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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 for the October series. Otherwise 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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CONCERT - Saturday 14th October 2023, 7.30pm at St John's Smith Square
Conductors - Martyn Brabbins, Michal Oren
Programme (see scoring below)
Martyn Brabbins - Fanfare (2023)
Paul Ben-Haim - Symphony No.1 (1940)
Edward Elgar - Symphony No.1 (1908)
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Rehearsals
Tue 26th Sept 7pm-10pm Full WCS Ben-Haim
Mon 2nd Oct 7pm-10pm Full WH Elgar
Tue 3rd Oct 7pm-10pm Strings WCS (shared between conductors)
Fri 6th Oct 7pm-10pm Full WCS Ben-Haim
Sun 8th Oct 11am-2pm Full Sports Hall
" 2.45pm-5pm Full (shared between conductors)
Tue 10th Oct 7pm-10pm Full WCS Elgar
Sat 14th Oct 2.30pm-5.30pm Full SJSS
" 7.30pm CONCERT
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Rehearsal venues tba
(Note there is no separate Wind/Brass rehearsal)
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Scoring
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Brabbins - Fanfare
3 trumpets, 4 horns, 3 trombones, Tuba, (Cello and basses - although these are optional)
Two sets of timps and two perc - snare drum, hi-hat, suspended cymbal, bass drum.
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Ben-Haim - Symphony No.1
3 (picc); 2+cor; 2+bcl; 2+contra 4,3,3,1 timps, 2perc (tamburo Piccolo, triangle, 2 cymbals, sus cymbal, Bass Drum, tam-tam); harp - strings.
Listen to this symphony - click here
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Elgar - Symphony No.1
3 (picc); 2+cor; 2+bcl; 2+contra - 4,3,3,1 - timps, perc (snare drum, bass drum, cymb); Harp x2 - strings
To listen to this symphony accompanied by a scrolling score click here.
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WALTHAM SINGERS - Saturday 11th November 2023, Chelmsford Cathedral
Conductor - Andrew Fardell
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Programme
The Creation - Haydn
Scoring - 2, 2, 2, 2+contra; 2, 2, 3, 0 ; Timps; strings; Continuo
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Rehearsal
Wed 8th November - venue in London tbc
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CONDUCTING COURSE - Sunday 3rd December, Royal College of Music
Rehearsing with Martyn Brabbins' conducting students at RCM
Programme and timings tbc
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CONCERT - Sunday 11th February 2024, 4.30pm at St John's Smith Square
Conductor - Philip Hesketh
Soloist - Fenella Humphreys
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Programme - (click on title to listen)
Kabalevsky - Colas Breugnon Overture
3(1,2,3/picc), 3, 3, 3(1,2,3/cbsn) / 4,3,3,1 / Timps, Perc*, Harp, Strings
*xylophone, triangle, field drum, cymbals, bass drum
2(1,2/picc); 2(1,2/cor); 3(1,2,bcl); 2(1,2/cbsn) / 4, 2, 1, 0 / Timps, Perc*; Cel, Harp, Strings
*bass drum, cymbals, gong (tbc), tubular bell (tbc), glockenspiel, vibraphone, xylophone
3(1,2,3/picc); 3(1,2,3/cor); 4(1,2,3/Eb,bcl); 3(1,2,cbsn) / 6, 3, 3, 1 / Timps, Perc*, Cel, Harp, Strings
*triangle, tambourine, snare drum, cymbals, bass drum, gong, xylophone
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Rehearsals and venues tbc
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CONCERT - Saturday 19th October 2024, 7.30pm at St John's Smith Square
Details tbc
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CONCERT - Sunday 9th February 2025, 4.30pm at St John's Smith Square
Details tbc
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CONCERT - Sunday 8th June 2025, 4.30pm at St John's Smith Square
Details tbc
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CONCERT - Saturday 18th October 2025, 7.30pm at St John's Smith Square
Details tbc
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Our usual rehearsal and concert venues:
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
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)
SJSS - St John's Smith Square, London SW1P 3HA. Nearest tube - Westminster, St James Park. More info here
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