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Workshops

We usually hold an orchestral workshop 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 workshops 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 workshops too.

Next Workshop

Orchestral Workshop 2023

Date: April 2, 2023
Time: 10:00-17:00
Location: TBA

Dennis Simons will conduct this full orchestra workshop as we explore Elgar’s Symphony No 2.

This event is open to members and non-members alike. Previous events have proved very popular and draw players from far afield.

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Previous workshops

  • 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

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