Current Activities

Rehearsal schedule

12 Oct 2026	19.30 20.30	Sectional Tutti	Sym. Dances (Nos tba) Carmen No.3
19 Oct 2026	19.30 20.30	Sectional Tutti	Wedding Day Carmen Nos. 2&4
26 Oct 2026		Half-Term No Rehearsal
2 Nov 2026	19.30 20.30	Sectional Tutti	Christmas Festival Symphonic Dances 4th Mvt.
9 Nov 2026	19.30 20.30	Sectional Tutti	Christmas Festival Carmen No.5
16 Nov 2026	19.30	Tutti	ALL except Symphonic Dances TBC
23 Nov 2026	19.30	Tutti	Symphonic Dances including Full Run TBC
28 Nov 2026	14.30 19.30	Tutti	Final Rehearsal (Order TBC) Concert
30 Nov 2026	18.30 19.30	Tutti Tutti	Pre-Dinner Drinks (Venue TBC) Post-Concert Dinner (Venue TBC)
4 Jan 2027	19.30	Tutti	First Rehearsal Spring Term

Provisional Term Dates

Autumn Term	2026
First Rehearsal	14 Sept
No Rehearsal	26 Oct
Concert	28 Nov
Spring Term	2027
First Rehearsal	4 Jan
No Rehearsal	15 Feb
Concert	20 March
Summer Term	2027
First Rehearsal	12 April
No Rehearsal	3 May
No Rehearsal	31 May
Concert	3 July

Practice Parts

Practice parts (trimmed and re-sized for A4 printing):

Practice Parts Autumn Term 2026

Rota for Monday evenings

	Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Setting Up	Lower Strings	Upper Strings	Winds
Interval Drinks	Upper Strings	Winds	Lower Strings

Moor Hall Weekend 23rd/24th January 2027

The orchestra away weekend will be held on the 23rd/24th January 2027 at Moor Hall, Cookham, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 9QH. Arrangements have yet to be finalised, but it is planned to start around 10.30 on Saturday morning and continue until 16.00 on Sunday afternoon. If you have any suggestions for music to play, please contact one of the committee.

Committee

Catherine Webster (Chair)

Rebecca Pickavance (Treasurer)

Emma Callaghan

Chris Cannam

Duncan Gillies

Philippa Hanscombe

Jonathan Peters