Information for players

Autumn 2023

Sunday 8 October 2023 at 4:00 pm at St. Edburg's, Bicester
Conductor: Sam Laughton

A journey-themed concert for all the family

Rossini - Overture: The Journey to Reims
Ian Stephens - We're going on a Bear Hunt (Narrator: Lynn Farleigh)
John Williams - Adventures on Earth (from ‘E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial’)
Gershwin - An American in Paris

Rossini: 1+pc222 2230 T 2perc 7'
Stephens: 2222 2111 T 3perc piano narrator bear 22'
Williams: 2+pc222+contra 4331 T 6Perc hp celesta 10'
Gershwin: 3/pc2+ca2+bc2 4331 T perc 3sax celesta 20'

Rehearsals:

• Thursday 14 September 7:30-10pm: complete run through (Gershwin/Williams/Rossini/Stephens)
• Thursday 21 September 7:30-10pm: strings only
• Thursday 28 September 7:30: Stephens; 9:30: Rossini
• Thursday 5 October 7:30: Williams; 8:15: Gershwin
• Sunday 8 October 1pm-3:15pm: rehearsal (Rossini/Stephens/Williams/Gershwin), then concert at 4pm; finished by 6pm

Spring 2024

Sunday 3 March 2024 at 4:00 pm at St Edburg's, Bicester
Conductor: Geoff Bushell

Thomas - Overture from Mignon
Anna Kuzina-Rozhdestvenska - Breath of Life
Coleridge-Taylor - Ballade in A Minor
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4

Thomas - 2/pc222 4230 T hp 3perc 9'
Kuzina - 2222 4231 T 2perc (bd,bells) hp 5'
Coleridge-Taylor - 2+pc222 4231 T 1perc 10'
Tchaikovsky - 2+pc222 4231 T 2perc 42'

Rehearsals:

• Thursday 1 February 7:30-10:00pm: complete run through
• Thursday 8 February 7:30-10:00pm: strings only, Church Hall
• Thursday 22 February 7:30-10:00pm: tutti
• Thursday 29 February 7:30-10:00pm: tutti
• Sunday 3 March 1:30pm-3:15pm: rehearsal, then concert at 4pm; finished by 6pm

Summer 2024

Sunday 23 June 2024 at 4:00 pm at St Edburg's, Bicester
Conductor: Andrew Gray

Bach - Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major
Haydn - Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major (soloist Gerard Flotats)
Mozart - Symphony No. 36 (Linz)

Bach: 0201 0300 T continuo 20'
Haydn: 0200 2000 24'
Mozart: 0202 2200 T 36'

Rehearsals:

• Thursday 30 May 7:30-10:00pm: complete run through
• Thursday 6 June 7:30-10:00pm: strings only, Church Hall
• Thursday 13 June 7:30-10:00pm: tutti
• Thursday 20 June 7:30-10:00pm: tutti
• Sunday 23 June 1:30pm-3:15pm: rehearsal, then concert at 4pm; finished by 6pm

July 2024 Concert

Sunday 14 July 2024 at 4:00 pm at St Edburg's, Bicester
Conductor: Sam Laughton

A performance of Beethoven's 9th Symphony, to commemorate 200 years since its first performance (Vienna, 1824)

2+pc222+cb 4230 T perc SATB 65'

Rehearsals:

• Thursday 27 June 7:30-10pm: complete run through
• Thursday 4 July 7:30-10pm: strings only
• Thursday 11 Juy 7:30-10pm: tutti, with choir
• Sunday 14 July 1:30-3:15pm: rehearsal, then concert at 4pm; finished by 6pm

 

Autumn 2024

Sunday 13 October 2024 at 4:00 pm at St Edburg's, Bicester
Conductor: Sam Laughton

Programme to be announced

Scoring TBA

Rehearsals:

• Thursday 19 September 7:30-10pm: complete run through
• Thursday 26 September 7:30-10pm: strings only (Church Hall)
• Thursday 3 October 7:30-10pm: tutti
• Thursday 10 October 7:30-10pm: tutti
• Sunday 13 October 1:30-3:15pm: rehearsal, then concert at 4pm; finished by 6pm