Information for players

March 2023 Phoenix Singers Concert

Saturday 25 March 2023 at 7:30 pm at St. Edburg's, Bicester
Conductor: Justin Lavender

Puccini - Messa di Gloria
Mozart - Piano Concert No. 23 in A Major K.488

In collaboration with the Phoenix Singers

Puccini - 1111 1000 T (chamber version) 43'
Mozart - 1022 2000 25'

Rehearsals

Note all timings to be confirmed

• Thursday 23 March 7:30-10:00pm: orchestra only
• Saturday 25 March 2:30-5:30pm; concert at 7:30

Summer 2023

Sunday 14 May 2023 at 4:00 pm at St. Edburg's, Bicester
Conductor: Sam Laughton

Elgar - Wand of Youth Suite No. 2
Bizet - Carmen Suite No. 1
Sibelius - Symphony No. 1

Elgar - 2/pc222 4231 T 4perc hp 18'
Bizet - 2/pc2/ca22 4230 T 3perc hp 14'
Sibelius - 2222 4331 T 2perc hp 40'

Rehearsals:

• Thursday 20 April 7:30-10:00pm: complete run through
• Thursday 27 April 7:30-10:00pm: strings only
• Thursday 4 May 7:30-10:00pm: tutti
• Thursday 11 May 7:30-10:00pm: tutti
• Sunday 14 May 1pm-3pm: rehearsal, then concert at 4pm; finished by 6pm

Autumn 2023 Family concert

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 (provisional schedule):

• Thursday 14 September 7:30-10pm: complete run through
• Thursday 21 September 7:30-10pm: strings only
• Thursday 28 September 7:30-10pm: tutti
• Thursday 5 October 7:30-10pm: tutti
• Sunday 8 October 1pm-3:15pm: rehearsal, then concert at 4pm; finished by 6pm