Concert St George’s Bristol Saturday 5th March 2022 7.45pm
Andres Kaljuste – Conductor
Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3
Rachmaninov 2nd Piano Concerto – soloist Alexandra Dariescu
Alberga Symphony – Strata – world premiere
Rehearsals :
Sunday 20th February 2pm-5pm – rehearsal on symphony only
Sunday 27th February xxx 10am to 5pm Tutti
Tuesday 1st March 7pm to 10pm Strings
Wed 2nd or Thurs 3rd March – 7pm to 10pm Wind (date to be confirmed)
Friday 4th March 7pm to 10pm Tutti
Saturday March St George’s 2pm-5pm
Info
Please bring a stand to all rehearsals.
Concert dress – long black for ladies, black DJ trousers and black shirt for men
Last update 20th Nov 2021
Sunday May 8th 2022 Concert 5pm – Wedmore Church as part of the Wedmore Festival
Conductor Catherine Larsen-Maguire
Rehearsals
Thursday 5th May 7-10pm in Bristol
Sunday 8th May 1.30-4pm at the church
We will be offered tea and cake between the rehearsal and the concert
Programme (provisional)
Elgar Serenade for Strings, Warlock Capriol Suite, VW Lark Ascending – Violin solo Poppy McGhee with piano, Oblivion, Mozart 29
Last update 20th Nov 2021
Saturday 7th May – Fun Music Day with Catherine Larsen-Maguire (provisional plan)
Following the very successful concert with Catherine on 13th November there is a real appetite to have a chance to work with Catherine when she is here for the Wedmore gig. We haven’t yet decided what the repertoire will be but watch this space…
2-4.30 pm – work on a piece with Catherine
4.45-5.45pm – conducting masterclass with Catherine
6.00-6.30pm – play through the piece we worked on with invited friends
7pm – pizza party at 12 Julian Road
Last update 20th Nov 2021
Saturday May 21st 2022 Concert – Somerset Singers, Daniel Cushing – St Cuthbert’s Church Wells, 7.30pm
Programme and Scoring
Rutter – Requiem
2 Flutes, 1 Oboe, 2 Clarinets in B Flat, 1 Bassoon, 2 Horns in F, 3 Pedal Timpanist, Glockenspiel, Harp & Basic Standard String Size.
Stanford – Songs of the Fleet
2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets in B Flat, Two Bassoons, 2 Horns in F (supposed to be 4 but I will be arranging this so it suffices with 2 as the choir couldn’t afford to hire 4), Two Trumpets, Three Trombones, Tuba, Timpani (2 percussion players), Harp & Basic Strings
Rehearsal on the day 4-6pm
Info
Please bring a stand to all rehearsals.
Concert dress – long black for ladies, black DJ trousers and black shirt for men
Last update 21st November 2021
Sunday 12th June 2022 , 7.45pm – St George’s – NOTE SUNDAY CONCERT
Conductor – TBC
Programme – TBC
Rehearsals :
Sunday 5th June xxx 10am to 5pm Tutti
Tuesday 7th June xxx 7pm to 10pm Strings
Friday 10th June 7pm to 10pm Tutti
Sunday 12th June St George’s 2pm-5pm
Info
Please bring a stand to all rehearsals.
Concert dress – long black for ladies, black DJ trousers and black shirt for men
Last update 20th Nov 2021
Saturday 12th November 2022 – St George’s
Conductor – Grant Llewellyn
Programme – to include Mozart Clarinet Concerto (soloist Benjamin Aldren). This is the re-scheduling of the concert which should have happened in November 2020
Rehearsals :
Sunday 5th November xxx 10am to 5pm Tutti
Tuesday 7th November xxx 7pm to 10pm Strings
Friday 11th November 7pm to 10pm Tutti
Saturday 12th November St George’s 2pm-5pm
Info
Please bring a stand to all rehearsals.
Concert dress – long black for ladies, black DJ trousers and black shirt for men
PROVISIONAL DATES FOR 2023
Saturday 18th or Saturday 25th February
Saturday 20th May 2023 – St Cuthbert’s Church Wells, 7.30pm – confirmed
Vaughan Williams – Toward the Unknown Region
3 Flutes, 2 Oboes, Cor Anglais, 2 Clarinets in B Flat, Bass Clarinet, 2 Bassoons, 4 Horns, 3 Trumpets, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Timpani, 2 Harps (Something we could look at being on a keyboard reduction if needs be), Organ and Basic Strings.
A reduced orchestration is also possible (2.1.2.2. 2.2 0.0. timpani, piano & strings)
Jenkins – The Armed Man
Piccolo, 2 flutes (both doubling piccolo), 2 Oboes, Cor Anglais, 2 Clarinets in B Flat, Bass Clarinet, 2 Bassoons, Contrabassoon, 4 Horns, 4 Trumpets, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Timpani, Basic Strings & 5 Percussionists.
Rehearsal on the day – time TBC
Last update 20th Nov 2021
Sunday 4th or Sunday 11th June
CONFIRMED DATE
Saturday 11th November
CONFIRMED DATE FOR 2024
Saturday March 9th
Last update 20th Nov 2021