In accordance with current government guidance, please do not attend a rehearsal if you have recent symptoms of a respiratory infection (eg. a Cold, Flu or Covid-19).

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Concert dress is all black for men and women unless otherwise advised in the concert details below.

Rehearsal venue and concert venue addresses are given at the end of this page. Click here.

Players are asked to bring their own music stands to rehearsals.

Tea and Coffee will be provided unless otherwise stated. If so please bring your own refreshments.

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2025-26 SEASON

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John Landor Conducting Academy Workshop on Sunday 12th April 2026

Venue: The Greenside Community Centre, 24 Lilestone St, Lisson Grove, NW8 8SR

Repertoire: Wagner Tannhuaser Overture, Elgar Enigma (possibly some Dvorak 9)​

Opening Time- 10am

Session 1-        10.30am - 1.30pm

Session 2-         2.30pm - 5.30pm

Closing Time-   6pm

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Apparently there's plenty of free parking and nearest tubes are Edgeware Road and Baker Street.

• bring your own stand (none are available at the venue!)

• be tuned and ready to play at the start of each session

• kitchen available if you wish to organise your own refreshments

• places to eat nearby (esp Church Street)

• free Sunday parking in area 

• Dress informal

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CONCERT - Saturday 30th May 2026, 7.30pm at Smith Square Hall

Conductor - Philip Ellis

Mussorgsky - Dawn on the Moscow River

3.2.2.2-4.0.0.0-timp.perc:tam-t-strings

 

​Berkeley/Prokofiev - Queen of Spades

3(pic).2+ca.2+bcl.2+cbsn,4.3(Dtpt).3.1. T.3P.Hp.Pno.Str.

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Stravinsky - Firebird (Complete ballet music)​​​

4[1.2.3/pic2.pic1] 4[1.2.3.Eh] 4[1.2.3/Ebcl.bcl] 4[1.2.3/cbn2.cbn1] — 4+b 3+b 3 1 — T+4P— 1hp — cel, pf — str

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Rehearsals

​Thur 14th May   7pm-10pm   Sports   FULL    4444/5431/(T/P?) Keyboard Str
7pm Stravinsky Read Through / Prokofiev / (Mussorgsky)

Tue 19th May    7pm-10pm   Venue TBA   Strings all rep
 

Thur 21st May   7pm-10pm   Venue TBA   ww/hns
7pm Stravinsky then Prokofiev 

 

Sun 24th May    10.30am-5.30pm   Sports Hall   FULL
10.30am Stravinsky 4444/5431/(T/P?) Keyboard Str; 1.30pm Lunch;

2.30pm Prokofiev 3333/4331 Keyboard Str then Mussorgsky

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Tue 26th May    7pm-10pm   Sports Hall   FULL

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Fri 29th May      7pm-10pm   GCH   FULL with piano

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Sat 30th May     3pm-6pm     SSH  FULL

                          7.30pm         CONCERT

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Outside Concert with Bournemouth Symphony Chorus - Saturday 11th July at The Lighthouse, Poole

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Vaughan Williams - Sea Symphony

solo SBar - SATB choir - 2.picc.2.ca.3.bcl.2.cbn. - 4.3.3.1. - timp - perc - 2hp - or – str

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Britten - Four Sea Interludes

2 flutes (2nd and 1st = piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (2nd = E-flat clarinet), 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets (3rd = piccolo trumpet), 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion (bass drum, bells, cymbals, gong, snare drum, tam tam, tambourine, tenor drum, xylophone), harp, celesta, and strings. 

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Carr - A prayer for the RNLI

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Rehearsals:

Tuesday, 30th June. Venue TBC

Monday, 6th July. Venue TBC

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2026-27 SEASON

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​CONCERT - Sunday 11th October 2026,  7:30pm at Smith Square Hall

Conductor - Chris Stark

Soloist - Charlie Lovell-Jones

Britten - American Overture 10'

3(III=picc).3.3(III=bcl).3 4331 timp perc(2): BD+cym/tamb/SD/susp.cym/tam-t/t.bells/TD(if no small timp) 2 harp(II=ad lib) cel(=pno) strings

 

Barber - Violin concerto  22'

2(pic).2.2.2/2.2.0.0/timp(sd)/pf/str

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Adams - Harmonielehre  40'

4(3pic)3(ca)4(2bcl)3+cbn/4.4Ctpt.32/timp.4perc[glock.2mba.vib.xyl]/cel.2hp.pf/str

