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.

If you have anything to update us on in relation to testing positive for Covid at rehearsals or a concert, please use this form

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John Landor Conducting Academy Workshop on Sunday 7th December 2025

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

Repertoire: Brahms 1, 1st movement; Brahms 4, 1st, 2nd, 3rd movement; Dvorak 8, 2nd, 3rd movement

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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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John Landor Conducting Academy Workshop on Sunday 11th January 2026

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

Repertoire:  Beethoven 5th Symphony 1st, 2nd movs; 7th Symphony, Coriolan Overture.

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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 - Sunday 15th February 2026, 4.30pm at Smith Square Hall

Conductor- Michal Oren

Piano soloist- Misha Kaploukhii

Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor

Ravel - Daphnis et Chloe (2nd Suite)

Bernstein - West Side Story. Symphonic Dances​

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Rehearsals

Thu  29/01  Full

Mon 02/02  strings

Tue  03/02  ww/hn/brass

Thu  05/02  Full

Tue  10/02  Full

Fri   13/02  Full w Piano soloist

Sun 15/02  Full

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John Landor Conducting Academy Workshop on Sunday 22nd March 2026

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Outside Concert with Bournemouth Symphony Chorus- Saturday 28th March at The Lighthouse, Poole

Elgar - Serenade for Strings

Vaughan Williams - Five Mystical Songs for Strings and Piano

Richard Blackford - The Black Lake

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John Landor Conducting Academy Workshop on Sunday 12th April 2026

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

Conductor- Philip Ellis

Mussorgsky - Dawn on the Moscow River

Berkeley/Prokofiev - Queen of Spades

Stravinsky - Firebird (Complete ballet music)​​​

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Rehearsals

Thu  14/05  Full

Tue  19/05  Strings

Thu  21/05  ww/hn

Sun  24/05  Full (am/pm)

Tue  26/05  Full

Fri    29/05  Full w Piano

Sat   30/05  Full

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2026-27 SEASON

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John Landor Conducting Academy Workshop on Sunday 28th June 2026

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

Vaughan Williams - Sea Symphony

other pieces- TBC

Rehearsals- TBC

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​CONCERT - Saturday 10th October 2026, 7.30pm at Smith Square Hall

Conductor- Chris Stark

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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

Thu  08/10 Full

Sat  10/10  Full

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​​CONCERT - Saturday 20th February 2027, 7.30pm. Venue TBC

Conductor- Leonard Elschenbroich

Shostakovich- Symphony No.11

other piece- TBC

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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

Sat  20/02 Full

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​​CONCERT - Saturday 22nd May 2027

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2027-28 SEASON

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Outside Concert - Saturday 20th November 2027 at Snape Malting

Woodbridge Choral Society

Walton - Belshazzar's Feast

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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