Information for players

Summer 2025

Sunday 13 July 2025 at 4:00 pm at St Edburg's, Bicester
Conductor: Benedict Goodall

Copland - Fanfare for the Common Man
Barber - Adagio for Strings
Delius - Florida Suite
Dvorak - Symphony No. 9 "From the New World"

Copland 0000 4331 2perc 3'
Barber strings only 7'
Delius 3/pc2+ca2+bc2 4231 T 3perc hp 38'
Dvorak 2222 4231 T 1perc 40'

Rehearsals:

• Thursday 12 June 7:30-10pm: complete run through (Dvorak/Delius/Copland/Barber)
• Thursday 19 June 7:30-10pm: strings only, Church Hall
• Thursday 3 July 7:30-10pm: tutti (Delius/Dvorak)
• Thursday 10 July 7:30-10pm: tutti
• Sunday 13 July 1-3pm: rehearsal, then concert at 4pm; finished by 6pm

Autumn 2025

Sunday 16 November 2025 at 4:00 pm at St Edburg's, Bicester
Conductor: Sam Laughton

Dukas - The Sorcerer's Apprentice, narrated by Charlie Ross
John Williams - Raiders March
Mussorgsky (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov) - Night on Bare Mountain
Elton John/Hans Zimmer - The Lion King (selections)
Schonberg - Les Misérables (selections)
Anderson-López/López - Music from Frozen
Alan Menken - Beauty and the Beast (overture)
John Williams - Hook: Flight to Neverland

The Sorcerer's Apprentice 2+pc2+bc2+cb 42+2cn30 T 4perc hp 11'
Raiders March 3332 4441 T 2perc hp pno/cel 5'
Night on Bare Mountain 2+pc222 4231 T 3perc hp 10'
The Lion King 2222 3231 2sax 2perc drums pno 8'
Les Misérables 2113 3431 2sax 3perc pno 9'
Music from Frozen 3231 4331 T 4perc pno hp el. bass 7'
Beauty and the Beast (overture) 3333 4341 T 3perc hp pno cel 4'
Hook: Flight to Neverland 2+pc2+ca2+bc2+cb 4331 T 3perc hp cel 5'

Rehearsals:

• Thursday 23 October 7:30-10:00pm: complete run through
• Thursday 30 October May 7:30-10:00pm: strings only, Church Hall
• Thursday 6 November 7:30-10:00pm: tutti
• Thursday 13 November 7:30-10:00pm: tutti
• Sunday 16 November 1-3:00pm: rehearsal, then concert at 4pm; finished by 6pm

Winter 2026

Sunday 15 February 2026 at 4:00 pm at St Edburg's, Bicester
Conductor: Joe Davies

Programme to be decided.

 

Rehearsals:

• Thursday 22 January 7:30-10pm: complete run through
• Thursday 29 January 7:30-10pm: strings only, Church Hall
• Thursday 5 February 7:30-10pm: tutti
• Thursday 12 February 7:30-10pm: tutti
• Sunday 15 February 1-3pm: rehearsal, then concert at 4pm; finished by 6pm

Spring 2026

Sunday 17 May 2026 at 4:00 pm at St Edburg's, Bicester
Conductor: Benedict Goodall

Programme to be decided.

 

Rehearsals:

• Thursday 23 April 7:30-10pm: complete run through
• Thursday 30 April 7:30-10pm: strings only, Church Hall
• Thursday 7 May 7:30-10:00pm: tutti
• Thursday 14 May 7:30-10pm: tutti
• Sunday 17 May 1-3pm: rehearsal, then concert at 4pm; finished by 6pm

Summer 2026

Sunday 28 June 2026 at 4:00 pm at St Edburg's, Bicester
Conductor: Sam Laughton

Mendelssohn - Hymn of Praise (Lobgesang) Op.52

Mendelssohn 2222 4230 T organ SSATTB

Rehearsals:

• Thursday 4 June 7:30-10pm: complete run through
• Thursday 11 June 7:30-10pm: strings only, Church Hall
• Thursday 18 June 7:30-10pm: tutti
• Thursday 25 June 7:30-10pm: tutti
• Sunday 28 June 1-3pm: rehearsal, then concert at 4pm; finished by 6pm

Autumn 2026

Sunday 15 November 2026 at 4:00 pm at St Edburg's, Bicester
Conductor: Sam Laughton

Programme to be announced.

 

Rehearsals:

• Thursday 15 October 7:30-10:00pm: complete run through
• Thursday 22 October May 7:30-10:00pm: strings only, Church Hall
• Thursday 5 November 7:30-10:00pm: tutti
• Thursday 12 November 7:30-10:00pm: tutti
• Sunday 15 November 1-3:00pm: rehearsal, then concert at 4pm; finished by 6pm