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Rehearsals

Tue  22/09  Full

Thu  24/09  ww/hn

Mon 28/09  Strings

Fri   02/10   Full

Tue  06/10  Full

Fri  09/10 Full

Sun 11/10  Full/Concert 3-6,7:30

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John Landor Conducting Academy Workshop on Sunday 18th October 2026​

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John Landor Conducting Academy Workshop on Sunday 6th December 2026

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2027-28 SEASON​

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​​CONCERT - Sunday 21st February 2027, 4:30pm at Cadogan Hall

Conductor - Leonard Elschenbroich

Prokofiev - Lieutenant Kije

2+1. 2. 2. 2. 4. 2(1 doubles Cornet) 3.1. Tenore Sax. Percussion (B.D.Tambourine Triangle Sleigh Bells Military Drum Cymbals) Harp Celesta.Strings

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Shostakovich - Symphony No.11

3(pic).3(ca).3(bcl).3(cbn)/4.3.3.1/timp.7perc/2–4hp.cel/str (16–20.14–18.12–16.10–14.10–12)
Shostakovich Symphony 11 '1905', 55 minutes, completed in 1957: 3 3 3 3 - 4 3 3 1 - tmp+5 - hp - cel – str

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Tue  09/02 Full

Wed 10/02 Wind

Sun 14/02 Strgs(am)/Full(pm)

Thu 18/02 Full

Fri   19/02 Full

Sun 21/02 Full

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​​CONCERT - Sunday 23rd May 2027, 4:30pm at Smith Square Hall

Conductor - Graham Ross

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Messiaen - Les Offrandes oubliées (10’)

3.2.corA.2.bcl.3/4.3.3.1/timp.perc(BD/cym/tri)/strings

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Britten - Sinfonia da Requiem (20’)

(3(3=picc+afl).2.corA.3(3=bcl+Ebcl).asax(ad lib).2.cfg/6(5th&6th ad lib).3.3.1/timp.perc(BD/SD/cym/tamb/whip/xylo).2hps (2nd ad lib).pf/strings

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Dora Pejačević -  Symphony in  F# minor (50’)

3(3=picc).2.corA.2.bcl.3.cfg/6.4.3.1/timp.perc(cym/chimes/tri/xylo/glock).hp/strings

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Orchestration notes from Graham...

- the asax part in the Britten is ad lib - if we have a player who’s willing to come in just for that then great, but if not happy to drop that as it’s nowhere else in the programme.

- the Pejačević has three separate bassoon parts and a contra.  Once we get hold of the score/parts, it might be worth us seeing if we really do need the third player or if the contra could double on that part - if not we’ll need that additional bassoonist just for the Pejačević.  Ditto the 4th trumpet in the Pejačević.

- the Britten has 6 horns with 5th and 6th ad lib, but since we need 6 anyway for the Pejačević we might as well use all of them in the Britten too.

- 2nd harp in the Britten is ad lib and I don’t think we need it - let’s just have the one harpist for this and for the Pejačević.

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Outside Concert - Saturday 20th November 2027 at Snape Malting

Woodbridge Choral Society

Walton - Belshazzar's Feast

Britten - Sea Interludes

London Rehearsal TBA

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Our usual rehearsal and concert venues:

BARBICAN - New Hall, City of London Girls' School, Barbican, St Giles Terrace EC2Y 8BB

GCH - Grey Coat Hospital School: main school (hall on first floor), Greycoat Place, London SW1P 2DY. Nearest tube St James Park or Victoria

PA - Paddington Academy: 50 Marylands Rd, London W9 2DR, nearest tubes Warwick Avenue or Westbourne Grove

MPS - Moreland Primary school, Islington, EC1V 8BB

RCM - Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BS. Nearest tube - South Kensington

SAS - St Anne's Soho, Allen Room, 55 Dean Street, London W1 6AF. Nearest Tube - Leicester Sq, Tottenham Ct Rd.

St MIF- St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner Room. Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 4JJ

SSH - Smith Square Hall (formerly St John's Smith Square), London SW1P 3HA. Nearest tube - Westminster, St James Park. More info here

SPORTS- The Sports Hall On the ground floor of the St Michael's site of Greycoats Hospital School, 98 Regency Street, London SW1P 4GH. Nearest tube - Pimlico

WH - Warehouse: 13 Theed St, London SE1 8ST. Nearest tube Waterloo

WCS - Westminster City School: school hall (through reception, right into courtyard, up steps, right to main hall) 55 Palace St, London SW1E 5HJ. Nearest tube - Victoria

WCS* - Westminster City School: Drama Studio, Pouchot Building (same entrance as usual)

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