We usually hold an orchestral play day once a year in which we play something that we would not normally play in a concert, usually a major work that requires a large orchestra and is not often played by amateur orchestras. In recent play days we have had an orchestra of around 100 players, drawn from a wide area. We welcome enquiries from non-members and try to provide opportunity for as many as possible to play. We sometimes hold specialist strings or wind days too.
Next Play Day
Further details will be announced soon.
Previous Play Days
- 2026 – Rachmaninoff – Symphony No 2
- 2025 – Richard Strauss – Tone Poems
- 2024 – Elgar – Symphony No 2
- 2023 – Mahler – Symphony No 1
- 2019 – Suk – Serenade for Strings (string workshop)
- 2019 – Shostakovich – Symphony No 7 (Leningrad)
- 2018 – Mahler – Symphony No 5
- 2017 – Mahler – Symphony No 2
- 2016 – Beethoven – Grosse Fuge (string workshop)
- 2016 – Shostakovich – Symphony No 10
- 2014 – Holst – The Planets
- 2014 – Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition
- 2010 – Bernstein – West Side Story Symphonic Dance Suite
- 2009 – Elgar – Symphony No 1