrad Irish
Like as the HartVincent Novello (1781-1861) based on Psalm 42
Love Me TenderWords & Music Elvis Presley & Vera Mason (1st heard 1962)
MemoryMusic Andrew Lloyd Webber  (1948) Lyrics Trevor Nunn (1940) from Cats
MenuettBoccherini (1771)
Mockin’ bird HillMusic Calle Jularbo (1893) Lyrics Vaughn Horton (1911)
Never Smile at a CrocodileMusic Frank Churchill (1901) Lyrics Jack Lawrence (1912) 1st sung 1953
Past 3 O’ClockTrad Xmas
Peace SongMusic & Lyrics Dorothy Buchanan
Penny LaneLennon/McCarthy (Beatles-1st heard 1965)
Rose of TraleeMusic Charles William Glover  (1806) L:yrics William Pembroke Mulchinock (c. 1820) or  Edward Mordaunt Spencer (c.1820)
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeerJohnny Marks (1st heard 1949)
Sana LuciaTrad Neapolitan Folk song arrang. Teodoro Cottrau (1827-1878) & RVT
Scottish TunesTrad Scottish
SerenadeMusic Joseph Haydn (1732) or Romanus Hoffstetter (1742)
Silver ThreadsMusic Hart P Danks (1834 – 1903)
Skaters’ WaltzEmil Waldteufel (1882)
SpringVivaldi (1675 – 1741)
ViliaItalian Folk Song Lorenz Hart, Franz Lehar, Leo Stein, Viktor Leon (uncertain who did what c.1880)
WaltzJohannes Brahms (1833 -1897)
Waltzing MatildaMusic & Lyrics A B Paterson & Marie Cowan (1st heard 1891)
We wish you a Merry XmasTrad from c. 1830  but current version arr. Arthur Warrell (1st heard 1935)
Welsh Rabbit Country DanceTrad. Irish Folk Tune
Whispering HopeSeptimus Winner (1868)
YesterdayLennon McCartney (Beatles 1965)